TURF Newsletter – January 30, 2014

Trans Texas Corridor back… AGAIN


TxDOT Study maps look eerily similar to TTC

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TxDOT is hosting public meetings along the I-35 corridor to solicit public feedback on its Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study. Their documents show a map of a passenger rail in the I-35 corridor from Brownsville, McAllen, and Laredo, Texas, up into Oklahoma — just like the original Trans Texas Corridor!

If you can attend any of the meetings (see remaining schedule below). Please do so.

30 SECOND ACTION ITEM

Please submit public comments opposing any passenger rail throughout our state. The eminent domain and lack of proven feasibility of any these projects is grounds enough to nix it. But the possibility remains that it could fall into the hands of a foreign corporation. Both China and Japan are possible players in bringing passenger rail to Texas.

So tell them you want the ‘No Build’ option!

Empower Texans Newsletter – January 31, 2014

Today’s QUOTE…  This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.” — Winston Churchill 

We must not ever expect to agree completely with everyone who runs for office; philosophical and practical differences are the hallmark of the process. Indeed, as advocates for self-governance we rejoice in and encourage the debates and disagreements as signs of a healthy and vibrant political marketplace.

What cannot be tolerated, of course, are politicians who trade in deceit. We need daring leaders who exude honesty and character, first and always.

Opiela’s Deception…
Our general counsel, Tony McDonald, has written today about such deception occuring in the race for Agriculture Commissioner. He has found a disturbing pattern emerging in the campaign of House Speaker Joe Straus’ one-time lawyer, Eric Opiela.

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Dallas Morning News Bias – January 31, 2014

The News responded to my claim that no GOP State of the Union Response story appeared in my Wednesday paper —  an email from DMN Editor Bob Mong and a phone call from newsroom editor Mark Edgar.

Evidently, a story made later editions – in Dallas itself and closer suburbs – but didn’t clear soon enough to make editions going to McKinney and northward.
Fair enough, gentlemen. Thank you.

So why not run it the NEXT day – Thursday – like The News does for late Rangers or Mavericks games? They did not.

 
NOT NEWS TO THE DALLAS MORNING DAILY KOS
*Obamacare’s unpopularity rises among uninsured
(And check out these Pa. employees, below, learning what Obamacare will cost them. … The fraud being perpetrated by our mainstream media is stunning.)

Dallas Morning News Bias – January 29, 2014

BOOK REVIEW YOU’LL NOT SEE IN THE DALLAS MORNING LOW-INFO VOTER NEWS
The Communist, Frank Marshall Davis: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mentor
NOT NEWS TO THE DALLAS MORNING LOW-INFO VOTER NEWS
*ICE Union boss pleads with GOP to stand up to Obama on immigration
Meanwhile, The News’ “news”
*‘Opportunity is who we are’, 1A – And equal outcomes” is who you are, Dear Leader! … Dang, where’s HUAC when you need it? … Note, The News dutifully runs the WH-approved propaganda chart: “income equality” started in “the early 80s.” (Pssst. That’s Reagan. Got it? Things were jes’ peachy under Jimmah Carter.) … BTW, where’s the Republican response story? Surprise! There’s NOT one! (The News offers two sentences from one of the three responses — in a mini-fontFact Check! That’s it! Hahahahahahahahhaha! AP had a tea party response story, but The News evidently just couldn’t find room. … No worries — all three responses below.)

Dallas Morning News Bias – January 28, 2014

NOT NEWS TO THE DALLAS MORNING DNC DEALER
*WashPo/ABC poll: 63% don’t have confidence in Obama’s decision-making
*In California, just one-third have regained insurance lost through Obamacare
*Retiring House Dem slams Obamacare
*Selective prosecutions? Questions arise about political-targeting after filmmaker case
(The News cares nothing about this — OR the IRS scandal.)
 
