DeLay Fights Back With Slimey TV Ads

Well we should expect nothing less from the likes of this corrupt sack of do-do. When you can't win your case on its' merits and prove your a clean and good politician, you resort to trying to influence the jury pool. The Washington Post reports: A conservative group is running a TV ad likening the Democratic district attorney prosecuting House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to a vicious dog. A group which calls itself "The Free Enterprise Fund" is running the TV ad in the Austin Texas area and of course on Faux News. The ad apparently has a male voice-over, which comments "A prosecutor with a political agenda can be vicious" while a snarling dog barks on the screen. In case you never heard of this group, it describes itself as the preeminent force in Washington for the passage of legislation that promotes economic growth, lower taxes, and limited government. Limited Government? Ya right this from a group whose chairman is Mallory Factor, a major contributor to George Bush campaigns. I wonder how Mallory feels about the massive expansion of government under King George's regime and a Republican controlled congress and senate. I suppose a group under the direction of Mr. Factor is not much of a suprise, seeing as he has a bit of a skeleton in his own closet: Mallory Factor founded Mallory Factor, Inc. in 1976. This merchant bank has a division that coordinates corporate meetings and events. It also markets corporate investor relations services, sometimes exchanging such services for an equity stake in a company. National Auto Credit (NAC), which made subprime used-car loans, retained these investor-relations services—and put Mallory Factor on its board in 2000, after paying $6.5 million to settle the shareholder lawsuits. Investors had sued NAC after its auditor quit in 1998 because it did not trust management’s numbers. Ironically, as Mallory Factor, Inc., billed NAC $431,000 for investor-relations services, NAC investors filed new lawsuits. The shareholders alleged that NAC directors—including Mallory Factor—breached their fiduciary duty by approving deals that lined the pockets of NAC executives and directors. In one deal, NAC subleased property or new exectutive offices from Mallory Factor, Inc. These shareholder lawsuits were consolidated in 2003, as NAC and the plaintiffs sought to negotiate a settlement. The above is from Texans For Public Justice. An Austin-based non-profit that organized in 1997 to take on political corruption and corporate abuses in Texas. Now isn't that just par for the course. A ethically challenged Bush supporter and his group trying to get one of the most corrupt politicians out of a jam. Even though I hate the latest en-vogue term "Culture of Corruption" it is most certainly the best, and dare I say ONLY way to describe what is going on here in the sliming of Prosecutor Ron Earle.