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What would I do “If I Wanted America to Fail”?
Posted by: | CommentsThis powerful video answers “If I Wanted America to Fail” and just how our local, county, state, and federal governments are setting America up to fail by exploiting the common goodness in the hearts of most Americans. Praying on your weaknesses is how they are getting you to help America to Fail.
Please watch and SHARE this powerful video titled, “If I Wanted America to Fail”.
It doesn’t matter if you are a Republican, Democrat, Independent, etc., it only matters that you want to keep America from failing and that you take time to watch and share this video because you believe in all America stands for and that you want to better understand how those in control are setting America up to fail.
Myself and my many friends with The 912 Project and real Tea Party groups can tell you that we don’t want America to fail and we will not stop until we have stopped those who are trying to destroy ‘OUR’ America. Remember! Those of us who want America to stay strong do surround those few wanting to destroy all the greatness America stands for.
May God Bless this great nation we call America!
Herring Resigns from HOA Board Over Remuda HOA vs Russells Lawsuit
Posted by: | CommentsNumerous sources are now telling me that Parker County, Texas Precinct 400 Chair, Marvin Herring, has been vocal in telling everyone who will listen that he has now resigned from the Remuda Ranch Estates Homeowners Association Board. Others are saying that they just won’t believe it until they see an official resignation announcement. I did try to contact Mr. Herring about his resignation from the board and was unable to reach him for comment. His resignation is taking place at a time when there is a great deal of pressure in Parker County to resolve the lawsuit brought on by the hoa against Johnnie and Clara Russell (vague updates on this lawsuit available at the bottom of this story).
During our research we were most surprised when we learned that Marvin’s wife, Peggy Herring, just happens to be the Parker County Democratic Party Precinct 400 Chair. Wouldn’t this kind of partnership make for an exciting conversation during your evening meal? We’ve also been told that Mr. Herring proudly voted in favor of a shooting ban ordinance in Parker County in subdivisions with 10 acres or less which put several gun instructors in the county out of business. The ordinance which passed in March of 2009, came after the members of the Remuda Ranch Estates Homeowners Association retaliated after they lost their case against Jack Cavenah who was one such instructor who had a shooting range in his backyard.
On March 13, 2009, the Weatherford Democrat reported this on the new ordinance impacting gun rights in Parker County,
“This is absolutely a personal vendetta that Orin Book and the homeowner’s association have against me,” Jack Cavenah said. “They’ve twisted this and made it sound like something it’s not, and all we want is both sides of the story. If they’d whipped us fair and square, that’d be one thing and I’d shut up. But this smells.”
Cavenah claims the court session wherein the ordinance was adopted, was held without giving both sides an opportunity to present their case.
“We had no idea that meeting was happening because the meetings usually happen on Mondays, and this one was on Friday,” he said. “I spoke to both the county judge and Commissioner Jim Webster the week before about this very issue, and neither of them mentioned the meeting to me. They didn’t mention it because they’d already made up their minds and they didn’t want us there telling our side of the story.”
When I spoke with Mr. Cavenah about about this particular issue, he stated,
I still remember what he (referring to Marvin Herring) stood up and said. He said, “This ain’t the wooly west anymore!”
You may recall a previous post where I revealed the hoa board members and Mr. Herring was listed as one of the board members. I will state that I have yet to find an official announcement of Mr. Herring in regards to his resignation from the Remuda Ranch Estates HOA. I have also learned that the Precinct 400 Chair position that Marvin Herring holds is also up for reelection. During my investigation of this story, I had a pleasant conversation with Lynette McCracken about the lawsuit and the many issues with the Remuda hoa. After she had provided me with the issues she was aware of, the conversation switched over to County issues regarding another lawsuit that had taken place where the hoa lost in court. More on this issue at a later date. Once I had a better understanding of the tangled web, I urged Lynette and her friends to get more involved in cleaning up the political landscape in Parker County, Texas. A couple of days after our conversation I learned that Lynette had decided to run for the Precinct 400 Chair position against Marvin Herring. I have to commend Mrs. McCracken for stepping up to run for the betterment of Parker County, Texas. Lynette is currently the Communications Representative for the Parker County Tea Party and a member of the Ft. Worth, Texas 912 Project Group.
Don’t hold your breath too long if you think this is all I have as I work to untangle this web of intimidation and corruption. I can assure you there is a lot more where this came from.
Update on the Russell lawsuit:
Since my reporting on Judge Johnson’s surprise and questionable appearance at a local Tea Party meeting, I have no new information on the Russell bond hearing. Clara Russell has also reported to me that their lawsuit, and everything that has been revealed because of it, has been an awakening and she is now making efforts to help clean things up by getting far more involved in their local politics.
I did reach out to Texas State Representative Phil King any comments he might have on this issue. Mr. King’s prompt response was, “It’s ridiculous. No HOA should be able to regulate religious or political speech. There is no excuse for what has been done to the Russell family. HOAs should focus on large community issues like well paved roads. This was a just a little yard sign.” During a conversation I had with Phil this evening he told me that we was focused on passing legislation that prevents homeowners associations from preventing the freedom of speech which is an important part of our Constitutional Rights.
I have made multiple attempts for a comment from Texas Governor Rick Perry and have yet to receive a response from him on this matter after two weeks.
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Please consider contributing to the Russell’s defense fund:
Clara Russell Defense Fund
PO Box 150471
Ft. Worth Texas 76108
The beginning 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
- Looking into the Board Members (Bullies) of the Remuda Ranch Estates Homeowners Association
- Couple Sued for “WAKE UP AMERICA” sign to appear on GBTV
- Update: Remuda Estates HOA vs Russells Case
Lewis Schaeffer Continues to Stun Real Americans
Posted by: | CommentsLewis Schaeffer Continues to Stun Real Americans as he continues to sing a variety of proud patriotic songs Tea Party’s and others.
