Commissioner John Price/Betty Culbreath/Love Hate Relationship

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John Price, Betty Culbreath Love/ Hate relationship: for the Record


I have absolutely nothing against Commissioner John Price Wiley Price, in fact I Love John and always have. John Price has been a part of my life for close to 40 years .John has been very very good to me and I to him. Commissioner Price first found dislike with me because he did not like the fact that when I had a radio program, I did not cut people off if they said something critical about him. He told me about it after I ask him why he was acting strange towards me, I told him the program was live and I would not cut people off. We sort of made up for a while. I’m not really sure why he found dislike the next time he did not say, I did not ask.
Every Tuesday in Commissioners Court for two solid years Commissioner Price would attack every item I had on the agenda just for the hell of it to make me squirm. I took it because being a Department head you are paid for working and I felt that if one day a week I had to be drilled over routine issues it was part of the job. The hurt was heavy on me because I did not know why someone I cared so much about and had worked so close with and shared so much could turn on me without a reason. At this point I had done nothing that I was aware of to hurt Commissioner Price or if I did I did know what. I went to the Doctor only to be told I was suffering from major depression and put on medicine. I still worked every day. Suffered a Heart attack on the job hospitalized for five days. I did not know at this time I was in renal failure also.
Members of the Commissioners Court would say John and Betty have a love-hate relationship .I was in no position to either hate my Boss or take any action against him. He had a love –hate relationship with me I guess.
People, who knew us, would hear violent arguments on issues in the Community, when I worked in the Commissioners office, me trying to tell him what I though was right after the argument we were just as close and the issue event over. We would go have lunch or dinner.

A new group of people started to hang around Commissioner Price after I left his Office and went out to Human Service and that’s when the Big change came. They did not like the relationship Commissioner Price and I had so they were Hell bent on destroying it and that, they did. I did not know it then, I found out much later.

Commissioner Price has never heard me say or do anything to hurt or harm him. His circle of people tells him all sorts of foolishness about me and he believes them. They make up stories and plant them in him and he falls for them. I think I got mad at John because he believed theses weak fools who only want to use him up, with me out of the way they can. I did not allow them access. There never were two people who made a better Team than John Price and me we hung some Moon’s.

After my near Death health crisis I promised God that I would live for Jesus and make amends to people that I had wronged or offended and ask forgiveness. Commissioner Price was the first person and only person on my list because I could not understand what I did or what they say I did to make him so angry with me. I wrote and ask him to forgive me if I had done something wrong to him, unintentional hurt him or what ever the case please forgive me. I got no response from the Commissioner.

I write this very personal blog so that you, the General Public will understand when I criticize an elected Official It’s the position they hold not them. I am not mad or have any hard feeling towards Commissioner Price. I love John Price and will be at his side when he needs me and all the others are gone.
I have a right to speak out when I feel my elected representative is wrong. I did it in the pass and I do it now.

Today, a radio commentator asks Commissioner Price what he though about my comment on his Jim Crow talk, he asks the man? You talking about the woman, who ran for Office but could not win? That is so funny .All John can say about me is I ran for Office and did not win he loves me and will not say anything bad about me.
John Price and any other person in this City know I train John, Kathy, Rob Allen and a lot of others how to run a campaign. I ran Johns campaign and got him elected.
For the Record:
I ran for school Board to make a point “Get out of Federal Court” after the election we got out. Did I win Hell yes, something that had been going on for 32 years was over.

I ran for City Council same reason make a point “Stop a fraud”. Did I win Hell yes, Scam did not happen.

If Commissioner Price was still talking to me he would never have said anything about Jim Crow because I would have made him remember what it really meant to Black people, he would have still said something about Crow but it would not have been that.
While his paid crony stood there laughing at him make a fool of himself.

