| -Uhhh, Guys, About That Yankee Liberal "Let's LET Texas Secede" Joke... |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 12:54 PM |
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Texas isn't going to secede. nt |
LaurenG |
Apr-24-09 12:56 PM |
#1 |
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(Sigh) Yes. I know. I make it plain I know that. |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 01:05 PM |
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So maybe the "go ahead" joke is more about calling Perry's bluff... |
rucky |
Apr-24-09 01:31 PM |
#39 |
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The "go ahead" joke is an example of people thinking it's all about abstracts. |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 01:36 PM |
#43 |
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There's no point in playing it out h if the threat is idle. n/t |
rucky |
Apr-24-09 01:41 PM |
#47 |
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ONE. MORE. TIME. |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 01:43 PM |
#49 |
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Hey Pamela... |
Pacifist Patriot |
Apr-24-09 02:10 PM |
#56 |
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I know. And Thanks. |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 03:15 PM |
#88 |
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I get it. |
rucky |
Apr-24-09 03:00 PM |
#75 |
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No. You don't. |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 03:03 PM |
#76 |
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They don't have the guts |
LuckyTheDog |
Apr-24-09 01:19 PM |
#33 |
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They would have to get in line at the INS, |
bahrbearian |
Apr-25-09 09:49 AM |
#192 |
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As Jon Stewart would quip: THIS IS SHIT THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN. |
ShortnFiery |
Apr-24-09 12:57 PM |
#2 |
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Do you understand the point I'm making here? |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 01:06 PM |
#10 |
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here is one thing i agree with you on. |
La Lioness Priyanka |
Apr-24-09 02:17 PM |
#61 |
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Thank you, Pamela, for bringing in some sanity |
Ishoutandscream2 |
Apr-24-09 12:57 PM |
#3 |
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We've got to STOP living in fear and be proud to be liberals. |
ShortnFiery |
Apr-24-09 01:05 PM |
#6 |
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Thank You. |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 01:14 PM |
#21 |
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Being from the south I know what "States Rights" mean. |
alfredo |
Apr-25-09 01:19 PM |
#232 |
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I heartily second that. |
Nicole Lambeth |
Apr-24-09 01:05 PM |
#8 |
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Thank you. |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 01:15 PM |
#23 |
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What would happen if they did? |
Believing Is Art |
Apr-24-09 01:04 PM |
#4 |
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The simple fact is, Texans in general are likely to oppose secession. |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 01:09 PM |
#13 |
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After reading those Freeper comments, I agree |
Believing Is Art |
Apr-24-09 01:14 PM |
#22 |
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Bankrupt and part of Mexico within two years |
northzax |
Apr-24-09 01:17 PM |
#27 |
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Mexicans lost the last time. At least my history book says that. |
AZ Criminal JD |
Apr-24-09 03:07 PM |
#80 |
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The Texas army got arms, money and people from the US. |
tabasco |
Apr-25-09 07:16 PM |
#244 |
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Uh, yah, & also a lot of home-grown Hispanics too |
WolverineDG |
Apr-25-09 07:58 PM |
#251 |
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There are plenty of us Texans who don't take such talk seriously |
DFW |
Apr-24-09 01:04 PM |
#5 |
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Violent posturing often leads to violent action |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 01:10 PM |
#14 |
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I do. My point is that the posturing often hides cowardice, not a call to action |
DFW |
Apr-24-09 01:17 PM |
#28 |
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History shows otherwise. |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 01:22 PM |
#35 |
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Oh, I disagree. As a person who was "well armed" all the way through college due |
ShortnFiery |
Apr-24-09 01:18 PM |
#30 |
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Yeah, r back in the '60 I used to hear lots of that kind of talk in the south. |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 01:23 PM |
#36 |
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I adore some Texans. Most of us here miss the late Molly Ivins. |
ShortnFiery |
Apr-24-09 01:13 PM |
#18 |
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Molly Ivins and Anne Richards |
DFW |
Apr-24-09 01:16 PM |
#25 |
