One of Congressman Mark Kirk’s supporters is threatening to attack Andy Martin for telling the truth about Mark Kirk. Kirk says his divorce files are “unsealed.” The court says the files are sealed. “Why is Kirk lying?” Martin asks.
New threats in Congressman Mark Kirk sex scandal
NEWS FROM:
ANDY MARTIN /2010
Republican for U. S. Senator
“He works for
the People of Illinois”
Suite 4406
30 E. Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611-4723
(312) 440-4124
www.AndyforUSSenator.com
www.AndyforUSSenator.blogspot.com
www.AndyforUSSenator.wordpress.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
IS MARK KIRK “SUPERMAN?”
KIRK SUPPORTER ISSUES NEW THREAT AGAINST ANDY MARTIN
SENATOR JOHN ENSIGN IS U.S. SENATE’S THIRD REPUBLICAN PARTY SEX SCANDAL; WE DON’T NEED A FOURTH
(CHICAGO)(June 17, 2009) Internet Powerhouse and U. S. Senate candidate Andy Martin announced Wednesday that one of Congressman Mark Kirk’s strong supporters has issued a new threat against Martin.
“When I originally began looking into Mark Kirk’s peculiar behavior as a candidate, I had no idea what to expect,” Andy Martin said. “Lawyers call this ‘due diligence.’ We check the files, review the records, make sure we did not miss anything.
“Then last week I got the first threat from one of Kirk’s supporters.
“Over the weekend, the same ‘supporter’ sent me another threat, and said Kirk was a ‘Superman:’
We the Republican Party in Northeast Illinois have a quiet army of people that will come out and work against you for trying to get cheap media at the cost of our party's unity.
That is not a threat, that is a reality. You are approaching this in the absolute worst possible manner to get the votes you need for furthering your ambitions.
Your little PR release this morning that cites me (I assume) stating that you give out my name for anyone who asks for it ...is great. Do you honestly think that you are going to track with voters using this antics?
I have Kirk on my facebook as you point out, as well as McKenna because I am a Republican (as opposed to you) and they are the elected leaders of my State Party and my District. Whether Kirk runs or not I do not care, he has done a brilliant job for us in the 10th and for America. You are pissing on Superman's cape.
“I take this man’s remarks as a threat, not a threat to harm me physically but a threat to damage me politically for asking Mark Kirk to tell the truth to the People of Illinois.
“Kirk’s supporter’s new claim that Marky Mark is ‘Superman’ is bizarre.
“His suggestion that we have to support the Illinois Republican Party’s corrupt state leadership is bizarre. We are losing elections because Andy McKenna is a Daley stooge. (McKenna supports Kirk.)
“The claim that Kirk has done a ‘brilliant job’ by undermining the Second Amendment and other conservative causes is bizarre.
“Today, of course, I learned from the Clerk of the Court that Mark Kirk’s ‘unsealed’ divorce files remain ‘sealed.’ Once a potential candidate starts to release lies, you have to suspect they have something to hide. It looks as though Kirk is trying to pull a ‘Jack Ryan’ and run for office while hiding personal records from media and public review. We all know how Ryan’s campaign ended up.
“Wednesday I will be contacting the Clerk’s office in Alexandria, Virginia, where Kirk’s divorce was filed, to seek the necessary paperwork for a lawsuit to open the divorce records. I am going to do a ‘Chicago Tribune’ on Kirk. (The Chicago Tribune filed a successful lawsuit to open’s Ryan’s sealed divorce file.
“Reading the sad story of Senator John Ensign’s sex sandal Tuesday night was a reminder that the party of ‘family values’ has had three U. S. Senate sex scandals in the past several years. (Craig, Vitter, Ensign). We don’t need Mark Kirk’s campaign to add a fourth.
