[Huber]

My guess: Since Michael Barrick used the same political consultants (Tech5) as Nathan Tabor, a link is not an unreasonable assumption.

[conservativegadfly1]

When Barrick was asked about the column, he said he was supporting Tabor and then added, "Vernon Robinson is a public figure. I can say anything I want about him and he can't sue me. I don't care if it's right (referring to the demonstrably false allegations in his own column). I am going to do everything in my power to see to it that Vernon Robinson is not elected to Congress."

Barrick wrote only a portion of this apology and he did so under protest when his boss, Rusty Leonard, insisted that he do so. Barrick and integrity are strangers to each other.

[Huber]

Johnny,
The Tech 5 folks contacted me today and clearly explained why there was no Tech 5 link on the Barrick article. Their explanation seemed candid and convinced me. Furthermore they indicated that if Barrick had contacted them, they would have advised him that they had "never contended a Moore endorsement" of their candidate. Based on this information, I think that we can safely rule out the hypothesis of a Tech 5 connection on the Barrick piece.