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Grenade tossed in GOP civil war
movile.wnd.com ^ | 2/11/14 | Garth Kant

Posted on 02/12/2014 5:21:25 AM PST by cotton1706

WASHINGTON – Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas, has announced his office has taken the initial steps to call for a Senate Ethics Committee investigation of Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas.

Cornyn is the Senate minority whip and second-most powerful Republican on Capitol Hill.

He is also facing a challenge from Stockman for his Senate seat in the Texas GOP primary on March 4.

A Stockman spokesman told WND a formal Request For Investigation was filed with the Senate Ethics Committee Monday. He said Cornyn could face as many as 24 counts of using his Senate office to promote his reelection campaign.

The congressman claims he has been targeted by establishment Republicans and broke the news to WND on Jan. 31 that he was suing Cornyn’s Super PAC for libel.

Stockman’s suit accuses the PAC of “numerous false statements” including “some of the most outrageous, malicious defamation ever recorded in Harris County (Texas).”

The Texan said the PAC is run by former Cornyn staffer Randy Cubriel and funded by a $2 million check from the late Robert Perry, a $185,000 donor to Cornyn and advocate for immigration amnesty.

The congressman’s office said the group lists Karl Rove’s Warrenton, Va., address in TV station records for its ad purchases.

As for the ethics complaint, Stockman’s office said a search of Cornyn’s Twitter account (@JohnCornyn) finds Cornyn’s taxpayer-funded office shared messages from the campaign account (@TeamCornyn), photographs promoting Cornyn’s re-election campaign and endorsements of Cornyn’s re-election at least 24 times between Sept. 23, 2013 and Jan. 10, 2014.

Stockman’s spokesman said Senate ethics rules strictly prohibit any communications from a senator’s official office that directly promote or publicize his political campaign.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; gopcivilwar
Let's topple the first domino of 2014 by forcing John Cornyn into a May 27th runoff!
1 posted on 02/12/2014 5:21:26 AM PST by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

“The congressman’s office said the group lists Karl Rove’s Warrenton, Va., address in TV station records for its ad purchases.”

Rove. What a tete du merde.


2 posted on 02/12/2014 5:27:57 AM PST by tgusa (gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger .......)
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To: cotton1706
Backstabbers Cornyn and Rove (Team Romney) used attacks on
women, conservatives, and Americans for the DNC/Obama,
and then had the cosmic audacity to USE their victim's name
to steal donations:

NRSC Raised Money Using Christine O'Donnell's Name the Day Before Delaware Primary

3 posted on 02/12/2014 5:36:44 AM PST by Diogenesis
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To: tgusa
What a tete du merde.

Is that French for "Turdblossum"? I still remember a bit of German, I suppose a loose translation would be scheisseblute.

4 posted on 02/12/2014 5:38:00 AM PST by Night Hides Not (For every Ted Cruz we send to DC, I can endure 2-3 "unviable" candidates that beat incumbents.)
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To: Night Hides Not

Scheisskopf


5 posted on 02/12/2014 5:47:13 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: Night Hides Not

scheissekopf.


6 posted on 02/12/2014 5:57:24 AM PST by tgusa (gun control: deep breath, sight alignment, squeeze the trigger .......)
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To: cotton1706

In 20 days Stockman will be riding high if a runoff is mandated. Or in 20 days
Cornyn will be on his way to election of a 3rd term.

Early voting begins in six days and it will be interesting to see what turnout shows.
It should be fairly high as all statewide races are up and the governorship is open.


7 posted on 02/12/2014 6:12:03 AM PST by deport
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To: cotton1706

Go get him, STOCKMAN! Take NO PRISONERS!


8 posted on 02/12/2014 6:18:49 AM PST by Howie66 (John Wayne McCornyn...he's just like US! Honest!)
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To: cotton1706

We in Texas are doing our best to Cruz him!!!


9 posted on 02/12/2014 6:22:28 AM PST by ontap
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To: ontap

McCain won easily in 2010. I expect the same result in Tx. Early voting would help because tree are more conservatives in Tx. It doesn’t take $$$ to drag your friend to the polls.


10 posted on 02/12/2014 6:27:17 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: cotton1706

Seems Cornyn didn’t learn a damn thing from “Dirty” David Dewhurst’s loss to Ted Cruz!


11 posted on 02/12/2014 7:05:41 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: Night Hides Not

tete is head thus $hithead oui!


12 posted on 02/12/2014 7:44:08 AM PST by rolling_stone
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To: cotton1706

Let’s instead face the fact that Stockman is Stockman’s worse enemy.

This guy needs to GO AWAY.


13 posted on 02/12/2014 8:07:47 AM PST by X-spurt (CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
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To: TexasCajun

Stockman ain’t no Cruz.


14 posted on 02/12/2014 8:09:47 AM PST by X-spurt (CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
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To: X-spurt

Who would you suggest, I think there are 6 candidates running.


15 posted on 02/12/2014 8:17:15 AM PST by TexasCajun
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To: cotton1706; All

WOW! That gives a whole new meaning to “Kicking butt and taking names.”


16 posted on 02/12/2014 9:04:57 AM PST by Din Maker
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To: cotton1706

Good for Stockman. I, for one, am sick of hearing Conrball’s non-stop faux conservative and the anti-Stockman ads being played back to back (in the Houston area/Harris County).

If Corny actually was a *strong conservative*, why on Earth would he need to play these ads, around the clock, on radio and TV? Why? Because he’s a skeert little fraud. That’s why!


17 posted on 02/12/2014 9:09:03 AM PST by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
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To: TexasCajun

Stovall is the closet to a Cruz as is running and “maybe” has a chance to finish #2 for a runoff.

The trouble is even though Stockman isn’t really campaigning, he could either end up #2 and NOT CAMPAIGN more in the runoff, getting waxed or cause such Primary disinterest that Cornyn comes in 50%+1 and no runoff.


18 posted on 02/12/2014 4:36:07 PM PST by X-spurt (CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
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To: TexasCajun

Stovall is the closet to a Cruz as is running and “maybe” has a chance to finish #2 for a runoff.

The trouble is even though Stockman isn’t really campaigning, he could either end up #2 and NOT CAMPAIGN more in the runoff, getting waxed or cause such Primary disinterest that Cornyn comes in 50%+1 and no runoff.


19 posted on 02/12/2014 4:37:45 PM PST by X-spurt (CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
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