Texas Gubernatorial Tea Party Candidate Implodes On Glenn Beck Show
Posted by Jim Hoft on Thursday, February 11, 2010, 12:12 PM
This was a textbook case on how to end a campaign in one interview.
Tea Party candidate Debra Medina imploded today on the Glenn Beck radio show. The Republcian candidate for governor is a 9-11 Truther.
She said questions still remain.
Trail Blazers reported:
TV and radio commentator Glenn Beck dismissed the candidacy of Debra Medina when she left open the door to a conspiracy fringe group that believe the U.S. government might have been behind the 9-11 destruction of the World Trade Center.
Beck, a leading personality for conservatives, asked her point blank if she believed such a theory.
“I don’t have all the evidence there, Glenn,” Medina replied. “So I’m not in a place – I have not been out publicly questioning that. I think some very good questions have been raised in that regard. There’s some very good arguments and I think the American people have not seen all the evidence there so I’ve not taken a position there.”
He then asked if she would disavow people on her campaign team that held such a theory.
“I’m certainly not into mind control or thought policing people,” Medina said. “I don’t see us having a team of radical individuals, if you will.”
When she signed off the program, Beck let out a long Oooh.
Story Balloon has the audio.
More… Retire05 added this:
Jim, here is my report from on the ground:
Medina is a Ron Pauler. She worked on Paul’s last campaign and has adopted the tactics the the Paulians did when Paul threw his hat in the presidential ring.
When polls are taken (Perry, Hutchison, Medina) her supporters (former Paulians) crash the polls by calling in time after time after time, just as they did during the presidential campaign.
She claims to have the Tx. Tea Party groups behind her, but she doesn’t.
Yeah, we knew she was a Truffer. But she had done her best to keep that little fact under wraps because she knows it won’t play well in Texas.
Good to see she lost it with Beck. Her campaign is probably now on life support, along with KBH.
Medina backtracked slightly later today in a statement.
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retire05 commented:
Jim, here is my report from on the ground:
Medina is a Ron Pauler. She worked on Paul’s last campaign and has adopted the tactics the the Paulians did when Paul threw his hat in the presidential ring.
When polls are taken (Perry, Hutchison, Medina) her supporters (former Paulians) crash the polls by calling in time after time after time, just as they did during the presidential campaign.
She claims to have the Tx. Tea Party groups behind her, but she doesn’t.
Yeah, we knew she was a Truffer. But she had done her best to keep that little fact under wraps because she knows it won’t play well in Texas.
Good to see she lost it with Beck. Her campaign is probably now on life support, along with KBH.
bitterclinger commented:
I couldn’t wait to listen to this interview as I had high hopes that an outsider could oust Rick and his lovely hair from the throne. Ugh. This was like watching (or listening to) a train wreck.
What’s more, she had supporters call in and blame Beck for judging her on a single issue. He got so exasperated he hung up on one.
Russ, Just Russ commented:
Time to eject the Paulnuts, methinks. Their numbers aren’t substantial, and they do greater harm than good merely by how they are perceived by sane independents.
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Greg commented:
I have lived in R Pauls district for ten years and have heard his liberaterian views which may be interesting but— he doesn’t do anything for the people in his district. I looked up his web page when he was running? for pres and found that he did nothing in congress. Next election I would vote for a democrate that does work rather than R Paul
Dell commented:
That’s pretty much all she wrote for Medina in Texas. Slick Rick Perry wins by default.
I’ll bet there are some mighty PO’d donors right about now!
Ruth H commented:
I had hopes that she could be groomed to follow Perry. This is bad news. I am a tea party person, but I am not stupid. We don’t like Ron Paul much in my group.
Valerie commented:
OT, but it shows how to win, in contrast to Debra Medina, who absolutely fell for the strategy spelled out in a paper linked by Jim Hoft a while back (it was all about asking the Tea Party candidates if they believed in various conspiracies, or going back to the gold standard, etc.)
This is an article about an appearance by Willie Mays on the Jon Stewart show.
