http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/tx2008/ en-us Fri, 3 Oct 2008 15:54:28 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096694/posts Meifert says Republican vice presidential candidate is ‘a pawn chosen to be manipulated’ Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Sen. John McCain’s controversial choice to be his running mate on the Republican ticket this year, will be in Dallas on Oct. 3 for a fundraiser, and Dallas activist Dawn Meifert is organizing a protest outside the hotel.. A day after the vice presidential candidate debate with Sen. Joe Biden, Democratic nominee Barack Obama’s running mate, Palin is scheduled to speak at a $1,000-a-plate lunchtime fundraiser at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown Dallas. Dallas County Republican Party Chair Jonathan Neerman told The Dallas... Dallas Voice (community newspaper for gay and lesbian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096694/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 15:54:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097037/posts Dallas Republicans enthusiastically greeted Sarah Palin on Friday, fresh off her debate with Joe Biden. "It is good to be visiting here in Alaska's little sister state Texas," the Republican vice presidential candidate told more than 1,000 people at a fundraiser at the Fairmont hotel. She spoke for about 20 minutes, discussing energy, government reform and the tough sledding for the McCain campaign, which trails Barack Obama in most polls, in the final few weeks before Election Day. “It’s not just in Washington, D.C., it’s across the country, the hunger for reform,” Ms. Palin said. Introduced by Gov. Rick Perry,... The Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097037/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 22:51:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096925/posts DOWNTOWN DALLAS -- Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is making a stop in Dallas, just a day after her closely-watched debate with Democratic rival Joe Biden. Palin arrived at Love Field late Friday morning and was whisked in a motorcade to the Fairmont Hotel in downtown Dallas. Dozens of supporters and protesters gathered near the Fairmont chanting and carrying signs. The anti-Palin signs included one that read "Dick Cheney in a Dress" while Palin supporters chanted "we want Sarah." My Fox4 Dallas http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096925/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 20:17:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083884/posts Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr’s campaign filed suit Tuesday seeking to remove Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama from the ballot in Texas, alleging that the two major candidates missed the deadline for officially filing to be on the ballot. The lawsuit by the former Republican congressman from Georgia claims that neither McCain nor Obama met the requirement of Texas law that all candidates provide “written certification” of their nomination “before 5 p.m. on the 70th day before election day” because neither had been formally nominated by their respective parties in time. That would have been Aug. 25. Obama... Austin American Statesman http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083884/posts#comment Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:43:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081284/posts Sarah Palin to visit Dallas on Oct. 3 07:38 PM CDT on Thursday, September 11, 2008 By GROMER JEFFERS JR. / The Dallas Morning News gjeffers@dallasnews.com Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is scheduled to visit Dallas on Oct. 3 for a fundraiser and possibly a public rally. Since becoming the Republican nominee for vice president, Ms. Palin has electrified the GOP base and helped John McCain surge in the polls. Local Republicans on Thursday were ecstatic that she’s coming to town. “It’s a huge opportunity for Palin to be introduced to the people of Dallas who have seen her on television,”... WFAA - Channel 8 Dallas http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2081284/posts#comment Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:58:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075501/posts As the Republican faithful waited in anticipation to hear vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin speak Wednesday night, a local Austin man was watching his cousin take her next step as a politician, and he hopes, vice president. "If the media is not careful, they may just awaken the sleeping giant known as Republican women," said U.S. Senator John Cornyn... Palin has four cousins who live in Austin and another in San Antonio. KXAN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2075501/posts#comment Fri, 5 Sep 2008 18:58:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069044/posts CRAWFORD — Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's long-shot prospect for vice president is getting a push from conservative and other pundits in the lead-up to next week's Republican National Convention. The latest flurry of speculation online and on cable television constitutes at least a third or fourth wave of chatter about Hutchison, whose name surfaces occasionally as a possible Republican vice-presidential candidate... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069044/posts#comment Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:45:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067758/posts The selection of Joe Biden as Barack Obama’s running mate changes the whole dynamic of the Veep choice now facing John McCain. Sure, Biden brings credibility and experience and reassuring familiarity to the Democratic ticket, but he hardly adds sizzle or novelty. The Democrats feel that they’ve got enough pizzaz with their standard bearer, so it doesn’t hurt that they take a Vice Presidential contender with all the excitement of boiled Brussels sprouts. I hope that this choice now gives John McCain reason to reconsider the safe, reassuring possibilities of Mitt Romney or Tim Pawlenty—apparently, the two leading contenders for... Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067758/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:36:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067360/posts In an interview with Todd Gillman, U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards of Waco says the antics of a similarly named, slick-talking, lying philanderer probably helped sink his chances of becoming Barack Obama's running mate. The other guy went on television to confess his pecadillos -- guaranteeing his status as a national laughingstock -- just about the time the Obama campaign was considering floating Chet Edwards' name. Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067360/posts#comment Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:26:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060493/posts From the Houston Chronicle: The wife of Republican Rep. Ron Paul was in serious but stable condition Monday at a Houston hospital, a spokesman for the congressman said.Carol Paul was in the critical care unit at an unidentified hospital, spokesman Jesse Benton said in a statement. There is more to life than politics, folks. Mrs. Paul is one of the most gracious people I’ve ever met. Please keep her and Ron in your prayers. Lone Star Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060493/posts#comment Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:45:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056652/posts Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain holds a 9 percent lead in Texas over Democratic contender Sen. Barak Obama, according to the latest Rasmussen poll. The results were determined by a telephone survey of 500 likely voters conducted on July 30, according to Rasmussen Reports. Fifty percent of those polled said they would vote for McCain, while 41 percent responded that they would vote for Obama. Of the remaining respondents, 6 percent said they were unsure and 2 percent chose "other." The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 4.5 percentage points, according to Rasmussen. kdfw http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056652/posts#comment Tue, 5 Aug 2008 05:44:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055910/posts WASHINGTON, (AP) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is behind on a dark horse in the Democratic veepstakes: Rep. Chet Edwards of Texas. "I hope he will be the nominee," Pelosi said Sunday on ABC's "This Week." Edwards, first elected in 1990 and now in his ninth term, represents Texas' 17th District, which includes Waco, College Station, Fort Hood and the small town of Crawford, where President Bush has a ranch. . . . AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055910/posts#comment Sun, 3 Aug 2008 22:19:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055526/posts The United States Senate race in Texas continues to get tighter this month. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Lone Star State finds Republican Incumbent John Cornyn leading Democratic State Legislator Rick Noriega 47% to 37%. When “leaners” are included, Cornyn leads 50% to 39%. The incumbent senator is viewed favorably by 55% of voters and unfavorably by 31%. Noriega’s numbers are 45% favorable and 33% unfavorable. Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055526/posts#comment Sat, 2 Aug 2008 22:05:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049478/posts Tom Abrahams has a great post up over at his blog at TheVote.abc13.com. He’s found some interesting tidbits in the campaign finance data pertaining to Texas, as well as noting that John McCain has only about one-third of the cash on hand that Barack Obama has.Regarding Houston, he found this: The 770– zip codes in Houston are the most generous in the state for both candidates. McCain has pulled in $1,650,521 million. Obama’s received a little more than $2 million.What’s even more amazing about those numbers is that the 770 zip codes have given more to all presidential candidates ($9,315,056)... Lone Star Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049478/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:56:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046709/posts House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Gov. Howard Dean, Markos Moulitsas of Daily Kos, and former White House security adviser Richard Clarke are among the keynote speakers at the Yearly Kos convention in Autin, Texas now called the Netroots Nation event. The event will include training in how to recruit volunteers, looking and sounding good on TV and getting media exposure. A convention of conservative bloggers called RightOnline will feature nationally known blogger Michelle Malkin and columnist Robert Novak as headline speakers will be across town Friday & Saturday. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046709/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:35:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039824/posts President Bush is scheduled to stop in Houston to help raise money for Democratic U.S. Rep. Nick Lampson's opponent and the Republican Party's statewide campaign for the Nov. 4 election. Bush will be the featured guest at a July 18 fundraising luncheon at the River Oaks home of former energy pipeline executive Dan Tutcher, according to an invitation sent to potential donors. Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039824/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jul 2008 17:43:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037431/posts Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell, the minister who presided over the recent marriage of President Bush’s daughter Jenna, has launched a pro-Barack Obama Web site sharply critical of conservative stalwart James Dobson. Caldwell, leader of the largest Methodist congregation in the country, launched his “James Dobson Does Not Speak For Me” site a day after Dobson’s Focus on the Family radio program aired a statement charging that Obama distorted the Bible to fit “his own confused theology.” The site urges readers to sign a statement declaring that Dobson does not represent them. The statement reads in part: “James Dobson doesn't speak for... newsmax.