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Texas: Bettencourt

October 12, 2009 - 09:25 am
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

Who shouldn't be Mayor of Houston?

By johncoby@sbcglobal.net (John Coby)

We are lucky to have 3 qualified individuals running for Mayor of Houston. This election will probably end in a runoff. With this in mind, who should and shouldn't be Mayor of the city?

Who should:
Annise Parker. Annise is by far the most complete candidate running for Mayor. Her experience as a City Councilmember and as City Controller puts her head and shoulders above the rest especially in these economic times. Houston would be in very good hands with Annise Parker.

Peter Brown. Peter has the experience as a City Council Member, and with his strong message of planning and his business experience.

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October 7, 2009 - 07:27 pm
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

Locke pandering again?

By johncoby@sbcglobal.net (John Coby)

When Candidate Gene Locke talked at the Latino Summit he spoke against fully implementing the immigration 287g program, only supporting the screening in city jails and not on the street by the police force. Every viable candidate for Mayor has the same opinion. Then Gene went on right wing radio. According to Bradley Olson of the Houston Chronicle:
LOCKE: For me, and I think for the other candidates, and I'm not trying to pick on them...Everybody kind of recognizes that the implementation fo the 287g program is an essential for Houston.

BETTENCOURT: Glad to hear it.

LOCKE: I'm on record as saying that.

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July 31, 2009 - 05:08 pm
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

Bettencourt, Vasquez, Johnson, Bohac, Oh My!

By noreply@blogger.com (John Coby)

Harris County Tax Accessor and Collector, Leo Vasquez, has reassigned Ed Johnson, the associate voter registrar, away from Harris County voter data.
The Lone Star Project has learned that Republican Tax Assessor-Collector Leo Vasquez has reassigned Associate Voter Registrar Ed Johnson from voter registration duties to a communications role. Johnson was exposed by the Lone Star Project as "the inside man" to Republican elected officials, particularly State Rep. Dwayne Bohac (HD138-Houston).
Johnson was found to be moonlighting and selling the voter registrar data to political clients. Lone Star Project has also found that he accessed drivers license data and if he sold or profited from this activity, he is in violation of Federal laws.

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July 2, 2009 - 05:46 pm
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

Clear Lakers to teabag again.

By noreply@blogger.com (John Coby)

Clear Lake teabaggers are going to have a rally on the 4th of July with special guest speaker Paul Bettencourt, the same Bettencourt who quit as Harris County Tax Assessor just two weeks after winning the election. His topic will be "Sticking it out during hard times".

Bettencourts' former office has come under fire recently concerning the Assistant Voter Registrar who has been moonlighting selling voter data on the side.

Those interested in teabagging each other are encouraged to attend. If you need a teabag partner, one will be provided.

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