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/willie-mays-eviscerates-outrage-junkies-on-daily-show/
1. Willie Mays had the perfect response to prejudiced people: when they would insult him, he would “hit the ball farther.” Sarah Palin has that attitude, and the Tea Partyers need to show it.
2. The “right-wing nutbars” or perhaps their more persuasive fellow-travelers just to the center from them, have been able to get some of their points heard. And, one thing a lot of them have in common with somewhat lefty types like Jon Steward is admiration for a guy who handles himself with such grace.
3. The guy who wrote the article, Tommy Christopher, is also sick of the outrage dialog.
Folks, you are on the right track. There’s a win to be had in here. Look around, you’ve got more potential allies than you think. If you refuse to recognize them, you will lose. That would be a shame, because this situation in the US is winnable, just like it was in Iraq.
Do expect to see reports of some really weird verbiage coming from the Tea Partyers. If the members or some hangers-on don’t actually say it, somebody will make it up.
Army Mom commented:
I had only heard very good things about Medina and was thinking that she could be the real thing. I cannot believe that she could buy into such a nutty thing as 9/11 conspiracy. Then I was even more surprised to hear how many people called Glenn to gripe that he had protrayed her in such a bad way and that something like 9/11 trutherism is not a litmus test. Uhhh…how about having a litmus test for sanity. Believing that our govt did 9/11 and killed it’s citizens is plain crazy and has no basis in fact. Texans DESERVE BETTER THAN THAT!!! She lost my vote. Have admit that I am wondering how many of my fellow Tea Partyers are going to defend such a stupid thing.
Kitty commented:
Army Mom: Millions of people heard her on Beck today, and now it’s making the rounds of the blogosphere. There’s no doubt that the Tea Party in Texas will learn this.
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Floyd Looney commented:
Crash N Burn.
High Hopes Demolished.
Four More Years of Gov Goodhair
I’ll try to cry to myself.
Tom63010 commented:
The comments on You Tube are piling up!
I made one comment that I found it odd she was caught off guard by the 9-11 Truthers being associated with her when Glenn Beck said he was flooded with emails concerning a link.
I quickly got a reply that I should not judge by one interview even though my judgment is meaningless to the outcome of the elections I pointed out I was not from Texas.
Army Mom commented:
One other thing. Now we know why Sarah Palin, Dick Cheney and George H Bush endorsed Rick Perry. They must have known something about this. Otherwise Medina had sounded to right on the money and none of us could figure out especially why Sarah Palin had endorsed Perry. Once again the ‘Cuda knows what she is doing. I respect her all that much more.
I live in the Dallas area and a couple of the talk radio shows have been heavily pushing Medina. I wonder if they are going to retract that and if they knew that she is a 9/11 truther?
KBH…no way is she going to be Texas Gov. I’m also going to bet that she will be run out of Congress as well.
exceller commented:
the Paulians are like a cancer on the Republicans/conservatives. Well intentioned people that have went off course into the nutterland.
thetimman commented:
The dislike of Ron Paul by most who read this site simply floors me.
JollyR commented:
Thank you Glenn Beck for that question posed to Debra Medina. Sometimes the truth just blurts out when you put your mouth in motion before you put your brain in gear. By the way , not all Texas Tea Party folks are/were in lock-step with Debra Medina
noislamocommie commented:
Exposing the Ron Paul associations of Medina was the singular reason he had her on the show. Texans enjoy those rising property taxes to pay for the schooling and jailing of illegal aliens.Perry will AUTO-PILOT his next term while Rome burns but everyone will feel pure for disassociating from conspiracies.I am very involved in learning about Islam and its threats to our country but I’m very bummed we will see yet another bowl of lukewarm oatmeal in power.It’s a sad day for Texas.
mbabbitt commented:
Ron Paulism is a cult; similar to Barack Obamism.When I go to Tea Party events, I contract when someone says something glowing about Ron Paul. Others in my group also have this reaction to varying degrees. Keep the keys away from these guys. They live in another world like followers of Larouche, who try to piggy back on the Tea Partiers and give the press ample fodder for derision of Tea Partiers. I’m sick of them all. Ron Paul is a nutter. Just google for what he claimed were the amount of deaths caused by the US intervention in Iraq. I think his number was around 1million. Iraqi official count: 84,000. He also did not disavow Trutherism is I recall correctly.
pontoon commented:
Former Texan, I know all the parties involved. Tea party participant here in Ga.
