Red River Politics Editorial Page

One thing for sure, I know that I am doing a large part of what is necessary in informing you. If I am missing something, please let me know, and I will try to correct it. I hope that those of you who read this site feel that I am, and are getting the information that you wish. I know that the site is considered biased, and it is to some extent because if there is nothing in a candidate's past it is not brought out on the site. The candidates who are talked about on the site, are shown how they operate because of their past actions documented through posted facts. If you don't like what is here or what is not here, if any of you will get the documents that prove anything about any candidate's character, or actions, I will post it for everyone to look at. I don't care who the candidate is, and whether they are a candidate that I have endorsed or not. Don't expect me to go out and dig very much on a candidate that I endorse, because I think that they are the most honest, and the best for the job, or I would not endorse them. I will not however post any "statements of facts" that are unsigned by anyone that doesn't have the guts to state who they are and give me their telephone number so that I can talk to them directly to ask them about the statement.

This requirement is what the Nickerson and Turner camps are so upset about. The Bridges camp can post anything that they can find about the other two candidates, as long as they show me the documented proof, and sign their names and put their telephone number on the statements. That's all I ask!

What I can't stand is any candidate that will stand up after facts have been shown about their lack of character in any matter and say that they aren't going to sling any mud because the don't believe that they deserve the job if they sling a little mud. The facts are that they can't find anything bad to show about their opponent, or they would have already slung the mud. Their shoddy character proves that they will sling tons of mud if they could find any.

I can't help it if you don't want to, or can't find anything that you are willing to put your name on to get it posted. You cannot blame me or this site for the "Honesty" of particular candidates who have no bad documentation, or for your "Inability" as the supporters of the Candidates who dislike this website because you can find nothing to post about your opposition.

This is the purpose of this website is to dig. I do some digging. People who are out there reading do some digging. The opposing parties camps dig. Everyone knows that documentation is necessary to prove facts and that is what we use here.

So get over it Turner, Nickerson, Bridges, Perkins, Varley and all the other's out there whose characters are proven to be more as less than credible because you have either committed acts of stupidity or acts of ineffective counsel, or overcharging the county for hours that you did not work in doing it, or getting elected to a position and trying to double or triple your salary using pressure on a commissioners court, or allowing racial profiling jokes and signs that promote the "Responsible use of Marijuana" to stay posted to your myspace, or the fact that you cover your sisters butt using your office as a commissioner, or that you get your wife off using a shenanigan to keep from paying a traffic ticket or any other of the stupid, immoral things like running around on your wife with another married woman, or making sexy panties, or being perverts, that any of you have been proven to do.

I am going to make a statement that really showed David Turner's true colors in this forum in my opinion. He showed up at 6:30 instead of 5:30 to the forum. Every candidate got the same invitation that I did to the meeting, and it was VERY CLEAR what time the forum started. I would also like to ask David Turner why he had to have another male person drive him to the forum, and why did I notice that you were slurring your speech and looked like you had been sleeping in your suit? I had a witness who saw you being driven up, and I heard you slurring your speech with my own two ears, so don't complain that I asked the question. SEE THE INVITATION THAT I GOT, AND ALL THE CANDIDATES GOT! What were you doing directly before the meeting that you did not want to leave Mr. Turner?

I am going to tell Rufus Ward that he needs to clean up in his own backyard before he starts saying that this county is a good place to live and this site is bad because it proves that it isn't, and shows it to the world. I don't want any one else to make the same mistake in moving here that I did until the corruption is cleaned up. I feel that your sisters involvement with the "Overcharging by NET DATA" in providing this counties computer system is more than questionable since she does so much in covering it up. Rufus, you also need to stop using the same canned things you always do. I agree you do a lot for the people of your precinct, but that third arm you have needs to be used for something more than patting yourself on the back. You are passionate about what you say, but you have cursed at me more times than you have preached. That tells me a lot about you!

To those of the establishment in this county, and those that are not happy with this site. It is here, and it is staying here as a source of "True and Factual Information" to the people of this County. It is a needed source of information that no other publication located here is willing to do. Also, if this site was not needed, we would not be here showing what we do, and it would not have tens of thousands or readers viewing it from all over the earth. If you want the site to be a different format, then stop doing illegal activities and stop the corruption within your governmental areas, and when there is nothing more, the site will change to a more positive source of information to the people, but we will still provide the bad as well as the good. At the same time, if everything is "covered up" at the sheriff's department, and the county government, and the information is not given or willing to be given as it is at the present, it is your faults that make this site what it is. You governmental officials are so corrupt, and have so much to cover, that you cover up the good as well as the bad, because you are afraid that one tidbit of information whether good or bad will expose more of your actions than you want exposed. That is your fault, and not the fault of this site, it's readers, or mine as the Webmaster.