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037431/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:41:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036441/posts WASHINGTON — Barack Obama's campaign will send money and staffers to Texas and other heavily Republican states to help elect Democrats in congressional and local races, officials said Wednesday. Houston Chron http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036441/posts#comment Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:34:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032661/posts Contact: Press Office, 703-650-5550; www.JohnMcCain.com ARLINGTON, Va., June 17 /Standard Newswire/ -- U.S. Senator John McCain will deliver the following remarks as prepared for delivery in Houston, TX, today at 4:00 p.m. CDT (5:00 p.m. EDT): Thank you all very much. Governor Perry, Lieutenant Governor Dewhurst, and other distinguished guests, I appreciate your joining us today. And thank you all for the warm welcome to Houston. Among its other distinctions, this great city is known as the oil capital of America. But people in Houston and all of Texas understand as well as anyone that the high price of oil... Standard Newswire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032661/posts#comment Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:06:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031471/posts For religious conservatives at the Texas Republican Convention, even the song list at Friday's prayer rally suggested dark days ahead for the GOP. "We're going to support McCain," he said with a distinct lack of enthusiasm. "He may not have been all of our first choice, but he is our choice." "I'm going to support McCain and try to help people see the reality of the total picture and how dangerous Barack Obama is," said state Sen. Dan Patrick, a conservative talk-radio host with a strong evangelical following. "There is no other choice." Dallas News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031471/posts#comment Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:36:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031044/posts Star-Telegram staff writer John McCain is ignoring 7,000 Texas Republicans this weekend. Some of them are returning the favor. Instead of speaking to the state party convention this weekend, McCain will come to Texas on Monday to raise money at a Dallas barbecue. "Where is he?" asked Sara Fischer, 31, of Mansfield, brushing past a volunteer futilely trying to pass out McCain lapel stickers. "I didn't support McCain," she said. "But I have to now. He's our candidate. It seems like he should be here." Inside the exhibit hall, the McCain T-shirts at one souvenir stand were marked down from... Star-Telegram (DFW) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031044/posts#comment Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:41:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028630/posts United States Senator John Cornyn has opened a seventeen percentage point lead in his bid for re-election. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state find Cornyn leading Democratic state legislator Rick Noriega 52% to 35%. That’s a significant improvement for the incumbent from a month ago when his lead dwindled to four percentage points. Cornyn is supported by 86% of Republicans and has a two-to-one edge among unaffiliated voters. Last month, his lead among the unaffiliateds was just four percentage points. Noreiga attracts 72% of Democrats, down from 81% a month ago. The Democrat leads among voters under... Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028630/posts#comment Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:43:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027957/posts According to the video below, former House Majority Leader Dick Armey has said that “many Republicans will vote for Libertarian candidates in House races.” The Washington Times is reporting that former House Whip Tom DeLay’s wife plans to pull the Bob Barr lever on Election Day: Tom DeLay will vote for John McCain but the former House Republican leader said his wife, Christine, is planning to vote for Libertarian presidential nominee Bob Barr. “I’m trying to convince my wife not to do that,” the Texas Republican told editors and reporters at The Washington Times on Friday. “She said it publicly... Third Party Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027957/posts#comment Sun, 8 Jun 2008 18:22:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026251/posts Republican activists' Houston case warned state leaders will try to shut out grass-roots opposition at meeting next week A Harris County judge on Wednesday ordered the Texas Republican Party to comply with state election law at its state convention in Houston next week after Republican activists alleged that the party illegally uses procedures to minimize grass-root dissent. Visiting Judge Tom Sullivan issued the temporary restraining order on Wednesday, a few hours after it was requested in a lawsuit filed by activists across the state. Represented by lawyer Gary Polland, a former Harris County Republican Party chairman, the group alleges that... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026251/posts#comment Thu, 5 Jun 2008 02:51:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014407/posts Tim O'Hare wins Farmers Branch mayor's race, but hardline anti-immigration candidates fail in other cities11:44 PM CDT on Saturday, May 10, 2008By By BRANDON FORMBY and IAN McCANN / The Dallas Morning Newsbformby@dallasnews.com; imccann@dallasnews.com Tim O'Hare, who made a name leading Farmers Branch's efforts to drive out illegal immigrants, was elected mayor of the Dallas County suburb Saturday. Meanwhile, incumbent mayors and city council members beat challengers who wanted more immigration enforcement in Irving – where campaigns were highly heated and often personal. Carrollton Mayor Becky Miller, beset by questions about her past, lost in an Election Day onslaught by... The Dallas Morning News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014407/posts#comment Sun, 11 May 2008 14:26:38 GMT