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Facts are stubborn things; Chris McDaniel’s campaign ignores them
Keith Plunkett runs the blog MississippiPEP. He also works for Chris McDaniel’s campaign. Apparently our ads demonstrating the contrast between McDaniel’s rhetoric and McDaniel’s record have frustrated him to no end. The point of our ads is that Chris McDaniel is a politician who says one thing but does another when the politics suits him. On that, the facts are clear. It is difficult to defend that kind of record, but bless his heart, he is trying.
In a recent post on his blog, Keith breathlessly announced that Mississippi Conservatives got it wrong in this radio commercial:
Keith said, “The first stumble was in attempting to claim it was an ‘earmark’. Mississippi legislators don’t ‘earmark’ bills.”
If that is true, then Keith needs to take Chris McDaniel to legislator school because it was McDaniel who told the Clarion Ledger in an online chat:
Second, one of the biggest problem with earmarks is the process by which they are voted on. Earmarks are often hidden deep in spending bills and are not subject to individual votes. If there is a worthy project - at the state or the federal level - we should allow the members of that government to vote on the worthiness of the project in the light of day. Finally, in the Mississippi state Senate, earmarks are often hidden in bond bills, which I have voted against many times, because our bonded indebtedness is too high and we simply can't afford it. For example, building museums in the middle of a recession makes little sense.
So either we’re right and Keith is wrong, or Keith is right and Chris McDaniel is wrong.
Keith continues, “It turns out Senator McDaniel actually voted against the bill. SB 2913, the bond bill referenced in the PAC’s ad which funded the Grammy Museum, received only two no votes. One of those votes was Senator Chris McDaniel.”
Except that isn’t the bill we referenced. At all. The bill we referenced (per our press release) was HB19 in the 2013 regular session. Here is the bill and here is the Senate roll call (you’ll note McDaniel voted yes). Now when you look at the bill you might think, “wait, that bill is about the wireless communications commission, why is $2 million for the Grammy Museum in there?” Good question. It is called an earmark. Which according to Keith, Mississippi legislators don’t do. And according to Chris McDaniel, he opposes, even though he voted for it.
Perhaps Chris McDaniel did not read the bill before he voted for it. Perhaps this is just another example of him being “duped” by not reading the bill he voted on, which is the excuse he claimed in voting to fund Common Core provisions.
Speaking of Common Core, Keith shared a FactCheck.org blog post and claims it discredited our first TV ad. You can watch the ad here:
We stated Chris McDaniel says he opposes Common Core, but he voted to fund it. The FactCheck.org piece says, “Yes, McDaniel voted for Common Core funding” and defends the fact that he voted for it. By all means, Keith, defend Chris McDaniel’s votes to fund Common Core. But recognize that yes, he did vote to fund it.
We stated Chris McDaniel says he opposes debt but voted for $1.2 billion in debt for Mississippi. The FactCheck.org piece defends, rationalizes and argues those votes were OK. Their arguments include that some debt McDaniel voted for did not pass the full legislature. In other words, they say, it was fine for Chris McDaniel to vote for increased debt because ultimately, the legislature did not pass the debt he supported. That may be their defense of Chris McDaniel’s votes to increase debt, but the fact is, he still made those votes, just as we said.
Finally, we stated that Chris McDaniel says he supports tort reform but sought to have it ruled unconstitutional, an issue not addressed by FactCheck.org.
The McDaniel campaign is following Democratic Senator Jim Eastland’s old strategy: “Admit nothing, deny everything, make counter charges.” The McDaniel campaign may think that is good politics, but if you’re interested in the facts, we’ve documented them. Here is the fact sheet on the radio ad regarding Chris McDaniel voting for earmarks and museums; and here is the fact sheet on our TV ad showing inconsistencies in Chris McDaniel’s words and record on tort reform, Common Core and debt.
Facts are stubborn things.
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To Chris McDaniel, I would like you to list exactly which current programs Mississippi would cut that would equal even half the money Mississippi current receives from the federal government. Mississippi is currently #2 in the nation, with the money primarily going to farm subsidies, military spending, nutrition and anti-poverty aid, and retirement programs.
Which retirement programs would Chris McDaniel cut?
Which nutrition programs would Chris McDaniel cut?
Which military spending programs would Chris McDaniel cut?
Which anti-poverty aid programs would Chris McDaniel cut?
