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57. Followup story from the AP with more info and noting their retraction of incorrect accusation..

Thu Oct 10, 2013, 11:33 AM

Oct 2013

There is no allegation of wrongdoing by McAuliffe or that he or other investors knew of efforts to defraud the terminally ill. The Associated Press withdrew a story Wednesday night that said McAuliffe was accused in court documents of having lied to a federal investigator looking into the benefit scheme; those documents referred to someone by the initials "T.M.," but did not identify McAuliffe as that person.

Campaign spokesman Josh Schwerin said McAuliffe was a passive investor with no knowledge of the actions of Caramadre, "who, at the time, was widely respected by business leaders and elected officials. The allegations are horrible and he never would have invested if he knew he was being deceived."

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/mcauliffe-investors-list-ri-benefits-case-20527913

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McAuliffe among investors in Rhode Island insurance scam that preyed on dying people [View all] cali Oct 2013 OP

It's apparently incorrect information... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #1

in what way? reddread Oct 2013 #2

Read the link. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #3

lol reddread Oct 2013 #5

nothing in your post- NOTHING- negates this story cali Oct 2013 #6

Erm... don't shoot the messenger there now. Not my post. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #10

you made a false claim. sorry, but I don't fall for shit like that. cali Oct 2013 #12

Ummmm...Not. My. Post. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author DonViejo Oct 2013 #82

You appear to be confusing the _different_ retracted AP story with this Washington Post story. PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #42

No... I'm not confusing anything. I simply tried to collate two parts of the same story ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #48

Sorry I couldn't help you clear up your misconception. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #58

...and that makes no sense whatsoever. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #62

Ok, be sure to tell us if you decide the Washington Post story in the OP and the (retracted) AP PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #63

I think I'd rather not. You seem to be disingenuous and unwilling to admit ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #67

The person who appears to have made the mistake is you. You claimed that the OP's post PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #71

"Insurance scam" what? I knew the ACA was a fraud....Oh, wait, this was about private insurance kelliekat44 Oct 2013 #66

Gee, a Dirty Tricks October Surprise. How unsurprising. nt MADem Oct 2013 #4

how is this a dirty trick? cali Oct 2013 #7

You might want to check the lastest iteration of the "facts" of the story.... MADem Oct 2013 #73

please elaborate reddread Oct 2013 #8

See post 73. nt MADem Oct 2013 #74

This was debunked as false and the paper retracted it..n/t monmouth3 Oct 2013 #9

spell it out reddread Oct 2013 #11

Here monmouth3 Oct 2013 #16

yes, they retracted the story reddread Oct 2013 #20

aargh. that retraction has shit to do with the story I posted cali Oct 2013 #22

slow down reddread Oct 2013 #25

read what carefully? The story I posted does NOT make the cali Oct 2013 #39

To put it super DUPER bluntly, the person you're yelling at has been agreeing with ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #43

no, it wasn't. he was an investor cali Oct 2013 #14

No it wasn't. You are apparently confusing the AP story with this Washington Post story. PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #47

Given the lack of any allegation of any kind of wrongdoing by McAuliffe, how geek tragedy Oct 2013 #15

Don't really give a fuck. BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #17

Bullshit. AP already pulled the story and said the TM mentioned in the indictment FSogol Oct 2013 #18

wrong. cali Oct 2013 #19

unreal reddread Oct 2013 #21

oh that made just a shitload of sense. NOT. cali Oct 2013 #24

Cali. The entire thread is false. It would be strongly advised that you delete the OP. Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #26

tell me what's false about it and I will. cali Oct 2013 #33

Debunked. Thank you for your concern. Sedona Oct 2013 #38

again. bzzzt. no. what was retracted was the claim that cali Oct 2013 #44

hahahhaah all my fault reddread Oct 2013 #29

Cuccinelli thanks you for your service. FSogol Oct 2013 #23

yeah. cucinelli made terry invest in this vile scheme and made cali Oct 2013 #27

and this "T.M." is a construction worker. Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #28

who? reddread Oct 2013 #30

If you read the retraction carefully Buddha_of_Wisdom Oct 2013 #31

he smears himself, no help needed reddread Oct 2013 #36

this story has nothing to do with the false claims that cali Oct 2013 #35

the BIG red flag reddread Oct 2013 #32

Wasn't this debunked already? whttevrr Oct 2013 #34

nope. it sure as shit was NOT. cali Oct 2013 #37

So why did this come out today? Why was AP fed incorrect info on McAuliffe's involvement? FSogol Oct 2013 #45

let me explain this very simply. just for you. cali Oct 2013 #54

Does swearing make you more intelligent? whttevrr Oct 2013 #46

no. I like to swear. simple as that. I like facts even more . cali Oct 2013 #50

Really? whttevrr Oct 2013 #52

LOL! ProSense Oct 2013 #53

This was proven false--AP retracted the story. Arkana Oct 2013 #40

no it wasn't. not at all. not close. not in the fucking ball park. cali Oct 2013 #49

Your attempt to use this retracted story as a smear is disgusting. ProSense Oct 2013 #55

No, McAuliffe invested in sleaze seveneyes Oct 2013 #64

More silliness. n/t ProSense Oct 2013 #69

If reading is so fundafuckingmental to you... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #59

What's next? Is it going to come out that he's making money from stock in health-insurance corps? AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #41

In the mail, I recieved a GOP attack ad attacking Eileen Filer-Corn (our Democratic incumbent). FSogol Oct 2013 #51

Since the 3rd-Way strategy is to pull votes away from the Republican Party by acting like Republcans AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #61

+1 leftstreet Oct 2013 #68

Fucking douchenozzle motherfuckers need to read a motherfucking fact or two! whttevrr Oct 2013 #56

Never mind that the feds CLEARED HIM of wrongdoing--some folks prefer to spread manure rather than MADem Oct 2013 #75

Followup story from the AP with more info and noting their retraction of incorrect accusation.. PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #57

What a choice for Virginians CanonRay Oct 2013 #60

Easy choice for me Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #80

more scum. n/t BlueToTheBone Oct 2013 #65

This sounds like a Free Republic comment section. Dollface Oct 2013 #70

Can we self-delete now that this story has been debunked? nt Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2013 #72

...Associated Press Retracts Terry McAuliffe Story spanone Oct 2013 #76

If you have read this far into the thread- snooper2 Oct 2013 #77

It's been debunked notadmblnd Oct 2013 #78

Yet another triumph for Yellow Journalism. MineralMan Oct 2013 #79

more false equivalence bullshit greenman3610 Oct 2013 #81

Sorry to resurrect this, but not only was Terry McAuliffe NOT the "T.M." identified Arkana Oct 2013 #83