At a recent Douglas County Tea Party Event in early June, 2010, Lewis stood in line with others to ask Herman Cain a question and instead decided to sing what was originally recognized as the second verse to the National Anthem and was later correctly identified as the last stanza. Little did anyone expect that the video, which was recorded by the husband and wife team identifying themselves as secularstupidest, would go into viral status virtually overnight.
Tea Party Member Stuns Crowd!
In the week that followed, Lewis, the singing Marine, was featured on FOX news a couple of times and quickly booked by others for additional performances around the country. Horse Pens 40 Park, owned by Howard Shultz, was quick to book Lewis for their July 3rd family event where Lewis will be singing for the park attendees. Details can be found in the events area of a facebook fan page set up for Lewis.
Mr. Schaeffer will also be performing and attending an event in Des Moines, Iowa on July 4th from 6PM-8PM on the West side of the Capitol.
Recently Lewis entertained a candid interview with the family of, secularstupidest, where Lewis really reveals who he is as revealed in the following statements by, secularstupidest:
On a Sunday afternoon I took the drive, with two of my daughters, to Douglas County, GA, to spend some time with Lewis. He was funny, sincere, thoughtful, and remarkably transparent. I asked him many questions, heard the remarkable story of his journey from tragedy to peace, and was profoundly blessed to experience the spiritual power of his native, rare talent. He is able, with no mechanical props and no preparation, to use the greatest of all instruments, the human voice, with raw beauty I have never experienced.
Many assumptions have been made about Lewis, the marine who stunned a tea party crowd, and, thanks to the web, massive numbers of people across the world, with his intense rendition of our national anthem’s fourth verse. The three minute video has been, in its own right, something of a cultural crucible, provoking wildly divergent reactions and assumptions about Lewis, the Tea Party movement in general, the relationship between religion and politics, and more. With Almost 10,000 comments made on the video, it that many have formed hasty and inadequate assumptions of Lewis and the Tea Party.
Secularstupidest also states,
I’ve been involved with the Tea Party movement since the beginning and, as far as I remember, Lewis is the most devout Christian I’ve met. The fact is, the Tea Party movement is not and never has been about establishing any religion into our political system. But neither is it hostile to religious expression among citizens in or out of political office. The Douglas County Tea Party, the day Lewis first sang, was probably 97% free of explicit religious content, not because they were politically correct, but because they provided a platform from which all types of expression could freely flow, and the speakers said what they wanted to say. It is not freedom, if religious speech is censored.
See Lewis’ interview in the video below and enjoy getting to know the great man that he truly is.
To add to this, Lewis also entertained the family with his singing of the song, “Statue of Liberty” as seen below.
Have You Heard the 2nd Verse to the National Anthem?
Posted by: | CommentsAll of us have heard the National Anthem sung many times just like the performance shown below by singer/songwriter Kimbirly Vasi.
What many of you haven’t heard is the 2nd verse of the Star Spangled Banner as heard in the following video taken at a recent Atlanta Tea Party event.
On Power – Part 2 of 3
Posted by: | CommentsPower Doesn’t Just Corrupt
Or: The Year of the Sand Blaster
It’s been almost a month now, and I apologize for the delay in getting back to this series. In my last post, I related the story of Tea Party backers taking over local unit chair positions, and the establishment hacks being very unhappy about it. Since then, Viginia’s 5th District has elected a new chairman, as well. (He appeared on one of my recent shows, by the way.)
One group that has defined “deafening silence” since then have been the lefty bloggers (and even some establishment GOP types) who had previously been very vocal about the Tea Party Movement and their certainty that it would never be able to have a discernible impact at the ballot box. The reason for their silence now is simple: every one of these local unit chair elections involved, of all things, ballots being cast and counted.
In my last post (part 1 of this series), I also talked about the redistribution of power. This time, I want to make the case for a movement in that direction being absolutely essential to our present struggle.
The Founders laid out very specific powers Read More→
Update: Remuda Estates HOA vs Russells Case
Posted by: Trent Thevenot | Comments (7)I’m sad to say that we have little for updates at this time. The December 1, 2011 postponement date has clearly passed with all evidence being submitted by the parties’ attorneys on that date for review by Justice of the Peace Lynn Marie Johnson. Currently there still has been no known verdict received by the Russell couple or their attorney.
Profile photo of JP Lynn Marie Johnson
Interesting note: Claire Russell was scheduled to speak at a Parker County Tea Party meeting last night when, to their surprise, Judge Johnson showed up at the meeting with a City Counsel member at her side. After communications with several members of the group last night, nobody is quite sure why Johnson decided to attend her first Parker County Tea Party meeting last night, December 6, 2011. I was told that she had previously, before the Russell case, been given an open invitation to attend a meeting. Members treated her with respect and she did the same during this meeting of the Parker County Tea Party. I will make mention that the issues with this Remuda Estates HOA began long before Judge Johnson took the seat in the Parker County Pct. 4 courtroom.
An interesting comment, by one of the groups members, made regarding the Judge’s attendance last night,
Because of Judge Johnson’s being in attendance, Claire Russell’s attorney, Joshua Carden, advised her to postpone her speaking engagement in an effort to prevent any potential legal repercussions with regards to their current ongoing case to which they have yet to receive judgement on their bond hearing.
Since my last update on this issue, I’ve since learned that Real Estate Agencies have been refusing to list homes from the Remuda Ranch Estates. According to residents of the HOA, this issue dates back to a time previous to the Russell’s case being aired.
I would also like to recommend your reading the continued debates that are still taking place in the comments section of a previous story that takes a deeper look into the board members of the Remuda HOA.