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Live By “Macaca,” Die By “NAMBLA”

Top Virginia Democratic Strategist Linked To Pedophile Web Site

Richmond, Virginia. (August 25, 2007) – The Old Dominion Blog Alliance (“ODBA”), an organization of approximately 25 conservative Virginia bloggers founded on December 9, 2005, discovered on August 21 that someone registered the domain name of “olddominionblogalliance.com” on August 16 via GoDaddy.com’s Domains by Proxy service in order to conceal their identity. The domain was then set to forward to the web site for the North American Man-Boy Love Association (”NAMBLA”), an organization that promotes illegal activity between adults and children, including pedophilia.

Following this disclosure, the parties behind it were subsequently discovered to be Joe Stanley of Yellow Dog Strategy, a Democratic consultant who manufactured last year’s “macaca” gaffe by U.S. Sen. George Allen into an ex post facto racial slur and produced the controversial anti-Harris Miller mailing, and Ben Tribbett who runs the Northern Virginian blog “Not Larry Sabato.”

Evidence in hand and a confession by Mr. Stanley show that he was the one who purchased the domain name and then set it to forward to the NAMBLA web site. Mr. Tribbett, who is close to Mr. Stanley, proceeded to peddle the story to another blog and then feigned outrage at this action apparently in order to further raise the story’s visibility while maintaining deniability over it. Mr. Stanley undertook this action just two days after members of the ODBA began a concerted effort against state Sen. Roscoe Reynolds (D-20th Dist.), a candidate for whom Mr. Stanley has done work and who is locked in a tight reelection battle with Republican Jeff Evans. Sen. Reynolds advertises on “Not Larry Sabato.”

“Child sexual abuse is not a joke and certainly not a political tactic to be used in order to silence your political enemies,” said Kathryn Wilton of the blog CatHouse Chat, a member of the ODBA, the wife of a Navy veteran and mother. “Pedophilia is a morally repugnant behavior and how Mr. Stanley or Mr. Tribbett could think this is humorous or fair game politically is beyond my comprehension.”

“Senator Reynolds needs to go on the record whether or not he agrees with these abhorrent tactics used on his behalf,” added Greg Letiecq of Black Velvet Bruce Li, one of the most widely read blogs in Virginia. “Joe Stanley did this to benefit him. Reynolds must either expressly condone or renounce these tactics used for his gain.”

Members of the ODBA are currently considering whether to bring any civil legal claims stemming from this defamatory act perpetrated upon them. Should a case be brought and damages awarded, any proceeds will be donated to organizations that fight child abuse.

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Joe Stanley created this redirect, passed it along to Ben Tribbett who then fed it to Whackette at Daily Whackjob. Ben Tribbett then feigned disgust at such a move. The morning this link was revealed, Joe Stanley called Jim Riley to deny any involvement with the Roscoe Reynolds campaign for whom he had designed a website (which now no longer carries his logo but still has his link). But Joe Stanley failed to accept responsibility for the ODBA redirect.

Greg over at Daily Whackjob dug up the truth of Joe Stanley’s involvement and Joe Stanley went so far as to brag about the act to Jim Riley. Now Ben Tribbett says what was horrible on Monday the 20th is now deserved on Friday the 24th.

Neither Joe Stanley or Ben Tribbett have apologized for their act. In fact, both have gone out of their way to make excuses for purposefully acting in a disgusting manner.

Is this what is to become of Virginia politics?

Both Joe Stanley and Ben Tribbett have become golden boys for the Democratic netroots network in Virginia over the last year. Countless campaigns have turned to them in varying capacities and abilities to utilize the internet and drive home messages or stakes through the hearts of others.

Time and time again these two men have been called upon to run some of the dirtiest campaigning in recent memory. Whether it’s spreading unsubstantiated rumors, anti-semetic cartoons, half-truths, outright lies, or setting up someone to post something reprehensible and pretending to be aloof from it, Joe Stanley and Ben Tribbett have shown a severe lack of moral fortitude and an eagerness to go below the belt that can not continue to be tolerated.

Joe Stanley and Ben Tribbett have targeted the Old Dominion Blogging Alliance for pointing out facts. Instead of engaging in a debate on the issues, both men have chosen to take the low road and slander a group of more than twenty five mothers, fathers, students, professionals, and fine Virginians. Both Joe Stanley and Ben Tribbett have shown a sick obsession with a group that promotes relationships between grown men and young boys and both have shown their willingness to resort to personal threats when the heat is on.

This goes beyond ethics in the blogosphere. This goes beyond ethics in Virginia politics. This goes straight to the heart of what should be common sense of right and wrong and where to draw the line in every day life.

Where do Joe Stanley’s clients stand?

• Roscoe Reynolds, State Senator, Virginia’s 20th district
• Chap Peterson, State Senator, Virginia’s 34th district
• Al Weed for Congress
• Creigh Deeds for Attorney General
• Eric Ferguson for Delegate 2005
• James Webb for US Senate
• Ferguson for Delegate 2007
• Public Policy Virginia
• Change America Now
• Elmendorf Strategies, LLC
• Democratic Judicial Campaign Committee

Where do you stand?

August 25th, 2007 at 5:40 pm | Tags: Uncategorized