Democratic contributors on Cape Cod recently received a letter from professional spin-man Ernie Corrigan, known to many as the voice of “innocence” behind the Archdiocese of Boston during the abuse scandal. The letter was written on behalf of Sam Sutter asking for donations to Sutter’s campaign and calls Congressman Keating “negative and misleading”.
Negative and misleading are interesting words for Corrigan to use. Corrigan signed the letter :
“Ernie Corrigan
11 Deacon Joseph Lane
Dennis. Massacshuetts”
A little misleading since Corrigan’s Dennis house is his summer house. He is actually a registered voter in Wellesley. Strike one, trying to pretend you are a Cape voter in MA09.
But more importantly, Corrigan writes the letter as if he’s just a concerned citizen activist, not a professional, PAID, employee of the Sutter Campaign. Since April FEC reports show Sutter paid Corrigan $15,000 (about 10% what Sutter has spent in his bid for Congress). In other words, Corrigan is asking Democrats for donations to pay himself without disclosing that he gets the money! Strike two!
The letter also tries to attack Keating for some mythical negative mailers. Funny, the only mail I have gotten from Keating focuses on his record of creating 10,000 new jobs and Barney Frank’s endorsement. Looks like Sutter is the one sending negative and misleading mail. And there we have strike three.
But Sutter must know that’s what happens when you hire Ernie Corrigan. What more would you expect from a guy who was on the Boston archdiocese payroll protecting it from its abuse liability?
Corrigan can try to stir the pot with claims of a negative Keating campaign all he wants but the truth is the Sutter camp is the one doing all the attacking – and not very well at that.
In the interest of full disclosure, I am chair of the Brewster Democratic Town Committee, which has endorsed Congressman Keating. In fact, of the DTC’s that have endorsed, Mr. Sutter has yet to pick up a single one. I did in fact support Rob O’Leary in the primary 2 years ago. Like most Cape Democrats, I found Congressman Keating has earned his broad support, for his attentiveness to Cape issues and constant presence here.
Methinks the spin-man doth protest too much.
Addendum- You can see the letter for yourself here
Are you being serious here? First we have a Democrat bashing a Democrat on a website devoted to the Democratic party.
But more importantly, you outright twist the facts on Corrigan and the Archdiocese. I will not even dignify that with a response.
But the most hypocritical thing here is your conclusion. You say you supported Rob O’Leary in 2010? Well, guess who worked for him? Corrigan.
This is just another example of the type of slander, twisting of facts and downright negative campaigning that Keating and his top people conducted against O’Leary in 2010. It appears to be working much less successfully against Sam Sutter, thankfully.
What the voters are concerned about is not who works for whom, but about REAL issues like why Mr. Keating did nothing to make sure the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant was not re-licensed without making sure the Fukushima Protocols put in [place to safeguard everyone down wind from the plant in Plymouth County and on the Cape. When Mr. Keating was asked about this during Thursday’s debate he had absolutely no answer. For a guy that represents the Cape right now, it is very strange to also hear him say that he will not agree to one single debate on the Cape.
I just took a look at your comment history, because I didn’t recognize you as a regular, and it looks like you’ve only posted about this race in particular. In fact, in the past, you’ve been called out for possibly working for Sutter in other threads: http://chrismatth.bluemassgroup.com/2012/02/28/notsuttersmill/#comment-224.
I post with my real name, and so does Steve. In fact, it’s a violation of the BMG rules (see “Anonymity” : http://vps28478.inmotionhosting.com/~bluema24/rules/ ) to not disclose a connection to a candidate. Do you work for Sutter? Are you simply another one of his communications people, possibly even a tax-payer funded DA communications person? If so, you’re just as a guilty as Corrigan. OR maybe you are Ernie Corrigan himself?
My name is Kevin, I’m from Hull, I don’t work for Keating or Sutter, I don’t volunteer for Keating or Sutter, and I can’t vote for Keating or Sutter. Steve disclosed his connections to Keating. Now it’s your turn.
Especially this part:
“you outright twist the facts on Corrigan and the Archdiocese. I will not even dignify that with a response.”
Corrigan was hired by the Boston Archdiocese as a pr flak, common knowledge. What is your pr guy supposed to do? Corrigan is a piece of work, I think my favorite story comes from the Patriot Ledger in 2010. After Keating personally apprehended a purse snatcher in Falmouth, Corrigan contacted a Ledger reporter: “At 2 p.m., Rob is going to run into a burning building!” Ernie Corrigan, a media consultant for Keating’s primary opponent, State Sen. Robert O’Leary, said. “I don’t know the address yet. Just wanted to give you a heads up.”. Cape Democratic leaders, including Representative Peake, Turner, Madden and Atsalis, along with Senator Dan Wolf, are behind Keating. And there is no stronger opponent of Pilgrim than Dan Wolf.