Burnt Orange Report

Just for fun, I went last night to see the "debate" between these guys at the Texas Union Ballroom. I too am mad as hell Dogget won't be representing me again and having seen these guys in action I am even more disheartened. Basically, these guys were what you would expect - totally insane - and as a whole stunnigly incoherent speakers. Unfortunately, Ben Streusand, whose ignorant anti-lawyer commercials had made me laugh (though they also scared me), wasn't there, and I think that was unfortunate. I think what angered me most was before the thing started the candidates were walking around the room handing out their campaign materials. Devine was passing out these stupid little CD-ROMs and he came up to my girlfriend and I and gave her one but then asked me if I had access to a computer. Apparently, I look to poor or something to own one... I found that kind of insulting. Anyways, we are all blessed to have these fine politicians in our future.

Somone at least slightly liberal *should* run. With the right wing vote split between so many canidates, maybe it would be possible for a left leaning guy to win...?

Does anyone know where I can find out which district I'm actually in now? I live in the Austin area but can't seem to find a new map anywhere.

Thanks

If I'd have known the deadline, I would have registered as a Democratic candidate for the beleaguered 10th, just so the district wasn't conceeded to the GOP.

Turns out there is a group working on a write in candidate. I'm trying to get more information on that.

I'd urge support McCaul except its got to be a Clear Channel conspiracy to buy a seat in Congress. He's the closest thing to a Democrat in the race. Used to work under Janet Reno, was her personal counsel during the Congressional Branch Davidian hearings, helped keep the Clinton administration out of too much hot water. Got started working under Jim Mattox in the AG's office. Although Streusand did give money to Ken Bentsen in 2000, and Bob Krueger in 1993. Also, Streusand's first job in Capitol Hill was with Bob Gammage, an old school dem from Houston.

I'd urge support McCaul except its got to be a Clear Channel conspiracy to buy a seat in Congress. He's the closest thing to a Democrat in the race. Used to work under Janet Reno, was her personal counsel during the Congressional Branch Davidian hearings, helped keep the Clinton administration out of too much hot water. Got started working under Jim Mattox in the AG's office. Although Streusand did give money to Ken Bentsen in 2000, and Bob Krueger in 1993. Also, Streusand's first job in Capitol Hill was with Bob Gammage, an old school dem from Houston.

If you're in the 10th, you don't have to vote GOP if there's no Democratic candidate.

I would imagine there will be a Libertarian and Green candidate in the ballot.

This is just a primary, too.

Josh Maxwell

Click my name for an Adobe pdf file (AND IT'S HUGE) that shows the redistricting.

Hope this helps.

Deanocrat,

Thanks alot but I still couldn't tell from that map. However, according to this map I found on stetesman.com "Where districts 10, 21, and 25 meet" I am in district 25 because I live on the Northeast corner of 38th and Guadalupe. I can stand on my balcony and look right across Guadalupe St. and that's district 10. I can then turn a little to the left, look across 38th street and that's district 21. Pretty odd but at least I get to vote for Doggett again. Thanks again

It will be refreshing to finally have a representative who believes in the Bill of Rights and also knows it's not right to kill young children.

