-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- (More dirty politics from evil reptilian Bush and Co. --SW) Texas Bush donors responsible for mysterious GOP ads Copyright © 2000 Nando Media Copyright © 2000 Associated Press McCain attacks mysterious TV ads By LAURA MECKLER WASHINGTON (March 3, 2000 9:25 p.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - A pair of brothers from Texas who have donated and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for George W. Bush are behind more than $2 million in ads touting Bush's record on the environment and attacking John McCain. Sam and Charles Wyly have donated $210,273 to Bush's gubernatorial campaigns. Charles has raised more than $100,000 for the Bush presidential effort, and the Wyly family has contributed tens of thousands of dollars to GOP candidates across the country. "We have had a lot to do with building the Republican party in Texas and nationally," Sam Wyly said Friday. "And we'd appreciate it if the elected Republicans would look at our cause." The Wylys' group, Republicans for Clean Air, said it purchased close to $2.5 million in ads in three crucial states holding primaries Tuesday. The ads were running in San Francisco, Columbus, Ohio, and across New York state, including Burlington, Vt., whose TV stations reach homes in New York. But some stations were jittery about running the ads, given questions about whether the group, which did not exist a week ago, is legitimate. Republicans for Clean Air began airing its ads Thursday but did not publicly identify itself until Friday. The ads would amount to an illegal donation if the Bush campaign were involved with them, but Wyly and Bush both said Friday that there was no coordination. "There is no connection between my campaign and this ad," Bush said in New York. McCain cried foul, and his campaign filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission and asked TV stations to pull them from the air. "It's everything I've been fighting against," said McCain. "Two million dollars in the last few days in this campaign can make a difference in a race that is a statistical dead heat." McCain also struck back in new radio ad for New York, noting Texas' low- ranking on environmental measures and touting McCain's record. "George Bush has got to be kidding," an announcer says. "Now he's attacking John McCain on the environment? In New York, we call this chutzpah." There were other connections between the Bush campaign and clean air group. The woman who bought the time for the ads also works for a political action committee led by Republican Rep. Henry Bonilla of Texas, a longtime Bush backer. The ads were placed by Multimedia, which has done work in the past for Bush supporters. And Jeb Hensarling, who is close to some on the Bush campaign, is a consultant for Wyly who helped connect him to the admaker. FCC attorney Bobby Baker said he has advised stations to be sure that the group claiming credit for the ads really exists and is not just a front for someone else. The group was informally put together last week by the Wyly brothers - Dallas entrepreneurs who have made tens of millions of dollars in computer software and other businesses. Sam Wyly also owns a company that produces environmentally friendly power, GreenMountain.com, and he says Bush has worked hard to cut pollution from coal-burning plants. Their only motive is promoting the environment, Wyly said. He added that his interest has nothing to do his with the prospect of electing a man who may feel indebted to him. "I doubt I'd have any access I wouldn't have had anyway," he said. The Wylys may have already benefited from their connections to the Texas governor. One of the brothers' businesses, Maverick Capital Fund of Dallas, won a state contract to invest $96 million of the University of Texas' endowment. Under standard fees, the fund would receive some $960,000 each year for managing the money, plus 20 percent of profits it produces for the university. The Wylys, who last month sold their company, Sterling Software, for $4 billion in stock, have been active donors to GOP candidates, contributing to Republicans across the country. That includes Arizona Sen. John McCain, who got $1,000 from each Wyly brother and $1,000 from Sam Wyly's wife in 1997. "We think he's a good Republican senator," Sam Wyly said. But the Sierra Club complained that the Wylys have given money to more than a dozen members of Congress who have regularly voted against environmental bills. "So what? So what?" Sam Wyly responded, saying he hopes to educate them about the environment. "I think they're likely to listen." Environmental groups criticize Bush's record on the environment, particularly air pollution. Republicans for Environmental Protection has endorsed the Arizona senator. And the Sierra Club has spent nearly $100,000 attacking Bush's record on the environment as governor of Texas. In their ad, the Wylys charge that McCain voted against more money for solar and renewable energy - a particular interest of GreenMountain.com. Funding for the programs was cut during the budget process last year, and McCain opposed an effort to restore it. The ad also touts a 1999 Texas law aimed at reducing pollution from aging power plants. It says Bush led the effort to "clamp down" on the coal- burning plants. 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