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kentauros
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Fri May-06-11 06:39 PM Original message |
Texas. And DU. |
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HopeHoops
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Fri May-06-11 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. Why would a liberal live in Texas? |
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hobbit709
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Fri May-06-11 06:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Then you were in the wrong place. |
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Curmudgeoness
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Fri May-06-11 06:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
12. Ever heard of Austin? nt |
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tammywammy
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Fri May-06-11 07:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. I grew up here |
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Texasgal
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Fri May-06-11 07:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
37. Why wouldn't I? |
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Texasgal
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Fri May-06-11 08:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
40. Must also mention that Austin |
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cherokeeprogressive
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Fri May-06-11 08:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
62. Guess you've never been to Sixth Street. n/t |
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Maru Kitteh
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Fri May-06-11 09:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
72. Jeezuz. I didn't know we were required to live in approved liberal zones. |
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Baby Bear
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Fri May-06-11 09:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
78. Born There, but it was solid democrat back then. |
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Ilsa
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Fri May-06-11 09:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
80. I wish I could leave, but I can't. I help take care of my 84 yo WWII father |
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WolverineDG
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Fri May-06-11 10:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
92. Silly two step thing |
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MicaelS
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Fri May-06-11 11:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
103. If you were born here and grew up here, that's why. AND |
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Catherine Vincent
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Sat May-07-11 12:23 AM Response to Reply #1 |
112. Some of us are born and raised here doofus. nt |
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Jakes Progress
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Sat May-07-11 05:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
128. Why would you log onto DU? |
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kalli007
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Sat May-07-11 08:37 AM Response to Reply #1 |
141. This liberal lives in Texas because |
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thanks_imjustlurking
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Sat May-07-11 08:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
143. Maybe some of us are here |
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keroro gunsou
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Sat May-07-11 10:19 AM Response to Reply #1 |
157. one word: |
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kentauros
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Sat May-07-11 03:48 PM Response to Reply #157 |
172. Robb Walsh wrote a book for you |
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Liberal In Texas
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Sat May-07-11 12:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
167. Well, the weather here is probably better than wherever you are. |
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TxVietVet
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Sun May-08-11 08:08 PM Response to Reply #167 |
237. Yep. I love that Texas weather after 22 years in the upper Midwest. |
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jpak
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Sat May-07-11 04:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
180. Austin is way cool and the two-step is a very erotic dance |
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Gman
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Sat May-07-11 04:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
181. Well, we were born here and would appreciate it if people from up north |
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kentauros
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Sat May-07-11 04:36 PM Response to Reply #181 |
185. !!! |
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Bucky
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Sun May-08-11 02:19 AM Response to Reply #181 |
213. I was born in New Orleans but my family moved to Texas when I was 5 |
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reggie the dog
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Sat May-07-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
191. because austin has an excellent music scene |
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reggie the dog
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Sat May-07-11 05:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
192. because pantera kicks ass and you hope to run into |
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SammyWinstonJack
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Sat May-07-11 09:57 PM Response to Reply #1 |
207. -1 |
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Bucky
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Sun May-08-11 02:18 AM Response to Reply #1 |
212. I grew up here. It's my home. Why must you be so shallow? |
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Jakes Progress
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Sun May-08-11 01:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
227. Because then we don't have to live near you. |
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Curmudgeoness
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Fri May-06-11 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
2. And don't forget Ann Richards, governor for a lot of the time |
