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WAS ZOZ ZAPPED BY LAWYERS, LOBBYISTS AND LIARS?
Posted on Tuesday, May 21 @ 02:49:00 CDT by van
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The Lancaster County Primary election of 2002 is history and political pundits and analysts are studying results. Those who won are celebrating and those who were eliminated are trying to decide what they might have done differently to win. I suggest you purchase a copy of a book recently published by ex-District Court Judge and ex-Sheriff (Lawyer) Sam Van Pelt entitled "What Psalm Singing Son-of-a-Bitch Said That" and you will get a major clue as to how elections are "engineered" by lawyers in Lancaster County. Deb Schorr is a nice person, but clearly less qualified to be a County Commissioner than Paul Zoz, but Deb's hubby is a attorney in ex-Governor Charley Thone's law firm, and thus, she had an edge in the race.
"It is no secret, what Lawyers can do,
they've done to others, they'll do to you." Contrary to what
many today might believe, not all lawyers are liars, but a
good many are adept at bending the truth to suit a particular
purpose, for that is the essence of "trial law." Practically
all who are admitted to "The Bar" are top notch "word
craftsmen" (or should I say "craft persons"), because such is
an art which must be mastered early on in their careers if
they are to become successful. Really good lawyers are
persuasive and usually not at all hesitant to use pressure and
word-power-advantage to get an opponent to "see things their
way." Applying such information to the race between Schorr and
Zoz, I believe, reveals secrets about the campaign strategy
which Zapped Zoz.
Deb Schorr is a nice person, neat
lady, a good Mom and, like Paul Zoz, a registered Republican.
Deb's heavy campaign artillery was her husband Mark, an
ambitious attorney in the law firm which includes former
governor/congressman/lobbyist Charles Thone. Many wondered if
Mark Schorr actually practiced much law during the campaign as
there was a good deal of evidence he spent considerable time
working to get his wife elected.
John Lyon (J.L.)
Spray, Lancaster County Republican Party Chairman - a lawyer -
working relentlessly using his insider advantage as a party
official to convert Zoz supporters to Schorr supporters was
definitely a factor in the campaign. Mark Schorr's spreading
mis-information calculated to poison Paul's political wells by
telling many Zoz was "too Catholic" and a "single issue
(Pro-Life) candidate" was, in my opinion and that of many,
cheap gutter politics, far beneath the dignity of Deb. It was
indeed a shame Deb, a genuine lady, had no way of controlling
overly zealous attorneys or keeping them from their seedy
doings. It should not be over looked that attorney Reginald
Kuhn, Deb's campaign treasurer, was and is a law partner of
Spray's.
It was startling to note ex-Senator LaVon
Crosby, who with her late attorney husband Robert were two of
the strongest supporters of the Pro-Life movement in Nebraska,
ignored the facts Deb Schorr did not subscribe fully to the
Republican Party Platform regarding the sanctity of life, and
was not endorsed by Nebraska Right to Life. Such
notwithstanding, Crosby supported Schorr over Zoz who was
endorsed by all Pro-Life groups. According to Zoz, he was told
by Crosby she would stay "neutral" in the primary. Perhaps
Mrs. Crosby's memory has slipped a bit with age. Perhaps it
was because she is somewhat of a surrogate "Mom" to the
attorneys in Robert's firm, that the "lawyer connection" was
able to turn her from a "neutral" position to one who endorsed
the female candidate in the commissioner race who was
surrounded by women active in the "Pro-Choice" movement. This
was a significant factor in the race, due to the respect many
have for LaVon Crosby and her late husband. The
lawyer-leverage prevailed over the long established and
publicly professed religious beliefs of Bob and LaVon
Crosby.
I was told by a staff member in the office of
Senator Chuck Hagel, another highly respected Republican, that
he wrote a letter regarding Deb and commending her as a
candidate. However, Hagel's office staff refused to confirm or
deny such was an outright endorsement of the candidate. Once
again, lawyers, apparently took license to use a statement in
the letter, apparently out of context, to fabricate an
endorsement and published same. Since most Republicans hold
Hagel in high esteem, and since what appeared to be an
endorsement appeared in the local newspaper, once again,
crafty lawyers gave Zoz another "blow below the
belt."
Icing in Schorr's campaign cake was the
endorsement of Kathy Campbell who OUTRIGHT LIED to Paul and
others about her role in the contested party primary.
According to Zoz, Campbell personally promised him and told
several others she would remain "neutral" until after the
primary. But what's the surprise here. Campbell, in my
opinion, has never been hesitant to use the office she is
vacating to further her own self-serving agenda. Down deep (no
pun intended) Kathy wants to be Mayor of Lincoln and is
working in that direction. Remember, Kathy has proven her word
is no good, so when she denies having her eye on Don Wesely's
seat, consider her established "honesty track record." Kathy
is carefully working to create "Clones" in several public
offices. You can be sure she will be calling in "political
markers" in the forthcoming mayoral race in 2003. More, much
more, on that subject later.
Finally, it would be hard
to find a better "WRITE-IN" name than ZOZ in the general
election where all voters in Lancaster County get to choose,
not just Republicans in one district. Something to think
about. And, according to our former secretary of state and
chief election official for nearly a quarter of a century, it
could be done. Perhaps the calorically challenged lady hasn't
sung just yet!
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