“Kirk seems to be suffering from the same form of ‘Potomac Fever’ as Senator ensign. These people go to Washington and forget their home states. They become arrogant and imperious towards ordinary citizens. And they live a lie. Ensign was lying. Kirk lied when he said his divorce files were ‘unsealed,’ when the Clerk says they are sealed. Kirk’s lie is about as big a bald-faced lie as I have ever seen from any potential candidate.
“The fact that Kirk is using his followers to threaten me is a sign of extreme weakness on Kirk’s part.
“What’s your opinion?
“I apply the same standards to investigating Republicans that I apply to Barack Obama: a search for the truth and the facts. Nothing more. And nothing less. Obviously, Mark Kirk is afraid of my high standards, integrity and independence. Why?
“I hope Kirk runs against me for the senate so we can have a debate on the issues and a debate on the future of the Republican Party. How can we talk one way in public and act another way in private?
“I intend to run a vigorous primary campaign for the U. S. Senate. And I will not let Kirk fool primary voters the same way Jack Ryan fooled Republicans in 2004.
“Open the files, Mark. Stop lying about your ‘unsealed’ records when the court says they are still sealed. Your lies are going to embarrass even your most loyal supporters,” Martin noted.
“Why did you tell the media your files were ‘unsealed’ when that was a lie? Explain please.”
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Martin comments on regional, national and world events with more than four decades of experience. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York.
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Showing posts with label rumors. Show all posts
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Illinois Congressman Mark Kirk caught in divorce lies
Kirk claimed that his Virginia divorce files were “unsealed” and open to the public. The Clerk of the Circuit Court in Alexandria says Kirk’s files remain “sealed” and closed to the public.
NEWS FROM:
ANDY MARTIN /2010
Republican for U. S. Senator
“He works for
the People of Illinois”
Suite 4406
30 E. Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611-4723
(312) 440-4124
www.AndyforUSSenator.com
www.AndyforUSSenator.blogspot.com
www.AndyforUSSenator.wordpress.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA COURT CLERK SAYS CONGRESSMAN MARK KIRK'S DIVORCE FILES ARE “SEALED.”
KIRK FALSELY CLAIMED THEY WERE “UNSEALED”
ANDY MARTIN IS ON THE CASE, DIGGING FOR THE FACTS AND THE TRUTH ABOUT MARK KIRK
(CHICAGO)(June 16, 2009) Internet Powerhouse and U. S. Senate candidate Andy Martin announced today that Congressman Mark Kirk lied to the People of Illinois and the media when he falsely claimed that his divorce files had been “unsealed.” Martin contacted the Clerk of the Circuit Court in Alexandria, Virginia, where Kirk was divorced, and was advised that the file was “sealed.”
Martin has sent Kirk a letter (see below) threatening to sue Kirk for access to the sealed divorce records. “It looks like we have another ‘Jack Ryan scandal’ on our hands,” Martin stated in releasing the Clerk’s response.
“The mystery over the rumors concerning Kirk’s private life, when now combined with his lies about ‘unsealed’ divorce files that are not in fact ‘unsealed,’ and remain secret, raise grave questions about Kirk’s judgment, integrity and fitness to be a candidate for statewide office. The Illinois Republican Party is already a national laughingstock over the way Jack Ryan imploded. It looks as though Kirk has not learned the lessons of Ryan’s campaign, and is seeking to trigger a new round of litigation about the secrets contained in Kirk’s divorce materials.
[In 2004, Jack Ryan denied there was anything embarrassing in his sealed divorce files. After he won the nomination to oppose Barack Obama, the Chicago Tribune sued to open Ryan’s sealed files. When the California divorce court ordered Ryan’s records made public, Ryan resigned as a candidate and helped power Obama into the U.S. Senate. Carpetbagger Alan Keyes “moved” to Illinois and made a fool out of himself and the Illinois Republicans who invited him to replace Ryan.]
“It is high time Kirk addressed both the rumors about his personal life and why he authorized the release of a lie to the media and public, falsely claiming his divorce case files had been opened to the public when that is in fact not the case.
