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Anderson who is a candidate for the to the forum with good ideas and of salary and benefits. His salary
Libertarian party. Both candidates dreams to make our county great. It was divided between four precincts. €
had refreshing outlooks on the will be hard to choose a candidate in My husband and I attended many 1
problems facing the nation today some of these races, since there are County Commissioner’s meetings
and both offered good ideas. They so many good ones to choose from, at the courthouse while he was cam- .
also had a great respect for one an- I just hope that everyone who reads paigning. However, we could never
other trading compliments toward this will consider themselves lucky to find justification to earn a salary and
the end of their debate with Kevin go to the polls in November and vote receive full benefits for showing
asking everyone to vote for Jim if for the candidate that they choose, up for approximately 24 scheduled
they did not feel that they could More than ever, we need to let our meetings of the Commissioner’s
vote for him.
voices be heard through our vote. It Court in a suit and tie and filling a
I was also impressed with Ken- is the most important thing that we chair.
neth Moore who is running for can do to maintain our freedom and
These meetings, held bi-monthly
sheriff. He had definite solutions uphold the ideals and values of our usually last only an hour or two at
for the problems involved with great country.
law enforcement in our county and
was enthusiastic about making this
a great place to live and raise our
children.
John Ellis, who is running for
judge in the 336 precinct, really
touched me when he gave his
most. My husband made a decision
Rhonda Jones very quickly that if elected as com-
Leonard missioner, he would not share the
Precinct 3 budget for part of his
€ : • salary. I strongly urge the citizens of
wue oi canaiaate praises, Fannin County to attend at least one
endorses Porter of these meetings at our courthouse
Letter to the Editor: to see what services, if any, Mr.
reasons for running for the office. I am a Fannin County citizen con- Glaser is contributing and what you
He seemed to have real compas- cerned about the attacks on Myles are getting for your money.
sion for the people whose lives he Porter’s reputation and performance
Richard Glaser and the Precinct
will touch as a judge and wants to as our county attorney. I find it very 3 Commissioner failed to resolve
make sure that his decisions are the disturbing each week when I read a land dispute over County Road
best interest of all. He seems to be our local newspapers that Richard 2291, in which one of our local
a very caring man and would be a Glaser has another ad distorting the ranchers was locked out of his prop-
great judge.
facts and numbers relating to con- erty for over 22 months. Mr. Porter’s
Family of murder victim
praises Porter
The Chad Whitworth family
as.
k.
I SURE
Hope it
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their natural life to think about what
rbsmithyr. Com/A S
Seniority matters in Washing-
they did to our loved one. Again, ton. Mr. Hall has the seniority and
thank you to Mr. Myles Porter for respect in Congress to get things
a job very well done in defending done. In fact, last year, Congres^-
The only disappointment in the victions, dismissals, cases pending intervention resulted in getting this
evening was Richard Glaser, who is now and when Myles took office in issue resolved in about 2 weeks,
running for county attorney against our county system. I believe that Mr. Evidently, if Glaser is incapable of would like to thank County Attorney our family.
Myles Porter, the current county at- Glaser takes our “freedom of speech” resolving civil matters in the Com- Myles Porter for his professionalism
torney. Unlike the other candidates, a little too freely when he repeatedly missioner’s Court, he is definitely in the way he handled the prosecu-
he never gave any reason for want- distorts the statistics in an attempt to not credible or experienced to serve, tion of those who took the life our
ing the office and never spoke about confuse and mislead the voters, protect and prosecute our county’s dear loved one. Mr. Porter came
his own record. Instead, he spent his My interest in the county at- lawbreakers. to our house regularly to keep us
allotted time tearing down Myles torney's race comes from personal The creed taken by every attor- updated and informed as to how the
Porter and his accomplishments knowledge and facts that I acquired ney, every judge, every court official case was going. We appreciate him
since he took office. Even when he during my husband’s campaign for or witness regarding the justice giving us the choice ofhim seeking
was asked direct questions about County Commissioner, Precinct 3. system, is an oath to tell the truth, the death penalty or life in prison for
what he had done in his 30 plus My husband, Hoover Wade, was the whole truth, and nothing but the those two killers. Our family chose coming election, deserves our support in this eleg-
years as an attorney, he stuttered very dedicated and eager to improve truth, and anything other than or less life in prison over the death penalty. Mr. Hall has represented Leon- tion.