Get a life and governmental office that is void of corruption, and moral turpitude and the exposure that you do not like will cease!

Meet the Candidates in

Avery, Texas

Sponsored by the Fine, Honorable Firefighters and First Responders of the Avery Volunteer Fire Department.

Get you a coke, and get comfortable, cause folks this is a long one! Blame it on yourself because you asked me to give you the details, and I am going to do it to the best of my ability!

I would like to say straight off that I respect and admire the Volunteer Fireman and the First Responders of this county. They responded to help when my wife fell out of her wheelchair, and hit her head on the floor. At the time, I did not know that she had knocked herself out, because I had never seen a person knock themselves out before. I literally thought that she was dying, because I did not see her fall. I just saw what I thought was convulsions, her eyes were open and she was making gurgling noises. Scared the literal "hell" out of me. Anyway, if it had not been for the Avery First Responders getting here so fast, no telling what kind of shape I would have been in since the Ambulance had to respond from "New Boston". Thank you so much First Responders for being "just around the corner" when we need you. These brave men and women deserve our support and our thanks! I know that I am thankful for you every time I have to call. This is why I join the ambulance service every year because a portion of the membership is given to our dedicated local First Responders. And I do my best to support them when they have their donation fish fries and the like!

Now to the thick of things.....

Yes readers, I was at the Avery Meet the Candidates yesterday, and all of you are "dying" as I was told last night to know the details of what happened. Well, there were a lot of sweets sold, and I loved the little ditty that was placed on the Anonymous posting page that really summed it all up; Cakes & Pies, Cakes & pies, Did you see "Fakes" telling sum lies? Seems that "Everyone" wants to get a piece of the candidates to see just who and how much they are willing to spend to get into office. It is a great fundraising tactic, but for some reason, it is reminiscent of the tactics used throughout our elective processes for the candidates to raise money. It really makes me uncomfortable. I know it raises a lot of money, and really more than they could get just putting a hat on the table, which is sad considering the dedication of our Fireman and First Responders.

From talking with candidates in the past, I know that they "invest" a lot of money in sugar and flour running for office.... if they have it. It made me uncomfortable because I could not afford to bid on anything at the prices sweets were selling for. I can only imagine how some of the candidates felt that couldn't spend $100 on cookies, or $300 on a cake. You could tell it was a lot of showoff on the Candidates part, because some would bid extravagant amounts and win an item, and then say "Just put it back and sell it again!" Tell me that is not showing off for the crowd. If you really wanted to make an honest and sincere donation, you would do it at the end when no one could hear, and just give that amount of money, rather than making all that hoopla bidding up the price, only to say "Sell it again!" At least it is a good way to "fleece" the high rolling "Maggots" who are in office that like to flaunt some of their "ill gotten booty!" I only hope that it does not "influence" anyone of the taxpayers on how they vote, as that is the scary part!

Let's see. Oh, the big question on someone's mind was "Was our bestestest friend (mrs secretary) there?" Nope, she didn't show her face. I was truly surprised, because she always loves to get into the cesspool and rub elbows with the "Maggots". You know I don't recall seeing the Mayor there either, but I was not really looking around the area where they had the rubber "cesspool" setup on the southwest side of the building, so I could have missed him! Everyone saw all the pictures, so you know the players that showed up. I did not take many of the crowd, because the sun would shine into the camera lens at that angle.

I will say that the Avery Volunteer Fire department puts on a good feed bag. I did not partake of the "hot dogs" that they were passing out, but they smelled really good cooking and they had all the fixins to make one like you wanted. I enjoy a good hot dog, but it seems that I always seem to forget that they feed people at these things, and I eat before I go. My loss!!! Well, three in the afternoon is usually the time I am beginning to get sleepy from lunch and lie down to take an afternoon nap if I am not involved in something more important.

I was really pleased that the Candidates did such a good job, and with such civility. (Well all except one, and I will crawl on him in a little while.) I like some am not a "get up in front of a crowd" to speak type person. I can talk to all of you from the written page, but its really tough looking out over a crowded room and listening to the silence and breathing of the crowd as you try to convey your thoughts. That's one reason I probably won't ever be a politician, because I am not one of those that enjoys crowds especially in a location where you can feel the hostility of the political environment.