If you see my Love one tell him I am sorry and really want to talk with him. I dream about the good times when he would bring his friends to dinner at my home every Sunday after church and fellowship with me and my family .I loved cooking for him.
It’s painful to love someone and they stay mad about Nothing for six years.
Commissioner Price God has me in the Love Mood I hope you will join me.

Making It Clear on Press Conference

I want to make it perfectly clear that I am against Proposition 1 and 2 .
I was invited to the press conference by the Oak Cliff Chamber.I support Mayor Leppert on issues that I believe in. I whole hearted support Councilman Dwain Caraway ,Tenell Atkins and other Council members.
I was offended by the words used by some of the speakers during the press conference.
Comparing the opponents of the hotel to Jim Crow ,rapping about Crow and other words used were inappropriate in my opinion. Other people in the audience were offended also by the sounds they made after a remark was made.
My point is the time is over when you need to use emotional words to influence Black voters.Black Elected Officials need to use the same method Obama used to energize voters.
Mayor Leppert to his credit told them "you do not need to protect me" I can take care of myself. I am just sick of Black people in Leadership acting like clowns to make a point.Our people understand educated statements on issues important to them and their quality of life.
I remember when the convention center hotel was on the table before, and a group of Cows ended up on the site.I also know that as a DFW Board member I voted to build a Airport Hotel against opposition.
I have no problem with the issue. My problem is with Leadership from the Black Community continuing to present issues in a way that touches the emotion of people vs. education on issue to get votes.Obama has shown that if you have something to offer people will follow.Time has passed for emotionally fused words to strike emotions and continue to keep the same out of date Officials in office.

Sick of Perry ! + some Southern Dallas Leaders

I am so sick of Governor Rick Perry that I get a pain in my rear end every time he speaks. I supported this man in the past. What happens to people once they are in elected office? I know so many good people who run and win and then it's as if someone else posses their bodies and do so many odd things.
Rick Perry please stop making a fool of yourself.

I attended the press conference Wednesday in front of Dallas City Hall with Southern sector people against Prop.1 and 2. The people gathered were a good cross section of Oak Cliff people. I was invited by the Oak Cliff Chamber not by the Black Consultants running the show. Kathy Nealy and Willis Johnson. I guess since John Price does not like me Kathy and Willis cannot invite me in my Leadership position to a free press conference. The sad part is I am a Leader in this community by service and not for being paid.
John Price is a Leader for pay, he won one seat and has been there for years .He can not go anywhere else. John leads District 3 on the Commissioners Court, I lead people all over the City and County by appointment of governing bodies not by self appointment. When I ran for Office I did not run to win I ran to make changes and that I did. Price likes to say I only got 35% of the vote in City Council race ,hell I should not have gotten that. I ran against the entire Black establishment and (Price,Nealy,Sampson)with five people in the race and made the run office. I had one staff person and was sick and made the run off, now that's Leadership.
Anyway during the press conference the speakers were so full of bull----. Why do Black Leaders think they need to be Buffoon's at all times. They made comments about Crow and sounded like a group of street thugs rapping about some drug dealer. Crow is spending his money on what he wants and he has that right. I have not heard Mr. Crow say one word about the Southern Sector leadership and all the Elected ones have ask for his financial help from time to time. Please stop acting like Buffoon's you make President Obama look bad.

Something to laugh about

I saw this guy I know driving a older Mercedes Benz and it had stopped on the road and when I notice who it was, I pulled over to see if I could help. When we spoke I ask if it was anything I could do. He went on to say the car had been giving him trouble and I ask why not buy another car? His answer was, I am not financial right now. I then suggested he try a KIA because I had good result from mine and that another friend of ours had purchased on, he turned to me and said,Betty I wouldn't be caught dead driving a KIA, I only drive BENZ. Until that day I had no idea what a big fool he was. He would rather sit on the side of a Highway in a broken down Benz the ride down a highway in a KIA.

