In case you haven't noticed, we are NOT putting up with Texas bashing anymore

[WolverineDG]

We are tired of having to fight 2 battles, one with the GOP idiots IRL & one here on DU, where we SHOULD expect to get some support & help from our fellow Dems instead of getting slapped in the face with cheap shots. We're tired of hitting "alert," only to have the Texas bashing threads left up for hours or days. So, we're fighting back.

Don't tell me I'm thin-skinned, or that "everyone needs to put up with this now & then." This isn't a "now & then" thing on DU...IT IS EVERY FUCKING DAY & IT GETS WORSE DURING HURRICANE SEASON. It's death by a 1000 paper cuts.

So, we're not going to play nice with the bullies anymore. The rules are simple: You bash our state, we kick your ass.

Now, if you want to make fun of Perry or DeLay or whatever local nutjob, fine. Hell, we'll even give you more material to work with! But leave our state out of it. If you want our money & our votes, don't mess with Texas.

dg

[Downwinder]

1. Revolt of the shmoos!! n/t

[Nicole Lambeth]

54. I had to hit alert the other day myself.

I stick to the front page and the Texas forum for the most part, so I hadn't really seen how bad it got. I came across one post that was just plain mean, basically "don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out" sort of thing. I called them on it and alerted the mod.

I just have to remind myself that non-Texans just won't get it - that as conservative as our state is, we love it and we'll defend it. We may have given the world Rick Perry, but we can also proudly claim Ann Richards and Molly Ivins. (I'll have none of W; he was born in Connecticut and went to Yale and Harvard. He's not Texan in my book, whatever the rest of the country thinks.)

Just keep on those threads, it'll die down eventually...

[sonias]

2. I'm right there with you dg

I'll be monitoring with you.

Here is what really riles me - instead of seeing the huge opportunity we potentially have in Texas in 2010 and helping us - they prefer the cheap pissing shot.

Instead of focusing their rage and anger on the Texas republicans and their leader Rick Perry - they use that rage gun on the whole state, inflicting huge collateral damage. If our own Democrats don't see us making progress in Texas why should the DNC or the DCCC? The Texas hating DUers are helping the Texas Republican party hang on to power. :grr:

Rick Perry is in the fight of his life in that Republican primary and we need to keep making fun of him but at the same time let him rile up his base so that he wins the primary. We have a better chance of beating him than KBH. He really is only popular with the extreme conservatives now anyway.

So potentially we have a chance to win KBH's seat in the Senate and make a credible run at the Governorship.

:kick:

Sonia

[tammywammy]

4. You're exactly right!

We could have a great chance to take a senate seat and the governorship this coming election! Instead of helping the majority of DUers would rather bash.

[Downwinder]

5. Medicare does not pay outside of the country

we need to point out to all Seniors that Perry would, if given the chance, deep six all of their medical coverage.

Perry is the tool of TAB which claims membership of most of the local Chambers of Commerce.

Following the money, Local Governments subsidize the local CofC who in turn subsidize and take direction from TAB. It all comes back to the local community in the form of political campaign advertising. In other words we are getting tax payer funded campaigns, where government controls government.

[tammywammy]

3. I'm alerting too

I'm tired of it.

[blogslut]

6. I'm in

:hi:

[ceile]

7. Count me in!

I'm sick of it....

[Paladin]

8. Guess What Happens To Texas-Hating Threads When You Take Action?

They run out of steam and start slipping away. I've been noticing the phenomenon ever since I started posting my moderator-alert notices.

It works, folks. Keep it up---with a vengeance......

[tammywammy]

9. The basic ignorance is astounding

I mean all this "he was elected by a majority." Are people really that lazy that they can't even go to Wikipedia and look it up before posting? (I know, yes, people are that lazy.)

