Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Munford Should Renounce PPT “Endorsement”





Munford Should Renounce PPT “Endorsement”
By
James Scott Trimm


In recent articles I have shown that Protective Parents of Texas (PPT) has used the most dishonest of tactics in attacking various of our Tarrant County Family Court Judges, including JudgeWells and Judge Haddock. (see list at bottom of this blog).  PPT is an organization co-founded and run by Jennifer Olson.  In a recent article I documented that Jennifer Olson, who is a family violence activist, was herself arrested just last year for family violence.  This organization has made claims in its many attacks on judges that I have shown to be factually incorrect. I have also exposed their blatantly dishonest audio edits aimed at creating the impression that Judge Haddock said things she did not say, or answered questions in ways she did not answer them.  (One edit was so blatant that Judge Haddock said something about a certain individual even naming them, and the edit removed the persons name and alleged that she had said it about a completely different person.)  PPT has gone so far as to attack judges for supposed for rulings in cases which the judges actually only simply signed off on out of court agreements, as the law compels them to do.  This organization has engaged in levels of deceit that are rarely seen even in the dirtiest of dirty tricks politics, going so far at to exploit the memory of a murdered child and her grieving family for a dishonest political agenda. 

On September 8th this reprehensible organization essentially endorsed Tarrant Family Court judicial candidate Judge James B. Munford, saying "Luckily for Tarrant County voters, Diane Haddock has an opponent for the 322rd District Court: JAMES B MUNFORD." and directing its readers to Munford's linked campaign Facebook page.
 


Of course Judge Haddock has not actually announced that she is even running for the 322nd District Court, however that has not stopped PPT from presumptuously declaring that she is.  (but accuracy is not something we have come to expect from PPT).

That said, an endorsement from Protective Parents of Texas is a liability.  An endorsement from a reprehensible organization is not an endorsement one should want to have. One may recall the Biblical account in which Paul was being “endorsed” by a demoniac woman:

16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:
17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
(Acts 16:17-18 KJV)

When a candidate is endorsed by a reprehensible organization, it is a common practice to renounce that endorsement.   For example, when Donald Trump was endorsed by a publication with ties to white supremacy groups, his campaign issued a statement to news outlets reading, "Mr. Trump and the campaign denounces hate in any form. This publication is repulsive and their views do not represent the tens of millions of Americans who are uniting behind our campaign."

While PPT is not a white supremacy group, its deceptive tactics are also repulsive.  As someone who has himself endorsed Munford (I did so back in June), I would strongly suggest that Judge Munford renounce this PPT endorsement, as well as the dishonest tactics which PPT has engaged in to viciously attack his fellow Family Court Judges.


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3 comments:

  1. 9/13/2017: CEASE AND DESIST- James Scott Trimm, you have been repeatedly libeling and harassing me, my family and my associations for 34 days straight. (Since August 10, 2017)

    This CEASE AND DESIST ORDER is to inform you that your harassing and intimidating actions against me has become unbearable. Such anti-social behavior is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated in any way, shape or form.

    This letter is to demand that your harassment and intimidation must CEASE AND DESIST immediately. Should you continue to pursue these activities in violation of this CEASE AND DESIST ORDER, we will not hesitate to pursue further legal action against you, including, but not limited to, civil action and/or criminal complaints.



    Please note that I have a right to remain free from your intimidating tactics, and we will take the responsibility upon ourselves to protect that right. Note that a copy of this public letter will be stored. Note too that it is admissible as evidence in a court of law and will be used as such if need be in the future.

    This CEASE AND DESIST ORDER demands that you immediately discontinue and do not at any point in the future under any circumstances do the following to me: speak to, contact, pursue, harass, attack, strike, bump into, brush up against, push, tap, grab, hold, threaten, telephone (via cellular or landline), instant message, page, fax, email, follow, stalk, shadow, disturb my peace, keep me under surveillance, gather information about and/or block my movements at home, work, social gatherings or religious functions.

    I have a close relationship with my local police department, unlike what you have reported, and I have been discussing remedies to end the harassment.

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    1. Oh this is *rich*. So I have treated you and your organization with the same level of scrutiny that you and your organization have treated the Tarrant County Judiciary, with the important distinction that my articles have been factually correct, and you don't like it. How does the saying go?... Sauce for the goose....".

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    2. It's from the Facebook school of law. If you don't like the fact that a blogger is exposing dishonest claims made by you and your political organization, even if all his responses are factually accurate, just write a cease and desist statement, post it on Facebook, wave your magic wand, and presto, the first amendment is nullified.

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