“Kirk’s belief that the rumors will be contained if he runs for statewide office is delusional. Columnist Carol Marin has already made it clear that Barry Obama is going to trash any Republican who runs for his former senate seat. I call this the “Carol Marin Test.”
http://www.suntimes.com/news/marin/1609739,
CST-EDT-carol07.article#
“By lying about his divorce files, and falsely claiming they are ‘unsealed,’ when in fact the Clerk says they are not, Kirk has embarrassingly failed the Marin hurdle. Obama and his Smearmacht are watching.
“We are continuing our investigation,” Martin said.
ANDY MARTIN
Republican for U. S. Senator/2010
“He Works for the People of Illinois”
Suite 4406, 30 E. Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611-4723
Toll-free tel. (866) 706-ANDY
Toll-free fax (866) 707-ANDY
Web site: http://www.AndyforUSSenator.com
E-mail: AndyforUSSenator@aol.com
June 16, 2009
Honorable Mark Kirk
U.S. Representative
House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
via fax (202) 225-0837;
(847) 940-7143
Re: Scandal over your “sealed”/“unsealed” divorce records
Dear Representative Kirk:
Nothing will kill a politician faster than lying to the public.
When your divorce was “finalized,” the divorce files were sealed.
Your office then issued an explicit statement to the media that the divorce file was unsealed and open to public inspection.
As part of my due diligence, I contacted the Clerk of the Alexandria, Virginia Circuit Court and asked for access your divorce file.
This was the Clerk’s response earlier today:
Subject: RE: divorce file
Date: 6/16/2009 9:57:23 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
From: ed.semonian@alexandriava.gov
Reply To:
To: andymartinradio@aol.com
CC:
BCC:
Sent on:
Sent from the Internet (Details)
That file is sealed.
In other words, you or your representatives lied to the People of Illinois and the media when they claimed the file was unsealed.
In my earlier letter I reminded you of how Jack Ryan’s lying destroyed his campaign for senator and how he devastated the Illinois Republican Party, inflicting damage that continues to this date.
The Associated Press quoted you yesterday as saying you are raising money for a “big campaign.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=300688&src=3
Sadly, it appears you are proceeding along Jack Ryan’s path, and beginning your “big campaign” with a big lie.
Before I file suit against you and your former spouse in Virginia to open your divorce case, I would like to afford you until Thursday, June 18th to notify the Clerk of the Circuit Court in Alexandria that your divorce file should be unsealed, and that I am authorized to receive a copy of the complete file.
Failing same, we will be in court exposing your big lie, and seeking to put in the public domain the legal documents that you previously, and falsely, claimed had already been made public.
I would suggest you have your divorce attorneys contact me, and copy me with all of their correspondence with the Clerk.
I will be continuing my investigation to determine who actually made the misrepresentation to the media that the file had been “unsealed” when that was obviously a lie. The Clerk’s e-mail speaks for itself. I am making available to you a copy of the actual e-mail (as opposed to the text version above).
Let me be clear: I have said I would not exploit the facts concerning the rumors about your personal life. But I do believe you must address those rumors before you become a candidate.
Likewise, when you lie to the people, and falsely claim that a “sealed” file is “unsealed” when in fact it is not, then such lies have nothing to do with your “personal life” and everything to do with lying to the public. I will attack you for lying to the public and media.
For shame.
Respectfully submitted,
ANDY MARTIN
AM:sp
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Martin comments on regional, national and world events with more than four decades of experience. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York.
UPDATES: www.twitter.com/AndyMartinUSA
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NEWS FROM:
ANDY MARTIN /2010
Republican for U. S. Senator
“He works for
the People of Illinois”
Suite 4406
30 E. Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611-4723
(312) 440-4124
www.AndyforUSSenator.com
www.AndyforUSSenator.blogspot.com
www.AndyforUSSenator.wordpress.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA COURT CLERK SAYS CONGRESSMAN MARK KIRK'S DIVORCE FILES ARE “SEALED.”
