Houston Area Liberty Campaign

Two-faced Rick Perry lies about his illegal alien benefits law, pretends to be tough.

“Again this week, Rick Perry is lying about his programs to give grants and in-state tuition to illegal aliens,” says Debra Medina. “In 2001, Rick Perry signed the nation’s first law giving in-state tuition preferences to illegal aliens [1]. After lying to the state live about it during the Belo debates, he’s lying about it again this week in his answer to the Fort Worth Star Telegram voter’s guide.”

“Rick Perry’s program (HB 1403, 2001) [2]not only violates federal law by giving preferential tuition treatment to illegal aliens, it gives cash grants to those same illegal aliens, while Texans and Americans have to scrimp to pay the continuously rising costs of college education,” said Medina.

“Last week, Perry slammed the federal government for costing Texas money by not protecting the border, [3] but Rick Perry has made it clear; pandering to illegal aliens and growing government is more important to him than being responsible with the money of Texas taxpayers,” Medina said.

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[From TimesWatch.org]

Long-time welfare-beat reporter Jason DeParle took yet another victory lap in his Thursday story on how food stamps are losing their stigma in a piece co-written with Robert Gebeloff: “Once Stigmatized, Food Stamps Find Acceptance.”

These same two reporters wrote a national version of the same story with virtually the same headline less than three months ago, which appeared on the front page November 29, 2009: “Food Stamp Use Soars Across U.S., and Stigma Fades.” Both stories are apart of the paper’s occasional series “The Safety Net.”

The triumphal headline and DeParle’s accompanying attitude of barely concealed vindication is no surprise, given his long-time opposition to welfare reform, noted most bluntly in a sour and alarmist piece he penned as a Times reporter, opposing the passage of Clinton-era welfare reform in the July 28, 1996 Times Week in Review: “Get a Job — The New Contract With America’s Poor.” DeParle warned in that 1996 piece:

The risk is that it may also end poverty as we know it. By making it even worse….But the weight of the evidence suggests that most either cannot or will not lift themselves from poverty in an economy where, for more than two decades, the bottom has been dropping out for low-skilled workers. In a nation that already has the highest child poverty rates in the industrialized world the poor may indeed get poorer. And more numerous and desperate as well…If he signs the measure as it is, President Clinton will appear to have fulfilled his famous pledge about ending welfare. In truth, he will have abandoned the vision that animated the slogan. Having sought office with the aim of a redefined social contract — health care for every American — he will be seeking re-election with a bill that begrudges poor infants their Pampers….No doubt the harsh reality of an empty stomach will cause some people to do better. Some may indeed get jobs and marry, as [Fla. Rep. Clay] Shaw predicts. Others may turn to prostitution or the drug trade. Or cling to abusive boyfriends. Or have more abortions. Or abandon their children. Or camp out on the streets and beg.
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Congressman Ron Paul addresses the crowd at CPAC 2010 and rocks the house!

http://house.gov/paul
http://CampaignForLiberty.com

Read and draw your own conclusions but I don’t buy the official reason why GPS data is being collected as to the front doors of each home in America….
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[From Personal Liberty Digest, by Bob Livingston]

The United States Constitution calls for an enumeration (census) to be taken every 10 years to determine the number of representatives each state will send to Congress. The next one is set to begin on April 1, 2010.

But census workers are already on the streets of America, and they’re doing more than just seeking the number of people in each household. They’re tasked with marking the Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates of every house in America.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau website, “This GPS technology allows us to reduce the amount of time spent by census workers in locating addresses while increasing productivity. Most importantly, by adding a GPS coordinate to each housing unit, the Census Bureau is able to ensure that residents are counted in the right location. This is important as the data are used to apportion congressional representation and used to draw redistricting lines.”

But the idea of mapping GPS coordinates for every front door in America reeks of Big Brother intrusion. And it’s just a continuation of Big Brother Government’s efforts to compile more and more data on each individual.

