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The key to finding out more about the Clara and Johnnie Russell lawsuit lies deep within the history of the Remuda Ranch Estates Homeowners Association board members where we will find out what it is this group of bullies is truly trying to accomplish with these frivolous lawsuits they have repeatedly filed against residents (numerous cases now) of the Remuda Ranch Estates.
After many discussions with residents of the estates, I have managed to dig up many new details which include numerous attacks and threats against residents posting this “WAKE UP AMERICA – Defend your Liberties” sign that is now in question with the ongoing Russell lawsuit. Some of the threats have been sent by board members via text messages and emails. There is one member of the board whose name continues to stand out and residents keep telling me she is behind most of the HOA issues while using the others as her pawns to do the dirty work for her. I won’t get into details about who this individual is in today’s story.
The current members of the Remuda Ranch Estates Homeowners Association board consist of:
- Tommy Stewart (President)
- Kathy Chrushielski (Vice President) (Previously mentioned as a friend of Judge Johnson)
- * Shelby Doughtery (Secretary)
- Susan Baird (Treasurer)
- Werner Pegg (Zones Director)
- Marvin Herring (Zone Director) (Who is also their GOP PCT Chair)
- Robert Montgomery (Zone Director)
The members or residents who have tag-teamed as the past Presidents of the HOA Board are:
- Tommy Stewart
- * Shelby Doughtery
- Wes Oliver
- Steve Coburn
Let’s just take a quick look at the current Remuda Ranch Estate Homeowners Association board President.
Tommy Stewart (Cowboy at large)
His name is Thomas (Tommy) Stewart. Tommy likes to sport the look of a angry cowboy while displaying a large caliber pistol and wearing a Obama T-shirt with a big Texas background at the same time. I’m betting you are thinking the same thing I am right now. There are just some things that don’t match in my description, but you can see for yourself in a profile picture he proudly displays (seen to the left).
Tommy likes to enforce the HOA’s rules on his neighbors who proudly display “WAKE UP AMERICA” signs, but doesn’t have much regard for the sign rules himself as you will see in some photos I will show you below.
He also likes to write the Star-Telegram to attempt to justify the boards iron-fisted actions to attack the Civil Liberties of the estate’s residents.
Here’s a short explanation provided by Tommy in op-ed,
For 38 years, the rule prohibiting certain signs in Remuda Ranch Estates has been part of the deed restrictions. (See: “No politics, please: We’re homeowners,” Bud Kennedy, Nov. 18)
Temporary allowances are made for political signs during elections, school spirit signs (90 days) and seasonal displays (90 days).
None of the allowances seem to list the signs Mr. Stewart does and has recently had posted on his property.
Tommy's Large Address sign approx. 2 x 5 ft
Tommy's 2 unapproved Garage Sale signs
As you can imagine, this is only a drop in the bucket of the information accumulated so far. If you keep an eye out for a new post by Mike at The Blaze, I’m sure there will be some more goodies popping up very soon.
Please consider contributing to the Russell’s defense fund:
Clara Russell Defense Fund
PO Box 150471
Ft. Worth Texas 76108
There are also requests asking who to contact in order to file complaints:
District Attorney’s Office:
Don Schnelby
117 Fort Worth Hwy
Weatherford, TX 76086
(817) 598-6124
Other Chapters in this developing story:
- Activist Judge Rules Against Freedom of Speech in North Texas! (update #5 7-22-2011)
- Conflict of Interest Causing an Uprising in Parker County, Texas over Homeowners being Sued (Update #1)
- The Conflicts of Interest Keep Getting More Interesting when in Parker County, Texas
- Clara Russell Makes it onto Glenn Beck and Doug Giles to Tell Her Story
- Taking a Better Look into Conflicts of Interest in Parker County, Texas Regarding Russell Case
UPDATE (11-28-2011 7:44 pm): An in depth expansion on this story was provided by Mike Opelka of The Blaze
Update also includes a minor correction.
