Abbott being Abbott

[Chad Fuck 17661]

12 hours ago, DDD Dad said:

If you’re asking me whether I’d vote for him over pretty much anyone the current Republicans put up the answer is clearly yes.

If you’re asking who of the Democrats I would like to see be governor then I’d say he is not in the top 5.

And yes to answer your specific question (with regard to their private practice and non- political legal careers).

I'm curious what specific knowledge you have of Jenkins' "sleaziness" as a lawyer is?  Or is this just a dig at plaintiffs' lawyers in general? 

Politically, he seems to have been making good calls for a while now.  

[DDD Dad 14331]

4 minutes ago, Jive Turkey said:

the main question for me is:  can he beat Abbott?  i'll support whoever can actually win.  i don't think Clay has the juice.  but if he did, he'd have my vote.

this is like the 2020 POTUS election.   Biden wasn't in my top 3, but he sure as hell was the only one of the candidates who could beat Trump.  none of the others could win PA or WI or MI.

not sure who the Ds can trot out that could beat Abbott.  McConaughey is probably the only one who could.  

Right now MM is a clearly flawed candidate (assuming he even can seriously be called that).  I'm not aware of him having any managerial/executive experience, and he hasn't (to my knowledge) expressed any views on any policy matters.  At this point, without more, he's pretty much just a familiar face and an attractive, likeable personality.  At least Reagan had an ethos and a platform before he became governor.  Barring some significant PR messaging I don't see him being in the discussion.

[Brisketexan 105082]

Right now MM is a clearly flawed candidate (assuming he even can seriously be called that).  I'm not aware of him having any managerial/executive experience, and he hasn't (to my knowledge) expressed any views on any policy matters.  At this point, without more, he's pretty much just a familiar face and an attractive, likeable personality.  At least Reagan had an ethos and a platform before he became governor.  Barring some significant PR messaging I don't see him being in the discussion.

Counterpoint: you really don’t understand how stupid our current timeline is, do you?

[conVINCEd 21469]

1 minute ago, DDD Dad said:

Right now MM is a clearly flawed candidate (assuming he even can seriously be called that).  I'm not aware of him having any managerial/executive experience, and he hasn't (to my knowledge) expressed any views on any policy matters.  At this point, without more, he's pretty much just a familiar face and an attractive, likeable personality.  At least Reagan had an ethos and a platform before he became governor.  Barring some significant PR messaging I don't see him being in the discussion.

Counterpoint, he could swing the suburban MILF vote.

[DDD Dad 14331]

4 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

I'm curious what specific knowledge you have of Jenkins' "sleaziness" as a lawyer is?  Or is this just a dig at plaintiffs' lawyers in general? 

Politically, he seems to have been making good calls for a while now.  

I'd rather not dox myself.  Suffice to say I have personal experience that has formed my opinion.  And I agree that politically he has been making good calls.  Remind me when we all get together for beers at the next DFW happy hour/BBQ and I can fill you in if you like.

Edited August 20, 2021 by DDD Dad

[Chad Fuck 17661]

3 minutes ago, DDD Dad said:

I'd rather not dox myself.  Suffice to say I have personal experience that has formed my opinion.  And I agree that politically he has been making good calls.  Remind me when we all get together for beers at the next DFW happy hour/BBQ and I can fill you in if you like.

I am looking forward to that beer.  

[Born to Run 6569]

Right now MM is a clearly flawed candidate (assuming he even can seriously be called that).  I'm not aware of him having any managerial/executive experience, and he hasn't (to my knowledge) expressed any views on any policy matters.  At this point, without more, he's pretty much just a familiar face and an attractive, likeable personality.  At least Reagan had an ethos and a platform before he became governor.  Barring some significant PR messaging I don't see him being in the discussion.

Well a likeable, but unqualified guy is way better than the unqualified ghouls we have. Being unqualified is celebrated by the GQP

[StassneyHorn 6575]

The best chance to take out Abbot is for MM to primary him. Republicans are absolutely the type of people to vote for celebrities even though they project that onto Dems. Trump, Reagan, Arnold, Fred Thompson (mixed career), Sonny Bono.

Jesse Ventura is all over the spectrum. Can’t tie him down. Way more examples on the R side than D.