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Don't forget Barbara Jordan. nt |
tbyg52 |
Apr-24-09 06:20 PM |
#135 |
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You're absolutely right! |
DFW |
Apr-25-09 02:43 AM |
#179 |
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Add Jim Hightower and Bill Moyers to the list. |
bvar22 |
Apr-25-09 11:52 AM |
#213 |
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I don't wish it |
ismnotwasm |
Apr-24-09 01:05 PM |
#7 |
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But in keeping with the overall point this article is making, |
salguine |
Apr-24-09 01:07 PM |
#11 |
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Because we've already conducted that, uh..."experiment." |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 01:12 PM |
#15 |
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You couldn't have more completely missed my point. |
salguine |
Apr-24-09 02:25 PM |
#63 |
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And what makes you think it would be different from the Jim Crow South, |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 03:05 PM |
#77 |
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Because they'd kick out all the "blacks" (a.k.a. liberals)? |
Lyric |
Apr-24-09 05:53 PM |
#130 |
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Yeah, living in a refugee camp is nooo big deal....right? |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-25-09 11:26 AM |
#197 |
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The difference is that the adults can leave. |
Lyric |
Apr-25-09 11:30 AM |
#201 |
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It's much more desirable not to require any refugee program at all, |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-25-09 12:16 PM |
#218 |
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I nominate Mars. It's far enough away not to affect property values |
struggle4progress |
Apr-24-09 02:33 PM |
#69 |
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Which state do you live in that doesn't have any bigots and hatemongers and redneck assholes?.?.? |
MagickMuffin |
Apr-24-09 10:48 PM |
#173 |
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Thank you for trying to damp down the annoying detractors. |
crispini |
Apr-24-09 01:08 PM |
#12 |
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... |
tammywammy |
Apr-24-09 01:13 PM |
#17 |
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Yes. I know. I make it plain I know that. |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 01:13 PM |
#19 |
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Well, because probably those "blusters" don't even live in Texas |
tammywammy |
Apr-24-09 01:16 PM |
#26 |
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I think you're still missing my point. |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 01:25 PM |
#37 |
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it’s all right with you that Americans be uprooted, assaulted, or otherwise abused... |
Nicholas D Wolfwood |
Apr-24-09 01:12 PM |
#16 |
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I currently live in San Francisco. But yes, strange as it may seem to you, |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 01:19 PM |
#32 |
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I consider anyone unnecessarily living somewhere they legitimately fear for their lives stupid, yes. |
Nicholas D Wolfwood |
Apr-24-09 01:37 PM |
#44 |
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So all those black southerners in the '60s were stupid? |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 01:41 PM |
#46 |
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I think I made myself rather clear. |
Nicholas D Wolfwood |
Apr-24-09 01:46 PM |
#50 |
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I assure you, black southerners were painfully aware of exactly |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 02:06 PM |
#53 |
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I'm sure the vast majority did know. |
Nicholas D Wolfwood |
Apr-24-09 02:32 PM |
#68 |
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And who are you to denounce these reasons as stupid or uncompelling? |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 03:07 PM |
#78 |
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I didn't. |
Nicholas D Wolfwood |
Apr-24-09 03:17 PM |
#89 |
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You've put the onus on the minority living in the hostile area. |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 03:20 PM |
#92 |
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Are you saying victims can't be dumb? |
Nicholas D Wolfwood |
Apr-24-09 03:27 PM |
#96 |
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I'm saying that labelling an oppressed minority "dumb" for being oppressed |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-25-09 11:27 AM |
#198 |
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Which is fine, but that's not at all what I'm doing. |
Nicholas D Wolfwood |
Apr-25-09 10:28 PM |
#259 |
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The key is if "you had the option to live somewhere else" in your statement |
csziggy |
Apr-24-09 02:18 PM |
#62 |
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If you think 45% of the people in the South are "stupid" for living their you're either |
readmoreoften |
Apr-25-09 01:32 PM |
#234 |
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... |
tammywammy |
Apr-25-09 07:35 PM |
