(Cross-Posted at Upstate Blue)
The Albany Project has just released the audio of Republican consultant Roger Stone threatening Governor Spitzer's 83 year old Father.
You may click here to listen.
The text of the message:
"This is a message for Bernard Spitzer. You will be subpoenaed to testify in front of the Senate committee on investigation on your shady campaign loans. You will be compelled by the Senate sergeant at arms, if you resist, you will be arrested and brought to Albany - and there's not a goddamn thing your phony, psycho piece of s--- son can do about it. Bernie, your phony loans are about to catch up with you. You will be forced to tell the truth. The fact that your son is a pathological liar will be known to all."
Quite Nasty to say the least...
According to the latest article from Bloomberg, Roger Stone is still "denying" that he made the call and continues to claim that the entire incident was a "set up" by Spitzer officials. Bruno is now calling the whole incident a "distraction" from the earlier inquiries on the Governor's use of police resources.
From Bloomberg:
"Such accusations ``can only serve as a distraction'' from the inquiries into Republican allegations that state police resources were misused by the Spitzer administration, Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno said in a statement announcing Stone's resignation ``at our request.''
Stone was accused by lawyers representing Spitzer's 83-year- old father, Bernard Spitzer, of threatening him with a government inquiry regarding loans to his son's 1994 election campaign, the New York Times reported. Investigators hired by Bernard Spitzer traced the anonymous call to a phone controlled by Stone, the Times said.
Stone, in a message on his Web site, denied he made the call and said he could be a victim of dirty tricks.
``The same Spitzer operatives who were caught red-handed trying to set Senator Bruno up are now trying to set me up because they have deemed that I have been an effective advisor to Senator Bruno and the Republican Senate Campaign Committee,'' Stone said.
How lame...
Now check out this great diary from Rochester Turning on how the NYS GOP is losing its "last shred of crediblity" over Stone's actions in the latest scandal.