Lynch at Large

The following was received by e-mail and I have confirmed that it did originate with Drew Pritt. The matter speaks for itself and is submitted without further comment.

FOR IMMIEDIATE RELEASE

Drew Pritt, a Democrat who withdrew earlier this month from the Lt. Govenor's race, had his personal website and email hacked and he suspects it was by someone connected to Bill Halter.

While Pritt is still gathering all the information for a possible lawsuit or ethics complaint, the perpetrators redirected Pritt's website http://www.DrewPritt.com/ to a fake page saying the account had been suspended. His email password was also changed. Also a fake news release was sent to a few people claiming Pritt was endorsing Mike Hathorn.

"This is ridiculous the level of dirty tricks that these out of state thugs have brought into the political process in our state," said Pritt.

Pritt says he is concerned that a victory by Bill Halter could severely weaken and hurt Mike Beebe's candidacy for Governor.

"We can't attack Asa Hutchinson for being a D.C. insider and a corporate money whore if we have Asa, Jr. on our own ticket running for Lt. Governor," said Pritt. "Its beyond an outrage to have Bill Halter running as an Arkansas Democrat. Now its turned into an insult."

Pritt said he is concerned about new facts that show many of Halter's contributors are financial supporters of George W. Bush and other Republicans.
He said he is also disinclined to believe the other three campaigns sabotaged his personal email and website.

"Why would they? What threat do I pose to their candidacies," asked Pritt. "Lets not forget I spent nine months with these guys travelling the state, listening to their philosphies, and debating their visions with my own. Bill Halter is a Johnny Come Lately trying to buy in and apparently now bully his way to a nomination!"

Pritt says he is also concerned at the compilation of serious questions that keep being raised about Bill Halter. Pritt noted :

1.) Bill Halter claimed he had the support of General Wesley K. Clark, and that was a lie.

2.) Bill Halter said he was running for Governor and accused the Mike Beebe campaign of spying on him. That proved to be a lie.

3.) Bill Halter raised a million dollars out of state and quite possibly illegally broke dozens of campaign finance laws when he switched races.

4.) Bill Halter claimed he fought the privatization of Social Security. That was proven to be a lie.

5.) Bill Halter claims to have been a resident of Arkansas even though he sought a Homestead Exemption on a Washington, D.C. home for two years.

6.) Bill Halter claims his lottery proposal is a qucik fix, but it costs twice as much as it produces.

7.) Bill Halter deceptively has a quote and picture of Bill Clinton on his website trying to insinuate he has the former President's quiet endorsement.

8.) Bill Halter will say or do anything to get elected.

"I am sure Bill Halter's spokesperson Bud Jackson will talk about some mistreatment of an animal, talk about a vast conspiracy, and say not true," said Pritt. "What is Not True are the words coming out of Bill Halter's mouth."

Pritt says he is actively urging all his supporters and other voters to cast their votes for any Democrat but Bill Halter.

"Bill Halter has not earned our vote in Arkansas," said Pritt. "Voters need to turn out for Early Voting and on May 23rd to tell this outsider who has lived in Washington, D.C. and California that Arkansas is not for sale!"