Bob Dacy
host of Austin's "The Simple Truth"
Feb 17, 2004
Republican linked to Chinagate, Janet Reno, Media Empire, and Voting
Machines Running for Congress
Michael McCaul is running for Congress in the newly formed 10th
Congressional District in Texas. Boasting of experience in national
security and of prosecuting the infamous Johnny Chung in the Chinagate
scandal, the former Department of Justice attorney would seem to be the
perfect candidate. However, this Republican, one of eight vying for the
seat, is not at all what he claims to be.
Chinagate was all about agents of the communist Chinese government and
rocket industry funneling cash into President Clinton's re-election
campaign in exchange for technology transfers that gave them the ability
to launch and target intercontinental ballistic missles against the
United States. One of the conduits for that cash was Johnny Chung. DOJ
attorney Michael McCaul did indeed "prosecute" Chung, but McCaul agreed
to a sentence of probation and community service.The truth: McCaul ,
while working for Janet Reno, let this smaller fish go and failed to go
after the bigger fish.
http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1998/12/14/chung.sentence/ . Also
see
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=13999
. Chung "rolled over" to avoid prison, and McCaul sat on what Chung
disclosed. Bottom line: McCaul's experience in protecting our national
security is a dismal failure. Janet Reno's Department of "Justice" was
only interested in protecting President Clinton. The Traitor-in-Chief
got away with treason, the Chinese now have the military technology to
nuke the United States, and Michael McCaul was a participant in the
cover up. After Chung's trial was over, McCaul befriended the traitor
Chung by inviting him over to dinner!
http://64.21.33.164/CNews/y00/may00/12e21.htm So why is a former
employee of Janet Reno who lets crooks go and refuses to pursue other
crooks and even has dinner with them running for Congress as a
“conservative” Republican?
Speaking of Janet Reno, McCaul's relationship with the butcher of Waco
does not end with helping her keep President Clinton out of jail.
According to Texas Lawyer magazine, the trigger-happy Attorney General
chose McCaul to be her counsel when she appeared before a congressional
committee investigating the massacre of the Branch Davidians . One
wonders if McCaul came up with Reno's explanation of the tanks as being
like good rent-a-cars.
http://www5.law.com/tx/sub/news/archive/080999/080999f.htm
It gets worse. It turns out that Michael McCaul is married to the
media...quite literally. His father-in-law, Lowry Mays, is Chairman of
the radio and television media giant Clear Channel Communications, and
other Mays relatives hold key positions within the company. A quick look
at the website of the Federal Election Commission reveals that Clear
Channel and other media fatcats are financing McCaul's campaign. What's
wrong with this picture? The founding fathers revered the press because
of their critical role of being the watchdog of the government. Freedom
of the press is enshrined in the First Amendment of the United States
Constitution to protect that essential safeguard. How far have we
fallen when Clear Channel, in control of news and editorial content of
1,225 radio stations and 39 television stations, can now attempt to buy
their own congressman?
http://www.herndon1.sdrdc.com/cgi-bin/can_ind/H4TX10093
One other set of facts is worth mentioning. Electronic voting machines
are susceptible to external manipulation and have no paper trail to
validate votes and prevent fraud. http://www.blackboxvoting.org
The Secretary of State of Ohio has
confirmed this problem via an independent technical security assessment
report written by Compuware Corporation.
http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/news/release/12-02-03.htm . One such
machine is manufactured by Hart Intercivic . These machines are used in
only four counties in Texas...four out of two hundred and fifty four.
The 10th Congressional District stretches from Travis County to Harris
County. Would you believe that Hart Intercivic machines are used in
Travis and Harris counties? That's right, 80% of the voters in the
district Michael McCaul is running in will be voting on Hart Intercivic
machines. So what is wrong with that? Perhaps nothing. However, it
should be noted that Tom Hicks, vise-chairman of Clear Channel
Communications, is a major investor in Hart Intercivic by way of Hicks,
Muse, Tate, and Furst , an investment company that controls Stratford
Capital Partners. Hart Intercivic lists Stratford Capital Partners as a
major investor. Call me old-fashioned, but it seems to me that people
involved in financing political candidates should not also make the
voting machines used to chose their candidate. The potential exists for
a conflict of interest due to the temptations of motive and opportunity.

So Michael McCaul , the former Janet Reno employee who wimped out on
Chinagate , befriends traitors, is married to big media, and whose
financiers have links to a suspect voting machine is running for
Congress. Heaven help us.
This article was submitted in the interest of informing the electorate
by Bob Dacy , host of "The Simple Truth" political talk show, on Cable
Television channel 16 Mondays at 8:00 PM in Austin, TX .