Calling DU researchers -- Let's ID Buckhead

[grasswire]

What do we know?

He's a lawyer. His name "buckhead" relates to an area of Atlanta. He works with other activists on campaign activities.

Is it possible that he's associated with Newtie?

I'm looking for photos.

Anyone up for ferreting out any possible tidbits??

Photos from Atlanta events:

[ret5hd]

1. your pictures aren't coming thru. (nt)

[blondeatlast]

2. Ditto that. nt

[swag]

59. Right-click, then "save as" then open, if you're using Windows 2K or XP.

Just won't show in the browser.

[RebelOne]

197. What if you're using a Mac?

[ret5hd]

3. but this part isn't surprising...

from http://www.buckhead.org/ :

"Where old money lives, new money parties." – Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Robb Report rated Buckhead one of the USA's 10 "Top Affluent Communities" for "some of the most beautiful mansions, best shopping and finest restaurants in the southeastern United States."

[kodi]

47. yes, & without a doubt more assholes per acre than anywhere in the world

.

[Scorpious_Maximus]

4. On this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x805582#805972


In my olberman thread.


He went to UGA, could be late 30's to early 40's.

Claims to have worked for a congressman in 1981 just after college.


Here are his freeptard posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/user-posts?name=buckhead


Tedious stuff.


Apparently, the media are trying to contact him. He has allegedly spoke to the LA Times.

[grasswire]

10. hmmm

It might be a good thing to check donations from lawyers in Buckhead.

[TrueAmerican]

11. Unless he was a child Genius

He's not in his 30's. Most likely in his mid 40's to late 50's. 22 years old is about College Grad age. Pluse 23 years would make him 45. So from 43 to 48 years old.

[TrueAmerican]

17. He also thinks he is an expert on typewriters

So I'm leaning closer to 48 years old.

[Scorpious_Maximus]

35. Very up on "pop-culture"

Was what gave me the impression he was younger.

It has been suggested on this thread that he could be gay.

[emulatorloo]

13. Lies and The Lying Liars Who Tell Them

Love the smug declaration that the docs have been proven as fakes, when nothing could be further from the truth.

No doubt a Rove Connection will be found to Buckhead.

[Hepburn]

52. IMO...

...he does not write like a lawyer. On saying the docs are fakes, IMO if he were a lawyer, he would have some qualifying language in that statement such as "it appears," etc.

[blondeatlast]

22. Regarding that post, I'm guessing he was in Florida November 2000

Olbermann said that "Buckhead,"


the Freeper who questioned the authenticity of the documents within two hours of their release last Wed., is a Republican Atlanta lawyer who will, as I understand it, BE ON THE TEAM THAT WILL GO TO THE "FRONT LINES" IF THERE IS AN ELECTION DEADLOCK AGAIN on behalf of the Republicans.

Sorry, I accidentally shut the window, don't know who orig. posted this.

[grasswire]

5. okay, let's try this link

http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/popup_source.shtml?member_name=ga_freepers&path=pictures.html&client_ip=205.188.116.213&ts=1095127179&ad_type=POPUP&search_string=uncle+daddy&id=3b0a17b556d5d33737f676e0e74d1d0b

[Scorpious_Maximus]

7. Um, no. Try again. n/t

[grasswire]

12. geez, I can't make it work

I'll try to find another way to bring it up. It's a tripod member page -- maybe they have a caveat against linking to photos.

[girl gone mad]

63. Copy the picture onto your computer..

and then upload it to a free server like photobucket.com

[yardwork]

6. There was a post about Zell Miller's son being an attorney in Atlanta

The rumor was that Zell Miller was promised a judgeship for his son if he helped the Republicans.

Maybe "Buckhead" has some connection to Zell Miller or his son.

[Scorpious_Maximus]

8. This guy writes about Cleland and Chamblis and the ads.

n/t

[ruggerson]

9. Buckhead is well organized apparently

Posted by Buckhead to oceanview
On News/Activism 08/06/2004 4:54:42 AM PDT · 36 of 40


I attended a meeting on Tuesday to organize lawyers for Bush Cheney in my state to monitor and if necessary litigate election issues.

https://www.georgewbush.com/Secure/LawyersForBushSignUp.aspx

[Tsiyu]

18. Neal Boortz was an attorney

Other than him, I can think of only one other Ole Miss grad lawyer who would come close to this profile.

[blondeatlast]

26. Were either of them in FLA in November 2000?

:evilgrin:

[Tsiyu]

34. Dunno

No way I'd even want to FIND the Ole Miss guy - pure evil. But Boortz could be googled. We'll see what we come up with....

[napi21]

172. I don't think Boortz lives in Buckhead.

On his show he keeps talking about his home in Fl, and he wals to the studio to do the show.

[doni_georgia]

193. Boortz lives in subburbs not Buckhead, plus Buckhead does legal

work for Georgia Repug party. My guess is "Buckhead" is a member of Buckhead Young Republicans.

[AnnInLa]

14. And once he is "outed" what then?

What's the plan, Stan?

[Scorpious_Maximus]

16. Punters hate publicity

[emulatorloo]

19. FOLLOW THE MONEY and see if it leads to ROVE EOM

[TrueAmerican]

15. Is it Bob Barr?

LOL

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

20. Here's this

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1213757/posts

[Scorpious_Maximus]

23. That is the LA Times article

<snip>
Buckhead refuses to further identify himself, other than dropping hints that he is a male who lives on the East Coast — preferring to proclaim that the scramble to verify the contentions in his posting marks an extraordinary achievement for a medium that has operated more as an underground world of ideological venting than a source of legitimate news.

But Buckhead is vehement about one thing: He acted alone when he posted, to the conservative website FreeRepublic.com, what was widely believed to be the first allegation that the CBS report relied on documents that could have been forged.

"Absolutely, positively, on my own, sitting at my computer in my bedroom just before midnight — but not in my pajamas," he wrote in an e-mail exchange with The Times. "But once I posted the comment to Free Republic I was no longer working alone, and that is the real point of the story about the story about the story."

That story began Wednesday, 19 minutes after the "60 Minutes II" broadcast began, when another FreeRepublic poster, TankerKC, noted that the documents were "not in the style that we used when I came into the USAF…. Can we get a copy of those memos?"

Less than four hours later, Buckhead pointed to "proportionally spaced fonts" in the memos, which CBS said had been written in the early 1970s by Bush's commanding officer, Lt. Col. Jerry Killian, who died in 1984. Buckhead concluded that the documents had been drafted on a modern-day word processor rather than a typewriter.


http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/la-na-blog12sep12,1,2645873.story?coll=la-news-politics-national

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

24. Here's something else

I'm just gathering---you guys start picking through them...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1210516/posts

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

27. And just for the creepy factor

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1213567/posts

[Scorpious_Maximus]

29. ROFLMAO!

Yeah okay...
:crazy:


That's one f*cked up freeptard.

We are NOT Amateurs and we are going to kick your butts.


Aww....!!! Poor widdle freeptard!

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

30. They remind me of the saying

that everyone's a big macho toughie behind a keyboard!

[Scorpious_Maximus]

32. Yeah - No shit

What is interesting is why "buckhead" doesn't want to identify himself to the LA Times.


JOO-HOO!! Buckhead! What are you hiding???

[LTR]

36. Like this?

[ContinentalOp]

100. LOL! That's priceless. Where did you find it? -nt-

[Chili]

85. I know it's more sad than funny, but this:

"You don't want to talk about our President's Master's Degree from Harvard while at the same time Al Gore could not hack Divinity school."

RRRRRRROTFL!

Okay!

[grasswire]

21. zip codes for Buckhead

http://www.buckhead.org/postoffices/

[seabeyond]

25. did he have anything to do with robgeorgia file?

inquiring minds want to know

[sundancekid]

28. here are some heavy buckhead money hitters for chimp fundraiser

follow the money clues here ...
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/election/0504nation/18bush.html
(requires registration/subscription)


Bush goes to Buckhead
Georgia visit is brief but lucrative

By TOM BAXTER, MICHAEL PEARSON
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 05/18/04

Seen by few who weren't willing to write a check for the privilege, President George W. Bush breezed in and out of Atlanta on Monday in a four-hour, drive-time visit that netted $3.2 million from some of Georgia's biggest names in business.

