The elder statesman and grand philosopher of the Tea Party movement Michael Patrich Leahy picks up and opines on the ups and downs of Corey Stewart’s denials:
In late April, Corey Stewart’s campaign received a boost when he secured a highly sought after endorsement from the Virginia Tea Party Patriot Federation, an organization of more than 40 tea party groups in the state, and a political action committee that has aligned with the Tea Party, the Middle Resolution PAC.
But last week, Stewart’s campaign’s took a hit when it reacted slowly–and some say ineffectively–to allegations that it was behind the two anonymous campaign Internet videos that attacked fellow front runner Pete Snyder and the anonymous negative direct mail pieces aimed at back of the pack candidate Scott Lingamfelter.
The bottom line?
Scott Lingamfelter, the target of some of the anonymous direct mail attacks, told the John Fredericks Morning Radio Show on Monday that “I think it goes to the character of the candidates responsible…When you’re out doing these kind of dirty tricks, when you’re not being truthful about your record, then you destroy trust.” Lingamfelter pushed back at Stewart’s denials. “I was born in the morning, but I wasn’t born yesterday morning…Mr. Stewart has some explaining to do, and the denials are just that.”
Steve Waters, senior advisor to the Stewart campaign, told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview Monday night that “the Corey Stewart campaign had nothing to do with any of the internet attack videos on Pete Snyder…There’s absolutely no proof that we did have anything to do with it. Going by the circumstantial evidence presented, any campaign could have made these videos.”
As for the anonymous direct mail attacks on Scott Lingamfelter, Waters later texted Breitbart News that “some think the Lingamfelter thing was a revenge piece for Lingamfelter’s comments attacking Ron Paul earlier this year.”
Brian Baker, President of Ending Spending, a group that backs Cuccinelli for Governor and Snyder for Lieutenant Governor, told Breitbart News “it took Stewart’s campaign several days to respond to the charges that Stewart violated the law.”
You’ll notice that the “denials” are ones that would make a Jesuit proud. It’s not an unequivocal no… but rather, an assessment that Mr. Riley and simply hasn’t aggregated enough evidence in the minds of some.
…which doesn’t convince a soul in politics. Too clever by half, and as Scott Lingamfelter accurately points out, Stewart has some explaining to do.
