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  1. 1 hour ago, Bozo_Casanova said:


    I have. In Australia. It was fucking terrible.

    My wife loves to make a nostalgic enchilada recipe that her mother used to make.  Her white girl from Beaumont mother.  The enchiladas feature bland jack cheese and barely-seasoned ground meat as the core of the filling, with the addition of copious amounts of chopped ripe black olives that taste like a mix of nothing/dirt, rolled into flour tortillas, topped with a tiny can of Gephardt enchilada sauce, which is just enough to slightly moisten the top of the tortilla, leaving the rest dry AF.   I am confident that the recipe came from a 1977 issue of Good Housekeeping or some other bland white people magazine.  And she loves them.  She doesn't cook much, but when she does, 50% of the time, it's to make those.

    I pour a bunch of salsa on top and eat them.  But goddamn.

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    • The government serves the best interest of its people

    Believe it or not, this is generally true.  Especially when you realize that the government is not just the folks you see in DC.  It's all of your local governments -- your city councils, county commissioners, school boards, water districts, etc.  Those folks are almost all made up of your friends and neighbors, and they're trying to do right by the mission and obligations of the entity.  They don't always get it right, but almost always, they're really trying.  Now, as you get higher up, AND as you get wrapped up in ridiculous ideological shit as opposed to simple governance, then it's about serving special interests, making public statements/displays to get re-elected, etc.

    Summary: when folks are talking about your water system, or your schools, or your roads, they are trying to serve the best interest of the people.  When they're talking about hot-button social issues, they aren't.

    • The police protect the community and keep it safe

    This can be true....and the opposite can be true, both at the same time.  Police presence and sound community policing unquestionably reduces crime.  But it's also beyond debate that PDs have a long history of racist enforcement and culture, and more recently, needlessly militaristic and antagonistic policing approaches.  I don't trust the police.  But I believe that I should be able to.  Some PDs are working to earn that trust back.  More should follow their model.

    • Practicing religion is a virtue

    As someone steeped in a religious education, and married to a pastor....it pains me to say that I no longer agree with this.  Again, not that it SHOULDN'T be true....but today, and I now realize, through most of history, religion has just been used by folks as a cudgel and shield for their own abhorrent personal beliefs and desires.  If I saw more folks fighting the power so that they could live out the Gospels and simple commandments like love your fellow man, etc.....as opposed to using "religion" as a weapon to enforce their pre-existing, selfish beliefs, I might feel differently.  I don't hate religion.  But I hate what people do with it, and I just don't see evidence that it can be saved.

    • We are a melting pot of races and ethnicities and are better for it

    100%.  Our history bears that out.  Our pool of nobel laureates bears that out, etc.  But as a society, we've never really believed this.  We just move on to hating the new minority group du jour.  It used to be the Chinese, the Italians, the Irish.  Jews are always popular to hate/blame.  In the 70s, we decided to hate the Vietnamese refugees.  In recent decades, we decided to hate middle eastern people.  And of course, we hispanics have a steady spot in the rotation, along with black folks.  We are a hateful society, founded on racism, steeped in racism, and we wallow in it over and over, at the same time completely denying it as a truth.  This statement is true.  But we have never actually believed it.

    • Warnings emerging from scientific analysis (climate change) should be heeded

    Also true, but the dissent on this is nothing new.  Populist know-nothingism is part of our national DNA.

    • Vaccination protect children from sickness and death

    Also true, but see the comment above.

    • Strong public education is in society’s best interests

    Well, it was never fully true -- we were never really interested in educating black folks.  But it's gotten even worse, and that's because of the rise of the God of Individualism.  How dare you take any of MY money to help someone else -- that's stealing!  Taxation is theft!  It's the biggest goddamned lie and folly.  The folks who claim "taxation is theft!" are almost always also "strong law and order" types.  So they're quite happy to spend $500,000 incarcerating someone instead of spending $50,000 to educate him.  This SHOULD be an issue on which all spots on the political spectrum agree -- particularly in the changing world, human beings are our greatest capital asset.  We should enhance their value, which enhances the value of our entire national enterprise.  But nope, there is only one master to be served - ME.  And there is only one time to serve him -- RIGHT NOW.  Nevermind a future, populated by other people.

    • There is enough for us all to be happy and prosper

    Of course there is.  But see the God of Me above.  We don't LET there be "enough for us all."  We treat the universe and all in it as a zero-sum game.  And when we do so, it obliges us.

