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Ex-campaign worker admits lying about San Diego congressional candidate
LA Times ^ | 13 June 2015 | Tony Perry

Posted on 06/19/2015 5:05:19 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

Republicans thought Carl DeMaio could beat the Democratic incumbent in the 52nd Congressional District in San Diego in 2014. His campaign was hurt by last-minute accusations and he lost.

Allegations against candidate were false, former Carl DeMaio staff member admits in court

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: bastard; lying
Where do you go to get your reputation returned?
1 posted on 06/19/2015 5:05:19 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Mission accomplished!


2 posted on 06/19/2015 5:10:46 PM PDT by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

It was not very believable at the time, but it was enough.

It changed the race 2.4%.

“An independent poll released weeks prior to Election Day showed the race a toss-up, with DeMaio ahead by 1 percentage point.

The race was also charged with scandal. In the final stretch of the campaign, a former DeMaio campaign staffer, Todd Bosnich, accused the candidate of sexual harassment, intimidation and bribery. Bosnich said that after he confronted DeMaio, the campaign asked him to sign a non-disclosure agreement in exchange for $50,000. He refused.

DeMaio called the allegations “absolutely untrue.”


3 posted on 06/19/2015 5:25:46 PM PDT by ansel12 (Trump- I identify as Democrat-- favorite president?-Clinton-- your veep? "Oprah my first choice".)
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To: gorush
Mission accomplished!

Character assassination is older than I can remember.

The master at it was/is? Barbara Bouncer. Marin County. 60s and 70s.
Lies against her opponents every election were distributed every weekend before election day...

Worked like a charm.

Until she achieved "crazy aunt in the basement" status in DC...

4 posted on 06/19/2015 5:29:18 PM PDT by publius911 (If you like Obamacare, You'll LOVE ObamaWeb.)
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To: publius911

Here is how easy it was.

The guy simply claimed it.

To: Nervous Tick
Weird, I just read the story the claim is based on—http://www.voiceofoc.org/politics/article_8dbf205c-0ba5-11e3-8c76-0019bb2963f4.html

and the democrat Ben Hueso is the only person to witness this, and “this” was De Maio standing at the sink in the men’s room at City Hall, with his pants around his ankles.
This sure seems like an easy take down for the left for an anti-union republican, this is being reported in the New York Post as a well known fact.
56 posted on 8/24/2013, 10:32:03 PM by ansel12


5 posted on 06/19/2015 5:30:59 PM PDT by ansel12 (Trump- I identify as Democrat-- favorite president?-Clinton-- your veep? "Oprah my first choice".)
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To: ansel12

If the shoe were on the other foot, California would would bring back the death penalty.

The late Rose Bird would lead the charge!


6 posted on 06/19/2015 5:32:49 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (BINGO!)
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To: gorush

Correct. Todd Bosnich was probably guaranteed no jail time and any fine would be paid by some anonymous donor. Just one of the consequences of a perofessional permanent ruling class. That is what our poor Republic has descended to.


7 posted on 06/19/2015 5:38:02 PM PDT by Tupelo (I fell more like Phillip Nolan every day.)
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To: Tupelo

A suicide assignment, but at worst you get worked over a bit.

And possibly become a folk ‘hero’ to your group.

Years back some gay nut volunteered in Iowa, among other things he would lick the doorknobs to spread his cold.


8 posted on 06/19/2015 5:45:20 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (BINGO!)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Bump


9 posted on 06/19/2015 7:01:09 PM PDT by lowbridge
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To: DUMBGRUNT

http://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2011/07/the-doorknob-chronicles-of-dan-savage


10 posted on 06/19/2015 7:18:16 PM PDT by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

Yes!
A complete ass.


11 posted on 06/19/2015 7:35:04 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (BINGO!)
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To: gorush
But in his guilty plea, Bosnich admitted that he sent the email himself through a dummy Yahoo account and then took the email to the Peters campaign, which turned it over to the San Diego Police Department.

Was this guy a plant by the Peters campaign?

12 posted on 06/19/2015 9:02:32 PM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Did he ever say how much he got paid to make up the story?


13 posted on 06/20/2015 4:14:13 AM PDT by BobL (REPUBLICANS - Fight for the WHITE VOTE...and you will win (see my 'about' page))
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