and had no answer. He offered no our county’s roads and to learn all than the truth is a lie. So I challenge We thought death was too easy and ard for 24 years and has been a true
suggestions as to what he would he could about the commissioners’ the voters and citizens of Fannin wanted the killers to have the rest of friend to the City.
do if he were county attorney. It role in our county government. He County to read and listen carefully
appears that he has put no thought spent lots of time at the courthouse to Mr. Glaser and his politics.
into the office itself, only trying to obtaining the county’s budget and / Democratic or Republican Party
discredit Myles Porter and I think records. It was both interesting arid affiliationdoes not equate to experi-
that is unfortunate. This would have disturbing that these records reflected . ence. This’ race is not a party issue.
been a good opportunity to tell the that the County Commissioners
Myles Porter has made Fannin
people of Fannin County j ust what had hired Richard Glaser as their County a safer place to live and
he would do if elected . Guess he has legal ad visor. This position in other raise our children. I would like to
taken a page from the presidential counties, comparable in size and personally express my support and
candidates.
population, is held by the county at- appreciation for his accomplish-
Over all, the forum was infor- torney and staff of that county at no ments, hard work, determination
mative and enlightening. I have extra expense. We also found in the and strong leadership he and his staff
mentioned a few candidates that records that Mr. Glaser is paid out have given to our county.
really touched me, but all with of the Road and Bridge fund, to the Jan Wade
the exception of Mr. Glaser, came tune of $39,344 annually consisting Telephone
man Hall obtained a $350,000 grant
Chad Whitworth designated for Leonard by name in
Mary E. Whitworth a Congressional Appropriations bill
Leonard mayor endorses for our wastewater infrastructure.
1 This year, he requested funding
aspn Hal to help us fix our sidewalks and
Dear Editor, $150,000 is designated for Leonard
I just wanted to voice my support in the House version 0f an Appre-
for Congressman Ralph Hall and priations bill
urge others to support him in the He has represented us well and
Bill Yoss, Mayer
City of Leonard
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EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Law Enforcement
I was arrested in Kennebunkport,
Maine, in 1976 for driving under the
influence of alcohol. 1 pled guilty,
paid a fine and had my driver’s
license suspended for 30 days.
My Texas driving record has been
“lost” and is not available.
Military
I joined the Texas Air National Guard
and went AWOL. I refused to take
a drug test or answer any questions
about my drug use. By joining the
Texas Air National Guard, I was able
to avoid combat duty in Vietnam.
College
I graduated from Yale University with
a low C average. 1 was a cheerleader.
Houston’s (Harris County) air pollutants
outnumbered all other Texas counties
combined.! cut taxes and bankrupted
Texas treasury to the tune of billions
in borrowed money.I set the record for
the most executions by any governor in
American history. With the help of my
brother, the governor of Florida, and my
father’s appointments to the Supreme
Court, I became President after losing
by approximately 500,000 votes.
My political party used Enron private
jets and corporate attorneys to assure
my success with the U.S. Supreme
Court during my election decision.
I have protected my friends at Enron
and Halliburton against investigation or
prosecution. More time and money was
later made the U.S. the most hated
country in the world, the largest failure
of diplomacy in world history.
I have set the all-time record for most
people worldwide to simultaneously
protest me in public venues (15
million people), shattering the
spent investigating the Monica Lewinsky record for protests against any
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AS PRESIDENT
I am the first President in U.S. history
to enter office with a criminal record.
1 invaded and occupied two
countries at a continuing cost of
over one billion dollars per week.
1 spent the U.S. surplus and effectively
bankrupted the U.S. Treasury'.
