And I’m a Jesus-Loving Law and Order Candidate
McLennan County (think Waco) Commissioner Will Smith got a visit today by the Texas Rangers. It was not a social call and they brought handcuffs.
Commissioner Smith, who describes himself as “a lifelong Republican,” was indicted for offering a bribe to his opponent in the Republican primary.
His opponent in the Republican primary, Ben Matus, recalls —
“He was serious. He offered to pay me to drop out of the race,” Matus said at the time. “He kind of blindsided me. He told me I was wasting my time and money, and I kind of got agitated. It is my time and my money. He said it is a losing cause, but it made me want to run against him even more.”
Smith offered to “refund” Matus’ filing fee, which was $1,200. Matus turned him down.
Smith won and then took the oath of office, swearing that he did not offer any bribes to get there.
Jones said in January he doesn’t think his offer constitutes a bribe, calling it a “simple business transaction.”
Because that’s how Republicans do bidness in Texas.
Maybe I should run for office. There’s monly in them thar rthugs primarys
1Decisions, decisions.
Should he amend A Lifelong Republican to:
A Lifelong Republican Criminal?
2A Lifelong Republican Felon?
What about Perjurer or Briber?
Inmate has a nice ring to it.
Enter “transactional ethics” into the snacilbupeR lexicon. When they’re doing politics bidness, that’s as close as they come to ethics.
3$1,200. $1,200? Talk about fishing for the hometown discount while negotiating virtue. And what a pi$$ant amount for which to be prosecuted. Betcha the Ranger would have preferred to have taken him out to a grove of trees on a country road and beat the $shit of him for being so stoopid. Stoopid. Will “Dumba$$” Smith, former Commissioner, McLennan County, Texas.
4“snacilbupeR ethics” sounds like the punchline to a Lewis Black joke. Imagine what George Carlin would do with Orange Whore and his NaziKKK pals?! Wow! If both those gentlemen, George Carlin and Lewis Black, were on the same stage with instructions to simply Let ‘Er Rip!, the blasts would just about bring the building down. OMG, that would be almost too much strength. W O W O W O W O W O W !!!!!!
5His defense attorney is former Democratic State Representative Jim Dunnam who led the Exodus to Ardmore, Oklahoma to deny a quorum so the House could not pass abortion bills. Republicans know who to call when they get into trouble. And they do get in trouble.
6I was trying to google for more info and the dude’s name seems to be Will Jones, not Will Smith.
http://www.wacotrib.com/news/mclennan_county/commissioner-charged-in-election-offer/article_d343f666-fdee-5444-8a82-40f10fcc10a9.html
7Pancho – you’re right. I guess I watched Independence Day a few times too many.
8So good ol’ Rethuglikan KXtian Commissioner Smith was busily breaking the Second, Seventh and Tenth Commandments, and then his fellow Repuke Ben Matus jumped up and broke Saint Reagan’s almighty Eleventh Commandment.
9I wonder which one of them gets shunned at the next big Rethug Kounty Konklave?
Withdraw or I inject you with a radioactive pellet is a business transaction as well.
10Whether the name’s Smith, Jones, or Humperdinct, he’s a a plain, simple, idiot.
11And the Mafia also did business. It still amazes me beyond description the way these R’s “think”.
12Dear Editor,
Sorry to call your editing into question, but it kind of appears to me you use the same photo for pictures of elected officials in Texas.
13No, good ol’ GOP boys just look that way. I usually can pick out Dems or GOPs by their hairdos, clothing, other signs.
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