Houston City Council At Large forum in Clear Lake

September 17, 2019

At-Large candidates for Houston City Council will discuss their plans for the city and the Clear Lake area during a nonpartisan forum on Thursday, Sept. 19.

Focusing on the area’s top issues, the forum will provide candidates the opportunity to explain their positions to the community prior to the November elections. It will utilize a Q&A format with questions by moderator Ann Hammond followed with questions submitted by the audience.

All candidates running for at-large positions have been invited to participate. Those who have accepted include: Position #1 – Georgia Provost and Raj Salhortra; Position #2 – David Robinson (I) and Willie Davis; Position #3 – Michael Kubosh (I), Janaeya Carmouche and Marcel McClinton; Position #4 – Tiko Hausman, Nick Hellyer, Ericka McCrutcheon and Letitia Plummer; and Position #5 – Sallie Alcorn, Catherine Flowers, Melvin McNeese, Sonia Rivera and Ashton Woods.

Ann Hammond, forum moderator, is a retired NASA program analyst and a 43-year resident of the Clear Lake area. Ann has dedicated years of service to the community as a consultant, an influencer and a volunteer. She has served on the Clear Creek ISD Board of Trustees, the Gulf Coast Area Association of School Boards, the Clear Creek Council of PTAs, multiple school district committees and community organizations including Bay Area Alliance for Youth & Families, Assistance League of the Bay Area and Bay Area Turning Point.

It all happens at the Bay Area Community Center in Clear Lake Park, located at 5002 NASA Parkway (across the street from the lake) in Seabrook. Sponsored by Bay Area Association of Democratic Women (BAAD Women), Bay Area New Democrats (BAND) and Bay Area Democratic Movement (BADM), the meeting begins with a meet & greet at 6:30 p.m. followed by the forum from 7 to 9 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

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Little Baby Briscoe Cain's Law Firm: Death Threats are free speech

September 16, 2019

Little Baby Briscoe works as a Senior Attorney at Fulton Strahan Law Group. They issued the following press release in support of Cain’s right to make threats towards a candidate for President of the United States.

“The Founding Father of the firm is a decorated war veteran who served this country so that people can enjoy basic constitutional rights like freedom of speech.”

You would think lawyers would know that free speech does not include making threats toward other Americans, or towards a candidate for President especially by a State Representative. Free speech does not mean you can yell FIRE in a crowded theatre. Our free speech has always been limited. Briscoe has the right to make threats. He also has the right to suffer the consequences.

Even I know that. Maybe the lawyers at Fulton Strahan might want to pick up a copy of the Constitution. And read it.

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Think Republicans are going to sanction Little Baby Briscoe for his threat toward O'Rourke?

September 16, 2019

Don’t hold your breath.

After the mass shooting which left 27 dead at the Sutherland Church, the Republican leadership did nothing.

After the mass shooting in Dallas which left 5 police officers, dead the Republican leadership did nothing.

After the mass shooting in Santa Fe which left 10 students and 2 teachers dead, the Republican leadership did nothing.

After the mass shooting in El Paso which left 22 shoppers dead, the Republican leadership did nothing.

After the mass shooting in Odessa which left 7 dead, the Republican leadership did nothing.

So if you think the republican leadership in Texas is going to call for Little Baby Briscoe’s resignation, or remove him from his committee positions, or refer the issue to the Harris County DA’s office or to the FBI, you really haven’t been paying attention.

The Republican leadership will do nothing.

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The loser of the #DemocraticDebate: Medicare for All

September 13, 2019

Stick with me for a second.

Back in 1989 VP Dan Quayle called for a trip to Mars. Everyone was excited by the bold, courageous announcement….until they learned the price tag and realized it was technically impossible at the time. 20 years later nothing has changed.

Medicare for All is similar. The activists of the left, led by Bernie Sanders, is giddy as a freshman going to the jr/sr prom about the idea of M4A but they fail to realize they are not the only ones that will determine the nominee and their ideas. The other voters in the Democratic Primary understand how much it will cost and are uneasy about how much it will cost them. They realize it is not feasible anytime soon. It’s one thing to call for a bold and courageous endeavor like going to Mars or Medicare for All. It’s another thing to have the money and the ability to actually make it a reality.

