I am not a "liberal loon" and if you will actually watch my film, you will see that these "Rangers" of that time (1915) were given their badges in exchange for making campaign contributions to "Pa" Ferguson. This resulted in some sorry folks getting to wear a Ranger badge. (What if every contributor to Hilary Clinton's campaign got an FBI badge? Would this be a good idea?)
I'm telling a part of history that REALLY HAPPENED, but has been swept under the rug because it is just too ugly and unromantic, and does not have a happy ending.
I invite you to get a copy of my film (www.borderbanditsmovie.com) and actually watch it, then tell me what I have in there that is incorrect, or wrong. And please provide some proof of your claims, not just opinion. I went through all the old Ranger files in Austin as well as South Texas and have hard, valid evidence for what I have in this film.
It's pretty sorry, but some people want to hold onto a romantic notion of the old west.
I don't believe you are a liberal loon. I do believe Jan Jarboe Russell is a liberal loon and has always been one, so much so she named a daughter after another liberal loon, Maury Maverick.
I find your Grandfather's story as told at Trouble On The Border to be, in context with the times, entirely credible. But I am still dismayed by the your Promo page and by the Movie Trailer.
But, you are also right. Without seeing the movie for myself I cannot know for certain how fairly you've treated the Rangers. Will there be a future showing in San Antonio?