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Dirty Tricks in GOP AG Primary?

by: Matt Singer

Mon Jun 02, 2008 at 13:32:34 PM MST

KTVQ reports:

Montana Attorney General Candidate Tim Fox says that Democratic operatives have used illegal and deceptive campaign practices.
Fox says voters have received automatic-dial messages that tout his opponent Lee Bruner in the primary.
Fox believes Democrats look at him as a stronger candidate, and want Bruner as the Republican nominee to make it easier to win in November. Fox says that the auto messages are illegal for campaigns in Montana.
The message says "paid for by Citizens for Strong Law Enforcement", a group that Republicans say does not exist.
Bruner told Fox he is not part of this group, and did not pay for the messages.
"This is a cowardly, irreprehensible attempt to manipulate the Republican primary for purposes of retaining a Republican nominee who is weaker in the general election," Fox said, "and who potentially would not be able to win against a Democrat nominee."

Whoever is behind these calls owes Tim Fox and Montana an apology, but Fox's response is really nothing short of hilarious, for two reasons.

Irreprehensible means not reprehensible -- another way of saying "not terrible." Check it out yourself.
A guy running for Attorney General is leveling accusations that he himself admits he has no evidence of. I know it's just before an election, but that's not responsible law enforcement.

Who is behind these calls? I have no idea. It could be a Democratic operative. It could be Lee Bruner (I don't think so, but it could be). It could be someone who just doesn't like Tim Fox. It could be someone ideologically aligned with Lee Bruner, but not Bruner himself. Who knows? I don't. Tim Fox doesn't either. He shouldn't point the finger unless he has really good reasons to believe he's right.

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Don't let mini-me off the hook (2.00 / 2)

In the e-mail I got, Iverson was front and center with the same baseless accusations.

by: Rob Kailey @ Mon Jun 02, 2008 at 20:51:35 PM UTC

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Didn't see that (4.00 / 1)

by: Matt Singer @ Mon Jun 02, 2008 at 21:11:56 PM UTC

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yeah i was going to post that too that Ivy was echoing those sentinments. Funny thing is you know Ivy helped operate those dispicable ones that Conny ran in 06 against Jon.

by: celestialaly12 @ Mon Jun 02, 2008 at 21:38:58 PM UTC

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Exactly (0.00 / 0)

What about this comment was 'trolling', Glossy?

by: Rob Kailey @ Mon Jun 02, 2008 at 23:39:58 PM UTC

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Straight from the Horse's mouth (4.00 / 2)

"Lee Bruner didn't have anything to do with this and obviously neither did Tim Fox. Which means its PROBABLY a group working to elect Democrats in Montana; and that's very disappointing," said Montana Republican Party Chairman Erik Iverson.

Key word: probably.

by: Glossy @ Mon Jun 02, 2008 at 21:39:56 PM UTC

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Probably? (0.00 / 0)

Yes, and Erik Iverson PROBABLY doesn't steal candy from children or blow goats.

What in the name of God makes "probably" a "key word" for anything or a good argument?

Iverson thinks he's tracked down the bad guy who is doing the nefarious deed. Some lawyer in Great Falls. Big whoop. It still doesn't excuse the "probably" accusation of earlier. One should not accuse unless evidence is presented. Rewarding 'Glossy' for pointing out a useless word is silly.

by: Rob Kailey @ Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 00:04:08 AM UTC

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I think Glossy is pointing out that Iverson, by using the word, "probably," is admitting he doesn't know his elbow from his *sshole...

by: Jay Stevens @ Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 04:08:14 AM UTC

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Given... (4.00 / 2)

...the weird, underhanded tactics of the state GOP this primary, personally I think you'd have to sniff around their own ranks first...

by: Jay Stevens @ Mon Jun 02, 2008 at 21:55:29 PM UTC

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I got the call today (4.00 / 1)

My thoughts exactly. I think they're still trying to create some kind of narrative and controversy about the robocall thing which has never picked up the traction that they think it deserves.

by: Nick Domitrovich @ Mon Jun 02, 2008 at 21:59:38 PM UTC

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Doubtful. (2.50 / 2)

Underhanded tactics by whom?
I think we can all agree that it was most likely NOT Lee Bruner who orchestrated this. He has no political history showing "underhanded tactics." In addition, to put himself at such a risk would not be logical, and if you've ever heard him speak (God forbid) you know that that's how he plays the game: LOGICALLY.

And so, to save our dear friend Matt from looking like a hypocrite we should not "point the finger unless [we have] really good reasons to believe [we're] right."

The logical explanation is that it was PROBABLY a group trying to get Democrats elected...nothing wrong with that. They should just do it legally.

If it ever surfaces that it was a leftist group, we can call "underhanded tactics" our own.

by: Glossy @ Mon Jun 02, 2008 at 22:15:07 PM UTC

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"Our own?" (4.00 / 2)

I don't see anyone assuming Lee Bruner is behind the calls. One odd thing is that I don't know a single person who received the call yesterday, but have talked to several people who got 'em this afternoon. Yes somehow magically Fox, Iverson, et al. were prepared to start hurling accusations first thing this morning to a TV station with deep connections to Montana GOP politics.

by: Nick Domitrovich @ Mon Jun 02, 2008 at 22:38:22 PM UTC

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well... (4.00 / 1)

...given that in at least two primaries, GOPers are actively throwing money and support in Democratic primaries, the cloak-n-dagger tactics seem characteristic of 2008 MT Republicans.

Do I think Lee Brunner is behind this? No.

Fox? Not likely, tho' who knows? Democrats? Perhaps, but seemingly out of character.

Deep-pocketed Dem AG backer? More likely, but they're so busy sniping at each other right now.

Disgruntled Brunner-backers? Most likely. Fox & Friends has hardly been playing nice with Lee. Remember the SETI "scandal"? That'd p*ss me off. Maybe some party outsiders are angry with the Annointed One -- and with the leadership of the party as a whole. That seems to be the most logical and simplest explanation.

by: Jay Stevens @ Mon Jun 02, 2008 at 22:52:08 PM UTC

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Dirty Tricks (4.00 / 1)

You've got to love the MT GOP. After a day of hysterical posturing about their anointed candidate being victimized, they post a complaint about Tom Boland, and then suggest that their goons call him at home to complain.

Class acts, all the way.

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