Category Archives: Politics

The One-Eyed Man is King: Trump’s Policies Toward the Islamic World

Part 1: The One-Eyed Man is King: Trump’s Policies Toward the Islamic World

Timothy R. Furnish, PhD spoke to the Madison Forum on April 27, 2019. Furnish has his PhD in Islamic, World, and African History. He is a former US Army Arabic Linguist, Civilian Consultant to US Special Operations Command, Author of books on the Middle East and Middle-earth, University Professor, and has appeared on FOX NEWS War Stories: … Read more...

Using RICO to Combat Georgia Sovereign Immunity

Attorney Stephen Humphreys, Madison Forum Member, spoke at the Madison Forum breakfast meeting, Saturday,  January 27th at the Hilton/Marietta Hotel Conference Center, 500 Powder Springs St, Marietta, Georgia.

Stephen spoke about: “Pioneering the use of civil RICO actions to combat Georgia’s expansion of sovereign immunity to prevent government accountability and protect criminal conduct by state officials.”

The video links follow and contact information for the Georgia AG can be found … Read more...

Tom Cheek, Cobb Commission District 3 Candidate

Tom Cheek is a candidate in the Cobb County District 3 Commission race. Tom not only spoke to the Madison Forum about the reasons he felt compelled to jump into the Cobb County District 3 race, but also spent much of the time answering questions from voters attending the breakfast.

NOTE: Due to the length of this forum, we split the video into two parts; 1) Tom Speaking and 2) … Read more...

How to Make Georgia Great Again

The Madison Forum was pleased to have former Dalton Mayor, candidate for Georgia Governor and Madison Forum member,   David Pennington, speak at the luncheon meeting on Monday, December 12th at the Rib Ranch restaurant in Marietta Georgia.  Pennington spoke on the topic of “Why Trump” and how to make America great again as well as what we need to do locally to reign in Georgia government.

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Wars, Holy and Secular: Putin v. Obama in the Middle East

(Q&A at 34 min/24 sec marker)

The Madison Forum was pleased to have Timothy Furnish, Ph.D., Madison Forum Member, as our Guest Speaker at the Luncheon Meeting on October 12th at the Rib Ranch restaurant. Dr. Furnish gave us an informative session on  “Wars, Holy and Secular: Putin v. Obama in the Middle East.”

Furnish holds a PhD in Islamic, World and African history from Ohio State University.  He currently … Read more...

Sen. Josh McKoon 2016 GA Legislative Update

The Madison Forum was very pleased to have Georgia State Senator Josh McKoon, Madison Forum Member, as the Guest Speaker at the Breakfast Meeting on Saturday, August 29th at the Rib Ranch Restaurant. Sen. McKoon gave his insight on the “2016 Legislative Session” and many other issues that will be of interest to Georgia voters.

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Jewish Political Perspective Part I-History through 2012

By
Larry Laibson

Introduction
Historically, Jews have been Liberal and in the U.S. associated with the Democrat Party. Other than Blacks, Jews historically have lopsidedly voted Democratic. Why? What is the Jewish political perspective? Is it changing? How has the U.S. Israel relationship, especially under President Obama and the current Iran Nuclear Deal, affected the Jewish voter? Are the Demographics changing for the 2016 Elections?

I am a Conservative Jew. … Read more...