Jill Chambers is 1) desperate and 2) can’t think of anything bad to say about Elena Parent.I know this because today, via a nasty-gram that hit mailboxes in the district, Jill criticized Elena for taking money from lawyers at Sutherland Asbill, the firm represents the DeKalb County School Board. She calls on Elena to return the money. Whatever.
I know Jill is worried, but she might want to re-think this particular strategy since it opens her to scrutiny about her own fundraising- or lack thereof.
For example, Jill might want to refund all the money she has taken from people who cheated on their wives with lobbyists. Glenn Richardson, who resigned in disgrace in January of this year, contributed $2,300 to Chamber in 2008 and $2,000 in 2006. In addition, in 2008, Richardson’s slush fund political action committee, MMV Alliance Fund, contributed $2,300 directly to Chambers, and between 2006 and 2009 contributed $310,000 to the Georgia Republican Party. On August 17, 2010, the State Ethics Commission fined Richardson $500 after investigating a $219,000 transfer from Richardson’s campaign funds to MMV in 2009.
I trust that Chambers and the Republican Party of Georgia will be returning all that cash.
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