Which farm subsidies would Chris McDaniel cut?
Don't give me a generic answer that there is wasteful spending. I want to know which programs specifically would Chris McDaniel be willing to cut, and what the total dollar amount of them would be. I want him to commit to cutting even 1/4 of current federal spending on Mississippi. Then we will know he is serious.
Here is the roll call vote and an excerpt of the legislation McDaniel voted for that funded the $2 million for the Grammy Museum. Anyone may go to www.legislature.ms.gov and search under “legislation” in prior years. In this case, it’s under the 2013 regular session.
Mississippi State Senate
2013 Regular Session
YEAS AND NAYS On H. B. No. 19. On motion of Senator Clarke, the rules were suspended, the bill considered engrossed, read the third time and, the yeas and nays being taken, it passed as amended, title standing as stated, by the following vote:
Yeas--Blount, Brown, Browning, Burton, Butler A. (36th), Butler K. (38th), Carmichael, Chassaniol, Clarke, Collins, Doty, Fillingane, Frazier, Gandy, Gollott, Hale, Harkins, Hopson, Horhn, Hudson, Jackson G. (15th), Jackson R. (11th), Jackson S. (32nd), Jolly, Jones, Jordan, Kirby, Lee, Longwitz, Massey, McDaniel, Montgomery, Moran, Parker, Parks, Polk, Simmons D. T. (12th), Simmons W. (13th), Smith, Sojourner, Stone, Tindell, Tollison, Turner, Ward, Wiggins, Wilemon. Total--47.
Nays--Bryan, Dawkins, Hill, Watson. Total--4.
Absent and those not voting----None.
Vacancies--1.
DISCLAIMER
Adopted COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO House Bill No. 19 BY: Committee 13/SS05/HB19A.J *SS92/HB19A.J* PAGE 1
Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
SECTION 1. In addition to all other sums herein 11 appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be 12 necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury 13 to the credit of the Budget Contingency Fund, and allocated in a 14 manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, to defray the 15 expenses of the Wireless Communication Commission (WCC), for the 16 period beginning upon the passage of this act and through 17 June 30, 2013..................................... $ 2,500,000.00. 18
This additional appropriation is made for the purpose of 19 preventing a deficit, which otherwise would occur, in order for 20 13/SS05/HB19A.J *SS92/HB19A.J* PAGE 2
the commission to provide the services prescribed by Section 21 25-53-171, Mississippi Code of 1972. 22
SECTION 2. In addition to all other sums herein 23 appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be 24 necessary is appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury 25 to the credit of the Budget Contingency Fund, and allocated in a 26 manner as determined by the Treasurer's Office, to defray the 27 expenses of the Department of Finance and Administration, for the 28 period beginning upon the passage of this act and through 29 June 30, 2014...................................... $22,000,000.00. 30
This additional appropriation is made for the purpose of 31 providing the funds necessary to continue the operations of the 32 MAGIC project, the State's primary data processing system for 33 tracking, managing, and reporting critical financial information. 34
SECTION 3. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, 35 the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary is 36 appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit 37 of the Budget Contingency Fund, and allocated in a manner as 38 determined by the Treasurer's Office, to defray the expenses of 39 the Mississippi Development Authority, for the period beginning 40 upon the passage of this act and through June 30, 2014............ 41
.................................................... $2,000,000.00. 42
This additional appropriation is made for the purpose of 43 providing the funds necessary to defray the costs of the Cleveland 44 Music Foundation for the GRAMMY Museum in Cleveland, Mississippi. 45
No fair posting the actual record.
Let's be more accurate. This ad paid for by those liberal Barksdales and John Podesta.
"bless his heart" has just the perfect touch of condescension for someone running for an office he is totally unqualified to fill.
Cochran sucked before he had an opponent. Just don't get that, do you.
It's also a fact that on those NRA and Obamacare votes Thad spurned those he swore to represent. Guess all that kowtowing is more important that what his constituents tell him to do. Thad is a coward and doesn't have the guts to turn down big corporate money. Whose interests do you really represent, Thad? Because it sure ain't us plebs in the real world.
I believe that Mr. McDaniel introduced 4 bills this session and all 4 died.
If he can't get bills passed in the MS. Senate, how will he get things done in Washington?
Cochran isn't my favorite but a't least he has a track record. I am worried that Chris McDaniel is going to be terrible for Mississippi and that handing the Senate back to the Democrats when we have a chance to take it from them will not do our state or country good either.
