Taylor Throws Money Around, Breaks Law, Loses.
I thought I was finished writing about Charles Taylor, but the man's misdeeds just won't stop hitting the news. Taylor smashed the conventional election wisdom by getting shellacked despite outspending Heath Shuler by over 2 million dollars. From the N&O: "In the 11th District in Western North Carolina, Democrat Heath Shuler spent $1.7 million in upsetting Republican Rep. Charles Taylor, who spent $3.8 million. That includes $2.7 million that Taylor loaned his own campaign."
Back in 2004, Taylor broke the law by refusing to file campaign expenditures to the Federal Elections Commission, and now they're whacking the lumpy former Congressman with a big fine -
Washington Post: "Rep. Charles H. Taylor (R-N.C.) spent millions of his own money defending his House seat in recent years. Despite lending his campaign well over $2 million, Taylor lost to Democrat Heath Shuler in November. Now it appears he will have to shell out a bit more.
The Federal Election Commission announced last week that Taylor's campaign committee had agreed to pay $91,000 in civil penalties for failing to file disclosures of personal campaign spending in the 2004 election cycle. The law requires candidates who are spending substantial sums of their own money on their campaigns to notify the commission and their opponents."
O.K. That's it. No more Taylor stories. Until the next one.
{crossposted from Scrutiny Hooligans}
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Glad you're keeping an eye on Chuck
That's a lot of penalties, though it's probably a rounding error in one of his deals with the Rooskies. Serves the cheater right.
Kicking a Man when he is down and cashing a check?
Taylor's campaign committee had agreed to pay $91,000 in civil penalties for failing to file disclosures of personal campaign spending in the 2004 election cycle.*WP
Black Mountain Loan and Banking Assocation FDIC Tellers Drive In Window
Hi Mr Charlie!* Bank Teller
Hi Lucy! Can you cash this check for me so I can pay off this little speeding ticket fine I got in 04. * Charlie
Oh me! This is for 91 thousand dollars Mr Charlie. I need to check with bank manager first. * BT
Well hurry up and tell the sucker to okay it since I own this damn bank.* Charlie
Mr Charlie! Mr Tilly the bank manager said he couldn't okay the check since your account is already frozen by the FDIC and the IRS and the Democrat House subcommitte on floats in the banking industry*BT
WTF!!! You tell that two bit accountant freak to cash the sucker or he will be working at one of my instant payday trailer parks tomorrow.* Charlie
Hi Charlie! Tilly here! I heard what you said about me! You can take this job and stick it dude!* Mr Tilly
That's it Tilly! Where is my gun ? I am going to shoot you as a Bank Robber in my defense.* Charlie
Ok Dude! Out of the Limo and keep you hands to the roof of the Limo and don't move.* Group of men in Swat Team Black masks
WTF are you guys?* Charlie
We are with the IRS, The Russia Banking internal security system, Democrat Subcomittee on Banking Floats, Homeland Security and the Boy Scouts of America Blackwater division. * Group leader
You have the right to remain silent and can have a lawyer appointed to your defense if you cannot afford one. Do you understand your rights that I have just read to you Mr Taylor? * Group leader
Screw that dude! I got friends in high places....just wait until I get back to Washington* Charlie
Mr Taylor! You lost remember? * Group leader
Oh! Well can you call the Speedy Bail Bond Company for me* Charlie
I'd like to forget him
But the damned Google Alert just keeps on delivering the detritus to my inbox.
There are some within Taylor's camp who speculate he plans to run again in '08.
God help him if he does. You've never seen a blogger deliver the body blows like I will.
Body blows won't do anything to Ol' Chainsaw anymore
Which means we need to shift to good old fashioned America's Funniest Home Videos-style nut shots, complete with BONK and BOING sound effects.
"making things with sound, text and pixels..."
Maybe his other brushes with the law
will catch up with him and he will have lots of press during the next two years. Lots of bad press. For some reason, I just can't imagine him running again in two years.
Robin Hayes lied. Nobody died, but thousands of folks lost their jobs.
For some reason?
Ya mean like the fact that he got his ass handed to him by a rookie and burned all his rubles on an embarrassing campaign only to end up a loser?
:)
That would be the reason :)
....and so eloquently put.
Two to watch
I agree that it's hard to imagine Taylor getting back into the fray, especially if there continue to be investigations and fines. And then there's his health.
Keep in mind, however, that the R's certainly realize that any Congressman is most vulnerable in his first bid for re-election. With Shuler's swearing-in just a couple days away, it's not too early to look at the R's bench.
Two to watch (and start to do research on, and start to blog-slam): Sen. Tom Apodaca of Hendersonville and former Henderson County Sheriff George Erwin. Both well-respected, popular, potentially serious contenders from the Republican stronghold of the district.
Thanks Mark
We'll have to keep an eye on those two. It's great to get an early start.
Robin Hayes lied. Nobody died, but thousands of folks lost their jobs.
Blue Dog
US News & World Report interviews Heath Shuler:
The 'Blue Dog' Factor
as long as by blue dog...
you mean not going along with republicans on anything, I'm okay with that title.
I like how Republicans, including Bush, are NOW all up in arms about those little add-ons, like the $250 Million bridge to nowhere. When they were in power and the money was going to their districts, it was step right up to the buffet. But, now that Dems are in power, well, we have to watch what we spend.
RobertP., I don't think any self-respecting restaurant would let
these pigs in....don't you mean "Trough" instead of Buffet?
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