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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: GOBUCKS on February 03, 2011, 10:54:07 PM
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DUmmy spotted cat, anticipating the jug-eared muslim's plan for unlimited Mexican immigration, amnesty, and voting rights, looks forward to a socialist
Texas:
Gato Moteado (1000+ posts) Thu Feb-03-11 08:13 PM
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How much longer until Texas is a blue state?
When I lived there, I never thought it would happen. What do you all think?
Imagine a blue Texas....we'd never lose a national election again. But since leaving it seems like the demographics are changing faster than I had expected.
I seriously think Texas might be a blue state within five years. Hang in there Texas DUers....I think your day is coming. Keep the faith.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x342770
w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Thu Feb-03-11 08:15 PM
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2. I am hoping the Hispanic community will get out en force for the Democratic party
When that happens,we will turn blue again.
and... when we can convince these minimum-wage workers that R's would love to own slaves again.
Gato Moteado (1000+ posts) Thu Feb-03-11 08:35 PM
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10. hey......in an old southern state, an african american candidate for president......
.....only lost by 11% there. and that margin was about half of what kerry lost by only four years earlier.
i am starting to believe TX will be blue within 5 years.
If the election were held today, would the Kenyan come within 11 percentage points?
cynatnite (1000+ posts) Thu Feb-03-11 08:30 PM
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6. It'll happen when Sarah Palin gives Ed Schultz a wet one.
The make-believe soldier gives his considered opinion:
11 Bravo (1000+ posts) Thu Feb-03-11 08:31 PM
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7. As soon as that pig flies out of your ass.
WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Thu Feb-03-11 08:31 PM
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8. Until Mexico wins it back?
Gato Moteado (1000+ posts) Thu Feb-03-11 08:33 PM
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9. They actually are.
The Hispanic population is growing there and as the young Hispanic citizens reach voting age, things will change dramatically there.
Know-it-all nadin demonstrates once again that she has no concept whatever of American political history:
nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Thu Feb-03-11 08:49 PM
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14. It was once a blue state
Just a note. So it becoming one again...
Stupid.
And she gets nailed by the spotted cat DUmmy:
Gato Moteado (1000+ posts) Thu Feb-03-11 08:54 PM
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16. it was once democratic, true enough, but.......
....the old democratic party of the south is nothing like the democratic party today. the dems and repukes pretty much switched platforms on issues like civil rights sometime between the turn of the century and the 60s. it just took a lot of southern states a decade or two to figure that out.
Saokymo (59 posts) Thu Feb-03-11 08:58 PM
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18. We used to be blue.
I'm pretty sure the phrase, "yellow-dog Democrat" was coined here -- "I'd rather vote for a yellow dog than a Republican." Then Bushie Jr. strolled into town and played up to all the stereotypes. After he ousted Ann Richards as governor things went downhill fast.
But you are right -- things are changing again, and much faster than certain parties would like to admit.
DUmmy Stevepol has been reading TIA:
Stevepol (1000+ posts) Thu Feb-03-11 09:04 PM
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23. I personally think TX is already a blue state.
In order for that reality to expressed at the ballot box, however, the vote would have to be on paper and hand-counted. Tha voting machine vendors own TX just as they own GA, MS, AL and many other states.
Of course there's no way to know if my belief is true. There's also no way to know if it's untrue. There's just no way to know period -- as long as the vote is counted in total secrecy without verification as it is presently.
Saokymo (59 posts) Thu Feb-03-11 09:37 PM
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28. As a Texan, I'd say you're right.
I still can't believe Perry won again after the piss-poor job he's done. A lot of my coworkers -- even the rural, redneck and outright racist ones -- expressed their dislike of the creep before the last election. But like you say, there's no way to tell if it was rigged or not unless we get away from those damned voting boxes and go back to the paper ballot method.
No way Perry won! None of DUmmy Saokymo's buddies sleeping under the bridge voted for him.
Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Thu Feb-03-11 09:37 PM
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29. We are already pretty much purple
In the 2008 election Obama won the majority of our largest cities/counties: Dallas, Houston/Harris, Austin/Travis, San Antonio, El Paso, etc. (The only large city McCain won was Ft. Worth)
Here in Houston we've elected our first openly gay female mayor
Texas is NOT as red as most people think it is.
Texas is red, and when reminded of Houston, it's red-faced.
Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Thu Feb-03-11 09:47 PM
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33. It used to be a big Democratic state. It MIGHT turn again, when.....
It might turn blue again when, and IF, the Democrats find a bold, forthright, loud mouthed, humorous, forceful Democrat to run against a Republican nominee for governor.
As far as I can remember back, since it turned red, the Democratic nominees for governor have been soft spoken, seemingly sort of wimpy. This does not appeal to a big state that is partly independent western and partly southern. If you're going to live in the west and politic in a huge state, you better be prepared to at least appear huge yourself, as if you can command such a large state. Smiling sweetly at a camera and saying you can handle the budget ain't gonna cut it.
Ann Richards was our last Democratic governor. And she was one outspoken, mouthy, witty, forceful, sassy broad. She was elected, despite having been an alcoholic AND a woman. She wore a cowboy hat occasionally, and cowgirl clothing sometimes. No one like her has come along since then.
