McConnell Staffer Complicit in Frost Family Attack

[marmar]

from OurFuture.org:



McConnell Staffer Complicit in Frost Family Attack
Submitted by Bill Scher on October 11, 2007 - 2:13pm.


Wow. ThinkProgress breaks the story that Don Stewart, communications director for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, contacted traditional media reporters and encouraged them to write stories criticizing the Frost family.

He oh-so-innocently wrote: "Seen the latest blogswarm? Apparently, there’s more to the story on the kid (Graeme Frost) that did the Dems’ radio response on SCHIP ... Could the Dems really have done that bad of a job vetting this family?"

Of course, he's the one that didn't do the vetting.

After additional reporting confirmed that the Frosts are a struggling working class family of six, the New York Times reported yesterday:


Republicans on Capitol Hill, who were gearing up to use Graeme as evidence that Democrats have overexpanded the health program to include families wealthy enough to afford private insurance, have backed off.

An aide to Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, expressed relief that his office had not issued a press release criticizing the Frosts.


McConnell's team was unable to unite Senate Republicans to oppose children's health insurance, and now expansion of SCHIP has a veto-proof majority in the Senate.

Having failed to persuade the Republican Senate caucus on the merits, a top McConnell aide resorts to smears in hopes of sustaining Bush's veto in the House.

What did McConnell know and when did he know it?

http://commonsense.ourfuture.org/mcconnell_staffer_complicit_frost_family_attack?tx=3

[MadMaddie]

1. He knew it.... they will cheat, lie and smear a 12 year old child

to win.....may the all Rot in hell!

[HughMoran]

2. Child abuse

This prick should be forced to resign for this disgusting episode.

[StClone]

3. Intense Cross contamination

Fetid Manure Attack Pile --> RNC --> Drudge --> Rush --> McConnell --> Hannity = http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=BWsnWlfq4jcC&oi=fnd&pg=PA3&dq=latin+word+for+human+waste+pile&ots=UYfeD9I6AU&sig=sTmSBqhkfvwC6dIsDlM7CSUWNHo#PPP1,M1

[EFerrari]

4. Slime. They really ARE slime. n/t

[tanyev]

5. A blogswarm that was created by having a minion post it on FR, I'll wager.

Like FR poster Buckhead "broke" the Dan Rather story and then was discovered to be a lawyer with significant GOP ties.

[Tarheel_Dem]

6. I hope the Dems make as big of a stink on the floor of both houses

as the Repukes did over Gen. Betrayus. Somehow, I don't think that'll happen. This family has received threats and intimidation aided by McConnel's office, there should be some price paid for that. And everyone who disseminated this fake story should be reprimanded somehow.

[Octafish]

7. Funny. McConnell liked boys when he was in the Army.

The guy lasted ten days in uniform before the service asked him to leave.

http://wonkette.com/politics/mitch-mcconnell/your-monthly-unsubstantiated-republican-outing-248055.php

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/include/just_comments_html.php?entry_id=63758&page=1

Why would he sooo not like boys now?

[StClone]

10. Not to pick on McConnell

I hate the guy, have for years, he looks like a old fetus.

[ladywnch]

8. do we really know that we have a veto-proof majority?

do we have enough votes to override jr's veto?? when is the vote scheduled? jr needs a good slap down on this.

[caligirl]

9. Don Stewarts number anyone? This is the Rove way and this guy needs to be put out to pasteur.