The Conflicts of Interest Keep Getting More Interesting when in Parker County, Texas
Posted by: | CommentsOne might be asking why I am on this story so hot and heavy? This story isn’t just about issues in Parker County, Texas. It’s a story that is taking place all across the country. It’s a common story of political, or judicial as in this case, assassination of good honest people just like Clara and Johnnie Russell who take great pride in their country instead of being haters of America. Nobody in their right mind would make a judgement of over $7,000 over a measly little sign that was harming nobody if there wasn’t something else to be gained in doing so. Nobody!
With that statement out of the way, let’s move on with today’s discoveries.
It appears a couple of friends in the Parker County, Texas area have been a quite busy since my last update. Perhaps it is an effort to cover up any concerns over a conflict of interest. While Lynn and Kathy may think they have outsmarted everyone, they apparently have forgotten about a handy little ‘Snipping Tool’ that helps us capture screen shots, in addition to the pictures that have already been downloaded.
Judge Lynn Marie Johnson, Just because you cleansed your facebook photo albums, doesn’t mean you’ve managed to get away from that conflict of interest issue that you probably should have excused yourself from. Less than 24 hrs ago this page was full of photo albums which were able to be viewed by the public. Where in the world did they go and what was there to hide in all those photo albums?
The Judge has been busy cleansing her facebook photo albums within the past 24 hrs.
Remember Judge Johnson’s friend Kathy Kornegay Chruscielski? You know, the same lady who is sitting on the Remuda Ranch Estates Homeowners Association board? Hmmm… somebody has decided to make their page private now when it was able to be viewed by the public less than 24 hrs ago.
24 hrs ago Kathy's page was open for public viewing and now it is set to private.
It sure is beginning to look as if a couple of friends in good ole’ Parker County, Texas are working hard to cover their trail of friendship or just maybe the ‘Conflict of Interest’ issue has them a little concerned. Or, maybe they are just upset that they have been caught red-handed as they worked together at trying to reach into the pockets of Clara and Johnnie Russell to help fill the coffers to keep Remuda Ranch Estates Homeowners Association from going broke. Or, as I mentioned above, this could easily be about something much bigger than the $7,323 the Russells were being stuck with in the judgement against them. The real answer to this mess might just be coming in the next couple of days as more and more continues to be exposed.
Ladies, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but screenshots have become a handy tool in this day and age of internet cleansing. I bet if you watch this site over the next couple of days, you might just happen to find what is now missing from your facebook pages.
I suppose this would be a good time to make mention that we also have something else up our sleeve that shows what this whole lawsuit was really about and it might have a little something to do with the phone calls that have been placed claiming that the lawsuit against the Russells had nothing at all to do with the content of the sign itself, when in fact, it appears that it did have something to do with the content and a little game of overstepping your powers to squelch free speech because it would be such a terrible thing to ‘Wake Up America’.
To follow the full story, be sure to check out the previous articles on this issue as listed below.
The story began with: Activist Judge Rules Against Freedom of Speech in North Texas! (update #5 7-22-2011)
The follow-up story: Conflict of Interest Causing an Uprising in Parker County, Texas over Homeowners being Sued
Here Clara Russell tell her story on Glenn Beck’s radio program on the morning of 11-22-2011: Beck fan in trouble over posting 9/12 and Tea Party signs in Ft. Worth, TX
The Russells have asked me to make a correction to Clara’s email address which was misunderstood by Mr. Beck. The correct address is: claravrussell@gmail.com for anyone wishing to help the couple or just send them a little note of support for taking this stand. I have also been informed by a friend of theirs that a legal defense fund is being looked into at this time to help them with legal fees.