#246 |
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I'm arguing that it's not that bad in Texas. |
Nicholas D Wolfwood |
Apr-25-09 10:28 PM |
#260 |
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So you'd be hanging out with those dead people?... |
misanthrope |
Apr-25-09 01:52 PM |
#235 |
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My relatives are not "dead people." |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-25-09 02:22 PM |
#237 |
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Thanks... |
misanthrope |
Apr-25-09 07:54 PM |
#249 |
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Are you serious?! |
Pacifist Patriot |
Apr-24-09 02:14 PM |
#58 |
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If it's not your own responsibility to live somewhere safe, who's responsibility is it? |
Nicholas D Wolfwood |
Apr-24-09 03:18 PM |
#90 |
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The onus falls on the people doing the oppressing. |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 03:21 PM |
#94 |
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But the people doing the oppressing are clearly not living up to their responsibility. |
Nicholas D Wolfwood |
Apr-24-09 03:28 PM |
#97 |
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I'm not. I'm relying on the laws of this country and the federal government, |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-25-09 11:27 AM |
#199 |
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U.S. Constitution trumps the secessionists in Texas. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Apr-24-09 04:13 PM |
#105 |
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Agreed. It's ludricrous beyond words. |
TexasObserver |
Apr-24-09 04:34 PM |
#111 |
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The OP argues that the conditions are thus right now. |
Nicholas D Wolfwood |
Apr-25-09 07:35 AM |
#181 |
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”If we did secede, we would have to expel all the liberals to succeed.” |
TahitiNut |
Apr-24-09 01:14 PM |
#20 |
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The joke is RWers bringing it up & supporting it |
baldguy |
Apr-24-09 01:15 PM |
#24 |
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yep |
northzax |
Apr-24-09 01:19 PM |
#31 |
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It's a "joke" that nobody actually familiar with the history of political violence |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 01:20 PM |
#34 |
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The vast majority of Texans don't feel that way |
Uben |
Apr-24-09 01:17 PM |
#29 |
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Which is exactly why: |
rucky |
Apr-24-09 02:58 PM |
#73 |
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I should have read more closely .... |
Trajan |
Apr-24-09 01:27 PM |
#38 |
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I'm not positing a liberal uprising. |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 01:33 PM |
#40 |
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Since you're so smart, why not come over to the Texas forum & show us dummies how it's done? |
WolverineDG |
Apr-25-09 12:07 PM |
#216 |
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Because all of us progressive/liberals in Texas just sit idly by doing nothing |
tammywammy |
Apr-25-09 12:59 PM |
#231 |
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I moved from Springfield, Missouri to Portland, Oregon |
Trajan |
Apr-25-09 03:50 PM |
#240 |
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Excuses, excuses..... nt |
WolverineDG |
Apr-25-09 08:00 PM |
#252 |
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Whatever .... |
Trajan |
Apr-26-09 12:19 AM |
#261 |
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Yeah, that's easier for you to do than actually DOING something nt |
WolverineDG |
Apr-26-09 07:52 AM |
#262 |
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Couldn't we pull the good guys out then send them back when it's been cleared. |
Joanne98 |
Apr-24-09 01:34 PM |
#41 |
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I'm talking about reality here. |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 01:35 PM |
#42 |
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I question how much "reality" is in your post. (nt) |
Nicholas D Wolfwood |
Apr-24-09 02:02 PM |
#52 |
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Think those pictures at the bottom of my post are of fictional characters? |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 02:06 PM |
#54 |
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They are, what? Three out of how many Texans? |
Nicholas D Wolfwood |
Apr-24-09 03:20 PM |
#91 |
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Do you even know who they are? |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 03:22 PM |
#95 |
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Rather irrelevant to my question. (nt) |
Nicholas D Wolfwood |
Apr-24-09 03:30 PM |
#99 |
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I'll take that as a "no." |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-25-09 11:30 AM |
#200 |
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No, I think you should bone up on reality. |
Nicholas D Wolfwood |
Apr-25-09 10:25 PM |
#258 |
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Put A Figure To Your Rabid Texas Hatred, If You Can Count That High. |
Paladin |
Apr-24-09 04:52 PM |
#119 |
