Q sent her. Seriously. Christine Parizo demands a recount in CCISD elections. (She lost by 25 points!)

May 11, 2021

Christine Parizo is our own home grown Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Qanon right wing conspiracy nut of the Republican Party. According to her twitter account Christine is from League City. She is a “journalist” probably much like I am a “journalist” and owns some kind of B2B marketing business. She also likes coffee, probably in excess.

Christine ran for the Clear Creek Independent School Board and lost by a whopping 25 percentage points. In political lingo that is what Donald trump would call a landslide. And much like Donald trump she is now whining about the election being rigged. One of the points she has made is the turnout was very high for a school board race based on history of the elections. Maybe she just didn’t realize that most parents do not want a Quack on the school board, especially her so they did what they needed to do to keep her off. They voted.

So now Christine has sent out this press release claiming she wants a recount of the 2257 votes, 841 of those where hers. Maybe someone ought to ask those 841 voters if they had made a mistake. Enjoy the read! #NoPlaceButTexas.

Press Release: Christine for CCISD Campaign Files for Election Recount, Citing Numerous Irregularities

May 10, 2021

Campaign, in consultation with election integrity experts, asserts
results should be validated by direct examination of voting machine data

LEAGUE CITY (May 10, 2021) – The Christine for CCISD Campaign (aka Christine Parizo Student Success Committee) today filed state-mandated notification with Clear Creek ISD that it will seek a formal hand recount of the results in the election for the District 5 seat on the CCISD Board of Trustees.

Following a careful review of the election in consultation with election integrity experts, the Christine for CCISD Campaign has cited numerous election irregularities in the 2021 District 5 contest, including the following:

  • In the 2021 District 5 race, voter turnout more than tripled versus the most recent previous District 5 election (in 2018), while overall population growth for the voting area during that time has not matched that pace
  • Only 5% of the voters in the 2021 District 5 race voted in the 2018 District 5 election; many of the voters in the 2021 District 5 election have no record of voting in any previous election, CCISD or otherwise
  • The total number of votes cast in District 5 on Election Day reported by CCISD does not match the total number of District 5 votes cast on Election Day as reported in the voter roster CCISD posted online following the election
  • An election integrity expert who observed the tallying process on behalf of the Christine for CCISD Campaign reported that three of the Hart InterCivic voting system machines used to cast ballots did not have corresponding internal paperwork that matched their external validation seals; such a discrepancy is often a sign of election tampering
  • Security researchers have reported that the Hart InterCivic voting system machines have many fundamental, built-in system vulnerabilities, including insecure computer network interfaces, improper use of cryptography, and susceptibility to malicious inputs; anyone with cursory knowledge of and access to the machines could quickly compromise or alter the results of an election
  • CCISD’s tallying process ultimately requires data to be manually entered into a spreadsheet, creating the opportunity for human or machine calculation errors

A hand recount requires that ballot cast data directly from the electronic voting systems is printed out, and then counted by hand. Per Texas state law, candidates may request hand recounts on electronic votes for any reason.

“The voters of District 5 have a fundamental right to know, without any uncertainty, who won this election,” said Eric Parizo, Campaign Manager for the Christine for CCISD Campaign. “Considering the numerous abnormalities in this election, as well as CCISD’s highly questionable if not outright hostile conduct toward our campaign during the course of this race, there is no question that a recount is the only course of action to ensure the integrity of the results.”

Earlier in the campaign, the Christine for CCISD Campaign filed a formal school board electioneering complaint against the Clear Creek Independent School District with the Office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton as well as the Texas Secretary of State. That complaint, filed March 22, 2021, alleged that CCISD Board of Trustees President Dr. Laura DuPont authorized CCISD Chief Communications Officer Elaina Polsen to interfere in the May 2021 CCISD Board of Trustees election on behalf of James J. Cunningham, District 5 Trustee and candidate for reelection.

In light of the pending electioneering complaint and to ensure fair treatment, the Christine for CCISD Campaign is formally requesting that Dr. DuPont relinquish any oversight role in the recount process to Trustee and Board Secretary Arturo Sanchez.