    • People on the opposite end of the political spectrum from me have a valuable role to play in our shared future

    I used to think this.  I was wrong.  I don't know if it's because of what they believe, or because of the actions they take and support BECAUSE of what they believe, but I guess the distinction doesn't matter.  Our core belief should be a belief in the good of the Commonwealth while balancing respect and preservation of the rights of the individual.  For fuck's sake, it's our opening statement: 

    1 in Order to form a more perfect Union,

    2 establish Justice,

    3 insure domestic Tranquility,

    4 provide for the common defence,

    5 promote the general Welfare, and

    6 secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity

    A union.  To provide for common good.  To secure the blessings of liberty.  Not just for now, but for the future.  Do we believe in those things?  Well, we said we did.  But actions speak louder than words on 230 year old parchment.  We are supposed to strike a proper balance between the common good and individual liberty.  The extremes speak to neither, and that leaves us with a government at the top that is run by a cadre that simply allows itself to be played in the interest of maintaining power.

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  2. 36 minutes ago, tbone_ said:
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    The fact is that, virtually speaking, they don’t exist in the same world. There is no unified reality, and that really might be a disaster. Objective truth may always have been unattainable, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth striving for.

    If we all just settle into small, mutually ignorant online support groups exchanging comforting half-truths, then civilisation is in for a rough ride. No one will know what is really going on, and working out what is really going on has, for most of history, been humankind’s main purpose. 

    A conclusion well-stated.

    I was quite pleased to see Obama come out with his pointed criticism of woke/cancel culture.  Collectively, we have made it much easier to 1) create and 2) focus on "demons" than ever before.  And we're only interested in the information that supports our already-established conclusion and worldview.

    Hell, I like to think that I'm pretty deliberate, and better than most, at wanting to see all of the facts and see all of the evidence (or at least the large bulk of it) before forming an opinion/conclusion.  I mean, I am conscious of the idea that this approach is what I SHOULD do, and it's the right thing to do.....yet I still fall short plenty of times, and form an instant opinion.  Sure, sometimes it's challenging, because many times, the evidence is just one or two facts, and your instant opinion has all the basis it will ever get or need.  But knowing the difference between those scenarios and more complex scenarios is hard as hell.

    Shit, I suspect that if we tried to live by a pretty elementary code of:

    1) whenever possible, choose to be kind and decent to other people

    and

    2) whatever opinion I may have about anything, pause to seriously consider the possibility of "maybe I'm wrong"

    then we'd be much better off.

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  3. 1 minute ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

    Firing the employee is the right move, but its not uncommon to find young service workers intimidated by older people/customers. Disclaimer: I have no idea if the wait staff person fired was young or not but since that person was also dumb even to tell the party why they were being asked to move, I assume that person was inexperienced.

    BWW fired the person because they stated they have a zero tolerance policy about discrimination. They should also apply that policy to customers. Make any racist statements or requests, and you'll be presented with a bill and a to-go box.

     

    That's the key.  BWW was presented with a choice.  It was an easy one.  "Sir, if you're not comfortable sitting near a black person, I need to inform you that our restaurant welcomes all people of all races.  So, because we can't and won't accommodate you, you need to leave.  I've covered your tab.  Please leave, and I strongly suggest you don't ever return."

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  4. 14 hours ago, Message Board User said:

    And Alexi McCommand or, hell, any of the Axios girls, are very very easy on the eyes.

    Crenshaw is a flaming piece of shit.

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    Crenshaw, 35, the second-youngest House Republican, is skeptical of the idea of specifically recruiting non-white or younger candidates, but acknowledged that “people do want to hear that message from somebody who they can relate with.”

    • "I hate engaging in identity politics," he said. "I just don't take it as a given that because you're nonwhite, that we should worry about you voting Democrat."

    Really, fuckstick? REALLY?  Yeah, I can't imagine WHY nonwhites would run from the GOP today, being that the president they worship as a god saw fit to excuse and praise a movement ("very fine people on both sides!") whose leader says:

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    “My ancestors fucking enslaved those little pieces of fucking shit." 

    “Little fucking kikes. They get ruled by people like me. Little fucking octaroons.”

    "I rule the fucking world. Those pieces of shit get ruled by people like me. They look up and see a face like mine looking down at them. That’s how the fucking world works."