KIRK FALSELY CLAIMED THEY WERE “UNSEALED”
ANDY MARTIN IS ON THE CASE, DIGGING FOR THE FACTS AND THE TRUTH ABOUT MARK KIRK
(CHICAGO)(June 16, 2009) Internet Powerhouse and U. S. Senate candidate Andy Martin announced today that Congressman Mark Kirk lied to the People of Illinois and the media when he falsely claimed that his divorce files had been “unsealed.” Martin contacted the Clerk of the Circuit Court in Alexandria, Virginia, where Kirk was divorced, and was advised that the file was “sealed.”
Martin has sent Kirk a letter (see below) threatening to sue Kirk for access to the sealed divorce records. “It looks like we have another ‘Jack Ryan scandal’ on our hands,” Martin stated in releasing the Clerk’s response.
“The mystery over the rumors concerning Kirk’s private life, when now combined with his lies about ‘unsealed’ divorce files that are not in fact ‘unsealed,’ and remain secret, raise grave questions about Kirk’s judgment, integrity and fitness to be a candidate for statewide office. The Illinois Republican Party is already a national laughingstock over the way Jack Ryan imploded. It looks as though Kirk has not learned the lessons of Ryan’s campaign, and is seeking to trigger a new round of litigation about the secrets contained in Kirk’s divorce materials.
[In 2004, Jack Ryan denied there was anything embarrassing in his sealed divorce files. After he won the nomination to oppose Barack Obama, the Chicago Tribune sued to open Ryan’s sealed files. When the California divorce court ordered Ryan’s records made public, Ryan resigned as a candidate and helped power Obama into the U.S. Senate. Carpetbagger Alan Keyes “moved” to Illinois and made a fool out of himself and the Illinois Republicans who invited him to replace Ryan.]
“It is high time Kirk addressed both the rumors about his personal life and why he authorized the release of a lie to the media and public, falsely claiming his divorce case files had been opened to the public when that is in fact not the case.
“Kirk’s belief that the rumors will be contained if he runs for statewide office is delusional. Columnist Carol Marin has already made it clear that Barry Obama is going to trash any Republican who runs for his former senate seat. I call this the “Carol Marin Test.”
http://www.suntimes.com/news/marin/1609739,
CST-EDT-carol07.article#
“By lying about his divorce files, and falsely claiming they are ‘unsealed,’ when in fact the Clerk says they are not, Kirk has embarrassingly failed the Marin hurdle. Obama and his Smearmacht are watching.
“We are continuing our investigation,” Martin said.
ANDY MARTIN
Republican for U. S. Senator/2010
“He Works for the People of Illinois”
Suite 4406, 30 E. Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611-4723
Toll-free tel. (866) 706-ANDY
Toll-free fax (866) 707-ANDY
Web site: http://www.AndyforUSSenator.com
E-mail: AndyforUSSenator@aol.com
June 16, 2009
Honorable Mark Kirk
U.S. Representative
House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
via fax (202) 225-0837;
(847) 940-7143
Re: Scandal over your “sealed”/“unsealed” divorce records
Dear Representative Kirk:
Nothing will kill a politician faster than lying to the public.
When your divorce was “finalized,” the divorce files were sealed.
Your office then issued an explicit statement to the media that the divorce file was unsealed and open to public inspection.
As part of my due diligence, I contacted the Clerk of the Alexandria, Virginia Circuit Court and asked for access your divorce file.
This was the Clerk’s response earlier today:
Subject: RE: divorce file
Date: 6/16/2009 9:57:23 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time
From: ed.semonian@alexandriava.gov
Reply To:
To: andymartinradio@aol.com
CC:
BCC:
Sent on:
Sent from the Internet (Details)
That file is sealed.
In other words, you or your representatives lied to the People of Illinois and the media when they claimed the file was unsealed.
