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The Original Greaser Bob

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  1. So my guy, Derrik Gay, lost the primary to Jan McDowell, a more progressive, older woman who probably is a bit more in tune with the issues.  My concern, dudes, is that she just doesn't have the  je ne sais quoi to put a scare into the horrible Beth Van Duyne in #TX24.  So I'm spending some time trying to get even more of that quixotic spirit and readjust and get in shape for November.

    @JanForCongress

    Follow her so we can at least beat Beth Van Duyne on twitter!.

    Also thought for a split second about whether it would be worth it to drive up to Houston NRA meeting with some bricks and bats and kick some ass (since you can't bring guns) and meet some 50 year old Dem talent, but I need to watch the grandkid this weekend.  Plus my wife won't let me get shot.  ("You saw Lone Star!")

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  2. On 5/21/2022 at 7:34 PM, WhatTheBuck said:

    But the fact that season 5 is the least of the seasons in the best series ever isn’t a huge indictment. It’s obvious that they were running out of material.

    I disagree.  The final scene of the Wire is in Season 3, when Bunny is looking over the rubble.  This was an epic -- and they had to include schools and the old media in the story of the destruction of the American City. 

    Seasons 1 2 and 3 were about the failure of law enforcement and corruption.  Seasons 4 and 5 show the failure of education and the media - and those latter two portend the end of American society.  Not as fun, but just as necessary to the series.

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  3. On 5/20/2022 at 12:56 PM, TwiceHorn said:

    Curious doggo without avoidance training. 

    LIttle girl is at home, lost her eye.  Doctors a bit concerned that the skin that was sutured around the eye pocket may have been a bit compromised by the venom, so keeping a close watch. 

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  4. The title is way too "both sides-ish".  What I really mean is "shit you did today in our quixotic attempt to destroy the current Republican Party and sow its ashes with salt."  But hey, I'll be both sides-ish.

    I started another thread like this, but can't find it.  This is the thread where you just tell what you did beyond voting.

    I'll start.

    Today I did some lit dropping for Derrik Gay, who is running in the dem primary (vote is Tuesday) against Jan McDowell for the chance to run against odious Beth Van Duyne.  Jan is a nice lady, but if there is any hope in the gerrymandered district (there is little) then I'd go with the ex-Marine.  Derrik is very low key -- very Colin Allred-ish, but our district includes Southlake, so my goal is really just to make the Republicans sweat just a bit and spend some money here.  

    I basically picked up some lit at the starbucks, said hey to Derrik, and then downloaded two sets of around 40 addresses on the Minvan app and then dropped the lit (simple flyer).  The idea was really to knock on the doors of usually dependable dems and make sure they vote on Tuesday.  I spoke to a few folks but generally just just dropped off the flyers.  Although in all honesty, receiving such a flyer caused my wife to remember to vote early.  (Ms. Greaser: "I voted for him but no one named "Gay" is going to win this cycle...")

    Anyway, I strongly recommend that if you want to participate in a small way, this is very helpful to the candidates you are supporting, especially if you are able to talk to people and get them to commit to vote.  I put in about 14K in steps and feel like I participated a bit so that's nice.

    (Follow him on the twitters.  @derrikgay)

     

    I'd be curious what some of you folks are doing in the way of involvement.  Bless you hearts.

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  5. 30 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

    Just saw the famous three and a half minute “fuck” scene. How fucking great is that?

    Great, but not as great the chess scene.

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  6. Level 1 - Will mistreat other family members depending on how game goes:

    1)Longhorn Football

    1) USMNT

    2) Stanford Football

    2) Longhorn Basketball/Baseball (tournament)

    2) Stanford Basketball/Baseball(tournament)

    Level 2 - Will watch with interest/can keep my shit together

    1) Mexico Nats

    1) FC Dallas

    2) Dallas Mavs

    2) Longhorn and Stanford women's sports

    Level 3 - Schadenfreude

    1) Texum Bulldogs

    2) German Nats

     

     

     

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