Millionaire Rick Scott is upset that his questionable business past has become an issue in his bid to buy the Republican nomination to be Florida’s next governor. The Sarasota Herald Tribune reports that Scott blasted rival Bill McCollum for engaging in a “smear campaign” and using his post as attorney general to dig for political dirt against him.
First, Scott has sends our paper negative ads attacking McCollum daily, usually several times a day.
Second, McCollum only has to surf the court records that are available online to uncover the fraud and discrimination case involving Scott’s former and current companies. Several state and national newspapers have investigated Scott…many of the articles were published before Scott made it known he wanted to buy the office.
This is a classic case of the person who has been slinging mud for four months getting upset that some mud has fallen on him….also Scott is slipping in the polls.
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