I stopped at the Texaco Service station on Hampton at HWY 67 there was a young good looking guy driving a wide body new Lexus we both went to pay at the same time he ask for $5.00 worth of gas on number one. I almost passed out.

Why do we put ourselves in these situations. We need to stop trying to show other people how much we are worth and be ourselves. Got real be who you are,drive what you can afford.

Jerry Jones Caves In To The Dallas Way !

Jerry Jones caves In to Dallas Way!
T.O. Owens is a born Leader with talent to match. T.O. has the ability to analyze problems and design solutions that he or anyone else could execute if they had talent.
The Dallas Way does not allow a rich, know it all black guy from who knows were to tell
A white guy in waiting for a head coaching job, his scheme is not working. The Black guy must be a fool to think he has a better brain then an All American white guy who works for another from out of no where very rich and successful guy from someplace down in Arkansas who came to Town and stole the golden goose. With the goose went so did the King of football Honorable Tom Landry. Jerry Jones was marked from that day .The Dallas Way refuse to acknowledge Jerry Jones did not fire Tom Landry. Bum Bright knew selling the Team to Jerry Jones meant a new coach would be hired. It was Bum who should have spoken with Coach Landry and prepared him for the New Owner and his new Coach, only in Dallas are you blamed for something you did’t do.
I knew when channel 8 and the DMN gave a week to print and televise the 20 years of Jerry Jones ownership it was for pressure on Jones to fire his team members who did not fit the Dallas Way. Packman was a fool so he does not count. T.O. was first and Williams had to go. No more ex-offenders or loud mouth rich Black guys , telling a white guy he’s wrong and two other players are playing favorites with the ball and causing the Team to lose, that message might get around give those guys a FLOAT Out of Town. That’s what they called it when they sent most people out of Dallas back in the day. Never mind Tony Romo was throwing interception, fumbling balls, missing hand off and etc. the chemistry in the locker room made him do IT! What will Tony use this season? What will Jason Garrett use this season? Whiten is a very nice guy but he does not have the talent of T.O. and never will. The Dallas Way has kept this City from making progress and moving into the World of Reality. These fifty plus very good guys making Decisions based on their day need to take a rest and allow their Sons to run the Business Community’s affairs. The Frank Sinatra generation is done. The nerve of some paid sports writers to say Jerry is listening because he fired some guys who did not make Tony feel comfortable. Tony Romo, Jason Garrett and Whiten work for a living. We all do. I worked 13 years for an organization that allowed one of it’s own to harass employees at will. None of us allowed that to interfere with our work product. We all knew we must deal with that Fool one day a week so we decided to grin and bear it. So should Tony Romo and Whiten and Garrett.
T.O. had problems maybe he should not have been hired but to say Wade Phillips, Jason Garrett, Tony Romo, Whiten can’t do their jobs because of T.O. is the biggest lie ever been told. Chemistry in the locker room, hell the game is played on the field. I wonder how Troy Aikman played with Michael Irvin’s troubles. How did Roger S. play with Harvey Martin and his problems? Leaders are successful in spite of adversity, that is how Leaders are judged what they show when the Chemistry mix is not good. Anyone can lead when the chemistry is good. I guess President Obama should run for the Hills if the world lived by the Sports theory.

John Price and Defamation Go Togeather !

John Price has spent years defaming people. On his radio programs and in public. He has said things about people that could have been liable. Most people let it slide because of the Community and they just didn't want to get involved in a public fight with Commissioner Price. I believe the line of People would wrap around the Court house of people he has defamed or hurt in his capacity as County Commissioner.
He has spent all these years in Office and nothing has changed but the amount of money in his bank account and property he owns.The man has grown older and meaner yet
we keep electing him to office. The white community still believes he's the man downtown because we continue to elect him.His power is being given by US. We have created this monster and I wonder what and when the people will see it for what it is. It took me a very long time to see and feel it so I understand.
Congresswoman Johnson and County Judge Foster are just the latest in his line of people. He wants to depose them prior to filling his lawsuit because he really wants to know what they really know, he thinks that's the way to go.When he holler call the FBI on him, he knows that some people in the Black community believes he is employed by the FBI so the call goes unanswered. I wonder how could he possible do the things to people that other people have been sent to jail for and not ever face any kind of investigation unless he has connection to FBI or CIA.

