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The attacking of Perry by Mostyn can best be explained by the following statement in the article. “Said Preston, “Mostyn’s agenda is to overturn Texas’ successful tort reform so that he can keep filing lucrative lawsuits, and trial lawyer Bill White is only too happy to help out with that.” So we can see where a lawyer would help out lawyers if Bill White gets elected governor. And as the article further states, “This Back to Basics PAC is bankrolled by Houston trial lawyer Steve Mostyn, a man who has made his millions filing lawsuits that have made Texans’ home insurance rates skyrocket in the past few years, while making himself extremely rich.”

The veteran issue is only a smokescreen for the real prize that stands to be gained……big $$$$BUCKS$$$$ by trial lawyers. I don’t want my home insurance rates to skyrocket anymore due to frivilous law suits.

This “Texas Insider Report” looks awful like a Texas GOP press release that was just distributed about an hour and a half ago. Is Texas Insider = Texas GOP?

A note of clarification. Mr. Patterson oversees the General Land Office and the Veterans Land Board. The Texas Veterans Commission is an agency directed by a commission of appointees who serve at the request of the Governor of the state of Texas. The agency ensures Texas veterans receive the maximum benefits allowed in the areas of VA claims, Employment and Education as well as administration of the Fund for Veterans Assistance. In the area of employment the Texas Veterans Commission assisted 47,556 veterans enter the workforce in a 12-month period – the highest number in the nation and more than the combined total of the five most populous states. In VA claims representation the Texas Veterans Commission assisted 66,519 Texas veterans in the first ten months of fiscal 2010 and exceeded its objective for that period by nearly 10,000 cases.

Perry needs to debate White right now! ASAP

C’mon Rick, get on live TV and kick White’s behind in a live debate! Do it ! Do it !

Rick is the man, if he can’t do it, no one can!

Rick, live on statewide TV in primetime! Oh yeah, I can’t wait!

Bill White lost my vote with this stunt.

First off I will forward a link to this article about Bill White to all the Veterans I have in my address book and second will make sure they are registerd to vote.

Third, it seems an awful lot of non-military service “activists” of the past are getting into office lately and the way things are going from the “D.C.” level on down is not working and certainly not freedom oriented with most policies or programs pushed through “Czars” and I am sure I am not enlightening anyone with that piece of information so it is up to us to support Rick Perry as he is “None of the Above” meaning he’s one of us, whether you served in the military or not and are a taxayer, American, Texan who just loves his country and of course ”Great State”.

Support of Bill White is support for Obama and his Regime, Sanctuary Cities and forever rising taxes as he did each year in Houston.

I know people that moved out of Houston due to White’s policies and I don’t want to see those policies of ”Tax and Spend” turned loose on Texas.

With ”Veterans” on the watch list along with terrorists we have to choose our leaders more wisely than we have in the past, Mr. Perry deserves our vote, Mr. White does not!!! Plain and simple…

First of all, regardless of who’s side you’re on in the election, if Perry won’t debate, then he is a coward. Besides cowardice, why shouldn’t he debate White? When was the last time a gubernatorial candidate refused to debate?

Second, I’m familiar with Mostyn’s work. If a homeowners’ insurer won’t pay a valid claim, it should be sued and sued very hard. Good for Mostyn if he has helped people who have lost their homes get their insurer to pay when they try to screw a homeowner that just lost everything to a natural disaster.

White is not the man for the job and a Democrat liberal to the core. who would allow more Mexicans to cross over. Being Mayor of a Houston does not qualify him to be governor. They list all his good accomplishments and fail to look at the liberal platform he supports of the Democrat party. Abortion, gay or same sex marriage to name a few.

LJ ~ It takes two (2) to debate. The coward here hides behind $5 million dollars provided by his trial lawyer buddy.

Your analysis is simplistic, in the extreme. Trial lawyers are *layers* below pond scum. If you’re all that familiar with the “trial lawyer set” you will also know that a given homeowner ends up with *less* than would normally be the case, while the trial lawyer rakes it in. Have you, perchance, checked into their billing rate per hour X billable hours?

Actually, I say hold off on any debate. Just let that Houston parasite continue infuriating more and more groups of people.

I heard about this attack ad on the local news here in DFW but the news station it aired on didn’t even say anything about how much it has upset veteranss.

I also have family in Houston who have told me just exactly how corrupt Bill White really is and how much damage he did ti Houston while mayor there.

