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MidTexHorn

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  1. A little positive anecdote this morning for ya. My co-worker and I are some of the few non-Trumpists that we know of in Midland and accordingly aren't really able to wear our allegiances on our sleeves for business reasons. She was out with friends this weekend, all white young oil professional types. In a conversation which she did not prompt, she said every one of them admitted to having voted for Trump in the last election and they all said they were either sitting out this election or voting for Biden. She was quite pleasantly surprised by the conversation, especially since one does not just casually speak against Trump in this industry or this part of the state. I'm sure at the end of the day, some will likely vote Trump, but just hearing those sentiments expressed was a positive step.
  2. This. Out in West Texas, the second and third generation Mexican Americans are every bit as white trash, flag waiving, gun toting, immigrant hating as their white buddies. Go to the Midland Reporter Telegram Facebook page and look at the comments on any political article. That’ll tell you all you need to know and make you weep for your fellow man.
  3. Yup. Just like all of my Republican friends that professed to despise Ted Cruz but lined up to vote for him over Beto.
  4. Are there poll watcher positions we can volunteer for in vulnerable locations where the Rs might try to pull crap? I would be happy to give up a vacation day for that if it would help. I have no idea how this sort of things works as I’ve never been active in either party.
  5. I must’ve pissed next to you in that nasty ass men’s room then because I spent a good portion of my undergrad/law school time there and at the Disch from 93-98.
  6. This shit must be all over Fox News. My in-laws are all freaked out about it and are sure they’re gonna get shot up. These same folks live in Oak Hill and haven’t been downtown in years. Better chance of getting hit by a speeder on 290 than being in the same zip code as a protest but they are scared to death. This country is so fucked.
  7. Could I get that too? Headed to Marfa on Friday.
  8. All I know is my father in law sent me one this Miller dude's Facebook videos. Soooo disappointed in my father in law.
  9. Grew up a preachers kid. Dad was a non-denominational evangelical pastor. Married another preachers kid - her dad was a Baptist pastor. We have both rejected our faith and are disgusted by what our fathers have become (Or maybe what they were). My main regret is that I didn’t leave the faith decades earlier. The disgusting combo of the Republican religion with evangelicalism has been the last straw for me. I spent a significant portion of my life in evangelical churches - the bad stuff y’all are saying about them is 100% true. Took me a long time to get here mentally, but I am convinced that Christ (if he exists) would call them Pharisees and kick them to the curb.
  10. Y’all ever been to West Texas? First, they will laugh in your face at using the word latinx. Second, most of the “mexicans “ out there are more conservative than you can imagine. Don’t believe me? Go to the comments on the Midland Reporter Telegram’s Facebook page and prepare to be amazed. These folks are somewhere to the right of Sarah Palin.
  11. Sorry to hear that. Hope he handles it well. Midland is a cluster fuck of conservative bullshittery. Nobody wears masks unless forced to and the mayor is trying to work himself into a Fox News gig by throwing fits about mask orders and preaching about how much he trusts the locals to “do the responsible thing” when they’ve been completely irresponsible all along.
  12. MidTexHorn

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  13. My wife went to a medical imaging place this afternoon for a lung MRI as part of some sort of screening her doctor is having her do. She's not sick. She's standing in line to check in behind some dude who was hacking away. He was wearing a mask but my wife said he looked like shit and the nurse gave him a better mask. My wife asked the nurse if the guy had Covid and all she would say is that he had a cough. My wife noped right out of there and told them to cancel her appointment. Threw her mask away when she got home.
  14. Holy fuck that’s powerful
  15. Just booked a trip to Vegas for early August - free rooms at Caesars and free non-stop flights on Southwest suckered me in. Still working on convincing the wife that this is a good idea. Hell, still working on convincing myself its a good idea. I have two months to change my mind.
  16. My brother is there with his 18 year old daughter. Good learning experience for her before she goes off to college in the fall.
  17. I did and you're correct. Worth the couple minutes.
  18. Man I’d give just about anything if we could get a smart woman in charge in this country for the next decade or so. It’s desperately needed.
  19. Where is your office (edit - her office)?
  20. I’m a white dude. I frequently drive to another neighborhood to jog because it’s a better neighborhood for jogging than my own. I have also walked through probably a dozen home sites during those jogs or while walking my dogs. Haven’t been accosted or shot once. Wonder why.
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