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Hey dipshit, I'm arguing AGAINST the OP. |
Nicholas D Wolfwood |
Apr-25-09 07:32 AM |
#180 |
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OK, Point Taken. Sorry About That. (n/t) |
Paladin |
Apr-25-09 09:29 AM |
#190 |
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Well, if TX wants to secede and then make war on the US, they |
kestrel91316 |
Apr-24-09 01:37 PM |
#45 |
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Another person heard from who just doesn't get it. |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 01:42 PM |
#48 |
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The point is "Americans (are) uprooted, assaulted, or otherwise abused for the “offense” of being a |
RaleighNCDUer |
Apr-24-09 01:49 PM |
#51 |
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Oh come now. Are you familiar with what happened to black Americans in the Post-Civil war |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 02:08 PM |
#55 |
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Frankly, I think an elected official who makes that suggestion as a response to... |
Pacifist Patriot |
Apr-24-09 02:12 PM |
#57 |
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Of course it's a joke... we assume that there isn't a viable, reasonable |
annabanana |
Apr-24-09 02:15 PM |
#59 |
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Do you think that anybody doesn't really know this ...... ? |
Stinky The Clown |
Apr-24-09 02:16 PM |
#60 |
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"Don't Mess with Texas" is an anti-littering campaign n/t |
tammywammy |
Apr-24-09 02:27 PM |
#64 |
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That may be, but it comes off as a version of "fuck you" |
Stinky The Clown |
Apr-24-09 09:16 PM |
#156 |
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All you had to do is Google |
tammywammy |
Apr-24-09 09:18 PM |
#157 |
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I would only Google if I gave a shit |
Stinky The Clown |
Apr-24-09 09:51 PM |
#166 |
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What attack? |
tammywammy |
Apr-24-09 09:58 PM |
#168 |
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Can the passive-aggressive crap |
Stinky The Clown |
Apr-24-09 10:01 PM |
#169 |
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I'm not the one with my feathers ruffled |
tammywammy |
Apr-24-09 10:03 PM |
#170 |
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Actually .... no |
Stinky The Clown |
Apr-24-09 10:26 PM |
#171 |
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Then why post at all? |
WolverineDG |
Apr-25-09 12:22 PM |
#219 |
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I didn't "get called" on "my bullshit" |
Stinky The Clown |
Apr-25-09 07:33 PM |
#245 |
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Texanitude . . .I like that |
martymar64 |
Apr-25-09 08:25 AM |
#184 |
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If George Bush's state seceeded, no one would miss Connecticut nt |
WolverineDG |
Apr-25-09 12:15 PM |
#217 |
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Do you feel better having said that? |
Stinky The Clown |
Apr-25-09 07:41 PM |
#248 |
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Bush is NOT from Texas. |
Texasgal |
Apr-25-09 12:30 PM |
#221 |
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Yeah? |
Stinky The Clown |
Apr-25-09 07:35 PM |
#247 |
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You're Not One Goddamned Bit "Sorry About That." (n/t) |
Paladin |
Apr-25-09 08:21 PM |
#254 |
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And you know how I feel? |
Stinky The Clown |
Apr-25-09 08:52 PM |
#255 |
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"let 'em secede" IS a joke, just as "we'll secede" is ALSO a joke. |
unblock |
Apr-24-09 02:28 PM |
#65 |
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The following is a passage from my OP: |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 03:11 PM |
#82 |
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there's been a lot of animosity toward liberals in the last quarter-century, and the last 8 years |
unblock |
Apr-24-09 03:32 PM |
#100 |
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I didn't say it was "just Texas." |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-25-09 11:33 AM |
#202 |
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Serious secessionists should immediately renounce their US nationality: that may immunize them |
struggle4progress |
Apr-24-09 02:31 PM |
#66 |
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Do you understand the point of my OP? |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 03:12 PM |
#83 |
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I lived in Dallas for many years. During the entire Bush era, I had to pinch myself and |
struggle4progress |
Apr-24-09 04:03 PM |
#103 |
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Thank you for this. |
Hun Joro |
Apr-24-09 02:32 PM |
#67 |
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Here's a question for you (not necessarily the OP) |
FloriTexan |
Apr-24-09 02:37 PM |
#70 |
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Thank you! That needed to be said |
martymar64 |
Apr-25-09 08:31 AM |
#185 |
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This "yankee liberal" |
nichomachus |
Apr-24-09 02:38 PM |
#71 |
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So, you're not the forgive and forget type... |