KBH is a left of center Republican.
Ron Paul had some good ideas but comes off just plain goofy.
I like Rick Perry except for the I35 trans corridor.
You cannot stop progress, we can influence the outcome of the final outcome. Do not let the left pick up any seats make all the losses thiers as we cannot repair what we do not control.
noislamocommie commented:
Remember also that Sara Palin said”….it was a legitimate question” in regard to questioning Obama’s eligibility to be president.I wonder if Beck will take her out soon.
The Professor commented:
http://www.medinafortexas.com/getPost?p=272
Medina Campaign Responds to Glenn Beck Interview
by Debra Medina on Feb 11, 2010
I was asked a question on the Glenn Beck show today regarding my thoughts on the so-called 9/11 truth movement. I have never been involved with the 9/11 truth movement, and there is no doubt in my mind that Muslim terrorists flew planes into those buildings on 9/11. I have not seen any evidence nor have I ever believed that our government was involved or directed those individuals in any way. No one can deny that the events on 9/11 were a tragedy for all Americans and especially those families who lost loved ones.
The question surprised me because it’s not relevant to this race or the issues facing Texans. This campaign has always been about private property rights and state sovereignty. It is focused on the issues facing Texans. It is not a vehicle for the 9-11 truth movement or any other group.
The real underlying question here, though, is whether or not people have the right to question our government. I think the fact that people are even asking questions on this level gets to the incredible distrust career politicians have fostered by so clearly taking their direction from special interests instead of the people, whether it’s Rick Perry and his HPV mandate or Kay Hutchison and voting for the bank bailout. It is absolutely the right and duty of a free people to question their government. Texas does not need another politician who tells you what you want to hear, then violates your liberties and steals your property anyway. I fully expect to be questioned and to be held accountable as Governor, and that’s the underlying issue here: should people be questioning their government. And the answer is yes, they should be
bill-tb commented:
Jim, yep she’s toast …
Militant Conservative commented:
Troll alert , comment number 24 is damage control of the Medina campaign. Trust your instincts and do not be seduced by Democrats nor Rinos.
What liberties were lost professor?
Eminent domain has been abused in all the states not just Texas.
DaveP. commented:
The question ISN’T “…whether or not people have the right to question our government.”
The question IS, is Medina a nutbar?
If she’s a Truther, or supports them- she is. And if she is, she needs to be gotten as far away from ANY Conservative movement as possible.
onlybeef42 commented:
So I guess our choices went from
Bad and Shady – Perry;
Horrible and Beltway – Kay;
Unknown – Medina
to a choice between Bad and Crazy
Its going to be fun
retire05 commented:
So now Medina is trying to kick litter over the manure. Too late. The horse has left the barn. She should have just said “No” and been done with it. She didn’t but chose to go into some “thought police” meme.
To quote the late Ann Richards, “Debra, that dog just won’t hunt”.
retire05 commented:
One other thing; Alex Jones is infamous as a 9-11 Truther. Medina has appeared on Jones’ radio show at least six times.
Maybe she can write a book “How a Campaign Can Be Lost In a Five Minute Interview”?
hrh commented:
ArmyMom, just to clarify, I believe both Bush and Cheney are endorsing KBH. Cheney did a press conference with her.
Saint commented:
I’ve always thought that Perry has been a competent governor, so I know how I will vote for!
MLM411 commented:
My husband and I listened to this “live” because we’re still debating who to vote for here in Texas. I was still trying to decide between Perry/Medina.
The whole interview was bad – she sounded just like Kay/Rick; the professional politician. She was trying to spew out as many things as she could, interrupted Glenn, it was awful. But as soon as she stalled on that question….which should have been a “NO”, I was stunned.
