Discount Electorals
Austin City Council hopeful Jason Meeker says he wishes his former campaign treasurer wouldn’t try quite so hard to help him in his race against Lee Leffingwell, the once-and-future-mayoral-candidate who has to win re-election to his current council seat first.
An ad in this week’s Austin Chronicle features Discount Electronics chief Rick Culleton backing Meeker. A similar ad earlier prompted Leffingwell’s campaign to argue that it was paid for with corporate money, a charge usually leveled against the Texas Tom-Toms (DeLay and Craddick), not city candidates.
Meeker tells In Fact Daily “he was surprised — not pleasantly — to see the second ad.” But we think it’s a good deal. The Chron gets ad revenue. One candidate gets a tout, and the other gets an issue, both free-of charge. In Fact gets something to write about. And, now, so do we.
Posted on April 14, 2008 – 12:39 pm by APR
5 Responses to “Discount Electorals”
Funny.
By The Chief on Apr 14, 2008
It’s a privately held corporation running the ad, so I don’t care about the shareholders being ripped off (through improper use of company funds), but I hope the Comptroller and the IRS sniffs around- that advertising fee should not be deducted as a business expense (i.e., ripping off the state and the feds).
By Independent on Apr 14, 2008
Let’s see Discount Electronics sells cheap Dell products made increasingly by low-wage workers outside the US. Hmm. And that’s different from Wal-Mart how??
By BeatrixKiddo on Apr 15, 2008
You also have his new treasurer being the secretary (past-prez) of the Allandale Neighborhood Association, right as the ANA puts themselves farther into legal liability hole by attempting an appeal and a hail-mary attempt to get their legal fees paid. Pure comedy gold.
By M1EK on Apr 15, 2008
Some would only have rules apply to others. But such an attitude quickly leads to trouble.
By Schlomo on Apr 15, 2008