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KatyMan

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125. Whatever.

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 02:29 PM

Feb 2013

I went to Texas public schools most of my school life (with the exception of some stints in Catholic school). I was never taught creationism in school, even Catholic school. I live within walking distance to two of the top 500 high schools in the nation.

We have a gay mayor; a huge gay, Latino, Asian population. Houston is very multi-cultural and has a great arts/theatre district. To paint Texas as redneck and backward is both false and defamatory.

And more Texans voted for Obama than citizens in 45 other states. And that is without ANY campaigning by the DNC in any part of Texas. Think what it could have been.

DUers need to stop dumping on Texas. After all, California gave us Reagan; Minn gave us Bachmann, Wisc. gave us Ryan. Every state has outliers.

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'California is looking at our backside,' Texas Gov. Rick Perry says in San Francisco [View all] alp227 Feb 2013 OP

All Hat No Cattle I believe the phrase is benld74 Feb 2013 #1

I got a good vhuckle outta the title of the OP Plucketeer Feb 2013 #28

Perry is an idiot Lobo27 Feb 2013 #2

He wore sneakers? Scairp Feb 2013 #27

His mother was a Clampett pscot Feb 2013 #52

Haww! louis-t Feb 2013 #108

With all due respect to Austin DonCoquixote Feb 2013 #3

It's self-important and overhyped jsr Feb 2013 #14

LOL - Grackles!!!!! LeftInTX Feb 2013 #16

Live Music Capital of the World: jsr Feb 2013 #119

And Oak Wilt!!! LeftInTX Feb 2013 #17

I'm sorry to hear that about the oak-wilt. kentauros Feb 2013 #46

But some of us who live or lived there still vow to TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #19

Oh come on Scairp Feb 2013 #29

Well, you forgot Austin is also host of the USGP at the COTA. Amonester Feb 2013 #49

Okay, Grackles and Grand Prix. jsr Feb 2013 #51

And Bats AndyTiedye Feb 2013 #55

Dick Cheney and Ann Coulter's favourite..... Evasporque Feb 2013 #75

And batshit crazies jsr Feb 2013 #82

Your last statement is not supported by facts KatyMan Feb 2013 #67

La Cops DonCoquixote Feb 2013 #121

Whatever. KatyMan Feb 2013 #125

*cough*... *cough* gcomeau Feb 2013 #4

Perry, nobody in CA is worried about Texas KeepItReal Feb 2013 #5

Oh you got that right.... AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #61

Gov. Jerry Brown has balanced California's budget, and by the way . . . Faygo Kid Feb 2013 #6

Hey dufas Gov. Perry Coolest Ranger Feb 2013 #7

Most Californians would rather pay higher taxes cosmicone Feb 2013 #8

Amen, I'd choose death over living in Texas. olddad56 Feb 2013 #37

'fraid not.............. Capt.Rocky300 Feb 2013 #45

How far would you have to drive to ski? Kolesar Feb 2013 #59

We went to Mt. Baker on Sunday...... Capt.Rocky300 Feb 2013 #90

Stevens Pass has the groomed trails Kolesar Feb 2013 #113

Jesus, who let that asshat in California? NV Whino Feb 2013 #9

Easy, just let Texas secede, and Perry & his ilk all become ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. alp227 Feb 2013 #15

I like your thinking. NV Whino Feb 2013 #25

I don't. kentauros Feb 2013 #47

You're right. NV Whino Feb 2013 #85

Perry makes a good point and was determined to prove that... Sophiegirl Feb 2013 #10

Can you provide us with three examples Guv'nuh? underpants Feb 2013 #11

Most Californians who move here don't like it LeftInTX Feb 2013 #12

The pastrami is terrible DBoon Feb 2013 #44

I'm One of the Outdoors Types AndyTiedye Feb 2013 #54

i had a friend from Texas move here to the Bay Area and she said that people were different here CreekDog Feb 2013 #95

I'll agree w/ that xxqqqzme Feb 2013 #120

Well, if Californians see Rick Perry... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2013 #13

In Southern California, we have a serious water shortage. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #18

That's what I was thinking catchnrelease Feb 2013 #36

The Only Ones Who Would Move Are the H1b's, and They Can't Vote AndyTiedye Feb 2013 #111

Isnt texas the leader in McJobs now? cstanleytech Feb 2013 #20

Hey (P)Rick! I bet about half the folks in Silicon Valley that you are inviting are outside of the muntrv Feb 2013 #21

FU pinto Feb 2013 #22

I'm sure your male escort was looking at your backside last night Ricky! Crowman1979 Feb 2013 #23

Hmm... Iggo Feb 2013 #81

Perry is an idiot dkhbrit Feb 2013 #24

Welcome to DU! kentauros Feb 2013 #48

They're looking at your backside and saying pull your pants up, buttcrack! muntrv Feb 2013 #26

Rick Perry said something. So? broadcaster75201 Feb 2013 #30

Perry has an unhealthy obsession with California. liberalmuse Feb 2013 #31

What a hypocrite! We all know that Ricky-boy can't wait to check out San Fran once he leaves office Crowman1979 Feb 2013 #32

inferiority complex Ned Flanders Feb 2013 #33

But 4 out of 5 dentists prefer Texas for summer vacation jsr Feb 2013 #79

Well, Perry, you are a fucking ASS. Zoeisright Feb 2013 #34

CA is 9th largest economy in the world, Texas is 14th. nt wiggs Feb 2013 #35

Rick "Big Hair" Perry.... ReRe Feb 2013 #38

When many Texans die, you can give them an enema, and bury them in a shoebox Tom Ripley Feb 2013 #39

no we aren't! Liberal_in_LA Feb 2013 #40

And where Turbineguy Feb 2013 #41

CA Taxes? DBoon Feb 2013 #42

The Facts Do Not Support Perry's Argument erpowers Feb 2013 #43

peRRy is just another Republican liar Amonester Feb 2013 #50

The story is: Mr.Bill Feb 2013 #53

sorry! oldandhappy Feb 2013 #56

ARE YOU LOOKING AT THE MANGO ?!! King_Klonopin Feb 2013 #57

Fabulous! triplepoint Feb 2013 #58

must be some strong drugs he's on again... SemperEadem Feb 2013 #60

Yeah? Then they must be pointing and laughing. tanyev Feb 2013 #62

The first segment of my show from two weeks ago shows what BS this is stevenleser Feb 2013 #63

