Strayhorn not Invited to State GOP Fundraiser
By Byron LaMasters
Very interesting:
A letter inviting Republican supporters to a state party fund-raiser next month promises it will be "an especially memorable occasion."
It has already made an impact with GOP Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn, the only non-judicial statewide elected official outside of Washington who’s not part of the invitation letter.
Her spokesman, Mark Sanders, said she "was not invited in any shape, form or fashion to sign this invitation. Furthermore, she was not even invited to attend the event."
There's more...
Sanders lashed out at Gov. Rick Perry, who is being honored at the "Fourth Biennial Banquet" along with Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Tom Craddick, R-Midland. Strayhorn, a frequent critic of the governor, is mulling a Perry challenge.
"The governor is doing the party a disservice by excluding the top vote-getter in the state last time and one tough grandma who has proved herself to be one phenomenal fund-raiser. His fear of her presence is a truly self-absorbed disservice to the electorate," Sanders said.
Perry campaign director Luis Saenz said, "This is not our fund-raiser. This is a Republican Party fund-raiser, and the Texas Republican Party knows how to best raise money from true Republicans."
State GOP spokeswoman Sherry Sylvester also noted it was a party fund-raiser.
"I’m not going to comment on this," Sylvester said. "Our fund-raising team has a variety of strategies. I’m not going to try to second-guess them."
The invitation letter is addressed "Dear Friends" and is signed by Attorney General Greg Abbott, Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs, Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson and Railroad Commission members Victor Carrillo, Michael Williams and Charles Matthews.
I guess that Carole Keeton Strayhorn isn't a true Republican.
Posted by Byron LaMasters at January 18, 2005 09:50 PM
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When I read this, I laughed my ass off on the quote from campaign director Luis Sanez:.
"This is a Republican Party of Texas fund-raiser, and the Republican Party of Texas knows how to raise money from true Republicans," Saenz said.
So then I thought a true Republican? So what does that mean?
> Cuts low and low middle income kids out of health care
> Decides to not find a real plan to fund public schools
> Passes a budget that "does not raise taxes" but raised every fee in this state and makes local governments raise their taxes.
> Cuts the Higher Education Budget which forces the Legislature and State Universities to become deregulated and raises tuition across the board
> Decides not to listen to the voters who voted for them and their Democratic Congressman and decides to redistrict everything-waisting millions on special session that could have gone to putting kids BACK into health care
Hmmm I don't know if I really like to be a true republican, but I really think Perry wasn't raised or really took the time to visit his grandmother. My grandmother would get the "chankla" (Sandel in spanish) and spank me with it when I was bad.... I expect this "One tough grandma" to do the same thing to Perry's ass.