[WolverineDG]

10. Why hasn't this been locked yet?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3833415

No anti-Texas bias on DU, my big blue butt. :grr:

dg

[Baby Snooks]

11. They're bashing Texas Republicans...

Unfortunately all of Texas gets bashed in the process. If you think it's bad now, just wait until Kinky Friedman starts campaigning. As a Democrat. And if he becomes the Democratic candidate for governor...

[WolverineDG]

12. No they are bashing all Texans

Except (1) Austin & (2) Texas DUers, but only if pushed to say so.

dg

[TX Screwball]

13. I'm in.

As long as my computer hangs in there.

+/- 80% of the time my keyboard does not work.

Drives me NUTS when I can't reply to some of their hate.

They have no idea how our beloved state truly is.

[MagickMuffin]

14. I'm mad as Hell and I'm not going to take it anymore

dg, you are so right about fellow DUers heaping as vitriol crap on the whole state.

Funny thing is check this out from the Rachel Maddow Show 4-16-09

GOV. RICK PERRY, ® TEXAS: Texas is a unique place. When we came into the union in 1845, one of the issues was that we would be able to leave if we decided to do that. If Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what might come out of that.


MADDOW: Who knows what might come of it. That was the governor of Texas, Rick Perry, flirting to the point of adultery with the idea of his state seceding from the union.

What the governor‘s argument has in political potency is perhaps making up for its lack of historical accuracy. The Texas Constitution does not actually grant the state the right to secede from the country. A fact that even the Texas secede organization acknowledges. But even though he‘s talking about secession generally, Governor Perry isn‘t actually pursuing it right now. Instead, he has endorsed legislation that just asserts Texas‘ sovereignty.

And Texas is, by no stretch of the imagination, a lone state on this issue. Oklahoma passed its own sovereignty resolution yesterday. Other states, including Arizona, Montana, Michigan, Missouri and Washington have all had similar resolutions introduced this year. There are also known sovereignty movements reported under way in at least 20 other states, including Pennsylvania, California, and Alaska—the very state whose governor, Sarah Palin, is married to a man who is twice a registered member of the secessionist Alaskan Independence Party.

So, apparently Texas isn't alone in this stupid idea and we should point this out every time someone brings up the Texas secession crap.

[tammywammy]

16. Good info MagickMuffin n/t

[sonias]

17. Great catch Magic!

So you see nutcases are everywhere, we just have the distinction that our Governor at the moment is in the population of wing nuts. So what excuse does Oklahoma have?

:eyes:


Sonia

[mykpart]

31. I'm in too.

I don't understand why Texas is bashed more than anywhere else, unless it's jealousy. Besides which, there really is no archetypical Texan. West Texas is completely different from East Texas and North Central Texas and South Texas, which is why some people once thought it should be divided up.

[rainbow4321]

15. Best way to silence them if they are going to use a blanket statement

and use the generalized word "Texans" or "Texas"...call them fervent chimp and gop supporters...after all, they DID live IN the US for 8 years while chimp was at the helm. Since they **lived** in the US and it was the head of the US making comments/pulling shit, it meant that US residents and the US stood in lockstep with him.
How many of them would have been the first to complain/speak out if another country would have used a similiar blanket statement about the US for the last eight years? And if they are so willing to back up their blanket statements, then they must have approved when US citizens/residents went abroad and were treated poorly simply because they were Americans.
Look at it this way, once TX goes blue, we'll know who the jump on the bandwagon crowd is and who were truly there from the beginning and fought the good fight to GET the state to go blue.

[WolverineDG]

18. Or find out what state they are from & throw it right back at 'em

Especially California. :evilgrin:

Let's just say there's a lot of blue staters out there who can dish it out, but sure as hell can't take it.

dg

[WolverineDG]

19. Texas bashing has now spread to the Lounge nt

[tbyg52]

20. Somwhat belatedly (out of town), I'm in!

:hi:

[WolverineDG]

21. And they're back

Not one but TWO bashing threads on the first page of GD.