Edited August 20, 2021 by StassneyHorn

[DDD Dad 14331]

4 minutes ago, Born to Run said:

16 minutes ago, DDD Dad said:

Right now MM is a clearly flawed candidate (assuming he even can seriously be called that).  I'm not aware of him having any managerial/executive experience, and he hasn't (to my knowledge) expressed any views on any policy matters.  At this point, without more, he's pretty much just a familiar face and an attractive, likeable personality.  At least Reagan had an ethos and a platform before he became governor.  Barring some significant PR messaging I don't see him being in the discussion.

Well a likeable, but unqualified guy is way better than the unqualified ghouls we have. Being unqualified is celebrated by the GQP

Username checks out.

[Homercles 10205]

1 hour ago, DDD Dad said:

I'd rather not dox myself.  Suffice to say I have personal experience that has formed my opinion.  And I agree that politically he has been making good calls.  Remind me when we all get together for beers at the next DFW happy hour/BBQ and I can fill you in if you like.

Did he not have the got damn common courtesy to give you a reach around?

[Underdog 28585]

If only the teacher had been packing heat like...  checks notes to see what forum I'm on... CR, got it... like Republicans want.  Ol' Karen may have thought twice about pulling that mask off. 

[South Austin 52458]

2 hours ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

don't know her name. That was the extent of what he told me. "Her family throws a lot of money around the district, so nothing will happen to her"

Well that narrows down the field.  Surly, let's get cracking.

[Brisketexan 105082]

2 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Well that narrows down the field.  Surly, let's get cracking.

You heard the man!  Someone get us a list of rich, entitled white families who have kids in Eanes ISD, pronto!

[Hammerin Hank 1225]

So basically a list of everyone in Eanes ISD

[JimmyJames 12271]

3 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Well that narrows down the field.  Surly, let's get cracking.

A Covert maybe? Potentially fits all the boxes. Rich white trump trash with relatively new money. The Dude I knew was a little league baseball asshole. Stuck all the best players on his sons team. There’s a lot of them too. 

[Underdog 28585]

30 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Well that narrows down the field.  Surly, let's get cracking.

[TwiceHorn 31440]

15 hours ago, DDD Dad said:

Clay is a sleazy ambulance chaser with zero integrity as a lawyer. In my my opinion.

He has made some good calls as county judge but he is not what I would want as a governor. I would take Beto all day over him ignoring electability.

The other thing that irked me about Clay is that he was a lifelong, registered Republican who came out of nowhere as a D candidate for County Judge.  Outspent his opponent from his own pocket.  Neither of those things is fundamentally wrong, but sounded extremely opportunistic at the time. 

There may have been some other things from his campaign/candidacy that irked me, but I have slept and been massively irked by other things since.  I'm irked out.

I'm surprised he's amounted to a hill of shit.  And I probably trust him about as far as I can throw him, but I don't know how big a fella he is.  But he has been good on the pandemic.

Edited August 20, 2021 by TwiceHorn

[conVINCEd 21469]

1 minute ago, TwiceHorn said:

The other thing that irked me about Clay is that he was a lifelong, registered Republican who came out of nowhere as a D candidate for County Judge.  Outspent his opponent from his own pocket.  Neither of those things is fundamentally wrong, but sounded extremely opportunistic at the time. 

There may have been some other things from his campaign/candidacy that irked me, but I have slept and been massively irked by other things since.  I'm irked out.

I'm surprised he's amounted to a hill of shit.

I don’t know the man personally, but lifelong, registered Republican who has flipped to the D’s in the last 5-10 years describes a lot of this board.

[TwiceHorn 31440]

2 minutes ago, conVINCEd said:

I don’t know the man personally, but lifelong, registered Republican who has flipped to the D’s in the last 5-10 years describes a lot of this board.

Including me.  But not 10 years ago.  And it's not uncommon in local politics in D-town.  It just made me immediately suspicious.

[jimmyjazz 45893]

Man, I've seen so many politicians flip parties over the years, that's way down on the list of shit that disgusts me.

For starters, the list is topped by "is a politician".

[conVINCEd 21469]

6 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

Including me.  But not 10 years ago.  And it's not uncommon in local politics in D-town.  It just made me immediately suspicious.

You probably pay more attention to local politics than I do, but a former R who looked at what that party has become and decided to switch teams is ok by me.

