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Irony Of Ironies


It took a Liberal Democrat born in New York to save capitalism from socialism in the US during the Depression and fascism in WWII. And it took a Conservative Republican born in Connecticut to wreck capitalism and replace it with creeping national socialism.

Talk about irony.

Nota bene: And no, George W. Bush is no more a Texan than FDR was. He was born in Connecticut, educated at elite Eastern Schools and only 'went south' for purposes of wealth and political opportunism like his brother. So, enough badmouthing Texas. We're all Americans and all in this together.


Sean Paul Kelley October 16, 2008 - 8:46pm
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Irony

Like father like both sons.

steelhead October 16, 2008 - 9:28pm
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Well, Texas attracted him

Just kidding.

tjfxh October 16, 2008 - 9:38pm
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The only things Texan bush absorbed

were the bad parts.

Matter of fact, he's the worst of both worlds. An arrogant elitist yankee with the crude cocky manners, accent and speech of a Texas red neck.

I did inhale.

Don October 16, 2008 - 9:42pm
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Well said Don. eom

“Is not our first thought to go on the road? The road is our source, our vault of treasures, our wealth. Only on the road does the ‘traveller’ feel like himself, at home.”
Ryszard Kapuscinski

Sean Paul Kelley October 16, 2008 - 10:48pm
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Aye.

I'm none too fond of North Texas Texans, but I really detest ersatz Texans.



"What we've got here is, failure to communicate"

Rick October 16, 2008 - 11:02pm
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Don

Classic true comments.

steelhead October 16, 2008 - 9:55pm
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NC and TX (and CA & NY) and ZA

I lived in NC. (Moved from NY) Into Old Raleigh. Old as in Old South. Really the nicest people I've had as neighbors.

I moved to TX. Hard adjustment.

NY (upstate). Nice. Up till NC one of my favourites. My impression at the time was that Upstate NY was poor (so was NYC at the time in the late '70s).

CA. Busy. Always busy.

ZA - remembered fondly though a filter.

Synoia October 16, 2008 - 10:18pm
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Y.E.S. Young Elitist Snobs

I have coined the new acronym for the Snobama crowd. Y.E.S Men. I have lived in the South all of my life. People should visit and take notes then return to where they live and apply the lessons learned. They lessons they learn are called manners. The YES crowd should learn them.

proudcelticman October 17, 2008 - 1:58am
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