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- No African Americans will be in the U.S. Senate next year.
- If you listened to Rick Perry's acceptance speech, you would have had no idea if he had won a state or national position. He can deny wanting to run for president all he wants, but it sure sounds like it.
- In bashing the federal government (again and again) during that speech, he said that in Texas "we don't spend all your money!" Uh, don't we have a massive state deficit?
- He even promoted his new book, "Fed Up" during his acceptance speech. Shameless.
- But he never mentioned Bill White in that speech. (I think.). If so, classless.
- Wise County's breakdown for governor: Perry carried 8,969 to 3,102.
- Saddest moment for the Republicans last night: Harry Reid won re-election.
- Proudest moment for the Republicans: Nancy Pelosi losing the Speaker's job.
- I'll say it again: I support gridlock.
- Of the 216,000 early votes cast in Dallas County, 70% were straight ticket. Idiocracy.
- Of the 12,667 votes in Wise County, 6,013 were straight ticket Republican.
- There's a reason politicians pander to the masses. It works.
- Shocking: It looks like Incumbent Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski will win re-election as a write-in. (She lost in the primary to a Tea Party candidate.) But it looks like she'll win win less than 100,000 votes. You can win a statewide office in Alaska with less than a 100,000?
- Former Bridgeport resident Allen Vaught lost his re-election bid for the Texas House.
- The goofballs on Fox this morning kept slipping up and saying "we" when referring to the Republicans. I don't mind that, I just want them to admit the obvious.
- WBAP's Hal Jay referred to himself as a "registered Republican". I'm unfamiliar with registering in Texas.
- Changing subjects: Two more animated criminal defense lawyer cartoons. One deals with being a public defender and dealing with an unreasonable court appointed client. Funny.
89 comments:
I am a Republican, but there was no way that I was voting for Perry. I can't figure out just what is wrong with this state that we keep re-electing this idiot!
Better get ready for pay a toll the minute that you pull out of your driveway because the city streets will be owned by some Spanish corporation.
Yes, Perry is going to run for President in two years. Hopefully, the nation won't be stupid and allow him to run anything at all.
Nothing wrong with voting straight ticket!! Thank Obama and his idiocracy as president for that! Sometimes a statement must be made. Looks like that is what happened.
And no, Texas is not in a deficit, in fact, I believe we are 10m or so in the black.
Don't we have a current balanced budget? Isn't the issue with the deficit what will happen if new sources of revenue or cost cutting are not implemented.
BTW, as the LLFTLODQ Austin beat report I need to point out that teasips have lost 4 as I predicted.
Also, most of the democrats in Austin lost or barely won. My gosh, Lloyd D. just got by a no name R thrown into the mix.
Wow.
Football guru
CHICO'S GETTIN BEEER!!!!!!!!!!
8:30
We have a projected deficit of 18-21 Billion.......if we offer the same services as provided this last two years (using 12B of federal stimulus to do that)
We have 8-9B in "so called rainy day fund. We have 8B left of the federal stimulus money.
In January, the legislature will either cut services by approx 10B or raise taxes/fees by that amount, or a combination of the two. Constitution requires a balanced budget.
That's the math regardless of what the idiot says.
Funny, we didn't have a massive deficit in Texas until the economy tanked. Mmmmmmm....what kind of person doesn't have enough common sense to know a bad economy has EVERYTHING to do with it?
Rick Perry has more class than that crook, Bill White ever thought about having. It's so obvious!
If it makes you feel better I individually marked all the names under R and didn't mark the straight party R
If it means anything, Bill White's own county voted for Rick Perry. There's a message in those results. Perry isn't the best, but apparently not the worst!
HAHAHA 8:43!
Not to mention the illegals and "loosers" with whom Texas is forced to take care of.
We will never have good government until we drop the two party system.
So far no credible third party on the horizon. Perot ruined the first attempt. Tea Party kidnapped by the extremist amongst us.
Repub would have majortity in the the Senate had they not allowed Tea Party Extremist to steal their primaries in Nevada and Delaware.
Meanwhile we are going down the tubes.
We may complain about Rick Perry, but Californians just elected a man who admitted that he lied to the people the first time he was governor. Sheesh.