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Not a bad little video for Debra Medina … Just in case you’ve forgotten all the “wonderful” little and big gifts Rick Perry has given Texans over the past nine years, view the below!

Associated Press

The following is the full text of a note published online by the man who is believed to be involved in today’s plane crash in Austin:

“If you’re reading this, you’re no doubt asking yourself, “Why did this have to happen?” The simple truth is that it is complicated and has been coming for a long time. The writing process, started many months ago, was intended to be therapy in the face of the looming realization that there isn’t enough therapy in the world that can fix what is really broken. Needless to say, this rant could fill volumes with example after example if I would let it. I find the process of writing it frustrating, tedious, and probably pointless… especially given my gross inability to gracefully articulate my thoughts in light of the storm raging in my head. Exactly what is therapeutic about that I’m not sure, but desperate times call for desperate measures.

We are all taught as children that without laws there would be no society, only anarchy. Sadly, starting at early ages we in this country have been brainwashed to believe that, in return for our dedication and service, our government stands for justice for all. We are further brainwashed to believe that there is freedom in this place, and that we should be ready to lay our lives down for the noble principals represented by its founding fathers. Remember? One of these was “no taxation without representation”. I have spent the total years of my adulthood unlearning that crap from only a few years of my childhood. These days anyone who really stands up for that principal is promptly labeled a “crackpot”, traitor and worse. Read the rest of this entry »

Things are changing rapidly in the race for the GOP nomination for governor of Texas as the March 2nd primary approaches.  Not long ago, it looked like a typical two person race.  That’s no longer the case, as Debra Medina has come out of nowhere to mount a serious challenge to both Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison, and a vote for Medina would send a shock wave through both Austin and DC.  Medina is now in second place in some polls, so there is no way a vote for her is “wasted”.

She is a serious candidate deserving serious consideration by all who consider themselves conservatives.

Read below for my analysis of why every Rick Perry voter should consider switching their vote to Debra Medina.

Full report:

The Texas primaries are rapidly approaching, and as we get closer to the March 2nd date, the race for the GOP gubernatorial nomination has changed dramatically in just the past few weeks. Debra Medina, a virtual unknown in Texas, has come out of nowhere to throw a real monkey wrench into the race.  Late last year, her support Read the rest of this entry »

By William Beazley

The 2010 Texas Governor’s race is arguably the most influential race in America. Texas is the largest conservative leaning state in the union and this implies that if Texas sets a good example then states may be willing emulators.

I first met Debra back in 2007 while standing in for proper leadership of the grassroots movement in Beaumont. She gladly drove the long trek to help remedy our hopelessly deep ignorance of grass roots politics.

Though she was knowledgeable, it was clear that she was merely just one of us, not having anything remotely akin to political super powers or that larger-than-life verve politicians often have. The only thing obvious about her was her sincerity.
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Monday, February 15, 2010 is Debra Medina Money Bomb Day!!  This may be one of the last opportunities to donate to the Medina campaign before regular voting on Primary Day, Tuesday, March 2nd.

Facebook will only allow you to invite 60 members a day to join a cause, so here is the link if you don’t have it already. We can spread this one far and wide folks! Let’s do this, folks!  Facebook link: http://www.medinamoneybomb.com/.

Or you can donate directly via the Debra Medina for Governor campaign site:  https://secure.piryx.com/donate/ g79TEURR/medinafortexas/.

There will also be a Debra Medina WEBCAST Town Hall Meeting on Private Property on Monday, February 15, starting at 6:30 pm.  You can view on any computer with internet access. Ms Medina will also be holding several other Webcasts in the following weeks on these topics:

Mon., Feb. 22nd, 6:30 pm – State Soverignty
Mon., March 1st, 6:30 pm — How We Texans Will Win!

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Hitler reacts to the news that Glenn Beck has created a new public relations debacle in Texas, that everyone in Texas owns guns and that’s why he never invaded Switzerland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySfEZlpN2OE&feature=player_embedded