Oh no, there is no anti-Texas bias on DU. No no no.

dg

[sonias]

22. We need some help TX DUers!

Be on the alert for more Texas bashing threads. These threads may try to make it a joke and say it's satire and Texas should get a sense of humor. But 90% of the posts on them always manage to say something offensive about Texas and Texans by default.

We're not taking this shit anymore. We are Americans and we work hard for the Democrats like any other state.

We can't have the same people keep hitting alert on these Texas bashing threads all the time. Please help us out - especially if you have never hit alert before. The mods will be nicer to you.

Don't be scared of hitting alert on a thread. If it's offensive to you, it's offensive and you have the right to call them on that shit.

One of them already died a quick death
Polls Show Support for Texas Secession.
:kick:

Make DU a better place!

Sonia

[Lady Effingbroke]

23. I've alerted on every one I've seen.

In fact, I've alerted on more threads in the past few days than I ever have. I'm a quiet DUer and I don't post often, but enough is enough! WolverineDG is right, they are narrow-minded intolerant blue state snobs who know not of what they speak.

[sonias]

24. Thank you!

All of us Texans need to work on this together.

This is our board too, and we won't sit back and take it.

:yourock:

Sonia

[texanwitch]

25. I am tired of this crap to.

Enough is enough.

I did alert on a thread the other day.

[Wwagsthedog]

26. I've got your back.

[Jack_DeLeon]

27. Count me in.

[WolverineDG]

28. Oh the irony

Last night after two threads got shut down, the OP of one started whining about it. Wah, we took away his play-toy. Now he feels he's not able to freely express himself. :eyes:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=5492711

Freakin' bully.

dg

[Lady Effingbroke]

29. I saw that.

Frankly, I expected better from that particular poster, as I had not seen them show any bashing tendencies before. It just shows how pervasive this problem is.

[WolverineDG]

30. "It's just a joke"

Yeah, maybe it was funny the first 20 million times, but not anymore. :grr:

dg

[tbyg52]

34. Wow. What a jerk.

I don't pay much attention to user names for the most part - I have an "ignore" list of about eight people, all of whom I've taken off, and few of whom I remember why they got there.

I'll take your word that this one is not usually a jerk. Sure has managed to be one lately, though.

[Wwagsthedog]

32. Here's a basher from tonight

Newrulz2008

[Lady Effingbroke]

33. Yet another one for my increasing-at-lightspeed ignore list!

What an ignoranus that one is. *click*

[WolverineDG]

35. It's still open season for Texas on DU

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5509041#5509108


dg

[Lady Effingbroke]

36. We got us a live one in Editorials!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x442359

I told whoever the shit it is (don't really care, it may well be sock puppet season here) to bite me, then I alerted.

I'm beyond sick of this shit. There is nothing worse than the snobbishness and intolerance of so-called "liberals". At least the freepers are upfront about it.

[WolverineDG]

38. It's still live too nt

[tbyg52]

41. Fer gosh sake, what is wrong with these people???

Subject: On reflection, I think States should have the right to secede
Message: Bash, bash, bash

Subject: Texas economy is (relatively) good
Message: Bash, bash, bash

Some childhood trauma that took place in Texas? What????????

[sonias]

37. Some of those haters are just begging to get tombstoned

:grr:


Sonia

[johncoby2]

39. Can you imagine if we got together for something important?

Like taking action on a particular subject that affects us all in Austin?

[tbyg52]

40. Amen. nt

[sonias]

42. Agreed John

And I know you put real work on the line here with that admonition.

I've seen you at the Lege and I know the work you and Muse and others do in the ethics reporting research and legislation. And that doesn't even count your work on trying to abolish TRCC and insurance reform.

:yourock:

That's why I support cloning!

Sonia

[Lisa0825]

43. another one....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5515047&mesg_id=5515047

[Paladin]

44. Make A Point Of Thanking The Moderators When A Texas Hate Thread Is Closed.

It looks like we've made an impact, here. There's currently a GD Texas bashing thread that only lasted a few posts before it was locked. The moderator's message: Texas DUers are sick of this, read the forum rules and obey them. Nice work, ya'll. Keep it up.....

