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MNBrewer

(8,462 posts) Wed Apr 17, 2013, 12:07 AM Apr 2013

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Mess With Texas

http://www.salon.com/2013/04/16/texas_ag_democrats_more_dangerous_than_north_korea/

Sorry Texans, but here comes the messin'.

Sheesh.

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Mess With Texas (Original Post) MNBrewer Apr 2013 OP

That's a reason to advocate littering? unblock Apr 2013 #1

That context is as old as "just say no" MNBrewer Apr 2013 #2

Not quite, and it's still in official use as a psa. unblock Apr 2013 #3

How provincial MNBrewer Apr 2013 #4

yes, we new englanders can be quite provincial unblock Apr 2013 #8

Battleground Texas is on! Hide in your bunkers, GOP! freshwest Apr 2013 #5

My youngest cousin lives in TX MNBrewer Apr 2013 #6

The Democratic Convention convinced the apolitical part of my family there to vote and participate. freshwest Apr 2013 #7

unblock

(52,200 posts)

1. That's a reason to advocate littering?

Reply to MNBrewer (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 12:09 AM

Apr 2013

MNBrewer

(8,462 posts)

2. That context is as old as "just say no"

Reply to unblock (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 12:14 AM

Apr 2013

Nancy

unblock

(52,200 posts)

3. Not quite, and it's still in official use as a psa.

Reply to MNBrewer (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 12:22 AM

Apr 2013

In fact they came out with new ads this month.

MNBrewer

(8,462 posts)

4. How provincial

Reply to unblock (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 12:37 AM

Apr 2013

unblock

(52,200 posts)

8. yes, we new englanders can be quite provincial

Reply to MNBrewer (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 09:11 AM

Apr 2013

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

5. Battleground Texas is on! Hide in your bunkers, GOP!

Reply to MNBrewer (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 12:38 AM

Apr 2013

MNBrewer

(8,462 posts)

6. My youngest cousin lives in TX

Reply to freshwest (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 12:40 AM

Apr 2013

and I sincerely hope the state he ends up in is very much bluer than the state he lives in currently.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

7. The Democratic Convention convinced the apolitical part of my family there to vote and participate.

Reply to MNBrewer (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 17, 2013, 12:43 AM

Apr 2013

Especially the Castro brothers. TX was not GOP-land prior to Ann Richards. Meaning the era of the Shrub followed by his lapdog Governor Goodhair. It can be turned around.

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