The visit to one of the South's wealthiest neighborhoods caused only ... on the way to a fund-raiser at the Buckhead home of Home Depot CEO Robert Nardelli.

...snip

Cain was one of about 200 to pay $4,000 to attend a tented reception on the grounds. To attend a dinner in Nardelli's private gym ran $15,000. To sit at the same table with the president cost $25,000 per person, the limit for donations to a Republican National Committee fund — or $50,000 per couple, according to those attending.

...snip
On the invitation list were Georgia-Pacific Co. Chief Executive A.D. "Pete" Correll, Coca-Cola Co. board member Don Keough, Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus, SunTrust CEO Phil Humann and Reynolds Plantation co-developer Jamie Reynolds. Among those reported at the event were Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs and former Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Reeves.

[jefferson_dem]

31. Ralphie (way gay and waiting to be outed) Reed fits ALL these criteria.

He's now a prime henchman for chimp-monster. Could it be??? Nahhh...

http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Ralph_Reed

This is my geog area but, needless to say, i don't travel in those circles too much. Buckhead, while upscale-ish is not necessarily where one would expect to find the hard-core Repuglicans here in town. Too cosmopolitan and kind of "metrosexual" leaning. NE Cobb (newtland) would seem more likely for Freeper-types.

[Scorpious_Maximus]

33. In one post he mentions his "better half"

But I got the sense from reading some of his posts that he might be gay.

Just a feeling. Nothing conclusive yet.

[Must_B_Free]

165. Buckhead (atlanta) is a gay+ area; home to Elton John

So you may be onto something there.

[Scorpious_Maximus]

39. Claims to have kids. n/t

[jefferson_dem]

42. LOL! It would be quite a "revelation" if Ralphie turned out to be gay.

Former spokesman for the Christian Coalition and all. But still...let's just say he's one that's trying his control what may be his natural predilections.

http://www.harrywalker.com/speakers_template.cfm?Spea_ID=184

http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/26/enron.reed.cnna/?related

[Scorpious_Maximus]

37. Who is "Maynard" Atlanta people help fill in blanks.

Posted by Buckhead to KQQL; All
On News/Activism 01/13/2003 8:31:05 PM PST · 41 of 48

In short, I think Maynard would have a real shot at the Dem nomination because he will get 90+% of the black vote in the primary, and he wont need many white votes to win outright. They will turn out for Maynard. I agree he is too liberal for Georgia, but a weak Republian opponent and a downard turn in Republican fortunes nationally could make it too close for comfort. In the general election they will get huge black turnout and it will all be for Maynard.

While Maynard himself has never been indicted, his administration was thoroughly investigated by the feds, and quite a few people were put in prison for corruption on airport concession contracts. He has the peculiar habit of having been close friends with a lot of people who went to prison. A guy who Maynard used to say was the greatest is in prison right now for stealing around $15 million from the City by churning its investment portfolio during the 3rd Jackson Administration. So many of Maynard's close friends have been stone cold crooks who profited from the City solely by virtue of their association with him that it is hard to believe that he has not been on the take at some point in the past.

Nevertheless, Maynard is a very impressive guy. He is whip-smart, extremely glib, and extremely personable and charming. He is maxed out on the skill set of a successful politician. I would not misunderestimate this guy.




Does this mean anything to anyone in GA?

[jefferson_dem]

45. Former ATL Mayor - The Late Maynard Jackson

Three-term Dem juggernaut who passed away last year. A true class act and ace politician.

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/0603/jackson/23jacksonobit2.html

[bitchkitty]

131. I loved Maynard

He got a lot of flack for issuing the "Gay Pride Day" proclamation in Atlanta - this was 30 years ago, so it was a BIG freaking deal. He had courage! One of my most prized possessions is a photo that my father took of me chatting with Mayor Jackson at a reception - and my hair was perfect! :)

[grasswire]

38. I guess....

...we shouldn't assume that he lives in Atlanta. He could be in D.C. and FROM Atlanta.

This is from the LA Times article:

"Buckhead refuses to further identify himself, other than dropping hints that he is a male who lives on the East Coast — preferring to proclaim that the scramble to verify the contentions in his posting marks an extraordinary achievement for a medium that has operated more as an underground world of ideological venting than a source of legitimate news."

If you lived in Atlanta would you say you live on the East Coast? I don't think so.

[Scorpious_Maximus]

40. Yes - Atlanta would be considered an East Coast city.

We know he attended UGA - Could be from Atlanta.

Yes, it's possible.

We could be chasing the wrong trail.

But, his knowledge of local Atlanta politics leads me to believe he is in GA.

[Scorpious_Maximus]

46. More postings about Atlanta

<snip>


Posted by Buckhead to randita
On News/Activism 05/03/2002 7:37:36 AM PDT · 7 of 54

There is a similar scandal in Atlanta. Oracle paid Bill Campbell, former mayor, full-time crook, either $10,000 or $25,000 to give a speech while a $1 million contract on software for the airport was pending. The City was prepared to award the contract, but forced Oracle to include a company owned by a crony/contributor of the Mayor, Spectronics, a minority business enterprise, natch, in the deal.



Mean anything to anyone yet?

[grasswire]

41. so maybe he worked for Bob Barr? Or for Newtie?

We need a good clue.

[Darby]

43. www.martindale.com

This site is a listing of all (almost all) attorneys in the United States, especially those at big firms.

Could use this to get started on a list of lawyers at big law firms in Atlanta who have expertise in election law (or just litigation).

Cross-reference against those who went to Florida in 2000.

Check those who are licensed to appear before the 11th circuit.

Check those who are high-profile GOPers.

Did I also read that he went to UGA?

Shouldn't be too hard for any connected Atlanta attorney to figure out who this is.

[Darby]

48. Alson & Bird? King & Spalding?

[Scorpious_Maximus]

61. Working this now

Looking for

Brown University 77-78

Worked for a congressman 1981

UGA Law school - unknown date(s)

Republican

11th circuit

[Scorpious_Maximus]

44. More - What does this mean GA people?

<snip>


Posted by Buckhead to mad_as_he$$
On News/Activism 06/19/2002 3:51:33 PM PDT · 15 of 22

Well, dude, I had a cracked rib and a half-dozen deep muscle bruises, and been flipped over and landed straight on my head playing rec league the last three years, and there is no sliding in that league. And it's coed. Plus I've seen 3-4 strained or torn ACL's in the games I've played.

What you are talking about is the tendency to dive and fake injury. It is completely unAmerican and unsportsmanslike, and I think the guys that do it are total sissies and ought to be flogged as well as carded. Brazilians and Mexicans are the worst at this. You never see our guys doing it.

I'd like to see you take a hard hit ball in the nuts or the face and then tell me if the game is for wimps. Or play 120 minutes (regulation plus 2 overtimes) going flat-out-balls-to-the-wall the whole time with a grand total of 3 substitutions allowed. The skill and athleticism and fitness of these guys and the intensity of the competition is phenomenal. If you can't enjoy the world cup, especially when the US is doing so well, you ain't no sports fan. Take another look, there's lots to enjoy.



Rec league? I think he's into basketball.

[Texas_Dem]

49. Sliding is probably baseball, but

The last two paragraphs are about soccer.

[antigone382]

50. That would be soccer

rules out neal boortz--he claims to hate soccer, says it is the most boring sport in the world

God, why do I know this crap???

[grasswire]

55. world cup?

That's soccer.

[MsTryska]

195. Soccer, sounds like....

120 minutes, flat out balls to the wall?

mexicans AND brazilians?


dives and fake injuries?
world cup?

definitely the footie.

[antigone382]

51. Ta-DA!

Look here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x806681

[rumguy]

53. Buckhead is an area of Atlanta

http://www.buckhead.org /
"Buckhead is the shopping mecca of the Southeast, with more than 1,400 retail units and in excess of $1 billion a year in sales. Forty percent of Buckhead's shoppers come from more than 100 miles away." – Atlanta Business Chronicle
Peachtree Street runs through Buckhead, I think - that's where a lot of law firms are located.
So - Buckhead could either work or live in Buckhead - or both....

