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Cochran Campaign Staffer Arrested For Stealing Campaign Signs
Breitbart's Big Government ^ | June 23, 2014 | Matthew Boyle

Posted on 06/23/2014 2:38:30 PM PDT by 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....

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Mississippi; Campaign News; Parties; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: 2014; cochran; crime; mcdaniel; mississippi; teaparty; teapartyexpress; thadcochran

1 posted on 06/23/2014 2:38:30 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

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


2 posted on 06/23/2014 2:43:42 PM PDT by lormand (Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
“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.

3 posted on 06/23/2014 2:46:32 PM PDT by centurion316
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

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.


4 posted on 06/23/2014 2:54:26 PM PDT by Citizen Zed ("Freedom costs a buck o five" - Gary Johnston, TAWP)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Sounds like Cochran has some Democrats on his staff.


5 posted on 06/23/2014 2:54:54 PM PDT by Hoodat (Democrats - Opposing Equal Protection since 1828)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

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.


6 posted on 06/23/2014 2:55:46 PM PDT by Sybeck1 (Vote McDaniel June 24th Mississippi!)
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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."

=============================================

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."

7 posted on 06/23/2014 2:59:46 PM PDT by Liz (Another Clinton administration? Are you nuts?)
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To: Hoodat

Sounds like Cochran has some Democrats on his staff.


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


8 posted on 06/23/2014 3:01:52 PM PDT by txhurl (2014: Stunned Voters do Stunning Things!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

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


9 posted on 06/23/2014 3:10:04 PM PDT by Starstruck (If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
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Thad are you trying to use Democrat style politics? What a low life...


10 posted on 06/23/2014 4:06:36 PM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
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.
11 posted on 06/23/2014 4:25:43 PM PDT by JoeFromSidney (Book: Resistance to Tyranny. Buy from Amazon.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

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


12 posted on 06/24/2014 12:58:08 PM PDT by houeto (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate)
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