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David Pennington as a chrome-plated dragon-slayer

March 13, 2014 Atlanta: David Pennington for Governor school bus. BRANT SANDERLIN /BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

Credit: Jim Galloway

Credit: Jim Galloway

March 13, 2014 Atlanta: David Pennington for Governor school bus. BRANT SANDERLIN /BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM
By Jim Galloway
March 13, 2014

This morning, a truncated school bus bearing David Pennington campaign signs is circling the state Capitol with unusual cargo: A large chrome-plated statue of a sword-wielding knight. Specifically, we think, St. George.

If we’re not mistaken, Gov. Nathan Deal's GOP challenger has borrowed one half of a tableau from the front yard of Morgan County tea partyer and millionaire Ray Boyd. The other half, not on the school bus, is a chrome dragon.

Here's a question: How do you quantify knightly rental on a campaign disclosure report?

About the Author

Jim Galloway, the newspaper’s former political columnist, was a writer and editor at the AJC for four decades.

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