UPDATED (11-26-2011):
I have also received word of a defense fund being set up for the Russells to assist with their legal fees:
Clara Russell Defense Fund
PO Box 150471
Ft. Worth Texas 76108
There are also requests asking who to contact in order to file complaints:
District Attorney’s Office:
Don Schnelby
117 Fort Worth Hwy
Weatherford, TX 76086
(817) 598-6124
Other Chapters in this ongoing story:
- Activist Judge Rules Against Freedom of Speech in North Texas! (update #5 7-22-2011)
- Conflict of Interest Causing an Uprising in Parker County, Texas over Homeowners being Sued (Update #1)
- This story: The Conflicts of Interest Keep Getting More Interesting when in Parker County, Texas
- Clara Russell Makes it onto Glenn Beck and Doug Giles to Tell Her Story
- Taking a Better Look into Conflicts of Interest in Parker County, Texas Regarding Russell Case
Video: Wisconsin Capitol protesters disrespect the Veterans Memorial
Posted by: | CommentsUnion Protesters disrespect a Veteran’s War Memorial at the Wisconsin State Capitol by using it as a display board to take their signs on.
The YouTube channel “annalthouse” has many videos relating to the many union related protests that have been taking place in Wisconsin over the past few weeks.
Is Madison the beginning of Civil War?
Posted by: | Comments
Protester with "Throw Out that old Douchebag" sign in Madison, Wisconsin
Monday a friend (who is a Conservative Wisconsin teacher) contacted me to have me look into the budget fixes proposed by Governor Walker. She and her husband are very upset about the approximate 25% decrease in her paycheck that will result from the increase in pension and medical contributions the Governor is asking the teachers and other public employees to make. Understandably, she’s struggling to figure out how they’re going to make up for that loss in pay, as are many of the other teachers and public employees who are now protesting the Governor’s budget in Madison. One of the things cited by my friend as part of her anger is that the Wisconsin Firefighters, Police and State Troopers are exempt from this plan, since those unions endorsed Walker when he ran for governor last year. She understands the need for the cuts, but feels that if everyone is being asked to make the change, then EVERYONE should be required, not just those who did not endorse the new Governor of Wisconsin. (My friend is not one of the thousands of teachers who participated in the “sick-in” aka illegal strike this week nor does she condone the teachers who did so or the ones who took students with them to the protest at the Capitol.)
I’ve heard from numerous Wisconsinites regarding this issue. They’re pretty evenly split between supporting the Governor and supporting the teachers. I can see and understand both sides of the issue – on the one hand, Wisconsin is looking at a huge budget deficit and trying to fill that hole by requiring additional contributions from the public employees; on the other hand, the public employees, teachers included, have spent the last four or so years, negotiating deals that include no cost of living pay increases in order to keep their pensions and medical benefits intact. Both sides are passionate about their position and willing to fight for what they believe is right. If left alone, I have no doubt that eventually the sides would be able to work out their differences.
One of many photos taken at Madison, Wisconsin Protest on 2-17-2011
But now we have President Obama weighing in, calling Governor Walker’s plan “an assault on Unions.” We have his “Organizing for America” busing people to Madison to join the protests. The major labor unions have become involved and plan to also join in the protest. The Democrat Senators are refusing to do their jobs and go to work while thousands besiege the Capitol, many of them students clueless as to why they’re there but excited to be out of school for the day. The Governor has alerted the National Guard that they may called upon to do essential work if the protesters manage to shut down the government. What began as a march on the Capitol is erupting into something more and more ominous. To make things even more interesting, there is now a rally planned for Saturday by various Tea Party groups and Freedom Works in Madison.
The Governor has stated that if the unions do not make the concessions he is requesting, that over 20,000 employees will lose their jobs. One would think that the public employees would take that threat seriously and re-think their protests. But there is more than just the required contributions and pay cuts that are driving this uproar. The Labor Unions, which currently extract dues from all public employees also fear Walker’s plan to eliminate non-salary collective bargaining and tie salary increases to the Consumer Price Index so that public employee salaries would not rise quicker than the rate of inflation and hopefully bring their salaries closer in line with private sector employees as well as allow Wisconsin to become a “Right To Work” state meaning that union membership would become optional, causing the unions to lose millions of dollars of dues every year.
Photo of protesters seen at Madison, Wisconsin Protest
It is the loss of money and the subsequent loss of power that is the driving force behind the protests. Where it started as teachers fighting back, the protests have no been hijacked by Big Labor and even our President is feeding the fires with his statements regarding Walker’s plan. There is no good ending for this protest.
