You might call this the Peach Pundit Podcast Sports Edition as the guys talk about the changes in the Athletic Department at Georgia Tech, as well as the pending rules changes in baseball, but political junkies can relax, there’s plenty of politics in this episode as well. Topics include: - Peach Pundit is under new management. - Condolences to Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan and his family on the passing of his Mother. - Georgia Tech fires the football coach and athletics director, and Duncan’s name ...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 12 min
The work world forced another Friday episode, but as always the news was coming at us fast and furious. Topics this week inlcuded: - Herschel goes shirtless in new web ad. - He also wants you to know he’s just a country boy and not too smart. - AJC Asks, forebodingly, if the Warnock/Walker race is headed to a runoff? - Polls, Polls, and more Polls. - Chase Oliver wants to make history. - Are Abrams’ struggles with African-American voters real? - Abrams spreads a QAnon level conspiracy theory. - ...
Sep 23, 2022•1 hr 17 min
There wasn’t as much trolling this week, but still plenty to get upset about as we survey the Georgia political landscape. Issues this week included: - More polls in the Governor’s race and Senate race: Quinnipiac University, Echelon Insights. - Democrats launch “The Real Raffensperger” website but you’ll have to wait to find out who they think Brad really is. - Hank Johnson says Hank Johnson things. - In the 14th district race, Greene and Flowers each raise over $10M, but spend some of it on th...
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 3 min
The Peach Pundits discuss the latest polling showing Herschel and Kemp leading, Dems growing concerned about Abrams's performance, LP Challenge to leadership PACs, Burt Jones, Burt Jones, and more Burt Jones with a side of Geoff Duncan, Computer Scientists express alarm regarding Coffee County, and the January 6th Committee wants to talk to the Virginian Newt Gingrich. Be sure to subscribe to the Peach Pundit Podcast on Apple Podcasts (bit.ly/PeachPunditPod), Spotify (bit.ly/PeachPunditSpotify),...
Sep 10, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Scot, Jason, and Buzz comment on the latest in Georgia politics. Jason ruined the first few minutes of the podcast by talking about his new guitar amp, an EVH 5150, and cabinet, but Scot managed to refocus on the topics for the week. Topics this week included: - We remember First Lady Sandra Deal - Pete Skandalakis decides against prosecuting cops in Rayshard Brooks case - Things are getting testy between Fulton DA Fani Willis and Governor Kemp - Senator Lindsey Graham continues attempts to quas...
Aug 25, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Jason is back from vacation so we’re at full strength. And we needed to be at full strength to handle the wild, wacky storied coming at us this week. - Apparently, the Georgia Republican Assembly is working with Democrats to topple Speaker Ralston. - Axios reports that Republicans are contemplating expanding Medicaid. - An investigation is underway into the alleged theft of election data in Coffee County. Sidney Powell is involved. - Trump endorsed candidates did fairly well across the county, w...
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 11 min
We were Jason-less tonight as he was so overcome by the Washington Vote-a-rama he had to go on vacation. No need to fear, as Scot and Buzz stepped up to take care of the much needed punditry. This weeks topics include: Prayers for Abrams as she tests positive for covid19. Abrams claims she defeated the largest tax increase in history. Huh? Abrams says spend the surplus! Meanwhile, Kemp’s economic policies continue to pay dividends. Biden Administration blocks Kemp’s alternative to the ACA. The T...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Another Friday podcast as work interferes with our normal podcasting schedule. Nevertheless, we persisted. This week’s topics included: - A Federal Judge plunges this November’s Public Service Commission races into uncharted territory. - Pro-lifers ask “what’s the matter with Kansas” as Georgia Democrats rejoice. - Music Midtown is canceled. - Blue state Governors make a pitch for Georgia Businesses to relocate there. - Former Gwinnett DA Danny Porter accused, sorta, of framing a cop for murder ...
Aug 06, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Jason, Scot, and Buzz break down the latest political news and gossip from around the state and nation, in this special Friday edition of the Peach Pundit Podcast. - Several new polls hit at the end of the week looking at the Governor’s race, the Senate race, and other races. We discuss. - Former Speaker Newt Gingrich joined Herschel Walker and Law Enforcement Officials to talk about fighting crime. Why is crime rising, and is Sen. Warnock to blame? - First Stacey Abrams copies Brian Kemp’s poli...
Jul 30, 2022•1 hr 19 min
We're back at full strength this week, well sort of. Buzz has recovered from covid, while Jason now has it. Ugh. But there was plenty of politics to talk about, and Scot dropped a new wrinkle into a famous bit of Braves history. You’ve got to watch until the end to get that juicy morsel. Topics tonight included: - A new poll from Cygnal suggests Governor Brian Kemp has astounding levels of support from minority voters. - This and other polls, lead us to believe that Quinnipiac poll showing the G...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Scot and Jason tackle the latest big topics in Georgia politics while Buzz is down with the sickness. The topics on this week's episode of the Peach Pundit Podcast: - Condemning the swatting of Kandiss Taylor - There's a lot happening with Herschel Walker (Hall County, floating air, reconfigures campaign team, and high profile GAGOP Activists stick with him, and a Democratic poll still has him ahead of Warnock) - Sen. Warnock raises $17 million in three months - Jen Jordan is under fire for sayi...
