The expenditures, made at three Houston television stations (KTRK, KHOU and KTRC) are for political advertisements set to start running on October 18, 2007.
The expenditures are considered “indirect” expenditures under Federal Election Commission regulations because they are made by a third party on behalf of a specific candidate, presumably without the candidate’s express knowledge and/or consent.
The man behind the ads is Dr. Andrew (A.L.) Messenger. Messenger maintains addresses in Michigan and San Antonio, Fla., and has made numerous political contributions from both addresses. Messenger has contributed to Paul on several occasions beginning in 1996, both directly and through his Liberty Political Action Committee.
Who Is Messenger?
Dr. Andrew (A.L.) Messenger is a retired prominent Lansing, Mich., dermatologist. He retired from practice in 2005.
The connection between an unknown Michigan physician and Bryant are unknown. It seems more than odd that the physician would select Bryant’s firm by chance, given that it has done work for Paul’s campaigns in the past.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The full article was written by Vince Leibowitz