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Recently I ran a piece debunking several statements made by Congressman Jack Kingston about Barack Obama. One of the responses came from a certain Bill Gillespie (pictured here business-casual), a recently retired Lieutenant Colonel who is apparently campaigning to replace Kingston as representative of Georgia’s first district. Here’s what he had to say:

My name is Bill Gillespie, and I’m Kingston’s Congressional election opponent this year. Here Jack goes again, seeking the spotlight and spending the taxpayers time politiking instead of serving the people of District 1. Jack is in Congress for one purpose: to represent the people of South Georgia, fighting for what’s best for our region and America. He is not there to campaign for President. Partisan publicity stunts like this interview only waste taxpayers’ money and make South Georgia look bad. This is no surprise though. For several years now Jack has put his political party and special interest friends ahead of the people he represents. As Congressman, all my energy will be focused on serving South Georgia and putting the people first. Thank you all for your support. Visit my website to learn more about me: www.billforgeorgia.com

I think it’s great that politicians are increasingly engaging the blogosphere. (Remember Obama’s submissions to dailykos?)

I would imagine Gillespie’s military background would go over well in a district like Georgia’s first, which covers four military bases. If he’s able to get some traction against Kingston, however, he’ll be the first. Kingston took the office in 1992, won by a fair margin, and has received over 68 percent of the vote in the subsequent seven elections, two of them unopposed. My advice? Bring the tank. Kingston looks like he knows how to use a ladle.

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