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Bunny
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Fri May-06-11 06:46 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I could probably live in TX, too. |
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Curmudgeoness
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Fri May-06-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. If the greatest guy ever lives there, you had better get your butt to TX. |
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Mariana
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Sat May-07-11 12:59 AM Response to Reply #3 |
117. Yeah, that's how I landed here. |
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gateley
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Fri May-06-11 06:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. Anne Richards came to my mind, too. Maybe the OP is too young. :-) |
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kentauros
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Fri May-06-11 07:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
26. Actually, I'm fifty |
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PassingFair
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Fri May-06-11 07:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
20. There ARE great people in Texas. But do you deny that they are vastly outnumbered? |
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WatsonT
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Fri May-06-11 07:14 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Interesting |
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Kurovski
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Sat May-07-11 12:09 PM Response to Reply #22 |
166. False equivalence, on your part. it seems to be mostly the way you argue. |
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WatsonT
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Sat May-07-11 08:25 PM Response to Reply #166 |
205. Ah so that's the only difference |
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PassingFair
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Sat May-07-11 09:57 PM Response to Reply #166 |
208. My Hero! |
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Kurovski
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Sat May-07-11 10:37 PM Response to Reply #208 |
209. MadFloridian is one of my favorite posters on DU |
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Curmudgeoness
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Fri May-06-11 07:20 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. It really does depend on where you are in Texas. |
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w8liftinglady
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Fri May-06-11 08:09 PM Response to Reply #20 |
46. Getting out the vote in Texas is a challenge. |
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Texasgal
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Fri May-06-11 08:16 PM Response to Reply #46 |
54. I find the issue to be the large |
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w8liftinglady
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Fri May-06-11 08:18 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. exactly...and no public transportation. |
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Texasgal
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Fri May-06-11 08:28 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. During our Governor race |
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Le Taz Hot
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Sat May-07-11 08:38 AM Response to Reply #56 |
142. If I may, |
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Synicus Maximus
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Fri May-06-11 09:26 PM Response to Reply #20 |
75. you do realize George Wallace ran 40 years ago? |
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PassingFair
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Sat May-07-11 11:31 AM Response to Reply #75 |
159. You do realize that those types of voters are still around. |
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UTUSN
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Fri May-06-11 09:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
73. & don't forget Ralph YARBOROUGH and LBJ. And all y'all who hate LBJ, nevermind n/t |
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WolverineDG
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Fri May-06-11 10:38 PM Response to Reply #73 |
94. After all, it was LBJ who cost the Democrats the South |
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NCarolinawoman
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Sun May-08-11 09:40 PM Response to Reply #94 |
245. Yes, and durn that LBJ for giving all those folks medicare... |
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n2doc
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Fri May-06-11 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
4. Good post. I suspect many consider Texas a lost cause |
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1620rock
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Fri May-06-11 06:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. A lot of bad vibes come out of Texas... |
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callous taoboy
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Sat May-07-11 06:14 AM Response to Reply #13 |
131. This progressive Texan thanks you for your change of "tude." |
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sonias
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Sat May-07-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #13 |
173. Thank you, 1620rock! |
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Curmudgeoness
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Fri May-06-11 07:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. Perry won the last election with 55% of the votes. |
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somone
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Fri May-06-11 09:17 PM Response to Reply #19 |
74. Kinky Friedman was an idiot |
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thanks_imjustlurking
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Sat May-07-11 09:22 AM Response to Reply #74 |
146. Yes, and I'm still mad at Hightower for supporting Kinky for Ag Commissioner. |
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WolverineDG
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Fri May-06-11 10:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
95. And guess when the National Party walked away from Texas |
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uppityperson
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Fri May-06-11 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