Jul 14, 2022•56 min
We’re back, but a few days later than normal. As usual, Georgia politics never fails to provide us with interesting and weird things to talk about. This week’s topics include: - West Virginia v. EPA - Abrams outraises Kemp…by a lot - Abrams trying to outbid Kemp - Walker campaign leaks - Lindsey Graham, Cleta Mitchell, and others subpoenaed - Fani Willis holds funder for Charlie Bailey as news about Burt Jones and fake electors hits - State Legislators fail to quash subpoenas in grand jury probe...
Jul 09, 2022•1 hr 14 min
After a two-week hiatus, the guys are back and ready to weigh in on all the big news. Topics included: - As expected, SCOTUS overturned Roe and Casey with the Dobbs decision. What does this mean for Georgia’s Heartbeat Bill? - SCOTUS also ruled against New York in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. - Kennedy v. Bremerton went in favor of Coach Kennedy. - After blasting the Dobbs Decision Abrams says she supports limits on abortion - Mike Collins trucks Vernon Jones but refus...
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 22 min
We were back at full strength this week with Jason, Scot, and Buzz. We were pleased to be joined by Brad Raffensperger, fresh off his victory in the GOP Primary. We talked about several things with the Secretary, including what the heck happened in the DeKalb County Commission District 2 Democratic primary. Other topics included: - Jason isn’t happy, at all, with the Libertarian Party. But he ain’t coming back to the GOP. - Provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has an unpaid gig in the office of - Georg...
Jun 09, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Jason took the week off, so it's just Buzz and Scot this week. In this episode, the guys chat about: - Something stinks about Emerald Robinson - Kandiss Taylor does not concede because she has 60,000 volunteers and only got 40,000 votes and MyPillow launches an investigation - AP says 37,000 Dems crossed over - Kelly Loeffler tweets that Georgians are done with claims of voter suppression - Herschel is mad at Trump - DeKalb cannot certify election results - Geoff Duncan calls for gun control - T...
Jun 02, 2022•1 hr 10 min
In this special edition of the Peach Pundit Podcast, Scot sat down with Congressman Barry Loudermilk to discuss the January 6th Committee’s bungling of a letter that accused him of leading a reconnaissance tour of the Capitol Complex on January 5, 2021. Hear the circumstances from the Congressman in his own words as we discuss how the committee never sent him the letter, choosing instead to send it to the media, how the accusations have manifested death threats to him and his staff, and what he ...
May 27, 2022•22 min
Jason and Scot are on Podcast Duty this week and had a lot to discuss after Tuesday’s Primary Election results. We tackle: - Kemp wins with 74% - Last minute Trump ad that claimed you cannot support Trump if you vote for Kemp - Perdue vows to help Kemp even though he said that everything he said about Kemp was True - Trump gets a win in Burt Jones, barely at 50.08% - Vernon Jones makes a run off, Mike Collins places an order for rape whistles - Raffensperger wins without a runoff, the Democrats ...
May 26, 2022•59 min
Buzz and Scot teamed up and were visited by State Senator and Labor Commissioner Candidate, Bruce Thompson. And then we talked about the crazy and wild world of Georgia Politics, including: - How Primary Results in Pennsylvania and North Carolina may be a predictor for the Trump Slate in Georgia - Perdue is sputtering to the finish line in spite of Insider Advantage's best efforts - Ducey and Christie stump for Kemp, with Mike Pence on the way - Gary Black won't vote for Herschel - AJC Says 16k ...
May 19, 2022•1 hr 10 min
We’re Buzz-less this week, but we’ve still put a good episode of the Peach Pundit Podcast for you. Our topics tonight include: - Guest is Jeanne Seaver, candidate for LG - "2000 Mules" and why True the Vote really needs to cooperate with the GBI - OAN admits there was no widespread election fraud - Judge rules that MTG stays on the ballot - MTG and Hice vote with Putin - Jason's series of posts on MTG - CPI report - Early vote totals are skyrocketing, AJC still silent on election bills' impact o...
May 12, 2022•1 hr 14 min
The guys were back again and joined tonight by Cody Hall, Communications Director for the Kemp for Governor campaign. We got his thoughts on the state of the race, their plans for the last few weeks of the campaign, and for the fall campaign. Other topics tonight include: The final debate in the GOP race for Governor took place and included ALL the GOP candidates. - Kandiss Taylor calls Joe Biden a pedophile, and makes a vicious accusation against parents. - Kemp extends his lead in the latest p...
