July 30, 2021

Hello Fellow DeKalb County Republicans,

With the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics celebrating its’ 25th Anniversary and the delayed 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics kicking off this past weekend, I found myself reflecting on the then and now.  Back then, the hopes and dreams of the 1996 Olympics found me inspired to make Atlanta my new home as I moved from Massachusetts to become a Georgia Peach.  While no one can forget about the horrible tragedy of the Centennial Olympic Park Bombing, I was proud to be an Atlantan due to all the precautions and patriotism that followed.

Today, I am both saddened and disgusted by the group of rotten apples, who call themselves our nation’s greatest athletes, representing our country while simultaneously disrespecting it.  For the first time in my life, I have chosen not to watch the Opening Ceremonies of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics nor the competitions.  It seems that I am not alone in this sentiment. While there were successive viewership increases over the first few days of the Tokyo Olympic Games (a feat not accomplished since 1992), overall viewership is still falling short of past games. Last Saturday night’s prime-time coverage across all platforms was 15.3 million and increased to 19.8 million on Sunday. Yes, that is an increase from the day before, but a major dip from the first Saturday/Sunday weekend broadcast of Brazil’s 2016 games. It averaged 23.5 million and 31.8 million viewers, respectively, according to Reuters.

Team USA is used to winning gold medals at the Olympics, especially during the Summer Games.  Americans used to feel proud when our teams went around the world and racked up medals in track and field or swimming.  And I am sure we all remember the great USA-USSR rivalry back in the 80’s; a true proxy for the Cold War. Likewise, I have also seen many Americans celebrating our Olympic losses this year, especially in women’s soccer and men’s basketball – poetic justice for these athletes that disrespect our flag and country.  

I know all of you know that I love winning.  Maybe it is time for our national athletes to leave politics to the politicians so we can once again celebrate them and their amazing physical accomplishments along with our American Pride!

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August is going to be a busy month for Georgia’s Republicans – especially in DeKalb!  Mark those calendars! On the evening of August 16th, the DeKalb GOP and DeKalb Young Republicans are thrilled to welcome Congresswoman Kat Cammack for a Fireside Chat: “Every Town is a Border Town.”  Kat proudly serves Florida’s 3rd Congressional District and is the youngest Republican woman in the 117th Congress.  And the DeKalb GOP is thrilled to be partnering with the Gwinnett GOP on to host Congressman Pat Fallon and Dr. Rich McCormick at the “All in For American Breakfast” on August 28th.   If you are feeling adventurous, I hope that you will join the Republican Women of Gilmore County for the “Let’s Lead Right” event at Ott Farms and Vineyard.  I am proud to be joining Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, Suzi Voyles, Vivian Childs and Jeanne Seaver on the big stage.

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As you can see the DeKalb GOP is energized! Together we will take DeKalb from a blue desert sprinkled with red and pink islands to a purple pasture by #VotingDeKalbRed! 

With Best Regards,

Marci McCarthy

DeKalb GOP Chairman Chairman@DeKalbGOP.org

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