WIN!!! Skinner meets Mayor Julián Castro on the street Wednesday morning!

[Skinner]

Last edited Sat Nov 3, 2012, 03:02 PM - Edit history (1)

[BumRushDaShow]

1. Woot!

[HangOnKids]

2. WoW

Looking good.

[Beaverhausen]

3. Excellent!!!

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Sign him up for DU, Skinner!

[FarPoint]

5. OMG! That is a keeper.

A must for the DU Home Page!

[lonestarnot]

6. Woohoo!

Rich!

[jberryhill]

7. I *still* can't tell those two apart

[Skinner]

11. I actually asked him which brother he is.

He said "I'm the Mayor."

[jberryhill]

30. But that only means he was the first one born

"Mayor" just means "older".

He told you he was the older brother.

Either that or you misunderstood him and he said "mejor", in which case he was telling you he was the "better" one.

[klook]

84. Skinner is the one without facial hair.

I know it's hard since both he and EarlG wear glasses....

[WI_DEM]

8. Wow! but are you sure it wasn't his twin brother? just kidding.

[madokie]

9. Good Picture

The Mayor was some kind of awesome last night.

[rox63]

10. Coolness!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. You're having too much fun!

Congrats!

[GentryDixon]

13. Score!!

[ananda]

14. Nice pic!

Castro came across very well last night, he and his brother.

Forward!

[rocktivity]

15. Is he sure it wasn't his twin brother Joaquin?

On Edit: Mystery solved!


rocktivity

[Jennicut]

32. I wonder how many times they played that trick in school.

This is them together:



I cannot tell them apart but they are both great guys and great Dems!

[rocktivity]

39. Joaquin's the one with the better hairline!

rocktivity

[onehandle]

16. Where did Mayor Castro get that cardboard cutout of Skinner to stand with? nt

[Scuba]

19. Damn, you're quicker than I.

[onehandle]

22. Great minds think alike. nt

[FailureToCommunicate]

38. Skinner looks so...lifelike. No wonder the Mayor was fooled into a photo

[Voice for Peace]

62. I'm relieved Skinner wasn't naked in this one

[awoke_in_2003]

73. Saving it for...

the post convention party.

[Scuba]

17. That's a cardboard cutout !

Julian didn't really get to meet Skinner.

[Blue_Tires]

18. Great photo!

Put on a shirt and tie next time?

[TBF]

20. There we go - thanks Skinner! :) nt

[lpbk2713]

21. Did you invite him to sign up to DU?

I know he and his brother would be valuable assets to DU if the had the time to contrib.

[hlthe2b]

78. If you do, please let MIRT know his User Name... (i'd REALLY hate to think we might nuke him

by accident). LOL

[flamingdem]

23. very nice!!

[HeeBGBz]

24. Ooh, I'm sooo jealous! WTG! n/t

[SunSeeker]

25. Wow. He looks perfect. Sure it ain't a cardboard cutout?

[msanthrope]

42. Which one? nt

[obietiger]

26. I love it!

[skeewee08]

27. Looking good

[Iwillnevergiveup]

28. NICE - 2 rising stars! n/t

[Tikki]

29. I really love being a DU member and having you all as our administrators...

Forward and Onward...


Tikki

[awoke_in_2003]

75. "Forward and onward"...

Maoist

[HappyMe]

31. Woohoo!

It's so exciting getting 1st hand accounts and photos.

[cbayer]

33. Very cool! His speech was dynamite.

[snooper2]

34. And unlike some low information du'ers he was able to refrain from saying FUCK TEXAS

LOL

[RagAss]

40. I resemble that remark.

[awoke_in_2003]

77. I live here and sometimes say that...

but, yes, we do have some good ones down here.

[Odin2005]

35. When he becomes President that pic will be worth big $$$!

[K Gardner]

36. FRAME IT !!

[barbtries]

37. details please

did you tell him his speech was absolutely inspiring and incredibly moving? did you?!

[Baitball Blogger]

41. Okay, that's cool.

[freshwest]

43. WTG! Did you guys share pix of the kids?

[loyalkydem]

44. Skinner you

realize that you most likely just met the future President of the US. Just saying....

[Dystopian]

45. Awesome!

Skinner!



You cropped the photo because you were wearing those plaid shorts!
You don't have to admit it...

Great picture....Enjoy!


peace~

[Chorophyll]

46. So much win!

[marlakay]

47. Great pic

loved the guys speech last night…he would make a great gov of Texas for his next move...

[Rob H.]

48. He was FANTASTIC in his keynote

This is the first thing I thought of when I saw your OP:

[anneboleyn]

89. MTE. I thought his speech was everything that Rubio's wasn't in the sense that Mayor Castro was REAL

and his discussion of his background and the sacrifices his mother and grandmother made was genuinely moving, not packaged for the audience. I loved the line about the mop to the microphone. He has genuine star power.

So does Skinner, of course.

[StrictlyRockers]

49. Winning!

He was SO GOOD last night!!