[Guest Lobo]

Whoah, Whoah, Whoah.  Let's keep this sophisticated.  

Just because I'm no longer on Team-R, doesn't mean I switched to being a Democrat.  I went agnostic in 2016-2018.  I did go all in for Biden because the Trump movement went from being curious to annoying to a serial killer badly in need of a post-third-trimester abortion for 2019-2021.  But I never registered as a Democrat, and I never will.  But I proudly support SOME Democrats around here like Andy Brown, Eddie Rodriguez, and whoever wants to take a shit in Dan Patrick's mouth in 2022.  Maybe Collier?  

As for Abbott, I have to admit---it was tough to see him change over to the dark side.  He's a horribly flawed man, but he believed in rule of law (especially when he was writing them) and I still found him to be a good and decent Texan.  He knows he's intellectually above the Trump movement, the Dan Patricks of the world, the rest of this lump of shit we call the Texas GOP nowadays.  And he stayed up there.  Made some questionable calls in terms of ethics, but I found him to be good people.  He was even being somewhat of a voice of reason into January of this year.  But by February, he had crossed the Rubicon.  

Something, besides Huffhines and West has happened to Abbott.  I don't know what it is.  But I'd like to find out.  

People like Trump, Dan Patrick, and Ted Cruz have always been power-hungry, buckets of walking shit.  They are shit in their core.  They are shit in their bones.  They are decrepit moral wastelands and people only engage them because they need a vehicle to achieve their own evil ends of vitriol and taint sweat.  

Abbott should be to that point by Thanksgiving. 

[Blotto 23491]

2 hours ago, conVINCEd said:

Counterpoint, he could swing the suburban MILF vote.

He should commit to going 100% magic mike on the campaign trail. 

 

Would it work? Probably.

Would he be a shitty gov? Probably.

Worse than hot wheels? Not a fucking chance.

[Satchel 6934]

37 minutes ago, Lobo said:

Whoah, Whoah, Whoah.  Let's keep this sophisticated.  

Just because I'm no longer on Team-R, doesn't mean I switched to being a Democrat.  I went agnostic in 2016-2018.  I did go all in for Biden because the Trump movement went from being curious to annoying to a serial killer badly in need of a post-third-trimester abortion for 2019-2021.  But I never registered as a Democrat, and I never will.  But I proudly support SOME Democrats around here like Andy Brown, Eddie Rodriguez, and whoever wants to take a shit in Dan Patrick's mouth in 2022.  Maybe Collier?  

As for Abbott, I have to admit---it was tough to see him change over to the dark side.  He's a horribly flawed man, but he believed in rule of law (especially when he was writing them) and I still found him to be a good and decent Texan.  He knows he's intellectually above the Trump movement, the Dan Patricks of the world, the rest of this lump of shit we call the Texas GOP nowadays.  And he stayed up there.  Made some questionable calls in terms of ethics, but I found him to be good people.  He was even being somewhat of a voice of reason into January of this year.  But by February, he had crossed the Rubicon.  

Something, besides Huffhines and West has happened to Abbott.  I don't know what it is.  But I'd like to find out.  

People like Trump, Dan Patrick, and Ted Cruz have always been power-hungry, buckets of walking shit.  They are shit in their core.  They are shit in their bones.  They are decrepit moral wastelands and people only engage them because they need a vehicle to achieve their own evil ends of vitriol and taint sweat.  

Abbott should be to that point by Thanksgiving. 

In the world of politics, you are what your actions say you are. The Abbott Texans have been treated to is a cravenly political opportunist who will do anything, harm anybody, attach himself to any cause that will allow him amass power and win.

[JimmyJames 12271]

7 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

A whole lot of this.  The district is too chickenshit to press charges.  Cool, cool.  Society needs to do the job for them, I guess.  Put his name out there and let the world do its work.

Fucking around.  Finding out.  As the world turns.

I’m guessing the teacher was likely female so there’s no way it was a dude who did it. I’ve sat through countless back to school teacher meetings and 99 percent of the guys there sit there in silence and are probably either checking out the room for hotness or counting the minutes until they can go back home.
 

On the other hand there is always at least 2-3 moms who just won’t shut up and keep asking questions that could easily be answered in a non group setting. 

Plus if it was a dude they likely would have been arrested and the biggest dumbass trumper even know that. 

