Guilty, guilty, guilty

[Bob Of Burleson]

Former Iowa state senator pleads guilty
in Ron Paul endorsement-for-pay scheme

By Matea Gold
The Washington Post

A former Iowa state senator pleaded guilty Wednesday to concealing campaign expenditures and obstructing justice as part of an endorsement-for-pay scheme that roiled the Iowa Republican caucuses in 2012.

Kent Sorenson, of Milo, Iowa, admitted in federal district court that former Rep. Ron Paul’s presidential campaign secretly paid him $73,000 after he dramatically dropped his backing of Rep. Michele Bachmann in late 2011 and endorsed Paul’s White House bid, saying at the time that Bachmann was no longer a viable candidate.

A furious Bachmann charged then that Sorenson was being paid to flip his support to Paul -- an accusation that Sorenson, Paul and his campaign officials all denied.

But in court papers filed Wednesday, Sorenson acknowledged that he had been paid by both presidential campaigns.

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[Red Oak]

What did Paul know about it?

[planosteve]

What did Paul know about it?

Beats me. Next time I see him, I'll ask.

[kent]

imagine that, Ron Paul is sleazy

[planosteve]

imagine that, Ron Paul is sleazy

Well, maybe if earmarks are sleazy.

[kent]

cause Lord knows paying someone off to endorse you in a campaign is perfectly fine.

[planosteve]

cause Lord knows paying someone off to endorse you in a campaign is perfectly fine.

But, there is no evidence that occurred. They haven't even named anybody in Paul's campaign. I believe Paul actually won Iowa.

[GFB]

You made that up.

[planosteve]

You made that up.

I never make anything up. Romney was announced the winner at the end of the Hawkeye Cauci but at the convention the Iowa delegation cast 22 of its 28 votes for Paul.

[GFB]

You made that up.

I never make anything up. Romney was announced the winner at the end of the Hawkeye Cauci but at the convention the Iowa delegation cast 22 of its 28 votes for Paul.

..and now we know why..your boy was crooked.

[planosteve]

..and now we know why..your boy was crooked.

The idea that Paul would even consider paying anybody for their support is totally nuts. Paul originally ran just to get his message out. Then he began to draw huge crowds of people who were attracted to his message, especially young people. But, he had zero desire to be president or even to be nominated.

I recall at the time there was a lot of complaining by Paul's people about Jessie Benton, the campaign manager. That may be why Paul ended his campaign early.