What Shami apparently hasn't bought with his deep-pockets campaign budget is an organization and planning. He traveled around San Antonio on a recent campaign swing in a black Cadillac Escalade with dark-tinted windows, accompanied by a couple of beefy well-dressed aides and his press secretary.
And, then there is this part about the new age-y, Rielle Hunter-ish start to his day:
Farouk Shami likes to start his day meditating in a pool."Then I look in the mirror and say: 'Good morning, Mr. Governor,"
Well, and what is he trying to say here? "I'm going to get to kill people and I can hardly believe it!" or "I don't believe I have it in me to kill people"?
He's not thrilled with capital punishment, which Texas carries out more than any other state. "I just can't believe I can kill people," he says.
Shall I go on? OK, if you make me. Let's read about the black snakeskin boots, which are more demure than the red boots he usually favors:
He dresses impeccably, never loosens his tie or removes a suit coat that carries a "Texas Proud" lapel pin. He favors cowboy boots -- red ones account for about half of the 50 or 60 pair he owns -- but defers to advisers who think the boots he wears campaigning should be less noticeable. On this trip, they were black snakeskin.
On the San Antonio campaign trip, a community activist suggested he take a look at a crumbling, vacant refrigeration manufacturing plant just east of downtown. Within moments, he offered to buy the place for $5 million. "Will you take a check" he asked one of the building's owners, Eugene Simor. Hours later, though, when his people followed up, the price had gone up to $8 million."I'll make him an offer," he said, sounding a bit like Vito Corleone.
What fun. Tomorrow we get the man-to-man coverage of Bill White vs. Farouk Shami in the Democratic debate for Texas Governor. I'm just hoping the camera pans to his sure-to-be-present beefy aides.
3 comments:
You can't win the Governor's race by being soft on state-sanctioned murder on either side.
I think Farouk has opened mouth and inserted foot again.
That's a good point, Sam. Shami should be asked about that at the debate tomorrow night.
You missed one thing...did you read toward the bottom of the article.
Did he call the party that he is trying to win their nomination that "They're a party of loosers"?
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