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‘Impersonator’ rankles GOP with negative e-mail blast in commission endorsement bid
Political civil war has broken out within the Butler County Republican party over who should get the party’s endorsement for county commissioner this week.
In addition to candidates themselves sending out fliers and videos, anonymous surrogates are waging negative campaigns using blogs, e-mail and web videos.
Over the weekend, someone masquerading as party leadership used the party’s e-mail list. Using the name “Real ButlerCty GOP,” he or she spread information critical of two candidates: former West Chester Twp. trustee Jose Alvarez and Clerk of Courts Cindy Carpenter.
In e-mails, that person sent copies of a local blog that accuses prominent elected county officials of forming a back-room “cabal” to steer the party toward endorsing Alvarez.
The e-mail came with this disclaimer:
Please see attached. The Commission endorsement vote is YOUR vote, and YOUR vote only. We don’t need any back room deals, no matter who is involved.
And he or she passed along on old news video questioning whether Carpenter’s employees engaged on political activities on county time. Here is a copy of the video you can download:
It came with this message:
The attached video is something EVERY Butler county GOP member should see. Questions remain as to whether her county property was used and when vacations were actually requested. Â This video plus the events in the newspaper this past week, are stark reminders that our party MUST move forward with a fresh approach, and leave behind the negatives of the past…
County GOP Chairman Tom Ellis denounced the e-mails — apparently sent to the thousands of people on the party’s confidential e-mail list — Sunday, Nov. 1.
Here is Ellis’ statement:
The Butler County Republican Party is denouncing e-mails that were sent to a large number of its membership and County residents this past Friday (10/30/09 approx. 3pm ET) and on Sunday (11/01/09 approx. 4pm ET). Neither of the e-mails were authorized or sent by the Party.
Someone claiming to be the ‘Butler County GOP’ and ‘Real ButlerCty GOP’ sent mass e-mails from two Gmail accounts and used the subject lines ‘Butler County GOP News’ and ‘Butler GOP short video’. The sender attempted to mask their identity and provided no name. The content of the first message consisted mostly of an attached copy of a recent blog post from a local political opinion blog. The second message contained an old video attachment from Channel 12 WKRC.
The Butler County Republican Party does offer a voluntary subscription to occasional e-mail updates. However, the e-mail addresses are kept confidential to avoid abuse and to respect the privacy of its members and others in the community that want official communication from the Party. Those addresses have never been sold, distributed or made public for any reason.
Executive Chairman Tom Ellis explains, “Someone is deceiving our membership by sending these unsolicited e-mails. That isn’t acceptable in business and will not be tolerated by our Party. We will protect our members, our community, and the GOP brand. We are investigating these incidents and pursuing every avenue, including legal remedies. This attempted deceit will stop.”
Vote is Thursday night
In addition to Alvarez and Carpenter candidates include Gregory Jolivette, Treasurer Nancy Nix and Hamilton resident Wes Retherford.
All five will appear before the party’s massive central committee Thursday, Nov. 5, seeking a majority of the party’s support through several rounds of run-off voting.
Historically, candidates who do not get the party’s endorsement don’t run in the primary. But Jolivette — who came under fire from his party when the Ohio Ethics Commission confirmed it was investigating him voting on jobs for his children — has said he’ll run even without the party’s nod.
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By TOLD YOU
November 2, 2009 1:12 PM | Link to this
THIS IS NOTHING NEW. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME CALL THE F.B.I , TOM YOU AND YOUR BUDDIES HAVE BEEN DECEIVING ALL VOTERS AND TAX PAYERS .THIS IS NOTHING NEW. STOP OPENING YOUR LIPS. GET OUT AND PRAY YOU AND THE GOP ARE NOT NEXT. FOR YOUR BACKROOM DEALS. THANKS FOR THE E-MAIL
By Bill
November 2, 2009 2:37 PM | Link to this
Actually, the two emails came from different gmail accounts. Doesn’t mean the same person didn’t send them, but they did not come from the same account.
By Willie
November 2, 2009 2:59 PM | Link to this
I guess they can’t argue with the content of the emails since they are factual. Thus, they argue the means by which the emails were sent. It looks to me like they have a problem internal to the GOP headquarters that someone shared their email list. Boo Who, what cry babies.
By JN Correction
November 2, 2009 6:08 PM | Link to this
Josh, You said: “All five will appear before the party’s massive central committee” A more accurate phrase would have been the massive “APPOINTED EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE”, which do not represent local GOP citizens, rather vote in step with Ellis and his cronies. Last weeks vote was proof how the Main Street employees voted for one of their own.
By Jim Shoe
November 2, 2009 6:15 PM | Link to this
Sounds to me like one of Tom Ellis sock puppets was given access to the GOP email list, and has used it more than twice in recent months. If Ellis seeks “legal remedies” he’ll subject himself to depositions and he can explain how he profited $25K from the sale of the GOP building while others were being asked to help make the monthly lease payments. He can explain how many others have been given access to GOP resources.
By Robert Z Wagoner
November 2, 2009 9:47 PM | Link to this
To all you readers. I recently had the opportunity to meet with a young man named Wes Retherford who is running next year for the commissioners spot. He isn’t getting a lot of attention cause he isn’t a Good Ol Boy insider. You need to give him a shot. He’s got the right ideals and values and is truly concerned about the people. He is a regular citizen and working man with a family that actually knows what it is like to worry about bills and putting food on the table. He’s a good guy from what I can tell and he will be a lot better than any of the other crooks or insiders the Butler County Good Ol Boys club is putting up for election
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