Last week was a really bad week for the Turner campaign. First, Carter Turner was destroyed by the NRA with a D- rating and an email essentially calling him a liar. Then, word of campaign law violations by his campaign began circulating. It got so bad that he even lost the puppy and kitten vote.
Finally, on Friday, (while still hiding from the NRA story) Carter admitted to breaking Virginia law. Check out Star City Harbinger for more specifics. Not only did he admit breaking it, he said "I have, and will likely continue, to make some mistakes." By "some mistakes," Carter means BREAKING THE LAW.
Folks, this is stunning. Carter Turner's defense for breaking the law is, "oops, was that against the law?" Even more stunning is his statement up front that we should expect some more illegal activity from Carter. The audacity of this guy to admit he has broken the law and acknowledge he plans to "make some more mistakes."
So what is his defense for breaking the law? "Hey, I'm a new guy, I shouldn't be expected to know the law." This raises several things.
First, it proves that Carter Turner is simply not up to the task of being a Delegate. How can he think he can write our laws when he's proven he can't even read our laws?
Second, there are serious problems at the Turner campaign. We already know his campaign manager quit and his unbelievably overpriced "volunteer" consultant is apparently unfamiliar with basic Virginia campaign laws. What is going on over there?
Finally, now that Carter has admitted breaking the law, will he self report his violations to the State Board of Education? What would Carter expect from one of his religion students who "accidentally" cheated? We'll wait anxiously to see if Carter does the right thing.
To make matters worse, there is some more VERY bad news coming out this week for the Turner campaign. Stay tuned...
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Perhaps some context is important to your blog entry
"I appreciate you bringing this to my attention. I was under the impression that if my name was listed in the authorization, it implied that I authorized it. I now understand the distinction between “Authorized by Carter Turner” and “Authorized by Carter Turner for Delegate Campaign.” It was by no means my intention to deceive anyone about where the message was coming from. . . . I also take full responsibility for the oversight. I have instructed everyone on my team to include “Authorized by Carter Turner” on everything we put out there – emails, web page, face book, press releases, etc. As a first-time candidate, I have, and will likely continue, to make some mistakes. But I really appreciate you pointing this out to me so I can get it right"
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