February 28, 2006
Oh, this is just stupid...
(crossposted at BOR and KABBlog)
Monday The Daily Texan had a great article up about Chris Bell's inability to file his financial disclosure on time as the ethics laws in Texas require. Here's a quote:
"This was really just nothing more than a mistake. I wasn't trying to hide anything," Bell said.
No one's saying you were, Chris. The problem is that it's state law and if your entire campaign is going to be based on ethics then how in the hell do you do something like this? It's enough to make one think that you are either not serious about ethics or the campaign. Either way, it's not a good omen of things to come should Bell become the Democratic candidate for Governor.
Of course, the fun didn't stop there from the Bell camp. In the February 24th issue of The Texas Observer on page 12 there is an article entitled 'Accentuate the Negative'written by none other than the Bell Campaign's Jason Stanford. Here are some of the choicer quotes...
"If only we could get campaigns to stop throwing mud and stick to the issues, armies of disaffected citizens would come out to vote. That's all great, except for one small problem. It's a load of horse spit and bull corn."
"Shaking hands with strangers poses risks for a candidate running a negative television campaign. Little old ladies are liable to whack you with their canes while they shriek about how much they hate negative campaigning."
"Turns out, negative campaigning helps turnout -- and democracy -- if it's done well."
So, I guess the Bell campaign's strategy with from the get-go was to drag Bob Gammage through the mud. It's unfortunate for them none of it is sticking.
Posted by mcblogger at February 28, 2006 12:20 AM
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