[sonias]

45. I agree

One of our own Texas DUers, Lithos, is a moderator and he's been stepping up to keep up with the feces flinging our way.

So I thank him and all the other mods who do a very valuable service to keep DU a real "social" network.

:patriot: :applause:


Sonia

[WolverineDG]

47. YAY LITHOS!!

:patriot: :loveya:

dg

[tammywammy]

46. The mods are doing great

They're getting faster at locking them too. :loveya:

[onestepforward]

48. Does this happen often with all the TX bashing?

I'll bash Perry and crew in a heartbeat, but I don't get the lumping it all into Texas. Just wondering. The biggest reason I joined DU was to be with kindred spirits, of sorts.

[sonias]

49. We've reached a new DU record low of "mean"

We've never been liked as a state and a lot of that had to do with bush. We were the easy target since Texas did launch his political career. Keep in mind that DU as a web board was born out of the frustration of the 2000 election. We could all agree on that one thing in the beginning - bush was a dangerous idiot. And pretty much every fear we had of him came true.

I think that the hatred of bush on this board always spilled over to Texas and Texans by default. Tarred by association. Lots of other states get it too - Florida and many of the southern states. But we're pretty big so we've got a big target on our back.

We didn't have state forums until 4 or so years ago, so everyone had to be a little bit more civil maybe. I'm not sure. I know that I chose to mainly hang out in the Texas DU forum because the anti-Texas posts were common enough to make it not very pleasant to hang out in GD.

In either case since Perry reared his stupid head about the secession, it's been non stop Texas bashing. And the posters are not usually Texas bashers, or so we thought. But the pack mentality of stupidity just kicks in to overdrive. Once someone starts a Texas bashing thread, they start to pile on.

It's been sad to see some people you thought weren't mean - really getting ugly. :(

Sonia

[onestepforward]

50. Thanks Sonia, what you said helped to fill in the gaps.

I've been visiting DU since bush too, but didn't write and stayed mostly on the front page. I understand people's anger toward bush, no doubt, but Dems in conservative states, like Texas, really need the support of other Dems. The area I live in, suburbs of Houston, is 90% repub. If it hadn't been for Jon Stewart, Steven Colbert, KOS, Huffington, DU and a few others, I'd be nuts by now : )

[sonias]

52. And at least we have the Internet

Just imagine what the 8 bush years would have been like without the Internet.

:hi:

Sonia

[AllenVanAllen]

63. We would have been screwed without it

Yes, this "series of tubes" saved our lives!

[onestepforward]

64. Yes!

:hi:

[WolverineDG]

51. Like dogs with a bone....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5525456&mesg_id=5525456

at least the OP makes a distinction between the Rs & Dems, but some of the responders don't. :eyes:

dg

[sonias]

53. I saw that story on the blogs yesterday and knew it was coming

It hasn't completely gone Texas bashing yet, but I agree with you it probably will. Just wait til Stinky jumps in. I haven't hit alert yet but keep watching it.

:fistbump:

Sonia

[WolverineDG]

56. On another bashing thread, I asked where "Tex Mex" was

Funny, still haven't gotten an answer.

:fistjab:

dg

[Ishoutandscream2]

55. It has been out of control

There is a bitterness, yes, an obsessive bitterness that has been displayed on DU. Perry says his asinine statement, and that opened the floodgates for the many bigots to share their hate for our state. It's sad, irrational, and so unnecessary.

I'm alerting, too. Another person on the DU lounge is referring to Cowboy fans as "Cowpussies." I know not all Texans are Cowboy fans, but again, that goes beyond the pale. And this person in the past (an Eagles fan) bragged about going back to a club to see a Cowboy fan get his ass kicked. Folks, that is sick, and not at all progressive.

