Rupert Ditsworth - REDBROWARD

As REDBROWARD reported last week, Rupert Tarsey vowed revenge on those he believes uncovered his brutal criminal past. In 2007, Tarsey, then known as Rupert Ditsworth, was charged with attempted first degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with a vicious hammer attack on a female classmate. Prosecutors said Tarsey hit 17 year-old Lizzie Barcay forty times with a claw hammer. Three years later, Tarsey plead no contest to a felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

News of Tarsey’s criminal past made international headlines over the Labor Day weekend. Tarsey was upset the news interfered with his plan to be named the next Chairman of the Broward Republican Executive Committee (BREC). Days earlier, Tarsey, State Committeman Richard DeNapoli and Treasurer Kevin Moot voted to hold a special meeting to remove current Chairman Robert Sutton. Tarsey could only gather 70 new members and malcontents to the meeting which was declared illegal by the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF). Tarsey and Co. will try to remove Sutton again tonight at another “special meeting.”

Last week, Tarsey told a Republican ally, “Obviously I’m not going to let it slide. I’m not going to let all the attacks they’ve done just slide.” In this conversation with a Broward Republican, Rupert Tarsey discussed firsthand knowledge of a recent hit piece detailing the criminal history of a Sutton supporter. Th anonymous email attacking the Sutton supporter was sent from the “BREC4Change” email account. The email promised an upcoming hit piece on Robert Nichols, the BREC legal counsel. The anonymous email was not an authorized communication.

In his conversation with the Broward Republican, Tarsey mentioned upcoming attacks on other members including this reporter. Tarsey even discussed this reporter’s minor children.

As promised, BREC4CHANGE sent another email attack on Tuesday. It attacked this reporter as the “Chief of Fake News.”

Proving that the sender of the email is a rank amateur, the attack included links to other hit pieces that may have not been sent. The account shows 5 email pieces were created between October 2 and October 10, 2017.

“HIDDEN RELATIONSHIP” WITH DEBBIE WASSERMAN-SCHULTZ

One of the most laughable attacks claims Chairman Sutton is a secret agent working on behalf of Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-Out of Touch). The email includes a photograph of Sutton and DWS taken at a public event.

The email lists several dubious claims under the photograph. “Why has there been zero voter registrations turned in under Mr. Sutton’s leadership? Why has there been so much infighting under Mr. Sutton’s leadership? Why has so little effort been made to go after Democrats?”

The implication being Sutton is working for Debbie Wasserman-Schultz.

Clearly, the BREC4Change research team spends more time on the ocean than reading REDBROWARD.

Last year, REDBROWARD exposed how leaked DNC emails showed Wasserman-Schultz was behind media attacks on Broward Republican Chairman Robert Sutton.

During the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Wikileaks released emails which showed the Democratic National Committee (DNC) orchestrated the “outrage” over an off-color remark by Broward Republican Party Chairman Robert Sutton. In April 2016, Sutton told the Washington Post, “I think when Donald Trump debates Hillary Clinton she’s going to go down like Monica Lewinsky.” While Sutton later apologized for offending anyone, Wikileaks shows Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and the DNC immediately jumped into action to create phony outrage over his remark. (Another BREC4CHANGE email attacks Sutton for making this statement)

On April 28, 2016, Luis Miranda, DNC Communications Director, received an email from Mark Paustenbach, the DNC National Press Secretary. The subject line of his email read:

“Subject: chair wants to do a statement from the DNC denouncing this guy… a gop county chair…”

At the behest of Wasseman-Schultz, the DNC phony outrage machine jumped into action.

Emails showed Debbie Wasserman-Schultz was “pushing for [action on the Sutton remark].” DNC operatives emails showed Wasserman-Schultz’s including picking the order of the quotes to be included in the DNC press release.

“DWS wants them to go out in this order. Tom please send her final copy for her to review with her quote. These are final from Cynthia and Allison.”

On Friday, April 29th, DNC operatives worked on quotes condemning Sutton. But they had trouble finding someone to attribute the quote. A DNC operative told Luis Miranda that nobody was around due to the Passover holiday.

“The FDP [Florida Democratic Party] is closed today; emailed Max [Steele] but he’s probably not around given today is the last day of Passover. I can reach out to the Broward County Chair if you think she would be a good person to attribute the statement to.”

Even though Broward Democrat Chair Cynthia Busch was an afterthought to the DNC, she had already chimed in on the Sutton story. Busch gave a rather mild statement to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel rebuking the comment by Sutton. However, the DNC wordsmiths would eventually craft a nastier statement for Busch calling for Sutton’s resignation.

Team Hillary Wants Subject Dropped

While Debbie Wasseman-Schultz and the DNC gleefully blasted out their response to Bob Sutton’s remarks, it appears the Hillary Clinton campaign wanted to change the subject. On Friday, April 29th, DNC research staffer Jeremy Brinster sent an email documenting Team Hillary’s feelings:

“Research feels like we shouldn’t necessarily double down on this, since it gets into defense of HRC and it dredges up talk about Lewinsky that HFA [Hillary For America] probably doesn’t want to continue to focus on.”