I liked some of her ideas (like getting rid of property taxes), but the whole “Ron Paul” vibe is not good. I like their ideas on fiscal issues but this 9/11 stuff is crazy.
Some of the radio hosts here were really talking her up too (Mark Davis, Jeff Bolton) and I think highly of these two. So disappointing! Looks like Perry will take the election.
retire05 commented:
MLM411, question; if you were to abolish Texas property taxes, what would you replace them with? Higher sales tax that would disproportionately affect the poor and lower income Texans? A state income tax? State consumption tax, as Medina has proposed? It woould have to be at least 12% and it again, would affect the poor the most.
And how do you explain Medina’s willingness to go on the air with Alex Jones? Do you not know Jones is certifiable?
Besides,the governor doesn’t legislate. If you want a fairer property tax system in Texas, you need to get busy and help get rid of the Dems in Austin who have blocked ever attempt Dan Patrick has tried to make to revamp our central appraisal district system.
Tom63010 commented:
TEA Party groups should be very careful about their associations, even those that speak at rallies.
Army Mom commented:
hrh – You are right. I stated the endorsements incorrectly. Thanks for the catch.
Still Palin’s endorsement of Perry was very out of character. Now I understand why she did so.
John commented:
Just FYI, here’s Perry’s and Hutchison’s responses in an AP story to Medina’s statement this morning. This pretty much falls into the fish/barrel category of easy targets to waylay, no matter what Medina’s excuse is (and saying a 9/11 conspiracy question isn’t part of the Texas governor’s race is pretty much a dead end response, when saying ‘no’ to the original question would have prevented the firestorm in the first place while the reponse offered up puts Medina in line not just with some of the Paulians, but with some of the most far left folks on the political spectrum).
Gman commented:
Buh-bye
newton commented:
“Medina has appeared on Jones’ radio show at least six times. ”
Ugh!
Sorry, guys. Once again, Sarah’s instincts were correct.
Go Rick Perry!
Marsh commented:
I’m really glad people are starting to denounce these Ron Paul tards. I used to be a fan of Ron Paul but the more I listened to him and his supporters the more I came to realize how nuts a lot of them are. Don’t get me wrong. Not all Ron Paul supporters are crazy. But quite a few of them are. This whole Alex Jones, Ron Paul, New World Order crap needs to go. They need to be kicked out of the conservative movement at every level. They’re an embarrassment. I agree with Ron Paul on reducing the size of government and upholding the U.S. Constitution but that’s about it. He takes it to an extreme that is far too ideological. Ron Paul, Alex Jones, and this cult of NWO types are slowly turning the conservative movement into a paranoid, America bashing, isolationist fringe. It’s infecting the Tea Party movement as well. It’s time to start seperating ourselves from these people as much as possible.
TxTenther commented:
Texas is a whole lot better off than most states around the country. Perry has his faults but, I’m voting for him. No way I’m sitting this out like some others, upset with Medina, and letting Bill White run this state. You like Obama? You’ll love White.
Andreas K. commented:
Truthers…
You think these guys are bad?
Watch German truthers. Yep, they exist. Germans, sitting in Germany, behind their German computers, having never been to the US, never getting out of Germany, getting all their info from US truther sites… comment on 9-11.
It has to be the most stupid thing in the world.
noislamocommie commented:
I will vote in the candidate I am working with in the 18th but will leave the rest of the ballot blank.There just is noone to get excited about in this one.
Most conservatives will do whatever Beck bids them…I see no independent thinking anywhere on the right. Its frustrating.
Becks fine work on running history classes during prime-time is admirable. We all could use that but I cannot handle his arrogance.
doctordrewl commented:
Medina has integrity… and it won’t be forgotten.
You laugh at so-called “Truthers” when it’s clear you’ve probably never investigated the official story. Ever heard of AE911truth? Check out there presentation before you open your big mouth again.
