ANDY MARTIN /2018
Republican candidate for Congress
First Congressional District
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Andy Martin’s investigation of Andy
Sanborn eventually motivated Eddie Edwards to refuse a post-primary endorsement
for Sanborn, almost certainly dooming Sanborn’s chances of either winning the
nomination or being elected in November
Martin’s fierce
opposition to corruption and incompetence in the New Hampshire Manchester
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(Manchester , NH August
14, 2018 ) --- Republican congressional candidate Andy Martin received
the news late Wednesday night after a long day of campaign appearances: Eddie
Edwards was refusing to endorse Andy Sanborn after the September 11 primary.
Please see note [1] below.
“In my opinion, we are now down to a two-man race, me and
Eddie Edwards,” Martin announced. “Last June 16th I promised - Babe Ruth-style
- that I would take down Sanborn. Now that Edie Edwards refuses to support
Sanborn if Sanborn wins the primary, Sanborn is effectively out of the race. He
is toxic. No one can take him seriously as a credible candidate in November.
“How did all this unfold? On TV they say, ‘Let’s go to the
tape.’ In courts, we say ‘Let’s look at the record.”
“When the Attorney
General announced in early June, 2018 he would not prosecute Sanborn the story
died. The media went on to reporting other nonsense. Only my campaign unit,
which we humorously call our ‘Bureau of Investigation,’ pursued release of the
secret Sanborn files. Then I asked Sanborn to step down.
“Here is what I wrote to Sanborn on June 14th:
Announcement of Concord , New Hampshire
June 14 Concord , NH
Who:
GOP 1st District
congressional candidate Andy Martin
What:
Andy Martin urges Andy
Sanborn to withdraw as a candidate for congress because of the scandal and
grand jury investigation involving Sanborn and a public employee
Where:
Front steps of the New Hampshire State 107 N. Main Street , Concord , NH
When:
Thursday, June 14, 2018 ; 12:00 P.M.
Andy Martin’s letter to Andy Sanborn
(without letterhead):
Andy
Sanborn
Andy@AndySanborn.com
Dear Andy:
This is a
difficult letter to write. But in the interest of New Hampshire Republicans I
am compelled to ask you to withdraw as a candidate for congress in 2018. I
believe the basis for your withdrawal is compelling. I further believe that if
you do not withdraw, your potential presence on the November ballot could
endanger Republican candidates in both state and federal races.
1. You have
accused your “political enemies,” i. e. “liberal Democrats, of conspiring to
defame you (Union Leader 12/9/17 ). But both of the investigations involving your admitted
misconduct were directed by Republican
senate presidents, Peter Bragdon and Charles Morse. So the claim that Democrats
have been out to get you is so hollow it borders on a lie.
2. You
admitted to the Union Leader (12/9/17 ) that you used “crass language,”
apparently directed at a state employee. You then tried to minimize your
misconduct, by seeking to trivialize your self-admitted crass conduct, saying
“it is disgusting that anyone is trying to equate a crass joke to all the real
challenges women are facing…” (Union Leader 12/9/17 )
By your own
admission you are unaware that the use of “crass language” is one of the most
serious forms of sexual misconduct. How stupid is that? What do you think Ray
Buckley’s smear machine will make of
your own admissions? Your own words! Maura Sullivan will rip you to
shreds.
3. Senate
President Peter Bragdon opened an investigation in 2013. Thousands of dollars
were paid to an out-of-state law firm to investigate. A cash envelope was
handed to a state employee, the purpose, amounts and connection to you remain
opaque, even after five years and two investigations. Bragdon is a Republican.
Morse is a Republican. They acted because of the undeniable appearance of
impropriety.
Last year
Senate Chares Morse asked for a new investigation, the second one. Eighteen
(18!) tapes exist. The Attorney General presented the matter to a grand jury.
Vital facts are still in dispute and unresolved.
You have
denied you committed a crime.
4. While I
am seeking full disclosure of all evidence under New Hampshire
Most
boorish behavior and sexual harassment is not criminal, it is a civil offense and
an affront to civilized of professional behavior. The quotations attributed to
you in the Union Leader show you have no idea that your behavior was despicable
and unlawful as a civil matter.
5. Your
misconduct cost taxpayers tens of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands of
dollars in both outside legal fees and insider state employee time to
investigate your incident twice.
Assistant Attorneys General were paid, investigators had to assemble the
evidence. That activity cost taxpayers a small fortune. You claim the
investigations were all about nothing. Then why did the matter end up in front
of a grand jury? Are you suggesting the Attorney General presents frivolous
matters to a grand jury for review? The answer is obvious.
6.
Nevertheless, the finding that no crime was committed is irrelevant. Your
conduct does not have to be criminal to render you unfit to serve in congress.