“Our campaign believes it is in the best interest of the voters and the district to avoid any appearance of impropriety during the recount process, hence we believe Mr. Sanchez is best positioned to serve as recount oversight officer,” Eric Parizo said.”

The Christine for CCISD Campaign would like to express its sincere gratitude to its many voters and supporters within and beyond District 5, so many of whom warmly embraced Success for Every Student as not only a slogan, but also a call to action.

“Regardless of the outcome, our mission to do what’s right for students, families, and taxpayers will never end as long as it lives on in the hearts and minds of those in our community,” Eric Parizo said. “While we are confident that the data directly from the voting machines, once examined, will tell a very different story than the one told on election night, the undeniable legacy of this campaign will be the fight for fairness, transparency, and integrity – values we all want for our community and our schools.”

Any further updates from the Christine for CCISD Campaign will be posted directly to the campaign website, https://christineforccisd.com.


Qanon loser in CCISD elections calls for a recount

May 10, 2021

You really can’t make this up. I was wondering when one of the Q republicans was going to claim the election was rigged. Well it didn’t take long:

Stephanie Parizo didn’t lose by a few points. She lost by 25%. She lost in a landslide, just like Trump. Now she is acting like trump and whining about the election being rigged. Look for Ted Cruz to come in to support her stupidity. Maybe she will lead an insurrection on CCISD.
Sore loser.


Qanon fails in bid to take over CCISD

May 3, 2021

 

In the words of Meatloaf: Two out of three ain’t bad.

Two out of three “conservative” candidates failed to win their race for the CCISD board. One more win would have tipped the board towards the Q side of the aisle. These three candidates are not conservative. There is nothing conservative about fiscal irresponsibility or lying, cheating, stealing, or insurrection. These are not traits of true conservatives.

Stephanie Parizo of League City was crushed by her opponent in Distict 5. She was one of those who wanted to oust our current Superintendent. She received a $1000 donation from out of Great Falls Virginia which is just 17 miles from Leesburg Virginia. The Loudoun County School District is located in Leesburg. Our Superintendent was the Superintendent of Loudoun County before coming to CCISD. What a coincidence.

Jeff Larson, former NASA employee, seems on paper to be qualified although listing himself as a republican precinct chair should have solidified his loss in a non partisan race. We will have to watch to see if he truly is a “conservative” or a trump conservative.

In a couple of years Scott Bowen will be up for re-election. He is a trump conservative and does not deserve to be on the board.


UFOs running for CCISD Board: Christine Parizo

April 28, 2021

UFO: Unqualified For Office

From the Galveston County Daily News Opinion Page:

This is clear with Christine Parizo, a candidate for District 5. Besides a few superficial commitments, Parizo has no significant educational experience or accomplishments. To compensate, Parizo applied her self-proclaimed skills in “technology, software, and cybersecurity” to create a website filled with misinformation about the school district, a ploy to bolster her campaign by framing the district as dysfunctional.

Parizo isn’t just inexperienced, she’s institutionally ineffective. While Parizo campaigns on bringing fiscal responsibility to the district, she single-handedly cost the district $30,830.34 in frivolous lawsuits. This includes a lawsuit condemning the use of portable classrooms because they supposedly create an environment that isn’t “safe and disciplined,” even though Parizo herself doesn’t want to find the money to build permanent classrooms.

The entire opinion piece written by a former CCISD student can be found here. It is very well written. As I have mentioned before, the Qanon candidates are just plain scary. 


Texas Governor Greg Abbott issues a statement on the #DerekChauvinTrial

April 21, 2021

 

April 21, 2021 Austin Texas

From the desk of Governor Greg Abbott


Texas State Representative Dennis Paul offers thoughts and prayers to #FedEx victims

April 16, 2021

 8 Dead. 5 Seriously wounded. 


Qs running for CCISD board?

April 15, 2021

Back in 2010 tea party members invaded the CCISD school board. The results were not pretty. Instead of level headed decisions based upon data they made short sighted, knee jerk decisions which eventually cost the district. 

Today the tea party has been replaced with members of Qanon, an extreme right wing of the extreme right wing tea party. They call themselves “Conservatives” with “conservative values” such as family values, fiscal responsibility, accountability, law and order while posing with Donald Trump who porked a porn star, created a trillion dollar deficit, abused the legal system, and incited riots. This is Q. This is what the Republican Party has become.

