Jim Galloway for the Political Insider reports, “Because life is unfair and cruel and at its heart a veil of tears, you are not allowed to read press releases with headlines like this every day: ‘Georgia Congressman Jim Marshall publicly attacks ghost hunting and those who participate.’”

An explanation will come, but later – This morning, the Macon Telegraph reports this:
Paul Rish, until a few days ago chairman of the Bibb County Republican Party, will challenge U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall in the 8th Congressional District, he said Monday. Rish, who will be 30 next week, is making his first bid for political office. Rish appears to be a Ghost Hunter.

Rish is president and CEO of his own voice and data network business, Rish Telecommunications, and was head of the local GOP until resigning Sept. 30 to make this congressional run. The Republican Party has tried to take down Marshall, a Democrat, for several years now, making Middle Georgia’s 8th District a national priority.

But it is a fact that, if you Google the name “Paul Rish” and “Georgia,” on the second page of hits you come across a link to the Georgia Ghost Society, which eventually leads any curious reporter to the phone number of director and founder Bob Hunnicut.

According to its Web site, the Georgia Ghost Society, created in 1999 and headquartered in Macon, is dedicated to:

– Conducting authentic ghost research;

– Scientific investigation/documentation of various types of phenomena;

– Promotion of Georgia’s vast haunted historical landmarks;

– Offering assistance and invention to anyone experiencing a haunting;

– Providing our services in a professional manner at no charge.

The Georgia Ghost Society is not a club or simply a hobby[. A]ll members are carefully selected, interviewed and screened to ensure mature, professional behavior as well as their dedication to providing the absolute best in paranormal investigative services using the latest in equipment and protocols.

The most obvious question, which I posed to Hunnicut on Monday, was whether Rish held membership in the group.

Read Jim Galloway’s full article here