Thursday, May 22, 2014

McDaniel campaign claims vindication from D.A.

The Chris McDaniel campaign issued the following press release:


District Attorney: McDaniel Campaign Not Involved
McDaniel Calls on Cochran to Take Down Slanderous Ad
Laurel, MS - Chris McDaniel released a statement today confirming the Madison County District Attorney's statement that no one with the McDaniel campaign is involved.

"This confirms what I've said all along. The violation of Mrs. Cochran's privacy is an outrage and completely out of bounds. As the District Attorney has said, our campaign had nothing to do with this sad incident. This campaign should be about a real debate over issues, and we look forward to a return to that discussion," said Republican candidate for US Senate Chris McDaniel.

"I call on Sen. Cochran to remove his incendiary ad tying myself and my campaign to any illegal activity. It is shameful for a sitting U.S. Senator to engage in such desperate slander and lies,” he concluded.

54 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well, they've got to spin it somehow, I guess.

Anonymous said...

Let us see the Michael Guest quote instead of letting the camp of the (challenger/accused) tell us this is what he said!

Anonymous said...

Can someone post a link to the ad?? Also is it actually a Cochran ad or is it a MS Conservatives PAC ad?

Anonymous said...

its just a matter of time before someone cuts a deal and says a few more names. more arrests today- do you really think thats the end of the trail? MPD might introduce them to some potential "cellies" to get their jaws a flappin. i wager to say bunking with a 274lb hardened criminal in a dark locked cell every night for a few years is not worth the silence...

Anonymous said...

Has anyone seen Melanie? Is she attending any of the campaign events? She voted NO to a bill that was going to easily pass and cost Natchez a million dollars in renovation funds.

Anonymous said...

Guest has been quoted in several media sites as saying there is no evidence the McDaniel campaign was involved.

Anonymous said...

Politicians are smart - Hey, Richard Nixon was smart and distanced himself from a "third rate burglary", had a great alibi, and several fools to take the fall. But as the screws turned, he had to erase some tape because some electronic communications live forever. And so it could be with phone records, emails. McDaniel should have used the Obama method - say you heard about it on the news, have no idea how this could have occurred, get mad as hell, demand some reports, do some investigating, and demand that the guilty be punished, and hope everything goes away.

Anonymous said...

Wow I guess now I'll have to change my vote from Thad to McDaniels.

Anonymous said...

that's about as accurate as the poll they keep claiming a lead in. they can keep making such idiotic claims for another week and a half. then back under the rock.

Anonymous said...

Involved or not, this is still a black eye for the McDaniel camp. It was one thing when it was just some 28 year old blogger from Pearl caught up in this, but bringing in Mayfield puts this on another level. While I don't think McDaniel had anything to do with this, his supporters are clearly a little TOO engaged. It shows a lack of control for his campaign, and a lack of leadership for a would be Senator.

Anonymous said...

Welcome to Watergate 2014... First we had a "lone operator" acting on his own and now we have 3 arrested co-conspirators'. This is going to be more fun to watch an MMA fight. :)

Anonymous said...

Where's the link to the incendiary ad? Or is this more spin?

Anonymous said...

If McDaniel thinks he is being slandered so much, why doesn't he just sue Cochran's campaign instead of bitch about it?

Anonymous said...

Alan sings: 'Here comes that E D feeling again'

Anonymous said...

No evidence yet---Ultimately, a link between McDaniel and/or Sojourner and Mayfield will be proven.

Anonymous said...

All you Jones County rednecks. Get over it. Your boy and his troops embarrass Mississippi again. A roving, unruly bunch of bona fide redneck bigots.

Anonymous said...

well, i would be willing to bet that guest just lost all votes he would have gotten from butler-snow govt relations group in future DA races....

Anonymous said...

HMMM -- anybody notice Richard Sager is from Laurel --- Chris McDaniel is from Laurel ..........is there possibly a connection? It's not a large town.

Anonymous said...

the tea party homestead is Rankin County. Guest isn't going to swim against that tide. he is a wily little fellow.

Anonymous said...

guest lives in tea party headquarters. what do you expect.

Anonymous said...

Kingfish, that's so clever of you to link WAPT news article on Mayfield into the press release. Even if the allegations against him are true, he's merely a supporter. Unless Scott Brewster is involved it still looks like there are no connections.

Anonymous said...

Maybe you goobs have access to evidence the D.A. hasn't discovered?

Nah...can't be. If you did, you'd piss all over yourselves turnin' it in.

Anonymous said...

Cochran has nothing to gain by debating CM. Compare it to Ole Miss playing Jackson State, and by some fluke JS won.

