Dan Barrett Goes on TV in Battle for HD-97

The RIGHT Fight (0.00 / 0)

Do I want a democratic majority... YES. Do I want Obama as president... YES. Do I want truth justice and equality... YES. However, this is absurd. This is not TRUTH. How is Shelton who is NOT and has NEVER been in office responsable for our finacial downfall??? WHERE on his finance campaign report does ANY bank show up as a donor? That 400,000 is mostly from medical PAC's and YES they are going to endorse a doctor... duh... I am sorry, I WANT us to win but I will not stoop to LIES. Period. IF Dan loses that race it will be a waste of money on top of honor.

Do not misunderstand my loyalties, but I WILL hold myself and my representatives accountable for both word and deed.

The end NEVER justifies the MEANS

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by: pajaro @ Thu Oct 30, 2008 at 23:32:59 PM UTC

Hmm... (0.00 / 0)

I guess I do misunderstand your loyalties.  

That said, the ad never implies that Shelton is responsible for the Wall Street collapse.  The ad correctly asks tough questions about who is Mark Shelton beholden to?  

You see, when you accept donations from big insurance companies, you know, those guys who are responsible for skyrocking insurance costs in Texas?  There is access to be had there and favors to be granted.  You see, when credit card interests and banking interests donate to a candidate, there is access to be had there.  Favors are called in when legislators go to Austin from special interests sources like this.

Residents of HD-97 have an important question they must answer.  Would you trust a guy who has taken money from some of the same special interests responsible for our skyrocking insurance costs and the collapse on Wall Street, or a real, independent leader who has fought special interests and vowed to fight skyrocking insurance costs?    

I'll take a fighter and leader in Dan Barrett any day over Mark Shelton.

Todd

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi

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by: Todd Hill @ Fri Oct 31, 2008 at 00:26:03 AM UTC

Big insurance companies (0.00 / 0)

Correct. I thank Deejay220 for correcting me. I forgot TLR wasn't a medical pac and included them in my numbers. But the question remains. Which banks and credit card companies? I live in the heights area and most people here want to see our local representatives fix our "darn" roads, rather than hear accusations that a doctor is taking contirbutions from big bad insurance companies. we can win on the issues that matter to us here in fort worth, so we should stick to them. Character assasination only makes dan look bad and whiny, trust me on this. He won't win if he keeps this up.

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by: pajaro @ Fri Oct 31, 2008 at 07:50:59 AM UTC

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Follow the MONEY (0.00 / 0)

Sorry but the $29,000 from Empower Texas, $45,000 from Bob Perry, $95,000 from Texans for Lawsuit Reform, $96,000 from the Republican Party, and $25,000 from the oil and gas industry kinda shoots down pajaro's assertion that Shelton's money came "mostly from the medical PACs". Shelton's average donation was more than $5,000 with 75% of all contributors giving $1,000 or more.  On the other hand, 70% of Barrett contributors gave at $100 or less.

The ad doesn't say Shelton is responsible for the financial mess. He is just pledged to support (and taking fistfuls of cash) from those who are.  

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by: DeeJay220 @ Fri Oct 31, 2008 at 00:57:59 AM UTC