Posted on 10/03/2006 12:51:18 AM PDT by raccoonradio
In a vicious political backstabbing, Christy Mihos’ own brother and sister have thrown their financial support behind Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey, with one sibling saying the convenience store magnate has “embarrassed” the family with “despicable” attacks on his GOP rival.
James Mihos, who once ran the Christy’s Market chain with his politician brother, and his wife, Linda, have each given the maximum $500 donation to the Healey campaign. Mihos’ sister, Marlene Mihos-Bucuvalas, made a $100 donation to Healey this weekend. None have donated to Mihos.
As if the turncoat political contributions weren’t enough, James Mihos fired off a biting e-mail to Healey supporters, saying he and his wife were “pleased to have recently contributed to the Lt. Governor’s campaign.”
“We do so because we believe that Kerry Healey is the most qualified candidate amongst the four contenders but also in part because we are embarrassed by the way my brother Christy has treated the Lt. Governor during the campaign,” the e-mail states.
James Mihos also chastised his brother for showing “disrespect” to Healey and described his conduct in the race as “abhorrent.”
“We sincerely hope that in a small way our donation will mitigate Christy’s despicable behavior,” concludes the e-mail.
A spokeswoman for Christy Mihos declined comment and Mihos did not return calls. James Mihos and Marlene Mihos-Bucuvalas did not return calls. The Healey campaign also refused comment.
News of the family political split comes as Mihos - already under fire for relentless attacks on Healey - faces off in a debate tonight against the lieutenant governor, Democrat Deval Patrick and Green-Rainbow candidate Grace Ross. In last week’s first debate, sponsored by the Herald and Fox25, Mihos went for Healey’s jugular, blasting her as ineffective and out of touch.
The flap is just the latest sign of turmoil between Mihos and his siblings. In March, his sister accused him of lying in his political bio about paying his own way through college - an accusation Mihos later acknowledged was true. The two have not spoken in years.
In April, James and Linda Mihos, Marlene Mihos-Bucuvalas and Mihos’ mother, Marie, all donated to Attorney General Tom Reilly, who was running as a Democrat for governor. At the time, the Mihos campaign spin was that the relatives were supporting Reilly because that was who they thought Mihos could beat in the November election. Mihos’ mother later donated $500 to her son’s campaign.
James Mihos for years ran the Christy’s chain with his brother but they sold off the chain in 1998. A friend close to the brothers said the rift goes back more than 10 years and is personal in nature and not related to the family business.
Mass. practically has one-party rule now. Imagine if the gov. were of the same party as the almost-90-per-cent Democrat legislature!
Maybe so but if Patrick wins (whether or not votes for Christy help that happen) it won't be so funny around here...
"Put an end to politics as usual in Massachusetts"? Sorry, as much as some of what Mihos says resonates with me, I still think a vote for Christy is a vote for Deval. Remember Perot in '92 and what we wound up with as a result...Only hope that Healey can get her message out and maybe Mihos will just get a couple per cent, giving her just enough votes to pull it out.
Heck, even if Mihos won I'd be happy but judging by recent polls he's got a little bit more of a chance of winning than
Grace Ross does.
You know, I really don't think MA can get any worse. The GOP (RINO) governors have been powerless to stop the dems, so having a dem governor won't change things too much.
Most people who can't stand the ways of the commonwealth have fled (I'm one of them). Come on Raccoon, head just a few miles north the NH. We need more repubs 'cause the dems are grabbing too much power.
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