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Nathan Deal and the longest corruption scandal in Georgia history

Gov. Nathan Deal wants you to believe he built his business from scratch and made it a shining example of free market, small business success. “It is not the government that made us successful,” he preached in Sunday night’s debate. But it turns out this isn’t close to the truth. Nathan Deal built his business with a no-bid government contract that created a government-backed monopoly for his junkyard. Most of Georgia’s small business owners don’t

10 Ways Gov. Nathan Deal Got His “Shady” Nicknames

Dirty Deal. Raw Deal. Bad Deal.  Whatever your favorite nickname for Georgia’s governor is, it likely has something to do with his corruption and lack of ethics.  Here are 10 ways Gov. Nathan Deal earned his negative nicknames:   1. Gov. ‘Shady’ Deal sold his junkyard for $4 million to Copart, a company that owes Georgia $74 million in back taxes.   2. And Deal still pockets $10,000 in rent every month from Copart while refusing to

9 Ways Gov. Deal Earned His Horrible Reputation on Equality

Georgians know that Gov. Nathan Deal has a horrible reputation on equality issues. Here’s how he earned it: 1. Gov. Deal referred to African American women as “ghetto grandmothers.”   2.  In 2014, he “presumed” a Hispanic student at UGA was an illegal immigrant.   3. So is it surprising that Gov. Deal believes that his wife can, quote, “look at her sixth-grade class and tell which ones are going to prison and which ones

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Nathan Deal: Too corrupt even for Congress

You may think Congress is bad. The gridlock. The partisan politics. And all those politicians on the take from big corporations. But imagine what it takes to get run out of Congress? Nathan Deal spent 17 years in Congress before he quit to avoid penalties for using his office to strong-arm an exclusive state contract for his Gainesville junkyard. If even D.C.’s career politicians rejected Deal, there must really be something wrong. And it’s true.

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This is how Nathan Deal got rich in public office

Georgia has been an exceptional state for Nathan Deal to do business. When Nathan Deal walked into the governor’s office in January 2011, he had just quit Congress to avoid penalties for using his office to strong-arm an exclusive state contract for his Gainesville junkyard. Without that exclusive government contract, his junkyard started losing money and was in debt by about $2 million. The governor needed to sell it. His other business — a sporting