Day Before Session: The Conservative Reps Speak

"Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong."
1 Corinthians 16:13

The conservative Texas House superstars spoke to today's Tea Party pre-session event:



Highlights:

Jeff Leach

• At the end of the day, this is about the people of Texas.

Jonathan Stickland

• This session is all about going on record.

• I feel like we've already won; the other side is echoing our language.

• "We will not stand before you and cry wolf."

• We added Spitzer, Tinderholt, [Molly] White, Rinaldi.

• This is going to be different than ever before.

• The people of Texas are hungry for our message.

Bill Zedler

• We're the ones who put blood, sweat, and tears into electing conservative reps.

• Planned Parenthood gave Straus an award for killing the sonogram bill in 2009.
• Approximately 20,000 babies died as a result.

• When you stand on principle, you stand and fight no matter the cost.

• Wallace Hall -- They did not understand who he is.

• 2013 was Straus' fault, 2015 will be the fault of the reps who vote for him.

Tony Tinderholt

• Rest comfortable knowing the vote is happening.

• Hug the conservative reps who vote the wrong way after it's over
• Author's note: For now.

Stuart Spitzer

• Sometimes we may lose a battle, but we're fighting in a war.

• Tomorrow, we'll know where everyone stands.

• "If we need to die as free men, so be it."

Matt Rinaldi

• You're trying to ignore 1,100 calls?!?

• What you saw at SMU was the facts.

• There's no way conservatives can support leadership because it doesn't produce conservative results.

• "We're going to win...eventually."
• We're moving faster than the Reagan Revolution.