And is the fact that politicians "pander" to get votes a recent realization? Adlai Stevenson, upon being told by a supporter that he would "get the vote of every thinking man," replied "Thank you, but I need a majority to win." (Do we need to revisit the video of the woman who said Obama would pay her mortgage and her car payment?)
Who cares about African Americans in certain positions? Why should race matter? It is that politically correct, affirmative action BS that started this country in a decline anyway!
Gridlock is not bad, but repeal Obama care, no Amnesty , kick out the illegals, lower my taxes, and dont build that Rick Perry SuperHighway crap, ...or.. OUT YOU GO again.
I didnt vote straight ticket, but by the time I went thru all the candidates and voted, they were all Republicans. Oh well.
Last I checked, when you went to the polls to vote, they stamped your voter REGISTRATION card as Repub or Demo. I think that is considered REGISTERING. I could be wrong.
It's fun watching you squirm.
Why does it even enter your mind to think or check whether a black person would be in the senate? Number 1, either none were running, or Number 2, they didn't receive enough votes to win. People like you want to turn everything into race. You need to get over it.
I agree with your assertion that politicians pander to the masses. It's rather sad and ridiculous. I find it crazy that someone will come out and claim that they are a republican or democrat. For the last 30 years, it mostly seems that candidates will choose early in their career to affiliate with the party that will get them elected, regardless of their agenda. That's why so many republicans take a beating from conservative groups. Republicans like saying they are the fiscally conservative choice, but far too often it's lip service by the office holder or candidate.
Some people might throw up if they learned that Perry was once a democrat. Truthfully, neither he or white provided much choice. I think Perry is the owner of dumb-luck fortune for continually running against equally poor candidates (White, Sanchez, Bell) I wish so badly Friedman would have won.
Straight party ticket voters are the same derelicts that elected Tom Bishop over Dennis Hudson, while anyone that knows the two should know that Bishop changed parties to get elected, and Hudson has ten fold the integrity of Gestapo Bishop.
Use your head folks. learn about the race(s) before you vote. An educated voter is our society's best asset.
851 - Please explain your math. Republicans needed to gain ten seats to regain control. They won six. Add the two losses you blamed on the Tea Party, and they sill would have only gained eight. (Ignoring the fact that the Tea Party was significantly responsible for the six wins.) Also, please explain on what you base your opinion that the Tea Party people are "extremists."
Lastly, why do you believe a coalition government would be better than the two party system?
Pot is still illegal in California. I had visions of a hippified "Grapes of Wrath" moving west in their old VW vans completely loaded with their belongings. I am unpacking right now.
My card has Rebublican stamped on it! Billy Eaton
9:00 AM is one smart cookie.
Keep up with Fox reports -- it will eventually sink in! And listen to AMERICA is saying -- King Obama is way off and needs to change course!!!
I didn't vote straight ticket and never have. But after looking over all my choices at the end of the voting, I could have voted straight Republican!!!
Perhaps the supreme court can mandate that affirmative action be applied to our elected representatives so everyone gets a shot at screwing things up. There is an idea for some lawyer to pursue. Barry?
They stamp your card when you vote in a primary. This keeps you from voteing in both primaries.
"No African Americans will be in the U.S. Senate next year": Neither are there any German Americans.
Color of skin of congress doesn't matter...who care if we have blacks, mexicans, white, or taiwanese as long as they are QUALIFIED.
White is as classless as they come...not a big fan of Perry, but he was better than the alternative.
I voted straight R-ticket because I can't stand for anything Obammy and his bunch of thugs has instituted thus far and wanted to demonstrate that fact. I often vote for the person, not straight party, but this year, the persons I wanted to vote for happened to make it easy! I'm ready for Pelosi, Obammy, and all the other idiots to be shipped out of town on a rail.
Still wondering how Mandy Hays managed to beat two people (primary and general election) with Peace Officer experience.
Greeny, FOX news is a bunch of goofballs, but show me a major media news source that isn't.
I am a Republican voter and I do not support Perry, but I voted for him over Bill White, the lesser of two evils.