Its funny how politics and the "truth" seem to be strange bedfellows in this country, and those candidates that are truly sincere about being "honest" and have the peoples best interest at heart seem to come up short at the Ballot Box! (You know, like John Edwards.)

It just seems that people would rather be told lies from their candidates than the truth. Is it just me, or do you notice it also? Well, they always say "You know a politician is lying because his lips are moving!" I hope that this time around that everyone really looks at their candidates, and can tell those that are "lying thought their teeth" by saying a lot of flowery promises, and statements that really make no sense when you sit down and think about them.

How many of you would actually attend a "Citizens Police Academy"? Would any of you want to go up to the Sheriff's department and participate with any of our law enforcement, and them carrying loaded weapons? I especially do not care, nor have the desire to ride with any of them on actual calls with them carrying loaded weapons. One actual guarantee is that I would be deathly afraid of being exterminated by "friendly (or unfriendly) fire" if you get my drift. But, it Seems that is one of the top things that is being "touted" as a campaign platform item. "A Citizens Police Academy." Sounds like a flowery campaign promise that is as hollow as the experience of the person saying it!

Then you have those candidates who have no opposition in the election. It is sad that people are so scared, complacent, or like me don't have the time, or the required credentials to run against some of these "Maggots" who are just going to walk right back into office, and keep doing it over and over again. I almost got sick to my stomach when one of them nearly came to tears. Everyone attending knows who it was and what the reason was. I wouldn't normally do or say anything at a time like this, but I had just talked with a real person recently who has handled battered women in this county. This person told me most truthfully, with tears in their eyes, how women would go into the Sheriff's department for help after they had the shit beat out of them by their husbands, and would be told "Well I can help you if you will grace me with a favor or two!" This person said that this happened with every woman they talked to that asked for help from the Sheriff's department. I am having an extremely difficult time to keep from puking, much less even trying to imaging the depths of depravity that a "thing" such as this working for the taxpaying citizens of this county could stoop so low as to proposition a battered woman begging for help! Tears indeed! My thoughts on the subject is good riddance!

Then you have the candidate who complained about the "mudslinging". It's always amazing to me that anyone who has a credit card debt of over $2000., would have to be sued to pay it off would consider the truth being told about it to be mudslinging. And, why would anyone vote for the same person who was found to be a "Bad Lawyer" not only by a hearing judge but by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. A lawyer who was proven to exorbitantly overcharge the county for indigent appointments, much less not representing his client to the best (well maybe it was the best) of his abilities. And this is a Candidate that we have running for our 6th District Judge? God help us all!

Everyone who is a citizen of the United States is "Guaranteed" under the constitution that they will receive equal justice under the law. It's too bad that the framers did not realize that sooner or later without a king to take all the money, that there would be people who could "purchase" justice to go their way, and those that had no money would be "put in jail to rot". I don't call that equal justice, but I am told that our system is "The best in the World!" I know of cases where divorce has sent men to jail for molesting their children just on the wife's prompting of the child to say it happened when it didn't. And, I also know of cases where it is going on, is a proven fact that molestation is and has occurred, and still occurring yet the system lets the perpetrator go free because of "who the person knows, and can gain influence over the judge"

Then we have a candidate that is only interested in the power and money, and he is a slick nice looking politician who talks like a professional, and can interject jokes that make the crowd sit up and take notice. But it is a documented fact that he was only a County Judge for about 8 months and quit because he could not wield the power of his office to gain a salary increase, and start a committee that would usurp the powers of the Commissioners Court! It is a known fact that he can wield his power with anger, and delve into the muddy depths without thinking first, and is difficult to work with. (Sounds a little like Judge Lovett doesn't it?) We don't need this candidate sitting in judgment over us either, but it could happen if you don't do your homework and study the candidates carefully before you darken the square in front of a name!

If our system of Justice is the best in the world we are in a terrible pickle, and god help us all if we elect the wrong candidate!

Last but not by any means the least, we have our fine County Attorney Val Varley who stood up in front of the crowd and made the statement that we have a lot of fine citizens in this county, and then we have those that operate and write on the internet who are "Nuts"! You can bet Valerie, that if any of us in this county are "Nuts" it is most definitely you. You would not have even made the statement if so many people had not given you a hard time that read it, much less the whispers that you have have to endure. My only regret is your wife having to endure your philandering. You will notice that the only agreement you got on your statement came from around the southwest area of the building where all your "Maggot" buddies were congregated around the rubber cesspool. That ought to tell you something Valerie, and something else you should realize is 11,513 people read the site last month, and a lot of them see the truth, and the documentation here. Instead of them being asleep at the controls now, it is you!