Sanders can’t make it a reality. Sanders has a long history of not being able to champion major legislation. He is the last person who could make M4A a reality. Warren, even with a better track record of accomplishments, has hitched her wagon to this boat anchor and eventually it will cost her.

The other candidates call for an improved Affordable Care Act with various options to allow consumers to choose their coverage. Biden, Amy, Beto, Castro, Buttigieg, Harris, and even Yang who doesn’t know his ass from a stethoscope called for a combination of Medicare and the ACA. It’s a better plan that is achievable.

Medicare for All is not for everyone. It shouldn’t be. It’s on life support.

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What the hell is wrong with you? "Little Baby" Briscoe Cain

September 13, 2019

There is a State Representative from Deer Park Texas. He is called “Little Baby” Briscoe Cain. Baby Briscoe is one of those people you want to look at and ask “What the fuck is wrong with you?”. Last night would have been a good night to do it.

After the Democratic debate our own little baby Briscoe threatened a Presidential Candidate and fellow Texan, Beto O’Rourk with a tweet referrencing his little AR-15. This isn’t Baby Briscoe’s first Muttin Busting competition.

A few years ago he was flashing g his concealed handgun at the Texas Democratic Convention which got his little ass thrown out of the convention center. His mother was called to pick him up. She stated: 

“I am so sorry for my son’s behavior. I have told him to not play cops and robbers in the open and to never take his toy guns out of the house. I intend to whoop his ass once I get him home.”

Little Baby Briscoe is going to get another ass whoopin and he should. He should be visited by the FBI. He should be charged with making a threat. He should resign. He should lose his law license. He should be treated like every other immature gun nut idiot who issues a threat to a Presidential candidate.

This isn’t a fuckin game.

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Recap of the #DemocraticDebate Part I

September 13, 2019

This was a good night for the Democrats except for just a couple of things. They can all be fixed.

Yang.
Yank Yang. It’s time. He thinks this is a game. He adds nothing to the conversation. He has no path to winning the nomination. Lets move on. Lets also cull the field. Yang, Castro, Booker will not get the nomination. Enough.

Medicare for All is on life support
M4A took a hit starting with Biden. Amy, Harris, Castro, Buttigieg, and even Beto piled on each calling for something other than M4A. Each wanted the insurance industry to compete with a public option. Each wanted everyone to be covered but not with a government takeover. M4A took a hit tonight.

Castro
There are those who can attack and be effective. He can’t and he didn’t. He looked petty.

Gun Control
It is clear the Democrats want something done and will do it. Beto calls for a mandatory buy back and he has a very good point. These are weapons designed to kill people, nothing else. They do not belong on our streets. Most agree. It’s time we do something and the only way to do it is to wipe out every republican in office.

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What we want to hear tonight at the #DemocraticDebate

September 12, 2019
Pic via NBC News

It’s Texas. We are in play this year. Our republican leadership has failed us on immigration, gun violence, health care and bleeding local governments dry. We need help. Tell us how you can help.

We are tired of mass shootings in Texas where we have guns on demand. In just 6 short years we have lost students, shoppers, worshipers, bystanders, and police officers due to gun violence using military style weapons. We are tired of wondering if we will be next. Our leadership calls for thoughts and prayers and round table discussions. The thoughts aren’t working. The prayers go unanswered. The round tables end in no action. They have done nothing.

There is a humanity crisis on our borders which our leaders have ignored year after year using it for campaign fodder instead of solving the issue. Trump has made it worse. Horribly and deadly worse. Again we need adult supervision.

Our healthcare costs continue to skyrocket even after we passed massive tort reform 15 years ago with the promise of more healthcare providers providing more competition and lower rates. It didn’t work. We have the highest number of uninsured in the nation. Costs are too high. Our state is sick.

So tell us what you are going to do to end the violence, solve our humanity crisis on the border, and to insure our families are cured when they are sick and stay healthy.

We are listening.

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What we don't need to see at the #DemocraticDebate

September 12, 2019

OK. I am easily distracted.

