Stay Classy, John Gard!

While lots of folks all across the U.S. spent at least a little time yesterday reflecting on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Republican Congressional candidate John Gard spent time at a fundraiser with state Rep. Phil Montgomery. Gard headlined yesterday’s fundraiser for Rep. Montgomery at the National Railroad Museum in Ashwaubenon. The fundraiser was hosted by Arena Strategy Group, which is owned by Gard’s campaign consultant Mark Graul and coordinates consulting and fundraising efforts for Gard’s campaign for Congress.

Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Joe Wineke was quick to call on Gard and Montgomery to donate the money they raised to victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks:

“On a day when John McCain and Barack Obama suspended partisan politics to honor the victims of 9/11, it is telling that John Gard found it fit to spend his day fundraising for a political campaign,” said Wineke. “I hope that John Gard and Phil Montgomery do what’s right and donate the money they raised to the victims and families affected by the September 11th terrorist attacks.”

Now call me crazy, but shouldn’t 9/11 be a day of reflection and remembering, not a day to score some quick cash at a campaign fundraiser?

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