DISD asking for 4% more in tax over Tax limit.

Did you know a bill has been filled to give DISD 4% more in property tax revenue over the State limit.I believe it HB 5118 not sure about the number but call your State Representative and ask them to vote No on giving DISD more tax money to waste. The Federal government is giving DISD million more in money so why do they need a property tax limit increase. Vote No!

Thanks Dallas City Council

Thanks to the members of the Dallas City Council for your support of my nomination to the DFW Airport Board. I will serve Dallas to the best of my ability.

Thanks Dallas City Council

People Who Lived and Served their Communities.

There are people who lived and served their Communities that I might no know. If you know someone who has passed on and was a servant in his or her community , please email their names. I would like to make a list of them for a special presentation.

Rich People Pay Your Tax!

Why in the hell won't the rich people with money pay their tax? I pay mine every month and at the end of the year. President Obama does not need all the head ache you none paying tax people are giving him. When ever I am nominated for anything I go and check to see if I owe any tax,fine lien or anything else that might be a determent to my being appointed or elected.We owe it to the people supporting us to have our business in order.

President Obama and I know We are Not Monkeys ! You Should Too.

How could any Black person think a cartoon depicting a Chimpanzee being shot is linked to President Obama?

Why do Black people think that a monkey automatically reference us? I am no monkey and did not come from the animal family. I see nothing racist about the cartoon or stereotypes blacks as monkeys.

President Obama is the best looking President America ever had. John Kennedy is the next best. President Obama has a very well built body and that walk is to die for. The man is handsome, smart, well educated and genius. The Presidents belief for the recovery of this Country gives him a smile and peacefulness of a Saint. I know he’s not but when I try and find a word to describe his appearance all I can think is saintly.

The Presidents affection for his wife and children is genuine it come out all over the place.

How in the hell could Sen. Eric Adams or anyone think this man comes close to being a monkey?
Black people Obama is President of the United States of America. That means he is fair game for all. Public figures do not get to pick and chose what people think or say about them. Lies are told rumors are started and most of the time its nothing. We as a race need to treat President Obama as all other Presidents are, with support when he right and speak out when he’s wrong. The other races of people who helped elect Obama to Office will soon not want to deal with another Black man for national office if every single thing said or done will be called racist. The shoe thrown at President Bush was racist but no one called it.
President Obama has enough to deal with please let us stop playing the race card and work to make this Country better.

Lynn Flint-Shaw Lived and Served her Community.

Good evening my Friend, you did live and serve your Community. Job well done. I think about you each day. I miss your voice, I miss seeing you driving down the street. Thanks for the beautiful book you sent during my illness. Ian misses you,but your direction from day one to him will help him cope. I still can not believe you are gone, I keep thinking you will return from a long trip but I know you won't.Bye
for now friend. Time will heal our wound and we will move on remembering your good deeds.

Why The Fuss over Kwame Kilpatrick in North Texas?

What's the fuss over former Mayor Kilpatrick moving to North Texas? He is welcome here. North Texas is full of Ex-Felons so one more will not hurt us. If Martha Stewart moved here would anyone care. Kwame went to jail for telling a lie about an affair, he is married and most married men lie about their affairs. What he did as an elected Official was wrong. A second chance at life is a God given right.

Bob Hayes Rest In Peace

It's a shame that Bob's family is acting like they have not know that Ms. Hester has been fighting this Hall of Fame battle for years.Everyone who knew Bob knows he died without money.Ms. Hester has been around for years I met her when Bob was released from prison.Dallas Cowboys and Hall of Fame please allow Ms. Hester to proceed with the honor. The note they claim was poorly written hell Bob did not write or spell good , he played football good. There is no money for those fools that Bob helped when he was playing.They think there is money from the Hall of Fame for them. God bless Bob Hayes.

