Thomas Langhorne for the Evansville Courier Press reports that a recorded telephone call is being made to Evansville residents which is critical of Hostettler’s support of indicted former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
The caller characterizes DeLay as Hostettler’s “close associate and political ally” and says DeLay has been “indicted on felony conspiracy charges for campaign money laundering.”
The indictment against DeLay accuses him of conspiring with two co-defendants to make a political contribution in violation of Texas state law, which outlaws corporate contributions.
Hostettler, the caller says, has “voted twice to shield Tom DeLay from investigation.” The caller provides no further details.
After giving the phone number of Hostettler’s district office in Covington, Ind., the caller urges listeners to “tell (Hostettler) to stop protecting Tom DeLay and demand DeLay’s immediate resignation from Congress.”
“Let’s cut out the cancer of corruption in Congress,” the caller says.
The Vanderburgh County Democratic Party and Hostettler’s likely Democratic opponent, Sheriff Brad Ellsworth apparently were not involved in making the calls. Similar calls were made for other candidates across the country.
The article does not say whether the allegations made in the telephone call are true or false.
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