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

54. How about this one?

I'm not saying it's him, but this is a very high profile Republican lawyer in Atlanta, Georgia. He practices in both Washington D.C. and Atlanta. He's the Chairman of the Legal Section in Georgia for Bush-Cheney '04. He's admitted to the 11th Circuit. He went to the University of Georgia (Buckhead quoted a line in one of his posts from a well-known professor at the University or Georgia) and has worked with Newtie, et al.

http://www.mckennalong.com/attorney-profile-774.html

[grasswire]

56. bingo

from McKenna's profile:

and heads the Georgia legal team for the Bush-Cheney '04 Reelection Campaign.

[grasswire]

58. no Brown University....

.....but he could have read that graffiti without being a student there.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

64. He's got to be from the University of Georgia

In the following Freeper post, he quotes from a law professor at the University of Georgia, R. Perry Sentell, Jr. Google the latter name and you'll find that he teaches at UGA.

The profile at the link I provided has all of the known elements, so far, but it may not necessarily be him, as we don't have enough facts.

[yardwork]

120. This is what democracy is up against....from his profile

Mr. Evans has a national practice, representing individuals and companies in complex legal disputes and high profile business and political matters. He represents some of the largest companies in the world, as well as the former and current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich and Dennis Hastert, respectively. Mr. Evans frequently speaks to bar associations and groups throughout the United States.

He represents some of the largest companies in the world....

[Spazito]

67. He is tied to Gingrich too...

Randy is chairman of the board of the Newt Gingrich Companies. He is also chairman of the board of the J.C. Watts Companies.

[grasswire]

71. yes....

...and he represented Gingrich in the ethics violation matter.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

76. and he's a member of the Georgia State Board Of Elections

I believe in one of his Freeperland posts, Buckhead said he went down to Florida in 2000 regarding legal election issues for the Republican Party. Apparently, it must be someone who knows something about election law.

http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/state_election_board/board_members.htm

[Hepburn]

69. Hmmmmmmmmm.....

....this is interesting. It shows that he is in both Atlanta and DC. That might be why he says he is on the "East Coast" - the Washington connection. Makes sense to me because the clients he lists are heavy hitters in the DC area and therefore I would guess this may be where he is based. I guess someone could call the DC office tomorrow and ask to speak to him and see what happens.

Besides, the guy's pic makes him look like the link of weasel who would be Buckhead!

[yardwork]

115. Note that he also specializes in sports law, among his other interests

and he has a weekly political column in various Georgia newspapers. Maybe he gets some of his ideas for columns at FR.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

122. Buckhead was posting about bogus documents just days before CBS story

Buckhead's posts on FR were about the theory that the French had phonied up documents in the Niger-Iran uranium scenario, in order to be made to appear fake, so that they could later discredit the Bush Niger allegations made at the State of the Union speech.

[Scorpious_Maximus]

153. This could be important

Post the relevant text here.

If buckhead had advance knowledge, then this goes right to rove.

[girl gone mad]

208. I noticed that, too..

very interesting that he was talking about this theory just a couple of weeks before the memos were released to CBS.

[Boredtodeath]

170. HEADS UP! Remember Edgar Sims from GTECH?

Guess what firm he's with?
--------------------------------------------------------
EDGAR H. SIMS JR.
Partner, Atlanta, Washington DC

Email [e-mail]
Phone [phone] Fax [phone]

Ed Sims' background is in litigation focusing on securities fraud and accounting malpractice defense. Since 1985, he has focused on structuring financings for and solving the legal and governmental problems of domestic and international companies involved in business activities, which are impacted by government, such as biotechnology, telecommunications and health care.

In addition to his law practice, Ed has participated in the formation of a number of banks and is a founder and chair of First Capital Bank, Atlanta. He is also a director of GoodWorks International, LLC, an international development-consulting firm headed by former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young. Ed also served in the U.S. Navy Reserves and attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander.

Ed clerked for The Honorable Sidney O. Smith, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Community/Civic Involvement
Ed served as Chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia under Governor Zell Miller from 1990 to 1995. He helped direct the then-Governor Bill Clinton's 1992 primary campaign in Georgia and the Clinton-Gore 1992 general election campaign in Georgia. He has served as co-finance chair of the Democratic Governors' Association and as finance chair of the Association of State Democratic Chairs. He served on the Democratic National Committee from 1990 to 1995 and as a DNC Trustee in 1992. In 2000, he served as a co-chair of the Gore-Lieberman campaign in Georgia. He also serves on the corporate board of directors for First Capital Bank and as a director of GoodWorks International, LLC.
http://www.mckennalong.com/attorney-profile-518.html

Same firm as Randy Evans!!!!!!!

[mfritz]

57. Does this fit the known facts?

from: http://www.flipflopper.com/donations.asp

Jim Valentine
In addition to being the Co-Founder of the Conservative Media Fund and Flipflopper.com, Jim is a family man, a golf retail franchisor, and an extremely concerned citizen. He currently lives in Atlanta with his wife Janna of 6 years and two daughters, Ellie 3, and Olivia, 1. Jim grew up in South Carolina and Vienna, Austria, before moving to the Atlanta area.

Jim has been an entrepreneur his entire career. He founded a successful telecom-consulting firm at the age of 24, then moved into the booming internet infrastructure business. He got out of the tech business in 2002 and co-founded the GolfXChange of Buckhead.

Jim first became involved in politics by developing a Bill Clinton talking doll in 1998/99 in response to the Monica Lewinsky scandal. From that time, he has been extremely interested in politics and the effects it will have on future generations. Jim is tired of the spineless responses from conservatives to the Democrats and the liberal media, and will enjoy rattling the cages in the upcoming election.

Jim holds a degree in American History from the University of Georgia.

[grasswire]

60. Valentine is an interesting guy

I'm not sure that he's as much of an insider as Buckhead appears to be. I could be wrong, though.

[girl gone mad]

68. Yes,

but does he play soccer?

[mfritz]

148. spent time in Austria

Bio on the site I linked to says he grew up in SC and Austria. Growing up in Europe - good chance he's a soccer player, or at least a fan.

[girl gone mad]

62. Keep up the good work guys!

We need to keep connecting the dots. Don't forget about Sandra Lines and Sun-times doofus Thomas Lipscomb.

I'm working on connecting the composer or exec. d to tang. I've got a lead, but limited resources.

Who are these people? How far in advance did Bush know about these memos? How did this guy uncover a "forgery" within two hours of the memos being released. So suspicious.

[FightinNewDem]

65. I FOUND HIM! I FOUND HIM!

What? Oh. "Buckhead". Never mind.

[stldemocrat]

77. Buckethead rulez!

[rumguy]

66. Here's an Atlanta lawyer who graduated Brown in '80

but went to Emory

http://www.agg.com/Contents/AttorneyDetail.aspx?ID=414

[Scorpious_Maximus]

174. He is an affordable housing lawyer - Very non-freeperish.

[sofa king]

70. I used to do this for a living.

Okay, the place to look for lawyers is usually Martindale Hubbell:

www.martindale.com

The lawyer lookup for all registered lawyers in Buckhead, GA names the following:

1 James L. Cooney
Jackson and Hardwick, Buckhead, Georgia, (Morgan Co.)

2 Lisa M. Edwards
Jackson and Hardwick, Buckhead, Georgia, (Morgan Co.)

3 Nathan E. Hardwick, IV
Jackson and Hardwick, Buckhead, Georgia, (Morgan Co.)

4 Dale J. Jackson
Jackson and Hardwick, Buckhead, Georgia, (Morgan Co.)

5 Richard B. Miller, II
Jackson and Hardwick, Buckhead, Georgia, (Morgan Co.)

Everyone in that list is from the same firm. So, before we do the individuals, let's do the firm itself. (Martindale, by the way, is good for catching the old fogies, but younger lawyers don't always list themselves with Martindale.)

http://www.jhlaw.net/

"Jackson and Hardwick is a law firm specializing in residential and commercial real estate transactions. The guiding principle of our practice is to provide our clients the highest level of customer service. We will put forth the effort necessary to ensure that our clients' transactions close in a timely and efficient manner. Every day we strive to fulfill the needs of our clients."

The individual profiles offer photographs and brief biographical sketches.

