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KY-Sen: Rand Paul staffer caught posing as progressive at Daily Kos
by Jed Lewison
Tue Sep 07, 2010 at 10:33:39 AM PDT
As you probably know, there's a moneybomb underway to raise money for Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway's campaign challenging Rand Paul for U.S. Senate.
Well, it turns out that at least one member of Rand Paul's paid campaign staff has been posing as a progressive member of the Daily Kos community in an effort to dampen enthusiasm for Conway's campaign and moneybomb. The staffer, Thomas Kubica, is a paid intern in Paul's Bowling Green office. Paul campaign's front desk confirmed Kubica's status as a paid intern on Tuesday morning.
Kubica registered at Daily Kos under the pseudonym "Huey Long" and has repeatedly posed as a progressive Democrat who opposes Paul but does not believe Conway is worthy of support.
But despite his claim to be a progressive Democrat, look at how Kubica describes himself on his Linkedin page:
Thomas Kubica at Rand Paul for US Senate 2010
Political Organization | Greater Nashville Area
Current: Independent Contractor at Rand Paul for US Senate 2010 Past: Perishables Lab Analyst/Conservation Lab Analyst at Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute Education: Mercyhurst College
Compare that to this example of Kubica's concern trolling:
* [new] Nobody said Rand Paul was better (3+ / 0-)
Of course we want Rand Paul to lose, but does that mean we spend limited national resources on a candidate far behind in the polls who is a conservative democrat who opposes the most pressing progressive ideals?
by Huey Long on Mon Sep 06, 2010 at 12:54:34 PM CDT
And another from Kubica, aka Huey Long:
Can we take Jack Conway off ActBlue now? (1+ / 0-)
I've been following Jack for a long time now and I tried to warn you all that he was no good (
).I can think of a million better places for progressives to send money than Jack Conway, starting with Democrats who OPPOSE Bush's tax cuts.
by Huey Long on Thu Sep 02, 2010 at 04:08:37 PM CDT
And another one delivered just this morning:
Funny
That's one hilarious accusation. I've been accused of being a far-left purist plenty of times, but never a Paultard!
I'm sorry if trying to hold Democrats accountable irritates you.
But I believe someone who claims to represent progressives and comes here to collect our money should at least answer for the anti-progressive stances he has taken.
Believe it or not, I'm not a purist. John Kerry supported the Iraq war, but he later admitted it was a mistake and turned out to be a good choice for progressives. I worked hard on his campaign.
But Jack Conway has taken far too many positions that align him more with Mitch McConnell than any other Democrat. I don't think he offers progressives anything worthwhile besides not being Rand Paul.
by Huey Long on Tue Sep 07, 2010 at 11:20:24 AM CDT
Kubica has also penned diaries criticizing Conway from the left (here and here), each of them transparent attempts to dampen progressive enthusiasm for Conway.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/9/7...ve-at-Daily-Kos
by Jed Lewison
Tue Sep 07, 2010 at 10:33:39 AM PDT
As you probably know, there's a moneybomb underway to raise money for Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway's campaign challenging Rand Paul for U.S. Senate.
Well, it turns out that at least one member of Rand Paul's paid campaign staff has been posing as a progressive member of the Daily Kos community in an effort to dampen enthusiasm for Conway's campaign and moneybomb. The staffer, Thomas Kubica, is a paid intern in Paul's Bowling Green office. Paul campaign's front desk confirmed Kubica's status as a paid intern on Tuesday morning.
Kubica registered at Daily Kos under the pseudonym "Huey Long" and has repeatedly posed as a progressive Democrat who opposes Paul but does not believe Conway is worthy of support.
But despite his claim to be a progressive Democrat, look at how Kubica describes himself on his Linkedin page:
Thomas Kubica at Rand Paul for US Senate 2010
Political Organization | Greater Nashville Area
Current: Independent Contractor at Rand Paul for US Senate 2010 Past: Perishables Lab Analyst/Conservation Lab Analyst at Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute Education: Mercyhurst College
Compare that to this example of Kubica's concern trolling:
* [new] Nobody said Rand Paul was better (3+ / 0-)
Of course we want Rand Paul to lose, but does that mean we spend limited national resources on a candidate far behind in the polls who is a conservative democrat who opposes the most pressing progressive ideals?
by Huey Long on Mon Sep 06, 2010 at 12:54:34 PM CDT
And another from Kubica, aka Huey Long:
Can we take Jack Conway off ActBlue now? (1+ / 0-)
I've been following Jack for a long time now and I tried to warn you all that he was no good (
).I can think of a million better places for progressives to send money than Jack Conway, starting with Democrats who OPPOSE Bush's tax cuts.
by Huey Long on Thu Sep 02, 2010 at 04:08:37 PM CDT
And another one delivered just this morning:
Funny
That's one hilarious accusation. I've been accused of being a far-left purist plenty of times, but never a Paultard!
I'm sorry if trying to hold Democrats accountable irritates you.
But I believe someone who claims to represent progressives and comes here to collect our money should at least answer for the anti-progressive stances he has taken.
Believe it or not, I'm not a purist. John Kerry supported the Iraq war, but he later admitted it was a mistake and turned out to be a good choice for progressives. I worked hard on his campaign.
But Jack Conway has taken far too many positions that align him more with Mitch McConnell than any other Democrat. I don't think he offers progressives anything worthwhile besides not being Rand Paul.
by Huey Long on Tue Sep 07, 2010 at 11:20:24 AM CDT
Kubica has also penned diaries criticizing Conway from the left (here and here), each of them transparent attempts to dampen progressive enthusiasm for Conway.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/9/7...ve-at-Daily-Kos
he used "Huey Long" as his nick 
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