Allen campaign press release by Mary Matalin:
Mary Matalin of the Allen Campaign Responds to Webb's Latest Round of False, Negative Attacks
For Immediate Release:
October 29, 2006
Contact: Press Office
703.845.3689
Webb's Writings Cause Him to Continue the Most Personally Negative Campaign in Virginia History
ARLINGTON, VA - Mary Matalin, informal advisor to the Allen campaign, responded today to Jim Webb's latest round of false, negative attacks with the following statement:
"Mr. Webb has promoted himself as a writer as he has run for U.S. Senate. Virginia's voters are now looking at his writings, which even he said were inappropriate to read over the radio.
"Time and time again, when voters scrutinize Jim Webb's record, his campaign has launched false negative attacks against George Allen. As disappointed as Virginians are by Jim Webb's latest attacks, this is not surprising coming from someone whose campaign has been behind a coordinated series of false, negative smears that have been the worst attempt at character assassination in Virginia history.
"Look, George Allen's record is an open book. Whether as Governor or Senator, people can see what he's stood for and accomplished as a public official. I can't imagine him losing control and lashing out like Jim Webb did with lies and negative personal attacks if someone questioned one of his votes in the Senate or one of his vetoes as Governor. This is more disturbing behavior from Jim Webb and his campaign, and Virginians will reject his mean spirited false smears and attacks."
http://www.georgeallen.com/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=hgITL5PKJtH&b=1612661&ct=3214555Mary Matalin Attacks, Webb Campaign Responds by lowkell
Sun Oct 29, 2006 at 06:32:41 PM PDT
From the Webb campaign comes senior strategist Steve Jarding's response to Mary Matalin, who helps raise money for George Allen and previously worked for Dick "Waterboarding" Cheney...
lowkell's diary :: ::
To: Mary Matalin
From: Steve Jarding
Re: Until you have run a race in Virginia, you might refrain from acting as an expert here.
Mary,
Yesterday, you sent out a statement from the Allen campaign commenting on Jim Webb and Virginia campaigns. A couple points.
1. You said that Jim Webb is running the "most personally negative campaign in Virginia history." You even said that the Webb campaign has run "the worst attempt at character assassination in Virginia history." That is rich Mary, even for you. And besides, how would you know? You have never run a campaign here. Until you have, I suggest you quit playing reporters for idiots. They see what has gone on here. Before you attempt to rewrite the history of this campaign, get your facts right. The truth is that this campaign has been the "most personally negative campaign in Virginia history" and this has been "the worst attempt at character assassination in Virginia history" because George Allen, not Jim Webb is waging it. Allen has not run an ad in this campaign that was not an outright lie and distortion of Jim Webb's words and actions. He even went on statewide television in an overblown hyped joke of an ad saying he wanted to run a clean, issue-based campaign, only to see a negative Allen ad run right before the two minute snow job ad did. Then four days later, Allen ran a new negative ad. Mary, we are not that dumb in Virginia. We see through this charade. Then, in one television ad, Allen actually cites himself as the source for his claim that Webb would raise taxes (Nice work. Mary, did they teach your young operatives this in Dirty Politics 101?) In another ad, Allen has a woman contending that Jim Webb "misquoted" her in a story in which she was not even quoted and in which she offered the additional lie that she was a "Democrat" when we don't register by party in Virginia and voting records show that she votes in Republican primaries (You must be proud to work with these bozos.) The Allen campaign has yet another ad suggesting Jim was responsible for Tailhook, when Webb wasn't even there at the time - don't let the truth get in the way of a good sleazy ad Mary. Oh, and then there is the ad saying Jim doesn't think that marriage should only be between a man and a woman - when that is the only position he has ever taken on that issue - and you guys know it! (So, now you've stooped to lying about a man's religious beliefs - on what page of your family values playbook did that little gem come from?)
Mary, the Allen campaign has repeatedly attempted to assassinate Jim Webb's character, unfortunately for you and them, it is tough to kill someone when you are shooting blanks. Mary, you should have stopped these political Neanderthals before they destroyed your 2008 horse. But that race isn't happening anymore now is it. And the truth is these guys are Neanderthals because they reflect their leader. And as you heard Jim Webb say on Saturday, "a fish rots from the head down."
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