Well...Now what? Can Obamacare be repealed? I am not so optimistic. I think the underlying problems of hate and division are not being addressed by anyone in govt. Democrats had an oppourtunity to make some meaningfull changes. Cross the isle. Work together. They chose instead to ram an ideology down our throats. Its intersting and allarming. The "moderates" or "centrist" are vanishing from the political landscape. Every election that turn out is based on how pissed off everyone is, they get a little smaller. Sooner or later, everyone will be convinced, one way or the other...then what...Again...Im not very optimistic.
It isn't sad for Republicans that Reid returns to the Senate. It is sad for all of us.
Perry & Palin coming up!
Wordkyle:
You know better than that. No party "controls" the Senate until they have 60 sure votes. The Dems had to depend on traitor Liberman to get there and he rarely went with them...........even campaigned with McCain
51 votes only "controls" the senate when the minority (49 senators) allows an up or down vote on a bill. That doesn't happen often on important bills.
The Nevada and Delaware Republican candidates were "extremist" any any intelligent non partisan, thinking person would agree.
I could go with the Tea Party (I'm mad about wasteful gov't) if they weren't extreme. Less govt. ok what part are you going to do without....tell us up front. Less tax, ok tell us up front how you are going to pay for it, Fewer services, ok tell us up fron which services you are going to cut. I'm for all of the above, but I want to know who ox is going to be gored.
I am sure BP, Massey Mines, Halliburton, Wall Street, Wells Fargo, Coroporate Farmers, foreign entities, and possibly the KKK are saying this morning, "we got value for our dollars" yesterday.
The US Chamber of Commerce will not be happy until the American worker is equal the Chinese, Indian workers.
Once again...You are all fools. Here's the shocker: POLITICIANS DON NOT GIVE A DAMN ABOUT ANY THING BUT YOUR VOTE, NOT YOU, YOUR WELL BEING, OR YOUR FAMILY.
No neegra's in Congress!?!? What on earth shall we do!?!?
I never saw TEA party people doing anything extreme.
Extreme pansies is what is bringing us down.
I'm white, and work for a living_ therefore I'm eternally screwed....
10:02
At least Chinese workers have a job to go to! Not to mention that China owns most of our debt!! We will all be Chinese workers before long if we dont get this under control. Then who are you going to bitch to!
As bad as Perry is, he would absolutely beat the heck of that arrogant, leftist, racist, American-hating clown we have as POTUS now.
10:25 When the UNIONS are abolished, it will get under control.
9:34 -
I wonder the same exact thing. Maybe it had something to do with her campaigning during the primary by sending letters home with her students. Also probably had something to do with her mom sitting outside IGA in Boyd telling people that they could find out how they voted. Police had to be called to remove her.
That office ought to be a joke. She doesn't know what she is doing, and I have heard that several of the staff members are already transferring elsewhere so she won't have staff experienced to help her out.
King Obammy can't stay in the US to console his peeps...he's off to India at a Cost of $200 MILLION DOLLARS PER DAY ..... AND THATS FOR A 10 day trip!! Here I am barely making ends meet and my country is hurting and my prez is costing me, my grankiddies, and their kids BIG BUCKS. How irresponsible?? Has he no idea what's going on within this country???? Makes ya wanna PUKE!
10:02 There are many of us out here who profit when the oil companies profit, as we are foresightful enough to retain mineral rights and own land. so, yes, it's a great day for me when the oil companies profit. Drill baby drill....Palin 2012, too.
As for the unemployed uneducated...survival of the fittest, baby
The unions spent a BAZILLION DOLLARS this election cycle supporting liberal canidates...ooops... This morning all that hope and change went on sale...75% OFF!!!! Bet they cant give it away now!
I refuse to accept that Rick Perry is the best we can do in Texas. We need to find a better Republican to represent our great state. He annoys me. He's a career politician. He panders to the lowest common denominator. I guess because it works.
Perry won't be able to win in 2012, because it's too soon after W.
8:54, I believe you are incorrect. In a primary, they may stamp your voters registration card Dem or Rep so you are unable to vote in both primaries, but they do not stamp your voters registration card in any election. Mine was stamped last night as it has in the past, but I believe it says "Voted". There is no way in an election they would know what you claim to be. Stamping something on your card is not registering - any way you look at it.
9:58am... right there with you. Everyone wants lower taxes. Start listing where to cut it from. THATS the beginning of a true spending reform discussion.