In my earlier letter I reminded you of how Jack Ryan’s lying destroyed his campaign for senator and how he devastated the Illinois Republican Party, inflicting damage that continues to this date.
The Associated Press quoted you yesterday as saying you are raising money for a “big campaign.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=300688&src=3
Sadly, it appears you are proceeding along Jack Ryan’s path, and beginning your “big campaign” with a big lie.
Before I file suit against you and your former spouse in Virginia to open your divorce case, I would like to afford you until Thursday, June 18th to notify the Clerk of the Circuit Court in Alexandria that your divorce file should be unsealed, and that I am authorized to receive a copy of the complete file.
Failing same, we will be in court exposing your big lie, and seeking to put in the public domain the legal documents that you previously, and falsely, claimed had already been made public.
I would suggest you have your divorce attorneys contact me, and copy me with all of their correspondence with the Clerk.
I will be continuing my investigation to determine who actually made the misrepresentation to the media that the file had been “unsealed” when that was obviously a lie. The Clerk’s e-mail speaks for itself. I am making available to you a copy of the actual e-mail (as opposed to the text version above).
Let me be clear: I have said I would not exploit the facts concerning the rumors about your personal life. But I do believe you must address those rumors before you become a candidate.
Likewise, when you lie to the people, and falsely claim that a “sealed” file is “unsealed” when in fact it is not, then such lies have nothing to do with your “personal life” and everything to do with lying to the public. I will attack you for lying to the public and media.
For shame.
Respectfully submitted,
ANDY MARTIN
AM:sp
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Readers of Obama: The Man Behind The Mask, say the book is still the only gold standard and practical handbook on Barack Obama's unfitness for the presidency. Buy it.
Book orders: Amazon.com or http://OrangeStatePress.com. Immediate shipment from Amazon.com or signed copies (delayed for signing) from the publisher are available.
------------------------------
URGENT APPEAL: The Committee of One Million to Defeat Barack Obama raises money to oppose President Barack Obama's radical agenda and also to support www.BoycottHawaii.com.
www.CommitteeofOneMilliontoDefeatBarackObama.com
Please give generously. Our ability to fight and defeat Barack Obama's political agenda is directly dependent on the generosity of every American.
“The Committee of One Million to Defeat Barack Obama has no bundlers, no fat cats and no illegal contributions. Obama is opposed to almost everything America stands for," says Executive Director Andy Martin. "But while Obama has raised a billion dollar slush fund, his opponents lack sufficient resources. Americans can either contribute now, or pay later. If we do not succeed, Obama will."
-----------------------------------
Andy Martin is a legendary Chicago muckraker, author, Internet columnist, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. He has over forty years of broadcasting background in radio and television and is the dean of Illinois media and communications. He is currently promoting his best-selling book, Obama: The Man Behind The Mask and producing the new Internet movie “Obama: The Hawai’i years.” Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of www.ContrarianCommentary.com.
Martin comments on regional, national and world events with more than four decades of experience. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York.
UPDATES: www.twitter.com/AndyMartinUSA
www.facebook.com/AndyMartin
Andy’s columns are also posted at ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com; contrariancommentary.wordpress.com.
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Friday, June 12, 2009
Andy Martin challenges Cong. Mark Kirk to confront “rumors”
Internet Powerhouse Andy Martin says Representative Mark Kirk should address rumors about his personal life before, not after, he seeks to run against Martin for the U. S. Senate
ANDY MARTIN
Republican for U. S. Senator/2010
“He Works for the People of Illinois”
Suite 4406, 30 E. Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611-4723
Toll-free tel. (866) 706-ANDY
Toll-free fax (866) 707-ANDY
Web site: http://www.AndyforUSSenator.com
E-mail: AndyforUSSenator@aol.com
June 11, 2009
Honorable Mark Kirk
U.S. Representative
House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
via fax (202) 225-0837;
(847) 940-7143
Dear Representative Kirk:
It is my understanding that you are considering running against me for the U.S. Senate nomination in 2010.