Many watching the debates are too and it’s a real problem especially for the politically ignorant independent voters who are looking for any simple minded excuse to say “I just don’t like her”. Or him. For them it doesn’t matter if they are the most qualified individual to ever run for the position of President of the United States. What matters is that little thing they just don’t want to get over like the atomic wedgy the candidate gave them in Jr. High. Or when they stole their date to the Jr/Sr prom. Little things like that.

So with that in mind there are a few distractions I hope the candidates can get rid of:

Bernie Sanders: Put that damn finger away. You are going to poke someones eye out!

Elizabeth Warren: Stop shaking your head. Not every answer to a question needs to be accompanied with a head shake. Stand still for once!

Beto: You do not need to shake a fist every point you are making. Sit on your hands.

Yang: Shut up and get off the stage.

Castro: When you get angry you tend to force being angry. It doesn’t look genuine.

Amy: OK. I have nothing.

Biden: Get back to being that guy running for VP when you debated Paul Ryan. Other than that I have nothing.

Buttigieg: I have nothing.

So there. Quit it.

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Hispanics for Buzbee because Buzbee is Hispanic?

September 12, 2019

Really? When did Buzbee become Hispanic? What am I missing?

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Tony Buzbee's donations. In detail. (He is a trump republican)

September 12, 2019

Make no mistake about Tony Buzbee. He is a republican except when it comes to his profession. Don’t buy into anyone saying he plays “both sides”. That really isn’t true. But don’t take my word for it. Look at the reports from the Federal Elections Commission and the Texas Ethics Commission.

On the Federal level Buzbee has donated over $589,600 with only $25,000 going to the Harris County Democratic Party to help wipe out all the republican judges that could rule on his cases. This does NOT include his $500,000 donation to Trump’s inauguration committee. Here is the data from the Federal Elections Commission website:

NEW JERSEY REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE BUZBEE, TONY 10000
SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY BUZBEE, TONY 10000
NY REPUBLICAN FEDERAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE BUZBEE, TONY 10000
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ARKANSAS BUZBEE, TONY 10000
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA INC BUZBEE, TONY 10000
CONNECTICUT REPUBLICAN PARTY BUZBEE, TONY 10000
TENNESSEE REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ELECTION ACCOUNT BUZBEE, TONY 10000
HARRIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY BUZBEE, TONY 10000
HARRIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY BUZBEE, TONY 10000
HARRIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY BUZBEE, TONY 5000
DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT, INC. BUZBEE, TONY MR. 2700
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF LOUISIANA BUZBEE, TONY MR. 10000
TRUMP VICTORY BUZBEE, TONY MR. 250000
WEST VIRGINIA REPUBLICAN PARTY, INC. BUZBEE, TONY MR. 10000
MISSISSIPPI REPUBLICAN PARTY BUZBEE, TONY MR. 10000
WYOMING REPUBLICAN PARTY, INC. BUZBEE, TONY MR. 10000
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE BUZBEE, TONY MR. 33400
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE BUZBEE, TONY MR. 3700
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE BUZBEE, TONY MR. 100200
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE BUZBEE, TONY MR. 29600
TRUMP VICTORY BUZBEE, TONY MR. 35000
$589,600


Now here is the data from the Texas Ethics Commission. $1,034,581.69 with $225,000 to Greg Abbott, $80,000 to Rick Perry, $179,000 to Democrats including $80,000 to the Harris County Democratic Party,  to wipe out the Republican judges in Harris County. Here is the data from the Texas Ethics Commission.


