Endorsements of TMRA II

Several months ago, Sputnik Strain appeared at a political rally in
Ft.Worth.. That meeting was organized and chaired by Tommy Smelser of the
Texas Democratic Veterans .. Various candidates, incumbents and wannabe's
were there and although the turnout wasn't as great as we all hoped for, it
was a good meeting .. Quite a few of us were there on our motorcycles, to
show our support for the president of TMRA II, as well as the candidates and
incumbents of our choice.. In his speech, Sputnik made a comment that
impressed me, but then caused some concern in my mind.. He stated, in my own
words, something to the effect that "Bikers from all over this state are fed
up with the status quo and intend to do something about it.. If the
political parties would care to join them, fine, otherwise they better get
out of the way"..I got a warm and fuzzy feeling when I heard that.. Then ..
it occurred to me that, due to their very nature, controlling any group of
Bikers is like herding a flock of guineas, back on the farm.. Sputnik also
assured Tommy Smelser that Boozefighters had pledged to support his
appearance by riding with us on that day.. He told Tommy that he could have
2 or 300 riders in the city park within 15 minutes, as the Boozefighters
were in their clubhouse just a few minutes away.. He made the call.. No one
showed..Since that day, I have anticipated the announcement from TMRA II,
especially Sputnik, of who the organization would support in the upcoming
elections.. No announcements.. Gary Brookman, who attends meetings of TMRA
II across the state.. who also never fails to introduce himself as the head
honcho of "The Warrior" will more than likely publish this information
during the month following the elections.. Dammit.. I don't want to wait
until after the elections to know who these leaders are supporting and
recommending.. I want to know before the fact, so that I can either follow
the recommendations or make another choice.. If this steamroller of bikers
is going to take back the government, then somebody better figure out how to
herd this flock of guineas and get them going in the same direction.. A good
start would be for Brookman and Sputnik to commence to publish their
recommendations and inform the membership so that their votes can be
effective in the best interests of all..

Your friend in Irving
Bill Walker

 

I agree with you on that. Is there any reason that Brookman or
Sputnik are NOT making their recommendations known?

BTW - while I think it's impossible to ignore bikers as a whole, we
still represent a relative minor amount of the population as a whole.
My guess is that most politicians don't perceive us as a serious
threat to their nomination / election one way or the other.

Sort of like how a politician will ignore an entire demographic
because they don't feel it makes a difference - but they still have a
good shot at winning.


--Fullstate

 

Neither have confided in me as to what is on their minds..

With the numbers of motorcycles registered in this state.. the numbers of
voter turnout ..some of our elections have been decided by as little as 47
votes in a state senators seat.. There are approx. 375,000 motorcycles
registered in the state.. That is an imposing force.. if only 5% would vote
in a block.. Most of our elections would be won with that margin..

Wanna see a politician sit up and take notice.. Let a group of as many as 25
bikers roll up to one of their gatherings or meetings.. That is a show that
get everyone's attention.. Imagine the turnout in Austin during the ROT
rally each year.. 10% of those bikers rolling in a block is impressive..

Your friend in Irving
Bill Walker

 

Wanna see a politician sit up and take notice.. Let a group of as many as 25

Especially if I know I can count on their for other issues, in addition
to just bike-supporting ones. Typically gun owners are faced with the
same attacks as riders. In fact it's the riders who are now being
attacked using the playbook written by those who have spent that last 30
years attacking gun owners. The similarities have to do with the
sheeple mindset. Neither of the two groups gives power mongers a "warm
fuzzy" feeling as their trying to control people remotely.
--

Mark Johnson, Fort Worth, Texas; IBA #?; CM #1; DoD #2021
2003 FJR1300 "E²"

http://www.bikes-n-spikes.org

 

LOL.. you should see the look of terror in their eyes when I remind them
that they work for me.. I always do it in a crowd and it strikes fear in
their hearts to think that the constituents are beginning to realize that we
have a huge club to hold over their heads...

 

Go to http://www.tmra2.org and you will see the info on the front page.

 

I go and say something like that above and find the info moved off of the
front page. So to make it easier here is the info...

With 15 Senate seats up for election only 5 are contested. To our detriment,
Senators Chris Harris and Robert Duncan did not have any regret at playing
lap dog to the powers that be and are not being challenged so we are stuck
with them for another four years. Our only hope with them would be to get
another Governor next time.

Dist. 06 Mario Gallegos Jr. (D) Dist. 26 Leticia VanDePutte (D)
Dist. 30 Craig Estes (R)

These three incumbents are highly recommended to receive our support in this
election. The first two have been there for us from day one. Senator Estes
has proven himself in the short time he has been there.



Dist. 10 Andrew Hill (D) Kim Brimer (R)
(817)538-4143 (817)426-6300
www.kimbrimer.net

We are still trying to get in touch with Mr. Hill. Senator Brimer had no
chance to show whether he would vote for any of our issues thanks to Perry.
When asked about our Equal Access Bill he said "You didn't do anything for
me." He did appear to revel in the Republicans show of arrogance each day on
the Floor. He voted to give the governor unprecedented power to spend money
with the Enterprise Fund ($290 million) and says it has already brought
Toyota and A $3 billion research lab to Texas. Pretty good for a Bill that
hadn't even taken effect before these interests were finalized. He also
voted to strip the Comptroller of most of her duties and pass them to the
governor.



Dist. 21 Judith Zaffirini (D) Raymond Bruni (D)
(956)724-8379 956-723-0632

No contact yet with Mr. Bruni. Senator Zaffirini has introduced many Bills
to give government more control over every facet of our lives. She opposed
the Helmet Amendment Bill and the Right to Carry Bill. We have never been
able to discuss any Bill with her personally. We shall report on Mr. Bruni
as soon as possible. If you make contact with either Mr. Hill or Mr. Bruni
please contact the office. Working on the House races now.

Dist.31 Kel Seliger - Mr Seliger was mayor of Amarillo, is an avid
motorcyclists and a member of HOG. Everyone is aware that this contest is
seen as the Permian Basin against Amarillo or oil against agriculture. We
strongly urge our members in the southern part of this district to give
support to this candidate despite this.

Dist.01 Paul Sadler - Mr Sadler has political experience and will stand up
for what he believes to be right. His opponent however has been hand picked
by current leaders to maintain the status quo. Those in NE Texas please get
involved in this campaign.


Your chairman will be personally involved in the dist.01 campaign along with
the campaign in for our Warrior, Dan Ellis in district 18(liberty, Polk, and
parts of Montgomery county.) Anyone in those counties give me a shout and
let's get busy there. We can't let a Warrior lose.