I shattered the record for the largest
affair than has been spend investigating
one of the biggest corporate rip-offs
in history. I presided over the biggest
energy crisis in U.S. history and
refused to intervene when corruption
involving the oil industry was revealed.
I changed the U.S. policy to
allow convicted criminals to be
awarded government contracts.
I appointed more convicted
criminals to administration than
any President in U.S. history.
I created the Ministry of Homeland
Security, the largest bureaucracy in the
person in the history of mankind.
1 am the first President of the
U.S. to order an unprovoked, pre-
emptive attack and the military
occupation of a sovereign nation. I
did so against the will of the United
Nations, the majority of the U.S.
citizens and the world community.
I have cut health care benefits for
war veterans and support a cut in
duty benefits for active duty troops
and their families in wartime.
In my State of the Union Address,
I lied about our reasons for
history of the United States government, attacking Iraq and then blamed
PAST WORK EXPERIENCE annual deficit in U.S. history.
I ran for U.S. Congress and lost. I
began my career in the oil business in
Midland, Texas in 1975.1 bought an
oil company, but couldn’t find any oil
in Texas. The company went bankrupt
shortly after I sold all my stock. I
bought the Texas Rangers baseball team
in a sweetheart of a deal that took land
using taxpayer money. With the help
of my father and our friends in the oi l
industry, (including Enron CEO, Ken
Lay), I was elected governor of Texas.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS
GOVERNOR OF TEXAS
I changed Texas pollution laws to favor
power and oil companies making Texas
the most polluted state in the Union.
During my tenure, Houston replaced
Los Angeles as the most smog-ridden
city in America. In 2001, according
to Environmental Defense Scorecard, ,
I set an economic record for most private
bankruptcies filed in any 12-month
period.I set the all-time record for most
foreclosures in a 12-month period.
I set the all-time record for the biggest
chop in the history of the US stock
market.In my first year in office, over
2 million Americans lost their jobs and
that trend continues every month.
I’m proud that the members of
my cabinet are the richest of any
administration in the U.S. history. My
“poorest millionaire”, Condoleeza Rice,
has a Chevron oil tanker named for
her.I set the record for most campaign
fund-raising trips by a U.S. president. .
I am the all-time U.S. and World
record-holder for receiving the most
corporate campaign donations.
My largest lifetime campaign
contributor, and one of my best
friends, Kenneth Lay, presided over
‘ the largest corporate bankruptcy
fraud in U.S. history, Enron.
I’ve broken more international treaties
than any President in U.S. history.
I am the first President in U.S. history
to have the United Nations remove
the U.S. from the Human Rights
Commission.! withdrew the U.S.
from the World Court of Law.
I refused to allow inspector’s access
to U.S. “prisoners of war” detainees
and thereby have refused to abide
by the Geneva Convention.
I am the first President in history to
refuse United Nations election inspectors
(during the 2002 U.S. election).
I set the record for the fewest numbers
of press conferences of any President
since the advent of television.
I set the all-time record for the most
days on vacation in anyone-year period.
After taking off the entire month of
August, I presided over the worst
security failure in U.S. history.
I garnered the most sympathy ever
for the U.S. after the World Trade y
Center attacks and less than a year
the lies on our British friends.
I am the first President in history to
have a majority of Europeans (71 %)
view my presidency as the biggest
threat to world peace and security.
I am supporting the development
of a nuclear “Tactical Bunker
Buster”, a WMD.
I have so fur failed to fulfill my pledge
to bring Osama Bin Laden to justice.
RECORDS AND REFERENCES
A l l records of my tenure as governor
of Texas are now in my father’s library,
sealed and unavailable for public view.
A l l records of SEC investigations into
my insider trading and my bankrupt
companies are sealed in secrecy and
unavailable for public review.
All records or minutes from meetings
that I, or my Vice-President,
attended regarding public energy-
policy are sealed in secrecy and
unavailable for public review.
PLEASE CONSIDER MY EXPERIENCE WHEN VOTING IN 2004!!
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