    Dan, your party is all-in on white nationalism.  The reason you say you aren't going to engage in "identity politics' is because....you have sold your soul to identity politics.  It's just that the identity you sold it to is white nationalism, and you'll piss off your base if you do anything to reach out to "kikes" and "octaroons" [aside -- I'm a bit slighted that Richard Spencer didn't see fit to rage against "spics," being that we are the preferred dark-skinned bogeyman these days].

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  5. Just now, Nueces River Rat said:

    I live in Corpus now and starting probably today thanks to Holiday season coming up, we will start getting people who sell tamales stop by our office.   What they do  with unsuspecting buyers is bait them with good tasting ones with plenty of meat and thin masa.   Then they will bring your order back to you and it will be the exact opposite with plenty of masa and thin.

    Best thing is to find that one person by word of mouth and buy them by the dozens when you get a chance before they get too busy.   

    Yeah.  Everyone loves the co-worker's aunt who makes them every year.  But those are getting harder and harder to find.

    My secretary has a neighbor who makes oaxacan style banana leaf tamales -- they're incredible.  Not what I grew up with, but still tasty.  And my son loves them because they're just like the ones you buy from bicycle vendors in CDMX.

  6. Just a reminder from the past.  Remember when Trump responded to a fucking rally of neo-nazis mad about the removal of confederate statues, who later fucking MURDERED a woman, by saying there were "good people on both sides?"  I remember.  Here's the "side" that he wanted to make sure he didn't insult, the side that he defended -- words from the ORGANIZER OF THE EVENT:

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    “We are coming back here like a hundred fucking times,” Spencer can be heard saying on the tape, presumably talking about Charlottesville. “I am so mad. I am so mad at these fucking people.”

    “My ancestors fucking enslaved those little pieces of fucking shit." “They don’t do this to fucking me,” said Spencer. “We’re going to ritualistically humiliate them. I am coming back here every fucking weekend if I have to. Like this is never over! I win! They fucking lose!”

    President Trump infamously declared after the rally that there were “very fine people on both sides,” though he specifically said he didn’t support any neo-Nazis. The trouble, of course, is that one side had protesters, and the other side was exclusively made up of people like Spencer who have tried to launder their white supremacy through new words like “alt-right.”

    “That’s how the world fucking works,” Spencer says on the tape. “Little fucking kikes. They get ruled by people like me. Little fucking octaroons.”

    The word “octaroon” is an offensive term for someone who is one-eighth black and is rarely heard outside of white supremacist circles.

    The next portion of the tape makes it clear what Spencer would like to see happen to the world and anyone who he doesn’t identify as white.

    “I rule the fucking world. Those pieces of shit get ruled by people like me. They look up and see a face like mine looking down at them. That’s how the fucking world works. We are going to destroy this fucking town.”

    Just remember, when Trump said there are good people on both sides.....“Little fucking kikes. They get ruled by people like me. Little fucking octaroons.”

    Just remember, the next time some Trumpkin fuckstick tells you "it's about heritage, not hate!".....“My ancestors fucking enslaved those little pieces of fucking shit....I rule the fucking world. Those pieces of shit get ruled by people like me. They look up and see a face like mine looking down at them. That’s how the fucking world works."

    Just remember, when they tell you "we don't hate minorities, we just believe they shouldn't get special rights."........"I rule the fucking world. Those pieces of shit get ruled by people like me. They look up and see a face like mine looking down at them. That’s how the fucking world works."

    Trump is a piece of shit white nationalist.  His supporters are either piece of shit white nationalists, or they are just fine with piece of shit white nationalists.  He's retrograde poison, and its coursing through the veins of every part of the Republic.  Detox is the only way we survive.  And the detox may kill us.  How fun.

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  7. 2 minutes ago, Nueces River Rat said:

    Yep.   I was an anglo kid who grew up down in the RGV.   But as my friends used to say, he eats like a Mexican.     And that was the truth as I would often go to my friends homes where they had their Abuelas living with them and ah man after school meals or summer time mid afternoon or late in the evening meals were awesome.  Fresh tortillas,  beans, and during the Christmas season some of the best tamales I haven't been able to find since those days.    Oh and Caldo on cold days.....

    The best thing I did was marry into a Mexican family, but we keep it a heck of alot more healthy.   I've seen what too much of that stuff can do to people in her  family and it's not good.  We do eat a lot more corn torts than flour.

    Damn.  It's supposed to be cold this weekend.  Maybe a good caldo is in order.