CCISD already has 2 members of Q on the board. Both doing what they do best, disrupt and destroy. Attend a board meeting and you will see what these people are doing. They act like this is a game. They base decisions on feelings and “owning the libs” instead of using facts, data, science, and accounting principals. Three are currently running for the board which could end in yet another disaster for CCISD, students, and teachers. 

They call themselves “Conservatives” but they are Q and in Qrazy.


Republican cancel culture checklist

April 14, 2021

 Who is next?


Texas State Representative Dennis Paul offers thoughts and prayers to #BryanTexas victims

April 9, 2021

 #NoPlaceButTexas again. 1 dead, 5 wounded, one Police Officer in critical condition.


Texas Lt Governor Dan Patrick: On this holy day let us prey

April 4, 2021

Texas Lt Governor Dan Patrick offers a special prayer for this Easter:

Oh Lord Let us prey.
Let us prey on the cold for they cannot flee to Cancun
Let us prey on the voters for they cannot easily vote.
Let us prey on the poor for they cannot afford to fight.
Let us prey on the sick for they are too weak to fight.
Let us prey on the Hispanics for they will not vote.
Let us prey on the Blacks for their lives do not matter.
Let us prey on the disabled for they are weak.
Let us prey on the Muslims for they are now targets of hate
Let us prey on the Asian population for they brought us COVID.
Let us prey on the Immigrants for they do not belong here.
Let us prey on the police as we flood the streets with guns.

And oh Lord
Let us prey on our supporters for they are too ignorant to know we are preying on them.


While the State is making voting harder, Harris County makes it easier

March 25, 2021

 

Harris County continues to make great strides in making voting easier.

Yesterday I had a demonstration of the new voting machines that will be in use for the May 1, 2021 elections. Unlike the “wheel” the new machines by Hart InterCivic Verity Duo are intuitive, easy to use and has a PAPER BALLOT! 

The process is easy. Check in. Enter your code via a touch screen. Insert your blank paper ballot. If necessary adjust the size of the text. Using the touch screen, select the candidates of your choice. Review your selection then print your ballot. Verify it again then scan it in the scanning machine print to leaving.

The ballots are counted and stored for recount purposes. The touch screen does NOT count votes or store your selections. It just provides an easy way to select your candidates and prints your ballot. If by chance your ballot is not correct, the election judge will invalidate the ballot and you will start over.

Couple this new system with the ability to vote at any early voting center and any voting center on Election Day and voting has become much easier. The County also provides a wait time notice on their website to determine how long the lines are and provides the voter with the ability to go to a site with shorter lines.

Meanwhile our State Representative Dennis Paul is working hard to limit mail in ballots, make voter registration more difficult, and make it illegal to pass out water to those standing in line.

#NoPlaceButTexas


Texas State Representative Dennis Paul (R) sends thoughts and prayers to #BoulderColorado

March 24, 2021

#NoPlaceButTexas 


Republican Racist Rhetoric: Texas Congressman Chip "Racist" Roy, #NoPlaceButTexas

March 20, 2021

 

#NoPlaceButTexas

They are out in the open. The once great Republican Party that believed in simple family values such as respect and honor now is just a bunch of racist, rotten assholes led by Trump. They are not even trying to cover it up. 

Last week it was Senator Ron Johnson claiming he wasn’t afraid of the white patriots who were storming the capitol, attacking police, and looking to hang Mike Pence. He wasn’t afraid as he ran like a coward with others like Ted Cruz. But he would have been afraid if the same rioters were Black. Dude, that is just racist.

Now coming off that racist rhetoric Texas Congressman Chip “Racist” Roy piles on with his comments towards the Asian American Community. Racist Roy can’t act like an adult and wear a mask appropriately in order to protect others around him and he had to to bring up lynching in a hearing to address hate crimes directed to the AAPI. Maybe someone needs to remind him that lynching was used as hillbilly justice towards everyone except the white folk. 

This is who they are. #RacistRoy From CNN:


State Representative Dennis Paul's HB1725 will end drop off boxes for voting

March 18, 2021

 


Yet another example of #NoPlaceButTexas. This is truly embarrassing.

