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Former RNC Titulian president and Unity Party leader Julian has hit out at former Presidents Norton and Buchanan on day two of the presidential nomination period for the Dec '10/Jan '11 elections.
In the graphic advertisement endorsed by the Unity Party with ties to the RNC aligned CAApac (file saved as "caapactoilet.png"), Julian compared Mr Norton and Ms Buchanan to a toilet with the slogan "vote for someone that will clean up the mess they made".
LRP secretary Malinda Noble labelled the advertisement as 'disgraceful campaigning' while runner up for the veep nomination Cara Dellahunty called on Mr Julian to apologise for the advertisement's 'poor taste'.
Meanwhile, LRP presidential candidate TJ Norton hit back in a letter to the republic on his blog, which calls the ad 'a desperate attempt to rebrand the worst stains in [on] the political field'.
No word yet from Mr Norton's competitor, former RNC leader Luxis Avaram. Mr Norton has honoured his only opponent (so far) saying he has 'tremendous respect' for Mr Avaram and Norton calls on his counterpart to denounce what he refers to as 'grotty tactics'.
"I'm all for respectful criticism but it crosses the line when you characterise your opponents to the bowel of a toilet", Norton said.
"That's beyond disgraceful and if not for me .. I would like to see Julian gain the common decency to write a public apology to my running mate [Buchanan]. Obviously this fellow has little respect for women and it's not only in bad taste it's completely out of order", Norton said.
LRP political analyst Todd Richards commented that the advertisement should be pulled if the RNC/UP campaign had an interest in the independent vote.
"The non affiliated vote has played a crucial factor in election contests as far back as before I was a citizen", Richards said.
"Previous polls and voting attitudes highlight negative advertising as a key turn off for independent and swinging voters. Good news for us but that's no excuse to take the low road".
Norton challenged Mr Julian and the RNC/UP campaign to 'take one small step towards progress' and repair the divisions caused by the conservative parties in the past week.
Over the past few days Mr Julian has accused the outgoing Wilberforce government and the LRP hopeful of 'corruption' despite producing no evidence and the matter being squashed by both sides to the conflict. Citizens throughout the republic have suspected the RNC and UP of deliberating causing the rift between the politicians due to the RNC's continued campaign against the LRP for the legislature's impeachment of former Norton VP Owen Merry.
The Express will stay on the story and attempt to seek comment from the Republican and Unity Party leadership.
He led the experimental internet country as a president for all and left politics on the way into Titulia's top job. In the final days of his Liberty House tenancy, President TJ Norton (LRP) has spoken out about the contenders and the parties in the running to succeed him.
In response to requests for comment from the Express the president has lashed out against conservative former president Dennis McVicker (RNC) and the lack of detail in his economic plan and the candidate's reliance on Admin to deliver his agenda.
"Dennis has been down this road before as have other presidents" said Norton.
"The Government under my leadership did not seek one thing from the Administrator to deliver the future for the real estate industry, job creation or to provide homes for people that wanted them. This was the result of the Titulian people and the hard work of cabinet - especially from the Secretary for Commerce, Gerry Brady".
Norton was critical of the what he referred to as 'recycling tried and failed policies' and said that new ideas have generated the most results for Titulia.
"Dennis is doing what Dennis does .. he ignores the public's hunger for details, sticks to a failed past that achieved nothing by way of results for the future and no stability for the Republic - most certainly any hope of the legislature will be gone".
The president said that although he agrees with McVicker on the 'crux of progress', the tone of respect for all citizens is absent from the debate.
"You have to understand the status quo .. every citizen that has ever stood for election as President is in favour of progress - Dennis [McVicker] included. But as a citizen I'm insulted by Dennis' insinuation that after him spending the last couple of months ignoring Titulia and participating in the alternate e-nation simulation eRepublik - he now returns self-adorned like a preacher trying to convert cave men into civilised beings", said Norton.
Mr Norton said the RNC 'doesn't get it' and this caused them to distance themselves from the RNC member.
"I can sit and debate fine with the SDP .. I can even debate and find room to agree with the Linardists - two parties that have been my strongest critics. It's then logical to question the reason why .. after many time consuming and failed attempts to reach out to the RNC .. why they persist the way they do. If anyone has a reason to pick up a sword and go to battle it's me. But that's not the way to take Titulia ahead", said the president.
