Statement from Texans for Rick Perry Spokesman Mark Miner on Bill White Town Hall
| For Immediate Distribution: News Release July 12, 2010 |
Texans for Rick Perry: (512) 478-3276 Mark Miner: markminer@rickperry.org Catherine Frazier: catherinefrazier@rickperry.org |
"During tonight’s online town hall, which had a breathtaking 11 participants according to UStream, Bill White once again failed to unveil one new policy initiative. Texans having a difficult time sleeping this evening may want to replay Bill White’s comments.
"The people of Texas want a leader like Gov. Perry, who has positioned Texas to have one of the strongest economies in the country, not someone like Bill White who profiteered during Hurricane Rita when he was mayor of Houston, has refused to release his tax returns, and served on the board of a company under investigation by Congress for polluting groundwater.
"When will Bill White learn that tearing down Texas is not a solution for the future?"
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Video: “Bill White’s Chicago Way”
October 21, 2010
When liberal trial lawyer Bill White ran for Houston mayor in 2003, he was asked, “Which city in the world could best serve as a role model for a future Houston?”
Bill White answer? “Chicago.” [1]
The video “Bill White’s Chicago Way” is available at www.YouTube.com:
“Liberal Bill White’s admiration for the Chicago Way was evident when he steered a contract following Hurricane Rita to a company he had a financial relationship with, then profited from a private investment in the company,” said Texans for Rick Perry spokesman Mark Miner. “While Houston mayor, Bill White met with two other followers of the Chicago Way, then-Senator Barack Obama and his future chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.”
The Associated Press has reported, “Barack Obama, before he became president, leads a list of luminaries who met with White in Houston during his six years leading the nation's fourth largest city, according to mayoral calendar records provided to The Associated Press by Perry's campaign. Former President Bill Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden and former Democratic presidential candidates Bill Richardson, John Edwards and Wesley Clark also made the list. There is a phone call with Caroline Kennedy and a meeting with Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel, who later became White House chief of staff.” [2]
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[1] “Campaign notebook,” Houston Chronicle, 11/2/03
[2] “White's schedule included politics, too,” Associated Press, 10/9/10, http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/whites-schedule-included-po...
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