Houston Area Liberty Campaign

Debra Medina was on Infowars.com on October 30th.  Alex talks with wife and mother, home schooler, registered nurse, businesswoman, rancher, and chair of the Republican Party of Wharton County, Debra Medina, who will challenge Bilderberg Group attendee and New World Order darling Rick Perry for the governorship of Texas. Medina, according to her campaign website, “stands solidly on the principles of limited government, a sound economy, individual liberty and the inviolable importance of family, community and faith.”  Infowars journalist and editor Steve Watson talks with Alex about the latest on the flu pandemic hype. Alex covers the latest important news and takes your calls.

If you’re visiting this HALC.us article after October 30th, please watch Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 & Part 4 of the archived in-studio interview.  Also, please visit Debra Medina’s official campaign website.]

Source: El Paso Times

Rick Perry, Debra Medina, Kay Baily Hutchison

By Adriana Gómez Licón / El Paso Times

EL PASO – Debra Medina, a GOP gubernatorial candidate running a difficult primary race against two incumbent Republicans, visits El Paso for the first time today to learn the views of business leaders and residents on topics such as property taxes and illegal immigration.

The former Wharton County Republican Party chairwoman will host a town hall meeting at the West Side Regional Command Center, at 4801 Osborne.

Medina said she was eager to interact with locals to do an assessment of the border issues, interstate commerce, military and education problems troubling El Paso.

“Before I start throwing things out, I’m going to … engage with the community involved,” she said.

Born and raised in Beeville, Texas, on a farm between Corpus Christi and San Antonio, Medina is a registered nurse and business owner running a campaign promoting limited intervention by the government.

Her Republican opponents are Gov. Rick Perry, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Larry Kilgore of Mansfield, Texas.

Medina said that, if elected, she planned to focus on three areas — elimination of property taxes, comprehensive immigration reform and the protection of Texas sovereignty. Read the rest of this entry »

On September 26, 2009, Tina Benkiser, now former Chair of the TX GOP, announced her resignation to join the re-election campaign of Texas Governor Rick Perry as senior advisor. According to the announcement made on Rick Perry’s website, her new role in the campaign was chosen because “she will be an important voice in promoting our message of fiscal responsibility and limited government.”

Perhaps, but it is more likely that Benkiser was tapped because of her significant, yet waning, influence with TXGOP leadership and strong Evangelical support. Since 2003, Benkiser enjoyed success in flooding the TX GOP with Social Conservatives. Now, Benkiser’s new role in the Perry campaign indicates a direct appeal to Evangelical Christians. Benkiser, an evangelical herself, has energized the social conservative base during her tenure with the Texas GOP, but her success in this arena alarmed many party faithful since evangelicals have been portrayed as being myopically concerned with social issues while tolerating fiscal and civic mismanagement.

Additionally, during the 2008 primaries, Benkiser, along with many GOP leaders, alienated the party’s liberty movement. She was accused of repeatedly breaking TX GOP rules to block their attempts at party reform through a genuine return to principles outlined in the platform. This even elicited a “fair convention” mini-movement, complete with shirts that bore the expression, “The GOP Rules! Let’s follow them”.

A Fresh Start for the RPT

Enrique Rangler, A-J Austin bureau chief, believes Benkiser’s move out is just what the GOP needs to begin rebuilding. He may be right. Read the rest of this entry »

According to the Dallas News, Texas Senator Kay Baily Hutchinson is selling her primary Virginia home to move back to Texas. The 4 bed, 4.5 bath, 4,300 sq/ft home is currently listed at 1.45 million. Hutchinson has thrown her hat in the ring for the 2010 gubernatorial race against incumbent Rick Perry.

It’s a shame Hutchinson  just can’t govern from her hometown in Virginia. Surely she would be much more comfortable there. Maybe she’ll move back if she wins the race. Here’s hoping…