FloriTexan |
Apr-24-09 03:13 PM |
#84 |
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Hate goes down so smoooooth don't it? |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 03:14 PM |
#85 |
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Right on |
JVS |
Apr-24-09 08:45 PM |
#148 |
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What did you expect for stealing oil & gas from Texas |
WolverineDG |
Apr-24-09 09:36 PM |
#161 |
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"I had to drop out of grad school because I couldn't get gas to drive there" |
cherokeeprogressive |
Apr-25-09 12:44 AM |
#176 |
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That's Pathetic, Even By DU Texas Hater Standards. |
Paladin |
Apr-25-09 09:58 AM |
#193 |
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Since the Blue states fund the Red states |
LiberalLovinLug |
Apr-24-09 02:56 PM |
#72 |
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Texas gets 94 cents for every dollar paid in. n/t |
tammywammy |
Apr-24-09 02:59 PM |
#74 |
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Stop confusing them with the facts, tammy |
WolverineDG |
Apr-24-09 05:54 PM |
#131 |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Apr-24-09 03:09 PM |
#81 |
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The Republican Party will never let go of 2 senators and all those electoral votes. |
Laelth |
Apr-24-09 03:07 PM |
#79 |
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And you are wrong.... |
FloriTexan |
Apr-24-09 03:15 PM |
#86 |
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Wrong about what? |
Laelth |
Apr-24-09 04:16 PM |
#107 |
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Oh... |
FloriTexan |
Apr-24-09 04:45 PM |
#115 |
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Please read the following passage from my OP, one too many readers seem to have skipped. |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-24-09 03:15 PM |
#87 |
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I get your point and agree... |
FloriTexan |
Apr-24-09 03:29 PM |
#98 |
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I guess not. |
Laelth |
Apr-24-09 04:14 PM |
#106 |
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Shush |
tammywammy |
Apr-24-09 04:31 PM |
#110 |
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Evidently. LOL. n/t |
Laelth |
Apr-24-09 04:38 PM |
#112 |
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Just keep an eye out for them thar... |
FloriTexan |
Apr-24-09 04:48 PM |
#116 |
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I better scrape off that damn Obama bumpersticker real quick n/t |
tammywammy |
Apr-24-09 04:50 PM |
#118 |
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Sorry, but I disagree. And I'm not naive about the politics of both |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-25-09 11:36 AM |
#203 |
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In Texas, liberals carry guns as well |
martymar64 |
Apr-25-09 08:41 AM |
#187 |
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NOT reassuring. |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-25-09 11:37 AM |
#204 |
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Thanks. I find such threads as this very useful. |
TexasObserver |
Apr-24-09 03:20 PM |
#93 |
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Apr-24-09 03:55 PM |
#102 |
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You realize, I hope, that Democrats control the state government here in NC, and that |
struggle4progress |
Apr-24-09 09:27 PM |
#158 |
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LOL! I too find them useful for just that reason. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Apr-24-09 04:20 PM |
#109 |
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fly paper!! |
TexasObserver |
Apr-24-09 04:38 PM |
#113 |
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Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Apr-24-09 03:52 PM |
#101 |
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And besides, if they did, 'King of the Hill" would have to be shown on PBS |
KamaAina |
Apr-24-09 04:11 PM |
#104 |
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I remember in 2003 or 04.... |
John Kerry VonErich |
Apr-24-09 04:20 PM |
#108 |
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Look I started one of those threads, and I did mean it as a joke |
Ken Burch |
Apr-24-09 04:39 PM |
#114 |
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Then you haven't been paying attention |
tammywammy |
Apr-24-09 04:49 PM |
#117 |
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And, again, |
FloriTexan |
Apr-24-09 04:53 PM |
#120 |
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Yep, where was Noriega's help? |
tammywammy |
Apr-24-09 04:58 PM |
#121 |
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Fuckin' A, FloriTexan. Well Said...... (n/t) |
Paladin |
Apr-24-09 05:13 PM |
#124 |
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+1 |
WolverineDG |
Apr-24-09 05:49 PM |
#128 |
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They could've brought in thousands of Dems from California or other safe states |
Ken Burch |
Apr-24-09 07:55 PM |
#141 |
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Well, that's why I made the North Texas/South Texas distinction. |
Ken Burch |
Apr-24-09 05:35 PM |
#127 |
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Don't forget the Rio Grande Valley |
Texasgal |