Hoping McDaniel blows up now rather than as a senator. I see nothing but embarrassment if he gets elected (he won't).
If McDaniel wins then Billy Brewer and Jackie should run for prez/vp. Surely our angst hasn't brought us this low.
4:57 is right. Cochran is not great, but way better than McDaniel, and the thought of leaving the Senate in the hands of Harry Reid is too scary to risk.
"Whose interests do you really represent, Thad? Because it sure ain't us plebs in the real world. "
Um, have you been to the Jackson Medical Mall? The one with a big sign about "Thad Cochran Medical Clinics" (or something similar). Thad managed to get hard-working chumps and patsies in 49 other states to fork over tax dollars so Jackson's baby mommas have somplace to take their chirruns for their shots and stuff without paying.
If that federal money wasn't there YOU would be paying for this bureaucracy, not the rest of the country. Think McDaniels could get that done like Thad can?
He's not great, but he's the best one running so far.
After McDaniel said last week that he would have a tough time voting for the Katrina Relief Bill he then went to say he was against the Farm Bill. I wondered which other mammoth group of MS constituents he would alienate.
Maybe he could go after Archie Manning or Jackie Sherrill and throw in Brett Farve for kicks.
Jeesh....
(Thanks in large part to Cochran,) doesn't Mississippi get $2.00 in Federal support money for every $1.00 we send to Washington?
No 6:37. $4 for every dollar we send. We are a third world country without Uncle Sugartit. Keep up.
Gotta love your merry band of charlatans Perry. The only negotiable price with you Brian is your price.
Why hasn't Chris McDaniel or one of his people answered my questions in the first reply? I'm waiting. I'm not employed by either party, I'm not loyal to either but I am a consistent Republican primary voter.
KF - even though we all know of your love affair with Plunkett, you continue to try to throw your support, however you try to hid it - to the McDaniels band of trolls. Where you 'normally' take your advertisers and post their press releases with a disclaimer at the end of the release showing that it is a 'paid advertisement', now that the MS Cons PAC is running their press release you have to note it at the beginning (and at the end) that it is paid, not reporting.
Just noting your 'total independence' and non-committal side - BS. No problem with this being a paid political advertisement, but you should be treating the pro-Cochran folks the same ways that you treat your buddies at the McDaniels camp.
Thad is , in my opinion, too old for starters and not as effective in Washington or responsive to his constituents as I would like.
However, Chris McDaniel already has proven to me to be nothing more than an emotional loud mouth who speaks before he thinks and who is either hopelessly naïve or delusional.
Electing him will only embarrass our State as he will be fodder for the national media and completely ineffectual.
At least Thad is still smart enough to pick his battles rather than charge into to every fray no matter how hopeless the outcome.
Why hasn't Chris McDaniel or one of his people answered my questions in the first reply?
Probably, no, LIKELY because you are an anonymous nobody.
We can all agree that Thad is a piss-poor senator. It looks that can all agree that McDaniel would be worse.
Novel idea: how about someone acceptable running against Thad? Someone mediocre would be an improvement.
Both Chris and Thad can be bought. The question is who can be controlled the least.
We can all agree that Thad is a piss-poor senator.
No, we can't. We could probably all agree that a good replacement for him has not yet appeared.
McDaniel has had bills filed to eliminate in full or by gradual decline of SLURP which is a retirement program for all legislators.
What should be known is that MOST legislators have means that is of sufficient means to fund their retirement WHY should we the taxpayers continue to pay for retired luminaries so honored in the State Capitol with all the attention paid them by EVERYONE, every agency, every Business in the State to stay in their good graces!
This bill said that it is a burden the taxpayers should not bear.
That is the answer to one of your questions.
Bottom line:
Mississippi is the most conservatives states. Instead of a big government, big borrowing moderate compromiser, we need a conservative senator who will fight for the principals Mississippians believe in.
Vote for and support state senator Chris McDaniel.
Curious about what he stands for?
Visit https://mcdaniel2014.com
at 12:45
"We can all agree that Thad is a piss-poor senator.
No, we can't. We could probably all agree that a good replacement for him has not yet appeared."
You have a very low expectations for a senator.
Cochran Camp will not let him debate because he is in similar condition to Doug Anderson during his election. sad but true.
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