(eng) Justin Gustainis - Quincy Morris 03 by Sympathy for the Devil

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Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Partial transcript of the March 6th broadcast of Meet the Nation.

Interviewer: David Huntley

Guest: Senator Ramon Martinez (R-NM)

Huntley: Senator, you have been positioning yourself to become the first Latino Presidential nominee from either of the major parties. But as you know, there have been recent allegations in the news concerning your personal life, dating back to when you were a member of the New Mexico state legislature. They originated in the tabloid press, but more recently they've been appearing in many of the mainstream media news sources.

Martinez: Yes, David, I've been made aware of these so-called news stories.

Huntley: They claim that you, a married man, had an ongoing relationship, a sexual relationship, with a woman that lasted almost three years. The woman in question, a sometime cabaret singer named Ina Sorensen, recently came forward with these accusations.

Martinez: As I understand it, David, she came forward in the pages of the National Tatler - a newspaper, if I may call it that, which is rarely compared with the New York Times. And that paper admits that they paid her $20,000 for her story, something that legitimate journalists would never do.

Huntley: I agree, the circumstances surrounding these accusations are sleazy, to say the least. But that does not, in itself, mean the story is untrue. As you know, there have been cases in recent years where something that originated in one of the tabloids was found to have a factual basis and later received coverage by the mainstream news media.

Martinez: Yes, among the many hundreds of times when their stories were found to have been exaggerated, distorted, or completely fabricated.

Huntley: You believe the recent stories about you to be one of those things? If so, which one?

Martinez: David, the story is a complete fabrication. It appears to be the co-creation of a woman who is desperate for money, and a trashy newspaper desperate to sell papers.

Huntley: So, you deny all of Ms. Sorensen's allegations?

Martinez: I deny them categorically. I did not have sex with that woman.

Huntley: She claims to have been on the payroll of your office when you were a state legislator.

Martinez: That's entirely possible. In the twelve years I served as a state representative, I employed a good many people, at one time or another. This woman may have been one of them. That was fifteen or so years ago, and I'm afraid I can't remember the names of every secretary or aide who worked in my office for a while. But I never had an affair with any of them, and I am insulted that anyone of integrity would take such allegations seriously.

Huntley: Ms. Sorensen alleges that, although she drew a salary for three years, she never actually worked in your office. She's quoted as saying: "I can't file. I can't even type."

Martinez: This is nonsense, David. Anyone who has ever been employed by me, then or now, performs a legitimate administrative or political function. These are dedicated public servants, and they deserve better than to be slandered by malicious gossip.

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