We have all been a bit surprised at the mob mentality of the ‘Tea Party’ extremists that have been ambushing our Congressman, returning to their districts this summer. Our friend Lloyd Dogget was ambushed in Austin recently and was badly treated by the mob there. Some conservative pundits have said these are just average Americans voicing their concerns over the Congress’ Healthcare proposals, but the truth is out there. These ambushes are not spontaneous reactions by average citizens, they are actually coordinated attempts to disrupt and intimidate our Congressmen and women (who are genuinely reaching out to voters in their districts). These efforts are being directed and funded by special interests committed to destroying any healthcare reforms. They are coordinated with the false and misleading propaganda being aired as ‘advertisements by citizens groups’. These special interest groups are instilling fear, and anger in many average citizens, through propaganda, filled with out and out lies and half-truths, in order to create a pseudo grassroots uprising.
These tactics are being played out across the country as well as in Texas. There is little difference between the phony tea party uprising and the Republican legislators ‘Voter ID’ uprising last legislative session. Their ambush of the Texas legislature completely disrupted the entire legislative agenda, leaving unaddressed many educational, healthcare, environmental, insurance and transportation issues that really effect the lives of average Texans.
We need to bring honesty and integrity to government, and to the election and entire political process. As you Texas Senator, I will work to bring integrity, accountability, and leadership to our state legislature.