McCollum lashes at Martinez in video

[Judi Lynn]

Posted on Wed, Feb. 11, 2004

U.S. SENATE RACE
McCollum lashes at Martinez in video
Mel Martinez, the White House's reputed favorite in Florida's U.S. Senate race, is bashed by a fellow Republican for having led the state's trial-lawyers lobby.
BY LESLEY CLARK
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Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Bill McCollum stepped up his attack on former U.S. Housing Secretary Mel Martinez on Tuesday, unveiling a video that likens his GOP rival to Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards.

The video, posted on McCollum's campaign website but not yet aired on television, notes Martinez's past leadership of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers and past contributions to Democratic candidates, and suggests Martinez shares those stances with Edwards, a trial lawyer turned U.S. senator.

''Two liberal trial lawyers,'' a voice ominously intones as pictures of Martinez and Edwards appear on the screen. ``Both wrong, so wrong, so often.''

A spokeswoman for Martinez called the video a ''misleading, vicious'' attack from a ''faltering campaign'' and said it violates a Republican tenet against speaking ill of fellow Republicans.
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http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/state/7922929.htm

[quaker bill]

1. While I will be working for the Democrat

In some ways I wish I could vote in the repug primary for Martinez. I have personal experience with Bill McCollum as my local rep to the US House and Martinez as Orange County Chairman. Martinez is a decent guy who actually fought for affordable housing. A conservative, no doubt, but with an actual touch of compassion.

McCollum is a serious jerk and a room temperature intellect. He became a neo-con before they invented them. He was involved in Iran-Contra. I don't mean just the investigation/cover up, he actually went to Central America to check it out in progress on Air America flights. Bill McCollum was also a Clinton impeachment manager.

I am willing to invest my time and money to assure that Bill McCollum never serves in public office again.

[JCMach1]

2. McCollum is a diseased TOAD... and it's showing already

NO DOUBT he will get the PUG nomination.