Balks and Ballots
A balk in baseball is when the pitcher acts like he's going to pitch to the batter, but really plans on trying to throw out the runner who may be leading off the base just a little too far. But he does so in a way that doesn't conform to the rules.
In other words, the pitcher is signaling one thing to the runner on base and the batter in the box (Hey, here come the pitch!) while the infielder knows to expect the ball will be thrown to him. It's basically a fake out -- signaling one thing but doing something else -- but done against the rules.
What does this have to do with ballots? Well, let The Umpire tell you.
As Bob Dunn gamely points out on his Fort Bend Now website, "Endorsements By Wallace, Thode Fuel Fire From GOP Chair Candidate Howell". It seems when it comes to the most recent runoff election (the ballots), Sugar Land Mayor (and potential candidate for CD22) David Wallace was engaging in a little duplicitous action (the balk).
As I commented on the article on Mr. Dunn's website, it sure would have been nice to be able to start fresh with a new CD22 rep and a new Chair free of ethical concerns, but perhaps these days that is asking just a little too much.
As Ms. Howell stated in the article: "““That was the biggest bunch of crock I have ever heard of in my whole life,” she said of Wallace. “How in the world can we have someone we can trust in Congress if we can’t trust them locally?”"
How, indeed, "Lovey"...
In other words, the pitcher is signaling one thing to the runner on base and the batter in the box (Hey, here come the pitch!) while the infielder knows to expect the ball will be thrown to him. It's basically a fake out -- signaling one thing but doing something else -- but done against the rules.
What does this have to do with ballots? Well, let The Umpire tell you.
As Bob Dunn gamely points out on his Fort Bend Now website, "Endorsements By Wallace, Thode Fuel Fire From GOP Chair Candidate Howell". It seems when it comes to the most recent runoff election (the ballots), Sugar Land Mayor (and potential candidate for CD22) David Wallace was engaging in a little duplicitous action (the balk).
"Wallace acknowledged to Howell that he had endorsed Gillen in the primary, but wasn’t going to take sides in the runoff. “I have been friends with you and I have been friends with Gary,” she said the mayor told her. “And I want to remain neutral in this. I am going to be sending Gary an email asking him not to use my name anymore.”
Instead, he sent out the above letter a few days later, Howell said, along with a similar email that went out to Fort Bend County Chamber of Commerce members.“And then he sent [an] email twice,” [Ms. Howell] said, “and it had a link to Gary’s web site.”"
As I commented on the article on Mr. Dunn's website, it sure would have been nice to be able to start fresh with a new CD22 rep and a new Chair free of ethical concerns, but perhaps these days that is asking just a little too much.
As Ms. Howell stated in the article: "““That was the biggest bunch of crock I have ever heard of in my whole life,” she said of Wallace. “How in the world can we have someone we can trust in Congress if we can’t trust them locally?”"
How, indeed, "Lovey"...
posted by The Umpire at 10:19 AM
1 Comments:
Umpire,
Thanks for covering this piece. It is important that voters know what kind of people are supposed to be serving them.
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