[WolverineDG]

57. Lemme guess?

Probably the same one who got the FLDS mixed up with Big Love & then told *ME* she knew more than I did (when I tried to correct her & point out that BL is a TV SHOW) because *she* read a few articles in the New York Times (they were several years old & badly sourced)& my experience was (quote) rather limited. (unquote). :grr: :nuke: :grr:

Yeah, so limited that I'm part of a group recognized by the state & local bar associations for our work in that case. :eyes:

dg

[Ishoutandscream2]

58. Yep, I think you know who "she" is

[WolverineDG]

59. Brave words from an employee of the company that wants to kill GM & union jobs nt

[tammywammy]

60. bwah

I gotta say this is my best reply
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5526615&mesg_id=5529723

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Response to Reply #156

160. I'm glad you're so obviously well versed on the 2006 governor's race in Texas

Be sure to stop by the Texas forum and impart more of your wisdom.

[WolverineDG]

61. ain't gonna happen

he's afeered of us. :scared:

dg

[tammywammy]

62. But he KNOWS so much about Texas

I'm surprised he doesn't come in here to school us on what happened.

What a dumbass. I also notice he's never said what state he's from. lol

[sonias]

65. The cowards never do

They obviously hate their states, right? I mean why be ashamed enough about them to say "undeclared"?
:shrug:


Sonia

[tammywammy]

68. Or they're paranoid about the internet

Big talkers and no action.

What's really funny, well, damn the Texas forum is the busiest state forum on this board. So they want to bash us, but here we are, actually posting/discussing/acting on changing our state. Really, it must be so easy to live in some blue state where you don't have to do anything except vote (and probably ONLY in presidential/congressional races, fuck those other ones).

Or I'm supposed to move? Screw that! I love where I live. I love my family, I like-sometimes my job, I love my little house, I ain't moving. :)

[WolverineDG]

72. I believe the expression you're looking for, ma'am, is "All hat, no cattle"

:rofl:

dg

[WolverineDG]

66. I think that one's from Illinois

AND BOY IS HE ONE TO TALK!! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Just like I'm lovin' the homophobic Miss California USA thing... :rofl:

dg

[tammywammy]

69. butbutbut

California's BLUE!!!

:rofl:

[WolverineDG]

71. Dontcha just love rubbing their noses in Prop 8?

Like, how many times did THEY beg US to send THEM money to fight it? Now they want to freely bash Texas? I DON'T FUCKING THINK SO.

Oh, here's another gem: at least our governor isn't the son of a Nazi

whoops, did I say THAT out loud?

:rofl:

dg

[WolverineDG]

67. Here's another one who wants to edumacate us dummies

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5526615&mesg_id=5526871

I cordially invited him to post his concerns in the Texas forum. Y'all give him a nice welcome, okay? :evilgrin:

dg

[tammywammy]

70. You know, I just shake my head

What a jerk and that's as nice as I can be.

[FloriTexan]

73. Can you please check this out...

Currently on Home Page entitled "Talk About Sore Losers: Texas Wants to Leave"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8376352

Am I missing something? It would seem that this is more of the same old bash everyone in Texas as republican threads but the OP seems to disagrees with me.

[sonias]

74. How quickly they turn, don't they?

I'm beginning to think that no OP should have the word "Texas" in it. It's just not safe right now. Doesn't matter if the poster didn't intend to have it deteriorate into Texas bashing, every thread with an opportunity to bash Texas, is open season on us.

Really :grr:

Sonia

[TX Screwball]

75. redqueen and I shut this guy up yesterday.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x8725635

The mods have been on our side in the lounge, it seems.

[sonias]

76. Good for you

I hit the alert on that thread. It's gone rogue.

Sonia

[FloriTexan]

77. Thanks ya'll! That thread is now locked.

I had alerted on it to but I don't post much and probably don't carry much weight. Ya'll have a good day!

[sonias]

78. Thanks to our own Texan moderator, Lithos

He is our hero!

:toast: to Lithos!


