BUT! BUT! JUSTICE MARTIN DIDN'T SMEAR YOU
PERSONALLY RACHEL! HE SURE DID SAYS RACHEL!

14 Sep 2006

Re: "Justice" Martin Slings Republican Mud

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I got to admit - you are putting a tremendous amount of effort into your campaign. Your thoughtfulness should be commended. I just tried to read have of your analysis on the SC cases, which Martin did not write, and my head started spinning.

I went to Mark Martin's website thoguh, and I found no mud slinging or negative campaiging. The stories about you, albeit negative, were mostly stories or editorials printed in the newspapers. Is there anywhere on his site he attacks you?

Dean

Dear Dean,

What you say is true in one sense. No, he did not personally say things about me. But, as you seem to be knowledgeable about politics, why would someone put up negative articles about one's opponent at the candidate's own campaign website? Should not the website be about him and the wonderful things he has done? The information is under news about him. Why mention me at all? And what is the purpose of the articles if not to cast me in a negative light? Of course it's a way to smear me, just in a more sophisticated manner.

One of the rules of politics is that you don't mention your opponent and certainly not on your own website like this. However, he can run his campaign as he wishes. Just as I can run my own campaign. Since the gloves are off, the voters have a right to know exactly what kind of justice they have elected and they can decide if they want someone like this on the court. The only difference is that I will not stoop to his level of personal attacks like he is "looney," "insane," a "racist" or the other charges which have been hurled at me.

You also miss the point of those nasty articles. Those articles were planted in the newspaper by the Soprano-like NC GOP. This is all part of their strategy to portray me in an unflattering and negative light because they realize that their own candidate is in trouble. He could simply have not repeated the idle gossip and the planted stories which have been forgotten. Instead, he wants to keep it before the public. You may have your own opinion, but the justice is very much aware of this and is a part of it.

Cordially,

Rachel