Lincoln Davis's Chief of Staff not sure if Obama has terrorist ties...something in the water?

[madfloridian]

This is not a DEC member, this is the chief of staff of Lincoln Davis. This is from a quickly dropping diary at Daily Kos.

His (Davis') chief of staff, Beecher Frasier, said he doesn’t know for sure if Obama is "terrorist connected" but he assumes he’s not.

TN Dem Congressman vs. Obama: The Whole Story

But the more important quote in this article comes from Beecher Frasier, Congressman Davis' Chief of Staff:

His (Davis') chief of staff, Beecher Frasier, said he doesn’t know for sure if Obama is "terrorist connected" but he assumes he’s not.

One thing to know about Beecher Frasier. In 2005, he conducted a smear campaign against the Democracy for America organization in Tennessee, saying that they and Howard Dean were a threat to the Democratic Party. Frasier tried, unsuccessfully, to accuse DFA members from going on local radio shows in East Tennessee to talk down his boss, Congressman Davis. When Frasier brought his accusations to the state party Chairman, Bob Tuke (now running for U.S. Senate), Tuke investigated Frasier's claims and found them to be complete lies. It should be noted, too, that Beecher Frasier was a key figure in Harold Ford Jr.'s campaign for Senate in 2006. Insiders say that Frasier repeatedly advised Ford to run to the right and throw the liberal wing of the Party under the bus. You'll remember that Ford lost very narrowly - possibly because of this strategy - making Tennessee the only Democratic Senate seat that the Party lost in '06.

Remember. Lincoln Davis is planning on running for Governor of Tennessee in 2010. Beecher Frasier will almost certainly be his campaign manager and if Davis wins, he'll be a key advisor - if not the Chief of Staff or Deputy Governor - in a Davis administration. Do we want a know-nothing loser who uses Republican talking points to attack the presidential nominee to have such a strong influence on Tennessee's possible future Governor?

Call Davis' D.C. office now at 202-225-6831 and let Beecher Frasier know about who Senator Barack Obama is - he clearly thinks that "terrorist connections" are part of Obama's resume.

Whew! And I thought Florida was bad.

[woodsprite]

1. Sounds like he's another Rove in the making? n/t

[madfloridian]

9. His tactics seem that way.

:hi:

[whistler162]

2. Well to be fair...

Senator Obama has met President Bush and Presidnt Bush does/did have business ties to the Bin Laden family.

IpsoDipWad....... Senator Obama has terrorist ties.

[tanyev]

7. And he is a distant cousin of Cheney.

[slinkerwink]

3. email is [e-mail]

[madfloridian]

4. Good idea, slinker, to put it in the subject line. This stuff is unreal.

:hi:

[Cha]

5. As far as he knows Obama doesn't

have terrorist ties? It didn't work during the primaries and it's not going to work now. It says more about the person who doesn't "know" than it ever will about Obama.

[madfloridian]

8. It's unbelievable.

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[madfloridian]

6. Give the Kos diary a recommend if you can.

This stuff needs to be noticed.

[madfloridian]

10. Beecher Frasier admits he is not in his right mind.

Here is what Frasier said earlier:

His (Davis') chief of staff, Beecher Frasier, said he doesn’t know for sure if Obama is "terrorist connected" but he assumes he’s not.

Here is how he explains it away in The Hill.

Davis' downplays suggested Obama terrorism link

No one in their right mind, including me, believes Sen. Obama has ties to terrorism,” Davis chief of staff Beecher Frasier said in a statement. “It is truly ridiculous for anyone to try to make hay out of these comments."

Frasier’s initial comments came in response to comments by a state Democratic Executive Committee member, who suggested Davis hadn’t endorsed Obama because it “sounds kind of like he may be” connected to terrorists. Those comments were reported by the Nashville City Paper.

The paper reported that Frasier said he assumed Obama wasn’t connected to terrorists but that he didn’t know for sure. Davis’s campaign offered no commentary on the report in its statement.

Davis is one of a handful of centrist Democrats who have declined to endorse Obama thus far, even in the week since Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) dropped out of the race. Also in the group are Reps. Jim Marshall (Ga.), Dan Boren (Okla.), Tim Mahoney (Fla.) and Travis Childers (Miss.).

To Mr. Frasier...you should not say such things if you don't think they are true.

[Raphae1]

11. Fox News smear

Thank you Fred Hobbs and Beecher Frasier for giving Fox News this video, which will soon spread the right-wing blogosphere. Bravo!