Tea Party hatchet man kills self after being arrested in connection with Thad Cochran wife photo scandal.

[Sava]

Attorney who faced charges in Cochran wife photo scandal has been found dead
Posted: Jun 27, 2014 10:01 AM CST Updated: Jun 27, 2014 10:52 AM CST
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JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -

Ridgeland police chief Jimmy Houston confirms that Attorney Mark Mayfield has been found dead at his home in the Bridgewater subdivision.

We're told he was found in his garage with a gunshot wound.

It is being investigated as a suicide.

In May, 57-year-old Mayfield was arrested and charged with conspiracy in relation to a political scandal.

The 28-year-old blogger, Clayton Kelly, allegedly went into a nursing home and photographed the bedridden wife of Republican U.S. Senator Thad Cochran without permission and posted an image online as part of an anti-Cochran video.

It's not clear the exact role that Mayfield played in obtaining or spreading the photo.

Mayfield was a Board member of the Central MS Tea Party.

Governor Phil Bryant has sent out a statement about the incident: "Deborah and I are saddened to hear of the loss of Mark Mayfield. He was a long-time friend, and he will be missed. Our prayers go out to his family in this tragic moment."

We'll be updating this story as soon as we receive any new details.

http://www.wlox.com/story/25888056/attorney-mark-mayfield-charged-in-cochran-wife-photo-scandal

It seems his final act will end up saving taxpayers some money.

[Sava]

Also, aside from the reference here, WTF is the "thad cochran wife photo scandal"?

The only thing I know about this Cochran business is that he's apparently a loony old man who appealed to black people for votes. And during ht election, the tea party people sent out "monitors" to intimidate black voters.

And apparently, Obama shot him and made it look like a suicide... because nobody kills themselves in a garage.

[-Jrabbit]

Also, aside from the reference here, WTF is the "thad cochran wife photo scandal"?

Clayton Thomas Kelly, a conservative blogger from Pearl, was arrested Friday (May 16) and charged with felony exploitation of a vulnerable adult for allegedly sneaking into a nursing home, photographing the bedridden wife of Republican U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran and posting an anti-Cochran video online, which used the photo. Rose Cochran, 72, has lived at St. Catherine's Village since 2000 and has dementia.

McDaniel immediately denounced the video when it went public and stated that it was not connected with his campaign. The video was pulled offline AFAIK.

But the blogger (Clayton Kelly) is not the dead guy (Mark Mayfield). So there's obviously more to it than that.

[Uncle Sparky]

Maybe the Tea Party is a secret suicide cult!

[Sava]

But the blogger (Clayton Kelly) is not the dead guy (Mark Mayfield). So there's obviously more to it than that.

That's a safe assumption, considering Mayfield was arrested on a conspiracy charge.

[Ben Kenobi]

Awfully convenient. I wonder if he was 'helped' to kill himself.

[Sava]

Awfully convenient. I wonder if he was 'helped' to kill himself.

Yes, we've already established that Obama killed this man. Move along.

[DinoDoc]

Also, aside from the reference here, WTF is the "thad cochran wife photo scandal"?

The blogger filmed Cochran's wife (who is suffering from dementia and is currently in a nursing home) without permission as part of a political stunt intended to help McDaniel. Yes, it is as stupid as it sounds.

There's also the incident from the regular primary when McDaniel supporters where locked in a courthouse by themselves with ballots.

[Ben Kenobi]

Yes, we've already established that Obama killed this man. Move along.

The only one blaming Obama for it is you. But it's good to know you're not racist.

[Sava]

The blogger filmed Cochran's wife (who is suffering from dementia and is currently in a nursing home) without permission as part of a political stunt intended to help McDaniel. Yes, it is as stupid as it sounds.

There's also the incident from the regular primary when McDaniel supporters where locked in a courthouse by themselves with ballots.

I don't have a dog in this hunt.
(is this the correct phrase? I keep Dansing and it doesn't look correct)



Which side are you on, if any?

The whole thing seems a bit absurd.

[Ben Kenobi]

Which side are you on, if any?

The whole thing seems a bit absurd.

I'm on McDaniel's side of it. I don't see how on earth it would help McDaniel. It makes perfect sense for Thad to set it up and blame McDaniel.

[DinoDoc]

I don't have a dog in this hunt.
(is this the correct phrase? I keep Dansing and it doesn't look correct)

The correct colloquialism is "I don't have a dog in this fight."

Which side are you on, if any?

I would have been for tossing Cochran out if this race had not gotten so damn silly.

[Sava]

I'm on McDaniel's side of it. I don't see how on earth it would help McDaniel. It makes perfect sense for Thad to set it up and blame McDaniel.

Are you suggesting this old coot is behind a conspiracy of some sort?

This guy?! He's the mastermind?

[Ben Kenobi]

Are you suggesting this old coot is behind a conspiracy of some sort?

This guy?! He's the mastermind?

The same folks that saw Cantor go down have a vested interest in propping up Thad. They ran an incredibly nasty and dirty campaign.

I honestly don't see why anyone on the McDaniel campaign would touch something like this with a 10 foot pole. It makes zero sense.

[Sava]

It makes zero sense.

Forgive me if I don't trust your opinion on topic of "sense".