Posted on 05/19/2009 6:41:55 AM PDT by PoliticalEthics
Marion Thorpes Bounced Checks and Unsavory Fundraising Stunts Now Online
The Marion Thorpe fiasco is one of the saddest stories in American politics. It started when a midlevel appointee, Marion Thorpe, claimed that he had been the Chief Medical Officer of the State of Florida and announced a run, first for U.S. Congress and then for the United States Senate.
In actuality, Thorpe had only been the Chief Medical Officer for Floridas Agency for Healthcare, an advisory position that reports to a Deputy Secretary of that department. It ended with bounced campaign checks and some of the most vile fundraising appeals ever to make their ways into a political campaign.
(Excerpt) Read more at americandailyreview.com ...
The worst part of this expose is how conservative seniors are being asked by two companies called ASI Communications and Base-Connect to donate to Thorpe while the company lies to them about his credentials and his real level of support.
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