ClydeR
06-06-2014, 09:29 PM
A cosmetics/gun company gave Scott Brown $1.3 million of its stock in exchange for his participation in the company as a senior adviser. After the interview below, Brown gave back all of the stock.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9dDDS7QZSw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9dDDS7QZSw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9dDDS7QZSw)
Republican Scott Brown abruptly resigned Wednesday from an obscure Florida company and gave up stock initially valued at $1.3 million after facing a barrage of questions about his role as a “senior adviser,” a controversy that had dogged his US Senate campaign in New Hampshire.
Brown’s resignation from the advisory board of Global Digital Solutions Inc. was announced about two hours after a news media event in the state’s capital designed to highlight his official entry into the race. He was repeatedly challenged by reporters in Concord seeking answers about what he had done to earn the stock grant, and whether he had scrutinized the company before lending it his name.
“I’ve already answered it for two days,” Brown said, defending his role at the company. “We put out a statement.” The questions continued, and Brown said, “I am not really sure what else to say,” as cameras recorded him getting into his green GMC truck. Democrats promptly posted video of the uncomfortable exchange.
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Analysts said the issue — and Brown’s handling of it — constituted a major political stumble and could have ramifications for his bid to win the Republican primary and the right to face the Democratic incumbent, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, in November.
“This could not have imploded more,” said Wayne F. Lesperance Jr., a political science professor at New England College in Henniker, N.H. “This raises questions of integrity and good judgment.”
Republicans are not going to be able to count on Brown in New Hampshire to give them the seat they need to retake the Senate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9dDDS7QZSw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9dDDS7QZSw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9dDDS7QZSw)
Republican Scott Brown abruptly resigned Wednesday from an obscure Florida company and gave up stock initially valued at $1.3 million after facing a barrage of questions about his role as a “senior adviser,” a controversy that had dogged his US Senate campaign in New Hampshire.
Brown’s resignation from the advisory board of Global Digital Solutions Inc. was announced about two hours after a news media event in the state’s capital designed to highlight his official entry into the race. He was repeatedly challenged by reporters in Concord seeking answers about what he had done to earn the stock grant, and whether he had scrutinized the company before lending it his name.
“I’ve already answered it for two days,” Brown said, defending his role at the company. “We put out a statement.” The questions continued, and Brown said, “I am not really sure what else to say,” as cameras recorded him getting into his green GMC truck. Democrats promptly posted video of the uncomfortable exchange.
More... (http://www.bostonglobe.com/2014/06/04/scott-brown-resigns-from-obscure-florida-company-advisory-board/desPs0d12ppxfBvkUGqiLM/story.html)
Analysts said the issue — and Brown’s handling of it — constituted a major political stumble and could have ramifications for his bid to win the Republican primary and the right to face the Democratic incumbent, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, in November.
“This could not have imploded more,” said Wayne F. Lesperance Jr., a political science professor at New England College in Henniker, N.H. “This raises questions of integrity and good judgment.”
Republicans are not going to be able to count on Brown in New Hampshire to give them the seat they need to retake the Senate.