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2009-04-16 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Fred 2009-04-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Bravo. Interesting to see someone as mainstream as Perry invoke the idea of secession. Even more interesting the policial ground he seems to be attempting to stake out.

Posted by AzCat 2009-04-16 01:11|| 2009-04-16 01:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Goodhair talks a good game but it is pure demogoguery, designed to mollify the "little people" for whom he can scarcely disguise his contempt when he thinks the media aren't around. He is strictly a big business Republican and has proven it over and over. He took office on a promise to hold down property taxes. He did but only for business, residential rates continued to rise exponentially until the bubble burst last year. He pushed through the mandatory HPV vaccination (the "slut shot")which would have brought millions to the pharmaceutical companies with whom he is notably cozy. He is the leading proponent of the Trans-Texas corridor, which would be the largest eminent domain seizure in US history and which would be built and run by a Spanish company. How's that for limited government?
He is not the "common man." He is a redneck aristocrat and has all the arrogance of that class and then some. He was videotaped browbeating a state trooper who dared to stop his unmarked Suburban and issue his driver a warning, or start to, before the governor jumped out and intervened. He held up funding for the state's junior college system because the junior college board neglected to meet with him personally and pay homage, thereby bruising his ego.

Next year's election will really be decided in the primary, since the Texas Democrat party is a wholly owned subsidiary of ACORN and everyone knows it.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2009-04-16 06:43|| 2009-04-16 06:43|| Front Page Top

#3 He let it be known that he wanted to talk at the San Antonio Tea Party, but we turned him down flat. It was one of our early rules - no politicians as speakers.

Posted by Sgt. Mom">Sgt. Mom 2009-04-16 08:45|| http://www.celiahayes.com]">[http://www.celiahayes.com] 2009-04-16 08:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Damn him for requiring the HPV shot! I mean who wants to prevent cervical cancer! Slut shot?! Is there a retard shot? My biggest problem with Texas is all of the creationist horse-shit that has been going around. There's your retard shot right there.

Posted by Flineter Hapsburg6785 2009-04-16 13:12|| 2009-04-16 13:12|| Front Page Top

#5 "Later, answering news reporters' questions, Perry suggested Texans might at some point get so fed up they would want to secede from the union, ..."

yeah, so how'd that work out for you the last time around....?

Posted by Yankee Redneck 2009-04-16 14:12|| 2009-04-16 14:12|| Front Page Top

#6 One word Yankee: Pantex.

Posted by ed 2009-04-16 15:15|| 2009-04-16 15:15|| Front Page Top

#7 There were three guys waving full-size "Don't Tread on Me" flags at the State College, PA rally. One of them whapped me in the face with his, although he was good enough to apologize for having done so.

If the Texicans were serious about secession, they'd be waving the state flag, not the "Don't Tread on Me" & the Stars & Stripes.

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2009-04-16 16:01|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2009-04-16 16:01|| Front Page Top

#8 Texas is the only state I've ever been to where I've noticed the state flag flying all by itself. Great big Lone Star flags on giant poles.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2009-04-16 16:11|| 2009-04-16 16:11|| Front Page Top

#9 Y'all seem to forget Texas HAS THE RIGHT TO SECEED, as Texas was an independent Nation before Statehood. (And the USA can't do shit about it.)

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2009-04-16 17:23|| 2009-04-16 17:23|| Front Page Top

#10 Y'all seem to forget Texas HAS THE RIGHT TO SECEED, as Texas was an independent Nation before Statehood. (And the USA can't do shit about it.)

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2009-04-16 17:23|| 2009-04-16 17:23|| Front Page Top

#11 Not quite, RJ. Texas has the right to devide into at least 3 states but the Civil War ended any chance of Texas seceeding.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2009-04-16 18:46|| 2009-04-16 18:46|| Front Page Top

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