Sandill ,Ravi K.  Anthony G. Buzbee, LP ,  5,000.00
Ashby ,Trenton E. Buzbee, Anthony 2,500.00
Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund , Buzbee, Anthony 2,500.00
Baker ,Caroline E. Buzbee, Tony 2,500.00
Bennett ,Alfred H. Anthony G. Buzbee L.P.,  2,000.00
Bennett ,Alfred H. Anthony G. Buzbee, L.P.,  5,000.00
Bonnen ,Dennis H. Buzbee, Tony 1,000.00
Busby ,Justin B. Anthony G. Buzbee, LP,  2,500.00
Bush ,George P. Anthony G. Buzbee LP,  10,000.00
Carter ,O. Kyler Buzbee, Anthony 5,000.00
Carter ,O. Kyler Buzbee, Anthony 1,000.00
Countiss ,Julie ANTHONY G. BUZBEE LP,  2,500.00
Countiss ,Julie ANTHONY G. BUZBEE LP,  5,000.00
Countiss ,Julie BUZBEE, ANTHONY G 2,378.64
Cox ,Obie A. Anthony G. Buzbee, LP,  2,500.00
Cox ,Obie A. Anthony G. Buzbee, LP,  2,500.00
Debra Mayfield Campaign (DISSOLVED) , Anthony G. Buzbee, LP,  1,000.00
Delgado ,Rodolfo Anthony G. Buzbee, Attorney at Law,  1,000.00
Devine ,John P. Anthony G. Buzbee, LP,  30,000.00
Dollinger ,Scot G. Anthony G. Buzbee, LP,  5,000.00
Dorfman ,Samuel G. Buzbee, Anthony 2,500.00
Dorfman ,Samuel G. Buzbee, Anthony 1,000.00
Engelhart ,Mike Anthony G. Buzbee LP,  2,500.00
Engelhart ,Mike Anthony G. Buzbee LP,  5,000.00
Engelhart ,Mike Buzbee, Anthony 2,500.00
Engelhart ,Mike Buzbee, Anthony 2,500.00
Engelhart ,Mike The Buzbee Law Firm,  2,500.00
Galveston County Republican Party (P) , Buzbee Law Firm,  2,000.00
Gamble ,Brent Buzbee, Tony 2,500.00
Garza ,Ana Lisa Anthony G Buzbee, LP,  2,500.00
Garza ,Ana Lisa Anthony G Buzbee, LP,  2,500.00
Garza ,Jose Luis Anthony G. Buzbee, LP,  1,000.00
Garza ,Jose Luis Buzbee, Anthony 1,000.00
Gomez ,Michael Paul Anthony G. Buzbee, LP,  3,000.00
Gomez ,Michael Paul Anthony G. Buzbee, LP,  2,000.00
Gomez ,Michael Paul Anthony G. Buzbee, LP,  1,000.00
Gomez ,Michael Paul Buzbee, Anthony 5,000.00
Gomez ,Michael Paul Buzbee, Tony 5,000.00
Gray ,Lori Chambers Anthoney G. Buzbee L.P.,  2,500.00
Greenwell (DECEASED) ,Thomas F. Buzbee, Anthony 2,500.00
Griffin ,Darren B. Buzbee, Tony 2,500.00
Griffin ,Darren B. Buzbee, Tony 2,500.00
Griffin ,Darren B. The Buzbee Law Firm,  2,500.00
Griffin ,Darren B. The Buzbee Law Firm,  2,500.00
Halbach ,Joseph J. Anthony Buzbee, LP,  5,000.00
Halbach ,Joseph J. Anthony G. Buzbee LP,  1,000.00
Halbach ,Joseph J. Anthony G. Buzbee LP,  4,000.00
Halbach ,Joseph J. Buzbee, Anthony 1,000.00
Hall ,Ursula A. Buzbee, Anthony 2,500.00
Hardin ,Ben BUZBEE LAW FIRM,  5,000.00
Hardin ,Ben Buzbee, Anthony 2,500.00
Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) , Buzbee, Tony 80,000.00
Harris County Democratic Party (CEC) , Buzbee, Tony 10,000.00
Hawkins ,Kristen Brauchle Anthony G. Buzbee  LP,  5,000.00
Hawkins ,Kristen Brauchle The Buzbee Law Firm,  5,000.00
Hinde ,Daniel E. Anthony G Buzbee LP,  3,992.33
Hinde ,Daniel E. Anthony G Buzbee LP,  2,500.00
Hinde ,Daniel E. Buzbee, Anthony G 5,000.00
Hinde ,Daniel E. The Buzbee Law Firm,  2,000.00
Justice Eva Guzman for Supreme Court , Anthony G Buzbee LP,  2,500.00