I cannot support Perry until he stop using poor people as his stepping stool. He is a coward, he jumped on the Tea Party bandwagon early on, because it was politically viable. A true patriot, and a true Texan, would not ignore ethics and morals just because they want to get elected to a third term.

I will be voting for Bill White unless Perry can prove he is not just another tool of the far right. Texas is too big for the governor to be an extremist.

This has backlash written all over it.

Nic: Stop equating someone who has middle-right (not even very conservative) views, like Governor Perry, as an “extremist”. Do that, and you brand yourself with the leftist label. You toss around serious accusations without ANY supporting evidence (i.e., that the Governor is “using poor people as his stepping stool,” and is ignoring ethics and morals solely to get re-elected). That’s just more “mudslinging,” Nic.

Did you even read the nasty, hate-filled ad financed by Steve Mostyn, the Houston trial lawyer? Don’t you imagine that he has a vested financial interest in supporting his fellow trial lawyer in this race? Veterans of our armed forces and those currently serving this nation in uniform are NOT amused by this affront against Governor Perry, a former U.S. Air Force officer; and you can wager a considerable sum that they will remember it next November!

Lie down with dogs, Mr. White, and you will definitely wake up with fleas. An apology for this “Back to Basics” PAC ad should already be drafted by your campaign. Texans eagerly await your mea culpa.

Is White even a Texan? I think I recall him arriving in Houston as another snow bird…

He doesn’t believe in Property Rights, is another little Hitler who trys to dictate personal behavior and promote a police state.

This is a garbage piece.

My only question is why we Texans allowed the Trial Lawyers to control Judges, The Legislature, and actually elected Democrats to the Highest Elected Offices in Texas.

With all the great things Governor Perry has done for Texas, how could anyone vote for Bill White. My Daughter, Son-In-Law and Granddaughters live in Houston and I know how bad Bill White was for Houston.

Herbert Heard
San Angelo

Battle Plan for Democrat Candidates: You KNOW you can’t win on the issues that are important to the voters in this State, so use a sycophant to go real negative and sling as much nasty, personal rhetoric as possible, in hopes that it will stick with the ignorant. Then, when challenged on it, claim innocence and say, “I knew nothing about those ads villifying the character of my opponent.” It’s the “politics of personal destruction” and culpable deniability. Bill, you shold be ashamed!

One item not previously mentioned is that during White’s term as mayor of Houston, he turned the city into a “sanctuary city”. That was certainly a big help to Houstonians and Texans. Would he turn Texas into a sanctuary state?

Just in case anyone has forgotten. When a city becomes a sanctuary city, it is willfully violating state and federal laws. That is not the kind of governor I can support.

Jerry Patterson, the Texas Land Commissioner & Marine Corps veteran takes a page from the Swift-Boat crowd to gain favor with Perry, the longest serving Governor in the History of Texas. Ricky was first elected in 1998 as Lt Gov, elected Gov in 2002 and reelected in 2006. If Ricky is reelected for another term, that’s a total of 14 years. It would probably be easier to replace the title of Governor with Emperor. With a third term, we may succeed from the Union, as he has threatened to do. This is treason, and contradicts the core beliefs of “uniformed” veterans who have served the country.

Jerry, the “coward” designation is because Perry stated he would not debate White until he disclosed his financial records. White complied, and Ricky continued to refuse to debate the issues of Texas. Not only is he cowardly for refusing debates, now he’s lying. Why shouldn’t Gubernatorial candidates demonstrate to voters why they merit the votes of Texans? If we reelect Ricky, should we do it only because he served in the Air Force, or should we ask what he intends to do about the high rate of Texas student drop-outs, and basement rankings of student attainment? What does he intend to do with the current Texas’ 18 Billion deficit, which now equals 20% of the upcoming state budget? Should we assume that his veteran status gives this candidate a “free pass” to another 4 years as guardian of Texas Treasury? Since he’s a Republican, and tax increases are out of the question, he must be getting ready to increase user fees, or butcher the budget by eliminating services. As a voter, I would dearly love to know what services he is planning to be curtail.
If Ricky won’t debate, how are we to know what he stands for in the coming 4 years? Should I vote for him based on your rational that he served in the Air Force? I think not, and I won’t!

