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Title: S Texas here
Post by: 17 Oaks on December 30, 2012, 11:38:37 AM
Hello to all, will let my sig block say what needs to be said...
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Alpha Mare on December 30, 2012, 11:44:55 AM
Welcome neighbor!
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Minky on December 30, 2012, 01:03:55 PM
Welcome!
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: BigTex on December 30, 2012, 02:39:30 PM
Welcome
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: J P Sousa on December 30, 2012, 03:13:46 PM
Welcome Oaks.

That other place will sink under it's own weight.  :-)

Real conservatives live here.
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Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Conservative Libertarian on December 30, 2012, 07:28:05 PM
Welcome!
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: CactusCarlos on December 30, 2012, 08:49:45 PM
Hello to all, will let my sig block say what needs to be said...

Welcome from the DFW area!  :cheersmate:
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Jasonw560 on December 30, 2012, 09:02:52 PM
Welcome! How far south? Harlingen here.
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: 17 Oaks on December 31, 2012, 01:53:51 PM
Hill country is where I live, just NW of San Antonio and Boerne, Tx...
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Jasonw560 on December 31, 2012, 02:01:54 PM
Hill country is where I live, just NW of San Antonio and Boerne, Tx...
Beautiful country. Spent some time around there when I lived in SA. (We lived about 3 miles from Helotes, off of Bandera Rd.)

I was a "Kerrvert" for a while, too.

I Have family on 281 near Bulverde. Wish I still lived up there.
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: IassaFTots on December 31, 2012, 02:23:47 PM
Welcome from DFW as well!   :cheersmate:

I love the Hill Country, would love to live there instead of here.
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Eupher on December 31, 2012, 03:50:26 PM
Welcome, 17Oaks. Good to have you on board!
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Bad Dog on December 31, 2012, 03:54:25 PM
Welcome from the Coastal Bend.
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Alpha Mare on December 31, 2012, 07:21:33 PM
Welcome from the Coastal Bend.

That's where I am.
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: IassaFTots on December 31, 2012, 09:22:03 PM
That's where I am.

Now that's a nice part of Texas too.
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: BEG on December 31, 2012, 09:26:29 PM
Hill country is where I live, just NW of San Antonio and Boerne, Tx...

A little North West of Austin here (lived in DFW for years though).   Welcome
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: 17 Oaks on January 01, 2013, 11:08:10 AM
Thanks all, good to see a lot of Texans on here.

Headed to DFW to go to college and made it my base of ops for many years.  Lived in Dallas and then later a little town just W of DFW airport called Colleyville.  Grew up in San Antonio till about 14 or so then we moved to our ranch out in E Texas.

Been to every state in the US at least once and lived in Europe, Asia and Latin America, NO PLACE on the face of God's earth is better than Texas...
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: IassaFTots on January 01, 2013, 01:22:15 PM
I think we may have a majority again!   :texas:
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: J P Sousa on January 01, 2013, 02:02:11 PM
I have a plea for you Texans, please keep that state from turning purple or (gulp) blue as so many Californians, New Yorkers and Illinoisans (don't know the plural  :-)) move to Texas.  :bash:

Too many states are having a blue tide moving in...... :mental:

Sen Cornyn is sounding like a democrat lately.  :thatsright:

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Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: IassaFTots on January 01, 2013, 08:38:56 PM
Heh. Just check out Julian Castro....looks like he might be a contender against Perry, should he run, for governator.  Damn.  :thatsright:
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Zeus on January 01, 2013, 08:46:53 PM
North East of Austin here. About 70 miles. About the same distance from Waco.
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Conservative Libertarian on January 01, 2013, 09:35:03 PM
North East of Austin here. About 70 miles. About the same distance from Waco.

Hi Zeus.  I see that you are sporting a G-man avatar as opposed to Zappa or Father Guido.
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Big Dog on January 01, 2013, 09:45:15 PM
Hello to all, will let my sig block say what needs to be said...

Welcome, from Ft Riley KS.

I have good memories of Texas. Good memories.  :-)
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Zeus on January 01, 2013, 10:13:36 PM
Hi Zeus.  I see that you are sporting a G-man avatar as opposed to Zappa or Father Guido.

Still in the rotation, just been awhile. :cheersmate:
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Conservative Libertarian on January 01, 2013, 10:44:36 PM
Still in the rotation, just been awhile. :cheersmate:

Cool. I still prefer Aegis Cruisers and Destroyers.
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: 17 Oaks on January 02, 2013, 10:09:42 AM
Welcome, from Ft Riley KS.