Hmmm, if Chairman Sutton was really a secret agent for her, why would Debbie Wasserman-Schultz gin up the phony outrage machine?

Simply answer: Because Sutton is not an ally of Debbie Wasserman-Schultz. He has repeatedly attacked her politics and her policies. Sutton has supported candidates running against her.

But Tarsey and Co. are so close to gaining control of BREC they can taste it. Sutton’s opponents have spread fake news and gossip for months. On Monday night, another anonymous email launched a bigoted attack on a longtime BREC member whose only sin was to say he would never support Tarsey. The member is a well-liked, experienced political veteran of numerous Republican battles against Democrats. He is a grown-up, not some kid with delusions of grandeur.

He dared say he would not stand with Rupert Tarsey.

Tonight, who will stand with Rupert Tarsey and his allies? Who will sit in silence while Rupert Tarsey gets closer to becoming the next Chairman of the Broward Republican Party?

Who will stand up and say “enough?”

Last week, REDBROWARD reported on the statement of Dr. David Barcay at the 2010 Felony Plea and Sentence hearing for Rupert Ditsworth, a.k.a Rupert Tarsey. Ever since news of his 2007 arrest on attempted first degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges made international headlines, Tarsey and allies on the Broward Republican Executive Committee (BREC) board have sought to minimize his legal troubles. In a laughable email to BREC members, Tarsey claimed he acted in self-defense when he hit 17 year old Elizabeth Barcay more than 40 times with a claw hammer. Tarsey’s allies have claimed his vicious attack was a “youthful indiscretion” or a mutual fight with a physically superior female.

At the 2010 hearing, Rupert Tarsey plead no contest to a felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He sentence to six years of felony probation as well as a strict mental health/education program overseen by California officials and by a local counselor named Gary Gam.

Commonly known as a victim impact statement, Dr. Barcay, a well-respected ER doctor, spoke on behalf of his daughter. Dr. Barcay gave a chilling account of Tarsey’s attack. He spoke directly to Tarsey in front of the Judge and Prosecutors. Doubtful of his claims to not remember the attack, Dr. Barcay vowed to remind him of the grusome details. He blasted Tarsey for posing for pictures with fraternity brothers with paintball guns while his daughter suffered nightmares.

You can listen to Dr. Barcay’s words here.

So what did Rupert Tarsey think about the REDBROWARD report?

“I was laughing,” Tarsey told a Broward Republican.

WAS ANY OF IT TRUE?

In the conversation with his Republican ally, Tarsey attempted to undermine the credibility of Dr. Barcay. Tarsey told his friend that Barcay was not giving “testimony” trying to explain he was not under oath. He claimed REDBROWARD “added stuff” to the re-enactment of Dr. Barcay’s statement. (Compare it yourself.)

When asked “Was any of it true?” Tarsey told his friend, “To be prefectly honest, out of the six minute video, I [was] cracking up listening…that I didn’t really hear it all.” He continued:

But the basic answer is no. I believe she was on the track team in college. But no, she’s fine. She was fine after about two months. Two months, she made a full recovery. She was totally fine. She was at college at the time and so was I.

When asked about the steel rod in her leg, Rupert Tarsey told his friend:

No. She may have had a brace on the outside of her leg for a small period of time, but that’s not the same that was said. the woman herself testified under oath and that was much different than what was said (by her father). You have to understand, what was said (at the Felony Plea And Sentence Hearing) is not under oath and doesn’t have any bearing on that and there was a civil lawsuit later and they obviously want to drum it up for the civil suit, which I believe ended shortly after that.

However, according to the Judge and the parties at the Felony Plea Hearing, the civil lawsuit had already been settled. Patrick Smith, attorney for Rupert (Ditsworth) Tarsey directly addressed the matter at the hearing.

Judge Richard Kirschner stated, “It’s the Court’s understanding that restitution has been made.” Attorney Smith said, “Right. And that restitution has been made.” The Court was told there was a settlement for the victim’s medical bills.

California court records show the civil suit brought by the victim against Rupert Tarsey and his mother, was dismissed with prejudice on July 29, 2009. The Felony Plea and Sentencing hearing was held on May 4, 2010 nearly one year later.

Why was Rupert Tarsey trying to mislead his Republican ally?

After a creepy discussion about this reporter’s minor children, Tarsey told his friend how “pathetic” REDBROWARD was for providing the statement.

Tarsey told his friend:

Holy freaking shit [REDBROWARD] literally has time to sit there and make a re-enactment. I was pitying him. I was laughing. He’s not like some big time reporter…it’s pathetic.”

Instead of pitying this reporter, perhaps Rupert Tarsey should show some sympathy for Lizzie Barcay and her family, right?