DHA New Leadership Three Big Blunders

Dallas Morning News Editorial Board (The Palin Group) /James Ragland and Others. Hounded the Mayor until he appointed new Leadership to the Dallas Housing Authority Board. Sure have gotten a dozy of new Leadership. The Dallas Morning News Editorial even questions the wisdom of appointing Terdema Ussery but said he should bring the financial wisdom to the organization. First off Terdema is a fine fellow and has moved up in the Maverick organization, he is a contract manager and negotiator. Mr.Ussery works in an environment with little governance and regulatory control.
Mr. Ussery also works with an Owner with never ending money and he does not use HUD money with Federal regulation. The Owner even had his own Federal regulation problems lately. There is a big difference in Public and Private funding.

The new Leadership has already made three big errors:

1, changing the Board members names and pictures in the 2007-2008 Annual report, after being advised by staff not to. The Annual Report covered activities performed under the old Board members and should have reflected that, the new Board will appear in the 2009 Annual report.

2, when interviewing the candidates for the President/CEO position the New Leadership called in the Director of HR a subordinate of the intrim President/CEO who they were interviewing and ask her about his Qualification for the job. The Board did not call any other HR director of the other candidates. How can you ask a subordinate to judge the qualification of her Boss? Maybe they do that in the NBA but not in the real world.

3, Chairman Ussery has named seven people to his advisory committee. All are nice people but none have any knowledge of Public housing and none represent the interest of the Residents. Three are builders/developers one of which has a contractual relationship with DHA which is clearly a conflict, the other a sports and entertainment guy, college chancellor who also has contractual contact with DHA, PR firm owner. Not one person who has contact with the community that they serve. HUD/ Mike Daniels will have a ball with this group if anything they recommend to the Board is done. The new President has already said before one day in the Office she wants to inventory DHA assets.
I would hope she would first want to see first how far the Agency has come with the OIG audits.

I will keep reporting on the updates. Ms Russ does know HUD she worked with the Clinton administration in HUD. I just hope the politicians will not try and run the agency into the ground with a fight over little Mexico. Mr. Ussery will have another conflict with that property since the AAC is in the 200 foot notification of the Little Mexico property.

The Ghost of Ann Lott's still Dancing at DHA.

The Ghost of Ann Lott is in the house at 3939 Hampton Rd. The Ghost continues to influence staff to do things that are wrong and incorrect and makes the public think they are crazy are just corrupt. I think it’s the Ghost. People who are so loyal to a Ghost are a little bit insane, but when it comes to their job one would think they at least cared about themselves or their family.
Ann Lott gave her job away simple truth. Ann Lott and her warriors think I got rid of her.
Nothing could be farther from the truth but I write this to share how misguided people can bring so much pain on themselves and the people or person they want to hurt ends up blessed and not hurt at all. I have served on so many Boards and never had to terminate a Director on any in fact many that are there now are people I helped to hire. Ann Lott was gone when I went to DHA Board, I signed her new 3 year contract /raise and travel does that sound like someone trying to fire her.