I also did not fail to notice how you (Valerie) ran out and tried to bury your head up David Turner when ya'll were leaving. I know that you are campaigning for him to get into office so he can tell you how to "woodshed your witnesses" when they aren't saying what you need on the witness stand to get a conviction. Him being "proven a bad overcharging attorney" will help you even more in his ignorance and non caring attitude of the law! What attorney when asked the question about his "Ineffective Council" would say they didn't agree with the hearing judge, and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, and would do it all the same way all over again!!! If people here would just think about the fact that you are so heavily campaigning for Turner in the shadows they would probably not vote for him any more than they would Nickerson who I am told is not your first, but second choice.

I am not blind to the facts of choosing a District Judge like most people. I became aware of how important the choosing a District Judge really is because of Donna being a Lawyer. You don't realize as an everyday citizen who doesn't break the law, how important those "Elected District Judge Positions" are until you know someone who has to practice in front of them. And take my word for it, you don't always want to ask "Who" to vote for as Judge either from your "local law enforcement" or "attorneys", because some of them like yourself (Valerie) have an important interest in who will do their bidding for them.

If you got to the end of this article, you damn sure had better go vote, cause voting will take you a lot less time, and believe me in this election every vote is going to count!

David Turner Sued Over

Credit Card Debt!

Steeerrrike TWOOOO!

On 1-15-2008 a court action was filed in the Justice of the Peace court in Lamar County against David C. Turner Jr. and Susan Turner of Paris for failure to pay a Credit Card Debt in the amount of $2,348.21 (a credit card debt) by Erin Capital Management as an assignee of City Bank. The Case Number was C1-1327. I called the J.P's office today, and they told me that the case had been dismissed. Guess Mr. Turner decided to pay the debt rather than have it go as a judgment against him.

Is this the type of District Judge that we want running our court system. One that has to be sued to get him to pay off his credit card debt. No one "forgets" to pay a debt in that amount except "conveniently". That shows a lack of character that we do not need in a District Judge!!!

Does "The Man with the Gold Rule"

1/27/2008

I was told yesterday that "Mr. Abbott" does not have a chance of winning the Sheriff's Race because "The Man with The Gold Rules." This got me to thinking about our society, and whether this statement is correct. I have come to the conclusion that this statement does not have to be true when it comes to our government, and our elected officials. It is not true, because our founding fathers gave us the right to individually cast our vote for our elected leaders.

Our Vote is the single most powerful element in the democratic society. The only reason that the above statement could become true is if we do not "Cast our Vote". Just because a candidate has spent $5,000.oo on signs does not literally mean that we have to vote for him. We each individually have the ability to look at the candidates background, his character, and also look to see whether "The Man with the Gold" is backing the candidate or not. If we look and see that there are questions that the candidate will not answer about his background, there is no real total experience in the candidates past that makes him eligible for the position and "The Man with the Gold" is backing the candidate with his gold, then we simply do not vote for the candidate. Very Simple solution when it gets right down to it.

If the candidate has hollow non-documented claims of experience for the job that he will not produce, and there are questions of moral turpitude about his past that he will not answer that directly affect the position he is seeking such as drugs, alcohol, or philandering, and "The Man with the Gold" is backing him with everything he's got, simply "DO NOT VOTE FOR HIM"

Which candidates have lots of write ups and flashy advertising in the Clarksville Times? Do you know how much "Gold" it takes to make this happen. You either have to pay for the publicity out of your pocket, or the man who owns the newspaper has to give it to you. Either way, if there are plentiful write ups, and slick colorful campaign advertising, there is a great amount of "Gold" involved from someone!!!!

That is why everyone's vote counts. Some will vote for the candidate because they are part of the problem. "Honest Voters" will vote against the candidate because they are wanting a solution to the problems, and to see a government of "Honesty", "Integrity", "Stability", and "Judicial Equality".

Do You Want "The Man with the Gold's Candidate Elected?"

If you do not, then you must go to the polls and make your voice heard by "Casting your Ballot!!!" When you go to the polls to vote whether during early voting or on the day of election (March 4, 2008) remember that less than 35 votes decided last the election. Is your vote going to be one of those government changing votes in this election? It is a certainty, and a definite fact that your vote will be one of those. But, to be one of them, you must go and "Vote!"

"Vote for a "TRUE and HONEST" change in the Red River County Government!"

"Vote March 4, 2008 Against the Man with the Gold!!!"