Lingle Responds to Hirono Jab, Decries ‘Personal’ Attack

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Bob Lee, campaign manager for the Linda Lingle Senate Committee, released a statement Tuesday (March 6) defending his boss in the wake of an attack from Mazie Hirono.

Lee characterized Hirono’s criticism of Sen. Roy Blunt’s appearance at a Lingle fundraiser “partisan rhetoric” and a “personal attack.”

Statement:

If the Hirono camp had done its homework, it would have known that Governor Lingle and Mazie Hirono share the same position on the Blunt Amendment — neither supports the broadly crafted language of the amendment.

Lee’s peroration:

Personal attacks have no place in the United States Senate. Mazie Hirono’s attitude and actions are inappropriate for a sitting Congresswoman and are certainly not befitting a U.S. Senator.

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