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Anderson asks ‘Whose 50 point plan is this?’ in ad
Charles “Doc” Anderson is asking “Whose 50 point plan is this?” in a half page ad in today’s Tribune-Herald, pointing to similarities between mailers his opponent in the Republican contest for House District 56 and another candidate running for election in Fort Worth.
According to the Anderson campaign 40 out of the 50 items on the two mailers are almost identical.
One of Jonathan Sibley’s first mailers was a “50 point state rep. action plan” that he has said he created to put his positions in writing and then ask voters to hold him accountable. It covered several categories of issues including, “citizen responsiveness,” “restoring commitment to education” and “cracking down on illegal immigration” to name a few.
But Anderson’s ad asks whether this plan is Sibley’s creation or state representative candidate Bob Lenoard, who is running for the Republican nomination for House District 97 in Fort Worth. It also asks whether the ad is the creation of Sibley and Leonard’s political consultant, who works for both candidates.
Anderson’s ad asks “Will Jonathan Sibley really represent McLennan County’s conservative values?”
Sibley responded with the following statement:
“After months of dodging questions about his record on issues important to McLennan County, Doc is once again trying to deflect the fact he sponsored more legislation benefiting his own business than legislation on the district’s number one issue — illegal immigration reform. Additionally, he has received most of his campaign contributions from the Austin lobby during this campaign, including $50,000 from wealthy pro-voucher advocate Jim Leininger, and $10,000 from a PAC that is funded by Midland Speaker Tom Craddick who was criticized recently by the Waco Tribune for his dictatorial rule over the Texas House.”
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By Ken
March 4, 2008 2:01 PM | Link to this
I’m waiting for the English teachers and editors to skewer the ad writer for “Who’s”, which makes it read: “Who is 50 point plan is this?”
Ick.