Mongiardo is campaigning on your dime

Dan Mongiardo's campaign royally fucked up today (see here, here and here), and the Conway campaign is now pouncing. Here's the video and press release... enjoy:

Daniel Mongiardo Caught Tricking Taxpayers on Halloween!

"I know it's Halloween Eve, but this is SCARY! What does Mongiardo have to hide?" says Conway Campaign.

(Louisville - KY) Today, after Lt. Gov. Dan Mongiardo sent out an official media advisory (see attached PDF) using state email and letterhead from the Office of the Lt. Governor, he barred Conway Campaign staffers from attending the events and kicked them out of the meetings.

The events were touted as places where Dan Mongiardo would discuss health care reform and proposed legislation.

"We have all witnessed during the past month that Dan Mongiardo cannot be trusted. He will say or do anything to get elected - including bad-mouthing our Governor. What is Mongiardo hiding? What is so secret? Why would he use state resources to invite people to attend a public event and then slam the door when someone shows up to try and find out where he stands on the issues? What is troubling is that Mongiardo had his own CAMPAIGN staff involved in these supposedly officially state-sanctioned events. If they were official state business, as the media advisory indicates, why were they closed meetings and why was Mongiardo's own CAMPAIGN staff denying access to the meetings?," said Conway spokesperson Mark Riddle. "Is Mongiardo telling different groups different things to curry support? Is he refusing to let people attend public events to which the media is invited? Is he missuing state resources? I think Dan has a lot of explaining to do!"

The meetings held today in London and Lexington were billed as "events to talk about health care reform and legislation" according to the media advisory sent Thursday from the Office of the Lt Governor. (see image below)

Click here to view video and audio clips where Mongiardo CAMPAIGN staff and hosts claim these are private events. The video also shows Mongiardo's CAMPAIGN videographer attending the event.

"Was the Lt. Governor discussing health care reform and legislation in his official capacity at public events or were these 'private' campaign events that he was attending and promoting on the taxpayers' dime? Perhaps he is travelling across Kentucky trying to explain why he was kicked off the e-health task force. I know this is Halloween Eve, but this entire situation smells like a trick and is scary for taxpayers," added Mark Riddle.

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