Out-of-Stater Navigator: Tim Sheehy’s “Rocky,” “Scandal-Plagued” Campaign
In just the past week, Tim Sheehy has faced a slew of damaging headlines about his company’s shady practices, his offensive comments about Native Americans, and his lies about his military record – but those are just the latest in the many questions raised that Sheehy will have to answer over the next 60 days.
Read more on Sheehy’s no good, very bad week:
SHEEHY’S OFFENSIVE COMMENTS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS
Last Friday, Char-Koosta News broke the story that at a campaign event, Sheehy referenced a recent reservation visit as “a great way to bond with all the Indians while they’re drunk at 8:00 A.M.,” and mimicked Native voices calling him “white boy.”
Read more coverage about the remarks here:
Char-Koosta News: Senate Candidate Tim Sheehy Makes Questionable Racially-Tinged Remarks About Crow Reservation
The New York Times: Tim Sheehy Was Recorded Using Racist Stereotypes About Native Americans
Associated Press: Trump-backed US Senate candidate faces scrutiny for derogatory comments about Native Americans
Missoulian: 'You insult us': Tribal leaders demand Sheehy apologize for 'offensive' comments
Daily Montanan: Audio catches Senate candidate Sheehy commenting on ‘drunk Indians’
NBC Montana: 'Beyond the pale': Tribal leaders respond to Sheehy's comments on Native Americans
MTN News: Sheehy criticized for comments about Native Americans
Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Tribal leaders call on Sheehy to apologize for using 'stereotype'
Montana Free Press: Tribal leaders seek Sheehy apology for ‘racist’ remarks
Native News Online: Montana GOP Candidate Tim Sheehy Caught on Audio Talking About “Drunk Indians at 8 a.m.”
CNN: NYT obtains audio of Montana GOP candidate using racist stereotypes
Washington Post: Who is Tim Sheehy?
Newsweek: Trump-Backed Candidate Recorded Using Stereotypes About Native Americans
HuffPost: Montana GOP Senate Hopeful Peddles Racist Trope About ‘Drunk’ Native Americans
New York Magazine: Montana GOP Candidate Said Native Americans Are ‘Drunk at 8 A.M.’
Raw Story: Audio emerges of Republican's racially charged tirade about 'drunk' Native Americans
Indianz: Republican candidate for U.S. Senate not talking about ‘drunk’ Indians remarks
Daily Mail: Montana GOP candidate is caught on tape making racist remarks about 'drunk Indians'
NEW OP-ED FROM MONTANA FINANCIAL EXPERT SLAMS SHEEHY’S SHADY BUSINESS PRACTICES
Gallatin County-based financial expert Marc Cohodes penned a new op-edhighlighting Tim Sheehy’s shady business practices and lies, following bombshell investigative reporting that Sheehy falsely certified his company, Bridger Aerospace, as a “socially and economically disadvantaged company” and spent $134 million of a $160 million bond earmarked for planes and hangars on paying off investors.
“I’ve made a living being able to spot the frauds and cheats of the business world,” Cohodes wrote. “And when Sheehy tells you he’s a successful businessman, he’s hoping you won’t have the smarts to see his experience for what it really is: Someone who let his taxpayer-funded company bleed millions while he cashed out on bonuses and a multimillion-dollar salary.”
TIM SHEEHY FAILED TO FOLLOW PENTAGON REQUIREMENTS
New reporting from The Guardian revealed that Tim Sheehy did not submit his book, Mudslingers, to the Department of Defense for proper vetting and review, which is necessary “to ensure information damaging to the national security is not inadvertently disclosed.” Sheehy, who recounts various stories about his time as a Navy SEAL in his book, “failed to follow Pentagon rules” required of all military service members wishing to publicize information about their time in service. Reporting also noted that Sheehy’s explanation for leaving the military appears to be “a version of events that does not match his own words on the campaign trail.”
MDP STATEMENT ON TIM SHEEHY WANTING ABORTION “ALL TO END TOMORROW”
This week, President & CEO of Planned Parenthood Alexis McGill Johnson is campaigning in Montana in support of Sen. Jon Tester. In light of Tim Sheehy saying he wants abortion “all to end tomorrow,” the Montana Democratic Party’s executive director, Sheila Hogan, released the following statement:
“In Montana, we value our freedoms, and that means having the freedom to make our own health care decisions. Transplant Tim Sheehy wants the government to make these decisions for us. It is no surprise that Tim Sheehy wants abortion ‘all to end tomorrow.’ His extreme rhetoric aligns with his extreme beliefs: He wants to ban abortion nationwide and he opposes the ballot measure to protect Montanans’ reproductive freedoms.
“Tim Sheehy wants to take away our freedoms. This November, Montana women will reject him and his extreme position at the ballot box.”
WHAT MONTANANS ARE SAYING: “MONTANA DESERVES LEADERS WITH INTEGRITY, NOT DECEIT”
Recent letters to the editor and op-eds publishing in newspapers across Montana show that Tim Sheehy is under fire for lying in his ads, avoiding questions from the veteran community, and pushing policies that would be disastrous for Montana.
Billings Gazette: Letter to the editor: Tim Sheehy's campaign ads are deceptive
Billings Gazette: Letter to the editor: Sheehy's veterans 'town hall' was a sham
Ravalli Republic: Dr. David Lehnherr: 'Pure privatization' will make things worse
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