I was wrong.
I said that Gene was in violation of the Campaign Ethics Laws. Turns out he's not. I was wrong. He didn't violate Campaign Ethics Laws.
He did, however take money from the very attorney's suing the city.
He also did not play a regular season game for the New York Jets. And he's never backed away from his outlandish comments about the state of the city's finances.
When confronted with a mistake, I correct it. That's how I was raised, that's what I believe in.
I got the Campaign Ethics thing wrong. I admit it, and correct it.
Gene, why don't you join me and correct all the mis-statements of fact you've made?
Everybody into the honesty pool. The water's warm.
Tim Scott
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Mayor Pro Tem Tim O'Hare has a
good blog entry today about the very important election on Saturday. Take some time to read it.
Tim
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Gene Bledsoe wants to be your next Mayor. So much so, that he’ll say anything to frighten and scare our citizens and disparage Mayor Pro Tem Tim O’Hare. He’s been confronted with the facts, and yet continues to spread his untruths, all while raising the mantle of “integrity.” I guess he and I have different definitions of “integrity.”
But I have another definition that I don’t think Mr. Bledsoe quite understands.
Conflict of Interest: –noun; The circumstance of a public officeholder, business executive, or the like, whose personal interests might benefit from his or her official actions or influence,
Today on his campaign finance disclosure form, Mr. Bledsoe indicated that he had received $1,000 donations each from John Bickel and William Brewer. You know John Bickel and William Brewer, the attorneys from the firm Bickel and Brewer who have multiple lawsuits currently pending against the city. Bickel and Brewer essentially financed the entirety of the campaign against Ordinance 2903 last May, and have not hesitated to speak out against the 68% of the citizens of Farmers Branch or bring lawsuit after lawsuit to reverse their defeat at the ballot box. That’s right, you read that correctly. Mr. Bledsoe is accepting donations from the law firm that is seeking monetary damages from our city.
Last May, while campaigning vociferously against Ordinance 2903 and our efforts to stem the tide of illegal immigration in our city, Mr. Bledsoe was quoted in the Dallas Morning News as saying the ordinance and your city’s efforts were bad ideas, and would only end up “buying swimming pools for lawyers.” The lawyers he was referring to are John Bickel and William Brewer. Looks like Mr. Bledsoe would like to be in a position to expedite the construction of those swimming pools.
Ask yourself: when tough decisions have to be made about the city’s legal defense, carrying out the will of 68% of the people, and protecting our city’s finances, where will Mr. Bledsoe’s allegiance lie? Do you think he’ll be influenced by his very public statements about his opposition to Ordinance 2903, and his reliance on cash donations from the very attorneys seeking to take as much money as possible from the city? It’s a legitimate - and troubling - question.
Ak yourself: Who do you want going toe-to-toe with the tough attorneys trying to use our hard-earned tax dollars to finance their backyard landscaping: the candidate who’s stood up and held strong on the behalf of our citizens against frivolous lawsuits and opportunistic attorneys, or the candidate who’s relying on contributions from those very attorneys to finance his campaign?
I think you know the answer. Vote Tim O’Hare for Mayor of Farmers Branch.
Tim Scott
City Council, Place One
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Dear Citizens of Farmers Branch:
As April is drawing to a close, the vast majority of our friends and neighbors are quietly
going about their business, driving to work, taking their kids to school, attending
activities at the Senior Center, and finding time to make it to City Hall to take advantage
of early voting, while a small minority of citizens are flooding the city with vitriol, anger,
character assassination, and unabashed dishonesty. Must be election time in Farmers
Branch.
How one reacts to desperation says much about a personʼs character. When youʼre
desperate, are you willing to set aside your values, your honesty and integrity, in order
to cling to a fading hope? Will you say anything and do anything to get what you want,
regardless of what it does to others or your own reputation? Sadly, weʼre witnessing
one ugly answer to that question.
Candidateʼs Bledsoe and Rendon and their supporters find themselves racked with
desperation.
No doubt youʼve received several pieces of angry political propaganda. I canʼt tell how
much Iʼve wanted to fire off email after email to you, slashing to pieces each and every
dishonest diatribe that Mr. Bledsoe and Mr. Rendon have circulated in the last few
weeks, but that would be too easy. Besides, I have complete confidence that the
citizens of Farmers Branch know the truth, and donʼt need me to point out every lie that
is told to them. Youʼre smarter than that.
And Iʼm not desperate; Iʼm confident. Iʼm confident in Tim OʼHare, Iʼm confident in
Harold Froehlich, Iʼm confident in the present and future of Farmers Branch, and most
importantly, Iʼm confident in you, my friends and neighbors of Farmers Branch. You
recognize progress, leadership and truth when you see it. Iʼm confident you see those
things in Tim OʼHare and Harold Froehlich.
And Iʼm confident you donʼt see it in desperate people or desperation politics. I am
confident that you will reject desperation politics, and the anger, dishonesty, and
character assassination that goes along with it.
Early voting continues through next Tuesday, May 6, election day is Saturday, May 10.
Please vote for progress, leadership, and truth. Vote for Tim OʼHare and Harold
Froehlich.
Tim Scott
Farmers Branch City Council, Place 1
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I can't believe we've arrived at early voting! Early voting begins today at the Farmers Branch City Hall, and runs through Tuesday, May 6. You can vote Monday through Saturday from 8am to 3pm, Sunday from 1pm to 6pm, and Monday and Tuesday May 5-6 the hours are extended to 7am to 7pm.
