Debra Medina has made fantastic strides in her run for governor of Texas, jumping from 4% in the Rasmussen poll in November to 12% in January. Compared with her opponents, she seems to be the most liberty-oriented candidate in the race. While Kay Bailey Hutchinson voted for the $700 billion bailout bill, Governor Rick Perry supports the NAFTA Superhighway, or Trans-Texas Corridor, which will no doubt utilize eminent domain to force people from their homes and businesses. According to her website, Medina claims to be a major proponent of property rights, state sovereignty, cutting taxes and spending and ensuring an individual’s right to keep and bear arms.
But according to Hot Air, The Right Scoop and some others on the center-right, her campaign is now dead in the water. Why is that? Because she did not give a yes or no answer to Glenn Beck when he asked, “Are you a 9/11 truther?” Here was her response:
“I don’t have all the evidence there, Glenn,” Medina replied. “So I’m not in a place – I have not been out publicly questioning that. I think some very good questions have been raised in that regard. There’s some very good arguments and I think the American people have not seen all the evidence there so I’ve not taken a position there.”
He then asked if she would disavow people on her campaign team that held such a theory.
“I’m certainly not into mind control or thought policing people,” Medina said. “I don’t see us having a team of radical individuals, if you will.”
I personally do not believe the government is smart enough or capable enough to have pulled off what many of the so-called “truthers” claim they have. Although that’s not to say I’d put it past them. I also think the “truthers” tend to scare people away from the liberty movement and detract from important things we should be talking more about, such as the need for having much less government. But while Medina didn’t claim not to be a “9/11 truther”, she didn’t say she was one either. And while she may not be the perfect candidate, she is definitely the best candidate in the race for Governor of Texas, by far. Just take a look at her opposition.
Since the interview on Beck’s show this morning, she has since come out and tried to better explain herself:
I was asked a question on the Glenn Beck show today regarding my thoughts on the so-called 9/11 truth movement. I have never been involved with the 9/11 truth movement, and there is no doubt in my mind that Muslim terrorists flew planes into those buildings on 9/11. I have not seen any evidence nor have I ever believed that our government was involved or directed those individuals in any way. No one can deny that the events on 9/11 were a tragedy for all Americans and especially those families who lost loved ones.
The question surprised me because it’s not relevant to this race or the issues facing Texans. This campaign has always been about private property rights and state sovereignty. It is focused on the issues facing Texans. It is not a vehicle for the 9-11 truth movement or any other group.
The real underlying question here, though, is whether or not people have the right to question our government. I think the fact that people are even asking questions on this level gets to the incredible distrust career politicians have fostered by so clearly taking their direction from special interests instead of the people, whether it’s Rick Perry and his HPV mandate or Kay Hutchison and voting for the bank bailout. It is absolutely the right and duty of a free people to question their government. Texas does not need another politician who tells you what you want to hear, then violates your liberties and steals your property anyway. I fully expect to be questioned and to be held accountable as Governor, and that’s the underlying issue here: should people be questioning their government. And the answer is yes, they should be.
Ok, so she may have made a blunder with her answer on Glenn Beck. But it seems to me that she was just trying to be honest, and she’s most likely not used to having to play politician. She should have just said “no”. But considering the fact that she represents the ideals of liberty more than her two opponents, should we really be so quick to write her off?
Why talk about the government having done it?
“I personally do not believe the government is smart enough or capable enough to have pulled off what many of the so-called “truthers” claim they have.”
The “EMPERICAL FORENSIC EVIDENCE”, which has been peer reviewed AND published in a peer reviewed science journal [http://www.bentham-open.org/pages/content.php?TOCPJ/2009/00000002/00000001/7TOCPJ.SGM], has proven that the WTCs were brought down by nano thermite. If you can’t accept that, then the burden of proof then falls on you to explain how tons and tons of chips of unexploded nano thermite, an insanely rare explosive, ended up all through the dust of the collapsed, sorry, pulverized (they did not “collapse”) towers.
The strawmen need to stop. There is empirical evidence and solid science that has proven the WTCs did not collapse due to jet fuel on the 911. And really, that should be all anyone needs to know in order to reject the govt’s story. But that doesn’t mean the govt did it.
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Really disappointed in Beck, who is about the ultimate “you-can’t-trust-your-government” guy and espouses a fair number of milder conspiracies of his own. From what I know of Medina, she believes government, especially the governor of Texas, which is all that is relevant, isn’t up front and honest with the people and it is for this reason that she wants his job. I want transparent government. Obama promised that but has probably hid more spending than anyone and I think Medina represents the views of many of us who are tired of being robbed in taxes and get nothing in return.
Heck Sarah Palin wanted to reopen the 911 investigation, Clinton promised to disclose the top-secret Kennedy files (i.e. wanted to settle the conspiracy theory). Medina may not like being in the same boat as Clinton but people campaign on promises of transparency. It is foolish to expect her to do otherwise. I thought it was good answer.
I would have been suspicious if she had said “Hell no! I trust my government to tell me the truth and always do the right thing!” Now, that would have been lame. We have a checks and balances system because we KNOW that government tends to get caught with its hand in the cookie jar.
Great stuff and I support your efforts 100%, Jim out.
Glenn Beck should have no bearing on a Texas election if that is all he has to condemn her. I heard the show on YouTube and I saw nothing wrong with her answer.
This isn’t about 911, this is about this candidate.
So what if she believes there is a question? What does that have to do with States Rights, private property, and our prosperity. I am really disappointed in Glenn for the first time in YEARS.
I think his head is getting a bit swelled. His sidekicks, while giving me laughs are more often than not beginning to sound like Air America with their sarcasm. It’s fun for a while, but they get too “superior” sounding sometimes. He’s also changed a lot since hob nobbing with ORielly..
He should start doing a show on why Obama spends millions to keep his college records closed and his birth certificate hidden.
No, don’t write this lady off.
If I were in Texas I would vote for her now. She is not an incumbant, she’s not a lawyer and she’s not “connected” to the Party but has she taken the icaucus questionnaire?
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