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  1. 1 hour ago, Michael Knight said:

    "There are more Trump voters in California than Texas, more Biden voters in Texas than New York, more Trump voters in New York than Ohio, more Biden voters in Ohio than Massachusetts, more Trump voters in Massachusetts than Mississippi, and more Biden voters in Mississippi than Vermont"

    And each one of those audiences are virtually ignored (and neutered) because of our winner-take-all Electoral College system.

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  2. Screenshot-20201215-222656-KUT.jpg

    Cont'd:

    "From standing courageously behind our law enforcement community to demanding safer conditions for our homeless population to fighting for transparency at City Hall, the voice of Northwest Austin is [sic] has been heard," she wrote. "Considering the stark differences between my campaign's priorities and the platform of the incumbent, their united voice is resoundingly clear this evening."

    Her first official press release had a typo...or she could've been rambling drunk. [Sic] not added by me.

     

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  3. 46 minutes ago, Lobo said:

     That's a well-educated and successful part of town, and even folks like that will fall for her con, er...I mean platform.

    Catching up, I was just about to recommend you go visit her website, but then...

    31 minutes ago, Lobo said:

    I don't think I ever went to her campaign website, the coverage on Surly was too damn good.  But I just clicked on it and there's nothing there except a photo of her "Family", polling locations, and a contribute button.  I wanted to see, out of morbid curiosity, where her election night watch party was gonna be "No Masks!  No Rules!  No Jimmy Bitches!" 

    But there's no tabs like "About Me" or "Issues" or "Endorsements", it's just her looking like the front of the truck from "Maximum Overdrive" and a demand for $25.  

    ...I see that you went and did it. This serves as a good reminder to always read through a thread before responding, because there's usually going to be someone who already said what you wanted to. In this case, you answered yourself.

  4. 3 minutes ago, bolverk said:

    Yes. Go to the top of page 3 to see this list of fine electors, featuring that imbecile Briscoe Cain, and remember that 34 of the 38 still today do not accept the outcome of the election. Damn, it makes me so proud to be a Texan.

    https://www.archives.gov/files/electoral-college/2020/ascertainment-texas.pdf

    Edit: I have to include this snippet about their resolution today.

    The Electoral College on Monday affirmed former Vice President Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election, but not before Texas’ 38 electors delivered their votes for Donald Trump and defiantly urged the legislatures of the swing states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin to overrule the will of their voters and appoint their own electors.

    The call from the Texas electors came in the form of a resolution they passed 34-4, but it had no impact on the results. The four states had already cast their votes by that time, and soon after California cast its 55 votes for Biden and pushed him over the 270 number he needed to win the presidency. But the resolution continued the practice of many Texas Republicans of baselessly questioning Biden’s victory and claiming fraud.

    The resolution also “condemn[ed] the lack of action by the U.S. Supreme Court” to overturn the election results. There was a brief debate among electors over whether they should keep language in the resolution denouncing members of the U.S. Supreme Court for “moral cowardice.” On Friday, the high court briskly rejected a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Ken Paxton that sought to overturn the election results and had become a vehicle for Republicans across the country to contest Biden’s victory.

    One elector said the inclusion of the Supreme Court language would make Texas appear “childish, impertinent and angry.” An amendment deleting the language eventually prevailed.

  5. 1 hour ago, Scheiss Meister said:

    So, can we find out who those 34 embarrassments are and publicly deride them?  Silly fucks.

    Yes. Go to the top of page 3 to see this list of fine electors, featuring that imbecile Briscoe Cain, and remember that 34 of the 38 still today do not accept the outcome of the election. Damn, it makes me so proud to be a Texan.

    https://www.archives.gov/files/electoral-college/2020/ascertainment-texas.pdf

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  6. By my count, that makes 14 current Texas representatives of our 36 (39%) who seditiously support stripping the votes from millions of their fellow Americans.

    This group of shitheads forms a MAJORITY (56%) of our current GOP House delegation. 14 of 25.

  7. Need to add two new Texas GOP representatives to the list as of earlier today for supporting a failed preemptive coup of our nation.

     

    JODEY ARRINGTON (TX-36) Lubbock/Abilene/Big Spring/Plainview (grew up in Plainview) Texas Tech - BA, MPA

    Jodey Arrington 115th congress photo.jpg

     

    BRIAN BABIN (TX-36) Orange/VIDOR/JASPER/Baytown/Pasadena (grew up in Pt. Arthur) Lamar - BS, UTHSC - DDS

    Brian Babin 115th Congress.jpg

  8. 8 minutes ago, Nueces River Rat said:

    There some positive mojo now.   Pre covid there was alot of stuff in motion that got sidetracked.  Now it's kind of getting back on track.  The number of people moving in from out of state is remarkable, especially California.   My agency has been taking calls from all over the nation.  

    I know every city in the nation has their old money people, but dang the ones here were a special breed.  They had their hands in everything  and people back then in told them what you are doing today is going to keep your kids from wanting to return and so on .  Quality of life matters.....     Funny thing  they can see with their own eyes (if they are alive still)   is their own kids and grandkids gave up and live elsewhere which is exactly what more progressive minded people were trying to get across to them when they were doing their obstruction to keep their pockets and bank accounts happy.   Sure enough their kids left and when they inherited the properties or businesses, they had no intention on keeping them because they have no real interest left in the city.  

    Still a ways to go in Corpus, but I like the momentum now.  I don't plan on staying but another 4-5 years as my youngest needs to finish high school.  We are moving up to the Hill Country, somewhere between Boerne and Dripping Springs.  Not leaving because I don't like it here.  We've always had an eye in building in the Hill Country and besides I really don't want to be left picking up the pieces after a major hurricane strike when I'm in my 50's or older.  I'll pass on this. 

    What you speak about Corpus Christi is true. There's something uniquely bad about the leadership there. I've been working with chambers, economic development organizations, downtown revitalization groups, cities, counties, and regional boards of various types for about 20 years now. Every single time I've had any prospects/projects down there, shit has gone south on the Corpus end of the deal. At my old firm, we used to debate which Texas city did the worst job of reaching its potential, and it would always come down to either Corpus or Waco. Just last month I was speaking with a specialist in another field about a project in Corpus, and she said "Every chance they (Corpus) get to make a decision, they always seem to choose the wrong one."

    I apologize if I'm being too harsh on your town.

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  9. 4 minutes ago, DigglerontheHoof said:

    trumpkins want whatever trump wants.  it doesn't matter if they understand it, were previously against it, goes against their self interests or is fascist and anti-democracy.  

    If trump is for it; they're for it. 

    Hence why the GOP no longer has a party platform.

  10. 3 minutes ago, Scheiss Meister said:

    Wow, that's weird.  I made that comment because my browser showed that you posted that about Wright about a half dozen times.  Now it just shows once.  You're not wrong, though.

    I've been getting those kind of multiple notifications too this past week. @immamac

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