Earlier this week, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Carol Marin posited that any Republican senate candidate will come under attack from Barack Obama’s smear-and-slime machine. I know what Obama’s people are like. In 2008 they attacked me in the New York Times, as well as with bogus Internet activity. But, after digging, all they could come up with was old lawsuits having no connection to the present. Nevertheless, my experience was instructive.
You probably remember what the media did to Jack Ryan in 2004. It was not a coincidence that Obama’s smear artists trumped up the disclosures about Jack. They also smeared Blair Hull with marital problems in the 2004 primary. And in 2008 they slimed Senator John McCain in the pages of the same New York Times that was used to smear me. Once again, McCain’s marital issues were front page news.
You are aware, of course, about the rumors concerning your personal life. Tom Roeser, a blogger, alluded to these rumors earlier this week:
But his divorce which threatened at one time to be nasty has turned amicable which removes one great liability. www.tomroeser.com
I want you to know if the rumors are true, I will not use them against you or exploit them in the primary. But Obama will use them against you if you win the primary. He has a history of using sex scandals to discredit both Democrats and Republicans. Carol Marin’s Sun-Times story suggested Obama will use his own personal praetorian guard to smear any Republican candidate. “Any Republican seriously thinking of running for Senate will have to run against Obama.”
http://www.suntimes.com/news/marin/1609739,CST-EDT-carol07.article
I can deal with Obama’s smears. Can you?
Illinois is a pretty tolerant and forgiving place. But when candidates try to keep secrets from the public, those tactics inevitably backfire.
I would urge you to look within yourself to decide (i) if the rumors are indeed true and (ii) whether the Illinois Republican Party would be better served by full disclosure sooner rather than later.
Respectfully submitted,
ANDY MARTIN
AM:sp
ANDY MARTIN
Republican for U. S. Senator/2010
“He Works for the People of Illinois”
Suite 4406, 30 E. Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611-4723
Toll-free tel. (866) 706-ANDY
Toll-free fax (866) 707-ANDY
Web site: http://www.AndyforUSSenator.com
E-mail: AndyforUSSenator@aol.com
June 11, 2009
Mr. Andy McKenna
Illinois Republican Party
Suite 1245
205 W. Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60606
via fax (312) 201-0181
Dear Andy:
As you know, since we first encountered each other in 2003 we have been adversaries. You hired a Democratic lawyer, Andy Raucci, to undermine my candidacy, and that set us off.
There is nothing intrinsically wrong with adversarial relationships in politics. People see others as rivals, etc. and act accordingly.
However, today America is imperiled by the Obama juggernaut.
If there is any basis for us to try to work together for the good of the Republican Party and American people, I am open to exploring that possibility.
We don’t have to like each other to work together.
During the 2008 presidential election, I came under investigation and attack by the Barack Obama slime-and-smear machine. They dug as deeply as they could, and all they could unearth about me were lawsuits more than a quarter of a century old. In a very practical sense, I have been battled tested and combat hardened by my experience with Obama. There are no secrets in my past.
I am concerned by the drumbeat of rumors concerning Mark Kirk and his “Jack Ryan” problem. Mark’s situation is not one that I will use against him in the primary if he decides to run against me in the U. S. Senate race. But voters deserve to be told openly and candidly if there is a problem before the primary, not afterwards, so the Party is not embarrassed again as it was during the Jack Ryan imbroglio.
In some sense, the Ryan fiasco elected Barack Obama, and the IRP has not recovered from that episode. We don’t want a repeat of the Ryan revelations.
If you would like to sit down and discuss matters, I am open to meeting at our mutual convenience. We may decide we can’t work together, or we may decide we can; there is no harm in reviewing the possibilities.