Managing Partner:
Nat Hardwick http://www.jhlaw.net/nhardwick.html

Partners:
Jim Cooney http://www.jhlaw.net/jcooney.html
Lisa Edwards http://www.jhlaw.net/ledwards.html
Richard Miller http://www.jhlaw.net/rmiller.html

The rest of the names just provide links to email addresses. Here are the names:

Steve Miller
Tim Raffa
Fred Boynton
Gary Goldsmith
Alyce Crawford
Eric Evans
Courtney Lewis
Natalie Hardwick
Kimberly Alston
Amy Bradley
Ryan Brown
Dan Caserto
Jennifer Davis
Ledra Davis
John Ennis
Heather Ison
Jackson Jones
Kareem Maddison
Jennifer Marler
Kimberly Mays
Valerie McMichael
Mark Meyer
Brandy Murphy
Michael Pierce
Keri Mason Roth
Allyson Rucker
Jaclyn Ruderman
Mike Soucy
Jonathan Witten

Here's a 1998 photo of Freepers gathered at a place called McDuff's in Buckhead:



Here's a picture of some of the Jackson & Hardwick folks:



There is also the possibility that our mysterious friend appears somewhere amongst this disgusting Hillary hate-fest in Buckhead:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/962203/posts

At this point, the data set is large but manageable. If I were being paid to do this, I'd try to cull the list down to a smaller number of prime suspects by seeing what details were dropped in various FR threads.

Then, I'd run individual names through www.opensecrets.org to see if any of them are donors.

Then, I'd tailor a search string in the allnews database of Westlaw to see if I could find what political connections the fellow had. A good starter search string might be:

"name of suspect in quotes" &georgia &(election or campaign)

Wash, rinse, repeat. The process can take minutes, hours, or days. But if you sift the data enough, sooner or later you wind up with a short list of candidates, and eventually you'll find the one or two documents that nails the fellow.

Of course, the fellow might just live in Buckhead and work in Atlanta, so I'd say it's unlikely that I'm anywhere even close to being on the trail yet. But sometimes you get lucky by working with a very limited data set.

From just an hour of looking, which is all you guys get for free, I'd say an early candidate is this fellow Richard Miller. No, he's not one of Zell's boys, but there is someone by that name posting on FR and their backup board. I'm wondering if "buckhead" is a recent pseudonym for another regular FR poster.

By the way, I'm looking for work. If anyone has an interest in my skills or lack thereof, drop me a line at [e-mail]

[Scorpious_Maximus]

72. Well done. n/t

[Scorpious_Maximus]

73. Miller did not go to Brown or UGA

That is our profile.

[grasswire]

75. well.......

...some of us have done most of what you suggest.

The most likely suspect at this point is J. Evans Randolph. A huge Republican insider who graduated UGA law school. Big ties to Newt.

I've been comparing his pic to those of Atlanta freepers, but I suspect he's too much of a bigwig to go to any of those events.




His email addy is on his web page. Anyone feel like e-mailing him to ask if he is THE Buckhead?

[Proud2BAmurkin]

74. Well we know he knows nothing about documents

all his criticisms of the non-forged Killian memos were WRONG.

[GimmeDANEger]

78. a list of contributions from that zip code

http://newsmeat.com/fec/byzip_result.php?zip=30305

[GimmeDANEger]

82. more specifically....

a look at those in Buckhead contributing to Bush

http://newsmeat.com/fec/byzip_result.php?zip=30305&candidate_id=P00003335

[Scorpious_Maximus]

79. Brown University is a Red Herring n/t

[grasswire]

81. yeah, I agree

Brown University notation must be from a time when he was there for a game or a dance or something.

[Scorpious_Maximus]

83. It is a reference to something else posted - unreleated

I tracked it down.

Tell you something, they are reading this thread over there.

Hi Freeptards! Sieg Heil!

[OilemFirchen]

80. You might want to look in South Carolina

I'm just sayin...

[Zookeeper]

93. I love that photo!

What the heck is Shrub's problem? Was he hungry? It's so Homer Simpson (without the heart or charm).

[elf]

84. This might help

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/user-posts?id=1047

scroll down and later on click "show more results"

there you can read all the letters he ever wrote.................

[starroute]

86. There's a "Dutch Buckhead" who posts on political newsgroups

Follow this Google Groups link for links to all his posts:
http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=buckhead&safe=images&ie=UTF-8&as_uauthors=dutch%20buckhead&as_scoring=d&lr=&hl=en

From the few I looked at, he seemed like a possible candidate. I haven't been following the detective work the way you guys have, so I wonder if one of you might check him out.

[GimmeDANEger]

87. might be him...

does anyone have any way of tracing this e-mail [e-mail] ?

[GimmeDANEger]

88. and...

his old e-mail address is "Dutch Buckhead" ([e-mail]) .


http://rabanne.net/ appears to be a site selling perfume under the Paco Rabanne name.

http://www.networksolutions.com/en_US/whois/results.jhtml;jsessionid=QTLXKWLPO3S5YCWLEALSFEQ?whoistoken=0&_requestid=326820


From somewhere in France.

It's odd that he posts so much on yahoo about American politics if he isn't even in America. And why the e-mail change? This seems mighty odd.

[grasswire]

89. dunno...

...but some freepers have just registered various "buckhead" email addys here and there, just for giggles.

And a big shout out to freeper Bobtomatoe, who thinks this thread is an attempt to ruin someone's life.

No, Bob. Only freepers do that. The Chuy's waitress, remember? That's just one out of many horrible dirty tricks freepers have engaged in. Remember the guy who got fired from his NPR DJ job because he contemplated playing a selection of music that would hint that he was not a Reagan fan? A freeper got him fired, for his thoughts. Think back on all the horrible dirty tricks.

We don't want to ruin buckhead's life. We just want him to accept personal responsibility for his work.

[sniffa]

132. never heard the waitress story

what did they do?

[vetwife]

90. I know who can find out. MM

Michael Moore can track this Buckhead down.
Not saying that DUer can't but think about this a minute. I said all along, its a strange thing every time the SBL have a thing, I have an interview, or whatever, I get mail and I have said for some time the whole campaign is being spearheaded in Georgia. We have Ralph Reed, Newt, Bob Barr, Zell Miller, Sonny Purdue, The Home Depot Dirtbag, who is also the owner of Atlanta Falcons, CNN, the whole dirty bunch right here. Moby a big DJ is here and was on stage with the SBL, and FR reads this site all the time. They know who the outspoken players are. Some drift over there but who are the shakers and players? We have now one of the anchors from CNN dating Rush. In 2000 the whole team was out i the area with Ollie and Charlton Heston..Why? Why would they come to a small rural area and have a Bush get together. It wasn't in Buckhead.

[Scorpious_Maximus]

91. Atlanta is key

I was wrong once tonight, so I will not post my developments yet - but this is starting to narrow down.

There are pieces to this puzzle that are a bit fuzzy, but are starting to become clear.


Remember, this is not about ruining someone's life. This is about the truth.

This freeptard has influenced major media, and this did not happen by accident.

And it most certainly isn't because people think like them.

They were prepared for this, and struck immediately.

There is far more to this than some freeptard sitting behind his 'puter in his jammies.

[GimmeDANEger]

92. here

Your search for Lawyers, in Buckhead, Georgia, United States of America found 5 listings


Page 1 of 1:

1 James L. Cooney
Jackson and Hardwick, Buckhead, Georgia, (Morgan Co.)


2 Lisa M. Edwards
Jackson and Hardwick, Buckhead, Georgia, (Morgan Co.)


3 Nathan E. Hardwick, IV
Jackson and Hardwick, Buckhead, Georgia, (Morgan Co.)


4 Dale J. Jackson
Jackson and Hardwick, Buckhead, Georgia, (Morgan Co.)


5 Richard B. Miller, II
Jackson and Hardwick, Buckhead, Georgia, (Morgan Co.)

I checked their bios and none have gone to the University of Georgia. Are we sure that Buckhead attended there?

[GimmeDANEger]

94. even more specific....election lawyers in GA

http://www.martindale.com/xp/Martindale/Lawyer_Locator/Search_Lawyer_Locator/search_result.xml?PG=0&STYPE=P&search=2&PAREA=742&SET=&CN=&CTY=&STS=11&CRY=1&LNG=&LSCH=&MTY=&MTR=&FSZ=&BR=


Your search for Election, Campaign & Political, Lawyers, in Georgia, United States of America found 22 listings


Page 1 of 1:

1 James V. Davis
Hodges, Erwin, Hedrick & Coleman, LLP, 507 North Jefferson Street, P.O. Box 2320, Albany, Georgia 31702-2320, (Dougherty Co.) (Main Office)

Practice areas: Local Government Law; Environmental Law; Public Finance; Election Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use


2 Mark H. Cohen
Troutman Sanders LLP, Bank of America Plaza, 600 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 5200, Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2216, (Fulton Co.) (Main Office)

Practice areas: Administrative Law; Regulatory Law; Government Contracts; Health Care; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Litigation; Appellate Practice


3 J. Randolph Evans
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Suite 5300, 303 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, (Fulton Co.)

