GOP candidate attacked for having killed unarmed prisoners

[Enrique]

not to mention working for Goldman Sachs!

http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/10/11/mcintyre_pantano_murder_charges/index.html

It looks like someone down in North Carolina is finally attacking Republican House candidate and ex-Marine Ilario Pantano over an episode in Iraq in which he killed two unarmed prisoners.

In a report being circulated by the Pantano campaign, a state GOP official alleges that voters in the seventh congressional district have been getting a push poll in which they are told about the murder charges brought against Pantano in 2005 -- which were ultimately dropped.

As we've detailed, Pantano in 2004 shot two unarmed Iraqi prisoners up to 60 times and then placed a sign bearing a Marine slogan next to their bodies. After a hearing on murder charges, military officials agreed with Pantano's version of events, in which the two men made a hostile move toward him.

The term "push poll" is often misused, but what is being reported in North Carolina actually hews to the industry definition -- negative campaigning disguised as a genuine poll:

They then ask who the voter will be supporting in the upcoming election between McIntyre and Pantano. If the voter indicates they are supporting Pantano – the call then turns. With the sound of a boiler room operation in the background as described by the angry voters receiving the calls, the voter is then asked politely if they were more likely to vote for Pantano if they knew that he had been accused of murder ... They also ask if they were more likely to vote for Pantano if they knew he once worked for Goldman Sachs (he was a trader there years ago and was not in management).

The tele-marketer then switches to questions about McIntyre. Naturally, the questions are flattering toward the Congressman. They ask if the voter would be more likely to vote for McIntyre if they knew he saved Social Security for seniors, for example.

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[BrklynLiberal]

1. Whent he repukes do this, they lie...At least there are actual facts being dispensed here.

[catgirl]

2. Another repug psycho

Just what we need. This guy is a danger to society and he's running for Congress?
Scary.

[LiberalFighter]

3. Shot prisoners up to 60 times?

Since when does that legitimately happen?

I think the ones involved in clearing him of charges should be court martial.

Who the hell was involved in the hearing? Blackwater?