Medina Campaign Responds to Glenn Beck Interview
by Debra Medina on Feb 11, 2010

I was asked a question on the Glenn Beck show today regarding my thoughts on the so-called 9/11 truth movement. I have never been involved with the 9/11 truth movement, and there is no doubt in my mind that Muslim terrorists flew planes into those buildings on 9/11. I have not seen any evidence nor have I ever believed that our government was involved or directed those individuals in any way. No one can deny that the events on 9/11 were a tragedy for all Americans and especially those families who lost loved ones.

The question surprised me because it's not relevant to this race or the issues facing Texans. This campaign has always been about private property rights and state sovereignty. It is focused on the issues facing Texans. It is not a vehicle for the 9-11 truth movement or any other group.

The real underlying question here, though, is whether or not people have the right to question our government. I think the fact that people are even asking questions on this level gets to the incredible distrust career politicians have fostered by so clearly taking their direction from special interests instead of the people, whether it's Rick Perry and his HPV mandate or Kay Hutchison and voting for the bank bailout. It is absolutely the right and duty of a free people to question their government. Texas does not need another politician who tells you what you want to hear, then violates your liberties and steals your property anyway. I fully expect to be questioned and to be held accountable as Governor, and that's the underlying issue here: should people be questioning their government. And the answer is yes, they should be.

It was an obvious hit job by beck. He is a big supporter of Perry for Gov of Texas. Not 5 minutes after the interview Perrys campaign was sending robo calls to prospective voters telling them Medina is a 911 truther. Dirty politics any way one slices it. Medina's popularity is a threat to the status quo and charachter assasination is all too common. Unfortunately many people fall for it and we get the worst not the best.

Glen Beck raises a lot of good questions about many important issues. This question that he posed to Medina, however, is not one of them. It has absolutely nothing to do with anything of importance to Texas. Why not ask her if she is a Christian, or a Muslim? How about if she believes that God created the world in six days or if he did it over a billion years, or even if God exists at all? The point is that none of these questions (including Beck's) have anything to do with the important issues of this election. They, and many others, are all emotionally charged issues that are used by skillful tongue-waggers like Glen Beck to divide the opposition. In this case, Debra Medina and her supporters are the opposition to Mr. Beck's obvious support of Governor Rick Perry. It is truly pathetic how such huge sums of money are spent on smear tactics. It shows that those who resort to such strategies don't have any unique solutions to add to the vital issues at hand. I am certainly not a truther but I do not trust my government to watch out for my welfare. One thing for sure about Glen Beck is that he resorts to character assassination on a constant basis. Am I the only one who is troubled by the relentless ridicule that he doles out on a daily basis? Yes, he brings up good questions and has many good observations, but he also mocks good, decent people for political reasons and I believe that is exactly what he has done here with Debra Medina. He set Debra up, and then, in his own savvy, pathetic way, gloated over the lack of what he thought she should have said. What a jerk! Debra Medina is the only candidate that is addressing the issues that the vast majority of Texas politicians eternally evade. She has my vote. I hope she mops up the opposition in March.

9/11 is one of those issues thats so emotionally charged that no one has the right answers or opinion. What is sick is that people will use 9/11 issue in such manipulative ways. That, in my honest opinion is what is an insult to surviving families of loved ones who had died from that tragic event.

Some people truely are sick..

I still support Debra. This is a non-issue. People who make it an issue outgh to be ashamed.

-Jason Mancuso

Glenn Beck normally broadcasts from New York. Who told him Medina was a 9/11 Truther? Palin/Perry? Beck is friends with Palin. They both work for Fox. Palin is hugely associated with the Tea Party movement, but didn't support the candidate who appeals to the Tea Party voters. She endorsed Perry, who is viewed by a large number of Tea Partiers as an incumbent who is part of the problem. What gives? Did radio host Michael Berry put a bug in Beck's ear? Berry has appeared on Beck's TV program in the past and Beck used to host a radio show in Houston. He knows Berry.

Where did this conspiracy theory question of a national nature come from? Why did Beck zero in on it? Where were questions about illegal immigration's effect on Texas, the economy in Texas, security issues in Texas as a terrorist target, energy issues, health care reform solutions for Texans, state sovereignty, etc.? It very quickly became a "gotcha" moment. Too quickly. I'm just sayin'. (to quote Beck)

Keep it up Medina. The truth will set you free.