We have been getting lots of e-mail about the site, most of it - about 90% - positive. On occasion, someone sends us something that is crafty and maybe not so "on the up and up." We call this "Minion mail" and here is one we received today from Mr. Michael Ellison:

Mr. Ellsion claims to be a disabled veteran. If he is, may God Bless you and I thank you for your sacrifice and service to our country. If you are not, then you are the lowest of the low.
We thought you were a volunteer photographer for Rev. Jim and a former cinematographer who has done an outstanding display of work at the Hospice of Savannah gallery.
So, if Mr. Ellison is not a disabled veteran, it would be a new low for Rev. Jim to use one of his MINIONS to make such a claim to further his campaign. If you are a disabled vet, Mr. Ellison, then I apologize.


Here is his letter:
"The heading of your blog states your blog is for people who support Jack Kingston. I don't understand why you do not want to hear from everyone who is a voter. Furthermore your heading says all of what Jack Kingston has done for us. Could you please give me a comprehensive list of exactly what Jack Kingston has done for me as a voter in the first Congressional District. Also, this website is listed as Veterans for Kingston, as a Disabled Veteran I would like to know the bills Kingston has written and supported that would help me as a disabled veteran."

Our response:
1. Michael, you and anyone else are welcome to post comments. We do moderate to prevent inappropriate language and unattributed garbage.

2. Since we are not a part of Jack Kingston's campaign (nor do I know if he has ever seen this blog) we do not have access to a ready-made list. To compile a list of all Jack has done over the past 14 years would be a tremendous undertaking (Funding for the bridge and harbor in Brunswick, expansion of the Savannah port, agriculture programs in nearly every county, civil rights museums in Savannah, Atlanta and Macon, protecting 5 military bases from BRAC and expanding missions at each one).

3. This also goes for what he has done for veterans and disabled vets as well (The first thing that comes to mind is his leadership, including a letter to the president, in doing away with concurrent receipt!) However, if you will e-mail me your home address, I will be glad to spend a few days comiling a list for you.

We must never forget

Nelson: "Jesus is a liberal and God is a flaming liberal"

I could not believe my eyes when I read this post by the good Rev. Jim Nelson at Irregular Times.

It was an angry response to a post which stated "Jim Nelson’s positions on mixing church and state are most unsettling." and "The Nelson for Congress web site says nothing about the Iraq War."

In his response posted Aug. 9, 2006, Rev. Jim Nelson said "Have you read the articles I wrote before we went to war, opposing the war? Have you read that I said Jesus is a liberal and God is a flaming liberal, and that most of the teachings of Jesus are more in line with the values of the Democratic Party?"

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I don't think Jesus supports abortion or gay marriage.

The post was titled "Jim Nelson - A Democrat We Would Be Better Without"
I tend to agree.

Nelson's minions pestering people

Time to catch up! It's been a few days but work has been busy and I was still recuperating from the long weekend!

My sister in law told me that she went to Publix on Monday to pick up a few groceries. As she got out of her car, she was accosted by a woman who offered her some papers and said, "Would you help us get Jack Kingston out of office?"

My sister in law politely took the papers offered and then responded, "No! I like Jack Kingston."

The papers and a bumper sticker are currently lining her cat's litter box!