Anonymous said...

These McDaniel people are sleazy 6

Anonymous said...

Where,oh where, is Melanie?

Anonymous said...

Is it true that Mark Mayfield's mother is at St. Catherine's? If that is true, it could explain how "Constitutional Clayton" got that visitors pass. That would explain Mayfield's conspiracy charge as well....

Anonymous said...

Not true...as usual.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/05/22/da-says-cochrans-primary-rival-not-cleared-in-nursing-home-photo-case/

Anonymous said...

Washington Post Headline...

DA says Cochran’s primary rival not cleared in nursing home photo case

By Robert Costa
May 22 at 10:19 pm

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/05/22/da-says-cochrans-primary-rival-not-cleared-in-nursing-home-photo-case/

Pugnacious said...

Can some family member post a photo of Mrs. Cochran from happier times, before her illness? All my google searches have Thad with that "other woman."

Anonymous said...

Mark Mayfield's mother was at St Catherine's for a long time, but she passed away in March. Maybe the visitor's pass was from a visit to her before then?

Anonymous said...

Guest is apparently denying to the WaPo that he has "cleared" McDaniel.
"When asked whether he is investigating McDaniel and his advisers, Madison County District Attorney Michael Guest said "no persons or persons have been cleared."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/05/22/da-says-cochrans-primary-rival-not-cleared-in-nursing-home-photo-case/

Fred LaRue said...

Cant separate McDaniel from the Tea Party. These people are what the Mississippi Tea party is and up until recently McDaniels was proud to carry the term tea party candidate. If that would have been officials or members of the Republican party these the tea party would have been like that crazy ape at the zoo throwing S**t on everyone who walked by.

Anonymous said...

Where oh were is Kay ? Speak up Kay! After all, you are the cause of all of this!

Anonymous said...

yo! all of you hate mcdaniel turds! St Catherines is NOT A LOCK DOWN FACILITY !!!!!

Anonymous said...

@ 7:38 AM. It's not the thieves fault your house was robbed. You should not have left the front door unlocked. Sad to see such a promising young leader derailed by a bunch of idiots.

Anonymous said...

HOLY SHIT. Let's see.
-Somebody gets a picture of MY WIFE
-we KNEW about it AND CHOSE TO SIT ON IT BECAUSE
-we wanted to use it in an election.
-tried to play it off as-we were investigating...
-but that holds no water anymore because we conveniently use it in a campaign commercial.

I'm dumbfounded at this trash.

Not only am I voting AGAINST Cochran, this will be his legacy for me. Cochran and his campaign folks SAT ON THIS because his campaign was more important.

Who the hell makes that kind of a choice?

Anonymous said...

Where in the hell is Kay Webber? She is the epicenter of this s*** storm. Where in the world is Carmen San Diageo? Where's Waldo? Where is Kay Webber? I don't care what Sir Billy says....

Anonymous said...

No doubt both parties sat on this. That's the nature of game. Thad gave Chris several weeks to bring this out and squash it before the arrest. Instead of blitzing Chris played prevent and is getting toasted.

Anonymous said...

@ 7:38 A.M.
Agreed. You need a sticker or provide a name to resident to get through the gate. Most of the resident security is for exiting a ward, not entering.

Anonymous said...

9:20 am you were never voting for Cochran.
That you can't imagine why they would " sit" on it means you are politically uneducated as the McDaniel campaign .
They put out a denial and didn't think Guest would respond?????
How stupid can you get????

Anonymous said...

11:10 am You may have been to St.C's but apparently haven't been in that building.

It is secure entering or exiting. I was there visiting a friend weeks before this happened and I had to stop at the gate and was stopped when I got to the building.

I couldn't get in or out without an escort at the beginning and end of my visit.


Holy Rosary said...

Has the Pope arrived at St. Catherine's yet? He's good at defending crimes committed by his 'personnel'.

Anonymous said...


If this was 1859 or 1860 Haley and his "nephews" would be supporting the slave owners, er, corporate farms and the status quo.

Congrats Thad! You've completely sullied your reputation at the expense of the upstart who originally wanted your job.

Anonymous said...

Who the hell is 'Sir Billy'?

And, Yo....6:58, you make no damned sense whatsoever.

Anonymous said...

The only people I still hear showing support for him are those who have received from his legendary pork-barrel earmarking. This sounds more like the liberal Democrat Party then the allegedly conservative GOP. His campaign is now 100% percent behind pushing the poor story of his ill wife. I know the Jackson clique sycophants are gonna vote Cochran but I pray Mississippi doesn't reaffirm it's national stereotype of being ignorant and that McDaniel wins this primary.

