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Texas Politics: The Letters Have It…Again

Posted by DORIAN DE WIND in Media, Politics, Society.
Nov 7th, 2009 | Comments

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You know my penchant for using regular Americans’ letters to the editors of their hometown newspapers to make a point or to support a position or issue. Of course, such is not an entirely objective method, but what is, and who is….

Anyway, here are two gems from today’s Austin American-Statesman:

Re: Oct. 29 article “Cheney will back Hutchison.”

Former Vice President Dick Cheney endorsed U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Sarah Palin endorsed Gov. Rick Perry.

Good grief! That ought to be enough warning to Texas voters.

John Lindell

Rollingwood

And,

Is it possible that the Perry camp paid Cheney, who can’t shoot straight, to back Hutchison, while the Hutchison camp paid Palin, who can’t think straight, to endorse Perry?

Ron Calhoun

Austin

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VeratheGun

Lord, save us from Texans. You know why they drive those big pickup trucks, don't you? Because they have to have something to haul their egos around in.

tidbits

Does this mean Liz Cheney will spend months in Texas talking nonstop in defense of her dad's endorsement? And, how will Levi's nude photo-shoot impact the outcome? Is there a Peyton Place in Texas where everyone can move his/her campaign headquarters?

Maybe secession isn't such a bad idea afer all.

Good luck Dorian.

D. E.Rodriguez

Tidbits:

We don't have a Peyton Place in Texas, but we certainly have a Lolita, and a Camelot, and Twitty.

Of course we also have Cut and Shoot, Gun Barrel City, Bangs, Rankin

And Muleshoe, Skidmore, Study Butte, Needmore, Notrees, Dripping Springs (I lived there, lovely town), Oatmeal, Chocolate Bayou and Smiley

Let's not forget Bagdad, Egypt, China something, Paris, Turkey and of course Bushland.

DLS

"Of course we also have Cut and Shoot, Gun Barrel City, Bangs, Rankin "

But fear not, anti-gun crazies. The state's heart is Brady.

JSpencer

Well, I loved living in Austin back in the early 70s, but I've been told since then by a few different Texans that Austin isn't really a part of Texas. ;-)

D. E.Rodriguez

We like Austin. It has a nice blend of high-tech, academicia and young student population, government types, a little bit of Western, a little bit of Mexico/Latino, a little bit of "weirdness" ("Keep Austin Weird") and, yes, not as right-wing as the rest of Texas.

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