It’s mystifying why so many so-called Patriots, will continue to defend a system that has almost completely looted our entire generation, while convincing us that it’s our own fault, and that we need desperately to perpetuate a permanent warfare state (that we can’t afford)…only to keep us free and safe. Keep in mind all the changes that have taken place in the post-9/11 world… and then ask yourself, how many unconstitutional laws, executive orders, pork-loaded bills, have been passed because of the fear stoked by 9/11.
When you realize what a cash cow for the feds, and mechanism for social change, 9/11 was… then you’ll understand why nobody in the establishment wants to scrutinize what happened that day… because it already accomplished what it was supposed to…
Stop defending a system that is broken. 9/11 Truth isn’t about pointing the finger at Bush and Cheney… it’s about cleaning out the closet of the deep state gov’t that would kill 3000 people on TV, just to push an agenda. If you’re against that kind of transparency from gov’t… you should consider a move to China where the gov’t controlled media, does absolutely all of the thinking for everyone…
Solaratov commented:
noislamocommie
February 11th, 2010 | 4:44 pm | #43
I will vote in the candidate I am working with in the 18th but will leave the rest of the ballot blank.There just is noone to get excited about in this one.
Most conservatives will do whatever Beck bids them…I see no independent thinking anywhere on the right. Its frustrating.
Becks fine work on running history classes during prime-time is admirable. We all could use that but I cannot handle his arrogance.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
And that’s the reason barack HUSSEIN obama is in the white house right now!
Thanks a lot!
thetimman commented:
Doesn’t it strike you as comical that the left calls you “teabaggers”, as though that were to stop all debate on the issues, and calls further some of you “birthers”, as though that stops all debate on that issue, and yet you most ironically call the people who question 9-11 “truthers” as though that ends the debate on that.
Pot, meet kettle.
I think Ron Paul’s position on US foreign policy is spot on, and it has nothing to do with 9-11. We are bankrupting ourselves, depleting our military resources, leaving our borders undefended and thus leaving this country vulnerable to attack by terrorists AND nation states who could damage us far worse than Al-Qaeda.
Texmom commented:
The minute it came out of her mouth, I knew her campaign was over. She spoke to a group of us a few months ago and she was great. She didn’t say anything “wacko” at all, but none of us asked her about things like that.
No matter what she really thinks, what she said on Beck has terminated her campaign. I don’t think her clarifying statement will help her now.
jonyjoe101 commented:
Even though Glen beck is one of the 3 puppets, he can be useful sometimes. The “wise Latina” should have lied like all good democrats do, what should have been a “red flag” was that she was a minority (latina/woman) in the republican party, which is rare. I’m sure she is also for open borders.
They mock Sarah Palin, but she is a true patriot and that is hard to fake. Debra Medina was trying to be something she wasn’t, now she can go to the democratic party where she has always belong.
maverick muse commented:
Jim,
You really ought to pull retireo5′s unsubstantiated gossip from the post.
Ladue Pundit commented:
retire05
You go.
howdareyouaskformyname commented:
This is what elections are for… to cull out the nutters. No biggee. Move on to the next candidate.
BTW I like Paul on economic questions for the most part. He does himself great harm by being bats**t crazy on foreign policy. It is OK to say we should pursue a more isolationist path. I think it is wrong but you can make principled arguments either way. But these conspiracy theories based on nothing but wishful thinking and scientific illiteracy are signs of something pathological a person’s psyche.
lurker9876 commented:
http://www.fairconvention.org/
Take a look at this.
I know someone with close ties with the Tea Parties around Houston and she did not like Debra Medina.
lurker9876 commented:
Bill White was my major for many years. He has had no competition so he’s won several terms. He handled Rita and Katrina quite well. But I am afraid that he would win over Rick Perry. Has anyone compared Bill White and Rick Perry. I think Rick Perry will win his primary and Bill his own primary.
Dick commented:
Say hello to another term of Gov. Rick.
See ya around the campfire, Medina, ya nutjob.
ogee commented:
She Said:
“I’ve not taken a position there.”