5. k&r and up to zero. |
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gateley
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Fri May-06-11 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
7. You're right. We jump on those stereotypes and they never are a |
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MineralMan
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Fri May-06-11 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
8. My own personal experience in Texas keep me out of that state. |
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Kip Humphrey
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Fri May-06-11 08:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
48. As a born and bred Minnesotan who finds himself in Houston Texas |
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kentauros
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Fri May-06-11 08:48 PM Response to Reply #48 |
64. You will have a chance to change your mind about Houston |
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thanks_imjustlurking
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Sat May-07-11 09:26 AM Response to Reply #48 |
148. What on earth is so cool about Austin? I'm in TX and I'm serious. |
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somone
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Sat May-07-11 09:46 AM Response to Reply #148 |
151. Austin is a nice town that wishes it was Portland |
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thanks_imjustlurking
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Sat May-07-11 10:00 AM Response to Reply #151 |
152. That's about what I thought, but I'd still be happy to be corrected, with specifics. |
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Manifestor_of_Light
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Sat May-07-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #152 |
160. Hey thanks Imjustlurking: |
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w8liftinglady
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Sat May-07-11 11:50 AM Response to Reply #160 |
161. Thanks for sharing that... Topchy is VERY talented! |
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thanks_imjustlurking
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Sun May-08-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #160 |
217. I know they are good, but that's not the kind of music I like. |
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kentauros
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Sat May-07-11 04:11 PM Response to Reply #152 |
175. Since when is "a decent view" a criteria for great food? |
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thanks_imjustlurking
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Sun May-08-11 10:20 AM Response to Reply #175 |
216. No, the view does not affect the food, |
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octothorpe
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Sat May-07-11 04:15 PM Response to Reply #151 |
176. lol @ wishes it was Portland. |
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Sun May-08-11 10:57 AM Response to Reply #148 |
219. I Grew Up In Austin---And I'm Similarly Unimpressed. |
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thanks_imjustlurking
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Mon May-09-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #219 |
248. That is just about what I thought. |
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WatsonT
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Fri May-06-11 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
9. Stereotyping is acceptable here |
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thanks_imjustlurking
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Sat May-07-11 09:28 AM Response to Reply #9 |
149. Yep. nt |
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Kurovski
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Sat May-07-11 12:00 PM Response to Reply #149 |
165. Sometimes trolls do a pretty good job of avoiding acting like typical DU trolls |
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MuseRider
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Fri May-06-11 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
10. Same reason they hate the South or |
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Canuckistanian
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Fri May-06-11 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
15. I don't view Texas as the worst, far from it |
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reggie the dog
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Sat May-07-11 05:11 PM Response to Reply #15 |
198. even those states have plenty of libearals |
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TNLib
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Fri May-06-11 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
16. Don't forget Bill Moyer |
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kentauros
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Fri May-06-11 08:55 PM Response to Reply #16 |
66. I didn't! |
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Enthusiast
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Sat May-07-11 06:51 AM Response to Reply #66 |
135. Thanks for reminding us. |
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1monster
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Fri May-06-11 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
17. I hear you. But Florida always comes in for the same garbage. "Floriduh." |
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kentauros
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Fri May-06-11 08:29 PM Response to Reply #17 |
60. Honestly, I quite enjoyed that poem |
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Warren DeMontague
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Fri May-06-11 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
21. I like the Butthole Surfers. |
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Curmudgeoness
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Fri May-06-11 07:21 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. I saw them in concert in Houston in the 80's. |
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Warren DeMontague
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Fri May-06-11 07:33 PM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Yeah, I wouldn't know how to categorize them, either. |
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octothorpe
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Sat May-07-11 04:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
178. How about The Toadies? |
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w8liftinglady
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Sat May-07-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #178 |
