Erick Bennett is a Maine Republican who's looking to potentially become incumbent Senator Susan Collins' primary challenger in the coming election season. Bennett describes himself as "pretty much a cut-and-dry Republican," is claiming that his ideas are based on a "pro-family" agenda, and recently had this to say about the federal government:
"We must have honest conversations about the constant abuses of power and violations of our civil liberties that are going on at the hands of this government."
On that note, speaking of family and abuse, Mr. Bennett served some time in jail after he was convicted of a Class D assault in 2003 for attacking his wife. Yes, surprisingly enough, the couple has since divorced.
Even though he was convicted and served time for the crime, Bennett still claims to be innocent and even went so far as to say this:
"The fact that I have been jailed repeatedly for not agreeing to admit to something I didn't do should speak to the fact of how much guts and integrity I have. If I go to D.C., I'm going to have the same integrity in doing what I say, and saying what I do, when it comes to protecting people's rights,a s well as their pocketbooks."
Call me crazy, but I have a hard time believing Maine voters are going to buy into Mr. Bennett's integrity, guts, and family values campaign. If he becomes Susan Collins' primary challenger, I can just hear the following ad being run in honor of Erick Bennett:
"When asked to describe Erick Bennett, the first two words that come to mind are guts and integrity. It takes guts to beat up your wife and to lie about it afterward spells integrity like f-a-m-i-l-y v-a-l-u-e-s spells family values. That's what Erick Bennett is all about - the family. He wants to lay the smack down on this nation's capital much like he allegedly did to his ex-wife, but this time, the only thing he'll get convicted of is standing up for what is right. Vote for Erick Bennett or else he'll smack you across the face. Erick Bennett - guts, integrity, family values. 'I'm Erick Bennett and I approve this message.'"
http://bangordailynews.com/2013/12/30/politics/elections/susan-collins-primary-challenger-erick-bennett-says-fight-against-assault-conviction-shows-integrity/
"We must have honest conversations about the constant abuses of power and violations of our civil liberties that are going on at the hands of this government."
On that note, speaking of family and abuse, Mr. Bennett served some time in jail after he was convicted of a Class D assault in 2003 for attacking his wife. Yes, surprisingly enough, the couple has since divorced.
Even though he was convicted and served time for the crime, Bennett still claims to be innocent and even went so far as to say this:
"The fact that I have been jailed repeatedly for not agreeing to admit to something I didn't do should speak to the fact of how much guts and integrity I have. If I go to D.C., I'm going to have the same integrity in doing what I say, and saying what I do, when it comes to protecting people's rights,a s well as their pocketbooks."
Call me crazy, but I have a hard time believing Maine voters are going to buy into Mr. Bennett's integrity, guts, and family values campaign. If he becomes Susan Collins' primary challenger, I can just hear the following ad being run in honor of Erick Bennett:
"When asked to describe Erick Bennett, the first two words that come to mind are guts and integrity. It takes guts to beat up your wife and to lie about it afterward spells integrity like f-a-m-i-l-y v-a-l-u-e-s spells family values. That's what Erick Bennett is all about - the family. He wants to lay the smack down on this nation's capital much like he allegedly did to his ex-wife, but this time, the only thing he'll get convicted of is standing up for what is right. Vote for Erick Bennett or else he'll smack you across the face. Erick Bennett - guts, integrity, family values. 'I'm Erick Bennett and I approve this message.'"
http://bangordailynews.com/2013/12/30/politics/elections/susan-collins-primary-challenger-erick-bennett-says-fight-against-assault-conviction-shows-integrity/
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