McMahon the Pugilist

Republican Party nominee for the U.S. Senate Linda McMahon, who has money enough and time to spare before voters go to the polls on November 6, continues to jab at Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate Chris Murphy in a series of media releases that would bring a blush of envy to the cheek of present U.S. Senator and former Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, known for his Gatling Gun media releases.

Mrs. McMahon’s latest is below:

Murphy Refuses to Come Clean With Connecticut Voters About His Special Home Loan Deal

Apparently under “Murphy’s Law,” honesty and integrity are just
“shameless political ploys”

NORTH HAVEN, CT – Congressman Chris Murphy likes to play by his own set of rules. Now, as his house of cards begins to fall in on him, he is making a desperate attempt to deceive Connecticut voters one more time.

Recent news reports have outlined the special deal that Congressman Murphy got on a home loan shortly after he became a Member of Congress. Just a year after being sued for foreclosure, Murphy received a below-prime home equity line of credit in July 2008 from “strong campaign supporter” Jim Smith, CEO of Webster Bank – at the same time Webster Bank began making campaign donations to Congressman Murphy’s 2008 re-election campaign.

Four months later in November 2008, Webster Bank received a $400 million bailout that Congressman Murphy voted for, and the entire time, Chris Murphy sat on the Financial Services Committee, which oversees the banking industry.

Congressman Murphy refuses to answer questions about the special deal, calling them a “shameless political ploy.” Under “Murphy’s Law,” Chris Murphy doesn’t have to answer questions about his ethical shortcomings.

“Lashing out and name-calling may work under ‘Murphy’s Law,’ but those tactics don’t go over well in the real world,” McMahon campaign manager Corry Bliss said. “It’s in Congressman Murphy’s best interest to be fully transparent so Connecticut voters can be assured that he is being honest with them. I’m just trying to do him a favor.”

The one time Congressman Murphy was questioned about his "special" mortgage deal his answers only revealed more questions. Anyone who watches this video of him doing so can see that is the case.

It’s time to repeal “Murphy’s Law.” Congressman Murphy owes Connecticut voters answers to the following question?

1) Why did you choose to represent yourself in your foreclosure proceedings?
2.    What was your credit score when you applied for the home equity line of credit that you received from Webster Bank in July 2008?
3.    Did you notify the House Ethics Committee about the possible conflict of interest you representing yourself presented?
4.    What role(s) has Jim Smith played in your campaign(s), official or unofficial?
5. Why do you think it is a “shameless political ploy” to ask that you be transparent with your constituents and Connecticut voters about your personal financial issues that occurred while you were a state legislator and a Member of Congress?
6.    What other special deals have you received because you were a Member of Congress?

The Blumenthal Burisma Connection

Steve Hilton , a Fox News commentator who over the weekend had connected some Burisma corruption dots, had this to say about Connecticut U.S. Senator Dick Blumenthal’s association with the tangled knot of corruption in Ukraine: “We cross-referenced the Senate co-sponsors of Ed Markey's Ukraine gas bill with the list of Democrats whom Burisma lobbyist, David Leiter, routinely gave money to and found another one -- one of the most sanctimonious of them all, actually -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal."

Taking The Fifth, After Esty

Whether or not U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty will serve the remainder of her term or resign immediately is very much an open question. But, in any case, the battle for Connecticut’s 5 th U.S. Congressional District has begun with a show of unexpected fireworks. For many years, the 5 th District was a toss-up proposition; both Republicans and Democrats have held and surrendered the seat. Geographically the 5 th District touches the border of New York from Connecticut’s northern-most point to Danbury in the southern quadrant and includes much of Litchfield county and parts of Fairfield, Hartford and New Haven counties. Party affiliation is competitive, in round figures, 30 percent Democrat, 25 percent Republican and 45 percent unaffiliated. Over the years, the Democrat Party in Connecticut has moved from the center to the left, but the 5 th District has been a moderate preserve. During the Obama presidential election, Republican moderates within Connecticut's U.S. ...

PCBs, GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH

By Gerald and Natalie Sirkin c2007 A front-page story on PCBs in the March 9 News-Times is just wrong. The first thing to know about PCBs is that they never killed a single person nor did they ever cause cancer. The second is that although they are invariably called “cancer-causing,” that designation comes chiefly from a single rat study. The third thing is that the subject rats were exposed daily for 21 months to 100 parts per million (ppm) of PCBs containing 60% chlorine. (The 100 ppm was about 5,000 times the tolerable daily intake of PCBs set by FDA in 1973.) When rats were exposed to PCBs containing less chlorine, they developed no cancers. The fourth, that when the exposed rats were allowed to live out their lives, they had fewer cancers and lived longer than the unexposed rats. PCBs is a family of chemicals known as polychlorinated biphenyls. PCBs contain chlorine ranging from 12% to 70%. They were used in two General Electric plants that manufactured electrical equipmen...

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