Posted on 05/02/2015 11:16:34 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
Republican gubernatorial candidate Hal Heiner has issued an apology after reports surfaced that the husband of his running mate had communicated with a blogger who promotes material against James Comer, one of Heiner’s GOP opponents in the May 19 primary.
The Lexington Herald-Leader’s Sam Youngman reported the story on Wednesday.
The newspaper obtained emails that showed Scott Crosbie, husband of Heiner’s lieutenant governor pick KC Crosbie, speaking in the fall with Lexington attorney Michael Adams, who operates a website dedicated solely to Comer. KC Crosbie was copied on some emails, according to the Herald-Leader.
Comer, Kentucky’s agriculture commissioner, denied the blog’s most severe charge — that he assaulted a former girlfriend while attending Western Kentucky University. The woman could not be reached by the Herald-Leader.
Comer called the connection between Adams and Scott Crosbie “the most disgusting thing I’ve ever seen in Kentucky political history,” the Herald-Leader reported.
Heiner, in a statement to the newspaper, called the allegations “undignified and un-Christian and not the type of campaign I am running.”
“I personally apologize to Jamie Comer if anyone associated with my campaign is involved,” he said in the newspaper.
Heiner, a former Louisville Metro Council member, distanced himself from Adams, saying Crosbie did not discuss communicating with Adams nor did he share any information with the campaign, but that didn’t stop Louisville investment manager Matt Bevin from saying the matter should disqualify Heiner from the race.
“Hal’s campaign for Governor is so devoid of principled leadership that they willingly and repeatedly engage in tactics designed to deceive Kentucky voters,” Bevin said in a statement on Wednesday. “Based on those with whom he has surrounded himself, Hal Heiner has shown that he is not fit to serve as Governor of Kentucky.”
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Hal Heiner should know that in politics, one never apologizes, especially if one is not culpable!
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