Daily Kos: North Carolina GOP Senator/Candidate Accused Of Welfare Fraud

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/02/1333798/-North-Carolina-Senator-Wesley-Meredith-Accused-Of-Welfare-Fraud-And-He-s-Not-Denying-It


Leslie Salzillo

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The word 'fraud' is becoming a bitter pill for the North Carolina GOP to swallow this week. After the alleged voting fraud committed by the Koch brothers via AFP/Americans For Prosperity, there is now a welfare fraud allegation against Republican candidate, Senator Wesley Meredith. This from the Conservative party extremists that basically call America's poor, unemployed, and welfare recipients, 'lazy, undeserving, benefit-sucking, scum of the earth.'
North Carolina's ABC11.com reports:

In a statement issued Wednesday afternoon, (Republican) party chair Linda Devore said the Cumberland County GOP looks forward to Senator Meredith refuting the allegations made Tuesday by his opponent, (Democratic) Fayetteville attorney Billy Richardson.
On Tuesday, Richardson released a load of Meredith's public and private financial and public assistance documents. They indicate Meredith and his ex-wife, Elizabeth Meredith, received welfare in the late 1990s. At the time, the couple earned annual incomes in the six-figure range.

The linked article above is the GOP trying to save face. Of course, Meredith called Richardson's document release a 'below the belt' personal attack. That said, Meredith has not denied the allegation.

FULL story at link.

[blkmusclmachine]

1. Fraud would only endear him to the Teabaggers even more, if true.

[rustydog]

2. If it is true, how it it "below the belt" or a "personal attack?"

[freshwest]

7. The GOP has always considered the truth (and facts) to be personal attack.

[MFrohike]

3. He's a dirtbag

He was one of the co-sponsors of a bill last year to strip the Insurance Commissioner of the power to limit rate increases by the auto insurers. Instead, they'd encourage the insurers not to set rates too high. They billed allowing unlimited price hikes for a mandated product (no insurance, no license) as a "free market solution." Thankfully, even the rest of the wingnuts running the legislature these days realized that this idea was too crazy for them and they killed it.

[littlemissmartypants]

4. Thanks for the good news.

Thick as thieves is a thing. The old boy network has some real losers in the mix, but for the light shining, we might waste more time flushing the "Kochroaches" out into the light.
Love, Peace and Shelter.

[littlemissmartypants]

5. Kicking. Thank you. nt

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[BrotherIvan]

6. Shouldn't he be in jail then?

But gawd, guns and gays and he might still get elected.

[Omaha Steve]

8. Yes!!!