Debra Medina Shakes Up GOP Governor Race In Texas

[Pressing-On]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j2Ov...layer_embedded

Debra Medina Glenn Beck 9/11 Truther Radio Comment

“I don’t have all the evidence there, Glenn,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.”

http://www.wisepolitics.com/debra-me...comment-page-1

"Holy Cow. I'm going to hear from people in Texas. I expected her to say, No, absolutely not."

[Esther]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j2Ov...layer_embedded

"Holy Cow. I'm going to hear from people in Texas. I expected her to say, No, absolutely not."

The news is running wild with this, no surprise. She clarified later that she believes muslims flew into the buildings and she does not believe the government was involved in that. I think what she was trying to convey is that she is not sure the government has done all that can and should be done in regards to the attack.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Esther

The news is running wild with this, no surprise. She clarified later that she believes muslims flew into the buildings and she does not believe the government was involved in that. I think what she was trying to convey is that she is not sure the government has done all that can and should be done in regards to the attack.

She should have simply said, NO, Esther. She didn't.

Debra Medina self-destructs on Glenn Beck radio show

This candidacy will self-destruct in five seconds...

What I meant to say was...

Medina quickly put out a statement clarifying what she meant, which just so happens not to sound anything like what she said.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politic...eck-radio-show

Medina sabotages her campaign with 9/11 answer

http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallas...-sabotage.html

Love this comment I read: "As far as the "9/11 Truth" movement goes, when somebody tells me they are a part of it, they might as well be wearing one of those "I'm with Stupid" T-shirts..."

[Esther]

I think her inexperience in politics has caught up with her on this. Mostly because she has been honest in her thoughts and now realizes that sometimes your thoughts may not line up with the majority.

This could be her death in politics.

Time will tell.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Esther

I think her inexperience in politics has caught up with her on this. Mostly because she has been honest in her thoughts and now realizes that sometimes your thoughts may not line up with the majority.

This could be her death in politics.

Time will tell.

I've always believed she was a fringe of the tea party movement. This just proved that to me. A simple, no, would have sufficed.

When she comes in riding on a Republican ticket and then says she won't vote for a Republican if she doesn't win the primary - she's fringe.

But, you already know how I feel and I won't belabor the point.

For the record: I think Beck's comment about "french kissing" Perry was pretty stupid. I'm going to tell him so.

[Jermyn Davidson]

This quack believes that the U.S. government had something to do with 9-11.

After she admits this, she denies it???


You folks in Texas should probably stay away from this chic-- but I'm just a border-Yankee transplant living in a state where English is the second language.

[Ferd]

Mrs Medena now has 0% chance of getting my vote.

guess its Rick

[n david]

Glenn Beck is an idiot. I guarantee you he's either in Perry's or Hutchinson's camp and wanted to make this lady look bad to help his candidate out. My guess is he's supporting Perry.

Ridiculous. I shut him off after the conversation with her when he started comparing Debra to Hitler. HITLER!? You've gotta be kidding me. Unbelievable. No wonder people think Beck is a wacko.

Up til yesterday, I listened to his show off and on going home from work. I usually only catch the last half-hour, but after this I won't be listening to him anymore.

It was a deliberate, political hack job to make her look bad because Debra has been rocking the debates and beating Perry and Hutchinson.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by n david

Glenn Beck is an idiot. I guarantee you he's either in Perry's or Hutchinson's camp and wanted to make this lady look bad to help his candidate out. My guess is he's supporting Perry.

Ridiculous. I shut him off after the conversation with her when he started comparing Debra to Hitler. HITLER!? You've gotta be kidding me. Unbelievable. No wonder people think Beck is a wacko.

Up til yesterday, I listened to his show off and on going home from work. I usually only catch the last half-hour, but after this I won't be listening to him anymore.

It was a deliberate, political hack job to make her look bad because Debra has been rocking the debates and beating Perry and Hutchinson.

Regardless of Beck's drama, the fact still remains that Medina's answer was that she is a "Truther". She tried to correct that later, but for most of us with our heads screwed on straight we understood her pivot. She needed to pivot and hard. But, alas, it is too late. Anyone in their right mind knows that she should have answered that question a little better. You can't turn around and try to change that.

There are clear signs that the movement is not based on rational thought but instead a lunatic fringe group backing Medina. Medina herself was at the forefront of this when she filed a frivolous lawsuit against the Republican Party of Texas after the "fringe" Ron Paul supporters guerilla tactics didn’t work at the convention. The lawsuit has been since thrown out and Medina ordered to pay court fees.

Her past record of managing the Wharton County GOP (which has been roundly criticized by her officials in the county) has not been properly examined.

Just as, in the beginning, no one thought that Obama could beat Hillary, he was not properly vetted. Joe the Plumber was more vetted than Obama. Same thing with Medina. She has the "fringe" lunatics running after her. She has not been properly vetted. Yesterday, the spot light was on her and that is very fortunate. From her first video appearance that I viewed, I had her pegged. She's a "fringe" tea partier and we don't need those kinds of people to affect any change in our state.

One example would be the TTC, which many were against. What came of that is we passed some legislation (Tx Prop 11) which addressed the Eminent Domain issue and will be good legislation to take that a step further. It didn't totally solve the issue, but opened the door for further correction. It is an excellent process and we did not need a gun toting Libertarian, masquerading as a Republican, to get that done.

I hope someone is paying attention to that.

[n david]

I admit, I don't know much about Medina. But Beck's assault on her was wrong ... especially the nearly 10 minutes he spent comparing her to Hitler.

I read her statement after the fact, and it was a good statement.

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.

Pretty straightforward denial.

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.

Bingo! Why did Beck bring up something completely unrelated, completely ridiculous ... something that had absolutely nothing to do with her candidacy or the race?

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.

Bingo again. I don't care if it's a Democrat or Republican administration - the government is NOT immune from questions. It is absolutely the right and the duty of the people to question and hold the government accountable.

Beck was out of line here, and I won't listen to him again.