Posted on 02/18/2006 4:49:06 AM PST by Theodore R.
Ex-prostitute says he won't bow out of state House race
DALLAS (AP) - A man running for state representative acknowledged that he once worked as a prostitute but said he's turned his life around and doesn't regret his past.
Tom Malin, who has also sold Mary Kay cosmetics and now markets electricity, conceded that his illicit past could cost him the nomination in the March 7 Democratic primary.
"I've made mistakes in my life, and I've stood before my creator and I've accepted responsibility for my behavior," Malin said in Friday's Dallas Morning News.
On his campaign Web page, Malin said he is "committed to giving our families a voice in Austin, with a focus on education, the economy, and restoring a 'spirit of ethics' to our State House."
He said he would stay in the race.
"I don't regret my past, nor do I wish to shut the door on my past," he said. "I think anyone who has made mistakes in their lives can be a viable member of community and society."
Malin, a former member of the Dallas Citizens Police Review Board, is a managing director for the marketing arm of a Dallas electricity provider, his Web site says.
Malin said he's been sober for 13 years after being addicted to alcohol and suffering an abusive childhood.
The Dallas Tejano Democrats endorsed Malin on Thursday, before learning of his past.
"Obviously we will have to reconsider our decision based on the new information," Chairman Domingo Garcia said.
Malin faces retired salesman Jack Borden in the Democratic primary.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
His slogan should be "I whored for me, I'll whore for you".
Wondering if Johnny Heinz ever drove a pink caddy?
Well, he's go a leg up on Kennedy... ( no pun intended )
There.
Yup. He isn't the page that Gary Studds of Barney Frank diddled, is he?
The don't procreate, they recruit.
i trust an ex-whore to be more honest, trustworthy. and ethical than a lifetime politician, it's a no brainer.
Now, there's a cool job.
I only read far enough to confirm what I already knew from reading the headline - He's a Democrat!
Typical lib...Say anything, and screw anybody, long as it can get your vote.
Go here to have a look at this sweetie:
http://www.tommalin.com/
Most politicians are prostitutes of one kind or another.
I know nothing about his qualifications for the job and still, probably wouldn't vote for him but it's hard to think of any more to ask of him than his statement above.
A queer ho? Sure, elect him. But not, God forbid, if he's a Democrat Marine Iraq vet. Can't have that.
Well as long as he isn't either pro-life or appeared in an ad that had a Confederate flag in the background he should be fine with the Democrat leadership.
Gull dang! My thoughts exactly!.
Ah! The sign of true remorse and contrition.
Elect this guy and you give him a free ticket to do whatever he wants. After all, he told you who he was yet you elected him in spite of that.
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