Former president and now deputy leader Luxis Avaram (RNC) is desperately attempting to repair the image of the once strong movement only to be thwarted by its sole remaining active members Julian, leader JP9893 and his leadership contending brother JI. Mr Avaram, a moderate much like Mr Norton launched an attempt at resolving old conflicts.
"Politics has swings and shifts", he said. "If we as a party are going to let personal slights set platform, we're going to find ourselves in the desert for a long time".
LRP secretary Malinda Noble claimed the RNC are 'playing divisive politics' and that similar personal and partisan attitudes are holding Titulia back.
"The Republicans never supported the LRP. They never supported Tom at the ballot box, they continue to hound and lie about the government accusing them of "backdoor deals" even as they are about to walk out the door", she said.
Ms Noble claimed they were a party with no discipline and no direction.
"For all their rhetoric it's a puzzle why they don't join another party because they don't support their coalition partners and they don't support themselves. They proved it to William Money when Julian wanted Linardist help and now they've knifed Tom even after he took on a vice president that was lethal to the administration from the start".
President of the LRP Reg Ambrose has called for order between the feuding groups and proposed unity under a Buchanan-Hock government.
"President Norton is a great Titulian and responsible for the prosperity of many and much of its progress. He is departing that most high office with one objective: to unify the republic under two, historically competing political parties and graciously campaigns for both of these candidates as he does for the issues they represent".
"I arrived towards its concluding months and there were no winners arising out of it and no battles declared won. Most of all it achieved no good for the experiment. Our right to vote as citizens is a serious business. I beseech all do not vote to take Titulia backwards".
Voting continues in the second day of the first round. Stay tuned at the Express for your election coverage!
In his second show on the Titulian air waves, deputy RNC leader and talk show host Luxis Avaram dedicated his Luxis On the Air episode to outgoing President TJ Norton and the work of the government this past term.
To watch it the episode click here or right click and save the link to download it (faster).
Liberal Republican presidential candidate Renee Buchanan has used the last 24 hours to talk with independents, minor parties and party members about the agenda for next term. The outgoing infrastructure secretary and Liberty House hopeful has touted the new web site possibilities and new Government legislation as the 'snapped padlock' Titulia has long called for.
The secretary talked up technology changes that occurred under the LRP led government's watch.
"Let's talk truth about Titulian advancement. The new site technology snaps the padlock to the gate that was locking the republic back in. Admin has relieved that to a point thanks to the new web site", Buchanan said.
She singled out departing President TJ Norton, Arts secretary Alex Pijanowski and Deputy RNC Leader Luxis Avaram for keeping up the efforts and the conversation going on innovation and technology and Double D Construction for its efforts on national web building. Buchanan warned the first stage is complete although it may not see the light of day unless the republic stepped up to the plate to embrace it.
"The missing link is innovation. We have to innovate as an e state to go through the door. This government has broken down the barriers but the citizens need to go on through for it to succeed".
Outgoing President Norton, expected to head the department of infrastructure in the anticipated Buchanan Government has denied past assertions that the talk has died over past months.
"There's no doubt the new Titulia website architecture alone has renewed a certain vigour in the innovation debate. We pushed that during this administration and the succeeding government has no choice but to take the reins with the same emphasis if it wants to prevent a stall. There's an old saying 'easier to keep an existing fire going than start a new one' ", the president warned.
Norton renewed Avaram's call that public-private engagement is essential and it needs to be led both ways top-down and within the grassroots of the republic.
"If it has dropped that's a lack of past government direction and sending confusing or mixed signals. I can't comment how our predecessors thought or approached the subject because I wasn't in their strategy meetings to say - but the slow take up of leadership on innovation is a concern".
The Liberal Republican Party, Republican National Committee, Department of the Arts and Double D Construction have been the most active infrastructure builders, however the Norton LRP led government has been the first to take advantage of the existing Titulia architecture to deliver.
Secretary Buchanan called potential opponents to come out and talk about their plans to move the republic forward and take it ahead.
"This government has a plan, it's been well received", she said.
"We have guaranteed the people their senate and can deliver it soon after Admin brings in the required additions so the government can program what it needs to and give it life. I stand today and commit to the President's guarantee to deliver and the same will apply to a government under my leadership".
"I invite anyone who stands to challenge the government's record of success to speak up and commit to the same. This is a team effort and it will need a team who can do it".
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