I have good memories of Texas. Good memories.  :-)
Thank you, wish I could say same for Ft Riley KS.  Here is what I remember:

State Bird:  Mosquito

State Animal:  Tick

State Plant:  Poison Ivy

Am I still right, LOL?
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Eupher on January 02, 2013, 11:09:02 AM
Thank you, wish I could say same for Ft Riley KS.  Here is what I remember:

State Bird:  Mosquito

State Animal:  Tick

State Plant:  Poison Ivy

Am I still right, LOL?

 :lmao:

haven't heard those before.

h5
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: 17 Oaks on January 02, 2013, 03:18:12 PM
Heh. Just check out Julian Castro....looks like he might be a contender against Perry, should he run, for governator.  Damn.  :thatsright:
Here is how I call it:

I live down here and my daily paper is the San Antonio Express news:  Ask if how often Julian Castro or his brothers picture is NOT in the daily paper!  ALmost daily and not kidding...

Who made the opening remarkes at the DNC for Bammy...J Castro

Who has made so many trips to the WH he has his on front door key...J Castro, at last count it was 13 meeting with bammy boy himself

Bammy is going to put HIS hand picked man in the WH and you are looking at him.  As for the govership here in Tx, well the elect committee was formed several months ago and I don't know if he were to lose it would hold him back, maybe a bit, but still him being Mayor is far more exp than Obama had.  SA is a city of 2 M.

He is a Harvard edu Mexican, his mother was a RADICAL and if you think Obama is far left, Castro will give him a run for his money.  Castro has signed on to Agenda 21.

Perry said he is going to run again but I do not think he has the mileage left in him for another successful run.  If Castro gets it and I think he very well may, then he walks in the door of the WH...That is how I call it today 2 Jan 2013...may change later but I can smell the coffee brewing this...
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: IassaFTots on January 02, 2013, 03:39:06 PM
Here is how I call it:

I live down here and my daily paper is the San Antonio Express news:  Ask if how often Julian Castro or his brothers picture is NOT in the daily paper!  ALmost daily and not kidding...

Who made the opening remarkes at the DNC for Bammy...J Castro

Who has made so many trips to the WH he has his on front door key...J Castro, at last count it was 13 meeting with bammy boy himself

Bammy is going to put HIS hand picked man in the WH and you are looking at him.  As for the govership here in Tx, well the elect committee was formed several months ago and I don't know if he were to lose it would hold him back, maybe a bit, but still him being Mayor is far more exp than Obama had.  SA is a city of 2 M.

He is a Harvard edu Mexican, his mother was a RADICAL and if you think Obama is far left, Castro will give him a run for his money.  Castro has signed on to Agenda 21.

Perry said he is going to run again but I do not think he has the mileage left in him for another successful run.  If Castro gets it and I think he very well may, then he walks in the door of the WH...That is how I call it today 2 Jan 2013...may change later but I can smell the coffee brewing this...

Well then I am smelling the same coffee.  I don't hear as much about Castro as you do, but I have heard enough.  I am not confident that Perry can pull of another election, and I haven't a clue who would replace him. 
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Zeus on January 02, 2013, 04:16:38 PM
Well then I am smelling the same coffee.  I don't hear as much about Castro as you do, but I have heard enough.  I am not confident that Perry can pull of another election, and I haven't a clue who would replace him. 

If Perry runs again Perry wins again.  If Perry steps down more than likely whoever he backs will win.  For all the Perry naysayers around Texas has made to much in the way of economic progress in the last decade to reverse course now. The conservatives own the state and it will remain such for the foreseeable future.

Dewhurst  burnt a few bridges in his Senate race but I don't think that would keep him from the Governorship.
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: IassaFTots on January 02, 2013, 04:22:36 PM
If Perry runs again Perry wins again.  If Perry steps down more than likely whoever he backs will win.  For all the Perry naysayers around Texas has made to much in the way of economic progress in the last decade to reverse course now. The conservatives own the state and it will remain such for the foreseeable future.

Dewhurst  burnt a few bridges in his Senate race but I don't think that would keep him from the Governorship.

From your lips.........
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Big Dog on January 02, 2013, 07:14:43 PM
Thank you, wish I could say same for Ft Riley KS.  Here is what I remember:

State Bird:  Mosquito

State Animal:  Tick

State Plant:  Poison Ivy

Am I still right, LOL?

