Charlotte Pritt takes the stand - Testifies against the RNC.

[Lt. Governor 2B]

http://sundaygazettemail.com/section/News/2006030737

FAYETTEVILLE — Charlotte Pritt took the stand Tuesday in Fayette County Circuit Court and disputed Republican ads that she said distorted her patriotism and her beliefs when she ran for governor.

In a series of ads that ran in the final days of the gubernatorial race, Republican-paid consultants wrote that Pritt wanted to dishonor West Virginia veterans, teach first-graders how to use condoms, prevent the saying of the Pledge of Allegiance and allow flag burning, among other items.

One by one, Pritt took aim at each ad. She substituted what she called the illogic of the language of the ads and replaced it with an explanation of her legislative record. Before she ran for governor, Pritt was a member of the House of Delegates and the Senate.

For example, one ad said she voted against honoring West Virginia’s Gulf War veterans, she said.

“I was a Marine Corps wife ...” she said. “My high school sweetheart came back in a body bag.” She voted to give veterans a bonus, but she voted against a resolution to authorize the president to send people to war, she said.

[NathanDNC]

1. We should get this in the press.....

I am going to make some posts on some other blogs about this story.

[Lt. Governor 2B]

2. Please

Nathan, I am a fulltime candidate for Lt. Governor of Arkansas. Please make the posts everywhere and play this up.

http://www.DrewPritt.com/

[jelavich]

3. doesn't anyone else remember this?

I remember her almost winning the race, and those ads were truly awful. Bully for her for fighting this out.

[hollowdweller]

4. It was terrible what happened to her.

It just shows what happens when a regular person runs for an office like that. The debt they gotta take on just to compete. The slander, misrepresentaion and just plain lying. I think the whole Democrats for Underwood thing had everything to do about class differences in the Democratic party. Charlotte wasn't a millionare like Jay or Gaston, and I think the rich leadership of a lot of the Democratic Party in WV and the Management of the Charleston Gazette decided to go with the candidate that was in their economic class rather than the candidate that represented the economic class of the vast majority of the voters in the state.

[Genki]

5. Betty Chilton called her "trailer trash" n/t.

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[hollowdweller]

6. That's why I have not bought a Gazette since the day after that election!

[Moonshine Mike]

7. why not buy a gazette?

because of what they said about Pritt?

[hollowdweller]

8. Right, she started really falling behind after they endorsed Underwood.

[Moonshine Mike]

9. I don't remember that about the gazette

and that is LAME of them to endorse the Undertaker.

[GrpCaptMandrake]

10. Anybody remember who was behind

"Democrats For Underwood?" I do. He's governor now. Just sayin'


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[newyawker99]

13. Hi jelavich!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Homer Wells]

11. Bless you, Charlotte Pritt!!

Don't let the bastards of the WV political machine have the last word.We're proud of you!!
:dem: :bounce: :dem: :bounce: :toast: :thumbsup: :loveya:

[Hubert Flottz]

12. I'd Loved to have seen Charlotte Pritt take on Shellie Capito...

I think she'd beat Shellie bigtime.