Today House Bill 1725 will be heard in committee by Representative Dennis Paul. The bill will end the use of drop off boxes or drop off sites for mail in ballots. It begs the question “Why?”. Drop off boxes are in use in 40 states leaving Texas in a minority. Again. Voters can sit at the table, make their choices, then drop off their ballots while taking a walk to the grocery store. Here in Texas, or at least in Harris County, voters had the option of dropping the ballot off at their local county court house or at a drive through facility. They also had the opportunity to mail it.

Dennis Paul defended this stupidity with an email to his constituents:

If a person has the ability to make an in-person appearance, they are able to vote in person just as easily.  Those who are disabled, sick, elderly, and those who have lost faith in the USPS, can stand in long lines and sweat like a pig to vote like everyone else. 

OK. The last sentence wasn’t exactly what he said but you get the idea. The bill will be heard this morning. I am interested in hearing Paul stoop to a new low by carrying Abbotts political laundry.


Socialists primary Texas State Representative Gina Hinojosa.

March 11, 2021

From the Texas Tribue

Instead of “Running everywhere and losing everywhere, the democratic socialists of America have started a targeted primary campaign against Democrats in deep, deep, blue districts. First up is Texas State Representative Gina Hinojosa House District 49 (Austin).

Representative Hinojosa won her district by 60 points (yes, 60, it is that blue) so it is an easy target for the socialist party. Hinojosa is a great representative and is the Vice Chair of the Criminal Jurisprudence; Human Services Committee. Prior to her run for HD49 Hinojosa served as a member of the Austin Independent School District. Her challenger, Herbie Smith, is a student at Texas University. 

Back in 2018 the lead socialist group, Justice Democrats, ran 80 candidates across the United States. They lost 73.

Out of 80 candidates endorsed by JD, only 7 won. 2 were incumbents in deep blue districts. 1 was unopposed.  4 were all in very blue districts wiping out their general election opponents. It’s not like they were endorsing in tough competitive states like Texas, although those that did, lost. All of them. One raised over a $1 Million and lost 70-30 in the primary.

In 2020 they got smarter targeting deep, deep blue areas such as the Travis County District Attorney’s office and just 9 candidates across the country. They did better and they believe they have the key to infiltrating the Democratic Party.

Candidate Position Result Percentage
Marie Newman IL-03 Won in general 53-46 Deep Blue
Cori Bush MO-01 Won in general 80-17 Deep Blue
Jamaal Bowman NY-16 Won in general 82-17 Deep Blue
Georgette Gomez CA-53 Lost in General 59-40 Deep Blue
Kara Eastman NE-02 Lost in General 50-46 Toss up
Alex Morse MA-01 Lost in primary 58-42 Deep Blue
Betsy Sweet ME-SN Lost in primary 71-22 Collins Seat
Morgan Harper OH-03 Lost in primary 68-31 Deep Blue
Jessica Cisneros TX-28 Lost in primary 57-39 Deep Blue


My outdoor covered patio paid for by USAA

March 9, 2021

We just completed an outdoor patio. The contractor did a GREAT job! If you are in the Clear Lake area and are interested in his contact information email me at johncoby@sbcglobal.net. His crew was fast, very professional, and the results are fantastic! So how did USAA get involved? Glad you asked.

Ceiling fan, lights, power for a TV.

Paving stones, stones around the base

Last year USAA raised my home insurance from $4000/year to $5000. I have been with USAA for over 25 years so it was difficult to leave because I believed they would always take care of their members of the Armed Forces. I was wrong. I eventually found a better policy for $3000/year and I also switched my cars to GEICO for another substantial reduction. 

When I joined USAA they created a Subscribers Savings Account for me. Periodically they would send a check from this account during years of low activity. Members do not put money into this account, USAA does. Mine grew to over $14,000 after 25 years. Six months after I left USAA sent me the balance of this account. I used it to buy the USAA patio.
So raising my rates by 25% was actually a good thing. In a strange way.


#NoPlaceButTexas is no longer a slogan. It's a joke.

March 7, 2021

Texas has a history of cute sayings such as “Come and Take it”, “We do things bigger in Texas”, “Don’t Mess with Texas”, “Thank god for Mississippi”, and my favorite “No Place But Texas”. 

