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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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Barbara Nash Blames Family and Perry Staff for Dishonest Answers
Lone Star Project asks Perry's office to confirm that they instructed Nash to omit bankruptcies and business failures from state application
When asked by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram about a Lone Star Project candidate analysis that documented her failure to provide complete and accurate questions on an official state application, Barbara Nash made matters worse. She ducked the reporter and directed her campaign consultant to tell the press that she had consulted with family members and Governor Perry’s staff before submitting her responses. The application formally filed by Nash failed to disclose her past business failures or the formal state investigations of elder abuse at the nursing homes she managed.
Lone Star Project Asks Perry Appointment Staff to Disclose Advice Given to Nash and other Applicants
The Lone Star Project has filed an open records request with Teresa Spears, Governor Perry’s Director of Appointments, and asked if in fact Barbara Nash was advised to answer the application questions only in the present tense. The letter also asks if Nash was advised to omit the fact that she has been involved in numerous bankruptcies, business failures and investigations into elder abuse at nursing homes. The Lone Star Project letter can be seen here.
State Application Clear and Unambiguous
The application form that Governor Perry uses to vet potential appointees asks a series of questions about the applicant’s past. The form is clear and the questions are direct. Respondents are asked not only about current legal and financial problems, but all past problems as well. When the Star-Telegram asked about her application, Nash’s consultant side-stepped the question by saying "When she is asked about litigation, she is answering it as a current single woman, based on her current assets." (Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 15, 2010)
The Nash answer is evasive and dishonest. As is clear from the official application questions reprinted below, information concerning both past and current matters is required.
- “Describe any litigation in which you or your spouse has been party or any litigation involving a company in which you or your spouse has a material interest?"
- Have you, your spouse, or any company in which you have a material interest or of which you have been an officer or principal been involved in any bankruptcy proceeding?"
The application formally submitted by Barbara Nash can be seen here
Nash bragged about managing nursing homes, but now blames late husband for elder abuse
Perhaps most unsettling is that Barbara Nash attempted just a few years ago to gain political benefit by saying she “managed the day-to-day operations of a health care company.” Now Nash is trying to avoid responsibility for the shameful abuse of elderly residents at that very same company by blaming her late husband. When questioned by the Star-Telegram, Nash’s consultant dropped the boast about Nash’s management experience and instead faulted the late Mr. Nash, saying he “had her listed on a number of documents without her knowledge.” This statement not only conflicts with Nash’s own promotional material, it contradicts numerous official forms personally signed by Barbara Nash and filed with the Secretary of State naming her as a company director.
Nash Can’t Have It Both Ways
Barbara Nash’s campaign consultant says that she did not include her history of bankruptcy and nursing home mismanagement on the state application because she was answering in the “present tense.” He then says, however, that there were no bankruptcies or mismanagement, because it was all the doing of Nash’s late husband.
Barbara Nash Should Stop Hiding and Speak for Herself
Ms. Nash is no political novice. She is an experienced politician who should not be afraid to speak directly and candidly to the press in order to explain her past actions. By ducking the questions and hiding behind a paid political consultant, Nash is reinforcing the view that she has been dishonest and does not respect voters enough to tell the truth.
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