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the part of the story that interested me most was the reaction of Eric Cantor, the incumbent I’m taking on. Within minutes after the story broke, Mr. Cantor fired off a news release: “I welcome Ben Jones to Virginia politics,” he said. “I am looking forward to a spirited and energetic campaign.” Me too. In fact, he can stop looking forward. Look now. The campaign is on. This column is part of it.
And by the way, 1 was living in Virginia and speaking out against the Byrd Machine’s poll tax many years before he was bom. Assuming he is reading this, “now he knows the rest of the story.”
Well, then the good Congressman went on to say, “Today I call upon Ben Jones to lay aside the character of ‘Crazy Cooter’ and directly and forthrightly tell the people of the 7th District what his vision is. Tell us where Ben Jones, not the character he played on television, stands.”
“I also call upon Ben Jones to explain his voting record,” he goes on.
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