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CAMPAIGN REPORTS SHOW:
Joaquin
Castro Gave Vandalism
Suspect
$2000 ON Day Of Crime
SAL Political Snitch - Commentary - Copyright 2006
SAN ANTONIO LIGHTNING NEWSPAPER
11-3-2006
(Editor's note: UPDATE... The address
listed for Leticia Cantu
below
is bogus. No explanation from Castro Campaign.)
More slop on the Joaquin Castro
"Vandal Scandal" has surfaced with the
release of the latest campaign reports, and the
shocking disclosure that the suspect in the case,
Leticia Cantu, was paid $2,000 on the very day of the
crime.
Cantu received the money for
"Campaign Work," according to the official
report.
Castro
Campaign Financial Report - 8 Days Before Election
In
the early hours of October 12th, police took a report
of vandalism of an expensive display for an important
endorsement of opponent Republican Nelson Balido by
Texas toll road opponents, including the fast
growing SA Toll Party. (See stories below.)
The
vandalism was video taped.
Castro,
who initially denied the suspect was involved in his
campaign, later said such activities were
"unacceptable."
Other
nasty turns have been taken, including an insidious
push-polling campaign on the west side, attacking
Balido, paraphrased here from several sources:
"If you knew Nelson Balido left
his Mexican wife for a white woman, would that
make you more likely, less likely to vote for
Joaquin Castro, or no difference." (See
previous stories below.)
A
campaign official with the Castro organization denied
"DIRECT" involvement, and Castro denied as
"malicious, untrue and defamatory" the
Lightning story, in what we take as a threat of legal
action against this publication.
If
that is Mr Castro's intent, then we urge him to
proceed. Otherwise, we will consider it more bluster,
from a man in fluster.
We
are attempting to get Joaquin Castro to explain
exactly what Leticia Cantu's duties are? Gal pal?
Black ops? Coffee gopher? Block walker?
The
Lightning demands answers.
More
to follow.
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WAR III
'Damn
Your Eyes'
Balido,
Castro Email Blasts Over SA Racial Push-Polling
SAL
Political Snitch, Commentary
10-29-2006
Goodness, gracious!
The contest for House Rep 125 has become
the most contentious of this local political season.
The two candidates, Nelson Balido and
Joaquin Castro, are at war over allegations of dirty
tricks by Castro -- one act of political vandalism,
video taped, and racial push-polling which imply's
Balido has left his "Mexican wife for a white
woman..." (See stories below.)
A Castro campaign manager says there is
"no direct involvement" in the rancid
push-polls exposed by the Lightning earlier this
week.
In a blistering email Castro denied any
involvement, called Balido "desperate" and
in what can only be seen as a legal threat to
Editor/Publisher RG Griffing the politician wrote:
I am also very disappointed, Mr.
Griffing, that you would choose to report as fact
a malicious, untrue and defamatory 'story.' (See
complete letter in previous stories below.)
The
Lightning stands by the story.
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In response to the email, and
suggestions that his campaign was behind the
push-polling, Balido issued his own statement
Saturday morning:
It is completely absurd that Joaquin
Castro accuses me of trying to hurt my own
campaign.
I have focused entirely on Castro's
record and well known public behavior while
Castro has been conducting, for months,
a whisper campaign, accusing me of
abandoning my wife and family.
Then, just when I thought he
couldn't go any lower, he started push polling
the accusation interjecting race into
the campaign, and accusing me, to Hispanics,
of leaving my "Mexican wife for a white
woman."
That's both outrageous and
false.
I am married to my one and only
wife, Dr. Sandra Balido and have been for going
on 11 years now. And Joaquin needs to leave my
family alone.
Castro is either conducting
these slanderous and shameless push
polls...or he knows who is.
I demand that they stop immediately.
More to follow
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