The Texas governor who hated Thanksgiving
Highlights:
Gov. O.M. Roberts considered the holiday a Yankee mandate
16 years after the Civil War, he objected to federal day of prayer
Of all the days for Texans to pick fights against outsiders, why Thanksgiving?
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Texas used to be called “The Friendly State.”
Not so much anymore.
Not when the lieutenant governor chooses Thanksgiving Day for a news release that labeled Syrian refugee families an “outrageous” safety risk and called rejecting them “courageous.”
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s holiday nastygram was sent at noon, about when Texans were sitting down to ample dinners of turkey, sweet potatoes and pie.
Friendly? Sure, we’re friendly — as long as you’re not of some other ethnicity, or nationality, or religion or from Washington.
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/bud-kennedy/article46988945.html
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