Texas Governor Deploys State Guard To Stave Off Obama Takeover
May 02, 2015 9:27 PM ET
Wade Goodwyn
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the Texas National
Guard to monitor a joint U.S. Special Forces training taking place in
Texas, prompting outrage from some in his own party.
Eric Gay/AP
Since General Sam Houston executed his famous retreat to glory to
defeat the superior forces of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Texas
has been ground zero for military training. We have so many military
bases in the Lone Star State we could practically attack Russia. So
when rookie Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he was ordering the Texas
National Guard to monitor a Navy SEAL/Green Beret joint training
exercise, which was taking place in Texas and several other states,
everybody here looked up from their iPhones. What? It seems
there is concern among some folks that this so-called training maneuver
is just a cover story. What's really going on? President Obama is about
to use Special Forces to put Texas under martial law. Let's walk over by the fence where nobody can hear us, and I'll tell you the story. You see, there are these Wal-Marts in West Texas
that supposedly closed for six months for "renovation." That's what
they want you to believe. The truth is these Wal-Marts are going to be
military guerrilla-warfare staging areas and FEMA processing camps for
political prisoners. The prisoners are going to be transported by train cars that have already been equipped with shackles. Don't
take my word for it. That comes directly from a Texas Ranger, who seems
pretty plugged in, if you ask me. You and I both know President Obama
has been waiting a long time for this, and now it's happening. It's a
classic false flag operation. Don't pay any attention the mainstream
media; all they're going to do is lie and attack everyone who's trying to tell you the truth.
"It is important that Texans know their safety, constitutional
rights, private property rights and civil liberties will not be
infringed upon."
- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas
Did I mention the ISIS terrorists? They've come across the border and are going to hit soft targets all across the Southwest. They've set up camp a few miles outside of El Paso. That
includes a Mexican army officer and Mexican federal police inspector.
Not sure what they're doing there, but probably nothing good. That's why
the Special Forces guys are here, get it? To wipe out ISIS and impose
martial law. So now you know, whaddya say we get back to the party and
grab another beer? It's true that the paranoid world-view of right-wing militia types has remarkable stamina. But that's not news. What is
news is that there seem to be enough of them in Texas to influence the
governor of the state to react — some might use the word pander — to
them. That started Monday
when a public briefing by the Army in Bastrop County, which is just
east of Austin, got raucous. The poor U.S. Army colonel probably just
thought he was going to give a regular briefing, but instead 200
patriots shouted him down, told him he was a liar and grilled him about
the imminent federal takeover of Texas and subsequent imposition of
martial law. "We just want to make sure our guys are trained. We want to hone our skills," Lt. Col. Mark Listoria tried to explain in vain. One
wonders what Listoria was thinking to himself as he walked to his car
after two hours of his life he'll never get back. God bless Texas? Maybe
not. The next day Gov. Abbott decided he had to take action.
He announced that he was going to ask the Texas State Guard to monitor
Operation Jade Helm from start to finish. "It is important that
Texans know their safety, constitutional rights, private property
rights and civil liberties will not be infringed upon," Abbott said. The
idea that the Yankee military can't be trusted down here has a long and
rich history in Texas. But that was a while back. Abbott's proclamation
that he was going to keep his eye on these Navy SEAL and Green Beret
boys did rub some of our leaders the wrong way. Former Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst tried to put it in perspective for outsiders
when he explained, "Unfortunately, some Texans have projected their
legitimate concerns about the competence and trustworthiness of
President Barack Obama on these noble warriors. This must stop." Another former Republican politician was a bit more pointed. "Your
letter pandering to idiots ... has left me livid," former State Rep.
Todd Smith wrote Gov. Abbott. "I am horrified that I have to choose
between the possibility that my Governor actually believes this stuff
and the possibility that my Governor doesn't have the backbone to stand
up to those who do." There's no argument that after the 2014
election, Texas politics took a further step to the right. The 84th
session of the state legislature has given ample proof of that. But the
events of this last week have been an eye-opener for Texans of all
political stripes. You will find the names of Texans etched
into marble at war memorials from Goliad to Gettysburg, from Verdun to
the Ardennes and Washington, D.C. The governor's proposition that these
soldiers and sailors constitute a potential threat and need watching as
they go about their duties, certainly stakes out some new political
ground for the leader of the Texas GOP to stand on.
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