Blogger accused of taking pic of senator’s bedridden wife stirs disgust
http://twitter.com/#!/brodigan/status/467689186787487744
Mississippi’s Clarion-Ledger reports:
A Pearl man who runs a political blog is accused of sneaking into a nursing home where U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran’s wife is bedridden and photographing her, then posting the image in a video political “hit piece” on the internet.
Madison Police arrested Clayton Thomas Kelly, 28, of Pearl on Friday night on a charge of exploitation of a vulnerable adult. He’s being held on a $100,000 bond.
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Campaign sources say Kelly on Saturday, April 26th, posted an anti-Cochran, pro-Chris McDaniel “hit piece” video that included the image of Rose Cochran. The video and references to it were removed from the internet within a couple of hours.
Rose Cochran, wife of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., reportedly suffers from progressive dementia.
http://twitter.com/#!/JimmyPrinceton/status/467740429861941250
Kelly, who runs the “Constitutional Clayton” blog, has voiced his support for state Sen. Chris McDaniel, Cochran’s primary opponent.
http://twitter.com/#!/CrispyClayton/status/460853030972178432
http://twitter.com/#!/DanielStrauss4/status/467693842381029377
“Strict rule: don’t be an inhuman ass,” tweeted Republican media strategist Rick Wilson.
http://twitter.com/#!/TheRickWilson/status/467686436050063360
http://twitter.com/#!/TheRickWilson/status/467689675801755648
Amen.
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http://twitter.com/#!/MattCover/status/467687229205540866
http://twitter.com/#!/LilMissRightie/status/467742584513630208
The latest on this developing story from The Clarion-Ledger:
http://twitter.com/#!/ProLifePolitics/status/467747696875675650
Twitchy will update as this story develops.
This report was published on Friday night before the identity of the nursing home resident had been confirmed.
http://twitter.com/#!/EWErickson/status/467759935712149504
[Update]
The Clarion-Ledger has updated with a statement from McDaniel’s spokesman:
The McDaniel campaign found out about the break in when a local political blog posted about it at 11:40 p.m. last night. Senator McDaniel has denounced the break-in and called Senator Cochran to extend his condolences. It is unconscionable for the Cochran campaign and the liberal media to use the act of a sick individual to lob despicable accusations.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with an additional tweet.
