Kemp's Korean Power Play: A Battery Boom and the Dirty Tricks

In this high-energy episode of The Georgia Hour with BKP—brought to you by voiceofruralamerica.com—host BKP dives headfirst into the chaotic underbelly of Georgia politics, racing through a packed agenda before dashing off to back-to-back meetings. Kicking off with shoutouts to insightful Substacks like Scott Howard's deep dives into geopolitical entanglements (e.g., Thundercomm's Chinese-rooted hardware partnerships), BKP urges listeners to share more Georgia-focused reads for his weekend deep-dive homework.

The bulk of the show lasers in on the heated U.S. Senate race to unseat Democrat John Ossoff, where BKP skewers GOP Chairman Josh McKoon as "the Great Divider"—a Kemp lapdog orchestrating a "cease-fire" to shield newcomer Derek Dooley from attacks by incumbents Mike Collins and Buddy Carter. Blasting McKoon's hypocrisy (from rigged conventions to Trump loyalty barbs), BKP reveals Kemp's behind-the-scenes maneuvering: pre-race calls to sidelined candidates, puff-piece media tours for Dooley, and a frantic push for a Trump endorsement to kneecap Collins. Don't sleep on Carter, BKP warns—he's pounding the pavement and polling strong—while polls tighten ahead of his Gainesville candidate breakdowns next week, including Secretary of State, Lt. Governor, and AG races.

BKP doesn't hold back on broader absurdities: mocking AG Chris Carr's eleventh-hour "political stunt" backing citizenship-proof voter rules, and spotlighting a controversial October 26 Alpharetta meet-and-greet for a dozen Muslim Democratic candidates—from gubernatorial hopeful to statehouse contenders—drawing fire from Laura Loomer and her "band of bigots," who’ve forced security pleas and donation drives. He ties this to the November 4 PSC election as a litmus test for Democratic momentum post-"No Kings" rallies, quizzing listeners on SB 202's surprise Sunday voting origins.

The episode's explosive core uncovers Georgia's shadowy "battery boom" fueling data centers: BKP connects dots from Georgia Power's push for 10 nuclear reactors' worth of gas-fired plants, solar, and massive battery storage to justify unprecedented grid expansions, all while Governor Brian Kemp schmoozes in South Korea. Fresh from a trade mission amid Hyundai-LG raids and worker visa detentions, Kemp pledges 90-day visas for Korean specialists, expands tax incentives for SK Battery America's gigafactories in Commerce and Bartow (with Hyundai joint ventures), and assures executives of administrative perks. BKP smells a rat—data centers guzzling city-scale power, Korean "high-tech batteries" as the linchpin, and zero public input—labeling it a long-brewing elite power grab where taxpayers foot the bill via shifted burdens, not relief.

Wrapping with fiery reminders—slamming Ossoff's shutdown votes, the "Albino Rhino" scandals, "Frost the Fourth's" senior swindles, and Georgians "suffering" under elite indifference—BKP signs off with birthday wishes, weekend election homework, and a call to arms: "Our children deserve better." Stream full segments on Rumble, and hit up voiceofruralamerica.com for texts, emails, and more unfiltered rural rage.