Let me share this with you, I served from 2006 until November 2008. When I went on the Board the new Annual report was coming out in February so I was Chair of Board when book was published. The former Board was in report and former Chair. The next book which is for 2007-2008 has Terdema Ursery picture as chair. Now Mr. Ursery came on the Board November 6, 2008 the book had been at the printer since October with my picture and letter from the Chair in it. This staff person went to the trouble to cut me out of the book and did not even have letter from Chair. The Ghost of Ann Lott is powerful and it really does not matter who the Board is of President/ CEO if they do not clean house nothing will change because the evil is deep and in so many of them.
Now here is where the rubber meets the road an Annual report is to provide information to shareholders in your organization. In an effort to not have me in any Annual report these fools have cut an 18 month period from the history of the agency. My signature is on documents going everyplace that DHA does business as Chair how can that be undone?
How silly is it to use a DHA Annual report to hurt a former Chair who you believe fired you beloved President? How foolish is it to print the name of a Compliance Officer who’s been gone from the agency for over a year in the same book. The cost of the information preparation for this book cost over 20,000.00 and professional staff at DHA supervising it. I bring this up because if it’s done to me it will be done again, next time it could be worst. Mine was only a picture and name what if it were a check, voucher, empty apartment unit. Annual report is accurate information for Public use any one wrong item puts the entire report in questions.

The General Council of DHA is leaving to join Ann Lott at her new job that’s a good move they complement each other.

Well so much for Ghost! Next week I will be only talking about Change and working as President Obama ask.

FYI Betty Culbreath is Not a Candidate for Dallas City Council

Thank all of you for your good wishes. However I want to live the remainder of my life care free and happy. Elected officials work hard if they are doing the job correct. I do not want to work hard anymore. Service on the Dallas Housing Authority Board was like going to work every day, only difference I was not paid.

So friends feel good for me that I now know it's alright to just do nothing and have fun.

Also I was interested in service on another Board last year when my term expired on DHA,however Mayor Leppert called me and ask me to stay at DHA until he picked his appointees. I stayed 11 months so now I am available to serve on another Board. My service has nothing to do with anyone running for City Council this has been a year long process. So haters please stop trying to build a case for me not running for Dallas City Council, I do not want to run end of story.I can count from the audience.
I want an RV and some gas money and that's all.

Pastor Mack T. Flemmings ! What a Man ! What a Pastor!

I had the pleasure of attending the Freedom Missionary Baptist Church, Presidential Inaugural Ball Jan. 20, 2009. 6:30 PM in the Fellowship hall next door to the church.
As I entered the building I did not recognize the hallway, it was beautifully decorated with red, white and blue balloons perfectly placed. A large backdrop of the Presidential seal was there so attendees could take pictures. Entering the Ball room I though I was in the Fairmont Hotel. Everything was there, the table covering, table decoration, table souvenirs with Presidential seal. The young Adult ministry did not miss a beat. I attended Clinton inaugural and went to the Arkansas Ball, believe me these young people covered it all, with sit down dinner, DJ and non alcohol champagne. I spoke on the comparison of President Obama’s victory and King David.

Pastor Flemmings and his Sister Judy King had the first dance and others followed. The Ball had an over flow crowd. The Ball was also approved by the Presidential inaugural committee and listed on the Official web site of President Obama inaugural activities. The ball was wonderful and Pastor Flemmings was great to have the idea of hosting the Ball. So many members wanted to witness history and be a past of it so the Pastor accommodated us and the Public was invited. Freedom Missionary Baptist Church will now be listed in the History of the 44th and First Black President.
We also received a Thank You from President Obama for hosting the ball. This was indeed a people’s inaugural.

Thank Pastor Mack T. Flemmings for taking a leap towards change and understanding that joy come from the Lord. The bible says make a joyful noise to the Lord. King David dances and shouted full of joy for the Lord.

Councilwoman Hill On Top of Sack and Save building.

I had an opportunity to speak with Councilwoman Vonciel Hill at City Hall last week.
I was so pleased to get fresh information on a property in District 5 near my home. I have always spoken when I did not approve of an action by an Elected Official and I have also spoken when I have been wrong. I also speak when an Official is doing something good or right. I take my Politics serious and it’s not a game with me.

Councilwoman Hill is working with the owner of the Sack and save property to bring in another anchor tenant. It’s going to be hard to convince a grocer but she is trying. The Councilwoman has also spoke with the owner about the type of business that she does not want in the center. Happy to know progress is being made and the Councilwoman is on top of it.