182. whoa! I Love "Possum Kingdom" |
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octothorpe
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Sun May-08-11 12:14 PM Response to Reply #182 |
224. That song is hot... So hot that.. err forget it. |
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Fri May-06-11 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
23. North Carolina gets it too but not on the same scale. |
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Bucky
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Sun May-08-11 02:21 AM Response to Reply #23 |
214. I thought Strom was from South Carolina. |
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Fri May-06-11 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
27. Oh, No. |
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Curmudgeoness
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Fri May-06-11 07:40 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. No body armor needed, but a thick skin never hurts. |
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w8liftinglady
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Fri May-06-11 08:12 PM Response to Reply #31 |
50. A Texan welcomes you! Stay and welcome! You'll like it here.. |
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Curmudgeoness
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Fri May-06-11 08:16 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. When I moved there, I was told |
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w8liftinglady
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Fri May-06-11 08:19 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Hey... I'm a Ct Yankee... maybe that's what's wrong |
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aj_cd
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Fri May-06-11 09:50 PM Response to Reply #57 |
81. Thank you all for the welcomes |
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kentauros
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Fri May-06-11 09:05 PM Response to Reply #27 |
69. Don't worry, it's not as dire as it may sound |
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keroro gunsou
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Sat May-07-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #27 |
158. /ties up aj... |
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northoftheborder
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Fri May-06-11 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
28. I can empathize with your viewpoints as a fellow liberal Texan. |
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Curmudgeoness
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Fri May-06-11 07:44 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. You have a really good idea---linking to the liberal news |
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w8liftinglady
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Fri May-06-11 08:01 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. I get updates from the Texas Tribune every day... very liberal |
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GrannyK
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Sun May-08-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #34 |
226. Texas as a politically Democratic state. |
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kentauros
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Fri May-06-11 09:28 PM Response to Reply #28 |
76. You "sucked me in" with your second sentence, |
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Fri May-06-11 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
30. thank you for your excellent post |
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northoftheborder
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Fri May-06-11 07:49 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Redistricting is rotten. Austin is currently in 3 pieces, and the new plan is for four. |
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gateley
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Fri May-06-11 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
32. Charlie Wilson. |
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tabbycat31
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Fri May-06-11 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
33. every state has its fair share of whackjobs |
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kentauros
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Fri May-06-11 09:43 PM Response to Reply #33 |
79. No, no, no! NEVER come to Texas in August! |
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MagickMuffin
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Sat May-07-11 04:53 AM Response to Reply #79 |
127. I think you might need a slight correction ;=P |
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kentauros
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Sat May-07-11 06:18 PM Response to Reply #127 |
202. I confess! |
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former9thward
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Fri May-06-11 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
36. Posters who attack Texas because of Bush never seem to attack California |
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w8liftinglady
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Fri May-06-11 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
38. Texas leads the nation in uninsured. That's why I'm staying here to open a free clinic. |
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CTyankee
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Sat May-07-11 07:18 AM Response to Reply #38 |
137. What a wonderful mission to have in life! |
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blondeatlast
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Fri May-06-11 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
39. I sympathize--I'm from Arizona. nt |
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Fri May-06-11 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
42. "Is it just a northern thing?" There's one answer. |
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Curmudgeoness
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Fri May-06-11 08:12 PM Response to Reply #42 |
51. Again, like all stereotypes, this is not a majority opinion. |
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kentauros
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Fri May-06-11 09:52 PM Response to Reply #42 |
82. First off, to be clear, |
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boppers
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Fri May-06-11 10:03 PM Response to Reply #82 |
85. I was pointing out some content in the OP which indicated a form of self-segregation. |
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kentauros
