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Sat Nov 01, 2008 at 01:51 PM CDT
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I missed this AP story from late Thursday. Been wondering about all the mailings and robocalls coming from Republican Karen Wiegman. She's running for TX HD-106 ~ the seat that Democrat Kirk England currently holds.
AUSTIN - As Democrats eye a rare takeover of the Texas House, Republican donors have injected a late infusion of cash - nearly $1 million - into party coffers since Monday, records show.
The Texas Republican Party got $928,177.06 in contributions over the last three days, including a whopping $275,000 from New York hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer, $100,000 from Houston homebuilder Bob Perry and $100,000 from Dallas businessman Harold Simmons.
House Speaker Tom Craddick, R-Midland, who is fighting to keep his leadership job with the support of Republican legislators, pumped $130,000 into the Texas GOP, according to last-minute "telegram" reports disclosed to the Texas Ethics Commission this week.
When combined with the donations he gave earlier this year, Craddick has given about $1.1 million since July 1 to help Republicans stay on top in Texas.
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It wasn't immediately clear where all the late money is going. But in an indication that House seats are in play all over Texas, Grand Prairie Republican Karen Wiegman got $82,000 to buy TV ads and other campaign expenses from the party on Tuesday. She's running against Rep. Kirk England, D-Grand Prairie, who switched from the GOP to the Democratic Party and had been considered a relative shoo-in. [emphasis added.]
Wiegman's bizarre mailings have been intense for several weeks now. All of these mailings are coming from Texas Victory '08 in Austin, by the way. Not from any local address.
Even got a robocall today from a local Hispanic business owner claiming that Kirk England supports illegal "aliens." The mailings have been horror shows. |
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Here (it's a PDF file) Ms. Wiegman (as a GP school board member) questioned the qualifications for bilingual students at a school board meeting in 2005:
Minutes of Special Meeting The Board of Trustees, Grand Prairie Independent School District, September 29, 2005
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Ms. Wiegman had questions regarding the bilingual program and the qualifications for students enrolled in those classes.
So, New York hedge fund billionaire, Paul Singer, is contributing $275,000 to help Grand Prairie's Karen Wiegman win the Texas House election? That's impressive.
Others across Red America are fundraising for her too. She must be on the A List. But who needs them?
Introducing ...Karen Wiegman's Biggest Benefactor!
Oh, and this one, too.
Scary. |
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