Practice areas: Litigation; Professional Liability; Legal Malpractice; Insurance; Election, Campaign and Political; Government; Entertainment


4 Thomas J. Kassin
Ford & Harrison LLP, 600 Peachtree at the Circle Building, 1275 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309, (Fulton Co.) (Main Office)

Practice areas: Management Labor Law; Arbitration; Collective Bargaining; Employment Rights; Employment Termination; Election Law; Railway Labor Law


5 Anne W. Lewis
Strickland Brockington Lewis LLP, Midtown Proscenium, Suite 2000, 1170 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30309-7673, (Fulton Co.) (Main Office)

Practice areas: Civil Litigation; Administrative Agency; Utility Regulation; Education Law; Election Law; Voting Rights; Campaign Finance


6 Kirkland A. McGhee
Kirkland A. McGhee, 1230 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 1900, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, (Fulton Co.) (Main Office)

Practice areas: Health Care Regulation; Insurance Regulation; Government Regulation; Administrative Law; Lobbying


7 Mark M. Middleton
Mark M. Middleton, P.C., 1100 Spring Street N.W. Suite 380, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, (Fulton Co.) (Main Office)

Practice areas: Government Affairs; Administrative Agency Practice; Government Procurement; Cable TV; Legislative Lobbying


8 William M. Moore
Mitchell & Shapiro LLP, One Securities Centre, 3490 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 650, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (Fulton Co.) (Main Office)

Practice areas: Commercial Litigation; Election Law


9 John M. Packman
The Coca-Cola Company, One Coca-Cola Plaza, P.O. Drawer 1734, Atlanta, Georgia 30301, (Fulton Co.) (Main Office)

Responsibilities: Food and Drug Regulation; Advertising; Campaign Finance; Lobbying Disclosure; Government Ethics


10 A. Lee Parks, Jr.
Parks, Chesin & Walbert, P.C., 26th Floor, 75 Fourteenth Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, (Fulton Co.) (Main Office)

Practice areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Rights; Constitutional Law; Voting Rights; Personal Injury


11 DeWitt R. Rogers
Troutman Sanders LLP, Bank of America Plaza, 600 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 5200, Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2216, (Fulton Co.) (Main Office)

Practice areas: Regulatory Agency Proceedings; Corporate Legal Compliance Programs; Crisis Management; Corporate Public Relations; Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; Lobbying; Political Campaign Finance Law; Public Utility Law


12 Kristofer R. Schleicher
Wagner, Johnston & Rosenthal, P.C., 5855 Sandy Springs Circle, Suite 300, Atlanta, Georgia 30328-4834, (Fulton Co.) (Main Office)

Practice areas: Commercial Litigation; Contracts; Administrative Law; Legislative Lobbying; Health Care Regulations; Emergency Medical Services; Government Relations; Employment Discrimination; Employment Contracts and Covenants; Health Care Contracts; Health Care F...


13 John D. Sours
Wasson, Sours & Harris, A Professional Corporation, 300 Galleria Parkway, N.W. Suite 1000, Atlanta, Georgia 30339-5917, (Fulton Co.) (Main Office)

Practice areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Construction Law; Surety Law; Environmental Law; Commercial Real Estate Law; Election Law; Arbitration; Mediation


14 Jesse J. Spikes
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Suite 5300, 303 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, (Fulton Co.)

Practice areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; International Law; Alcoholic Beverages; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Sports Law


15 Frank B. Strickland
Strickland Brockington Lewis LLP, Midtown Proscenium, Suite 2000, 1170 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30309-7673, (Fulton Co.) (Main Office)

Practice areas: Administrative Agency; Education Law; Corporate Law; Public Policy; Utility Regulation; Campaign Finance; Election Law; Voting Rights


16 Walt M. Britt
Chandler, Britt, Jay & Beck, LLC, 4350 South Lee Street, Buford, Georgia 30518, (Gwinnett & Hall Cos.) (Main Office)

Practice areas: Criminal Defense; Election Law


17 Gregory D. Jay
Chandler, Britt, Jay & Beck, LLC, 4350 South Lee Street, Buford, Georgia 30518, (Gwinnett & Hall Cos.) (Main Office)

Practice areas: Local Governmental Law; Commercial Litigation; Probate; Estate Planning; School Law; Election Law


18 Jerry Wilson
Jackson Kirby Wilson LLP, 3009 Rainbow Drive, Suite 143, Decatur, Georgia 30034, (DeKalb Co.) (Main Office)

Practice areas: Political Redistricting; Election Law; Personal Injury; Litigation


19 Greg K. Hecht
Fincher & Hecht, LLC, 2262 Mt. Zion Road, Jonesboro, Georgia 30236, (Clayton Co.) (Main Office)

Practice areas: Labor & Employment; Civil Rights; State Legislative Practice; Municipal Law; County Government Law; Lobbying; Management Employment Law; Construction Law


20 Stephen Louis A. Dillard
James, Bates, Pope & Spivey, LLP, 438 Cotton Avenue, P.O. Box 4283, Macon, Georgia 31208-4283, (Bibb & Jones Cos.) (Main Office)

Practice areas: Administrative Law; Appellate Practice; Business Law; Commercial Law; Communications and Media; Corporate Law; Creditors' Rights; Creditor Bankruptcy; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Constitutional Law; Construction Law; Contracts; Election an...


21 Erick Woods-Erickson
Sell & Melton, L.L.P., 14th Floor, 577 Mulberry Street, P.O. Box 229, Macon, Georgia 31202-0229, (Bibb & Jones Cos.) (Main Office)

Practice areas: Business Transactions; Corporate; Probate; Estate Planning; Election Law


22 Jeffrey A. Felser
Felser Law Firm, P.C., BB&T Bank Building, 7 East Congress Street, Suite 400, P.O. Box 10267, Savannah, Georgia 31412, (Chatham Co.) (Main Office)

Practice areas: Election, Campaign and Political Law; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Education Law; School Law

[GimmeDANEger]

95. COULD THIS BE HIM??

He worked for Hassert and Gingrich

http://www.mckennalong.com/attorney-profile-774.html

Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., magna cum laude, 1983

College: University of West Georgia, B.A., summa cum laude, 1980

http://www.martindale.com/xp/Martindale/Lawyer_Locator/Search_Lawyer_Locator/search_detail.xml?pos=3&PAREA=742&search=2&CP=1&CN=&CTY=&STS=11&CRY=1&SET=&LNG=&LSCH=&FSZ=&MTY=&MTR=&ft=1&lid=865014&attid=858352&type=2&hp=1&RR=22&BR=&PRV=LL2&STYPE=P&PRV=LL2&FNAME=&LNAME=&FN=


Please someone else take a look and see what you think

[Scorpious_Maximus]

98. I've been back and forth with Evans

The big question is why? Why would he do it?

Why would a man like this be posting on freerepublic?

But then again...

It very well could be. He is one possibility.

[Carni]

134. I don't think Evans is your man

Check out this freaker thread...they are bitching about some case Evans was involved in (unless I am reading this wrong because I am scanning)

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:s18H9VZy7bAJ:www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1206536/posts+randy+evans+freerepublic&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

On edit this is probably a different Randy Evans so this proves nothing- SORRY!

[grasswire]

139. you might be surprised...

...who posts on Free Republic.

There are some notables there. Barbara Olson herself was a freeper.

[ConsAreLiars]

102. Look up as well as down

In this thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x800324
the connections between the "forgery" lie and the Council for National Policy and Media Research Center (Bozell) were outlined. I would suspect that this Butthead dude is a lower level "agent of influence" who is connected not only downward (soccer, lawyer, elections, etc.) but upward through orgs like the MRC and CNP. He probably had to pay for membership and creds, but is not well known outside of his circles.

I would suspect that he is being run by handlers who use him (and those he is able to influence) to get Rove's spin out. I suspect that the anti-memo campaign was based on a well-developed contingency plan for this issue, and that Butthead was given a go at the same time MRC and then Drudge were alerted to prepare to pick up and spread his smear.

