Seventh District Congressman Roy Blunt Monday denied any prior knowledge of Rep. Mark Foley's inappropriate e-mails or indecent instant messenger communications with male Congressional pages:
"Congressman Blunt is not involved in this scandal in any way," communications director Burson Snyder said Monday. "He views this misbehavior as absolutely abhorrent."
The Springfield News-Leader's coverage also mentions Governor Matt Blunt's decision to return a $1,000 campaign contribution he received from Foley in August 2004:
Meanwhile, Gov. Matt Blunt's campaign donated $1,000 to the Boys and Girls Town of Missouri on Monday after Democrats criticized the governor for a $1,000 donation Foley gave to his campaign in 2004.
"No one associated with the campaign was aware of this inappropriate behavior by Mark Foley when the contribution was accepted," Bekah Cooper, spokeswoman for Gov. Blunt's political group, said in a statement. "We are appalled that an elected official who should be held to the highest standard would engage in such activity."
Nowhere is it mentioned that these accusations by the Democrats did not just appear out of the blue, but came after the contribution was first revealed in The Turner Report, then publicized in the Fired Up Missouri blog.
2 comments:
Your headline leads one to believe Blunt is being accused of knowing something (denies). Where is he being accused?
I think it's important to note that the mainstream media has openly acknowledged the Turner Report as a way to aquire information.
This is firsthand information and understandable seeing that you regularly cover campaign contributions and sources.
Just thought I'd help you confirm...in case you were wondering.
Branson
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