Very Serious Allegations Made Against 2012 Ron Paul Campaign Manager Jesse Benton

[orenbus]

 

[pcosmar]

Yeah, raise it in the rankings some more.


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The Shit is under investigation for ethics violations (not our doing)
And the story is being covered by Nearly Every News Agency.

you really think a couple clicks on a search engine are going to make any difference?

 

[pcosmar]

What is a while ago? This is still breaking isn't it? The article in the link looks like it was posted just an hour ago.

It was on the page,, and when I went back it was not on the front page. But it is being covered by nearly everyone.

not going to post the dozens of links. Easy enough to find.

 

[cajuncocoa]

I don't recall, did the ABC article link to Wenzel's crap, or was that just you who posted that link? Because round 2 today seems to be coming from dirt that was dug up on that same site.

ABC linked to both EPJ and the Iowa Republican (you didn't have to recall; you could have clicked the link as I just did). Now that you know, so what? Are you going to tell me again how influential my little thread here was? If it's that easy to get the attention of the mainstream media, maybe I'll think of some other things about which to start threads.

 

[Badger Paul]

"Yes, a check from a jewelry store apparently. But if the jewelry store were to have been reimbursed with campaign funds, that would be clear as day in the financials. The campaign disbursements would have showed $30k to said jewelry store."

Explain to me why any campaign would spend money at a jewerly store? What, were they putting a lot of bling on Dr. Paul?

 

[NewRightLibertarian]

It is fantastic to see Benton going down in flames. Now it's national news what an inept pile of excrement he is! I almost feel bad for Mitch McConnell. He didn't know what he was in for when he brought this putz in, LOL!

 

[Matt Collins]

Only cowardly liars make accusations for which they claim to have proof and then refuse to provide that proof

Well your first mistake is that it is an "accusation" it is not. It is a fact.

by hiding behind the blatantly hypocritical excuse of not wanting to "dredge things up" - while simultaneously (and every bit as hypocritically) claiming that they want to "set the record/facts straight.".

As I have said, I like Tom and have a lot of respect for him, so posting something that was on his FB page for a while but he took down does no one any good. Why would I want to hurt Tom by posting that stuff? Let by-gones be by-gones but again which is what I am doing by not posting it, however it is still important to set the record straight.

But again, you're free to believe what you want.

 

[Matt Collins]

Matt, you really are strongly disliked by many

Good, I must be doing something right

 

[Matt Collins]

Matt Bevin's campaign has chimed in from article in the Wall Street Journal:



http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2013/08/08/mcconnell-campaign-aides-comments-draw-fire/

wow... they are on top of their game!

 

[cajuncocoa]

As I have said, I like Tom and have a lot of respect for him, so posting something that was on his FB page for a while but he took down does no one any good. Why would I want to hurt Tom by posting that stuff? Let by-gones be by-gones but again which is what I am doing by not posting it, however it is still important to set the record straight.

You're not really setting any record straight by just alluding to something about which you will not provide proof.

 

[orenbus]

wow... they are on top of their game!

I guess... then again the pitch was perfectly set up.

 

[JK/SEA]

Good, I must be doing something right

i like Matt.

my son is an audio engineer, and he turned me on to Ron Paul back in 2007.

got a few things in common with Matt, plus i believe he has red hair...like me...

 

[Occam's Banana]

Well your first mistake is that it is an "accusation" it is not. It is a fact.

As I have said, I like Tom and have a lot of respect for him, so posting something that was on his FB page for a while but he took down does no one any good. Why would I want to hurt Tom by posting that stuff? Let by-gones be by-gones but again which is what I am doing by not posting it, however it is still important to set the record straight.

If you honestly don't understand the blatantly contradictory & hypocritical character of everything you have repeated above, then something is very seriously wrong with you. And if you actually do understand it, then your repeating it anyway indicates that something else is very seriously wrong with you.

But again, you're free to believe what you want.

As you wish. I believe that you are a scurrilous defamer lacking in integrity.
I didn't before and I don't want to now - but you leave me no other choice.

 

[orenbus]

 

[69360]

I find it humorous that some here think McConnell would be surprised or offended by Benton's comments or not aware of Benton's view of him. It's obviously a marriage of convenience. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. It's how things work.

 

[mosquitobite]

Ok, that is pretty funny actually.

 

[angelatc]

Okay, but now you're the one making a ton of assumptions. Forged I9s and W2s, tax fraud on the part of the jewelry store and husband, on and on.

The campaign 1099'd the employees. And yes, when you set out to do illegal things, you end up doing illegal things. It's not a stretch to believe that people willing to engage in bribery and money laundering would also not be adverse to tax evasion.

 

[AuH2O]

"Yes, a check from a jewelry store apparently. But if the jewelry store were to have been reimbursed with campaign funds, that would be clear as day in the financials. The campaign disbursements would have showed $30k to said jewelry store."

Explain to me why any campaign would spend money at a jewerly store? What, were they putting a lot of bling on Dr. Paul?

I think you are confused, as that was exactly my point -- that this could not have been disguised.

 

[angelatc]

I think you are confused, as that was exactly my point -- that this could not have been disguised.

You're delusional. Besides, for all we know, it came out of the C4L. Which would be a much bigger scandal.

 

[fr33]

Oh bullshit. As I recall, Angelatc went through a lot of the detail on Benton's expenses. See what she has to say about it.

Judging from her posts on this topic, she seems to agree with me.