First off, I would ask you to educate yourself, kentauros Feb 2013 #65

I agree.... KatyMan Feb 2013 #66

Then you are also wrong. nt stevenleser Feb 2013 #89

Really? KatyMan Feb 2013 #114

I gave a citation. The facts are on my side. Here is a link stevenleser Feb 2013 #88

You gave a citation for ONE peer reviewed study. kentauros Feb 2013 #91

I didnt remove Dallas and Houston from my findings at all. Texas is not in the top 15 per capita stevenleser Feb 2013 #93

One issue I had with your citation that's not mentioned anywhere kentauros Feb 2013 #94

Now you are grasping at straws stevenleser Feb 2013 #97

It negates your "per capita" argument kentauros Feb 2013 #103

Who wants to look at his dumb ass jsr Feb 2013 #64

California's too busy watching North Korea marshall Feb 2013 #68

Why does he have to leave Texas to get this message out? mulsh Feb 2013 #69

Perry doesn't fit Austin! Austin is the surviving bastion of common sense, not counting State Gov. Dustlawyer Feb 2013 #70

Of course we are looking at his backside MurrayDelph Feb 2013 #71

Oh, I get it. The people there looking at Rick Perry were looking at Texas' backside. tclambert Feb 2013 #72

UT??? 71 Nobel Prizes out of Berkeley alone wasserman Feb 2013 #73

There are many good reasons I live in Texas and Gov Perry ain't one of them, ..... marble falls Feb 2013 #74

Yeah, but it's very good hair. kentauros Feb 2013 #78

Quite like that. He and his wife are some sort of "wealth as reward from G*d" offbrand releigion. marble falls Feb 2013 #102

Yes, Austin in very left... bamacrat Feb 2013 #76

Perry is an idiot. Perry is an idiot for picking a fight with California. hamsterjill Feb 2013 #77

Yeah, we're lookin' at an ass alright. Iggo Feb 2013 #80

I think both us Californians and Texans should not let Perry win here and make us divisive... Moonwalk Feb 2013 #83

good post. northoftheborder Feb 2013 #84

+1.... thank you justabob Feb 2013 #99

Well, I keep it in mind, anyway kentauros Feb 2013 #105

good work justabob Feb 2013 #106

Thank you :) kentauros Feb 2013 #107

Rick Perry, what else could we be looking at, you are all backside. olddad56 Feb 2013 #86

Pssst...hey, Rick--that's because California just knocked you to the floor Arkana Feb 2013 #87

We've lost our way? Downtown Hound Feb 2013 #92

.. only because Texas keeps showing the world it's backside .... Myrina Feb 2013 #96

Yes, because ALL Texans are republican kentauros Feb 2013 #98

Oh ferchrissakes take a pill Myrina Feb 2013 #101

In a word, no. kentauros Feb 2013 #104

Tell your shitfuck asscrack of a governor to stop basically declaring war on us then Downtown Hound Feb 2013 #115

And how am I personally supposed to do that? kentauros Feb 2013 #116

I'm not bashing everybody in Texas Downtown Hound Feb 2013 #123

How exactly are corporations run amok part of "Texas values"? kentauros Feb 2013 #124

Are you actually going to deny that Texas has a culture that celebrates Downtown Hound Feb 2013 #129

Yes, I am. kentauros Feb 2013 #130

Never said California was perfect Downtown Hound Feb 2013 #131

No, you didn't say California was perfect; I did (with quotes.) kentauros Feb 2013 #132

No, not by any means Downtown Hound Feb 2013 #133

That's funny. kentauros Feb 2013 #135

Sorry, I'm doing just fine. Downtown Hound Feb 2013 #136

I hate having to repeat myself. kentauros Feb 2013 #137

That or, maybe because Texas is a strongly Republican state Downtown Hound Feb 2013 #138

We the people haven't voted for less regulations. kentauros Feb 2013 #140

If Texas stops "basically declaring war" on California, does that mean melodramatic statements like LanternWaste Feb 2013 #126

Yes, such melodramatic statements like that will end. Downtown Hound Feb 2013 #128

Texas is no California The Second Stone Feb 2013 #100

Brain bleach! KamaAina Feb 2013 #109

Uh, "Looking at your backside" is not the same as "Showing them your ass." MADem Feb 2013 #110

I shudder to think of having a major disaster in CA mitchtv Feb 2013 #112

Rick Perry makes me very proud of Governor Brown... olddad56 Feb 2013 #117

Yep. Every time we look at YOU, rick. calimary Feb 2013 #118

Pretty easy to do. sendero Feb 2013 #122

not surprising coming from an asshole....nt Evasporque Feb 2013 #127

Ironic - Perry bashing Calif. from one of the most beautiful cities in the world Politicub Feb 2013 #134

Molly Ivins said it best about Rick Perry suffragette Feb 2013 #139

There's always Juanita Jean's blog: kentauros Feb 2013 #141