Texas Won't Name Road After Willie Nelson

[wicket]

I love Willie, this is soooooo lame! :eyes:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050429/ap_en_mu/people_nelson

Singer Willie Nelson's name is off the road again.

A state legislator had proposed naming a 49-mile stretch of Texas Highway 130 being built around Austin in Nelson's honor.

But two Republican senators, Steve Odgen of Bryan and Jeff Wentworth of San Antonio, said they didn't want Nelson's name on the road that crosses their districts, citing the musician's fondness for drinking and smoking, and active campaigning for Democratic candidates.

"It's frustrating, and sad in a way, but at this point, there is no reason to make this an unpleasant experience for anyone, especially Willie, so I'll take no further action on the bill," Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos, an Austin Democrat and the bill's author, said Wednesday.

Barrientos said he wanted to honor Nelson, "who has been responsible for so much good music and so many good works."

[CO Liberal]

1. I'll Bet They Want to Name It "The Tom DeLay Expressway".

:-)

[Dr.Phool]

14. I like Tom DeLays Highway to Hell

[CO Liberal]

17. Or "Tom DeLay's Road to Ruin"

:-)

[Sandpiper]

2. Willie Nelson has done more to help farmers

Than the entire Texas State Legislature combined.

Sour grapes. Pure sour grapes.

[Withywindle]

3. Damn. How petty is THAT?

Willie will be remembered and beloved long after what's-his-face and that-other-guy are forgotten...oh look, it happened already.

[malmapus]

5. so true, I don't even know them but I know Willie

and they will be forgotten while Willie will be remembered

[leftofthedial]

4. that could get those two shot in Texas

I mean politics is one thing, but Willie is like a cross between a Comanche-fightin' Texas Ranger and a touchdown scorin' Dallas Cowboy.

what a bunch of assholes repukes are. Every stinking one of them is a steaming pile of crap.

[AnneD]

He is as respected as, as.....

(angel chorus of hallejeh and harps playing) TOM LANDRY (all remove hats at this time).

[leftofthedial]

10. yup

Hank Hill's gonna be pissed

[Richard Steele]

44. BOBBY: "I like Willie Nelson. He's got long hair, he's alternative."

HANK: "Now you take that back!

I've followed that man from 'Country and Western' to 'Country' to 'Adult Contemporary'...

and that's as far as I'm going!"

[AnneD]

6. double post

eom

[Catherine Vincent]

7. You know those two repuke senators thru the drinking and smoking

in there to offset Willie Nelson's active campaigning for Democratic candidates. They probably both drink and smoke! Partisan pricks!

[madinmaryland]

8. But I'm sure they will try to name it . . .

George W Bush Expressway, even though Bush to had a "fondness for drinking and smoking". Oh, thats right, Bush is a Repub.

:grr:

[wicket]

9. He has a fondness for "snorting" too!

:grr:

[madinmaryland]

11. I don't know whether he snorted or smoked it?

Not sure if * remembers either.

[cascadiance]

12. Would it be OK with them if Willie were smokin' Cubans instead?

Of course Tom Delay thinks in that case it's OK!

[mmonk]

13. children

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

15. If He Grew Oil Instead Of P*T, Then They Would Approve. n/t

[UCLA Dem]

16. So petty. Not surprising at all.

[KayLaw]

18. Drinking and smoking

Sounds like George and Laura.

[davidinalameda]

19. these two are my picks for Top 10 Con Idiots

[Gothmog]

20. This is partisanship taken too far

Willie deserves to have a road named in his honor. The man is a state treasure. The repugs are blocking this honor in part becasue willie supports Democrats.

[tanyev]

21. Well, I didn't want George HW Bush's name on a road

in my neck of the woods, but I didn't have much choice in the matter. Maybe they should just suck it up.

[silverlib]

22. Willie won't use "Texas" in his songs anymore....

just kidding.

What an insult to a man who has done so much for Texas.

[Rainscents]

23. His too liberal for Texas...

[CBGLuthier]

24. LBJ drank and supported democrats

Guess they better change some highway names soon.

I don't know if LBJ smoked but pretty sure he drank and supported democrats.

[agincourt]

25. Willie is more Texas,

than any GOPig politician that has crawled out of desert cowpoo in the last 100 years. A ten gallon hat off to him and Molly Ivins. Yeah!

