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To: LindyBill who wrote (69739)	9/13/2004 3:49:46 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793848

Who Is Robert Mintz of "Texans For Truth" By The MinuteMan Bob Mintz is the star of the new "Texans for Truth" ad, which bashes Bush on the Alabama AWOL story. He has been debunked by CBS (last paragraphs), and Patterico has more. So, what is Mr. Mintz's background? We have no idea, yet. But for a long-shot suggestion (NOT an allegation, please!), I am intrigued by a coincidence of unusual names - the Aug 16 Times tells us this about the Kerry campaign: The fund-raisers also include at least a dozen lobbyists, lawyers and executives for the telecommunications and cable industries, which have been helped by some of Mr. Kerry's Senate votes. Among them are Mr. Kerry's brother, Cameron F. Kerry, and Mr. Kerry's former chief of staff, David Leiter. Both work for the Boston firm Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo... ...The employees at Mintz, Levin have been a top source of money for Mr. Kerry throughout his career, though that status will most likely be eclipsed by other organizations this year. What are the odds? Here is the bio for Richard Mintz. It's not clear from this whether he has Southern roots, or any relatives who might have been in the Alabama National Guard. If (I say IF) the star of the "Texans for Truth" ad turns out to be a cousin of the chairman of the law firm which raises big bucks for Kerry, and which employs Kerry's brother, well... OK, the Republic will not fall, but even the Times might note that as a troubling "web of connections".