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In reply to the discussion: 'This is not a playing matter': Perdue plant employees walk out over COVID-19 concerns [View all]oldsoftie
(13,538 posts)He became Gov by hoodwinking the "save the flag" people into thinking he would put the rebel flag back on part of the Ga state flag. Boy were THEY pissed off when he didnt
His biggest crime while in office, IMO, was when Weyerhauser decided to sell a several hundred acre "old growth" area bordering a major river. The Nature Conservancy offered to buy it and sell it to the state interest free. But Sonny owned adjoining land. So he turned them down & a group of his friends bought the land. The value of Sonny's land jumped because of the development plans of the "friends". HOWEVER.....2008-9 put a stop to. those plans. The state later ended up buying the property anyway; but the assholes still made a profit off the land.
Sonny is a big time shirt-sleeve Christian.
Sorry if you didnt really care to know THAT much about him. I just like to spread that story when i can.