[gademocrat7]

50. Great picture!

[turtlerescue1]

51. Ahhhhh am so glad.

Been thinking President Julian Castro.... down the road but not too far.

GREAT PIC!


Love it, THANKYOU.

[malaise]

52. Very cool

Rec

[Grown2Hate]

53. Skinner, you look like you REALLY can't believe it! haha So awesome. NT

[Brother Buzz]

54. Gee, why didn't I think of that?

[Avalux]

55. Great Pic! Hope you were nice to my mayor!

We love Castro here, and I was so proud to see him kick ass last night.

[bigbrother05]

59. Unfortunately we live on the north side and can't vote for his brother

They have carved up SA into so many different districts to help out the RW, but this should push him over the top and into Congress.

With the kind of enthusiasm and strong candidates that are coming forward, TX can turn purple. Demographics are only one part of the problem for the GOP.

[Avalux]

60. Purple is a start, then eventually blue!

I can't vote for Joaquin either as I am on the northside too, but agree he will win.

I am encouraged by the fed judge ruling...gerrymandering has been horrible for the entire state; of course it will go to the SC per our AG (gag). It's possible we CAN turn Texas blue again!

[wildeyed]

56. Great timing!

[tomm2thumbs]

57. this isn't an EarlG photoshop now is it ?!!

<grin>

I want to see the shadow patterns on the ground!!!! bwahahahahah

[elleng]

58. Gave him our love I'm sure, Skinner.

Great News, Great Pic, Great Trip!


Hope tonights weather isn't too much of a bummer for you+.

[LynneSin]

61. Are you sure it was Julian? Maybe it was Joaquín playing a joke with you

Just saying!

[valerief]

63. Wow, how cool is that?! nt

[SoapBox]

64. Even if one of them was cardboard, better than

Mannequin Mittens!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

65. I met him once, too!

He's very personable.

Congrats!

[shireen]

66. seriously seriously awesome!

You're standing next to someone who could well be our next future president.

Thanks for being our representatives at the convention, Skinner and EarlG.

[mnhtnbb]

67. Hope you congratulated him on a TERRIFIC speech!

[lisainmilo]

68. Congrats!

I think he is our future president!

[AnnieBW]

92. Nah, People who give the Keynote Speech NEVER become President...

Oh, wait...

Yeah, this guy was muy awesome. He needs to run for Governor once Governor-for-life Perry finally gives up the post.

[Ikonoklast]

69. Why, Skinner...are you blushing?

Looks like Mayor Castro has a fanboi!

[Raffi Ella]

70. Great Photo, Skinner.

He was amazing, did our country proud last night.

[Hutzpa]

71. I've always wondered whether Skinner and EarlG are twins

here is the proof;



both meeting twins on the same day...

[Ilsa]

85. Mayor Castro changed ties? Did one if you spill beer on him? nt

[gateley]

72. Did you find out his DU username???

[StarryNite]

74. Lucky you!

I'm jealous!!!

[hlthe2b]

76. GREAT PIC! SCORE!!!!

[pinto]

79. Neat! He did a great job on the DNC stage yesterday.

[stranger81]

80. Did you ask him when he's going to run for the big office?

Would LOVE to be able to vote for him on a national ticket. Guy knocked it out of the park last night!

[ceile]

81. very cool

[MADem]

82. That could very possibly be a photo of you with a future US President, you know.

If he keeps his eye on the prize, who knows what his future might bring?

[calimary]

83. Fast forward a few years and maybe you'll be framing that photo of you with

the President-Elect.

GREAT SHOT, Skinner!!!!

[alp227]

86. Is that Sam Seder on the left? Oh never mind hahahahaha!

Great stuff right there!

[ailsagirl]

87. How cool is THAT??

Go Skinner!!

[Cha]

88. Celeb!

[nradisic]

90. Awesomeness!

His speech rocked!

[tblue37]

91. So did Mayor Castro race home to Tweet: "OMG!! I just met

the guy that owns Democratic Underground--and he let me take a picture with him!"

After all, Skinner, you are a political mover and shaker, too, you know.

[Peaceful Protester]

93. Thank You Rachel for EXPOSING the Republican OBSTRUCTIONISM

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021278999

If you come across any Republican spouting the lies that Obama has failed to unite, you show them these things. You ask them how the American Taliban of GOP Lawmakers thought it would be better to block the business of the American people because they didn't like the President. Bookmark this thread and remember it. Then use it to remind people why this election is just as important as 2008.

[proud patriot]

94. score

[AsahinaKimi]

95. I hope Julian Castro

reads Democratic Underground!

[NBachers]

96. These Castro brothers are one of the big Big Stories of this convention

[fadedrose]

97. Skinner - Castro should be sending this picture out, saying..

"Hey look, I saw Skinner on the street."

You and Earl G. are bigger celebrities to us DU3'rs, certainly more important to us, than 99-1/2% of the people attending the convention including those making speeches.....

Carry on...