[Scorpious_Maximus]

96. Taking Stock

What we know:


We know "buckhead" worked for a congressman in GA sometime around 1981.

We suspect he was at Brown University 1977-78

We believe he went to Georgia Law

We know he is a lawyer, with ties to the GOP

We believe he is a White Male, Married, with Children

We know he likes movies

We know he is involved with some type of community sports, probably basketball. Makes him physically fit, active.

We believe he is in his mid 40's, but he writes like he is in his 20's

We know he did an email interview with the LA Times, probably with his freeptard mail, rather than real email, but a surrogate email address would probably used for concealment.

We know he is not advertising who he is. Why? Big Question.

We know other media outlets have contacted him, which he seems to have rebuffed.

We know he cites case law on fr

We believe he is involved with the federalist society, a rabid branch of contitutionalists.

We believe he is admitted to appear before the 11th circuit court.

We know Buckhead is an affluent area of Atlanta, GA

We know there are strong ties between the GOP and Atlanta.


There are other things which are not ready for public dissemination -- need to be better vetted.

<still developing>


Again, I caution, this is not a Scorched Earth campaign against an individual, there is far more to this story that what's advertisied.


There are two schools of thought;

1) The Documents are 100% genuine, which I believe, and this "buckhead" is an insider who attacked them for the Bush White House.

2) The Documents are a plant, and this person is part of that hoax.

Either way, this isn't some random bit of detective work on the part of some freeptard.


You don't influence mass media from free republic unless there is someone else pulling strings.


Does anyone remember which media outlet attacked first? Was it CNN?

That could be telling right there.

[GimmeDANEger]

97. check my previous post

it might be him

[Scorpious_Maximus]

99. The dates fit.

If you throw out Brown University, then he very well could be the guy.

We don't know for sure about Brown -- I myself believe Brown is a red herring.

Will look at this closer, thanks!

[GimmeDANEger]

101. to your knowledge

has Buckhead ever served in the military?

[vetwife]

104. selfdelete.

[Scorpious_Maximus]

107. No mention of military service on fr - n/t

[vetwife]

103. self delete

won't post on the main site...they are monitoring. West Ga.
On Free Republic, ran across a post someone put up saying attended college at West. Ga. West Ga. is about 7 miles from me. Makes since . this used to be Bob Barr's 7th congresional area untilredistricted. Lot of R-wingers gather and Zell is out here in this area a lot. I still say this area..MY area is a meeting place. I can even probably come up with a name other than this guy.. I also ran across another site googling saying something about does anyone know Buckhead is Charles. that doesn't fit. But this makes sense.

[Scorpious_Maximus]

109. Addition

Some of buckhead's postings have included media jargon, which only someone familiar with the politcal arena and the media would know.

[girl gone mad]

128. Great summary.

Judging by his posts on FR, he is emotionally immature. I would expect him to be someone who would leave a trail.

But why would a potentially unstable person be trusted? He is either a consummate insider or has close connections to one.

The possibility exists that he is a younger relation of the insider, posting using that insider's college and employment credentials. WHat attorney has that much free time? Office worker? Boyfriend?

[vetwife]

105. click for pic and info

http://www.agg.com/Contents/AttorneyDetail.aspx?ID=291

[Scorpious_Maximus]

106. Okay those dates fit

The profile fits completely.

Lets say for sake of argument, the Brown connection is bullshit.

What does this mean, if a man connected to the Bush/Cheney campaign, posting on fr, is responsible for the attack on CBS?


How muddy does this get?


What throws this is the style of writing, very childish.

Quotes from "Austin Powers" and such.


Okay - lets explore this.

[vetwife]

108. Feeding a stooge

Like Rove..Think Rove and then think Bush
He may not be the actual poster but the Brain

[GimmeDANEger]

114. yeah...

Great American Novel

Posted by Buckhead to KC_Conspirator, Xenalyte
On News/Activism 09/07/2001 12:20:24 PM PDT · 14 of 121

Agree that Huck Finn is Da Bomb.





He capitalized "da bomb"


Lame.

[girl gone mad]

129. Also said..

"byatch" in one post. That's the first I've ever seen it spelled that way.

Is he just trying to sound hip and young to mask his identity?

[GimmeDANEger]

112. another profile

http://www.mckennalong.com/attorney-profile-774.html

[Carla in Ca]

110. Try Phil Gingrey

Ad on Dailykos.com There is a picture of him with Bob Barr


One of the most partisan House Republicans represents a solidly Democratic district?! Phil Gingrey's voting record makes the special interests smile, but it makes hardworking folks in West Georgia cringe. Please! Help Rick Crawford take back Georgia’s 11th district for West Georgia working families.
Read More...

[southlandshari]

111. I was at UGA in late 80's...

Please, please forgive me, fellow DUers, for being so behind the curve on this one, but can someone give me a very brief summary of who this "buckhead" is supposed to be? I haven't seen any news for a couple of days now, things are hectic right now (one good stop in my busy schedule of late was attending my first-ever meeting of the Dem Party in my county!).

In my tired state of mind, the only Republican a#$%%%l# of note that was at UGA around my time was Ralph Reed, founder of the Christian Coalition. If I'm given a little more to go on, I'd love to track this one down!

[southlandshari]

113. Never mind!

I got the LA Times article link. Don't know how missed the alias "buckhead" as the "source" of questions on the veracity of documents in CBS reports.

[GimmeDANEger]

116. JESUS CHRIST!

Look at the signer at the bottom!

http://www.blackboxvoting.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=68

[vetwife]

117. Yep and a Dem..Cathy Cox worked with Zell and Barnes

Bev I think has had problems with Cox. This is really deep ya'll.
How many here from Ga?

[vetwife]

123. Look at the chin...just got older

[MsTryska]

201. even if it's not him...

the more i'm learnign about this guy, the more he's freakin' me out.

[GimmeDANEger]

118. odd

from http://www.agg.com/Contents/AttorneyDetail.aspx?ID=291




and


from http://www.mckennalong.com/attorney-profile-774.html




Perhaps I'm going blind, but even setting aside his glasses, I don't believe that's the same person.

[shrub chipper]

124. looks the same to me

[GimmeDANEger]

126. bah...guess I'm going blind.

[yardwork]

125. The chin looks the same to me, and the ears

In one photo he is smiling, and in the other not. One photo has glasses, the other not. One photo is tinted red, the other green. And he's obviously some years older in the bottom photo.

[Hepburn]

137. I have a feeling that it is...

...because of the type of collar he is wearing. This is a collar style that I have not seen worn very often. How likely is it that two different men would choose that type of collar. This may be a silly observation, but that pinch collar jumped out at me.

[GimmeDANEger]

119. his dirty money went to Bush

http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=GA&last=Evans&first=J.

[GimmeDANEger]

121. also

can a lawyer legally represent two seperate firms? I find it strange that his contributions to Bush and Hastert were made from different places.

[GimmeDANEger]

127. do any law experts know?

[Hepburn]

138. Yes...

...so to speak. Lawyers can be "of counsel" in a firm other than where they are employed or are a partner, etc.

[girl gone mad]

130. Kick..

for the morning crowd.

[Carni]

133. Do you have this link? LOTS OF PHOTOS

It's a home page with a bunch of links to Georgia Freakers photos:

http://members.tripod.com/~GA_Freepers/pictures.html

[GimmeDANEger]

135. kick....let's figure this out! n/t

[John_H]

145. Is the guy in jeans sitting in the chair the guy from this pic?

http://www.mckennalong.com/attorney-profile-774.html

[GimmeDANEger]

147. wow...

I think that really might be him. Are all of these pics of FR posters?!?

[KittyWampus]

136. Way To Go DU'ers. Impressive Work.

:kick:

[KittyWampus]

159. Kick

[grasswire]

140. kick

a big fat kick

And thanks everyone, for the work!

I'm off to google the name "Randy" Evans.

[grasswire]

141. Randy....

...writes a political column for a web site called http://www.politicalvine.com. This site's contact person is a Bill Simon in Atlanta.

http://www.politicalvine.com/columnists/

[GimmeDANEger]

146. Great!!!

We should compare his columns there with Buckheads postings on FR. Search for expressions, frequent word usage, ANYTHING!