Apr-24-09 08:19 PM |
#146 |
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That "joke" stopped being funny the 20 millionth time it was posted on DU |
WolverineDG |
Apr-24-09 05:52 PM |
#129 |
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I guess I hadn't realized the joke was that old. |
Ken Burch |
Apr-24-09 06:08 PM |
#134 |
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Then you haven't been paying attention nt |
WolverineDG |
Apr-24-09 06:45 PM |
#136 |
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Thank you. |
TexasObserver |
Apr-24-09 07:50 PM |
#140 |
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Well, when you're wrong, you're wrong and you might as well admit it, I always say. |
Ken Burch |
Apr-24-09 08:06 PM |
#144 |
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It's just so ... RARE here!! |
TexasObserver |
Apr-24-09 08:12 PM |
#145 |
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Jesus, don't they realize what they sound like in their own comments? |
ProgressiveFool |
Apr-24-09 04:59 PM |
#122 |
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Secession isn't allowable. It's bullshit. |
Waiting For Everyman |
Apr-24-09 05:05 PM |
#123 |
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(HEAVY SIGH) Yes. I know. (she said for about the fifth time.) |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-25-09 11:39 AM |
#205 |
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I tend to think of it as a knee jerk reaction |
Caliman73 |
Apr-24-09 05:16 PM |
#125 |
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Some solid points which made me think, thanks for the post. nt |
ZombieHorde |
Apr-24-09 05:18 PM |
#126 |
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What if you're thousands of miles away from Texas in a liberal oasis |
hangman86 |
Apr-24-09 05:55 PM |
#132 |
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Who did you think I meant by "Yankee Liberals?" |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-25-09 11:42 AM |
#207 |
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I'm only upset that they can't take FL, MS and AL with them when they go |
librechik |
Apr-24-09 05:56 PM |
#133 |
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Thanks Pamela. I love Texas. And Texans. |
TygrBright |
Apr-24-09 07:26 PM |
#137 |
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Well said. |
TexasObserver |
Apr-24-09 07:55 PM |
#142 |
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I think it's time to kill the myth of Texas exceptionalism |
smoogatz |
Apr-24-09 08:04 PM |
#143 |
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Yup. |
JVS |
Apr-24-09 08:58 PM |
#151 |
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It's a possibility |
davidthegnome |
Apr-24-09 07:30 PM |
#138 |
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Yeah, it was soooo funny when those three guys pictured at the bottom of my post |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-25-09 11:44 AM |
#208 |
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35% of Texans support secession. 51% of Texas Republicans. |
smoogatz |
Apr-24-09 07:46 PM |
#139 |
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Ignore it. It's already old news..... (n/t) |
Paladin |
Apr-24-09 08:44 PM |
#147 |
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How so? |
smoogatz |
Apr-24-09 08:49 PM |
#149 |
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It's Old News Because..... |
Paladin |
Apr-25-09 09:45 AM |
#191 |
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So, you're saying it's moot. |
smoogatz |
Apr-25-09 12:23 PM |
#220 |
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So What Would You Like To Do About It? |
Paladin |
Apr-25-09 12:48 PM |
#229 |
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Good little blue state liberals? |
smoogatz |
Apr-25-09 02:25 PM |
#238 |
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Golly. A Self-Satisfied Blue Stater Talking Down To A Texan. |
Paladin |
Apr-25-09 04:01 PM |
#241 |
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We're supposed to pretend that if it weren't for Kinky Friedman Texas would be a liberal paradise |
JVS |
Apr-24-09 08:55 PM |
#150 |
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I'm glad you're so obviously well versed on the 2006 governor's race in Texas |
tammywammy |
Apr-24-09 09:11 PM |
#154 |
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... |
WolverineDG |
Apr-24-09 09:33 PM |
#159 |
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Score! |
sonias |
Apr-25-09 10:31 AM |
#195 |
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I've said it before. |
Seldona |
Apr-24-09 09:05 PM |
#152 |
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Actually, governorship in Texas is on the weak side n/t |
tammywammy |
Apr-24-09 09:08 PM |
#153 |
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That would matter if this were seriously 'on the table.' |
Seldona |
Apr-24-09 09:36 PM |
#160 |
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Hood ornament =TX governor |
rainbow4321 |
Apr-24-09 09:50 PM |
#165 |
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He got a swift kick in the behind |
WolverineDG |
Apr-24-09 09:39 PM |
#163 |
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The TX Senate voted to pull 95% of his office budget |
martymar64 |
Apr-25-09 08:55 AM |
#188 |
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Several points need to be made |
nadinbrzezinski |
Apr-24-09 09:14 PM |
#155 |
