Benjamin DeMeyer (DEE-my-er) has more.
Eckersley claims the e-mails on his computer from pornographic websites were junk mail that he never asked for, and with the current state e-mail system, that is certainly a possibility.
The offices of twelve state senators contacted all said they had serious problems with spam e-mail in their state accounts, including Democratic senator Joan Bray.
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Description: The amount of pornography that comes to my e-mail address through the state is just, is obscene. |
Bray also said she was worried the administration was using those e-mail to smear the character of anyone they had a dispute with.
From the state capitol, this is Benjamin DeMeyer.
Intro: The Blunt administration's attacks on Scott Eckersley's character include claims he recieved pornographic e-mails on his computer, but Eckersley claims those e-mails were just spam.
Benjamin DeMeyer (DEE-my-er) has more.
Eckersley's claims that the e-mails in question were spam may be legitimate.
The offices of twelve state senators contacted all said they recieved a considerable amount of spam e-mail in their government accounts, with one senator saying 90 to 95 percent of his e-mails were spam.
Democratic senator Joan Bray says she's worried the Blunt Administration is using these e-mails to their political advantage.
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Description: This seems to be a theme now, the governor has a dispute with someone, fires them, and then accuses them of looking at pornography on state time. |
Bray called the amount of pornographic spam she recieved, "obscene."
From the state capitol, this is Benjamin DeMeyer.
Benjamin DeMeyer (DEE-my-er) has more.
The offices of twelve state senators contacted all said they recieve a serious amount of spam e-mail, including e-mails that are pornographic or sexual in nature.
Republican senator Delbert Scott says 90-95 percent of the e-mails in his state account are spam.
Democratic senator Joan Bray says she has a problem with Blunt's administration using e-mail content to discredit opponents, fearing what it might lead to.
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Description: If I happen to click on one of those sometime, you know, if I, you know if I didn't recognize it for what it was, clicked on it, am I gonna be accused of, you know, looking at pornography of state time? |
Benjamin DeMeyer (DEE-my-er) has more.
The administration claims their former lawyer Scott Eckersley used his state computer for pornographic e-mails, but Eckersley says those e-mails were just spam.
Democratic state senator Joan Bray says she's worried about the Blunt administrations actions in attacking the character of political opponents.
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Description: Why they have to turn on that person and smear them personally, I don't understand that part of the dynamic at all. |
Eckersley's claim that the pornographic e-mails were spam may be gunine, as the offices of twelve state senators contacted all reported a problem with spam e-mail including pornography.
From the state capitol, this is Benjamin DeMeyer.