DeLay mailing featured as evidence in fund case

[Judi Lynn]

March 2, 2005, 1:00AM

DeLay mailing featured as evidence in fund case
Postcards sent to Fort Bend voters are example of how group hid funding, plaintiffs say
By R.G. RATCLIFFE
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle

AUSTIN - The Young Conservatives of Texas featured U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay in a mailing to Fort Bend County voters meant to influence the 2002 Republican primary runoff, but the mailer actually was paid for by a political committee created by DeLay.

Lawyers suing Texans for a Republican Majority seized on the mailing in state district court Tuesday as an example of how TRMPAC tried to hide its fund-raising and spending in the 2002 legislative elections.

Among other claims, five losing Democratic candidates contend TRMPAC violated state election laws by not fully disclosing to the Texas Ethics Commission corporate money it raised and spent in the elections to help defeat them.
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Evidence of the DeLay mailing came out during testimony by Austin printer Bob Thomas, whose Thomas Graphics does printing and mailing for Republican candidates.Thomas said he produced a postcard for the Young Conservatives of Texas to be sent out in the House District 28 Republican runoff in DeLay's home territory of Fort Bend County. He said the postcard featured DeLay.
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[acmavm]

1. We now live in an era when the dishonesty and immorality of the

republican party can be described in one word memes, and everyone knows exactly what you mean. bush**, delay, rumsfield, names when spoken stand for lying, dishonesty, corruption, failure, just about all the human failings and vices imaginable. Personified in the leaders of the republican party. And the rest of the party have the lack of decency to defend and justify these men and their policies.

[rodeodance]

2. but for the 50 some % who voted for bush--it is all glory