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It doesn't matter! |
NutmegYankee |
Apr-24-09 09:39 PM |
#162 |
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Thank you for being a voice of reason and sanity amidst the madness! |
Lady Effingbroke |
Apr-24-09 09:42 PM |
#164 |
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Thanks. |
NutmegYankee |
Apr-24-09 10:35 PM |
#172 |
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Of course it matters if the military is forced to intervene! |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-25-09 11:46 AM |
#209 |
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Well with UAVs launching hellfire mssiles, it is kind of like a video game. |
NutmegYankee |
Apr-25-09 12:34 PM |
#224 |
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But it's not a video game. You do realize that, right? |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-25-09 12:42 PM |
#226 |
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What do you think? |
NutmegYankee |
Apr-25-09 12:53 PM |
#230 |
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Given some of the comments I've seen here, It's not a stupid question. |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-25-09 02:14 PM |
#236 |
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Apr-24-09 09:56 PM |
#167 |
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Gee. That's awful nice of you. In the event of being subjected to actual |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-25-09 11:48 AM |
#210 |
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Well, clearly, we can't do everything for everybody, right? |
Creideiki |
Apr-25-09 03:14 PM |
#239 |
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"Evolved Texans"? |
WolverineDG |
Apr-25-09 08:07 PM |
#253 |
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Apr-25-09 09:01 PM |
#256 |
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Apr-25-09 09:17 PM |
#257 |
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“Th’ oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contumely” |
Vinnie From Indy |
Apr-24-09 11:04 PM |
#174 |
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Apr-24-09 11:14 PM |
#175 |
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secede my ass.we need to sell it. |
Algorem |
Apr-25-09 12:54 AM |
#177 |
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To China. nt |
Umbral |
Apr-25-09 02:38 AM |
#178 |
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To Mexico. It would increase their border with the U.S. for more efficient drug smuggling. |
jmcalli |
Apr-25-09 08:41 AM |
#186 |
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That Yankee Liberal "Let's LET Texas Secede" Joke... |
jmcalli |
Apr-25-09 07:57 AM |
#182 |
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Did you notice those three guys whose pictures are at the bottom of the OP? |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-25-09 11:49 AM |
#211 |
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Only the fringe reich wing freeps |
workinclasszero |
Apr-25-09 08:07 AM |
#183 |
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so your point is there are a lot of idiots in texas.... |
tomp |
Apr-25-09 09:05 AM |
#189 |
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DU Texas Haters Supporting The State's Progressives? |
Paladin |
Apr-25-09 10:09 AM |
#194 |
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No. My point is that the rhetoric against liberals has become increasingly violent |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-25-09 11:51 AM |
#212 |
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Hey Pamela... Have You Ever Seen This ??? (By Norman Rockwell) |
WillyT |
Apr-25-09 11:12 AM |
#196 |
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Wow, I did not know he did anything like that. Very powerful! |
Pacifist Patriot |
Apr-25-09 11:40 AM |
#206 |
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No, I hadn't. Thanks for posting it. |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-25-09 11:53 AM |
#214 |
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Some of my favorite LIBERALS live in Texas. |
bvar22 |
Apr-25-09 12:06 PM |
#215 |
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The non-lunatics in TX outnumber the lunatics. Texas will go blue again, very soon. eom |
Hello_Kitty |
Apr-25-09 12:32 PM |
#222 |
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That's beside the point. |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-25-09 12:33 PM |
#223 |
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I don't think most Texas want to Secede |
Geek_Girl |
Apr-25-09 12:38 PM |
#225 |
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Did you actually read the OP? |
Pamela Troy |
Apr-25-09 12:43 PM |
#227 |
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We WILL turn blue. |
Texasgal |
Apr-25-09 12:44 PM |
#228 |
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And with no money, no manpower, & no support from the Blue State Texas Haters nt |
WolverineDG |
Apr-25-09 01:24 PM |
#233 |
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Apr-25-09 06:53 PM |
#242 |
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I Keep Thinking The Texas Hatred Can't Get Any Worse Here at DU..... |
Paladin |
Apr-25-09 07:01 PM |
#243 |
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Genius has its limits; Stupidity is infinite |
WolverineDG |
Apr-25-09 07:55 PM |
#250 |
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