Well, that didn’t take long. Dick “Tough Guy” Harpootlian just fired back a full broadside at Phil Noble in response to his earlier shot:
HARPOOTLIAN: “NOBLE DAZED AND CONFUSED”
Harpootlian given over $500,000 to Dems; Noble didn’t give a dime to President Obama; Lied in his press release
For immediate release:
Monday, April 20, 2011
Contact:
Amanda Alpert Loveday
Columbia, SC — This afternoon Dick Harpootlian responded to an attack by Phil Noble that misleadingly highlighted a handful of Harpootlian’s contributions to the exclusion of well over $500,000 given to Democrats during the same period.
Harpootlian said:
“I gave money to Jake Knotts because, like me, he has supported the last three Democratic candidates for governor.
If Phil wants to talk about money, lets talk about why he gave money to erect a Confederate Monument in Charleston but didn’t give a single dime to Barack Obama. Phil claims to be a big Obama supporter, but it’s just not true.
While I’m attacking Republicans, like Nikki Haley and her corrupt administration, Phil is spending his time attacking me with misstatements and untruths. The South Carolina Democratic Party needs someone who will spend their time building the party, not tearing it down.”
The December 27, 2010 edition of the Charleston Post and Courier reported that Noble, a former member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, contributed money to erect a monument commemorating the signing of the Ordinance of Secession.
“Phil’s not telling the truth in his press release either. He claims never to have given or raised ‘one red cent’ to a Republican, but he clearly gave $900 to an Illinois Republican in 2002,” said Harpootlian. “That’s $900 more than he gave Vincent Sheheen or Barack Obama.”
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I’d say more, but I’m listening to Harpootlian on Pub Politics right now…
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