[elf]

158. I read in one of his mails

that he rides a bike (motor)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

143. This is a GREAT fucking thread!

[Walt Starr]

142. He's not in the Freeper Supersecret Picture Gallery

http://ice.he.net/~freepnet/album/

[grasswire]

144. If Randy is our guy...

...then he's a homophobe.

La. challenge dismissed
On Tuesday, a state court judge in New Orleans dismissed a lawsuit challenging a proposed amendment that would ban gay marriage in Louisiana, saying the measure should have been filed in Baton Rouge, the state capital. The plaintiffs are suing Secretary of State Fox McKeithen, whose office prepared the ballots for Sept. 18, and the city of New Orleans.

The suit was filed Aug. 6 by the Forum for Equality Political Action Committee and argued that the amendment was illegally approved by the state legislature. The lawsuit contends the legislation was drawn up for “multiple objectives,” which is forbidden in legislation by the state constitution.

The amendment includes language that would ban civil unions and other language that could be interpreted as outlawing the extension of domestic partnership benefits, attorney Randy Evans said when the suit was filed, according to the Associated Press.

Plaintiffs in the lawsuit include a man who opposes government recognition of gay marriage but favors government recognition of civil unions, a gay man who said the amendment could outlaw existing legal contracts governing his relationship with his partner, and a lesbian who shared similar concerns.

A hearing on the second lawsuit is scheduled for Friday at noon.
http://www.southernvoice.com/print.cfm?content_id=2549

On edit: southernvoice.com is a gay-friendly web publication.

[yardwork]

149. Kick - Very important thread

Reading Randy Evans's bio is very informative. He is connected to every major figure in Newt Gingrich's "revolution." He also represents "the largest corporations in the world" He's directly connected to the Bush appointment. He was in Florida during the 2000 vote "recount." And apparently he could be the man who "just happened to notice" that the typewritten memos on CBS looked odd, so he just happened to post about it on freerepublic and that just happened to get the entire national media on the same talking points. Uh-huh.

The most disturbing fact to me is that Evans is on the Georgia Board of Elections. I would bet that every state in the country that has or has recently had a Republican governor or Republican House or Senate has well-connected partisan Republicans serving on their state boards of elections.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

150. and Buckhead has an unusual interest in computers

Reading some of his posts shows a keen interest in computers. As another thread topic on this Discussion board right now has proposed, the memos if forged are a very subtle job. They bear characteristics of both typewritten and computer generated documents. The typewritten characteristics include certain dropped letters such as an "E" dropped below the line of the other letters in the font which appears "typewriter-like". This, as was pointed out by another poster, is only possible with a somewhat sophisticated font editor. Only two of the most recent of Buckhead's many posts on computers:


"...Linux vs. Apple: An Uncomfortable Battle
Posted by Buckhead to DB
On News/Activism 06/09/2004 11:59:16 AM PDT · 54 of 219
You are right. The author is dead wrong when he says "Apple has been subsidizing its relatively expensive hardware with software, ..." It's the other way around. Apple is a hardware company, which is why they did not become a software company. The software is a value add to get you to buy the hardware. iTunes is free - so you'll buy iPods. They have sold millions of songs on the iTunes store, but make virtually no money on that - it's to get you to buy iPods. Their revenue from hardware sales is orders of magnitude greater than from software. They make cool products that work really well and their customers love their stuff and they are profitable. That business model works even in the world of computers, just like it does in other crowded consumer markets..."

In another post on computers:

"...Makers of white-box supercomputers hit their stride
Posted by Buckhead to Leroy S. Mort
On News/Activism 05/10/2004 10:05:00 AM PDT · 4 of 101
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[DemoTex]

192. Another Gingrich connection: West Georgia University

Randy Evans' bio states that he graduated from West Georgia College (now University) in 1980. Newt Gingrich was a professor at West Georgia.

[MsTryska]

198. this is the part i like of Evan's bio.....

"Randy negotiates speaking, broadcast and literary contracts for
political clients. "



would explain his "media jargon" as someone said upthread.


as well as how a thread from a random messageboard got picked up by the news.

[Scorpious_Maximus]

151. NEW <developing>

"buckhead" also has a strong distaste for what he calls the "main stream media" using the acronym, MSM.

He touts the "new media" as taking over.

Here's something that dawned on me,

L.Brent Bozell III's CNS was right in front with the attack on CBS

I think we need to look for connections between bozell, fr, and buckhead.


Keep working this!!

:kick:

[WillyT]

152. Damn It... Alright... Who's Been Tellin Tales Out Of School !?!?!?

:spank:

<snip>

To: flevit

The DU'ers won't be able to get their mouths off of their water bongs long enough to do any credible fact finding into his identity.

If buckheads identity becomes known I dare say it will be because he wants it to and not because they were able to add 2 and 2.

4 posted on 09/14/2004 1:18:54 PM PDT by Bikers4Bush (Flood waters rising, heading for more conservative ground. Vote for true conservatives!)

<snip>

Link: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1215869/posts

I TOLD you guys, that if ya spill the bong water, ya have to clean it up right away. That stuff smells fer miles!

:bounce::evilgrin::bounce:

[henslee]

155. Nnow that I've learned Laura Bush hawked dime bags, I'm voting

for *.

[GimmeDANEger]

154. analyze these photos please

is Randolph






The man sitting in the chair?

[grasswire]

160. those two pics of Randy...

...from two different web sites....look very dissimilar, don't you think? Okay, maybe in the later pic he's wearing a bit of a combover and coloring his hair. The planes of the face are not similar, so maybe he's gained and then lost weight or something.

[GimmeDANEger]

163. haha

I posted that same thing last night....the verdict was that I was blind.

[Tansy_Gold]

166. hairlines don't match.

I'd say two different people. But I'm no expert.

Unles there have been drastic changes in the man's life, a few years shouldn't make a huge difference. The resemblance should be immediate, not questionable.

Someone posted a thread last night or so with a bunch of pix of a younger Max Cleland. You could recognize the smile instantly.

I happened to catch an A&E special on George Lucas and the Star Wars movies over the week-end. On of the people interviewed was Alan LAdd Jr., who was head of 20th C Fox at the time Lucas was getting first funding for his pix. The resemblance between Alan Ladd Jr. and his late father ws stunning: you just couldn't miss it.

The two guys in these pix don't have a striking, immediate resemblance. I don't think they're the same guy.

[GimmeDANEger]

178. wait...are you comparing the two pics on top?

The pictures on top were both included on two of his bios on law firm sites. We're trying to find out if the guy sitting in the chair in the bottom picture is him.

[Hepburn]

202. It's the collar thing again with me...

...look at the two formal pics and he has the same style pinch collar. Mosts guys do not wear this style. Now look at the group picture - the guy has his shirt buttoned up all the way to the neck. That is odd for casual dress - jeans, loafers and no socks, but the the collar on his sports shirt buttoned all the way up to the top. To me, just a personality trait that is coming through in all three pictures.

Probably does not mean much...but it sure stands out to me.

Edit: To fix typo.

[Name removed]

156. Deleted message

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[janx]

157. You all might want to check this out:

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.html?POLITICSad=true


The New York Sun on the bloggers who started it all. LINK

In a Note section on Friday about the blogosphere's role in the Bush/National Guard document story, we wrote that Buckhead, a poster on Free Republic.com, posted a critique of the "60 Minutes II" story at 8:59 pm ET . . . which lead us to suggest that he posted it before the broadcast was over. Mr. Buckhead, an Atlanta lawyer, has since informed the world that he saw the show at 8:00 pm ET and posted his response at 11:59 pm ET.

The time stamp incorrectly suggested he had 50 minutes, rather than more than two hours, to look at the documents.

Web sites we'll check today: LINK, LINK, LINK, LINK, LINK, LINK, LINK, and LINK

"The Note" is basically a gossip column, but there's some interesting information there now.

[grasswire]

161. I despise The Note

But thanks. I'll check it out.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

162. Two More Items Of Evidence

that connect Buckhead to James Randolph Evans, attorney at law. In one of his posts, Buckhead states that he worked for a US Congressman in 1981, just after graduating from college. Evans' own bio at his law firm's website states that he graduated from college in 1980.

