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Dear Congressman-Elect Guinta

by: Dean Barker

Mon Nov 08, 2010 at 19:59:40 PM EST
I find your decision to go on vacation to be an odd public relations choice, given the rhetoric of your campaign and the severity of the recession our country is in.  But hey, it's a free country.

Before you go, though, would you mind clearing up that little matter of the $355,000 in campaign money that logic and common sense say could not possibly have come from you?

There have been multiple and bi-partisan complaints filed with the FEC and the Clerk of Congress over this issue, and a US Attorney is currently in the process of deciding whether or not to conduct a criminal probe.

Wouldn't it be better for you and the state of New Hampshire to clear this all up with a copy of a simple bank statement (or perhaps even a tax return?) showing that this money was truly yours to give, before officially representing half of the state come January?  That way you won't have the FEC and Clerk of Congress and US Attorney - and maybe even the IRS at some point - hanging over the start of your Washington career.

Thank you for your attention in this matter.
Dean Barker :: Dear Congressman-Elect Guinta
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Dear Congressman-Elect Guinta | 7 comments
I'm not against elected officials taking vacations. Especially those not yet in office. (0.00 / 0)
Politicians are human beings with personal lives, too. There are plenty of negative things to say about my next Congressman; that his family goes on vacation isn't one of them.

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No tea; no decaf.

@DougLindner

Me either. (4.00 / 1)
Now that that's cleared up, what about that $355,000 that basically paid for the final two-three weeks of the campaign?

birch, finch, beech
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Sure. (0.00 / 0)
Though, troubling as that is, spending by a Republican's actual campaign is marginal in a post-Citizens United America.

--
No tea; no decaf.

@DougLindner

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Doug, there are laws (0.00 / 0)
about this.  Breaking the law is different from doing something we all think a very bad idea, but that our Supreme Court says is legal.  Being a law maker for others when you don't respect the rule of law for yourself is perhaps the ultimate insult to your constituents in a democracy.  
[ Parent ]
Not marginal to the 99%. (4.00 / 1)
Several hundred thousand dollars of magic money would go a long way for 99% of Guinta's future constituents.

If any one of them stole that kind of money they'd be looking at serious jail time.

birch, finch, beech

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Come on, Dean and Lucy (0.00 / 0)
I didn't say it was excusable. I didn't say it wasn't a lot of money. I didn't say he shouldn't face consequences. I said that when shady out of state groups with unlimited money from who knows where are outspending our candidates 9 to 1, actual Republicans might as well sit back and enjoy the ride, because their own campaign efforts become secondary.

--
No tea; no decaf.

@DougLindner

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Mr Guinta (0.00 / 0)
I think we should all send this letter to Mr Guinta.  The only email address on his website is info@teamguinta.com.  I"ve sent many questions/comments with no reply, but I didn't realize he was on vacation.  I'll send this along to him today though.
Dear Congressman-Elect Guinta | 7 comments

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