*CBS edits-out Cruz remarks on Obama’s ‘abuse of power’

Dallas Morning News Bias – January 27, 2014

NOT NEWS TO THE DALLAS MORNING MOVEON.ORG NEWS
*Cruz: Obama’s State of Union speech should include apology
(The News ran this online, but not in print.)
*Congressional probe into Christine McDonnell tax-records breach heats up
OP-ED YOU WON’T SEE IN THE DALLAS MORNING MOVEON.ORG NEWS
Obama’s Immigration Plan Spikes ‘Income Inequality’
Meanwhile, The News’ “news”
*Hospital turns off life support, p. 1A – At least The News eschews the “Victory” headline today. Thank you. … Don’t ever forget, friends, a key point pressed by the Left throughout this ordeal: this baby likely had abnormalities, deformities, medical problems — and a low IQ — so termination was proper. Yeeeeees ….. remember that. Also, remember that preemie-success context never made it into The News’ coverage. They’ll say that’s because the mother supposedly didn’t want to be kept alive – though no one ever pressed the husband to confirm that meant even if it would save her baby. (BTW, Stevie Wonder was born a month prematurely. It’s why he’s blind.)
*[Afghanistan] Exit may hurt U.S. drone missions, NYT, p. 1A – You don’t say – not to mention it “may” forfeit victory there just as Dear Leader did in Iraq, where thousands have subsequently been slaughtered by al Qaeda. … Missing context:What’s happening now in Afghanistan is an exact replay of Dear Leader’s Iraq debacle: he’s supposedly unable to secure a Status of Forces pact, (It’s Bush’s — I mean, Karzai’s fault!), his talented hands are tied, so our poor president is “forced,” as The Times puts it, to pull-out (surrender).
*Food stamp needs are shifting, AP, p. 1A – “Needs” are “shifting?” How ‘bout Young, healthy Americans now scarfing food stamps. Subhead: Program has doubled under Obama. That not work for you guys? … Missing context: Food stamps were never intended to help 20-somethings living at home to “save up for paramedic training.” Can I get a witness? … And check out this stunner from AP hack Hope Yen: “Economists say having a job may no longer be enough for self-sufficiency in today’s economy.” (Read it again … slowly. And, of course, Dear Leader is not to blame for “today’s economy.”) The message: you need the government — for food — even with a job, even with a free place to live – and Obama provides it. Got it? Good!

 

Dallas Morning News Bias – January 26, 2014

Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014
NOT NEWS TO THE DALLAS MORNING DAILY KOS
*IMF Director warns of global economic risk; World currencies plummet; Bank-run fears continue: HSBC limits cash withdrawals
(Nothing on these in today’s DMN. No worries! … BTW, today’s Opinion offerings: we’re addicted to money in the U.S.; we’re addicted to food in the U.S.; and the racial history of Saturday Night Live. I’m not kidding.)
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WORLD_ECONOMY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-01-25-11-37-08
*‘Schindler’s List’ producer blasts Obama’s ‘Soviet-style tactics’
(This would be a story at The News had Bush’s DOJ gone after Michael Moore.)
Meanwhile, The News’ “news”

Dallas Morning News Bias – January 25, 2014

NOT NEWS TO THE DALLAS MORNING LIBERAL LANTERN
*Republican Party calls for end to Obama’s domestic phone-records sweep
(Unclear in The News’ coverage to date: What Dear Leader is doing is MUCH BROADER that what Bush did. Yesterday’s AP story sounded as if Dear Leader is simply continuing Bush’s program. Not true.)
*U.S. falls from list of Top 10 freest world economies
(Hope and change! Wait – don’t tell me – it’s “income equality’s” fault!)
*Homeland Security Secretary: illegals have ‘earned the right to be citizens’
*Newspaper conglomerate looks to reveal, state-by-state, conceal-and-carry permit holders
(I’m thinking DMN Publisher James Maroney would call this “the right thing to do.”)
*Festival yanks pro-fracking film, keeps two anti-fracking offerings
(Similar to DMN coverage, no?)
Meanwhile, The News’ “news”

Dallas Morning News Bias – January 24, 2014

NOT NEWS TO THE DALLAS MORNING MOTHER JONES NEWS
*Wisc. Gov. proposes $1B in tax cuts
(Conservative Scott Walker shows how it’s done — in a blue state!)
*Hundreds lose their doctors in Ohio
(Thank you, Dear Leader Obama!)
*Poll: Obamacare support hits record low
*Moody’s slashes insurers’ outlook; Obamacare ‘uncertainty’ to blame

Dallas Morning News Bias – January 23, 2014

NOT NEWS TO THE DALLAS MORNING MOVEON.ORG NEWS
*Tens of thousands brave cold for Annual March for Life  
(Massive national story, (see below), but at The News — it didn’t happen! That’s not just bias, folks – that’s corruption. Anybody there embarrassed yet?)
*Poll: 62% believe abortion is “morally wrong”
(Of course, nothing is “morally wrong” at The News — except “income inequality” and executing convicted killers.)