Thomas Umstattd Jr.

How to Vote Twice on Tuesday

Election day is here! Every cycle I am surprised how many people don’t know they can legally vote twice on election day. 3 Steps to Become a Voting Ninja Step #1 – Vote in the Primary Election Democrat or Republican. You can vote early or on Election Day. But you must vote in the primary to be eligible to attend your precinct convention. This is your opportunity to support pro-life candidates! Step...

March 2010 Voter’s Guide

For those of you who live outside Texas please forgive this post. We are having an important election and I feel it is important we vote in the right folks. Five Voting Tips Here are some general principles use: Don’t vote because you recognize the name. If you recognize their name, they were probably a hooligan caught in some scandal. Or they are the richest candidate. Or the press likes them...

Why vote for Debra Medina?

For those of you who follow this blog you know that I endorsed Rick Perry back in September. So why would I now vote for Medina? Enough people have asked me this question that I have decided to answer it here. The strategic reason to back Medina. In the political world there are two types of people: pragmatists and idealists. Idealists are true believers. Idealists have a political philosophy and...

The future of the Tea Party

If there is one thing we learn from History it is that there is nothing new under the sun. Lets break with tradition shall we? Lets look back through history and see what we can learn about what is about to happen in the future. As King Solomon said, “History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new. Sometimes people say, “Here is something new!”...

Why March?

Someone recently asked me what the point was to all these pro-life marches. We have marched a lot in recent weeks so the question is valid. I would like to submit the following 5 reasons why we should march and rumble for life. Marching Encourages our Leaders One of the challenges of leadership is that the higher you rise the more out of touch you become. Leaders rely on the media to clue them in...

Killing Off Black Americans

There are some issues that define a generation. For our grandfathers that issue was the Nazi slaughter of the Jews. For their grandfathers the issue was slavery. Our generation faces a similar defining issue. Will you be remembered as those who stood up or vegged out? Please watch this 2 minute video: Because of abortion there are 100,000 fewer black Americans each year than the year before. This...

Tax Funded Abortions in Austin

On December 10th 2009 the Texas Health District Board had a hearing on whether to approve funding to pay for abortions for poor Austin Women. Austin is the only town in Texas to use tax dollars to pay for abortions. About 1000 per year. My Sister and friends praying after the vote. Photo by Austin American Statesman. We felt and still feel that this was a battle we could win. Harris County recently...

Rick Perry – The Right Man for the Job

Every election cycle people ask me who I support for for various positions. I haven’t decidided on many of the offices yet but one Gov has one clear choice: Rick Perry. I have met him several times and while we don’t agree on everything one thing is for sure: he is Pro-Life and Pro Homeschooling and Pro Technology. Unlike the pretend republicans (cough Key Bailout Hutchison cough) running...

The Thin Line Between Creepy and Charming

Yesterday I tweeted “The only difference between creepy and charming is permission.” Some explanation is in order. No, I did not go on a date last night. No, I did not have yet another awkward encounter with a woman. But there is a story here and an interesting conclusion. The tweet was the result of three completely unrelated things blending in my mind. Thing 1: Barrack Obama There has...

Generation Y on Abortion

The following video is by Lia who is only 12 years old. She gave this speech to her 7th grade class. Are the public figures emerging? Generation Y, my generation, is much more pro life than Generation X and the Baby Boomer generation. I can’t wait for the male baby boomer pro-life establishment to be augmented and replaced by young women. From a public speaking standpoint I want to point out...