What’s the fuss/ she is full of ideas and is miles ahead of the 2 other candidates. They are plum out of ideas and totally ineffective.
ogee commented:
Looks like lots of concern trolls here today. Pretending one thing or another. Posing.
Ozark Lee commented:
I have no dog in the hunt here but I heard the interview. It wasn’t pretty from the get go.
The waffle answer on the “truthers” was disturbing to say the least.
I have a hard time seeing how this works out in the end although she might be the best candidate for the conservative cause.
To the folks that are bashing Glenn it was his standard line of questioning at the start, he did disengage as it went on though but where do you go from there?
…Lee
noislamocommie commented:
Glen Beck & Pat Grey are buddies from way back.Grey worked at Dan Patrick’s radio station in the morn hours.Patrick is a state senator with healthy ties to Rick Perry. This was a setup.
I listened again to Medina’s comments…no big deal. It’s still a free country.People should be allowed to question what’s going on in the govt. that’s nothing new.That’s what she said people have questions.It’s not her job to stifle that.
Rick Perry told Leo Berman about a year ago that if he WOULD NOT RUN…he would get as much enforcement on immigration passed as he could provided it was constitutional. Now he’s backpedalling. He does not believe in blocking birthright citizenship to illegals as Berman wanted to or in blocking tuition rights.
Everyone worried about someone who did not vociferously reject links or connections to all things TRUTHER 9-11 to the approval level of Beck needs to remember that they will wake up in a country annexed by Mexico.I absolutely do not trust Perry to do anything at all…NOTHING..zip…nada!
TexasTrooper commented:
Well my goodness look what Becks buddy has to say about Beck, Palin and Gov. Perry…very interesting…By Chuck Baldwin
February 12, 2010
NewsWithViews.com
A WARNING TO THE TEA PARTY NATION
http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin569.htm
Read this article especially towards the bottom Chuck talks of the warnings about Perry, Palin and Beck and praises Medina !!! Medina
is committed to preserving Texas’ independence and sovereignty. She
is opposed to the Patriot Act. She will secure the Texas border. She
will give Texas Ver…mont-style open carry freedoms for gun owners. She
wants to get rid of unconstitutional property taxes in Texas. She will
stop the NAFTA superhighway. Medina is the real deal.
maverick muse commented:
Jim Hoft jumped on Alinsky’s bandwagon. What a shame to ignore the corruption of Rick Perry’s PAC that attempts to rescind Texas citizens’ rights for their own profit and growth of power. The Texan tradition to elect a NEW Governor after two terms is how citizens prevent career politicians from abusing the office for special interests against the public and private rights of citizens.
Debra Medina is not a so-called “truther”. Glenn Beck is fanning a witch hunt. Furthermore, go back far enough and recall how Beck himself was accused years ago of being a “truther” in the same Alinsky media manner that he dealt to Medina yesterday. That’s utterly despicable, to attack a respectable GOP Tea Party candidate on false grounds that he fabricated for his own profit. I tuned in to hear this yesterday. Beck played the predictable though dishonest shock-jock. The wording tells all. Beck demanded that Medina not only denounce any doubt whatsoever regarding the way our federal government functioned on behalf of national security prior to 9/11, on 9/11, and after the fact; Beck demanded that Medina denounce any person supporting her candidacy who might have doubts regarding our federal government that consists of bureaucrats representing vested interests who failed to protect America. George W. Bush and Cheney created the Department of Homeland Security on the basis that our federal intelligence community FAILED to prevent the 9/11 terrorist attacks. BTW: It only took one change in administrations for the DHS to prove itself exactly the fascistic nightmare that its critics warned at its inception. It isn’t as if more bureaucracy ever made a government or business more efficient; and that’s the least of our DHS problems today.
Just days ago, Sarah Palin endorsed Ron Paul with the qualification that she and he do not see eye to eye on everything, that there is no such thing as the “perfect” candidate.
To Greg #5, I recall the grief that the media gave Ron Paul for his actions to being back his district’s federal tax funds to his district for necessary works, mistakenly calling Paul a hypocrite for his stand on budgeting. His response was that he is doing his constitutional duty for his constituents. Further, I would think that he certainly was not asking for more than they put into the system.