Sincerely yours,
ANDY MARTIN
AM:sp
ANDY MARTIN
Republican for U. S. Senator/2010
“He Works for the People of Illinois”
Suite 4406, 30 E. Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611-4723
Toll-free tel. (866) 706-ANDY
Toll-free fax (866) 707-ANDY
Web site: http://www.AndyforUSSenator.com
E-mail: AndyforUSSenator@aol.com
June 11, 2009
Honorable Mark Kirk
U.S. Representative
House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
via fax (202) 225-0837;
(847) 940-7143
Dear Representative Kirk:
It is my understanding that you are considering running against me for the U.S. Senate nomination in 2010.
Earlier this week, Chicago Sun-Times columnist Carol Marin posited that any Republican senate candidate will come under attack from Barack Obama’s smear-and-slime machine. I know what Obama’s people are like. In 2008 they attacked me in the New York Times, as well as with bogus Internet activity. But, after digging, all they could come up with was old lawsuits having no connection to the present. Nevertheless, my experience was instructive.
You probably remember what the media did to Jack Ryan in 2004. It was not a coincidence that Obama’s smear artists trumped up the disclosures about Jack. They also smeared Blair Hull with marital problems in the 2004 primary. And in 2008 they slimed Senator John McCain in the pages of the same New York Times that was used to smear me. Once again, McCain’s marital issues were front page news.
You are aware, of course, about the rumors concerning your personal life. Tom Roeser, a blogger, alluded to these rumors earlier this week:
But his divorce which threatened at one time to be nasty has turned amicable which removes one great liability. www.tomroeser.com
I want you to know if the rumors are true, I will not use them against you or exploit them in the primary. But Obama will use them against you if you win the primary. He has a history of using sex scandals to discredit both Democrats and Republicans. Carol Marin’s Sun-Times story suggested Obama will use his own personal praetorian guard to smear any Republican candidate. “Any Republican seriously thinking of running for Senate will have to run against Obama.”
http://www.suntimes.com/news/marin/1609739,CST-EDT-carol07.article
I can deal with Obama’s smears. Can you?
Illinois is a pretty tolerant and forgiving place. But when candidates try to keep secrets from the public, those tactics inevitably backfire.
I would urge you to look within yourself to decide (i) if the rumors are indeed true and (ii) whether the Illinois Republican Party would be better served by full disclosure sooner rather than later.
Respectfully submitted,
ANDY MARTIN
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ANDY MARTIN
Republican for U. S. Senator/2010
“He Works for the People of Illinois”
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June 11, 2009
Mr. Andy McKenna
Illinois Republican Party
Suite 1245
205 W. Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60606
via fax (312) 201-0181
Dear Andy:
As you know, since we first encountered each other in 2003 we have been adversaries. You hired a Democratic lawyer, Andy Raucci, to undermine my candidacy, and that set us off.
There is nothing intrinsically wrong with adversarial relationships in politics. People see others as rivals, etc. and act accordingly.
However, today America is imperiled by the Obama juggernaut.
If there is any basis for us to try to work together for the good of the Republican Party and American people, I am open to exploring that possibility.
We don’t have to like each other to work together.
During the 2008 presidential election, I came under investigation and attack by the Barack Obama slime-and-smear machine. They dug as deeply as they could, and all they could unearth about me were lawsuits more than a quarter of a century old. In a very practical sense, I have been battled tested and combat hardened by my experience with Obama. There are no secrets in my past.
I am concerned by the drumbeat of rumors concerning Mark Kirk and his “Jack Ryan” problem. Mark’s situation is not one that I will use against him in the primary if he decides to run against me in the U. S. Senate race. But voters deserve to be told openly and candidly if there is a problem before the primary, not afterwards, so the Party is not embarrassed again as it was during the Jack Ryan imbroglio.
In some sense, the Ryan fiasco elected Barack Obama, and the IRP has not recovered from that episode. We don’t want a repeat of the Ryan revelations.
If you would like to sit down and discuss matters, I am open to meeting at our mutual convenience. We may decide we can’t work together, or we may decide we can; there is no harm in reviewing the possibilities.
Sincerely yours,
ANDY MARTIN
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