Texas 17 Congressman Chet Edwards Refuses Interview Requests From American Writes
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The Chet Edwards campaign has refused to interview with me, both a consitutuent and an acknowledged member of the media.
We contacted the Congressman several times and have been ignored at every attempt. Our most formal attempt was via email, and that request is here.
Campaign Manager Alex Youn received the email and did not reply.
A follow-up was similarly ignored.
Unfortunately, that only allows us the opportunity to view Mr. Edwards, his Congressional record, and his campaign activity through More on page 1370
Kristofer Cowles @ July 28, 2010
Never Argue With A Fool…
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You know the old saying…because people won’t be able to tell the difference.
I’ve been stuck in a silly argument with Dan Hunt, that I mentioned a few times before and you can follow by clicking this tag.
Here it ends, for multiple reasons.
Primarily, it degenerated to Dan’s calling me a liberal Edwards plant and I summarily end conversations when they get to that point, because the person on the other end has resorted to name-calling, which is a classic liberal tactic. But I allowed Dan to call me out, as if I were abandoning the conversation because his accusations were supposedly right.
I should have let them go. Aside from revealing his RINO tendencies, they simply allowed me to get distracted and therefore increased the How Bill Flores Will Lose posts by a More on page 1360
Kristofer Cowles @ July 27, 2010
District 17 And The Battle At Midway
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Not to be confused with the watershed event in the Pacific Theater during World War II, or the small hamlet in East Texas – though that Midway (75852) has more in common with the topic du jour.
But only because it happens to reside in the 17th Congressional District of Texas.
But even that is insignificant, and the likelihood that either candidate has even visited Midway, except to drive through or fly over it, is pretty remote.
But you can be guaranteed there are Chet Edwards supporters there, and Bill Flores supporters there. I know, because one of each has contacted me. More on page 1355
Kristofer Cowles @ July 26, 2010
Former District 17 Johnson County GOP Chair Calls Bill Flores A RINO And Chet Edwards Satan, Too
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It seems Dan Hunt can’t get out of Texas 17 politics fast enough. Now he’s joined the chorus of calling yours truly a Liberal plant on Chet Edwards’ payroll. Maybe the former Johnson County Republican Party Chair and County Attorney should hasten his move to Beaumont. The telecom union down there could use his weird style of argument in their contract nefotiations.
Dan is the first one to call Bill Flores a RINO and Chet Edwards Satan in the same discussion. Randy agreed with him.
This still has to do with the issue of current Hood County GOP Chair Randy Shelton calling GOP Congressional Candidate Bill Flores a RINO and then lying about it. More on page 1351
Kristofer Cowles @ July 24, 2010
District 17 Wants To Know: Will Chet Edwards Give Back The Money? Will Bill Flores?
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So Bill Flores Tweets on July 22nd the following:
This was an auto-Tweet from this status update on Flores’ official campaign Facebook Page. The incumbent discussion shows that Flores supporters are completely unaware that their man is speaking as a More on page 1347
Kristofer Cowles @ July 23, 2010
UPDATE: District 17 GOP Chair Erases Digital Record Of Calling Bill Flores a RINO & Chet Edwards “Satan”
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The original article concerning Randy Shelton calling Bill Flores a RINO and Chet Edwards “Satan” is here.
Mr. Shelton has since erased his pertinent comments from the facebook discussion.
However, American Writes made a hard copy of the discussion once we found out from Waco Tribune Reporter Michael Shapiro that Shelton was denying that he had said these things. We figured he would erase them. More on page 1342
Kristofer Cowles @ July 21, 2010
A Tempest In A District 17 Tea Party (UPDATE – DEVELOPING)
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Following this developing story…
Full disclosure requires you know that Angela and I have more than once locked horns over stances she had taken concerning a particular candidate during the congressional primary I felt violated the Tea Party rule of not endorsing a candidate.
I have spoken with a member of the leadership team of the now defunct Burleson Tea Party on the condition they remain anonymous to confirm this story. That Angela has resigned and the Burleson Tea Party is dissolving is true. The “hostile takeover” referred to is not. By agreement of all parties, the Burleson Tea Party is disbanding. The reasoning for disbanding is what we are attempting to discover.
Angela Cox is a passionate person, strong willed and full of resolve. She will continue to be a voice in Johnson County and the northern portion of TX CD 17.
The Tea Party movement is the most important part of this current election cycle. People who desire to be powerful and important will do many strange things to accomplish their personal goals and if the wrong person/persons gain control, the movement is doomed to fail. The Tea Party groups in Johnson County must become major players for conservatives in our Congressional race and then join with other like minded groups and become the driving force for the 2012 elections that must change the direction our Nation is headed. We will be watching closely as this story develops over the next few weeks.
ScottKimble @ July 13, 2010
A Tempest In A District 17 Tea Party (DEVELOPING)
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From American Writes Staff Reporting
DEVELOPING…
…On Wednesday, 7 July 2010, very early in the morning, Angela Cox, Founder of the Burleson (TX) Tea Party released the following communiqué via email:
American Writes received a copy of this email from an anonymous source. We believe that it was sent to the membership of the Burleson Tea Party.
…knowing there had been a rift in the organization for some time, American Writes Staff began contacting individuals intimate with the situation and history of the organization, from the general membership to the highest More on page 1328
Staff @ July 12, 2010
Matt Mackowiak, Bill Flores’ Campaign Manager: “[He] has some serious issues which need to be addressed.”
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“How can Bill Flores prove to you he is a conservative?” my wife asks. “I mean, what actions can he take or words can he say that will change your mind?” Am I hearing these questions from the lady who up until 2 years ago pretty much voted the party line without question?
“Well, he could…he could…what about…”. Suddenly I realized that I do not have an easy sound bite answer to this question.
Proving yourself conservative is not an easy task, especially if you are not one. In fact, that’s called proving a negative – which can’t be done. However, as I discuss further down the column, if Flores is a Conservative, there are ways to prove it.
But first, let’s explore what we do know about Bill Flores and his “Conservative credentials” in TX 17. American Write-In “Chris” suggested we come up with a summary list of things, and More on page 1324
ScottKimble @ July 10, 2010
Republicans In The Woodwork Coming Out Of The Closet – Update 03
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So I was encouraged to visit GOPisforme.com, a Ning social network, and check out the blog post “Where is Rob Curnock?”
I did, and you can click on the link above to see the whole scenario that played out, or you can click on this PDF to see the discussion as it was when I finally decided it was a hopeless cause.
[UPDATE: 24 July 2010 - I was informed this morning that the entire thread has been taken down by Duke. Make of that what you want - at least here we don't alter the historical record if we say or do something we regret later. This is YOUR Republican Party, friends - eating their own and then being shamed into deleting it because it shows disunity. Incidentally, today is the day after the Unity Rally in Waco, which is more interesting by who wasn't there than who was!]
Evidently the GOP is NOT for me. Big Surprise.
You’ll notice Mike Hoover, of McGregor, attacking me and not the facts I present. You’ll also notice I didn’t call anyone names or anything like that to deserve such a personal attack.
It’s a classic liberal tactic now being employed by Republicans, evidently.
In fact, that Liberal tactic is artfully explained here. We are not alone, Conservative! But wishing “conservative” and “republican” mean More on page 1316
Kristofer Cowles @ July 8, 2010
