Mitchell and Hayworth campaigns differ on alt-fuels.
On Plugged In, there seems to be a riot of verbiage between the Mitchell and Hayworth campaigns on alternative fuels. As Nowicki sums up:
First, as I said in the comment thread, when Eule squeals "a hit dog hollers" as an attempted jab at Scott for responding, I'm not sure if that's meant to be irony or simply hypocrisy. Indeed, Eule himself is either hollerin' like a hit dog, or squealing like a stuck pig. You pick your metaphor, but it's laughable, either way.
Tip to Eule: don't criticize someone for doing something that you, yourself, are in the process of doing. It makes you look...well...you pick your adjective.
Second, is Eule still Hayworth's Chief of Staff? Or has he finally stepped down to take on the role of campaign manager full time? Because it seems about time for him to quit campaigning for J.D. on the public dime. In fact, it's illegal for him to do so. So I'd like to know whether Eule continues to pull a taxpayer-funded salary for his campaign work and, if so, when our oh-so-diligent watchdogs at the Republican party will be sending a letter to the Clean Elections Board to call for an investigation. Just don't hold your breath.
Finally, I know it really rankles Hayworth and his accomplices that people are questioning why Hayworth's wife has received over $100,000 from Hayworth's PAC during his tenure in office. But that's the kind of accountability that really ought to be bread-and-butter in any campaign of integrity and I, for one, am glad that Mitchell and others are raising the question.
The fact that Eule and Hayworth can't seem to bring themselves to explain it is bad enough. But that they take it a step farther and instead try to deflect inquiries about the subject by insulting the folks raising the question seems to show just how little understanding of basic accountability the Hayworth campaign really has.
Tip to J.D.: Your wife (and thus, yourself) have been enriched SIX FIGURES through political donations, Hayworth. It's not "anti-working-woman" to note this and ask for accountability! To suggest that it is actually insults working women who don't get this kind of political largess because their husband is an elected official. Not to mention insulting everyone's intelligence.
The more one hears from Eule and his patron Hayworth, the less one is impressed with their integrity.
Arizona needs better. Arizona needs Harry Mitchell.
Our story so far (if we can keep it straight)...You can read the previous posts via links in the thread. A few observations, from my side:
First state Democrats, including congressional candidate Harry Mitchell, criticize incumbent Rep. J.D. Hayworth, R-Ariz., and other Republicans for $3 gallons of gas and other alleged energy policy lapses.
Then Joe Eule, Hayworth's campaign director, dismissed Mitchell's ideas by noting that Mitchell, while a state senator, voted for the Legislature's disastrous 2000 alternative-fuels legislation, a political scandal of epic proportions that likely will stay part of Arizona lore for years to come.
Then Seth Scott, state Democratic Party spokesman, hit back at Eule.
Now it's Eule's turn again.
First, as I said in the comment thread, when Eule squeals "a hit dog hollers" as an attempted jab at Scott for responding, I'm not sure if that's meant to be irony or simply hypocrisy. Indeed, Eule himself is either hollerin' like a hit dog, or squealing like a stuck pig. You pick your metaphor, but it's laughable, either way.
Tip to Eule: don't criticize someone for doing something that you, yourself, are in the process of doing. It makes you look...well...you pick your adjective.
Second, is Eule still Hayworth's Chief of Staff? Or has he finally stepped down to take on the role of campaign manager full time? Because it seems about time for him to quit campaigning for J.D. on the public dime. In fact, it's illegal for him to do so. So I'd like to know whether Eule continues to pull a taxpayer-funded salary for his campaign work and, if so, when our oh-so-diligent watchdogs at the Republican party will be sending a letter to the Clean Elections Board to call for an investigation. Just don't hold your breath.
Finally, I know it really rankles Hayworth and his accomplices that people are questioning why Hayworth's wife has received over $100,000 from Hayworth's PAC during his tenure in office. But that's the kind of accountability that really ought to be bread-and-butter in any campaign of integrity and I, for one, am glad that Mitchell and others are raising the question.
The fact that Eule and Hayworth can't seem to bring themselves to explain it is bad enough. But that they take it a step farther and instead try to deflect inquiries about the subject by insulting the folks raising the question seems to show just how little understanding of basic accountability the Hayworth campaign really has.
Tip to J.D.: Your wife (and thus, yourself) have been enriched SIX FIGURES through political donations, Hayworth. It's not "anti-working-woman" to note this and ask for accountability! To suggest that it is actually insults working women who don't get this kind of political largess because their husband is an elected official. Not to mention insulting everyone's intelligence.
The more one hears from Eule and his patron Hayworth, the less one is impressed with their integrity.
Arizona needs better. Arizona needs Harry Mitchell.
posted by Geo at 10:39 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home