Dick DeVos is whinning about negative attacks?

Voice the Vote Fails to File Campaign Finance Report Hitler ad PAC, Mongo still hiding connections to DeVos and his supporters LANSING- Today Michigan Democratic Party Chair Mark Brewer criticized the political action committee (PAC) Voice the Vote for failing to file a campaign finance report with the Secretary of State. The Voice the Vote’s failure to disclose its supporters comes on the heels of its leader Adolph Mongo flip-flopping on who paid for the infamous ad which compared Nazi leader Adolf Hitler to Governor Granholm and several former Democratic Presidents. Mongo originally said the PAC’s supporters paid for ad, but a week later said that he had paid for it. Mongo and the Dick DeVos for Governor campaign have also contradicted themselves on whether or not Mongo has ever met DeVos and Michigan Republican Party Chair Saul Anuzis has admitted to meeting with Mongo. “The cover up continues by Adolph Mongo and Dick DeVos,” said Brewer. “Mongo started Voice the Vote with the help of some undisclosed supporters and the group’s sole purpose has been to help Dick DeVos’ campaign. It’s time to for the public to finally who is paying Mongo and what their connections to DeVos are.” Voice the Vote has been working to elect Dick DeVos by gathering signatures in support of him. Nataki Harbin, Mongo’s stepdaughter and Voice the Vote political director, told WJR on July 6, 2006, “For the past month we’ve been collecting signatures in support for Dick DeVos.” Audio at: http://www.michigandems.com/harbin1.mp3 Adolph Mongo and DeVos spokesman John Truscott have contradicted themselves several times when asked about Mongo’s connection to DeVos. Who paid for the Hitler ad?: Flip Frank Beckman: Where did the money for the ad come from? Adolph Mongo: Donations. Frank Beckman: From? Adolph Mongo: From people that support voice the vote. Audio at: http://www.michigandems.com/MongoWJRdonations.mp3 (Mongo with Frank Beckman, WJR, July 7, 2006) Flop Tim Skubick: Who paid for the ad? Adolph Mongo: Who paid for the ad? Well you know I had a credit. Tim Skubick: It’s a simple question. Who paid for the ad? Adolph Mongo: Me. Tim Skubick: You? Adolph Mongo: Me. I work for a living. I had a credit with the Michigan Chronicle. Video at: http://wkar.org/offtherecord/program.php?num=2007-02 Adolph Mongo with Tim Skubick, Off the Record, July 14, 2006 Did DeVos meet Mongo?: Flip For his part, Mr. Mongo said he is not on the DeVos payroll, nor have any DeVos supporters contributed to Voice the Vote. … “He doesn't know me, and I've never met him," Mr. Mongo said. (Gongwer, July 7, 2006) “There was a pancake event Thursday sponsored by Crain's," Truscott said. "It was a public event that you paid to get in to. If he (Mongo) was there, it had nothing to do with us. I wouldn't even know him if I saw him. We had a table of people at the event. I'd say there were about 200 to 250 people there. If he was there, he wasn't part of our table.” (MIRS Capitol Capsule, July 7, 2006) Flop Peter Luke: So you’ve never met him Adolph Mongo: I met him over at pancake and politic [sic] at the DAC one time….I met him and I wanted to meet him... Video at: http://wkar.org/offtherecord/program.php?num=2007-02 (Adolph Mongo with Peter Luke, Off the Record, July 14, 2006) As for allegations that a Mongo-DeVos connection is supported by the encounter at the Pancakes and Politics event, Mr. Truscott said it is plausible the two introduced themselves to each other when Mr. DeVos sat down "for three minutes" prior to speaking. (Gongwer, July 14, 2006) Immediately following the taping of WWJ-TV’s “Michigan Matters” with Brewer on July 13, 2006, Saul Anuzis was asked by Brewer if he had met with Adolph Mongo. He replied, “Yes I have.” Anuzis’ admission comes after he failed to denounce the Hitler ad. Tim Skubick: Why didn’t you comment at the time, everybody else commented? Anuzis: (long pause) You didn’t call me. Video at http://www.michigandems.com/anuziscomment.wmv. (Anuzis with Skubick at MIGOP press conference, July 11, 2006)