No Place but Texas was once a slogan celebrating the unique qualities of living in Texas, although I question if we are really unique. Much like every other state in the country we band together to help each other during times of need. We help neighbors rebuild fences after a hurricane. We provide supplies to those in need. We donate money. None of that is unique to Texas. 

Now No Place but Texas is nothing but a joke. Looney Louie Gohmert, #CancunCruz, Trump Wannabe Greg Abbott, indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton, leadership failures, science deniers, guns on demand, no place but Texas. Literally. 

Recently the “Energy Capitol of the World” was plunged into darkness during the winter storm of 2021. While the rest of the country was hunkered down enjoying their power and water, most of Texans were freezing their asses off unable to flush the toilet. Over 50 died. Republican elected officials were silent before and after the freeze leaving the Democrats to help those in need while #CancunCruz fled the state to weather the storm in Mexico with his hot wife and loving 10 year old whining brats. Yep. No Place But Texas. 

From Reuters

In 2003 besides deregulation electricity, which brought the freeze higher electricity rates for consumers, Texas deregulated college tuition and home insurance. Like electricity rates the cost of college skyrocketed and home insurance is out the roof. No Place But Texas.

Recently Greg Abbott has ended the mask mandate and will fully open the State 2 months too son, just like he did last summer which resulted in over 45,000 Texans losing their lives. His failures reminds me of another saying “All hat and no cattle”.

Luckily for the Republican Party, who ushered in this Texas sized stupidity, “We do things bigger in Texas”. We have the biggest idiots in the country who will forget about how they froze their nuts off or how much they are paying for electricity or tuition or home insurance. They will forget about the 45,000 who died of COVID or the 50 who froze to death. In 2022 they will again vote for the very people who did this to them. Again, No Place But Texas.

Well as the saying goes in Mississippi, “Thank god for Texas”.


State Representative Dennis Paul HD129 takes lead on bills restricting voting rights

March 1, 2021

Representative Dennis Paul is in a safe district. He will have that seat until he qualifies for a State provided pension or until he wants to leave. It is a solid red, red, red seat. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that he is leading the way for the Republican Party on filing bills to make it more difficult to vote.

Here in Harris County our elected officials have made it very easy to vote. They created Voting Centers allowing voters to vote in any location during early voting and Election Day. They created drop off centers across the County allowing voters to drop their absentee ballot off and trace it’s progress. They created over night voting locations that 10s of thousands of voters used in 2020. In 2022 they will adopt new voting machines with a verifiable paper ballot. Unfortunately Dennis Paul has filed bills to stop most of this. 

Here are the bills Paul has filed:

HB 1725 will prohibit voters from using a drop off site for their absentee ballot. 

HB 2265 confirms there will never be more than 12 hours of Early Voting on any day during the Early Voting Period. No voting earlier than 7:00 a.m. and no voting later than 7:00 p.m. This prevents 24-hour voting as some counties set up in 2020. 

HB 2263 makes it clear that Election Officials may not cure an unsigned, incomplete, or incorrect Voter Registration Application, Ballot, or Ballot by Mail Application. The bill also requires that on any candidate’s Petition in Lieu of a Filing Fee, if the document had to be notarized twice it must be accompanied with a signed affidavit explaining what was cured, by whom, and when after the first notarization.


HB 2264 creates consistency in the number of votes required to appoint or terminate an Election Administrator. It will now be a 4/5 majority to appoint or terminate on both the County Election Commission and the County Commissioners Court. 

HB 2266 prevents 3rd party vendors. There is already a very specific procedure in place for the appointment of Election Judges, Clerks, and other Election Officials, where political parties submit their appointees and are approved by Commissioner’s Court. This bill makes it very clear that a person may not be hired as a Presiding or Alternate Judge, a Clerk, a Signature Verification Committee member, or a Ballot Board member except as explicitly provided in the current procedure. This will prevent election workers from being hired through third-party agencies.


HB 2267 allows retail fireworks permits to be purchased through the Internet. The Texas Department of insurance will post a link to the website through their agency website.

HB2267 has nothing to do with voting but it beg the question “What idiot thought of this idea?”