I can't stress to you enough the importance of getting to the polls and voting. We need everyone to come out and vote for Tim O'Hare and Harold Froehlich to send the message that this city is heading in the right direction, and we are united in making Farmers Branch the best living place in Texas!
This is an exciting time in our city's history! We are on the verge of explosive growth and breakthrough redevelopment. Let's not slow down! A vote for Tim O'Hare and Harold Froehlich is a vote to continue us on this exciting path.
If you need any assistance getting to the polls, or know of someone who does, please don't hestitate to contact me. Grab your friends and neighbors and go vote!
Tim Scott
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There's was an
article in the DMN today about the mayorial candidate's fundraising efforts. Just in case you missed it, I wanted to highlight candidate Bledsoe's biggest contributors are the Apartment Owner's Association of Greater Dallas PAC, the
treasurer of the Dallas chapter of the ACLU, and Elizabeth Villafranca.
That's an organization that disagrees with 68% of our citizens when it comes to illegal immigration enforcement, an officer in the ACLU, and the former President of the Farmers Branch chapter of LULAC and most vocal activist against the city of Farmers Branch.
Be careful of the company you keep. It says alot about you. And candidate Bledsoe's donors say alot about his agenda.
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Wanted to remind you of the first Farmers Branch Candidate Forum, which is tonight, Wednesday, April 9th at 7:00pm at the Farmers Branch Senior Center. This is a great opportunity to hear Candidate for Mayor Tim O'Hare and Candidate for City Council Harold Froelich speak directly the people and discuss their vision for our city. Those two will share the stage with all candidates running for office. I would suggest arriving early to secure a good seat.
See you tomorrow night at 7:00pm at the Farmers Branch Senior Center.
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If you didn't know there was an election on the near horizon in Farmers Branch, you'd realize it now based on all the yard signs that have popped up all over town. I know that candidate for Mayor Tim O'Hare and candidate for City Council Harold Froehlich have already handed out their first printing of signs, and are now filling requests with their second large batch. And all the signs placed by Tim O'Hare and Harold Froehlich are done so only after either receiving permission or being directly requested by the homeowner. You would assume the other candidates follow the same policy, right?
Not so fast.
Today at the Easter egg hunt at Tim and Harold's campaign headquarters on Webb Chapel, Tim O'Hare's opponent Gene Bledsoe was knocking doors across the street seeking permission to place yard signs. Curiously, he placed his sign in the yard of a vacant house that already had Tim O'Hare and Harold Froehlich signs. Several of the volunteers working the Easter egg hunt saw him place the sign,and one remarked: "That's my sister-in-law's house." She called her sister-in-law who confirmed that no permission had been given to Mr. Bledsoe to place the sign, and that is should be removed immediately.
This isn't the first report I've been given of Mr. Bledsoe placing his sign in the yards of vacant houses. So when you're driving through town and see a house with a Bledsoe sign, don't assume that's a Bledsoe supporter. It might just be an empty, vacant house, with an owner who wasn't given the opportunity to deny the request.
Tim Scott
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This election isn't the first time Gene Bledsoe has misrepresented the facts regarding the city's expenditures in an effort to frighten people. Last year, he was the treasurer for a group that was against Ordinance 2903, and at a press conference he indicated that our legal budget for defending the ordinance was $700,000, when in reality, that was our entire legal budget and contained all the legal expenses for the city, and was almost double the actual budget relating to illegal immigration.
He was corrected by Charles Cox, the city's award-winning Finance Director. You can read the story
here.
I guess it's a pattern.
Tim Scott
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As you know, Tim O'Hare is committed to running an open, honest, ethical campaign. Mr. O'Hare's opponent is basing his campaign on accusations that our city is spending money uncontrollably. The truth is that we're in great shape! It is unfortunate that Tim O'Hare's opponent is trying to fool people into thinking our city's financial situation is just the opposite. Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Ben Robinson and I had to address some of these very egregious misstatements by his opponent; we felt very strongly that the good people of Farmers Branch deserve the truth. We wrote a letter refuting Mr. O'Hare's opponents claims, you can quickly access that letter from Ben Robinson and myself here:
http://www.timothyohare.com/open_letter.pdfPlease spread this information to your friends and neighbors! Know that all the figures listed in this letter were checked and re-checked with city staff, and are accurate.
Have a great Easter weekend, hope to see you Saturday at the Egg Hunt!
Tim Scott
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What a great kick-off party we had last night! We filled up the Stars Center!
I'm sure you've seen Tim O'Hare and Harold Froehlich yard signs begin to pop up around town, if you want some for your yard, we're happy to deliver them! Send me an email at: scott.timothy1@tx.rr.com, and I'll make sure you get some for your yard.
Have a great week, Tim
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I'm sure you've already heard, but I want to remind everyone of the Kick-Off Party that Tim O'Hare is throwing this Saturday at the Dr Pepper Stars Center. This is going to be a great event, with BBQ, a live band and a few speakers. Bring the whole family.
It this Saturday, March 8th, from 6-8 p.m., at the Farmers Branch/Dr Pepper Starcenter, at 12700 Stemmons Freeway.
See you there!
Tim Scott
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