McDearmont Endorses Will Travis for Sheriff

Mr. Travis WAS in law enforcement...before he was FORCED to resign because he falsified an arrest warrant in Tarrant County and allowed a big-time drug dealer to go free. The head of the DEA called him a "bad apple". Guess that part was left out. Google it. It's there.

The funniest part about this article from Mr. McDearmont is that he thinks his endorsement carries weight. He has even been endorsing candidates in races he doesn't even have a dog in the hunt on. I guess it is good that his self confidence is high. I am glad he is no longer our Mayor.

Mr. Travis also has the distinction of being the only candidate in the race who is divorced and whose divorce records were sealed at his attorney's request. When asked about why he resigned from the DEA at a recent candidate's forum in Carrollton (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OvVbmqmIXk), he claimed he wanted to be a "great father" to his daughter. However, his daughter was not born until a year later. There are just too many inconsistencies in his story for me to consider him as a viable sheriff.

Before Sheriff Parkey came in we had a sheriff who was less than forthcoming (although he did have considerably more law enforcement experience) who gave Denton County a black eye, and we don't need another one. I'll stick to the candidate who has the experience that counts and who proven his integrity and honesty-Benny Parkey.

My main beef about Mr. Travis isn't really about any of this stuff, to be honest; rather, it's about his complete lack of any real substance in his positions. His entire campaign seems to focus on his name and his ancestor, as if being the quintuple great nephew of "the sick guy at the Alamo who died first" is some kind of qualification to be Sheriff of Denton County.

Travis mentions the historical connection at every personal appearance, and his website is practically a joke. Of course, I don't expect much more than a few pathetic attempts at conservative buzzwords on most of these candidates' sites, but there's absolutely no substance on the entire site. His home page and about me page both mention the "forefather" connection prominently, and his "Rich Texas History" page is just filler, a complete copy of the "famous" letter the original Travis sent from the Alamo (I admit I'm biased against it because I had to memorize it for some stupid reason in middle school.) But there are no issue positions or anything real to speak of except "I'm related to a famous Texan, therefore you should vote for me" and "crime is too high" at one point in the video.
-BC