Remember Tom Leppert? He used to be the mayor of Dallas, but then he quit so he could become a senator maybe. And then Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst joined the race, too, and Leppert has been all, “DUDE, do you mind?”
Well, the Austin American-Statesman and PolitiFact sort of busted Leppert on calling Dewhurst a career politician, since Dewhurst was a businessman pulling in some serious cheddar before deciding to run for land commissioner back in 1998, and has only been in politics for 13 years. Only, Leppert’s people say, “Nuh-uh, we’re just using the same rules he did when he talked about this other guy.” Then a bunch of poli-sci professors said a fair determiner would be how long the individual had been in politics. They also said that we should quit using the term as a pejorative, because sometimes being good at your job and staying there for a long time is good.
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Reporting that Tom Leppert is telling untruths is like walking into a casino and being shocked that gambling is going on.
Tom Leppert was president of Turner Construction when they did fire proofing upgrades on the WTC towers. It so happens that the areas treated correspond almost exactly with the floors where the planes hit the towers. I believe 911 was an inside job, a controlled demolition. Turner Construction and Leppert should be investigated.
@rob
interesting conspiracy theory there…so your saying Leppert is a decision maker?