Posted on 04/30/2009 8:52:21 PM PDT by PoliticalEthics
Group of Florida Activists Ask Marion Thorpe to Withdraw from US Senate Race Amid Allegations of Check Bouncing and of Requesting Funds to Pay Child Support
Local activists urge long shot Marion Thorpe to abandon US Senate race, claim that he’s disgraced the contest.
Marion Thorpe had no major endorsers statewide to begin with but efforts were being made to obtain them. Then on Monday, American Daily Review broke a story of Marion Thorpe having bounced two checks on his printer for his congressional campaign. Each check was allegedly for about $5,000. Soon after, emails surfaced in Thorpe’s own words in which he requested PAC money to make achild support payments, which he explained was technically repayment of a loan to himself since he had loaned himself $30,000.00 during his congressional race.
(Excerpt) Read more at americandailyreview.com ...
Also spoke with several Republican activists in South Florida who know him. People were shocked he entered the Senate race and everyone felt there was something wrong with him. Then the checks story hit and emails came out from him that were terrible. Apparently he was using a company laptop that was in dispute and that gave them automatic access to the emails.
People also feel that since he campaigned vigorously against the "George W. Bush agenda" in the last campaign his claim to conservatism was a farce. That and the fact that he'd never discuss specifics and refused to address the abortion issue altogether until mere months ago. He also claims to have been Florida's Chief Medical Officer - but the state never had such a position. The campaign's explanation to that is that he was the Chief Medical Officer of one agency run by the state.... But that's not what they're putting out there.
Got my fingers crossed, hoping this loser you’re describing doesn’t call himself a Republican...
Hmmm. Welcome to FR.
See also the original story http://www.americandailyreview.com/home-features-articles-blog/2009/4/27/dr-marion-thorpe-for-us-senate-misused-funds-corruption-and.html
Soon after, emails that had been sent to the press were posted on a blog - http://marionthorpe.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/marion-thorpe-disgraceful-emails/
I called the number on one and Thorpe’s attendance at the Arab American Institute was verified. Some “conservative candidate.”
It’s a shame we have these jokers at a time that we desperately need conservatives. Rumor is that he’s in the race to shave a point or two - and take Ron Paul like activists away from another conservative candidate.
Sorry, here’s the link - kind of new to this system
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/local_news/content/local_news/epaper/2008/11/04/1104cong.html
Also, some say that Charlie Crist wants him in the race just in case he decides to enter. He wants this dingbat to take 1 or 2% of the vote away from a real conservative candidate as well as some activists who don’t know much about him.
It’s a good idea to warn conservatives in Florida about this man. I don’t know why some fell for him. The child support stuff’s been out there since Novmbr.
Personally I doubt Charlie’s involvement though. Charlie’s a RINO but has a lot of support and likely wouldn’t want to associate with this guy. I do hope that someone else runs though.
This guy is a freaking nightmare
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