The following is on Chron.com. Nobody made this up. The Rev. Bill Lawson letter referenced was apparently floating around the past couple of days. This really doesn’t come as a surprise. Here it is:
Eastside city council candidate Ben Mendez’s campaign claims he is being smeared by rumors and innuendos, and denied Mendez blamed a gang rape of an 11-year-old girl on the clothes she was wearing.
Campaign manager Joaquin Martinez confirmed community leader Bill Lawson has withdrawn his support for Mendez in the District I race. Lawson, a respected former pastor, wrote a letter saying he had “serious problems” with Mendez remarks on the sexual attack, as well as what he called negative campaigning against candidate Graci Garces.
“There have been people saying Ben made insensitive remarks, but Ben didn’t make any,” said Martinez. “Throughout the campaign we’ve had several people who have tried to smear Ben Mendez as a candidate, because he is the frontrunner right now.”
In the letter, Lawson wrote that he admired Mendez as a civic leader, businessman and a friend, adding he would make a good city representative for the council district. “I simply cannot continue to take a stand for underclasses and give public endorsement for someone who would ignore them,” Lawson wrote.
Here is the link in case you don’t believe me.
There is really not anything else you can say about this. It is no wonder that this campaign has to resort to juvenile tactics and steal campaign signs.
When was the last time a ‘Stro led the NL in RBIs?
I don’t know if the ‘Stros will be much better next season. They have to shed bonehead thinking like last night when pinch runner Jake Elmore got picked off at second in a close game.
The Dodgers and Red Sox have clinched playoff spots. The Yankees barely have a pulse.
The Big Puma of course led the NL with 128 RBIs in 2002.
We have to go 4-5 the rest of the way to avoid setting another club record for most losses in a season. Good luck!
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