Sonia

[FloriTexan]

79. Thanks Lithos!

[Baby Snooks]

89. He should add Texas to the taboo list...

My experience with having my "outspokenness" censored has indicated to me that there are three things on the taboo list. Israel, Michelle Obama, and Catholics. Maybe Texas should be added.

As for the person who bashed Judge Judy I will bash you right back and point out you're from Texas again if you do it again. She'd be a lot better than lord-only-knows-who will be appointed. Half the law is common sense. Heard that early in life and it's true. She has more common sense than anyone else in this country. And would be perfect for the Supreme Court. Unfortunately it doesn't pay enough.

Consider the source. Last year I posted something about Barbara Jordan with regard to immigration reform. Someone actually asked who she was. I was tempted to post she was Ann Richards' twin sister. But thought better of it. Fearful they might ask who Ann Richards was. Some are not the brightest light bulbs.

[WolverineDG]

82. Thanks, I missed that nt

[johncoby2]

80. you guys still yapping about this?

Cant we funnel our energy into something more productive?

[WolverineDG]

81. Why don't you ask the bashers that, johncoby? nt

[Paladin]

83. About What I'd Expect From A Guy Who Says Texas Sucks.

How about demanding that all the DU Texas Haters---it may have escaped your attention, but there are a shitload of them---funnel their energy into something more productive? Did that ever occur to you? Or are you just another Texas Hater yourself? If so, take your attitude to another forum; trust me, you'll have plenty of company.....

[Lady Effingbroke]

84. Fight 'em here, fight 'em there.

Never give up.

[Paladin]

87. Well Said, Lady E. (n/t)

[NoPasaran]

85. If I wanted to be productive I wouldn't be on the internet

[Melissa G]

88. screen spray ! lol

:spray: :rofl: Miss you, NoPasaran :hi:

[Why Syzygy]

86. Well, woot to that battle cry!

I came in here licking wounds once upon a time, and someone from Texas told me we DESERVE it!
What kind of blasphemy is that?

I like your style.

The rules are simple: You bash our state, we kick your ass.

[Baby Snooks]

90. What would be nice....

Instead of Texas being known as the base of the Republican Party, it would be nice if it became known as the base of the Democratic Party.

That won't happen unless we bash ourselves a little. I am still trying to figure out this curiosity of "works well with Republicans" that seems to have permeated our campaigns - who on earth wants someone who works well with Rick Perry or the two Bush lapdogs or their "fellow travelers" in Austin? I certainly don't and I was a Republican until the Supreme Court "elected" a president in 2000 and I had to finally look at what the Republican Party had become. Although I already knew. I lost some friends and made some enemies when I dared to support Al Gore.

[babylonsister]

91. And another...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3860764

[WolverineDG]

92. Now with bonus Aggie joke!

Not surprised by this OP, though.

dg

[TX Screwball]

93. Just wondering...

Did our buddy ever say what state he is from?

He never answered me when I asked him.



So little pride, so much hate.

Sad.

[Baby Snooks]

94. Oh, please...

NEWS FLASH! - Bryan, Texas-----Texas's worst air disaster occurred when a small two-seater Cessna 152 plane, piloted by two Texas A&M University students, crashed into a cemetery earlier today in College Station. Texas search and rescue workers have recovered 300 bodies so far and expect the number to climb as digging continues into the evening.

Now come on. That is funny. You have never told a Dumb Aggie joke?

[WolverineDG]

95. I only said "bonus"

didn't say I didn't laugh. I am NOT surprised at who the OP of that thread is. Not exactly the nicest person on DU.

dg

[Lady Effingbroke]

98. From what I've read so far, there are very few nice people on DU.

I have come to the sad conclusion that this site is the Free Republic for Democrats, and thus tends to attract the same kind of person. The only difference is in political ideation.

[onestepforward]

96. Lol! Great joke!

[Baby Snooks]

97. This was not....

No, it wasn't in Texas - it was Switzerland - but Don't Change That Dial! A copycat from Texas can't be far behind!

What started all of this anyway?