Somehow, this does not surprise me, nor does it surprise me how little attention this has gotten (HT: Jim Hoft):
Two former leaders of the Oakland County Democratic Party [in Michigan] are facing a total of nine felonies for allegedly forging election paperwork to get fake Tea Party candidates on November’s ballot.
“It is not a partisan statement, and we need to make that very clear,” said Oakland County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper.
Former Oakland County Democratic Chair Mike McGuinness and former Democratic Operations DirectorJason Bauer face up to 14 years in prison if convicted.
“Some of the people didn’t even know they were on the ballot till they began receiving delinquency notices of filings that were required as a candidate,” said Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard.
The sheriff says 23 statewide races had questionable Tea Party candidates on the ballot and the investigation may go beyond Oakland County.
If local GOP officials had set up fake Green party candidates, how would the national press react?
Your headline is deceptive.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThey only became "former" party officials when their crimes were discovered. They were very much dem party officials when they committed the crimes.
Don't give them even a sliver of cover. The democrats did this, and they should wear it.
I agree with Rick... "Former Democrat Party Officials"
Damage control right off the bat. If these people were not Democrats the headline would be "Active Republican Tea Party Zombie Officials Caught setting Children on Fire..then eating them"
Former Democrat = any democrat that has done something wrong
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseWere they Democrats at the time they pulled this scam?
YES.
So why the farg are you pushing the "Former Democrats"?
Well.... WHY?
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