Yeah, we didn’t much want to come back to this either, but this is mildly amusing. Jonathan Rees, the mercurial candidate for the Ward 3 council seat, recently posted the following gem on Craigslist concerning his candidacy and his opponent, Sam Brooks:

EVERYBODY LOVES WARD 3 CANDIDATE REES!

On Thursday, November 17, 2005, Ward 3 candidate Rees and not his rival Brooks will be attending the prestigious 2005 DC Hospital Association Annual Banquet at the Hilton Hotel where he will be rated as one of the top candidates by the health care industry.

Candidate Brooks was rated with a BIG FAT ZERO!

On Friday, November 18, 2005, Ward 3 candidate Rees will have dinner in Sayerville, NJ, with the famed rockers from Georgia known as Collective Soul.

Candidate Sam Brooks got a no invite!

When people who are somebody chose you then you are a somebody, but when they don’t then that says you are a nobody.

Let the public record speak for itself!

Sounds a little like second grade, doesn’t it?

We were surprised by two claims made by Rees. First off, he claimed that the D.C. Hospital Association would be giving his campaign high ratings, a step short of a full endorsement. Seeming a little early in the campaign season to be handing out candidate scorecards or endorsements, we put in a quick call to the DCHA. According to the organization’s president, while DCHA plans on eventually issuing its blessing to certain candidates, it won’t be happening tomorrow. And as for Collective Soul, who are apparently friends of Rees, well, when was the last time a national recording artist weighed in on a local race? Do the boys from Atlanta have a particular interest in what happens in Ward 3? Can we expect Rees’ campaign events to be headlined by the rockers? That’d be pretty cool.

So, who loves Rees?

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