The Salt Lake Tribune
Monday, April 20, 2009
Go bizarre on Bell
Jeff (error corrected, thanks) Bell, who is running for chairman of the Utah Democratic Party, was stung by incumbent Wayne Holland's response to his candidacy. In what many Democratic activists see as an over-the-top negative attack, Holland told the Tribune:
I expect Jeff to do bizarre things. I was warned about that. I didn't have a problem with him running. Him not being truthful, that's a whole other matter.
Bell, who complains Utah Democrats in recent years have "surrendered" to the GOP, admits he should have expected Holland's shank, "No one likes being told that someone else can do a better job."

Instead of responding in kind, Bell has launched "Jeff’s Bizarre Behavior Photoshop Contest."
Photoshop something “bizarre” I could do to live up to the expectations of whoever is whispering in Wayne’s ear.

Naturally, Bell will vet the bizarro entries so we'll never get to see the really nasty ones. Unless, of course, they are also submitted to a unbiased, neutral blogger, like say, the Crawler at gwarchol@sltrib.com.

3 Comments:

At April 20, 2009 9:46 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

yo glen, it's "JEFF" bell

 
At April 20, 2009 10:58 AM , OpenID David said...

Jim Bell, Jim Huntsman. Maybe there is only one "J" name in the Beehive State.

 
At April 20, 2009 2:05 PM , Anonymous Ellen said...

I admire this response from a candidate from any party when their opponent goes negative. Make light of it, don't return the mudslinging. The quote from the Holland guy sounds more like something a Bush Republican would say than a Democrat. Maybe he deserves this challenger. Can only delegates vote in this one?

 

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