So the “I am not a criminal” defense is unavailing.
You
yourself have admitted to unlawful behavior that would get you fired in the
private sector. Are the New Hampshire
7. I hope
you will heed my experienced analysis and withdraw or not file by the close of
the filing period on June 15th. Your withdrawal, however, will not stop my
Right-to-Know demands to the Senate President, the Attorney General and the Grand
Jury (the grand jury’s secrecy can be overridden in a public matter such as
yours). There will be no cover-up. Too many questions still remain.
8. You
could also undermine your wife’s candidacy for state house speaker. That would
be unfortunate. She was present and witnessed your self-admitted crass
behavior. The best approach? Withdraw by tomorrow, and consider a run in 2
years when matters will have quieted down.
9. And
don’t think the liberal media, the Union Leader and WMUR, will save you. Two years
ago I exposed that Jim Lawrence, who claimed to be a “small businessman” had
“no business” at all, because his business had been dissolved by the state. The
federal government had barred him from bidding on most federal contracts, while
Lawrence Lawrence
But New Hampshire
The Union
Leader and WMUR censored my campaign to cover up Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence
The same
fate lies store for you. The liberal media will play possum until after the
primary and then “discover” the evidence in time to elect Maura Sullivan.
Pull out,
lie low and wait to see what materializes in 2020. That is your best course,
really your only course, whether you want to admit it or not.
Sincerely,
Andy Martin
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“Later in June the
Attorney General resisted complying with my Sanborn ‘Right to Know’ demands
until after the primary. I told the AG a lawsuit would be filed if he delayed.
We compromised on a staged release of Sanborn materials, and it was through my
agreement with the AG that we learned of the ‘second’ victim of Sanborn’s crass
behavior. The fact that his assistant had been removed by other senators
shocked the GOP. The final batch of Sanborn documents is due this week. I never
had to file a lawsuit to get them.
“With massive
contempt for the truth, the media took my documents and reported the news,
falsely claiming the disclosures had come through their own efforts (the UL did
credit me). That was a ‘Manchester
“During this entire
period, and coming forward to today, the state’s fake news media lied to their
viewers, listeners and readers and pretended I do not exist. What losers.
“What am I? A Jolly
Green Giant that comes out of the forest to expose dishonest public officials
and political leaders but doesn’t really exist, an imaginary Sasquatch?
“I am a candidate for
congress. The media are engaging in fake news when they pretend I do not exist.
They lie about me the same way they lie about President Trump.
“Republican Party leaders
have done everything they can to sabotage my campaign. Today they are planning
to conduct a ‘fake’ debate for First District candidates without allowing me to
participate. What a bunch of incompetent crooks. I will not rest until all of
them are removed from their positions of responsibility in the state GOP.
“Eddie Edwards is a
brave man and I feel honored to run against him. I have pursued Eddie as
efficiently as I pursued Sanborn. Both men have felt the sting of my ‘terrible swift
sword.’ I do not play favorites. But Eddie obviously has morals. He saw the
problem with being forced to endorse Sanborn.
“To recap, my Right
to Know agreement with the Attorney General resulted in the release of
documents involving Sanborn, with more to come.
“My Right to Know
agreement with the Attorney General resulted in the release of documents that
are still reverberating for Edwards, with more to come.
“And yet, as Galileo
said, ‘it moves.’ And yet, the small-minded Manchester New Hampshire
“My work in this single
campaign has massively changed the dynamics of the race. Someone the media call
a nonexistent candidate is having an existential impact on the Republican
primary. My earlier work over a lifetime of public service allows me to claim the
status of a ‘Giant-killer’ in New Hampshire
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LINKS TO THIS STORY
(cut and paste the entire link below and not just the underlined portion):
[1]
https://www.wmur.com/article/edwards-pulls-out-of-nhgop-debate-wont-endorse-sanborn/22741196
ANDY MARTIN - A BRIEF BIO :
Andy Martin is a legendary New
Hampshire-based muckraker, author, Internet columnist, talk television pioneer,
radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. With fifty years of
background in radio and television and with five decades of intelligence,
investigative and analytical experience in Washington USA
Andy has also been a leading
corruption fighter in American politics and courts for fifty years and is
executive director of the National Anti-Corruption Policy Institute. See also www.FirstRespondersOnline.us; www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com.
He holds a Juris Doctor
degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct
professor of law at the City University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).
He is the author of “Obama: The Man Behind
The Mask” [www.OrangeStatePress.com] and produced the Internet film “Obama: The
Hawaii
Andy’s family immigrated to Manchester,
New Hampshire over 100 years ago; today his home overlooks the Merrimack River
and he lives around the corner from where he played as a small boy. He is New
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