You are correct, sir! But I do love it here.
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Texacon on January 02, 2013, 07:56:41 PM
Hill country is where I live, just NW of San Antonio and Boerne, Tx...

Howdy. Huntsville area here. I ride the bike out to Leakey and surrounding area as often as possible.

KC
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Dori on January 02, 2013, 08:14:49 PM
Howdy 17 Oaks.... :wink:

Is Hill Country near Johnson City?  I have relatives in the Woods north of Houston. 
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Texacon on January 02, 2013, 09:32:01 PM
Howdy 17 Oaks.... :wink:

Is Hill Country near Johnson City?  I have relatives in the Woods north of Houston.

Are we related? I live in the woods north of Houston.

KC
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: IassaFTots on January 02, 2013, 09:36:25 PM
Are we related? I live in the woods north of Houston.

KC

But that ain't no where near Johnson City!
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Texacon on January 02, 2013, 09:44:51 PM
But that ain't no where near Johnson City!

No ma'am it's not.

KC
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Zeus on January 02, 2013, 09:55:56 PM
But that ain't no where near Johnson City!

Ah but there is a lot of nowhere near Johnson City. :-)
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Chris_ on January 02, 2013, 09:58:39 PM
I counted a river and two stop lights.  It reminds me of the last time I drove to Kentucky.

Rolesville, NC was like that... one stop light, three patrol cars, and a BP station.
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: 17 Oaks on January 03, 2013, 10:35:47 AM
Howdy 17 Oaks.... :wink:

Is Hill Country near Johnson City?  I have relatives in the Woods north of Houston. 
Dori, LOL, well Johnson City is certainly in the Hill Country of Texas, but nowhere near the Woods N of Houston.

Hill Country is just outside of San Antonio N to Austin W of I 35 to Uvalde/Junction

Counties

Bandera
Bell
Blanco
Burnet
Comal
Coryell
Crockett
Edwards
Gillespie
Hays
Kendall
Kerr
Kimble
Lampasas
Llano
Mason
McCullouch
Menard
Real
San Saba
Schleicher
Sutton
Travis
Val Verde
Williamson
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: BigTex on January 06, 2013, 12:07:19 PM
If Perry runs again Perry wins again.  If Perry steps down more than likely whoever he backs will win.  For all the Perry naysayers around Texas has made to much in the way of economic progress in the last decade to reverse course now. The conservatives own the state and it will remain such for the foreseeable future.

Dewhurst  burnt a few bridges in his Senate race but I don't think that would keep him from the Governorship.

Exactly, Texas hasnt elected a statewide democrat in 20+ years and it's not happening anytime soon.
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Zeus on January 06, 2013, 12:43:29 PM
Exactly, Texas hasnt elected a statewide democrat in 20+ years and it's not happening anytime soon.

Well not quite 20 yrs but fast approaching that benchmark. :yahoo:
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: 17 Oaks on January 06, 2013, 07:01:01 PM
Exactly, Texas hasnt elected a statewide democrat in 20+ years and it's not happening anytime soon.
I don't think so, if Perry runs (I sat in a meeting with him and he stated he was going to run) I don't think he will win, I think Julian Castro will...The Dims BADLY want to take the gov seat in Texas....
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: BigTex on January 06, 2013, 07:43:06 PM
I don't think so, if Perry runs (I sat in a meeting with him and he stated he was going to run) I don't think he will win, I think Julian Castro will...The Dims BADLY want to take the gov seat in Texas....

People in hell want ice water, aint gonna happen. Perry has crushed his opponents in his elections. Castro got 34,309 votes in his last mayoral election, in a city of 1.3 MILLION people. His support is tiny, it will be zero if he takes an anti-2nd stance.
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: I_B_Perky on January 06, 2013, 09:35:52 PM
Hello to all, will let my sig block say what needs to be said...

Welcome!   :cheersmate: :cheersmate:
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: IassaFTots on January 06, 2013, 09:46:00 PM
I don't think so, if Perry runs (I sat in a meeting with him and he stated he was going to run) I don't think he will win, I think Julian Castro will...The Dims BADLY want to take the gov seat in Texas....

