07/19/10 Bloggers Start To Pick Up The Refer Rob Story

‘REEFER ROB’ ENTERS GOP PRIMARY FOR 4TH CONGRESSSIONAL DISTRICT

By cully Communications - home of The Hanging Shad and first class communications consulting services.

YouTube has become a source of information, annoyance and even turmoil for political candidates and now the wildly popular website for home-posted video and audio has entered into the primary campaign for the Republican nomination for US Congress Connecticut’s 4th District.

Three Republicans are competing for the chance to challenge incumbent Democrat Jim Himes—party-endorsed candidate state Sen. Dan Debicella, Rob Merkle of Norwalk and Rick Torres of Bridgeport. Himes is seen by some national observers and pollsters as the most vulnerable of Connecticut’s incumbents. He is finishing his first term, the district was represented by a Republican before him and the supposed anti-incumbent, nationwide fervor are all reasons.

But now feuding among the Republicans is taking center stage. It’s a YouTube videopoking fun at the arrest of Merkle ten years ago on marijuana charges.

Merkle blames the Torres campaign for the video and claims it is an effort to distract voters from other issues in the campaign. The Connecticut Post has more details on the increasingly nasty primary race.

Debicella, not-affectionately known as “Decibel” behind closed doors in the state Senate for his bloviating floor speeches, is the clear favorite in the primary.

PLEASE SEE:

07/18/10 How News Gets Reported In Greenwich

When Is Hearst President Steven Swartz Going To Bring Fair And Balanced Reporting To His Fairfield County Newspaper Monopoly?

On Friday July 9th Greenwich Roundup Hears That Hearst Newspaper Reporters Are Playing Favorites And Ignoring That Robert Merkle, Who Is A Republican Congressional Candidate For The Fourth Congressional Seat In Connecticut Was Arrested For Drug Use At Age 32.

Then On Monday Night, Rob Merkle, Who Owns Shows Up In Greenwich For A Town Hall Meeting Before A Small Crowd And Answers Questions. Hearst Newspaper's Decides Not To Send A Reporter To Ask Mr. Merkle About His Illegal Drug Use.

After Verifying The Facts Greenwich Roundup Posts This Item

07/13/10 The Greenwich Time Reporters Must So Stoned That They Forgot To Report That Jim Himes Congressional Opponent Was Arrested For Drug Possession

Greenwich Roundup Follows That Post Up With:

07/16/10 the Only Guy Arrested For Drug Possession In The Fourth Congressional Race Stakes Out Jim Himes' Hometown

Greenwich Roundup Was Repeatedly Told By His Readers That They Had Called The Greenwich Time And Complained That They Newspaper Was Playing Favorites By Reporting On Front Runner Tom Foley's Domestic Violence Arrest And Not Reporting On Rob Merkle's Drug Conviction.

============================

Please send your comments, news tips and press releases to GreenwichRoundup@gmail.com