Anonymous said...

um, @ 9:18 PM.. methinks that Sir Billy is none other than Sir Billy Mounger , king maker like no other!

Anonymous said...

9:49. Yawn.

Days of our lives.. said...

"Claiming vindication from DA.."

Another lie - urr, stetching of the truth from McDaniels and his crew. Wonder how long it will be until they withdraw this presser and issue #2, and then #3...

DA issues his own press release totally opposite of the McDaniel spin. But that's what lawyers in the McDaniel ilk do - spin their stories no matter what the facts are. Actually in this case, it is what McDaniels wants - that he and his staff aren't on any of those computer hard drives, cell phones, etc. But betcha some of the staff members may have their a***holes tightening. Wonder if Mayfield will front for their legal fees too now that he has his own.

As the sands in the hourglass go by, so will their stories.

Anonymous said...

I really do hate to rain on the parade of all of you Chris McDaniel hating turds but if the DA have ANYTHING, one micro tiny bit of evidence connecting Mr. McDaniel or any of his staff to this photo op he WOULD BE IN JAIL with the rest of them. I say either put up or shut the hell up. The turnip is really dry.

Clayton's Turtle said...

@ 7:37

We turtles live long lives and understand patience. Sometimes important matters in the turtle world take time to consider before moving forward.

I don't know Mr. McDaniel but my human liked him very much. I like turnips. Even dry turnips. I could use some now.

I hope this ends well for everyone, but I think you humans will mess this up and everyone will just feel worse.

Anonymous said...

Dude that is some good shit.

Anonymous said...

Here's the mailout the McD campaign just now sent (pm Sunday). Hoping these numbers are true.

Now is the time to return to our founding principles.

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Dear (ME)

There is just over a week left before the election. Help me bridge the gap and win this thing!

With only nine days until the primary, I wanted to remind you about the importance of this election and give you an update on our campaign. The most recent polls show that I’m leading Thad Cochran, but there is still a lot of work to be done make sure that I can win on June 3rd.

http://clicks.skem1.com/trkr/?c=40734&g=1933&p=e5d0c31b89b9a99af294f73e44164aef&u=67afca0e5a6d250fa4687e5ea41a19f9&q=&t=1

Remember – this election is about more than just a seat in the Senate. It’s about letting Washington know that Americans are tired of Obama’s radical liberal agenda and conservatives are tired of Republicans playing along. We have to show everyone around the country that Mississippi is ready for a true conservative instead of a liberal, out-of-touch senator like Thad Cochran. Trust me – when we win this election, politicians around the country will notice.

What do you think? Are you ready for true conservative leadership? Please, stand with my campaign to help make sure that I can reach everyone in Mississippi before the election. Time is running out, and I need your help more than ever.

Thank you for standing with me in my fight for conservative values in Mississippi. It'll be worth it.

Sincerely,



Chris McDaniel

Toot said...

"ere".......

Anonymous said...

Having voted for Thad every single election since the early 70s, I am not convinced that Thad even knows what planet he's on right now. All we get out of him is that feeble voice at the end of....err, Thad-for-Senate's ads. I think Thad should debate the challenger, PERIOD! That's what it would take for me to vote for him again.

I recall what a good friend told me a while back about an experience that he had with Washington politicians years ago. When he was a lot younger, his grandfather took him to Washington because he needed to talk to an elderly senior senator about something farm-related. When they arrived in the private dining room, the senator was already seated at the table and had a bib on. He never said anything the whole time and an aide fed feed him. My friend said that every now and then the senator would drool a little out of the corner of his mouth and the aide would wipe that off with a napkin. The lunch consisted of a ranking aide talking to his grandfather and telling him what they'd do and then he and his grandfather left. He said it made a lasting impression.

My own belief about the reason why Thad's ads turned so vicious in the past month is that it may be because McDaniel is perceived as a threat to one particular king-maker's empire. Having seen this kind of wag-the-dog stuff before many times, my own personal belief is that the tenor and content of Cochran's ads in the past month are just misdirection on the king-maker's part, attempting to get everybody to focus on and admire the Emperor's New Clothes.

Didn't we have a governor one time who made a career out of being on Katrina-Duty and whose relatives got busted for fraud involving some $100,000,000 of the Katrina aid fund$? I am thinking that McDaniel may be pretty smart for not blindly turning over our money to these people without any oversight on what it would be spent for.

http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/gov-barbours-disadvantaged-relative-f

Wake up Mississippi!


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