This conservative looked at Perry and White as the choices... then, muttered to himself, "Well I'm voting for yours truly!" and wrote himself in.
You omitted the apostrophe in the title of Perry's new book. It's "F'ed Up"
Triple Fake Sore Loser Bill White
What a nice group of motorboat.
I think 11:38 is most correct on the voting issue. Your card is stamped to show that you voted. But in the primary your card is not stamped as to HOW you voted. Why wouldn't the same "voted" stamp keep you from voting in both primaries? They ask you when you come in which primary you want to vote in. You are then given the corresponding ballot
Which means that the folks manning the Democrat tables in Wise County are about as busy as the Maytag repairman
I'm votin' for yours truly, too!
Triple Fake Delmar
Many years ago when you registered to vote, you registered as a democrat or republican. Have no idea if that is done now cause I registered a long time ago...Paper ballots and counting the votes by hand.
Well everything will be fixed now that the Republicans have some control in Washington. I am going to sit back and watch the Great Republicans get the economy going, balance the budget and fix ALL our problems. Its like the great messiah coming to wash away all out sins...Pardon me while I start talking in tongue while watching fox news...I feel better now.
Arguing that the Republicans are better than the Democrats is tantamount to attempting to determine that horse shite smells better than cow shite. Both are steaming piles of shite and leave everyone with shite on the ends of their noses.
BOTH parties are responsible for the economic quagmire in which the US currently finds itself.
Great, the Chico drunks won't have to drive very far to get the next case.
Well looks like we didnt need you 8:29...let me know how that works out for you...GO CONCEALED HANDGUN!!!
Cause she's HOT 9:34!!! That Girl Jazzes me in those pics...never seen below the waist but Daddy Likey me some Mandy!!!
I know, 1:14 now they won't have to wait in line behind the Bridgeport drunks anymore.
GO CHICO!!!
It's ok, Barry. There are several new African American Republicans in Congress now.
958 - From July 2009 to February 2010, Democrats had the sixty votes they needed to override a filibuster. (Independents Lieberman and Sanders caucused with Democrats, contrary to your statement.) They could force through whatever they wanted. Before and after that time, they had a huge majority, needing only a few Republican votes.
Now, do you remember that Obama told Republicans to sit down and shut up, saying "I won, you lost"? Do you remember that the Democrats crafted major legislation behind closed doors, without any Republican input? Do you remember that Democrats slapped away any amendments Republicans offered? Except for the hated Obamacare and stimulus/Democrat slush fund legislation, Democrats wasted their chances.
Speaking of Shite - Mzcrapola is back.
Cause she's hot??? Really 1:30??? Are you really that shallow that you're going to select someone to uphold the laws in Wise County based on her appearance.
Excuse me if I step back and let every woman on this blog rip your head off.
mzchief - This "plague on both their houses" and "Democrats and Republicans are the same" is nonsense. I expect better logic from you. Yes, Republicans squandered their time in control of Congress. But they are now at least saying the right things. They offer a chance. (But obviously no 100% guarantees.) Democrats have likewise squandered their time. The difference is that they believe that they didn't do enough of what they do. ("We're going to resolve our debt by spending money"???) Republicans got hammered by their own constituents for their misdeeds. Republican voters discuss the good of the country, while Democrat constituencies scream "Me, My, Mine!" There is a vivid distinction between the parties. Are the Smaller Government, Lower Taxes Tea Partiers voting for Democrats?
1:58 I wouldn't be bashing 1:30 too much. Some people actually voted for OBAMA because he's black. Imagine that.
@10:48
You are a liar and I think you are a joke! Everything you just said is completely untrue and you should be ashamed! As for you and 9:34 for suggesting that only a peace officer should hold that office is insulting. I personally think a peace officer would not be near as objectionable when hearing cases. The person that worked the hardest going door to door has won. Deal with it!
Hope your one trick is pulling your head out of your ass.
Barry, Man you have some "wheels off" commenters!
Anyhow, re: the Alaska bit, with a 2010 census of 698,473, sure it's possible to win with less than 100k votes.
2:14 -
Last time I checked, it is a LAW ENFORCEMENT function, not an educational function. Nothing against teachers, but that would be about like me saying I could just walk in and take over Barry's cases, even though I have never been a lawyer.