[olddad56]

33. wouldn't it be great if other states started naming stuff for Willie.

[Dover]

Republicans are SO petty and narrow in scope. I'm sure Willie got

a big chuckle out of their childishness.

[Dover]

26. Republicans are SO petty and narrow in scope. I'm sure Willie got

a big chuckle out of their childishness.

[MrPrax]

27. Surprising...

If you had asked me BEFORE reading this, I would have assumed they already did name a road after the guy...I mean, it's Willie Nelson?

From the Brill Building to an American Legend...he doesn't have to apologize to anyone, especially in Texas. Willie is Texas.

[rainbow4321]

28. There were some lawmakers trying to name one after Reagan..

and a bunch of other people asking "WHY??? He has no connection to TX"...it's bad enough to live near the Bush Freeway <yuck>..tollroad that people keep getting KILLED on cuz there are no median guardrails so we always hear of head-on collisions.

[Cha]

29. Texans should name something in

Austin for Willie Nelson! Austin..where it's Cool!B-)

[0007]

30. Bob Dylan to join Willie Nelson for 4th of July Texas Picnic

http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050414/NEWS/504140356/1023

April 14, 2005

New York Times

FORT WORTH — Willie Nelson will take his Independence Day road show to the Fort Worth Stockyards again this year — and he's bringing along Bob Dylan.

For the second year in a row, Nelson's 32nd annual Fourth of July Picnic will take place at the 40-acre North Forty Field in the Fort Worth Stockyards, the concert's marketing team announced this week.

Tickets will go on sale for $40, plus service charges, at 10 a.m. April 25 through Ticketmaster and Billy Bob's Texas' box office.

Nelson, Dylan and Texas rock trio Los Lonely Boys are confirmed for the daylong concert. Over the next few weeks, about 20 more acts will be announced, said Pam Minick, the festival's marketing director.

But obviously, getting Dylan is the major coup.

"It's freakin' huge for Fort Worth," Minick says. "I can't even remember the last time he played Fort Worth."

more......

[PapaJoe]

37. Just wait for Governor Kinky Friedman

He will name the Interstate 35 for Willie.

[pinkpops]

38. If you'll remember, Willie started Farm Aid after Dylan

mentioned the plight of farmers during "Live Aid".

[pinkpops]

39. Remember the Friday after 9/11 - All networks carried a

tribute/fundraiser. The show opened with Bruce Springsteen and he was great, sincere, just outstanding. It closed with Willie. He was great too, playing "America the Beautiful" Both of these guys, great Americans.

[Megahurtz]

31. HA!

The bottom line is probably because Willie was making car fuel out of cooking oil and getting some publicity for it. Those greedy filthy Texas oil-tycoon loving Repukes won't stand for that!

Drinking and smoking my ass!
Look into your own closets you hypocritical scumbags!:evilfrown:

[Zhade]

40. "Drinking and smoking my ass!"

Please, put a comma in there after 'smoking'!

Sorry, that tickled me. :P

[wicket]

32. kick

:kick:

[bushcrab]

34. You really think Willie cares about having his name on a

50 mile stretch of concrete? I'm pretty sure that he'd feel more honored with his name attached to something a little more cultural, more colorful. An annual music festival to support the struggling farmers perhaps.

[wicket]

35. kick

:kick:

[truthisfreedom]

36. i'm sure Willie feels the same way about them as they feel about him.

take away their booze and cigars, immediately, the hypocritical shitbirds.

[ninkasi]

41. How petty they are

The repukes come across as petty and petulant, which they are. Willie is a Texas icon. This might be straying a little from the discussion at hand, but I think Willie has one of the sweetest smiles I've ever seen. Anybody else ever notice it?

[Longhorn]

42. Well, there's still a plate at Rosie's named after him.

Guacamole, taco, chile con queso, and a beef enchilada. I almost ordered it today but had the chicken chimachangas instead. :(

[Stinky The Clown]

43. The term "fuckwad" seems so inadequate ......

[bluedonkey]

45. Screw the highway!

Name a park after Willie,where people can hang out and have a good time.

They'll all burn in He-all for dissing Willie!

[MontageOfFreedom]

46. No need to do any of that...

Tom DeLay takes up the entire highway itself, remember his popularity.

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