DOJ indicts Jesse Benton and John Tate

Anti Federalist said:
No, you're all wet, it was these guys.

Just ask Matt Collins.

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Yep. The naked dope-smoking, tinfoil hat-wearing 9/11 Truthers. See all those signs? "Restore the Republic" "Don't Tread On Me" They weren't authorized by Benton/Collins. They killed Ron.
 
On the bright side, Rand will get some air time during the debate tomorrow... :o
 
DisneyFan said:
The timing of the indictment is obviously politically motivated and anyone who denies that is a fool, but it is also true that Benton shouldn't have been put in charge of the Super PAC. I don't know what Rand was thinking.
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Bad decisions upon misguided strategy and ineffective tactics.
 
phill4paul said:
Sure. Anyone involved in the campaign knew that this was hanging over Jesse's head. For him to have been allowed to function in any capacity, including a PAC not directly involved with the campaign, was lunacy. Jesse himself, if he had Rand's interest at heart, should have avoided this whole campaign cycle.
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He probably doesn't know how to do anything else.

I recall when he "held his nose" to support McConnell. McConnell is probably drinking some wine to celebrate this.
 
What a shame, this didn't have to happen if they believed more like Ron Paul.

"When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads."
~ Ron Paul
 
Benton was already under investigation wasn't he? Why in the world did he get involved at all?? Rand should have told him to stay away.
 
logikal said:
Benton was already under investigation wasn't he? Why in the world did he get involved at all?? Rand should have told him to stay away.
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Yes, he was. He even resigned from the McConnell campaign because of it. So the question is...if he cared enough to not sully McConnells name why would he bring his association into Rand's presidential campaign?
 
All of the campaign finance laws are unconstitutional. What Benton did was actually legal.
 
In regards to what this will do to Rand, the media will have a field day with this for the next week or so, but it will blow over shortly after I bet. They will play the usual guilt by assosiation bs, but as long as Rand doesn't say anything completely stupid about it, I don't think it will stick. I think the thing to worry about is other campaigns trying to take advantage of it in the future if Rand starts doing well. Wouldn't be surprised to see ads trying to link Rand with it, and try to make it out as if Rand is some sort of shady person even though in reality Rand is the cleanest one in the race.
 
logikal said:
Benton was already under investigation wasn't he? Why in the world did he get involved at all?? Rand should have told him to stay away.
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Hindsight is 20/20, but if Benton knew what was good for him, he would have stayed far away from the Rand campaign. I'd wager that he would not have been indicted if he had stayed away completely.
 
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