I didn't sit in a meeting with Perry, but I do agree we need to be concerned.   :-)
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: 17 Oaks on January 07, 2013, 10:09:40 AM
I didn't sit in a meeting with Perry, but I do agree we need to be concerned.   :-)
I am glad, be surprised at how many think we have nothing to worry about here in Tx.  Dims got us in their sights, if they swing Tx and its electoral votes...Take Tx and Ca is in the bag and the Dems will be forever more in the WH.  Whitey is in the MINORITY in TX, we are only about 45%!!
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: IassaFTots on January 07, 2013, 10:21:08 AM
I am glad, be surprised at how many think we have nothing to worry about here in Tx.  Dims got us in their sights, if they swing Tx and its electoral votes...Take Tx and Ca is in the bag and the Dems will be forever more in the WH.  Whitey is in the MINORITY in TX, we are only about 45%!!

Not to mention all the libs that have transferred down here with their companies.  It does cause me great concern.
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: BigTex on January 07, 2013, 11:45:53 AM
I am glad, be surprised at how many think we have nothing to worry about here in Tx.  Dims got us in their sights, if they swing Tx and its electoral votes...Take Tx and Ca is in the bag and the Dems will be forever more in the WH.  Whitey is in the MINORITY in TX, we are only about 45%!!

"whitey" is a super majority at the polls, who cares about the mexicans who dont vote, as I pointed out Castro got 34,000 votes for mayor in a city of 1.3 million
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: 17 Oaks on January 07, 2013, 04:08:54 PM
"whitey" is a super majority at the polls, who cares about the mexicans who dont vote, as I pointed out Castro got 34,000 votes for mayor in a city of 1.3 million
You got a link for that number, hard to believe that less than 50,000 votes were cast.

He is a 2 time Mayor of a major US city, he won in 2011 with 82% of the votes cast.
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: J P Sousa on January 07, 2013, 04:48:20 PM
You got a link for that number, hard to believe that less than 50,000 votes were cast.

He is a 2 time Mayor of a major US city, he won in 2011 with 82% of the votes cast.


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 34,000 votes for mayor  

That was a primary.

ooops, looks like the general election is in May,

http://www.sanantonio.gov/clerk/elections/Documents/ElecResults-20110514-GeneralElectionResults.pdf
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Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: BigTex on January 07, 2013, 05:49:08 PM
You got a link for that number, hard to believe that less than 50,000 votes were cast.

He is a 2 time Mayor of a major US city, he won in 2011 with 82% of the votes cast.


http://elections.bexar.org/reports/PDF/May%202011%20-%20Election%20Totals%20Report.HTM

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01 = REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL - 744,672           
 02 = BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL - 52,666
 03 = VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL - 7.07

he cant even motivate his own city to come out and vote for him no way he can become an extremely liberal governor in an extremely conservative state.
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: 17 Oaks on January 07, 2013, 06:36:25 PM
http://elections.bexar.org/reports/PDF/May%202011%20-%20Election%20Totals%20Report.HTM

he cant even motivate his own city to come out and vote for him no way he can become an extremely liberal governor in an extremely conservative state.
Thanks, interesting set of numbers, I take the San Antonio Express News which is the big paper.  I bet I can count the number of days a month that his pic is not displayed somewhere in the paper...he is a feature near 7 days a week.

You would think by the articles that he is the second coming of Obama, he too has written a book about his life and like Obama it should be on the fiction shelf...

At least this gives me a ray of light of hope that they guy cannot win the gov seat...
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: IassaFTots on January 07, 2013, 08:59:53 PM
Thanks, interesting set of numbers, I take the San Antonio Express News which is the big paper.  I bet I can count the number of days a month that his pic is not displayed somewhere in the paper...he is a feature near 7 days a week.

You would think by the articles that he is the second coming of Obama, he too has written a book about his life and like Obama it should be on the fiction shelf...

At least this gives me a ray of light of hope that they guy cannot win the gov seat...

Me too, but I have learned in the last 5 years not to take anything for granted.
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: 17 Oaks on January 08, 2013, 10:06:35 AM
http://elections.bexar.org/reports/PDF/May%202011%20-%20Election%20Totals%20Report.HTM

he cant even motivate his own city to come out and vote for him no way he can become an extremely liberal governor in an extremely conservative state.
Just wondering if you attended the Texas GOP convention in Ft Worth?  I was a delegate...
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: BigTex on January 08, 2013, 11:56:38 AM
Just wondering if you attended the Texas GOP convention in Ft Worth?  I was a delegate...