I’m a Fred Thompson supporter, myself. And like Fred, I note well that most legislation and projects sponsored is self promotional and a huge burden to tax payers who rarely benefit, but rather suffer from the consequences of new legislation. So saying that Ron Paul isn’t doing anything for you places your complaint in the socialist category of wanting Bigger Brother Uncle Sam’s Nanny on our backs.
maverick muse commented:
Worth repeating:
noislamocommieNo Gravatar
February 11th, 2010 | 2:14 pm | #23
Remember also that Sara Palin said”….it was a legitimate question” in regard to questioning Obama’s eligibility to be president.I wonder if Beck will take her out soon.
The ProfessorNo Gravatar
February 11th, 2010 | 2:15 pm | #24
http://www.medinafortexas.com/getPost?p=272
Medina Campaign Responds to Glenn Beck Interview
by Debra Medina on Feb 11, 2010
I was asked a question on the Glenn Beck show today regarding my thoughts on the so-called 9/11 truth movement. I have never been involved with the 9/11 truth movement, and there is no doubt in my mind that Muslim terrorists flew planes into those buildings on 9/11. I have not seen any evidence nor have I ever believed that our government was involved or directed those individuals in any way. No one can deny that the events on 9/11 were a tragedy for all Americans and especially those families who lost loved ones.
The question surprised me because it’s not relevant to this race or the issues facing Texans. This campaign has always been about private property rights and state sovereignty. It is focused on the issues facing Texans. It is not a vehicle for the 9-11 truth movement or any other group.
The real underlying question here, though, is whether or not people have the right to question our government. I think the fact that people are even asking questions on this level gets to the incredible distrust career politicians have fostered by so clearly taking their direction from special interests instead of the people, whether it’s Rick Perry and his HPV mandate or Kay Hutchison and voting for the bank bailout. It is absolutely the right and duty of a free people to question their government. Texas does not need another politician who tells you what you want to hear, then violates your liberties and steals your property anyway. I fully expect to be questioned and to be held accountable as Governor, and that’s the underlying issue here: should people be questioning their government. And the answer is yes, they should be.
maverick muse commented:
Texas Trooper #61
Interesting link. Pastor Baldwin recaps the situation, and makes legitimate criticism.
That the GOP establishment is pirating the Tea Party is obvious. So long as the alliance usurps citizen’s rights, more is the pity for loss of conservatism at the hand of political corruption.
‘GOVERNMENT IS THE PROBLEM’: Ronald Reagan
/btw: this thread exposes the tensions and weakness of the Tea Party alliance as those who “joined” post Paul’s potus campaign eschew any association whatsoever with Rep. Paul because of the juvenile element that usurped his campaign to promote their own anarchism. So far as his campaign concerned me, I admire his spunk and appreciate having Paul at the far end of the political spectrum holding tight the right-anchor that defines Federalist minimalism today. Ron Paul, for all his quirks, single handed exposes the lengths “moderates” progressively define LEFTISM as centrist. Why should a “conservative” exonerate the socialism in neoconservatism, and repudiate the ultra-conservative Constitutionalist? To fit in with the crowd, manifesting political group think. Dhimmiwit.
Mark D commented:
The TeaParty Movement should immediately disavow and publically distance themselves from this insane Ron Paul Acolyte.
…The Marxist Media has been and is looking for anything they can tie around the necks of the TeaParty Movement, to slow or halt the momentum…
Guy commented:
Call me crazy, but I just didn’t come to the conclusion that she was a “truther” from Beck’s interview or from her statement. Not coming out specifically against “truthers” is not the same as being one. In politics, you have to be very careful what you say, and when asked a question that you aren’t really ready for, the best answer is no answer, which is what she did. For me, the jury is still out …. The hard part now will be getting to the truth about her beliefs, because once something like this happens, it’s tough to get a truthful statement out of a politician. Looking back to her older speeches and interviews will be the only way to really discover her feelings …