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Making an Impact
“The Lone Star Project … hammers Republicans whenever it gets a chance, promoting strong local Democratic candidates and even bringing lawsuits.”
(Roll Call, Stuart Rothenberg,
March 12, 2009)
“Anyone who questions whether [The Lone Star Project] can make life difficult for a Republican legislator should talk to former Sen. Kim Brimer.”
(Austin American Statesman, February 17, 2009)
“[The Lone Star Project] is responsible for the aggressive stance the party has taken toward DeLay and other Lone Star State Republicans since the 2004 election.”
(The Washington Post, March 6, 2006)
"David Dewhurst has said most Texans don't have much sympathy "for someone who that can't fill out a two page [health insurance] application every six months".
The Democrat-supported Lone Star Project in Washington reported this week that Dewhurst failed to file necessary forms at least six times in recent years.
(San Antonio Expres News,, 4/12/2007)
"The Justice staff memo was obtained by the Lone Star Project ...The story broke the same day the U.S. Supreme Court was considering legal challenges to the plan brought by Democrats and minority groups."
(Houston Chronicle, 12/3/2005)
"The Texas chapter of the NAACP, along with the Lone Star Project, have analyzed the amicus brief filed by the Justice Department and have concluded, justifiably, that the Voting Rights section of the Justice Department is now controlled by partisan political appointees."
(Roll Call - Donna Brazile, 2/28/2006)
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Perry Campaign paid operative involved in
Green Party/GOP scandal
Perry campaign simply not telling the truth regarding GOP/Green Party scandal
The Dallas Morning News reported today that a Republican operative who worked to qualify Green Party candidates for the Texas ballot was paid by the Rick Perry campaign at the same time. Most informed political observers agree that Green Party candidates for Governor and other offices siphon votes away from Democratic candidates like Bill White and benefit Republicans like Rick Perry.
Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, the Perry campaign continues to deny any connection to the ballot scandal. No less than four individuals closely associated with Rick Perry have been implicated directly or indirectly in the Green Party/GOP ballot scheme. Even when confronted with a document exposing the payment by Perry to an operative working on the Green Party scheme, the Perry camp refused to acknowledge the obvious.
In an article today , Dallas Morning News reporter, Wayne Slater writes, "Perry spokesman Mark Miner said Tuesday, as he has before, that the governor's campaign was not involved in the Green Party petition drive."
Rick Perry Campaign Is Not Telling the Truth
For weeks, Perry spokesman Mark Miner has insisted that the Perry campaign had no knowledge or connection to the Green Party/GOP ballot scandal. Rick Perry himself denied involvement in the scheme; yet, virtually each week another tie to the Perry Campaign is revealed. Click here to see denials by Rick Perry and his campaign .
The payment to Stuart Moss exposes Miner’s and Governor Perry’s past statements as flatly untrue. The Perry campaign no longer has any credibility and should immediately release:
- Complete documentation of all work – both volunteer and paid – Stuart Moss has done for the Perry campaign,
- All receipts documenting Moss’s expenses, and
- All records of communication between Moss and the Rick Perry campaign
What happened?
Financial disclosure documents show that the Rick Perry campaign paid Republican operative Joseph Stuart Moss for travel expenses while Moss was working to help the Green Party of Texas qualify candidates for the November ballot. In fact, on the very day that Moss received payment from the Perry Campaign, he emailed another undercover operative with instructions on how to finance a ballot qualification effort.
Perry/Toomey/Moss Connection
Mike Toomey & Stuart Moss
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Stuart Moss was recruited by Republican partisan and Austin lobbyist Mike Toomey. Toomey is the former Chief of Staff to Rick Perry and considered one of Perry's closest confidants. At the time he was approached by Toomey, Moss was working for Eric Bearse – Rick Perry's long time speech writer. Stuart Moss currently works for the Republican Party of Texas and is being represented in the ballot scandal lawsuit by counsel paid for by Mike Toomey. |
Last month, sworn testimony in State District Court identified Joseph Stuart Moss as the middle-man between Garrett Mize and former Rick Perry Chief of Staff Mike Toomey, who was also working undercover inside the Green Party operation. The documents shown above and below include both the payment made by the Perry Campaign to Moss and the email Moss sent to Mize on the same day. This is only one of at least five e-mails sent to Mize by Moss.
The Perry campaign continues to offer excuses in order to distance themselves from the scandal. Yet, with every revelation of another direct link between a member of Perry's inner circle – and now his campaign staff – Rick Perry and his spokesmen lose credibility due to the inconsistency between their statements and the facts.
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E-mail from Stuart Moss to Garrett Mize (Source: District Court public record)
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Links to Lone Star Project coverage of the GOP/Green Party scandal:
Perry Campaign Consultant Named in Ballot Scandal (July 6, 2010)
Texas Supreme Court Allows Greens to Certify Candidates (July 2, 2010)
Green Party Leaders Face Legal Peril (June 30, 2010)
Former Perry Chief of Staff Led Green Party Ballot Effort (June 24, 2010)
Green Party Chair Hires Infamous GOP Lawyer Andy Taylor (June 16, 2010)
Top Perry Operative linked to Head of Green Party/GOP Ballot Scam (June 10, 2010) |
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