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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri Sep 27, 2013, 10:29 AM Sep 2013

2006 dispute led to temporary restraining order against Jackson

2006 dispute led to temporary restraining order against Jackson
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/ew-jackson-restraining-order-97420.html

By ALEXANDER BURNS and KATIE GLUECK | 9/26/13 2:59 PM EDT

E.W. Jackson, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of Virginia, was accused in 2006 of threatening the life of his daughter’s roommate, according to a Belmont, Mass., police report and a separate temporary restraining order filed in Middlesex County Court.

Those two documents, shared with POLITICO by a source opposed to Jackson’s election, detail the surprise GOP nominee’s involvement in an explosive personal feud involving his daughter and two other women. The roommate took out restraining orders against both E.W. Jackson and a third party, while Jackson’s daughter and the third party both requested restraining orders against the roommate.
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The incident is the latest twist in a candidacy that’s been highly unorthodox from the start, and highlights the minimal scrutiny Jackson received before the state party’s stunning vote to nominate him last spring for lieutenant governor.

A candidate who had been taken more seriously during the primary would likely have had to address his past involvement in such a sensational legal episode prior to winning the nomination. Jackson, a fiery conservative preacher known for his incendiary rhetoric, electrified delegates at the state convention and snatched the nomination from several better-known candidates.
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2006 dispute led to temporary restraining order against Jackson (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2013 OP
this cretin is certifiable. williesgirl Sep 2013 #1
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