Raising Campaign Cash: Republican Party of Texas

February 22, 2021

This shouldn’t be much of a surprise. The Party of Q led by right wing extremist Allen West, received $5,452,396 in donations in 2020. The breakdown is pretty interesting.

Of the $5,452,396 total:

$97,504 (1.7%) came from 798 donors contributing less than $1000, averaging $221 each.

$5,355,891 (98.3%) came from 249 donors contributing more than $1000, averaging $21,509 each.

$4.994,300 (91.5%) came from 119 donors contributing more than $10,000, averaging $41,968 each.

The biggest donors include Chief Justice Nathan Hecht for $750,000, Brett Busby for Supreme Court $800,000, Justice Jane Bland for $400,000 and Richard Weekley for $125,000. Here is a list of the top donors:

Chief Justice Nathan Hecht Campaign 750,000.00
Brett Busby Campaign 400,000.00
Brett Busby Campaign 400,000.00
Justice Jane Bland Campaign 400,000.00
Wright For Texas 250,000.00
Ryan Sitton Campaign 110,000.00
Greehey ,William 100,000.00
Pitcock Jr. ,James D. 100,000.00
Weekley ,Richard 100,000.00
Weisman ,John 100,000.00
Wright for Texas 100,000.00
Texans for Jeff Boyd 90,000.00
Texans for Jeff Boyd 89,165.04
George ,Seay 81,000.00
Bennet Jr. ,Archie 80,000.00
Josh Burgess For Judge 70,000.00
Team Tarrant PAC 68,000.00
Pete Flores for Senate 66,000.00
Wall ,Kathaleen 51,000.00
Pete Flores for Senate 50,000.00
Vincent Morales Campaign 46,500.00
Morgan ,Jerry 42,500.00
Pete Flores for Senate 35,000.00
Kevin Cole For Mayor 33,375.00
Judge James H. Shoemake Campaign 30,000.00
Pete Flores for Senate 30,000.00
Pete Flores for Senate 28,250.00
Pete Flores for Senate 27,500.00
Anwar ,Syed 25,000.00
Keep Tarrant Red PAC 25,000.00
Pete Flores for Senate 25,000.00
Pete Flores for Senate 25,000.00
Pete Flores for Senate 25,000.00
Ryan LLC PAC 25,000.00
Texans for Dan Patrick 25,000.00
Texans for Greg Abbott 25,000.00
Wall ,Kathaleen 25,000.00
Weekley ,Richard 25,000.00
Vincent Morales Campaign 24,750.00
Birdwell ,Tucker 22,300.00
Chazen ,Stephen 20,000.00
Hardeman ,Bryan 20,000.00
Judge Chris Wolfe Campaign 20,000.00
Kinder ,Nancy 20,000.00


What did your elected official do during the Deep Freeze of 2021?

February 22, 2021

I lost power for 3 days and water for a day during the Deep Freeze of 2021. Temperatures inside the house dropped to a low of 41 degrees. Luckily I had a gas fireplace that kept the room temperature from dropping any further. I was one of the luckier ones. Needless to say this was a HUGE failure of our State government which has been under republican control for over 20 years. So what did our elected officials do during the Deep Freeze? Let’s see….

President Joe Biden: Immediately granted disaster relief when requested to do so.

Senator John Cornyn: Tweeted

Senator Ted Cruz: Packed up his family and flew to Cancun abandoning those in need, got caught, blamed it on his 10 year old kids, lied about “dropping them off”, lied about flying right back, lied about “working from the beach”, passed out water 2 days after the event.

Congressman Brian Babin: MIA

Governor Greg Abbott: On Fox News he blamed the catastrophe on the Green New Deal, which doesn’t exist. Then changed his tune when speaking on CNN and in front of the local media.

State Senator Larry Taylor: MIA

State Representative Dennis Paul: MIA. Retweeted something from Greg Abbott.

County Judge Lina Hidalgo: Warned the County about the possible devastation from the upcoming freeze. Her office provided tips and updates throughout the freeze on TV for those who had power and social media.

Mayor Sylvester Turner: Prepared the city for the freeze. Continued to keep the citizens informed of the status of the deep freeze.