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Lots Of Words, Little Substance In Staples GOP Convention Speech
Hank Gilbert, Democratic nominee for Commissioner of Agriculture said Staples showy, hyperbolic rhetoric lacked substance and betrayed just how terrified Staples leading toward the November election.
Bad Company: Staples Spends Time On The Stump With Karl Rove
Gilbert spokesman: “From the Valerie Plame affair, to the controversy surrounding the dismissal of U.S. Attorneys and missing White House emails during the administration of George W. Bush, I can’t imagine that Todd Staples would even want to be seen with Karl Rove, much less introduce him to a bunch of Republicans whose party was forever tarnished by Rove’s divisive political strategies.”
Hank Gilbert To Testify At State Department Hearing On Tar Sands Keystone Pipeline
[ May 20, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Hank Gilbert, the Texas Democratic Party’s nominee for Agriculture Commissioner, will give public testimony on the Environmental Impact Study (EIS) for the Tar Sands Keystone Pipeline, slated to cross through a number of Texas counties.
Legislative Budget Board Saves Senior Citizens’ Bacon
No Thanks To Ag Commissioner Todd Staples, Home Delivered Meals Program Cuts Canned
Instead Of Focusing On Agriculture, Staples Puts His Effort Into Blocking Same-Sex Divorce
Cotton, hay, sweet potatoes, and peanuts all declined in production during Todd Staples’ tenure as Agriculture Commissioner, yet he’s done little to help improve conditions for these farmers.
What Is Todd Staples Trying To Hide?
Todd Staples’ continuing refusal to make his tax returns public raises interesting questions about how the incumbent makes his money outside of the salary he draws from public office.
Statement of Texas Democatic Party Agriculture Commissioner Nominee Hank Gilbert on President Obama’s Energy Policy Announcement
Gilbert To Obama: Texas Can Grow The Fuel America Needs
Staples Lying About Cuts To Food Programs For Elderly
Says Department Of Agriculture “Didn’t Single Out” Any Program For Cuts
Staples Dodges Questions On Role In Trans-Texas Corridor
Lies About Record Of Protecting Property Owners
Where is his record of working on legislation to protect landowners?
Gilbert: Perry Misguided In Claiming EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Decision Hurts Texas Agriculture
Hank Gilbert slammed Texas Governor Rick Perry for continuing to perpetuate the falsehood that the Environmental Protection Agency’s finding that greenhouse gases represent a public health threat will harm Texas agriculture.
The State’s Poor and Hungry Deserve Better: Staples Provides Little Hope
“Using the hungry as a tool to garner votes is about as low as it gets,” said Hank Gilbert, “especially when its done to cover up our state’s fiscal mismanagement.”
The Houston Chronicle Endorses Hank Gilbert For Agriculture Commissioner
“…the Chronicle recommends native Houstonian and longtime Northeast Texas rancher Hank Gilbert. (Kinky Friedman’s jokey candidacy does not deserve serious consideration.)”
Statement by Hank Gilbert Regarding the Texas Lawsuit Against the EPA
“an inexcusable waste of money we don’t have since we are facing a budget, largely the responsibility of these men, that will be in deficit in the next biennium to the tune of $15-20 billion.”
