Cochran Campaign Staffer Arrested For Stealing Campaign Signs

Breitbart's Big Government ^ | June 23, 2014 | Matthew Boyle

[2ndDivisionVet]

BILOXI, Mississippi — A staffer for Sen. Thad Cochran’s (R-MS) re-election campaign was fired after he was arrested and accused by police of stealing campaign signs for Cochran's primary opponent, state senator Chris McDaniel.

Lee Ellis Blair, a member of the DeSoto County GOP executive committee and Cochran campaign staffer, was arrested late Sunday and charged with “malicious mischief,” according to a partially redacted copy of the police report provided to Breitbart News.

“He's fired. Unlike Chris McDaniel, we don't tolerate that type of behavior,” said Cochran's spokesman, Jordan Russell, in an email.

The police report alleged Blair “did willfully, unlawfully and maliciously or mischievously disfigure, destroy, injure (or cause to be) a Chris McDaniel campaign sign, the personal property of Tea Party Express.

Blair’s Facebook page is filled with photographs he took of Cochran throughout the campaign with other DeSoto County GOP leaders.

He is identified by a local news outlet as a “field rep” for the Cochran campaign....

[lormand]

I know a guy who once knew a guy who would often run over Edwin Edwards for Louisiana Governor signs.

[centurion316]

“He's fired. Unlike Chris McDaniel, we don't tolerate that type of behavior,” said Cochran's spokesman, Jordan Russell, in an email.

Please explain to us, Mr. Jordan Russell, how one goes about firing someone who is not employed by you? This lying jerk knows full well that the idiots who pulled off the nursing home photo caper were not part of the McDaniel campaign and never had been.

These people are real lowlifes. Let's hope that Republicans in Mississippi have figured that out by now.

[Citizen Zed]

When I see campaign signs I only see litter on the ground. I’ve never been influenced to vote for someone based on their name on a sign.

[Hoodat]

Sounds like Cochran has some Democrats on his staff.

[Sybeck1]

I was in Hernando this past Saturday, Blair must have been one of the guy over on the other corner with the Thad signs. Anyway his twitter is @theleeblair if you want to say hi to him and ask maybe if he didn’t drop the soap showering in the Hernando jail.

[Liz]

Cochran sprang into action---he instructed campaign workers to erect these signs all over town.

"I urge Democrats to vote for Thad. I need Thad to help me get
another trillion dollars from Congress so that all Americans can
have affordable health care. "

"Thad will help me release a couple dozen more
Gitmo terrorists to live a life of luxury in Quatar."

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Another Thad for Congress ding-a-ling.

"Thad Cochran is one of my favorite Congressman. "
"I heartily endorse his reelection."
He will ensure Obamacare reaches every American."

[txhurl]

Sounds like Cochran has some Democrats on his staff.

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Why WOULDN’T the Uniparty share staff? They’re hired hands with no allegiance to anything but money and partying with the powerful.

[Starstruck]

We had a guy caught doing this in my area. He was the candidate. Lost that election but came back and won the next.

[ExCTCitizen]

Thad are you trying to use Democrat style politics? What a low life...

[JoeFromSidney]

Back when I was Republican Central Committee Chairman, every Halloween I had to deal with the problem of Republican (and Republican only) campaign signs being stolen just the week before election. We'd find a pile of them dumped somewhere in the County. Funny kind of trick or treating.

[houeto]

WLOX reported this Vet. That’s good news as you know.