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18. I believe it...

Tue Feb 25, 2014, 12:04 AM

Feb 2014

...in Texas.

TUESDAY, FEB 18, 2014

Texas’ toxic air: Major investigation reveals how unregulated pollution from fracking is making people sick

The Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas is the 400-mile-long site of one of the country’s biggest energy booms and, as a result of the thousands of oil and gas wells operating there, of dangerous air pollution. How dangerous? Residents complain of asthma, splitting headaches and other health concerns, all attributed to the air quality described by one family as “so bad that their lungs feel as if they will burst.”

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Texas Tea Party candidate: Calling immigrants �wetbacks� is as normal as breathing air [View all] Judi Lynn Feb 2014 OP

Ignorant racist fucker! gopiscrap Feb 2014 #1

When you surround yourself with like minded racists, you don't view yourself as racist. politicaljunkie41910 Feb 2014 #36

It seems like the tea party is just including racist jabs in their daily talking points now. nytemare Feb 2014 #2

Is it possible...the Teahadists can be even more offensive to everybody?!?! blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #3

They got all their bases covered. Beacool Feb 2014 #11

Homophobes. nt awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #13

Damn, I knew I was forgetting something. Beacool Feb 2014 #16

It is hard... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #17

You said it. Beacool Feb 2014 #38

Let's see him say some shit like that in a latino neighborhood. geomon666 Feb 2014 #4

Tea Party = Republican Party. Time for media to stop differentiating them. nt onehandle Feb 2014 #5

It's hard to believe there was a time 50+ years ago Jake Stern Feb 2014 #14

I Agree lib87 Feb 2014 #23

he is a lying, racist asshole Skittles Feb 2014 #6

And those are his billh58 Feb 2014 #10

Well, with opponents like Mapp, Cornyn has nothing to worry about. Beacool Feb 2014 #7

Please proceed Governor.... blackspade Feb 2014 #8

Where's the slur? QuestForSense Feb 2014 #9

"Wetback" is not a racist slur to you? me b zola Feb 2014 #26

Of course it is, but he is not quoted in the excerpt or in the article using that term. QuestForSense Feb 2014 #27

"saying that while he did use it..." LanternWaste Feb 2014 #48

This is pathetic, there is not a good excuse for his actions. Why these candidates are Thinkingabout Feb 2014 #12

Let's quite mincing words: Conservatism = White nationalism Adenoid_Hynkel Feb 2014 #15

I believe it... KansDem Feb 2014 #18

I guess to him, I am probably a yuiyoshida Feb 2014 #19

And I'd be a kyke sakabatou Feb 2014 #21

Racist Republicans/Tea Partyists? sakabatou Feb 2014 #20

but early on so many swore the teabaggers were not racist lunasun Feb 2014 #22

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2014 #24

I get the feeling that being openly racist is a plus within the Tea Party. Kablooie Feb 2014 #25

And stupidity doesn't hurt either Android3.14 Feb 2014 #31

Just putting a toe out there to see what some people will respond positively to. bvf Feb 2014 #28

The GOP has been telling the Tea Party types that this kind of JoePhilly Feb 2014 #33

I wonder how many times that racist shit-bird has warbled along to "The Yellow Rose of Texas" MADem Feb 2014 #29

He's just there so Cornyn looks less crazy. /nt Ash_F Feb 2014 #30

The Tea Party is the GOP's id. JoePhilly Feb 2014 #32

Guess Mapp has a lock on the Republican Vote now wocaonimabi Feb 2014 #34

Mexican restaurant owners get new trial because of juror�s �wetback� statement jsr Feb 2014 #35

I wonder how he feels about the term Teabagger? BarbaRosa Feb 2014 #37

If only Breitbart were still living . . . . Jack Rabbit Feb 2014 #39

Has Ted Cruz slapped him down yet? KamaAina Feb 2014 #40

Unfortunately it's common in spanish Guaguacoa Feb 2014 #41

Ignorant racist cracker. WhiteTara Feb 2014 #42

And the S- El Shaman Feb 2014 #43

Looking mighty pale inside that big tent of theirs NickB79 Feb 2014 #44

He's confused breathing with farting, obviously. n/t freshwest Feb 2014 #45

So, to be fair, the 'new' term for a Tea Party member is the 'Tea Bagger'; greiner3 Feb 2014 #46

it is as normal as breathing air to a bigot. olddad56 Feb 2014 #47