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Fri May-06-11 10:27 PM Response to Reply #85 |
91. Well, I guess I'm unclear as to where in my OP |
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boppers
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Fri May-06-11 11:03 PM Response to Reply #91 |
100. Two points: |
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kentauros
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Fri May-06-11 11:12 PM Response to Reply #100 |
102. On your first point, |
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boppers
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Sat May-07-11 12:06 AM Response to Reply #102 |
108. Your observations are broad brush and discriminatory, then. |
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kentauros
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Sat May-07-11 12:28 AM Response to Reply #108 |
113. No, I'm not stating them as "groups". |
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Egnever
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Sat May-07-11 01:03 AM Response to Reply #113 |
118. I think you grab the essense of the smugness he was refering to |
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kentauros
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Sat May-07-11 01:42 AM Response to Reply #118 |
120. How about this: |
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Egnever
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Sat May-07-11 03:06 AM Response to Reply #120 |
126. Dunno |
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WolverineDG
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Sat May-07-11 07:54 AM Response to Reply #118 |
138. That's the slogan for a highly-successful anti-littering campaign |
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boppers
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Sat May-07-11 01:37 AM Response to Reply #113 |
119. I am originally from Tucson, and have lived in Atlanta, and now live in Portland. |
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Sat May-07-11 04:19 PM Response to Reply #42 |
179. Is that much different than someone saying "Is it just a west/east coast thing?" |
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Fri May-06-11 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
43. With me, you are preachin' to the choir. |
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CrownPrinceBandar
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Fri May-06-11 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
44. I know where you're coming from......... |
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sonias
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Sat May-07-11 03:47 PM Response to Reply #44 |
171. You can always come back to visit |
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stevedeshazer
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Fri May-06-11 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
45. Got your back, Texas DUer. DU loves my state (Oregon) but we have our share of crazies. |
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Fri May-06-11 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
47. I have no hate at all for Texas or Texans. Not all Texans are christofascists :) |
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Fri May-06-11 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
49. I'm personally not convinced the majority of votes get counted here. |
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Fri May-06-11 08:14 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Exactly! |
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Sat May-07-11 01:56 AM Response to Reply #52 |
121. ... |
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Fri May-06-11 08:14 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. well said. There is a LOT of corruption (I refer you to Henderson County) |
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Sat May-07-11 02:02 AM Response to Reply #53 |
122. Sorry 'bout you having to put up with Barfy Barton |
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Sat May-07-11 10:02 AM Response to Reply #49 |
153. Ditto, especially since they foisted the paperless wonders (eSlate) on us. nt |
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Fri May-06-11 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
58. Thank you for expressing what so many of us feel. The Bush's aren't Texans, they |
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Fri May-06-11 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
61. I fucking LOVE Texas and fuck anyone who paints with that broad brush... |
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Fri May-06-11 08:50 PM Response to Reply #61 |
65. Here ya go..... |
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Fri May-06-11 10:00 PM Response to Reply #65 |
84. I've Got Texas... |
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Fri May-06-11 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
63. I'm 5th generation Texan, and I love it here. |
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Fri May-06-11 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
67. Perry has DOUBLED Texas state debt like Bush DOUBLED natl debt! |
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Fri May-06-11 10:18 PM Response to Reply #67 |
89. You need to think through that "what if" a little further. |
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Fri May-06-11 10:43 PM Response to Reply #89 |
96. Deny them Fed Highway Funds then. |
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Fri May-06-11 11:04 PM Response to Reply #96 |
101. And you're right. |
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Fri May-06-11 11:46 PM Response to Reply #96 |
107. Blue states subsidize "Fiscal conservative" Red states |
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Sat May-07-11 12:11 AM Response to Reply #107 |
111. First off, |
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Fri May-06-11 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
68. I don't under stand the hate for everything Texas either. |
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Fri May-06-11 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
70. I hate Texas and love DU. What's the point?!1 n/t |
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Fri May-06-11 10:20 PM Response to Reply #70 |
90. The point is that I'm asking |
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Fri May-06-11 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
71. Well there's plenty of hate in Texas, too |
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Fri May-06-11 10:37 PM Response to Reply #71 |
93. I don't deny that there are idiots here, too. |
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Sat May-07-11 09:24 AM Response to Reply #71 |
147. Anybody that says Lubbock is better has a problem. |
