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MN GOP PRESS RELEASE: “ASHWIN MADIA TO KEEP TAINTED MONEY”
By Michael B. Brodkorb | September 16, 2008
St. Paul – Republican Party of Minnesota Chair Ron Carey today released the following statement after Ashwin Madia’s campaign declared they would keep money from Rep. Charles Rangel and would not be calling on Rangel to resign his leadership post.
“Ashwin Madia’s refusal to disassociate himself from Rep. Charles Rangel despite the numerous questions surrounding his personal, political and business dealings is indefensible. Even his campaign spokesman said that a candidate’s fundraising is a “good indication of how you’ll conduct yourself in Congress’ and Madia’s made the decision to go-along and get-along with the out of touch Democrat leadership in the U.S. House even when they are under a cloud of ethical controversies. The indications are clear – despite his campaign promises, he will be a rubberstamp for party leaders. Minnesotans deserve a better from someone who aspires to replace Jim Ramstad.â€
Madia Campaign Spokesman: “The Way You Raise Money Is A Good Indication Of How You’ll Conduct Yourself In Congress.†“‘I do think there are people who will decide who to vote for in this race based on who is giving money to these candidates,’ Pollock said. ‘The way you raise money is a good indication of how you’ll conduct yourself in Congress.’†(Curtis Gilbert, “Madia And Paulsen Camps Trade Attacks Over ‘Dirty Money,’†MPR’s Polinaut Blog, September 15 , 2008, )
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September 16th, 2008 at 4:46 PM
“Ashwin Madia’s refusal to disassociate himself from Rep. Charles Rangel despite the numerous questions surrounding his personal, political and business dealings is indefensible.”
So, Rangel is guilty until proven guilty? I guess this goes to show what sort of judges Eric Paulsen would favor.
September 16th, 2008 at 4:59 PM
Oh yeah. That’s funny.
Not a scrap of evidence that Norm Coleman is a philanderer and you libs spew lies.
And Sarah Palin didn’t have that baby, the daughter did.
Yup. You liberals sure do wait to make sure you have provable evidence before you spew your venom.
September 16th, 2008 at 6:05 PM
There is a pretty big difference here.
No DFL party leader, to my knowledge, has ever issued a press release supporting the theories of a few radical bloggers.
By Ron Carey issuing this release, he has put a face and a name on the guilty until proven guilty mentality of the republican party.
September 16th, 2008 at 7:12 PM
How tainted is the 9k you made over a six week period as a part time researcher for the Paulsen campaign there MBB.
September 16th, 2008 at 7:37 PM
Leroy, what the hell are you talking about? What is a “theory of a few radical bloggers?”
For fuck sake, every major news outlet has run something about how Charlie Rangel failed to pay taxes on $75,000 of income, and his questionable business dealings… including his illegal use of a rent-controlled NYC apartment as a campaign office.
What “theory” are you talking about?
September 16th, 2008 at 7:42 PM
What the Madia Campaign Spokesman was referring to has been left out; specifically, the donations Erik Paulsen received from very questionable sources:
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2008/09/15_politics/paulsen.pdf
The donations include:
$5,000 from a leadership PAC of Rep. Pete Sessions, who has held fundraisers at a Las Vegas strip club
$1,000 from Rep. Don Young, of “Bridge to Nowhere†fame and under investigation for connections to the VECO Corp.
$1,500 from Rep. Tom Feeney, who has connections to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff
$1,000 from a PAC controlled by Rep. Harold “Hal†Rogers, whom his own hometown newspaper called the “Prince of Pork.â€
There is a total of over $80,000 in question.
Erik Paulsen needs better help hiding stuff.
September 16th, 2008 at 11:10 PM
if you were to read/reread my earlier post, the theories I was talking about were the ones involving the sanctity of Norms marriage, and the paternity of the Palin baby, and not Rangel.
If Rangel is convicted of what is currently alleged then sure, donate the money to charity. But to give it back just because some republicans have and axe to grind? Well, that is just laugable in a case where the opponent is keeping equally/more tainted money.
September 17th, 2008 at 12:16 PM
Sad thing, there are not enough Republican attornies to prosecute all the Democrat’s “mistakes”.