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Chitown Kev

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57. Lawd, Mr. Clayton is a crispy hot mess...

Sat Apr 21, 2018, 11:02 PM

Apr 2018

https://www.texasobserver.org/george-clayton-gop-dem-trump/

From 2011 to 2012, George Clayton was a moderate Republican member on the notoriously extreme Texas State Board of Education — a “voice of sanity,” Texas Freedom Network board-watcher Dan Quinn once called him. Halfway through Clayton’s term on the board, activists on the religious right began spreading speculation about his sexuality, and Clayton issued a statement that he did, in fact, “have a male partner who lives with me in my home.” In his bid for re-election, which would have made him the first openly gay Texas Republican elected to such a high position, he finished last in a three-way primary. “I think the party, even before the primary, was working against me,” Clayton told the Observer recently. “I’m convinced of it.”

Which...I mean, I kinda feel for him, those Texas religious bigots can be nasty, I imagine, Mr. Clayton is a hatin'...and racist.

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Texas student defends merit of Harvard acceptance after question from former state official [View all] laserhaas Apr 2018 OP

To think someone like that was on the Texas State Board of Education... CatMor Apr 2018 #1

Texas Board is full of racists and whites sad for their lost white privilege. Harvard beyond any Fred Sanders Apr 2018 #7

Too true. But ascribing this to racism alone would Hortensis Apr 2018 #36

Concur! ..Remembering an old Star Trek episode laserhaas Apr 2018 #46

Star Trek brought up a lot of social issues. Cold War Spook Apr 2018 #48

:) A study examined to see if SIZE of group generated bias. Hortensis Apr 2018 #49

think texas Larrybanal Apr 2018 #15

There was a racist idiot on my city school board.... CatMor Apr 2018 #27

People (meaning Democrats) have not realized how important schools boards are. Lonestarblue Apr 2018 #17

The Texas State BoE has a terrifying amount of power Cal Carpenter Apr 2018 #40

forget this punk Clayton. Who's secretary of education now? onetexan Apr 2018 #42

So very true CatMor Apr 2018 #43

this texan is a typical ameriKKKKan, these days heaven05 Apr 2018 #2

We should ask sharedvalues Apr 2018 #25

yeah heaven05 Apr 2018 #38

Propaganda works. Heres Cambridge A comparing Trump to Hitler propaganda sharedvalues Apr 2018 #41

hate, racism, bigotry heaven05 Apr 2018 #58

Yup. Its the GOPs fault. And GOP billionaire donors are the modern GOP sharedvalues Apr 2018 #69

I want to see the entire educational history mountain grammy Apr 2018 #3

Bingo! pandr32 Apr 2018 #23

This. CrispyQ Apr 2018 #34

another response could have been wobblie Apr 2018 #4

Send it to him! 😂 Lucky Luciano Apr 2018 #10

Or other response: Fox lies to you about affirmative action sharedvalues Apr 2018 #21

I would have answered, quota. padfun Apr 2018 #5

Funny how no one ever asks: "were you admitted on legacy or merit?" mainer Apr 2018 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author sfwriter Apr 2018 #8

+1 dalton99a Apr 2018 #11

Fox tells him its minorities fault sharedvalues Apr 2018 #20

Exactly. Kurt V. Apr 2018 #28

"I got into Trump University on MERIT! That's why I got them extra Trump steaks & ties for yurbud Apr 2018 #62

Why do racists feel compelled to OldHippieChick Apr 2018 #9

It's called the tRump effect padah513 Apr 2018 #13

Seriously, do Trumpians OldHippieChick Apr 2018 #14

Kick and recommend for visibility. bronxiteforever Apr 2018 #12

White male... mbusby Apr 2018 #16

Theyre the GOP base. GOP media intentionally inflames their racism sharedvalues Apr 2018 #19

And the GOP backs and amplifies racism like this sharedvalues Apr 2018 #18

No one asks these questions of whites IronLionZion Apr 2018 #22

Incredibly, the Dallas Observer considers him a moderate. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2018 #24

Would you ask this question of a white person Clayton..."Were you admited on merit or on who Ferrets are Cool Apr 2018 #26

Why are the Hill's headlines, referring to the former SBOE jerk as "Texas student"? LeftInTX Apr 2018 #29

What the fuck is this guy cruising random teens' Twitter accounts for? DRoseDARs Apr 2018 #30

Good old George has sent tweets like this before. irisblue Apr 2018 #31

kid should have challenged the racist to a jeopardy style contest rurallib Apr 2018 #32

OMG! PatrickforO Apr 2018 #33

The student is not from Texas oberliner Apr 2018 #35

He revealed two things with that tweet: his stupidity and his racism. marble falls Apr 2018 #37

Mr. Former State Office, you are irrelevant and I do not need to reply. I'm brighter than your kids. TheBlackAdder Apr 2018 #39

What a typical Republican. Dishonest, in saying "Congrats", when he didn't mean it at ALL. Judi Lynn Apr 2018 #44

The college I graduated from required a minimum combined SAT score of 100. Mine was 850 rocktivity Apr 2018 #45

Nice laserhaas Apr 2018 #47

Old friend of mine was a pres. of a BIG university.... Grins Apr 2018 #53

Yeah our kids high school really does the letters of recs right. MissB Apr 2018 #59

Page Flip Ukrainian Yankee Apr 2018 #50

How did trump Trump get where he is ? JI7 Apr 2018 #51

(My reply) "Mr. Clayton, would you have ever asked that question if I was white?" N/M Grins Apr 2018 #52

What an asshole. denbot Apr 2018 #54

GWB didn't get into Yale on "merit" TexasBushwhacker Apr 2018 #55

Hey Clayton! Were you on the school board because muntrv Apr 2018 #56

Lawd, Mr. Clayton is a crispy hot mess... Chitown Kev Apr 2018 #57

In seriousness MosheFeingold Apr 2018 #60

I'd imagine no member of the TX board of education ever asked that of a white student. LanternWaste Apr 2018 #61

The level of ignorance is incomprehensible harun Apr 2018 #63

if the kid got into Harvard any which way, he's smarter than most people yurbud Apr 2018 #64

All our service academies practice rigid geographic quotes yurbud Apr 2018 #65

Exactly! laserhaas Apr 2018 #66

Service Academy admission is by Congressional Appointment. Yes, there are relatively a 24601 Apr 2018 #67

I didn't say it was good or bad. Members of Congress will typically pick someone from their state yurbud Apr 2018 #68