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Fri May-06-11 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
77. First, there weren't "crowds of teachers and union supporters from out of state." |
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Fri May-06-11 10:49 PM Response to Reply #77 |
97. I'm not going to argue semantics over choices of individual words. |
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Fri May-06-11 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
83. Something I never understand..and yes, it is disappointing |
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Fri May-06-11 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
86. Thanks, kentauros. |
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Fri May-06-11 10:15 PM Response to Reply #86 |
87. Yes, M.O.L. and I share the same Hell... and we exist here. |
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Fri May-06-11 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
88. No argument here |
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Fri May-06-11 11:35 PM Response to Reply #88 |
105. If you noticed Texas at all when your family was driving through, |
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Sat May-07-11 10:08 AM Response to Reply #105 |
154. I grew up in the Piney Woods, and I was going to go to college in, IIRC, Kansas. |
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Sat May-07-11 04:15 PM Response to Reply #154 |
177. I can believe it! |
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Fri May-06-11 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
98. Just consider yourself luck not to be from AZ. |
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Fri May-06-11 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
99. From Texas.... |
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Sat May-07-11 10:09 AM Response to Reply #99 |
156. Amen! |
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Fri May-06-11 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
104. My ancestors came to Texas before it was a state. |
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Fri May-06-11 11:40 PM Response to Reply #104 |
106. That's cool! |
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Sat May-07-11 08:51 AM Response to Reply #104 |
144. me too |
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Sat May-07-11 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
109. Texas loud and Texas proud |
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Sat May-07-11 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
110. Any place Peggy Hill lives is alright in my book, I tell you what. |
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Sat May-07-11 12:31 AM Response to Reply #110 |
114. *snerk* |
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Sun May-08-11 01:49 AM Response to Reply #114 |
211. I think I've seen all of the episodes. |
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Sat May-07-11 06:11 AM Response to Reply #110 |
130. Boomhauer is my next door neighbor, I kid you not. |
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Sat May-07-11 11:55 AM Response to Reply #130 |
162. Hottest guy on the block, to cite one poll. |
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Sat May-07-11 12:38 AM Response to Original message |
115. Pinko Commie Liberal In San Antonio |
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Sat May-07-11 12:51 AM Response to Reply #115 |
116. Welcome to DU, kwiland! |
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Sat May-07-11 03:00 AM Response to Reply #115 |
124. Welcome to DU! |
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Sat May-07-11 07:15 AM Response to Reply #115 |
136. welcome to San Antonio. I moved here 14 years ago, and plan to never leave |
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Sat May-07-11 02:58 AM Response to Original message |
123. Texas leftist here living in the very red fringes of a blue city |
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Sat May-07-11 03:01 AM Response to Original message |
125. Great post. nt |
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Sat May-07-11 05:20 AM Response to Original message |
129. I understand how awful it is living in a red state. I live behind the Hoosier Iron Curtain. |
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Sat May-07-11 06:29 AM Response to Original message |
132. Fellow Texan concurs, sir. |
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Sat May-07-11 04:35 PM Response to Reply #132 |
184. "Complicated". That's an excellent description of us :) |
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Sat May-07-11 06:36 AM Response to Original message |
133. Stereotypical judgments.. |
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Sat May-07-11 04:45 PM Response to Reply #133 |
188. I agree with that :) |
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Sat May-07-11 06:42 AM Response to Original message |
134. I apologize if I have contributed to the insensitivity. |
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Sat May-07-11 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
139. This thread and some of the comments in it |
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Sat May-07-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #139 |
174. Thank you, PotatoChip! |
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Sat May-07-11 04:51 PM Response to Reply #139 |
189. Thank you, PotatoChip! |
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Sat May-07-11 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
140. It's not just Texas. |
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Sat May-07-11 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
145. I must apologize |
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Sat May-07-11 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
150. As the bumper sticker says...I wasn't born here, |
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Sat May-07-11 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
155. A Floridian rec's your thread, in solidarity |
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Sat May-07-11 03:44 PM Response to Reply #155 |
170. Thank you :) |
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Sat May-07-11 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
163. There are many prejudices and priveledges on DU. |
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Sat May-07-11 05:08 PM Response to Reply #163 |
196. Yep. |
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Sat May-07-11 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
164. Wanna see my land grant from The Republic of Texas? |
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kentauros
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Sat May-07-11 05:01 PM Response to Reply #164 |
