Claude Taylor just started something that DU is gonna like

[bathroommonkey76]

Hello, my name is Claude Taylor and you probably know me as @TrueFactsStated on Twitter. I'm a veteran of three presidential campaigns and former White House staffer under Bill Clinton. Many of you know Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz as the guy who is calling for Special Counsel Bob Mueller to be fired, or who proposes eliminating the EPA. What you may not know is that he may have been stopped and/or arrested on multiple occasions for DUI. We believe voters in Florida's First Congressional District need to know. If successful, this GoFundMe campaign will fund a billboard in Gaetz' Pensacola congressional district and will display his mug shot and call upon him to disclose how many times he's been stopped/arrested for DUI.

If we raise more than is needed for a single billboard, we will look at increasing the duration of the billboard's run or consider funding other billboards in other Congressional districts. Thank you for your help in exposing the hypocrisy of those who seek to subvert our democracy!

https://www.gofundme.com/mattgaetzbillboard

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[Angry Dragon]

1. KICK

[greeny2323]

2. Huh?

Aren't there less expensive ways to do this? Are the records not public?

[bathroommonkey76]

4. I like the idea of publicly shaming these mofos

There were people who floated this kind of idea on DU a few months ago - it's good to see Claude using his followers and Twitter in a good and positive way.

[iluvtennis]

16. ++++ agree

[JI7]

3. Too bad he has no credibility. Need another source

[bathroommonkey76]

5. Maybe you should start a new crowd fund with this idea.

Wait... are you credible?

[OnDoutside]

25. Hahahaha !!! Super riposte !

[womanofthehills]

20. Follow his tweets - you will see he does have credibility!!

He does have 209K followers

[PunkinPi]

30. The number of followers someone has doesn't necessarily equate to credibility.

ex. see @realdonaldtrump

[Hortensis]

23. Agree, JI7. OP's dead wrong as far as I'm concerned.

The source leaves too much worry that it might not be true, and I don't like this KIND of thing on DU.

As for giving money to Claude Taylor? Well, he's not the last person I would. Donald Jr popped to mind with that thought, but...

[VOX]

6. DUIs in Florida are like mosquito bites.

They're unwanted and they irritate, but too many people have them for it to be a make-or-break issue.

More importantly, we're dealing with public servants (or aspirants) who are serial stalkers and probable sex offenders. DUIs aren't moving right now.

[bathroommonkey76]

7. His goal seems to be moving

$3,555 of $5,000 goal

People like this idea, I guess!?

[VOX]

8. Hey, if it works...

I'll even go over there to chip in. I should really back any/all attempts to get some positive change.

[The Wielding Truth]

9. Aren't his drunk driving records public? Why speculate? Just state them on BB.

[Upthevibe]

10. I think these's a big difference in something being of public record that most folks

probably aren't going to find and a billboard exposing the hypocrisy. Remember, the Repugs. spew "holier than thou" rhetoric-that's been their platform.

[Takket]

11. i'm not giving money to clause taylor so he can tell me a rethug is a scumbag

if you have money to spend, spend it on something useful like doug jones.

[melman]

12. Another gofundme?

Holy shit. This guy is truly unbelievable.

[bathroommonkey76]

13. Sorry, I only know of this one started by Claude.

Has he started other GFM accounts?

I recall some of his followers started a GFM page to fix his car - is that the one you're talking about?

[melman]

14. He's had several fund schemes

I don't know if they were all on GFM, but the guy is a grifter that much is for sure.

[womanofthehills]

18. He is not a grifter -

He was driving an old vehicle . Last year some of his fans started a Go Fund Me for him to either get a new vehicle or fix up his vehicle.

Claude has 209,000 followers on Twitter. I follow him and like him. What's with putting down Democrats?

[melman]

21. He absolutely is

And also a total fake and fraud.

[WhiteTara]

24. IYHO

In Your Humble Opinion.

[bathroommonkey76]

22. Show me proof of the crowd funds started by Claude

Can you do that?

I'd like the links, too.

Honestly, I don't believe you. I've followed Claude for months and have never seen him start a crowdfunding site. Either you have proof or you are lying. There is no in between.

[ancianita]

15. Let's hope he tweets the exact location of the billboard after it's up.

[womanofthehills]

19. Why would he not????????

[greyl]

17. An anti Obama Republican Fake 9/11 responder is financially backed by Claude Taylor & Louise Mensch

Link to tweet

@MalcolmNance

So let me get this straight. An anti Obama Republican Fake 9/11 responder is financially backed by Claude Taylor & Louise Mensch to run as a Dem to take over an easy Democratic Congressional seat? #TeamPillowForts subversion is deep.

Avi‏ @JasperAvi
Replying to @mikefarb1 @olgaNYC1211 @TheChrisSuprun

Speak of fraud: Chris, wanna clear up the fact that you claimed to be a 9/11 responder and, apparently, lied about that?
No Record of ‘faithless Elector' Chris Suprun As a 9/11 First Responder

http://www.wfaa.com/mobile/article/news/local/texas-news/no-record-of-faithless-elector-chris-suprun-as-a-911-first-responder/371421191

[Duppers]

26. Wow!

I trust Nance tho.

👍

[UncleTomsEvilBrother]

27. This is kinda familiar

I like Nance, and I like Claude.

Nance's tweet is what DEMS often do, though. We let perfect stand in the way of good.


When Charlie Crist was running for Governor against Rick Scott in '14, DU was ballistic. We hated Crist because there was no way we'd endorse a former republican and opportunist. Mind you, there was never an alternative DEM candidate offered - we just didn't want Charlie Crist.

Well, eight years, two vote purges, and a Red State later, we have Gov. Rick Scott.

(At least we didn't get Crist, though, right?)

[demmiblue]

28. #TeamPillowForts

[mercuryblues]

29. Just as troubling

is he refused a breathalyzer test. Under FL law if you refuse it is an automatic suspension of your license. Charges instead were dropped. His Daddy was a local public official at the time. It appears that he pulled a few strings and got his son off from a DUI & drug charges.

Equal justice under the law is so passé