Why don't you check the police records on those accusations? Police had to come and ask her mother to leave the IGA.
Texas law does not require that you affiliate with a party ahead of the election. The earlier comment on the stamp that is affixed to your card is correct. That is to keep you from voting in the primary of both parties in the same election cycle, or voting in the primary of one and in the primary runoff of another. When a new general election cycle rolls around you may switch to a different party at will. Don't have to notify anybody, just vote as you see fit. A very common sense approach for Texas. Surprisingly.
My Other Brother Darryl
If you are going disparage someone why dont you prove it with police record! Unless you are lying! I know for a fact it is untrue. I guarentee there have been more people hold that office in the past that dont have law enforcement experience than did. Either way it is not required and I think she at least had ideas on how to improve the office rather just feeling entitled like her primary election opponent because he was a deputy. By the way I thought you were moving?
I would vote for a black homosexual jewish woman named Wokowski-Gonzales....if she was for limited government, lower taxes and understood that taking money away from the the fellow who signs my paycheck doesn't make me prosperous.
That's one of the great things about alaska...not so damn many people everywhere. I love it!
Leave it to the liberal weenie Skippy to see color in people. There will only be Americans in the Senate next year and a foreigner as President. Are you upset that there will be no Eskimos, East Indians, Muslims, or Asians in the Senate either? Stop the rascism Skippy!!!
I'll just sit here in Highland Park and laugh my ass of while the masses bicker who's at fault, and sell some "nucular" weapons in the meantime to my good buddy Osammi Bin Laden. (Crooked smile and creepy laugh).
Double Fake George Bush. (Sr. AND Jr.)
Skippy, If it makes you feel better, the house did pick up two BLACK members and they happen to be from the evil Republican party.
2:47 is right, the population of Alaska is less than the population of Ft. Worth. Being elected senator from there is comparable to being elected to the FW city council.
Perry hates the feds but he loved the 18 billion dollars Texas recieved from them.
Impossible to repeal and replace the health care bill. Both houses would have to overide a presidential veto, that would be 67votes in the senate. Ain't gonna happen. Repubs are lying when they say the will repeal and replace.
House repubs are gonna have to stop sucking each other's _ _ _ _ _ now and actually do something.
3:24 You still have one of those "Dukakis for President" signs in your front yard, don't you?
House, 3:24 probably has a picture in his wallet of Dukakis riding in a tank.
So that's how Tom Bishop got voted in yall just vote Repub and don't even ask. This tells me why Mr. Hudson is now telling everyone hes a Repub. They didnt vote for Tom they voted for the Repubs no matter who was running.
Do yall think Nigger Obammy got home sick and took a trip on your money. what a bunch of fools
I was looking at the pic for this posting, and my monitor got all top heavy on me and fell over, face first, right into my lap....and that was....a most....enjoyable....experience....
The "happy" End
Who needs a shrink when we have this blog?
:-)
11:38 and 12:11. You are incorrect about getting your voter card stamped with a party's name. Prior to the primaries, there were many people running for President in both parties. Up until 5 years ago, I voted in Dallas County. You had to state which party you were voting for to narrow down the nominees. Upon signing in, my voter card was stamped "Democrat." I think that it was to keep me from going back in and voting on the Republican ticket. Maybe Wise County did it differently, but that's how it happened in Dallas. Perhaps that is what Hal J meant. However, he's such a goof ball that he probably doesn't know what he's talking about.
CF at 3:17, sorry but Bush does not live in Highland Park. You are a dumb fake.
for 8:29.They were the only people that had the money and experence to build it.It was up for bids.
York 4:06, you can bet I don't have a McCain/Palin bumper sticker.I doubt if your are old enough to have voted when Dukakis ran.
In Texas, when you vote in the Republican primary, you become a member of the Republican Party until you vote two years later in the next primary. Ditto for the Democratic party. You can sign an oath of affiliation if you did not vote in the Primary to become a member of either party or you can switch parties at anytime, even if you are an elected official.
How you voted in the primary doesn't really matter because you can switch and vote anyway you chose in the general election.
Bush is a River Oaks kinda guy.
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