Is that where the money came from?
Under my previous post detailing the candidates who got money originating from Senator Stan Adelstein's pocket, and then shuffled through two PAC's, I had this really interesting comment From Betty Olson who is running for a House seat and was one of the recipients of a $1000 check:
Betty Olson said...
If you should be miffed at anyone, I'd be upset with Representative Hanks. Clearly, he knew your thoughts. I'd also be really interested to know if he disclosed who the other members of his group were. I suspect he did not.
If it were me, I'd consider doing a few very public things with the money, such as purchasing advertising directed against the source. But in all liklihood, you'll have to serve with him, so that probably wouldn't be a good thing.
So, my advice? Do with it whatever will serve the greatest good.
Betty Olson said...
This was a rather shocking post for me to read! I'm Betty Olson and it seems that I have unwittingly been funded by Stan Adelstein? I find this absolutely incredible, to say the least!!!Now, let it be known that I know Betty is a conservative, and I've heard several people in the GOP talk very highly of her. And I imagine she is shocked to know that Alan's money is coming from Stan. (Sorry about that Betty, but it's hard to leave people off a list just because I like them.)But to respond to a few of her thoughts, whether or not Alan knew that Stan was the source of the money - it's my opinion that he absolutely had to know where it came from. They represent the same legislative district, and the money came from a PAC directly under Stan's control.
When Alan Hanks called to ask how my campaign was coming along, he inferred that he and members of his group wanted to assure that South Dakota continued to have strong conservative Republicans in office and wondered if I could use a $1000 to fund my rather modest campaign.
During the course of a rather lengthy conversation, I told him my negative views of both Adelstein and Hennies and praised Sam Kooiker, the very nice young man Hennies is running against. In spite of what I had said, a few days later I got a check from the Rapid City Action Committee, an organization I’d never heard of until Hanks called, and I used it to pay for campaign literature promoting my conservative, smaller government, right-to-life views. I wonder if Hanks knew where the money came from?
Now, what should I do about this? Send the money back, or use Stan’s money against his liberal agenda?
What say you?
If you should be miffed at anyone, I'd be upset with Representative Hanks. Clearly, he knew your thoughts. I'd also be really interested to know if he disclosed who the other members of his group were. I suspect he did not.
If it were me, I'd consider doing a few very public things with the money, such as purchasing advertising directed against the source. But in all liklihood, you'll have to serve with him, so that probably wouldn't be a good thing.
So, my advice? Do with it whatever will serve the greatest good.
Comments
Since that's the case, shouldn't all elected officals return the money back to the state party since there is Adelstein money included?
How much money did Thune get?
How much did other legislators get?
No one asking them to send the money back.
Whats the big fuss about?
We all know that elected officals only accept donations from others who think exactly like they do on all the issues.
(Ya right)
Someone please tell me that Olson isn't that dense that she doesn't understand how the game is played.
That while elected officals recieve donations from lots of folks that they don't agree with 100% of the time, it doesn't mean that by accepting a donate, that they've sold out.