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  1. on the comment about not prescreening, not hiding (and no negativity - he doesn't even refer to Cruz or Trump directly), engaging the opposition - i read the Austin Chronicle interview between O'Rourke and Ethan Hawke recently, and he describes a San Antonio town hall where they invited the opposition in, let them have the first question, and then afterwards the guy went up and gave O'Rourke his card.  I was there, that was exactly how that happened, Beto didn't mention that half the crew were also open carrying.  No eye batted.  That's actually why I remember the guy going up and giving him his card - i perked up when he was approaching Beto but it was all civility.
    https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2018-08-17/beto-o-rourke-and-ethan-hawke-in-conversation/

    It’s inclusive every time. I like it. Everyone is welcome; Texas leads on issues-what’s your idea.


  2. And I would bet almost anything that Beto actually will respond to the guy. Multiple times even.

    They got back to me very quickly. They are efficient and hard working. I was surprised how few people he had to make so much happen- very dyi campaign
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  3. Palomar and FG are my go-to knots.  I've always heard the saying though, "better to tie a decent knot great than to tie a great knot decently."  Practice in the garage until it becomes second nature so you can do it on a rocking boat or in bad light.


    Same for inshore, except double Palomar with braid. Regular Palomar will pull through.
    Lurch also test your knots by pulling on them right up to near breaking strength until you get dialed in.
  4. All I know is Chronicle's reporting said they spent $90 million in 2016-2017:
    Weekly services accounted for 35% of their spending
    TV ministry accounted for 28%
    Mission and outreach accounted for.... 1.3%.  They spent almost 12x that on fundraising.
    They made $78 million in contributions.  $2.8 million in product sales. $1.75 million in touring events.
    https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4489169-2017-Financial-Statements-for-Lakewood-Church.html


    1.3% of revenue in outreach and mission work.

    That’s fucked. Maybe have a total charity/ outreach fund meet a decent percentage of total budget or face the tax hammer.

    My church releases financials each week. And mission work is way higher than 1.3%.

    Who gives these fuckers money.

  5. Wait....is that grown-ass man shooting a 20 ga?


    That’s the doughy 20 gauge guy who can’t handle a 12 but can’t hit shit and rallies behind: “it being more sporting with a 20.” Whilst winging 3 birds per hunt and maybe bagging two. He always has a fuckload of gear too.
  6. I hope Beto takes the higher ground. Don’t roll in the mud with this pig.

    But respond with clever counter-messaging. “As a Texan, I’m not going to tell you to vote straight party. You know your community, you’re informed, and you’ll vote for the best candidate regardless of party”

    The whole straight party voter philosophy should be against what Texans stand for.

  7. Does anyone know of a reputable organization that helps people get photo IDs so they can vote in Texas? Is there even such a thing? I'd like to volunteer for something like this in the months heading into the election. I don't have a ton of bandwidth right now and I feel like this is an area where my time would be most valuable. Or if anyone has better ideas I'd love to hear them (keeping in mind that I already volunteer with Beto's campaign).


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    Don’t need one:
    http://www.votetexas.gov/mobile/id-faqs.htm


    Here is a list of the supporting forms of ID that can be presented if the voter does not possess one of the forms of acceptable photo ID and cannot reasonably obtain one:

    copy or original of a government document that shows the voter’s name and an address, including the voter’s voter registration certificate;
    copy of or original current utility bill;
    copy of or original bank statement;
    copy of or original government check;
    copy of or original paycheck; or
    copy of or original of (a) a certified domestic (from a U.S. state or territory) birth certificate or (b) a document confirming birth admissible in a court of law which establishes the voter’s identity (which may include a foreign birth document).
    After presenting one of the forms of supporting ID listed above, the voter must execute a Reasonable Impediment Declaration.
  8. Beto Phone Bank #2 of 7 at la casa last night.  Lots of positivity and energy and excitement.  No references to Whataburger.  Looking forward to #s 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.
    Oh yeah and noticed the first "Cruz" sign in the 'hood, at the big house on the hill on the corner of Valburn and Ladera Norte.  For the last couple of month's he's had a John Galt sign up - changed it to Ted in the last few days.  Fuck that guy.

    There are a quite a few Cruz signs in that neighborhood, but I’m seeing Beto signs all over Austin. The enthusiasm is building.
  9. Lagging indicators + I don't think we as a society are strong enough to pull together through a crisis.
    I think if we had our power grid shut down for 72 hours it would be Lord of the Flies by the time we saw the second sunrise.

    Agreed on both points.
    And what country has breached our electrical grid and poked around? Our friends in Russia!

  10. You know...that truth is actually one of the things that gives me some hope.

    They’re fucking pathetic.


    Except Joe Soybeanfarmer will be the guy with access to explosives when he loses the farm due to current policy. Which talking point actually resonates- Trade Wars or the Evil Browns or Deep State/ Swamp only decides who the target is, not if there is a target.

  11. When your POTUS and his entire staff couldn't pass an eighth-grade U.S. history class, how can they be trusted to accurately lead given the nuances of worldwide 21st-century geopolitical developments? 


    Fify

  12. They're not even really trying.
    I think it just comes natural to them

    They walked into a complicated factory and are flipping all the levers the opposite direction blindly to see what happens.
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    You know who is running or will be in the very near future all the "legal" grow operation in California?

    The cartels, they've gone from growing on public land to buying property and setting up shop. I'm not against legalization but its not going to dent the cartels ability to profit from drugs

    That’s because it’s all cash still because of the federal govt. That part of state only legality is super fucked. Thanks Jeff.

  14. I’m not saying we shouldn’t have a guest worker program, as I have been supportive of that idea before. Im saying the Mexican government needs to declare war on the cartels and get rid of them once and for all. It won’t ever happen, but it should.


    They have, and the politicians who did declare war are dead or soon will be. We are complicit for all the shit in our hemisphere. Business, government, bananas, booger sugar. We are guilty.
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