Schmidt described the molestation as a touch on a table at age 13 that lasted seconds has been a defining event in my life., Schmidt also wrote,Something else happened in that cabin that day. Legal Statement. "We're going to be back fully operational in our attacks on the extremist, anti-democratic movement We're going to be on offense and we're going to take the fight to people who deserve to have the fight taken to them.". On Thursday night, the Project published to Twitter then took down private messages between Horn and a reporter. Steve Smith was born on 24 December 1945 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. "We're in a tough business, and it can be brutal, and Lincoln Project has had a tough couple of months at times, and we're going to be in this fight," Schmidt told LPTV's "The Breakdown." "From its founding, the Lincoln Project has been little more than a slickly produced grift aimed at parting gullible liberals from their money," Kirchick wrote. "[31], From there, he became a partner in Mercury Public Affairs in charge of Mercury's operations in California. He is a writer and actor, known for The Red Green Show (1991), Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and Smith & Smith (1979). Im not angry and Im not obscene, and if you work in comedy these days, youve got to be at least one of those things. He pushed for Sarah Palin to be McCain's running mate but later said he regretted the pick and called her unfit for office. Schmidts resignation statement, which he titled My Truth, began by describing what he said was sexual misconduct by a medic at a Boy Scouts camp when he was 13. MSNBC Many of his fans are Red Greens themselves. The film depicts Schmidt's inner turmoil over the conflict between his political values and Palin's impact on both McCain's campaign and Republican politics as a whole. On March 3, 2020, Schon and Cain filed a . Schmidt claimed to have been molested by a scout camp medic nicknamed Gay Ray. In a statement: It was just a touch a light one and it lasted for only a moment. He played at Taft High School in the San Fernando Valley,[1] where he set the state records for most receptions (271) and yardage (4486) in a varsity career, and led the Toreadors to two consecutive Los Angeles City Section Championship games (although they lost both games). Schmidt was portrayed by Woody Harrelson in the 2012 HBO film Game Change. Wallace said. He has been married to Morag Smith since 1966. [68] Schmidt parted ways with the podcast when Jordan and executive producer Adam Levine questioned Schmidt about his role as adviser to potential 2020 presidential candidate Howard Schultz. "The Lincoln Project will be delighted to open its books for audit immediately after the Trump campaign and all affiliated super PACs do so, explaining the cash flow of the nearly $700 million that flowed through their organizations controlled by Brad Parscale and Jared Kushner.". Early life Smith was born in Toronto on Christmas Eve 1945. 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