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Tory candidate admits hate campaign against Lib Dem rivals

Tory candidate admits hate campaign against Lib Dem rivalsA Tory parliamentary candidate who bombarded his Liberal Democrat rival with hate mail and vandalised the party's Watford headquarters was facing jail today after admitting more than 70 offences of criminal damage and harassment.
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Oakley admitted making silent phone calls to her home and sending lesbian magazines and letters addressed to "Sal Bitchton" to her workplace.

The candidate, who resigned from the Conservative Party after his activities were discovered, also slashed tyres and wrecked shutters at the party's local offices.
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“Mrs Brinton had lesbian magazines sent to her home address and her work address," she said.

“Campaign material was sent to her office which had been defaced with such phrases as ’Go back to Cambridge, you evil bitch’ and ’Suck my c*** Sal Brinton’.”

His extraordinary campaign later broadened to include anyone associated with the Watford Lib Dems. From February to May this year, Oakley hounded Russell Wilson, a Watford borough councillor, with letters accusing him of paedophilia and daubed graffiti on his home branding him a "scum scum perv".

“Letters were in fact sent to his neighbours stating he was a member of a child-abuse ring,” Ms Rayner said.

“A further letter said he was a ’sick c*** and child abuser’ was sent and torn Liberal Democrat leaflets were put through his door.”

McConnell's camp hits Lunsford back hard over fundraisers' histories

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-Louisville) campaign swung back hard at opponent Bruce Lunsford today, alleging he raised money from a "suspected child molester," after Lunsford's campaign called on the Republican incumbent to return contributions he had accepted from indicted U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska).

"Has Bruce Lunsford ever heard that saying about those who live in glass houses? If not, I suggest he look into it as he explains how he came to raise money from a suspected child molester and from another guy convicted on ethics charges," said campaign manager Justin Brasell, in a response statement.
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"Bruce Lunsford and his potentially nefarious relationship with these Democrat fundraisers is a textbook example of what is wrong with Bruce Lunsford's campaign. Bruce Lunsford should do the honorable thing and return funds raised for him by those two immediately," said Brasell.

See, being a right wing cock knows no borders, no shame, nor international boundaries. Except over there, you resign in disgrace, here you get to be Minority Leader.