As far as the state turning blue on a lower level, well, the urban areas predictably have large minority populations, which are traditionally Democratic. But don't let that fool you. Those urban areas can get more and more Democrats, and it doesn't matter. If it's blue, it's blue, even if there are just a few more Dems or a LOT more Dems in the area. What does matter is if the blueness spreads, and I don't see that happening. ESPECIALLY since the Republicans won big this last fall, and it's TIME TO DRAW THE REDISTRICTING LINES. The Republicans drew the lines last time. And it looks like they will finish soon what they started last time: draw the lines so that Dems stay concentrated in a few areas, and no more.
Sorry DUmmies, but DUmmy DuaneBidoux has the final, depressing word on the subject:
DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Thu Feb-03-11 10:25 PM
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43. As a Houstonian with an openly gay mayor: forever.
There are pockets of liberalism: Austin first followed by Houston to some degree.
Beyond that and counties along the Mexican border Texas bleeds red as red can be (Perry, a right wing freak just blew Houston's former moderate mayor Bill White away).
Forever. Well maybe not. Just a couple of centuries.
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Given the commonsensical nature of most Texans, Texas will turn blue when pigs fly.
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To quote GHWB; "Nope, ain't gonna happen".
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Sadly, when the liberal communists have killed a host state they move on to one that is thriving. Texas is one of those few that are. Many kalifornia businesses have moved there and taken their f*cked in the head people with them.
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Sadly, when the liberal communists have killed a host state they move on to one that is thriving. Texas is one of those few that are. Many kalifornia businesses have moved there and taken their f*cked in the head people with them.
The DUmmies may not be from Kalifornia but they're flocking to SC and NC too....enough so that NC went for Obama.
Texans, and us too, may have to play Cowboys and DUmmies.
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Thu Feb-03-11 08:31 PM
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8. Until Mexico wins it back?
Mexico is a shithole, clown.
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Thu Feb-03-11 08:15 PM
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2. I am hoping the Hispanic community will get out en force for the Democratic party
When that happens,we will turn blue again.
and... when we can convince these minimum-wage workers that R's would love to own slaves again.
If there was ever any doubt that the rank-and-file Democrats don't support voter fraud...well...put those assumptions to bed.
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They're also completely f'n ignorant of history. Own slaves again? Hey DUmbass, since the Republican party was founded as an abolitionist party in Wisconsin, when did Republicans ever own slaves?
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Piss in one hand, wish in the other dummies. :bird:
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Don't forget to notify me when and where they're holding the first slave auction.... :-)
No. I don't want one. I'm just curious to see what the DUmmies will bring on the open market.
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Notice that they don`t yearn for Hispanics to prosper and better the community,they want them herded into a plantation of misery with no hope.
Give a person freedom and opportunity and no matter how idealistic they may be when immature eventually many will recognize the tyranny and human oppresion of liberalism and become themselves conservatives.
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Notice that they don`t yearn for Hispanics to prosper and better the community,they want them herded into a plantation of misery with no hope.
Give a person freedom and opportunity and no matter how idealistic they may be when immature eventually many will recognize the tyranny and human oppresion of liberalism and become themselves conservatives.
Without victims, the DNC would cease to exist. Don't have any victims? Make'em.
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Here in Houston we've elected our first openly gay female mayor
Texas is NOT as red as most people think it is.
Who did not mention it when she was running and openly stated she did not want to use her sexual orientation during the campaign. Who after the election got on the podium and stated how proud she was of winning and how much of a WIN it was for the gay community.
:whatever:
KC
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Who did not mention it when she was running and openly stated she did not want to use her sexual orientation during the campaign. Who after the election got on the podium and stated how proud she was of winning and how much of a WIN it was for the gay community.
:whatever:
KC
And, as such, will probably be a one-termer because of that.
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The only way Texas will ever go dem is if the illegal population is allowed to vote! Most legal Hispanics are conservative!
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The only way Texas will ever go dem is if the illegal population is allowed to vote! Most legal Hispanics are conservative!
Honestly, I think if Dems gave them all amnesty, it might help them in one election, but that's about it. Mexicans are generally very religious and very hard-working. Those two aren't exactly tenets of the DNC.
....but I am staunchly opposed to amnesty.
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Honestly, I think if Dems gave them all amnesty, it might help them in one election, but that's about it. Mexicans are generally very religious and very hard-working. Those two aren't exactly tenets of the DNC.
....but I am staunchly opposed to amnesty.
One election is all they need to **** things up beyond all recognition! Just look what Lord Zero has wrought!
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Thu Feb-03-11 08:15 PM
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2. I am hoping the Hispanic community will get out en force for the Democratic party
When that happens,we will turn blue again.
and... when we can convince these minimum-wage workers that R's would love to own slaves again.
As a sixth generation Texan, Texans by nature are conservative. Texans still have a major independent streak, and that streak is conservative.The Hispanic population is not as malleable as the black population is into doing what the liberals in both parties want them to do. I find it arrogant and very condescending when people like w8liftinglady denigrate individuals based on race and earning capabilities.
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I find it arrogant and very condescending when people like w8liftinglady denigrate individuals based on race and earning capabilities.
But, alas, so predictable.
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Texas is nowhere near going blue. Just like nationwide, the Democrats control the urban population centers because anyone with any common sense fled for the suburbs decades ago. The only thing left in Dallas and Houston are welfare leeches who know better than to bite the hand that feeds them. They're empowered by recent elections where all local offices went blue. They're too stupid to see the sea of red that surrounds them. We did a strategic retreat and surrounded them, thus containing the liberal retardation that follows.
If you think I'm joking, do a Google news search on Dallas County. It's a joke.