Justice Eva Guzman for Supreme Court , Buzbee, Anthony 5,000.00
Kirkland ,Steven E. Buzbee, Anthony 2,000.00
Kirkland ,Steven E. Buzbee, Anthony 2,500.00
Kirkland ,Steven E. Buzbee, Anthony 5,000.00
Landrum ,Michael Buzbee, Anthony 2,500.00
Lloyd ,Russell T. Buzbee, Anthony 2,500.00
Matthews ,Sylvia A. Anthony G. Buzbee LP,  2,500.00
McFarland ,Jaclanel M. the Buzbee law firmbuzzby, anthony 1,000.00
Miller ,Beau A. Buzbee, Tony 5,000.00
Moore ,Daryl L. Anthony G. Buzbee, LP,  2,500.00
Morgan ,Kay K. Anthony G. Buzbee, L.P.,  2,500.00
Neves ,Kerry L. Buzbee, Anthony 2,500.00
Palmer ,Elaine H. Anthony G. Buzbee LP,  5,000.00
Palmer ,Elaine H. Anthony G. Buzbee LP,  5,000.00
Palmer ,Elaine H. Buzbee, Anthony 1,000.00
Payne ,Latosha Lewis Anthony G. Buzbee LP,  2,500.00
Phillips ,Fredericka M. Buzbee, Anthony 5,000.00
Phillips ,Fredericka M. The Buzbee Law Firm,  800.00
Reyna ,Rose Guerra Anthony G. Buzbee, LP,  2,500.00
Rodriguez ,Ricardo P. Anthony G. Buzbee, P.C.,  2,000.00
Sandill ,Ravi K. Anthony G. Buzbee, LP,  10,000.00
Sandill ,Ravi K. Anthony G. Buzbee, LP,  5,000.00
Sandill ,Ravi K. Buzbee, Anthony 5,000.00
Sandill ,Ravi K. Buzbee, Anthony 1,000.00
Sandill ,Ravi K. Buzbee, Anthony 1,000.00
Schaffer ,Robert K. Anthony G. Buzbee, LP ,  5,000.00
Schaffer ,Robert K. Anthony G. Buzbee, LP ,  5,000.00
Schaffer ,Robert K. Anthony G. Buzbee, LP,  1,000.00
Schaffer ,Robert K. Buzbee, Anthony 2,500.00
Shadwick ,Jeffrey A. Anthony G. Buzbee, LP,  2,500.00
Singleterry ,Luis Manuel Anthony G. Buzbee LP,  1,000.00
Slaughter ,Michelle M. Anthony Buzbee, LP,  2,500.00
Slaughter ,Michelle M. Buzbee Law Firm,  2,500.00
Slaughter ,Michelle M. Buzbee, Anthony 2,500.00
Smith ,Stephen Craig Anthony G. Buzbee, LP,  2,500.00
Smoots-Hogan ,Alexandra Anthony G. Buzbee LP,  5,000.00
Smoots-Hogan ,Alexandra Buzbee Law Firm,  5,000.00
Spring Branch Republicans , Tony Buzbee for Mayor,  100.00
Spring Branch Republicans , Tony Buzbee for Mayor,  100.00
Texans for Greg Abbott , Buzbee, Anthony 75,000.00
Texans for Greg Abbott , Buzbee, Anthony 25,000.00
Texans for Greg Abbott , Buzbee, Anthony 100,000.00
Texans for Greg Abbott , Buzbee, Anthony 25,000.00
Texans for Insurance Reform , Anthony Buzbee, LP,  100,000.00
Texans for Jeff Boyd , Anthony G Buzbee LP,  1,250.00
Texans for Jeff Boyd , Buzbee, A. 5,000.00
Texans for Jeff Boyd , Buzbee, Anthony 1,250.00
Texans for Jeff Boyd , The Buzbee Law Firm,  5,000.00
Texans for Rick Perry , Buzbee, Anthony 50,000.00
Texans for Rick Perry , Buzbee, Tony 6,233.48
Texans for Rick Perry , Buzbee, Tony 4,808.56
Texans for Rick Perry , Buzbee, Tony 6,694.43
Texans for Rick Perry , Buzbee, Tony 5,961.87
Texans for Rick Perry , Buzbee, Tony 6,012.38
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC , Buzbee, Anthony Glenn 200,000.00
Weems ,Christine The Buzbee Law Firm, P.C.,  5,000.00
Wilson ,Randall W. Buzbee Law Firm,  2,500.00
Wittenmyer ,John D. Anthony G. Buzbee LP,  2,500.00
1,034,581.69

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