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DEL.ICIO.USPerdue boosts Irvin opponent
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Gov. Sonny Perdue gives Gary Black a publicity boost in a new full-color, glossy mailing to voters, paid for by the Georgia Republican Party.
Black, 48, is the Republican farmer and agricultural lobbyist from Commerce who’s challenging Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin, the Democrat who has served since 1969, in the November election.
In the mailer, the candidates say they will promote the use of biofuels “so that we lessen our dependence on foreign oil.� Black also piggybacks on Perdue’s plan to “make sure illegal immigrants don’t stop at the welfare line.�
The campaign advertisement says Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor, Perdue’s challenger, and Irvin have no plans to address biofuels, illegal immigration and food safety.
Said Perdue campaign spokesman Derrick Dickey, “Tommy Irvin is a nice enough man, but he’s been in office for over four decades, and while times have changed in the ag industry, he hasn’t.�
Democratic Party Chairman Bobby Kahn said Tuesday, in a written statement: “Mark Taylor will focus on the pocketbooks of everyday Georgians, not spend his days trying to enrich his own.�
Kahn added: “Tommy Irvin has built a career making sure our food is safe and that Georgia’s agribusiness is second to none.�
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By Uncle Jessie
October 26, 2006 3:13 PM | Link to this
If ya’ll think Boss Hawg Perdue is a gonna undercut his Yankee Godfathers (Bush/Cheney) oil bidness with bio diesel, I got some swamp land to sell in Florida. Whoops! Sonny done bought it too.