DMN “Special Election” Hit Piece

by | Nov 27, 2025 | Ann Anderson, Candidates, Elections, Frisco Special Election January 2026, Mark Piland, Mark Piland For Place 1, Political Candidates, Politics

Angela Mathew over at the Dallas Morning News just dropped her article on Frisco’s special election — and folks, it reads like someone jogging behind the Cheney Cabal holding an umbrella. The headline tries to throw one candidate under the bus, but it’s so weak it couldn’t dent a cardboard cutout. Creativity? Original thought? Not today, apparently.

And where is the performance art outrage from Dana Cheney and her loyal Cabal Squad? Why are they not calling foul that the DMN like they did the Denton GOP? These are the people who usually set Facebook on fire for far less. Yet DMN posts a pre-filing article — before the deadline even closes, shutting out anyone who might file by Dec. 1 — and suddenly the theatrics vanish. No outrage from the peanut gallery instead you can hear a pin drop, in a pillow factory.

Mathew starts by polishing up John Keating, mentioning his mayoral announcement… but she avoids the messy parts like a teenager hiding report cards. Not a word about the cheating scandal while he was a public figure. Not a peep about the cringe-worthy social media pics he’s been serving up for years. Not calling out that he was lying about running in order to delay his time on the council. Nope — she airbrushes him into the role of Frisco’s next provincial mayor.

She addresses Mark Piland as the “former Frisco fire chief accused of malfeasance.” Cute. Very cute.

Especially when you compare it with the mountain of context she chose not to include:

🔥 40+ years in local government
🔥 18+ years in executive leadership
🔥 10 years of stellar performance reviews as Frisco’s Fire Chief
🔥 16 years with FEMA Urban Search & Rescue, deployed to:
 – The Pentagon on 9/11
 – Hurricane Katrina
 – The 2010 Haiti earthquake

🔥and much more Mathew could say.

Mathew doesn’t focus on questions related to current city issues such as Save Main, aging infrastructure issues, Animal Facility or a Performing Arts Center (that Cheney is secretly trying to push right now). Instead, she spends her time trying to question Piland about the past. Piland responds, “That’s in the past, we’re moving on, and I’m committed to being accountable to the public.” No questions about the HR Director recently released from her position after an investigation, the same HR Director who falsified Mark Piland’s signature and started the so-called investigation into him to cover her tracks. Funny how Keating’s past gets a velvet rope while Mathew’s tries to slap Piland like a rollercoaster of negativity.

But sure — let’s pretend none of that exists. Wouldn’t fit the vibe, right Angela?

Meanwhile, Ann Anderson — proudly backed by the Cheney faction — gets the marshmallow-soft treatment. She’s introduced as a financial services professional, PTA volunteer, Hobby Lobby shopper, and all-around everyday gal. The article practically ties a bow on her. She talks about helping place underemployed adults in Frisco, inspired by her son — noble mission, genuinely. But the way Mathew frames it? To readers it appears as pure campaign brochure energy.

Let’s call it what it is:
The DMN has a long, proud tradition of circling the wagons around the Cheney faction, and this article was so slanted it could’ve doubled as a ski slope. This wasn’t journalism — it was an endorsement wearing a trench coat.

And if this is the best hit job DMN can produce, the Cabal should ask for a refund.

Frisco sees through it.
We’re not buying it.
And we’re not afraid to say it louder than the DMN’s whisper campaign.

Stay tuned, Frisco. The truth has a longer shelf life than DMN spin — and we’re just getting started.

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