Weatherford's quiet streets are where you will
hear the loudest shots fired in Jim Wright's defense.
He's a wonderful boy, that's all I can say,
he's just a wonderful boy, I just get mad
every time they go to bawling him out, that's
all I've got to say about it.
82-year-old Marguerite Saye calls the Speaker
of the U.S. House, Boyd, because she knew
his parents, he was her mayor, and she helped
send him to Washington in 1954, and around
here that counts for family.
They're mad, they really are.
Charlie Sullivan campaigned for Wright three
decades ago.
If they censure or prosecute him, they're going
to have to go on down the line, and
I don't think there will be anybody left in Washington.
The most popular place to eat and talk in
Weatherford is the drug store on Courthouse Square.
Randy Martin and Jim Wright are brothers in the
local Masonic Lodge.
Knowing what we know about being a Mason and
everything, we're kind of skeptic of what's
going on.
Jim Wright's district ends at the Parker County line.
Debbie Johnson's loyalty does not.
Ever hear anything bad said about Jim Wright
around here?
Not that I recall.
He probably didn't really do anything that wrong.
Reverence for Wright passes from generation to
generation here, but now these high school
students are discussing ethics charges instead
of just studying Wright's achievements.
I think if he did something wrong, he shouldn't
pay for it.
Some residents do believe he did something
wrong, but criticizing Jim Wright in Weatherford
is like criticizing Tom Landry in Dallas.
It's still something best done in private.
They're spending about a million dollars to
make this bank look like it did in the 1800s.
Weatherford doesn't give up its pastor or its
people easily, and even though they can't
vote for Jim Wright anymore, they can still
call him, and it's clear that many here still
consider him to be their man in Washington.
Jim Douglas, Channel 5 News in Weatherford.