Comments on: Guess Who Is Supporting Mindy Montford…Because Karl Rove Asked Them To!

By: Gerhardt Weisswurst

Gerhardt Weisswurst — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:12:42 +0000

Vince, since you turned your comments off on the entry “Terry Keel Doth Protest Too Much?”, I’ll comment here.
Its about ACCOUNTABILITY - something you bloggers need to learn. Terry Keel is right to threaten legal action against those that spread lies about him, especially when they are being spread by a consultant and that information was used by Lehmberg’s campaign. Perhaps you all in the “Progressive Alliance” need to check your sources a bit more. An incident like this damages your credibility and the realiability of the information you post on your blogs. At least newspapers have editors that keep reporters in check. You all need to scrutinize your information a bit more if you want people to believe what you post.

By: Vince Leibowitz

Vince Leibowitz — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:18:05 +0000

Oh, by the way, for those who complained about by Reb Wayne post earlier, you might find the following contributions on Mindy’s most recent report interesting:

1.) Ralph Wayne, daddy of Reb Wayne, GOP consultant working for Dewhurst & Mindy Montford

2.) Phil Adams a longtime close friend of Governor Perry

3.) Hope Andrade, appointed to TxDOT by Perry

4.) Nancy Loeffler–wife of former Cong. Tom Loeffler–whois presently John McCain’s national finance chair.

5.) Bob Brown of El Paso a HUGE Craddick supporter.

6.) AT&T Lobbyist & former San Antonio State Rep Bill Seibert

7.) David Hartman, Austin-based GOP booster who founded the Lone Star Report.

8.) Kerry Carmack big-time GOP attorney in Austin who is close to GWB.

By: Vince Leibowitz

Vince Leibowitz — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:14:36 +0000

David,

The phone call you received was part of a phone bank run by lobbyists out of Terral Smith’s (Craddick’s new COS) law office. Smith, of course, was GWB’s legislative liaison when GWB was governor. Before that, he held the seat Terry Keel once held in the Texas House. Keel’s sister-in-law is now running against Valinda Bolton, who holds the seat now.

Other lobbyists have reported getting calls on behalf of Montford from former House members Buzz Robnett (R-Lubbock) and Eddie Cavazos (D-Corpus Christi), who is now an AT&T Lobbyist.

By: Gerhardt Weisswurst

Gerhardt Weisswurst — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:13:41 +0000

Hey Vince - why don’t I take a photo of your house and we’ll post it on the web?

By: Vince Leibowitz

Vince Leibowitz — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:47:54 +0000

David,

I’m being paid by no one to write about this race. I don’t write about races I am paid to consult or work on. Believe me, there is no amount of money that anyone could pay me to work on this race to put up with all of the crap.

Second, David, why don’t you admit who you are working for? Your name shows up on Mindy Montford’s campaign finance reports as a consultant. Is she paying you to comment on this blog? Is that your job for the Montford campaign, commenting on Capitol Annex?

By: ears1foru

ears1foru — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:19:52 +0000

Wow what a news flash….a former head of House Appropriations calling people to vote for the daughter of the former Chair of Senate Finance. Do you know how much time those guys had to spend together…next thing you know a legislator may call UT for Football tickets.

By: david.holmes

david.holmes — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:52:17 +0000

My sources keep telling me that Vince is being paid by the consultants to the campaign of Montford’s opponent to generate ludicrous stories here that they can then use on campaign materials.

And, Mr. Siegel, you might want to register with the Texas Ethics Commission because they have no record of a lobbyist named David Siegel: http://www.ethics.state.tx.us/tedd/loblst08_04.htm

By: David Siegel

David Siegel — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:28:25 +0000

I am a registered lobbyist. A few days ago I got a phone call at work asking me to support Montford. The call was from Jim Rudd, who I do not know personally. He is the former House Appropriations Chair and unsuccessful Speaker candidate against Pete Laney. Rudd is now a lobbyist for the Mortgage Bankers Association, oral surgeons, Wine Institute of California and the Colorado River Municipal Water District.

By: Centerfield

Centerfield — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

supporting a local (D) DA candidate

By: Burnt Orange Report: Our Eyes Are Upon Texas Politics.

Burnt Orange Report: Our Eyes Are Upon Texas Politics. — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

that Republican and Craddick loyalist Terry Keel has decided to campaign for Mindy Montford instead of helping his sister-in-law Donna Keel defeat Valinda Bolton. Now it seems Bush’s Brain himself appears to be helping Mrs. Montford too.Capitol Annexhas the story complete with pictures. Vince states: Karen Johnson, a longtime lobbyist and Bush pioneer who lives in the Pemberton area of Austin, has a Mindy Montford yard sign in front of her house. Asked by a neighbor this weekend why she is