@John Ryan

There is a big difference between Bill White and Barack Obama, and anyone who tries to say they share similar policies or backgrounds is lying. Support for Bill White is not support for “Obama and his regime”
 
Bill White is a businessman, former energy executive and was the three-term mayor of the fourth largest city in the country, Houston.  Bill White believes in balanced budgets and he doesn’t support overspending.
 
Bill has certainly worked with the president on issues concerning Texans. But when he was mayor of Houston, he also worked with the Bush administration.  This is how you run the largest city in Texas– you bring people together to solve problems.
 
Bill White doesn’t support cap and trade (read more: http://action.shootstraighttexas.com/page/invite/sst6).  With regards to healthcare reform, while Bill supports the prospect of more opportunities for affordable insurance plans, but he has said on many occasions that the costs of the bill were too high and that he would have voted against it.
 
Finally, in June, the EPA took over the permitting process from the TCEQ.  This was more of a result of failed leadership than of oppressive Washington politics– the actions by the EPA started under George Bush. Bill White made it clear that he would take back permitting authority from the feds and put it back into the hands of Texans.

Get the facts about Bill White at his website (www.billwhitefortexas.com) or on http://www.ShootStraightTexas.com

White has aligned himself with the far left trial lawyers, big spending, deficit building statists in D.C., and the rabid ACORN & Organizing for America crowd. The fact is, Texas today leads the nation economically because of Conservative leadership. At the end of July, 1100 people were moving to Texas everyday because we don’t have an income tax and the business climate allows the private sector to thrive, even in the failing Obama economy. White first wanted to run for the U.S. Senate, and then switched to run for Governor. White is a Liberal Democrat. Mostyn & his “Back to Basics” PAC are nothing more than a funding mechanism & mouthpiece for Obama’s Organizing for America. Texas doesn’t need White, Mostyn, or Obama.

Someone should ask Bill White what happened when his under age daughter was stopped for DWI.

Ask Mr. White if he has ever had a problem paying his taxes! I would be interested in his answer!

If nothing else ………………..Rick Perry is a politician.
What does he have to gain by debating WHITE.
Everyone knows if he does NOT do something STUPID like Debra Medina did he will win.
When in trouble fear or doubt…………………………keep you mouth shut.
I would really love to see him BLIND SIDE OBAMA at FT. BLISS though :)

CWJ, what kind of blind-side tactic could Gov. Perry do to Obamessiah at Ft. Bliss? Hand him another note saying that he has called up the Texas National Guard and is placing them on our border with Mexico and going to charge the federal government for it?

This article :
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/25/texas-fights-global-warming-power-grab/?page=1

Is especially telling in the FACT that Perry is NOT mentioned.

BTW:
I hope Perry reads your COMMENT Christian sounds LIKE A WINNER:)

Interesting how “it’s a matter of (personal) perspective” show up in (some) comments above: if 1 gets “something/positive experience or benefit” out of it, then… it’s OK; if 1 doesn’t, then it’s NOT.
Since my home is just a tad south of Houston, I know what Bil White did (actions do speak louder than words); Like CWJensen, I don’t think perry has anything to gain by debating white: why do the expression “don’t argue with fools for people may not know the difference?” keep popping up in my feeble brain?

Irregardless of your politics. calling someone coward is fighting words. A trial lawyer likes to pic at words. But they can not get away with this one.
Perry might not put on his boxing gloves, but he has plenty of supporters that will.

I live in the Houston area and all Bill White did was waste taxpayers money. He never served in the Military and probably his blowhard moron lawyer friend did either. When Bill White was Mayor of Houston it was the second largest santuary city in the U.S. next to Los Angles. All you Bill White fans need to get your head out of the sand and face reality. Where did you move from the 8th Distrist in California?

Perry = Coward

debate like a man or duck like a little girl, which is it going to be, pretty boy perry?

This entire thing is a farce. Conservatives are idiots for wanting Perry to continue on in this unprecedented third term, and as for liberals, oh wait there are none because White isn’t a liberal.

Now, all you ambulance chasing lawyers, dig deeper in pocketbook, and help yer fellow liberal
win Texas. Ya gotta keep the chase’n open for bidness.

Now, all you ambulance chasing lawyers, dig deeper inthe pocketbook, and help yer fellow liberal
win Texas. Ya gotta keep the chase’n open for bidness.

Ignorance is bliss. Y’all sure are blissful. Keep on a preachin’ to da choir, blogger.

This is not a news source, it is a GOP propaganda machine by a blogger. A blogger, BFD.