The name Allen Raymond is a bit vague to most people, but if you paid attention to politics in the last five years, you will remember how the Republican party had Democratic offices' phones jammed and subsequently winning the New Hampshire Senatorial election for John Sununu. Now that Raymond has served a long, hard prison term of three months for his crime, he is looking to capitalize on his anti-democratic (small d, as in "democracy," not "Democratic") efforts with a brand new book.
From ABC News:
Raymond blames the Republican Party for making him the fall guy and claims that his scheme was approved by a top state GOP official and the Republican National Committee's northeast regional director.
Raymond says that the RNC's former New England chairman, James Tobin, called him Oct. 18, 2002, asking, "If I had a couple of phone numbers that I wanted to shut down on Election Day, could you do that?"
Tobin and state official Chuck McGee were later convicted of charges related to the ploy, which helped John Sunnunu win a 19,000-vote victory to the Senate over Democratic Gov. Jeanne Shaheen.
What a shocker, he blames someone else for the crime. Escaping blame and being a Republican operative seem to go hand in hand these days. Though to be fair, he does know how to jam phone lines and perpetrate other dirty tricks if you ask him. Some pointers include making phony press releases, pointing to crimes the other candidate may have committed even if they only share a last name with the real criminal and be sure to call your opponent's supporters in the middle of the Super Bowl and say you are from the opposing candidate.
Wow, what an interesting read that must be. I'm sure Karl Rove and Ed Rollins are desperate to pick that up for some weekend entertainment....and to compare notes as well.
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