Bernitt Ups the Ante
Fresh on the heals of attacking 8th district congressional candidate Kristi Risk for flip-flops and false farm claims, Bud Bernitt is hitting Risk yet again. From a press release from his campaign:
“I am disappointed in fellow candidate Kristi Risk,” says candidate Bud Bernitt. Last week Bernitt criticized Ms. Risk for her flip flops on the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. At a debate in Daviess County, Ms. Risk was the only candidate to say she would vote to cut off the funds for our troops. The Washington (Indiana) Times-Herald said, “On the war on terror, all but Risk were supportive of the troops.” Later, in Evansville, she changed her position saying that yes she would vote to fund both wars.She now even denies ever saying she would defund the troops. But audio of the Daviess County debate shows Risk not only said she would defund the troops, she went as far as to say that the war in Afghanistan, from where the 9/11 attacks were launched, irritates the terrorists and implies we should appease them and that our troops are causing the terrorists to attack us. These disturbing comments are the same as liberal talking points. No wonder Risk continues to deny and misrepresent her recorded statements.
Risk also continues to insist that she lives on a farm while she actually lives in a residential subdivision which prohibits farm animals. The covenants and restrictions in her subdivision allows for up to three dogs and three cats and no other animals. No matter what you call it, it’s not a farm. Risk is still, apparently, willing to say anything to get elected, and to change what she tells the voters depending on how the wind blows. Do we need another politician who says one thing and does another, who misrepresents themselves, and who will say anything to get to Washington, D.C.?
Bernitt said, “For over 10 years, I have fought dishonest and corrupt politicians, even at the expense of death threats and other intimidation tactics. But the truth is the truth, and the voters need to know the truth about the extremist views of this candidate.”
April 29th, 2010 at 11:58 am
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May 2nd, 2010 at 7:43 am
I am disappointed that Mr. Bernitt did not do some research before making false accusations against Kristi Risk. Mrs. Risk and her husband own 12 acres, which is enough land for a mini-farm, on which they raise goats and poultry. Twelve acres is much larger than a residential housing lot would be.
If Mr. Bernitt had taken time to drive through what he refers to as a “residential subdivision” that the Risks live in, he would have discovered that this “subdivision” is not located in an incorporated town or city but rather is located out in the country and is surrounded by farmland.
A farm does not need to raise acres and acres of corn, soybeans, etc. to be considered a farm. In fact, there are many books out instructing people on how to have a successful farm with 3-5 acres of land.
If Mr. Bernitt did more research, he would discover that the 8th Congressional District is filled with numerous mini-farms such as are owned by the Risks. If he plans to fully represent these mini-farm owners, he shouldn’t be casting them in such a negative light just because they don’t own hundreds of acres of farmland.