    And yeah, we did tamaladas on occasion, and they were glorious.  To this day, if you see a little mexican lady with a cooler full of tamales, buy some.  Maybe they won't be great, but are you willing to take that chance?  I'm not.

    And every year, I say "this is the year" we're going to make tamales.  But we're always too busy/tired to do so.  It's such a big damned job.

  8. Just now, Nueces River Rat said:

    I guess it varies from region to region along the border. I grew up in the Weslaco area, so going to Nuevo Progreso/Aka Los Flores was pretty much a routine thing for us.  The only thing I saw stacked up in the  tortillerias on the main street through town were corn.    But I will admit I never inquired if they made flour.   None the less the corn tortillas were out of this world.  

    No matter what type, fresh tortillas are where it's at.  Angie's here in Austin makes great corn tortillas, and it's the fresh tortillas that make the whole place smell like my grandmother's kitchen.

  9. I would say flour is a very northern Mexico thing if that.  If you walk in the markets, even in the border towns like Nuevo Progresso/Los Flores, the tortilla shops sell corn.   Some of the restaurants might offer flour for we Norte Americanos who go over for a few drinks and a meal.  
    And anyone who wants to warn up tortillas should invest in one of these.   Just keep it seasoned.
    https://www.amazon.com/Mexican-Origins-PreSeasoned-Tortilla-Griddle/dp/B000JLYQIC/ref=asc_df_B000JLYQIC/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=192287662223&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9917353333138478138&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9028155&hvtargid=aud-801381245258:pla-309638999652&psc=1
     
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    We used to buy great flour tortillas from the tortilleria in Jimenez, and my aunt’s housekeeper make world-class small ones in Piedras Negras. Those weren’t special orders for gringos - it’s what they made.
  10. Back in ‘92 you could get 10 fresh flour tortillas and queso from Taco Cabana on MLK for about $2.
    I got in the habit of walking over there about 2am 3-4x a week, and taking those back to the Dobie for a late night snack.
     
    Man, between that, beer, and Gumby’s Pizza I got fat in a hurry.
     
    So yes, fresh tortillas own, either bought for immediate consumption or homemade.
     

    Yes. And...you could load up on 20 containers of fresh pico. I’d make pico tacos. Because lazy and poor.
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  11. So is this whole corn vs. flour thing like the Mexican version of the mayo vs. mustard vs. ketchup thing?  Because I prefer flour to corn for everything...and I hate mustard.  Fight me.

    It all depends on context, and even region. Flour is a northern Mexico-south Texas thing. In southern Mexico, they mostly eat corn.

    But it’s also context. Enchiladas are almost always made with corn. Same with tostadas.

    Both are really good, and fresh/homemade are always better. I actually like the HEB fresh flour - but buy them when they’re actually fresh, and yes, finish on the comal.

    I’ve also microwaved plenty of tortillas in my day because young/lazy/in a hurry.
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  12. So is this whole corn vs. flour thing like the Mexican version of the mayo vs. mustard vs. ketchup thing?  Because I prefer flour to corn for everything...and I hate mustard.  Fight me.

    It all depends on context, and even region. Flour is a northern Mexico-south Texas thing. In southern Mexico, they mostly eat corn.

    But it’s also context. Enchiladas are almost always made with corn. Same with tostadas.

    Both are really good, and fresh/homemade are always better. I actually like the HEB fresh flour - but buy them when they’re actually fresh, and yes, finish on the comal.

    I’ve also microwaved plenty of tortillas in my day because young/lazy/in a hurry.
  13. The boy stayed back at the house enjoying his nap. I’ll try to get us another doe or a cull. We passed up a good cull this morning - mature 8 with a wide spread...well, I thought he was an 8. For a good look, and realized he had zero brow tines.

    For now, a beverage in the sunshine.

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  14. Heart shot. She ran 70 yards, though. But we’ve got her.

    Nahh. He shoots while I glass. The way she jumped, I couldn’t tell if he hit her. But got to the spot, and there was plenty of blood, so we knew she’d gone down. She wasn’t far from where I lost sight of her behind a mesquite tree.

  15. It doesn’t matter what I plan to order when I pull up to a Chicken Express. I always wind up ordering gizzards. 

    Yeah. We were trying to make time, and they didn’t have any gizzards ready.
    If you don’t put their hot serendipity seasoning on everything in the box then I’m not sure what you’re doing with your life.

    That you even contemplated the possibility that I didn’t do so offends me, and I may have to challenge you to a duel to defend my honor. Okra farts at 10 paces.
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