One Nation Rally Shows Loss for Hope and Change
Posted by: | CommentsThe One Nation Rally came and went, and along with it’s passing comes all the great controversy over size does matter. While promoting his event, self proclaimed super progressive Ed Schultz, stated, “I guarantee you, I could do more than 300,000!”, because those were in his mind the high numbers of the 8/28 Restoring Honor Rally held in D.C. in exactly the same location.
As you can clearly see from the images below, Ed Schultz’s mouth is much bigger than his actions. Better luck next time, Ed. Maybe next time you will find more than that little Fargo, North Dakota fan base to show at your event.
Just in case your argument has something to do with the time of day the bottom image was taken, take a careful look at the shadows and notice the shadows of the perspective trees are due North or close to it. That would put the time of the photo at or near the 12 PM time frame.
So, let’s give them another chance to prove themselves. Just maybe they left the grounds as clean as the attendees of the Restoring Honor Rally.
Ouch! I’m sorry to see they just couldn’t have enough pride in their own One Nation event to have taken the time and consideration to clean up after themselves.
Just maybe they are beginning to realize that they got a whole lot of change without the hope to back it up.
Remember, “It’s all for the children…”
Posted by: Andrea Mayer-Bruestle | Comments (2)Schools all over Wisconsin have been closed since Tuesday because of illegally striking teachers angry about Governor Walker’s proposals that they contribute to their own pensions and health care and some loss of collective bargaining rights. Many claim it isn’t about the money, it’s the collective bargaining issue. They claim that without the ability to collectively bargain Wisconsin’s schools will lose its talented teachers and other top-rated public employees because the benefits they currently enjoy will be minimized under Walker’s plan. Because when it comes down to it, it’s really about the kids, right? Without the great benefits these teachers and other public employees enjoy, a diverse school district like Milwaukee, for example, would experience one of the highest achievement gaps between white and minority students in the country, have a graduation rate of less than 70% for all students, have only 40% of 10th-12th graders proficient in reading and only 30% of 10th-12th graders proficient in math. But wait, this is where the MPS district already stands – with the exceptional benefits the unions are fighting to retain. So, if the union loses everything they’ve been protesting about for the last week, are they saying that these stats will get worse?
I don't think we want you inspiring our children
Is it really about the kids? In an article in The Pioneer Press on Saturday, the head of the Hudson, WI Teachers’ Union “acknowledged that the school closures were an inconvenience for parents.” He said he was disappointed the situation “got to a point where individuals felt … this was necessary.” For districts with a high percentage of students eligible for free/reduced lunches (70% of Milwaukee students are eligible), one has to surmise that many of those students went hungry for the past few days, not to mention the amount of lost work-time as parents struggled to find childcare for kids suddenly out of school for the week. How many thousands of young children were left home alone when parents gave up trying to find last-minute childcare? How many parents, struggling without the benefits of multiple sick days (if any), took their own pay cut and chanced losing their jobs to stay home with their kids while the teachers frolicked off to Madison to fight to keep the golden pensions and benefits that are contributing to the bankruptcy of Wisconsin?
It is becoming abundantly clear that (at least for those teachers participating in the illegal strike) the unions in Wisconsin don’t care about the kids they so vehemently use every time they’re asking for an increase in Education spending. They don’t care about working families – the real working families who rely upon free/reduced breakfast/lunches to feed their kids everyday, the real working families who have no “sick-days”, who live under the mantra: “You don’t work, you don’t get paid.” The Unions and the Democrats cry and proclaim that they are for the little people, the underdogs, the minorities, the women, and yet when it comes to any loss of money or power, they stand up on top of those little people – stomping them down under their feet and cry “No!”
Is it about the kids in the end? Or is it about the power the Teachers’ unions stand to lose when schools are changed from “closed shops” to “Right To Work” and those unions can no longer forcibly garnish the wages of the teachers?
Next time a referendum comes around, remember the out-cry over lost power and benefits by the Unions and ask yourself, “Is it really for the kids?”