May 05, 2022•1 hr 13 min
We’re back! It’s another full week of Georgia political news. We start the podcast with a chat with GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kelvin King. Other topics include: - Kemp and Perdue square off in a WSBTV debate. - Kemp signs tax rate cut in Perdue’s home county. - A new AJC/UGA poll has Kemp poised to avoid a runoff, Walker up big, and Raffensperger and Hice neck and neck. The poll also shows Republican voters’ confidence in the election process growing. - Jack Links is bringing 800 jobs to Georgia...
Apr 28, 2022•1 hr 21 min
We’re at full strength this week and as usual, have plenty to say about the latest in Georgia politics. We’re joined this week by Senate President Pro Tem Butch Miller. Miller is one of the candidates for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor. Other topics include: - David Perdue claims the Georgia State Patrol aren’t “elite.” Many object to the characterization. - Constitutional Carry signed into law. - Pro-Kemp PAC releases polling which has Kemp up 11, similar to other polls. - Ke...
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Jason was absent (stuck in the DC swamp) but Scot, and Buzz held down the fort and have plenty to say about the week’s political news. On the episode this week: - We were joined by GOP Senate candidate Latham Saddler. - Newt Gingrich endorsed Vernon Jones in the 10th district Congressional race then remembered he had already endorsed Mike Collins. - State Representative Calvin Smyre has been nominated by President Biden as the Ambassador to the Dominican Republic. His farewell speech on Sine Die...
Apr 07, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Jason, Scot, and Buzz are back with comments and observations about the crazy world of Georgia politics. On the episode this week: - Our special guest this week is Jennifer Strahan. Strahan is challenging She Who Must Not Be Named for the GOP nomination in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. - The Georgia House and Senate strike a deal on HB 1013, Speaker Ralston’s - Mental Health Parity Act. Trump draws smaller than normal crowd for David Perdue and the “Trump Slate” of Republican candidates...
Mar 31, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Peach Pundit is now on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/peachpundit Jason, Scot, and Buzz are back again with the latest in the wild and crazy world of Georgia politics. On this week’s episode, we talk about: • HB 1013 and the misinformation campaign against it • Bluestein’s book is out • Geoff Duncan’s 2.0 starts running ads • Vernon Jones doesn’t know where CD 10 is located • Trump to rally for his slate of candidates this weekend • Next door in Alabama, Trump pulls his endorsement of Mo Brook...
Mar 24, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Jason, Scot, and Buzz are back reacting to the news of the day – and there’s a lot to react to. Peach Pundit is now on Patreon! https://bit.ly/3InjyYl Topics include: • School Choice is dead…again. • Medical Cannabis bill clears the House • Horse racing fails in Senate….again • Trump Endorses Patrick Witt for Insurance Commissioner • Stacey on “Woke Trek” • Gary Black’s attack on Herschel • MTG’s weird anti-Ukraine rant • Shafer and the Russian propaganda machine • Freddie Freeman is gone, but M...
Mar 18, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Jason, Scot, and Buzz convened a special Friday edition of the Peach Pundit Podcast, moments after the doors were shut on the qualifying to run for office. We bring you the first reaction to some of the important races that will be on the ballot in May and in November. • Kemp vs. Perdue is officially on. We observe the difference in energy between their qualifying events. We also talk about the latest polling on that race which shows Kemp at 50% • She Who Shall Not Be Named made some interesting...
Mar 11, 2022•1 hr 28 min
We’re back at our normal time this week, and we have another episode of the Peach Pundit Podcast packed with political news, drama, and humor. In this week’s episode, Scot, Buzz, and Jason discuss - MTG hangs out with racists - Herschel not sharing a stage with MTG, but Perdue is - Perdue's stance on Rivian - Trump backs Buckhead City and calls some Georgia Republicans RINOs - Attacks on Burt Jones via text - Constitutional carry clears Senate to Ukraine comparisons - Federal judge upholds Georg...
Mar 03, 2022•1 hr 5 min
There was so much going on that in order for all three of us to get together we had to do a special mid-day broadcast. If you watched the live broadcast, you caught some pretty crude humor that you won't hear in the recorded version. We apologize for nothing. But we did discuss several things, including: • Russia Invading Ukraine • Herschel says he's mad at both Kemp and Perdue • CD 10 sees some consolidation • Jesus, Guns, Babies, and Blaire Erskine • Perdue's ad featuring a man arrested for di...
Feb 25, 2022•1 hr 17 min
We’re back at full strength tonight, and we’ve got another fun episode of the Peach Pundit Podcast. In this week’s episode, Buzz, Scot, and Jason discuss: - Fresh polling in the Governor’s race - Perdue says Trump not on Twitter is a sign we are becoming Nazi Germany - Vernon Jones isn’t having a good go of it in GA-10 - Buckhead City is dead - Former Thomas clerk, Andrew Pinson, tapped by Kemp for state Supreme Court - The other Perdue for board of regents - Faking pregnancies - San Francisco s...
Feb 17, 2022•49 min