The other item is the fact that Buckhead in a Freepland post references the as yet unpublished and undecided Supreme Court decision of McConnell v. FEC. It so happens that J. Randolph Evans was representing Speaker Dennis Hastert in that decision and his name is on the list of counsel at the link below:

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/counsellists/cl540-1a.html

[GimmeDANEger]

164. Nice work....

does it seem like we have a concrete enough case here, and if so does anyone have any connections to get this story out?

[KittyWampus]

167. Any Way Of Finding Out If J. Randolph Evans Plays Soccer?

or softball or basketball?

[gospelized]

168. his profile says

one of his areas of expertise is sports.

[KittyWampus]

169. Wonder If Randolph Was Working Late The Night The Forgery Claims Surfaced

[KittyWampus]

205. Kick For Killian's Secretary

[girl gone mad]

171. More clues from Buckhead's posts:

Some of these are kind of silly, but I'll list them anyways:

He's religious, but makes few direct references to Christianity

rabidly anti-Islam

says his father wrote essays (might be a known figure)

says he used to own a 1994 sable

Possibly divorced, since he got angry at a post encouraging people to stick out the bad times in a marriage.

Lives (or lived) in Georgia

Apple Mac user

Has a very strong interest in issues relating to Israel

I think he may be a neocon (it could just be due to neocon influence in GA politics)

Seems to indicate he has used marijuana

Likes the Atkins diet

[Scorpious_Maximus]

173. Excellent Observations!!

girl gone mad - Well done. I picked out all of those things myself.

Now, we need to assemble all of this information and find our boy.


The Divorced angle is interesting; we had considered gay at one point, but divorced makes more sense perhaps.

Again, well done.

[girl gone mad]

184. More...

He uses a couple of expressions more than once:

"took my breath away"
"thorazine" (i.e. "take some thorazine.")

I'm sure there are others I didn't catch (I wasn't very thorough).

If we were to compare writing samples, those same expressions might turn up. Also, he frequently uses dated insults such as "goofball" and "bozo".

But, even more interesting to me is that he referred to a press conference as a "presser". That's an inside expression, which could indicate he is a regular at press conferences.

[theorist]

207. Also,

variants of
"Kerry will make Dukakis look like a powerhouse."

[shrub chipper]

186. we had considered gay at one point, but divorced makes more sense perhaps.

not necessarily mutually exclusive }(

[AlCzervik]

176. Luciannes son maybe Jonah?

[girl gone mad]

185. I just looked up his bio..

I think he's too young to fit the rest of the profile, and he went to Goucher College in Baltimore.

[AlCzervik]

187. but does anyone reallt know of the buckhead bio is all true?

of course one of the big problems is that bh bio fit a lot of the wingnuts.

[AlCzervik]

188. also, bh posts a lot of goldberg's stuff

which makes me think maybe it could be him.
To: dirtboy

Check out Jonah Goldberg's column here: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/jg20031017.shtml.

Looks like he read your thread from last weekend.
4 posted on 10/18/2003 7:45:33 AM PDT by Buckhead
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[sonias]

175. kick

Great sleuth work DUers! This has been a fascinating thread. Once this buckhead gets outed, there will be more backtracking to do on how his "story" was so prepared. Leak at CBS to the bu$h camp in advance perhaps.

Sonia

[Scorpious_Maximus]

177. That is the thought

This happened way too quick. Now, who here believes some "brainiac freeptard" did this all by himself, and influenced the national media to pick it up.

Come on! Give me a break!


Nope, buckhead is the key, and I promise you, if we nail this, the story will completely come undone.

Keep it up!


We need assets in Atlanta, GA.

[grasswire]

180. I have contacted one, Scorp.

Someone who has done a lot of work on elections and has probably thus had a good look at Randy.

[GimmeDANEger]

181. perhaps this is just paranoid,

but do you ever get the feeling that more than 1 person is posting using his handle?

[partygirl]

189. you know that is a really good

thing to think about. I belong to a music fan club and it costs a whole lot of money to be in on it. (Because the musician is managed by The Firm in LA and they try to suck every bit of money out of fans that they can). It is important to belong--because you get the best concert tickets that way (presale information!!!)

So all my friends chipped in like a dollar and a lot of us all share one id. (and The Firm thinks it is one person per id of course). We have an agreement to cc everyone copies of every post made by a group member but it is still major confusing. (We are not doing it to confuse about identitiy--just so all of us can get concert info and stuff for cheap). Would a person get in trouble for this? I mean what if like a DUer and his wife both use the site and she sometimes logs on with his account? Would that be "illegal" or OK?

But if I were trying to purposefully confuse people about who I was, I would definitely get with like minded people and do this. It is kind of fun too!

[grasswire]

179. excellent work everyone...

...keep digging!

I've got a web publisher ready for the story when we make the ID.

[Hepburn]

182. Excellent...

...great news!

[Survivor97]

183. Can someone...

list all the info gathered so far in one place? Also, where is Buckhead's homepage?

[Hepburn]

190. Home page of J. Randolph Evans

http://www.mckennalong.com/attorney-profile-774.html

[grasswire]

191. one last kick

I hope to find time to start a new and condensed thread today.

[crispini]

194. great thread

kick

[Texas_Dem]

196. Buckhead is Karl Rove

:-)

[grasswire]

209. no...not Karl Rove

try again.

[doni_georgia]

199. I THINK I FOUND HIM - FOR REAL!!!!

Don't want to post the name here but here's the bio from a news article:

"Randy is a partner at ** in Atlanta and serves as General Counsel to both the Georgia Republican Party and U.S. House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert."

I have the link, but am unsure about rules as to posting this. This guy represents major corporations, the Georgia Republican Party, Denny Hastert, and was once Newt Gingrich's attorney as well.

[GimmeDANEger]

200. yeah...about that....

we've been throwing around that name (J. Rudolph Evans) IN THIS THREAD for the last 3 days and he is definately a main suspect. Please read a little of the other posts before posting! I do, however, think that if so many of us are coming to that same conclusion, we must really be close here.

[vetwife]

203. Doni...post then self delete if you are close

They are watching us..The Freepers !
We are right here with them and youknow what I been going through !

[doni_georgia]

204. Well looks like others are on this guy too

I didn't read all 99 posts - not enough time. I had already been doing some research on my own before I found this post and posted what I had. Think Evans is definitely a prime suspect. if you read any of his writings (he writes for The Political Vine/ www.politicalvine.com) it reads the same as Buckhead. This surely looks like the guy to me. He was one of the counsels that represented Newtie on his ethics violation charges, and is also Ralph Reed's attorney.

[KittyWampus]

206. Kick

[grasswire]

210. two more bits of info

Buckhead is probably a member of the Federalist Society. J. Randolph Evans has been known to speak at Federalist Society meetings.

And now this, from a PROMINENT investigative journalist now on the case (in what time he/she can spare):

Buckhead joined Free Republic on January 27, 1998. Here's what happened on that very important day:

Starr opens a grand jury probe into Monica Lewinsky's allegations. Hillary Clinton, appearing on NBC's "Today" show, says the controversy has been fabricated by a "vast right-wing conspiracy." The New York Times reports Lewinsky met with Clinton at the White House in late December, two weeks after she was subpoenaed to provide information for the Paula Jones case. In a 72-minute State of the Union address, President Clinton makes no mention of the Lewinsky controversy.

[girl gone mad]

211. Paging Grasswire:

Any updates?

[yardwork]

212. kick for background on the LA Times story about Buckhead

The LA Times identified somebody as Buckhead. Does their id match the profile that DUers had gathered? Even if our main suspect didn't turn out to be Buckhead, it's worth knowing about the people mentioned in this thread.

Here's another question - is it possible that the LA Times figure is not really Buckhead? I know the character says that he is, but maybe he's covering for somebody else. (Why would he do this? How the heck should I know how freepers and right-wing attorneys think or why they do the things they do? I can't fathom their motives, to be honest.)

There really is a vast right-wing conspiracy. I apologise, Hillary, for ever doubting you.

[girl gone mad]

213. MacDougald..

fits our profile too well.

He went to Brown and University of GA. He's an Atlanta attny. with deep GOP connections. He's a member of the Federalist Society.

It looks like they picked the right guy. I think we got sidetracked w/ Randolph because he was such a close match and an intriguing character. Also, there were just so damn many GOP insider Atlanta attorneys to choose from. :)

[Scorpious_Maximus]

214. I just LUV "us"!!!

:toast: