I gotta say, this email from Bill King is one of the most bizarre press release I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen a whole bunch of ’em:
So hey, don’t vote because if you do, you might hurt my chances. Sheesh. Never seen anything like that. As Greg mentioned here, King stated (allegedly) that he would vote for Turner if the runoff is between Turner and Buzbee. I say allegedly because King has denied it but I have 3 credible witnesses that were at that meeting at a home on Crestwood on September 29th and they all confirm it. I asked King about it directly via text message and he has not responded. Makes you go, hmmm.
This whole race is bizarro. Slyvester is corrupt. King and Buzbee are fighting each other instead of focusing on corrupt Turner. With King supporting Turner, we’re gonna have another 4 years of corruption. Like I said, bizarro.
I got no dog in this fight other than anyone but corrupt Slyvester. No, there is no conservative in this race. That’s a fact. There is no Republican in this race. That’s a fact. But there is one guy that can disrupt the status quo at Houston’s City Hall. And that guy isn’t named Bill King.
Good luck Houston. All of us in Harris County need you to make an informed decision.
IJ says
I like how you summed up King’s email by asserting the exact opposite of the email’s content. Very creative. Btw, came here following the link Buzbee shared as soon as you posted this.
David Jennings says
Can you expound on your assertion thatIsaid the opposite of what Kong’s email said? Always willing to learn and admit mistakes. No idea about Buzbee sharing anything.
IJ says
Do I really need to quote the email you have posted above or do you need it translated into Klingon or something? The email is asking for help with voter turnout and encouraging people to go vote. I don’t believe you’re actually this confounded by plain English.
David Jennings says
I think that you should translate to Klingon. That would be cool!
IJ says
Why did you lie about which side you were on?
https://i.imgur.com/In1XyEC.png
Reader says
This blog has run its credibility through the shredder. King’s message – which was obvious to those of us who can read – is that this is a low turnout election so our voices are magnified. It also helps him against Buzbee because King’s support is strongest in the neighborhoods where people see problems and King has prescribed very intelligent policy solutions. For Buzbee to win, he needs turnout from low information voters who are turned on by piles of manure being used as campaign props. Pretty embarassing really, for Buzbee, that he can’t win the thinking person’s vote.
David Jennings says
LOL. Do you have any idea how many people have told me that I (we) have lost credibility? Basically, daily. And yet, here you are. Go figure.
Reader says
I wasnt aware so many people have already told you. I don’t read this as often since it became a function of the buzbee campaign
Greg Degeyter says
Reader if you think the blog is a function of the Buzbee campaign then you’re seeing what you want to rather than what’s happening.
I’ve made a point to significantly curtail the amount of posts I make in order to avoid that very criticism.
David Jennings says
Good for you! Enjoy life!
JS says
To quote the affable Sarah Davis, “I’d like to also pile on.” It warms my heart to see others calling out your ugly distortion of King’s actual message that 1) Voter turnout is low and 2) He needs help getting his voters to the polls since things are looking like they’re in his favor. You can’t twist his words like this then credibly claim you have no dog in this hunt other than ‘Anyone But Turner.’ You also don’t get to tag Buzbee in your posts on social media, then also claim you didn’t know he’d share it. “Them’s dirty politics,” and your credibility is now shot, David.
Doug says
David:
I disagree with this sentence in your post: “So hey, don’t vote because if you do, you might hurt my chances.”
That is not how I read the flyer. He is saying turnout in low, and if I can get more of my supporters to vote I can win, but I need your contributions to fund my turnout effort.
There is nothing wrong with that in my mind.
Bill King says
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” T. Roosevelt
PeterD says
Mr. King, rather than post quotes from long dead politicians, why don’t you respond to the allegation posted above: “…King stated (allegedly) that he would vote for Turner if the runoff is between Turner and Buzbee. I say allegedly because King has denied it but I have 3 credible witnesses that were at that meeting at a home on Crestwood on September 29th and they all confirm it. I asked King about it directly via text message and he has not responded. Makes you go, hmmm.”
I don’t take marching orders from local conservative leaders such as Jared or Mr. Hotze, both of whom join many others that point out your weak conservative credentials, nor do I put too much stock in all the polls that show you so far behind Tony Buzbee that it seems insurmountable for you to make a runoff, but your campaign has lacked any semblance of you striving valiantly so much as jumping from one issue to the next as you try to find something to convince voters you are worth supporting. So answer the question of whether you did indeed state you’d pick Turner over Buzbee in a runoff or fade away into the sunset.
Reader says
It honestly sounds like something you would say if you were exasperated that someone was plagiarizing all your ideas but had $10M to claim them as his own.
PeterD says
Reader, if that is the case then Mr. King just doesn’t have the temperament to be mayor. There are many stories out there regarding his temper from his time as mayor in Kemah to believe this is so but going back to the original point, is Mr. King going to answer the question of who he will throw his support towards or just remain in denial verses what he said at that meeting about selecting Turner over Tony Buzbee? Inquiring minds want to know.
Greg Degeyter says
Mr. King, I would respectfully suggest that your engagement in drive-by responses (be it here, on Facebook, etc) is not helping your cause. Responding in a drive-by manner without addressing allegations gives credibility to the allegations.
The same applies when you do drive-by responses on Facebook posts. Taking the position that you want to stay above the charter is a reasonable and logical tactic. Eloquent demeaning quotes like you gave here only suggest arrogance and the inability to effectively address thoughtful criticism.
David Jennings says
Bill, that’s a great quote. But you and I both know that I reached out to you personally and to one of your consultants about your ‘alleged’ comments. And the plain truth is that when I received your email about low voter turnout, I reacted negatively because I’m tired of ‘Republicans’ trying to get the lowest turnout possible. I get that you are not a Republican, so perhaps I was unfair in that claim. But you and your supporters have insisted that you are the ‘only’ Republican in the race. Which is nonsense because there are no Republicans in this race. I’m “anyone but Sylvester”. Unfortunately, you are not. But I’ll STILL take you over Sylvester. Good luck.