193. If you have your annual Memorial Day celebration again this year, |
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Sat May-07-11 05:44 PM Response to Reply #193 |
200. We definitely have square nails. |
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Sat May-07-11 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
168. Bill Moyers is also from Texas. |
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Sat May-07-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #168 |
194. What a great sign! |
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Sun May-08-11 02:02 PM Response to Reply #194 |
228. The "Tom Delay's Bitch" photo is one I stole from the InterNet Tubes. |
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Sat May-07-11 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
169. Dont' forget Dan Rather. |
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Sat May-07-11 05:08 PM Response to Reply #169 |
197. I didn't, |
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Sat May-07-11 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
183. I just had this argument with my best friend, who moved to Texas because it was cheaper |
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Sat May-07-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #183 |
186. I share your sentiment. However... |
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Sat May-07-11 05:57 PM Response to Reply #186 |
201. Yeah, and you're one of those DUers, like my friend, who make me feel guilty about |
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Sat May-07-11 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
187. All I have to say is... |
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Sun May-08-11 12:36 AM Response to Reply #187 |
210. Bill Hicks was a fucking comedic genius |
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Sat May-07-11 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
190. I think of willie nelson when i think of texas |
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Sat May-07-11 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
195. I have lived all over the world and the US |
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Sat May-07-11 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
199. Great post, recced. |
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Sat May-07-11 06:21 PM Response to Reply #199 |
204. Thanks, CMW! |
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Sat May-07-11 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
203. I like Texas. k/r |
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Sat May-07-11 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
206. I know this is kicking it to the top from the second page, |
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Sun May-08-11 06:36 AM Response to Original message |
215. I live in Texas and agree with all of your points |
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Sun May-08-11 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
218. Animosity against Texas is their unabashed exceptionalism adding to their conservative majority. |
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Sun May-08-11 11:00 AM Response to Reply #218 |
220. Stereotype Much? (n/t) |
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Sun May-08-11 11:10 AM Response to Reply #220 |
221. Sorry. |
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Sun May-08-11 11:37 AM Response to Reply #221 |
223. Aw, How Sweet Of You. |
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Sun May-08-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #223 |
225. You're right. I'm not talking about the minority of Texas, but the majority who control Texas. |
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Sun May-08-11 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
222. New England gave us the Bush family |
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Sun May-08-11 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
229. I hope they secede |
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Sun May-08-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #229 |
230. And we're back to the broad brush. |
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Sun May-08-11 03:45 PM Response to Reply #230 |
232. I STILL hope they secede along with the South |
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Sun May-08-11 03:46 PM Response to Reply #232 |
234. Then you really have no clue about the big picture, |
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Sun May-08-11 04:21 PM Response to Reply #234 |
235. As Thom Hartmann says, "Tag, Youre it!" |
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Sun May-08-11 08:10 PM Response to Reply #232 |
238. Then you are bigot. |
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Sun May-08-11 08:15 PM Response to Reply #238 |
240. I know lots |
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Sun May-08-11 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
231. I'm not interested in digging for gold in a garbage can either. |
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Sun May-08-11 03:46 PM Response to Reply #231 |
233. Care to elaborate? |
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Sun May-08-11 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
236. I'm back home in Texas. I'm union born and bred. |
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Sun May-08-11 08:12 PM Response to Reply #236 |
239. If you ever ride through Ellis County,give me a buzz |
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Sun May-08-11 08:30 PM Response to Reply #239 |
241. Thanks for the invite. I love to ride. |
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Sun May-08-11 09:04 PM Response to Reply #241 |
242. Waxahachie is straight up 287 or I-35,depending on the route. |
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Sun May-08-11 09:27 PM Response to Reply #242 |
243. I rode about 30 miles on 287 today up to Crocket. |
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Sun May-08-11 10:23 PM Response to Reply #239 |
246. Waxahachie. |
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Sun May-08-11 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
244. My favorite Texas joke:Q: what do you call a rat who swims toward |
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Sun May-08-11 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
247. Just like every other state, Texas has a few people that hate the |
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Mon May-09-11 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
249. we should remember that it is a recourse due only to lack of substantive thought.... |
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Mon May-09-11 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
250. I don't hate Texas. There are some Texans I hate... |
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