Good ol' boys...

The women are coming for you.  It ain't just Wendy Davis.  Last night a Dallas County Commissioner stormed out of a meeting in which the redistricting map was changed at the last minute.

While we don't usually agree with storming out of a meeting, or the politics involved in redistricting, we salute Maurine Dickey for standing up and saying what THE PEOPLE needed to hear.  If more politicians did so, they wouldn't need to worry as much about being reelected.

Check it out on NBCDFW.com.

Trinity River Drowning

Fort Worth City officials presented two firefighters with awards at the recent City Council meeting for saving some folks from drowning on the Trinity River in Trinity Park.

Last year a man drowned there while trying to save his daughter.

Is this the reason the Tubing on the Trinity was moved?  Or was it the reason Durango pointed out?

Using YOUR kids...

Don't miss the comments from THE PEOPLE on this article about the Tarrant Regional Water District and the Trinity River Vision's school kid art contest concerning the the Trinity River.

Again, you can't make this stuff up.  WHO were the judges of the contest?  None other than our Congresswoman, Kay Granger and Tarrant Regional Water District board member, Marty Leonard.  For once, we agree with something Marty said, "The river belongs to all of us...", not our politicians... 

The contest was "What does the Trinity River mean to you?"  We'd love to see the rendering our congresswoman would submit. 

Read about it in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.  Don't miss the comments, as usual, they are the best part.

Fort Worth Mayor Forum

Tonight's forum is sponsored by the Fort Worth League of Neighborhoods -

6:30 p.m.
University Christian Church
2720 So. University Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76109

Tomorrow night's forum includes the candidates from District 7 and is the Community Arts - Scott Theatre.  They'll have Rahr beer and Paul Harral, the former Editor of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.  We miss Paul. 

Attend a forum, ask a question.  VOTE.

We have a question for Dennis Shingleton, WHY would you not have a website?  We find Jon Perry at several meetings all over the county, see youtube videos and emails he sends asking everyone to vote, even if not for him...We've yet to see the establishment candidate at a meeting and we can't find a website.  Ask WHY?

No wonder

Argyle needed a website.  Seems they need some council members that aren't in Junior High as well.  You wouldn't believe it unless you see it, check it out on TXSharon. 

Think it's not going on in your town?  Attend a city council meeting...you'll see.

Mayor of the Trinity River

The comments on the Fort Worth Weekly article show that some are still confused.  To clear things up, Kay Granger asked Betsy Price to run for Mayor.  Not Jim Lane.  What does that tell you?

Read the article and the comments on Fort Worth Weekly.

Crossing party lines

WHY would Betsy Price not attend Democrat forums in Fort Worth?  Aren't there Democrats in Fort Worth?  Why, yes, there are.  As matter of fact, our Congresswoman was one before she switched sides. 

WHY would Betsy not agree to attend a forum in each district and turn down many organizations for an open debate?

Part of a recent letter may say it all -

We do not need a mayor who was anointed by the establishment.

We do not need a mayor who cannot find her way to a forum in Stop Six.

Trinity River Vision Eminent Domain and Stability

Seems they are just now testing the stability of the Trinity River bottom for flood gates.  Shouldn't that have been done early on in the game?  Shouldn't that have been done before displacing 90 long time property owners?  Or committing the taxpayers to a billion dollars without a say?  WHO is managing this project?

What will the cost be when it's determined unstable? 

What will the cost be when the "leaders" of the project are?

Unlike the Trinity River Vision Wakeboard article in today's Fort Worth Star-Telegram, this one did have the standard line of Trinity River Vision "flood control"...guess it's only a flood control project when they're taking someones property or taking money from the Federal Government.  What happens when they say no? WHO PAYS?

Fort Worth gets Flood control

Finally!  A wakeboard park.

We did notice the "news" left out the words "flood control" following Trinity River Vision, that may be a first. 

"It introduces people to the river that otherwise would never jump in," Granger said.

People aren't jumping in for a reason. 

Read about it in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.  You can't make this stuff up.

Meanwhile, on Rush Creek in Arlington 50 houses and 100 condos are being demolished due to repeated flooding.  Maybe they should get a wakeboard park too.

Flooding in the Shady Valley area has worsened over the decades as development has occurred along Rush Creek.

Guess that answers that...

There must not be a real reporter in the whole damn country. The video is just an example of the problem with the "news". 

If there ain't any, they'll make some.  If there is some, they'll change it.

Notice what the very last word you see in the video is. WHEN are you going to wake up and protect YOUR kids? No one is going to do it for you.  WHAT are you going to say when they ask WHY you didn't?

If the "news" can sell you crap like this, what are the politicians, water districts, and gas drillers selling YOU? 

OUT.