No, I havent done much with the GOP outside the local level
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: 17 Oaks on January 08, 2013, 05:47:08 PM
No, I havent done much with the GOP outside the local level
Get involved, really need some true conservatives there.  Too many are thinking the GOP needs to go liberal to attract more minorities.  Talked with a woman today who is convinced we need to go to the inner cities to recruit new members...I asked her how we can ever out liberal the liberals, what are we going to do, offer them free cars, let them spin a cash wheel.  Libs have given them cradle to grave welfare and free medical, we cannot top that and have no business trying to do so...
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: J P Sousa on January 08, 2013, 07:20:23 PM
Get involved, really need some true conservatives there.  Too many are thinking the GOP needs to go liberal to attract more minorities.  Talked with a woman today who is convinced we need to go to the inner cities to recruit new members...I asked her how we can ever out liberal the liberals, what are we going to do, offer them free cars, let them spin a cash wheel.  Libs have given them cradle to grave welfare and free medical, we cannot top that and have no business trying to do so...

I stopped being active years ago because the party in my area are mostly RINO's. Conservatives were not welcome.

Ironic when you think how the party calls itself "Conservative".  :hammer:
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Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: BigTex on January 20, 2013, 03:03:47 PM
Here is how I call it:

I live down here and my daily paper is the San Antonio Express news:  Ask if how often Julian Castro or his brothers picture is NOT in the daily paper!  ALmost daily and not kidding...

Who made the opening remarkes at the DNC for Bammy...J Castro

Who has made so many trips to the WH he has his on front door key...J Castro, at last count it was 13 meeting with bammy boy himself

Bammy is going to put HIS hand picked man in the WH and you are looking at him.  As for the govership here in Tx, well the elect committee was formed several months ago and I don't know if he were to lose it would hold him back, maybe a bit, but still him being Mayor is far more exp than Obama had.  SA is a city of 2 M.

He is a Harvard edu Mexican, his mother was a RADICAL and if you think Obama is far left, Castro will give him a run for his money.  Castro has signed on to Agenda 21.

Perry said he is going to run again but I do not think he has the mileage left in him for another successful run.  If Castro gets it and I think he very well may, then he walks in the door of the WH...That is how I call it today 2 Jan 2013...may change later but I can smell the coffee brewing this...

heres an update, Castro is not running for governor in 2014

http://www.kvue.com/news/state/San-Antonio-Mayor-Julian-Castro-says-hes-not-running-for-governor-in-2014-187443061.html
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Shooterman on January 20, 2013, 03:42:18 PM
Thanks all, good to see a lot of Texans on here.

Headed to DFW to go to college and made it my base of ops for many years.  Lived in Dallas and then later a little town just W of DFW airport called Colleyville.  Grew up in San Antonio till about 14 or so then we moved to our ranch out in E Texas.

Been to every state in the US at least once and lived in Europe, Asia and Latin America, NO PLACE on the face of God's earth is better than Texas...

From God's mouth to your keyboard.

God made Texas might near perfect but gave us skeeters, gators, rattlesnakes, liberal Democrats and liberal Republicans, ( all still rattlesnakes ) so we wouldn't think we was already in Heaven.    Shooterman- 1935
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Shooterman on January 20, 2013, 03:55:34 PM
Ah but there is a lot of nowhere near Johnson City. :-)

Hear, hear! It has the Pedernales River, or Paidnallies as LBJ use to call it. 'Course he always talked like he had a mouthful of round river rocks. Probably helped when he became President.
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Shooterman on January 20, 2013, 04:00:14 PM
I am glad, be surprised at how many think we have nothing to worry about here in Tx.  Dims got us in their sights, if they swing Tx and its electoral votes...Take Tx and Ca is in the bag and the Dems will be forever more in the WH.  Whitey is in the MINORITY in TX, we are only about 45%!!

Yes sir and a big block of them live in Austin and Houston. We have more than our fair share in the Golden Triangle. That is one reason I sweated blood over Nicky Lampson taking the new Fourteenth last election.
Title: Re: S Texas here
Post by: Shooterman on January 20, 2013, 04:13:54 PM
http://elections.bexar.org/reports/PDF/May%202011%20-%20Election%20Totals%20Report.HTM

he cant even motivate his own city to come out and vote for him no way he can become an extremely liberal governor in an extremely conservative state.

It hasn't been that many moons ago those conservatives were all Democrats. Those that admitted to being Republicans ran the chance of being run out of town on a rail. Maybe half a dozen or so of us voted for Goldwater, and that may be generous. :-) Not only were they Democrats, but Jeffersonian and Jacksonian Democrats. Far too many still remembered the War of Northern Aggression and Reconstruction. George W Bush came to the governorship simply because Ma Richardson( who was said to like things hot and throbbing between her legs, she rode a Harley ) vetoed a concealed carry law.