Comments on: !!!!! State Senator Dan Patrick… “TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD ON ALERT”!!!!!

By: John King

John King — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:50:07 +0000

Dear Senator Patrick:

I just want to show my SUPPORT for you in your decision
to use Texas National Guard on the Mexican border. It’s time
we Texans look out for ourselves since it is obvious that Obama isn’t interested, or isn’t capable.
I say the Texas legislature should exercise it’s prerogative to become INDEPENDENT once again, but that’s another story.

Best wishes,

John King
Dallas, Texas

By: william curd

william curd — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:07:10 +0000

It’s about time. Glad to see Texas stand proud and tall on this issue. I’ll support them anyway I can if called. I love Texas and wish I was there now to rally and support the troops. I was a member of the Texas Air Guard @ San Antonio in the 60’s . God Bless all Texans and TEXAS.

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By: honorgod

honorgod — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:44:27 +0000

The comment in this post that the Texas Guard is on “High Alert” is a false comment. In none of the articles, or associated article, is there a hint that the TXNG is on alert. As the commander of a company in the TXNG, who also has an affiliation with 2 high level members of the JFTX command, I can tell you this is patently “FALSE”. The TXNG/ANG is NOT on HIGH ALERT… The only recent item is a state wide message “TXALL” that forbids any member in a “paid” status in the TX Guard from going to Mexico. This was just put out last night.

Due Diligence people.. You embarrass yourself with these type of post. Thank God only Brownfield was foolish enough to broadcast this info.

By: escapefromobamastan

escapefromobamastan — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:06:14 +0000

Video of gunfire at Tex-Mex border

http://www.prweb.com/releases/MEXICANAL/mx-24/prweb2123614.htm

By: Concerned

Concerned — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:29:18 +0000

Video of the senator

http://infopirate.org/bm_texas-national-guard-high-alert

By: psychictaxi

psychictaxi — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:22:02 +0000

I just got this from a reputable source in Texas:
I have just gotten off the phone with Sen. Dan Patricks District Office regarding the emails that are being passed around that are headlined.

****!!!!! State Senator Dan Patrick… “TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD ON ALERT”!!!!!****

Since I was unable to find any other mention of this headline and the fact that it is the governor who issues releases about the National Guard there was an *odor* about this email in my mind.

My call to his Austin office was an experience of a office staffer that needed more sleep than he got. That is what prompted me to call the District office where my call was handled promptly and efficiently. When the staffer at the District office got the information she called me back and provided the information I was seeking.

What Sen. Patrick said on the FOX program was that the Governor has PLANS of what to do when violence increases at the border. There is a difference between *PLANS* and the above headline that is on so many emails circulating nationwide…. making it appear that Sen. Patrick stated that the Texas National Guard was placed on HIGH ALERT. That is NOT what he said in spite of someone typing it out to appear that Sen. Patrick said that.

I am not sure if the person who created that headline was intending to create fear or inciting some lesser than intelligent folks to ACT.

This is the kind of thing we must all be vigilant about when we forward material out with a source and the link to that source. It is one thing for something to be an *OPINION* by someone who signs their Op/Ed and another to post items that APPEAR to be fact in how they are written.

Let’s all take a good look at material that comes to us and check it for:
1. who sent it?
2. is there a verifiable source URL to go check it?
3. Is it presented as Opinion or as Fact?
4. If you read something on some web site and want others to read it include the URL AND the
entire article. Not everyone has the time to guess or wait to load another page.

Creditability is all we have on the net so let’s not lose it. If something doesn’t seem right then don’t send it out - even with a disclaimer of not having checked it out as some will take the fact that you sent it to mean it is ok because you have a reputation of being a good source.

I hope this clears up the concerns many have had about the Texas National Guard being on *High Alert*. They aren’t.

Jackie J.

By: cncrnd

cncrnd — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:06:34 +0000

Another link here — to same FoxNews 8:45am interview.
http://mountainsteps.blogspot.com/2009/02/breaking-news-2-21-09-texas-national.html

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