[TwiceHorn 31440]

On 8/18/2021 at 9:18 PM, Updawg said:

Pretty much this. He should have punted shit to local gov and kept the narrative of no big gov. He owns it now

It's very difficult to be an authoritarian and fascist from local government.

[Mole 4330]

19 hours ago, Born to Run said:

20 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

I thought he went to Baylor?

I know a few Baylor grads, some are pretty smart, some are decent humans. I don't know any that are both if I'm honest. Good folks but dumb, or smart shitheads who fuck people regardless of consent.

When me too hit, a classmate from grad school told her date rape story on Facebook but didn’t name names. My wife messaged her and among other things, correctly guessed the perp. It was the Baylor grad.

[Hefeweizen 5310]

39 minutes ago, JimmyJames said:

I’m guessing the teacher was likely female so there’s no way it was a dude who did it. I’ve sat through countless back to school teacher meetings and 99 percent of the guys there sit there in silence and are probably either checking out the room for hotness or counting the minutes until they can go back home.
 

On the other hand there is always at least 2-3 moms who just won’t shut up and keep asking questions that could easily be answered in a non group setting. 

Plus if it was a dude they likely would have been arrested and the biggest dumbass trumper even know that. 

I am pretty sure it was established the assault was by a female.  One from a kunt of karens.  And living in Eanes they are everywhere.  Driving their LR or the Mercedes gangster wagon.  Every once in a while a poor will drive a burban.  
 

But yeah so typical of Eanes to roll up in the fetal position when something bad happens on campus.  Their default mode is deflect and ignore, or failing that appoint someone to do some DEI work.  

[JimmyJames 12271]

2 minutes ago, Hefeweizen said:

I am pretty sure it was established the assault was by a female.  One from a kunt of karens.  And living in Eanes they are everywhere.  Driving their LR or the Mercedes gangster wagon.  Every once in a while a poor will drive a burban.  
 

But yeah so typical of Eanes to roll up in the fetal position when something bad happens on campus.  Their default mode is deflect and ignore, or failing that appoint someone to do some DEI work.  

Circling the wagons, ignore it as best you can, and wait for the storm to blow over has been such a part of Austin for so long I know of nothing else. It’s not just a westlake/eanes thing. 

[F250 28764]

I'm here for the blasphemy committed against Stevie Ray Vaughan.

 

[JimmyJames 12271]

2 minutes ago, F250 said:

I'm here for the blasphemy committed against Stevie Ray Vaughan.

 

Yes. You did. 

[pantone159 719]

11 minutes ago, JimmyJames said:

Yes. You did. 

And though your motives may be true, please do not try and restart the battle.

[atomheartbevo 89630]

Abbott is hanging out with the olds.

Huffines is hanging out with the....?

 

[atomheartbevo 89630]

Also, Huffines is back to bitching about masks in school.

 

Edited August 21, 2021 by atomheartbevo

[JimmyJames 12271]

Maskey hurt facey?

[JimmyJames 12271]

4 hours ago, pantone159 said:

And though your motives may be true, please do not try and restart the battle.

 My excellency. I will not. The battle has been engaged and won, as you please.

[JimmyJames 12271]

14 hours ago, C-Man said:

The school district has no doubt asked the teacher to not file charges and has either threatened his/her employment or “made it worth their while” to not contact authorities and/or press charges.

While I understand the sentiment that is not not likely what is going on here.

What is going on is a time honored truism that is ingrained in the town, to not make waves. Keep all that under the radar. And move on.

After all this town had one of the first serial killers with the servant girls annihilator, never solved, one of the first mass murderers with Charles Whitman on top of the tower, most people couldn’t name that it happened here on a bet (See the scene from full metal jacket, “none of you dumbasses know”) one of the most heinous murders ever with the 1991 yogurt shop murders, still unsolved despite DNA evidence,  the guy who flew a plan into the IRS building, Alex Jones spouting out much bullshit getting his start on Austin Public TV, etc. 

And yet is Austin branded or known for any of that? No. It’s all just quietly swept under the rug and times marches on and Austin keeps on becoming greater and greater.

Trust me I’m not complaining. My property value keeps going up astronomically. It’s just a fact though.

Edited August 21, 2021 by JimmyJames

[Guest Lobo]

You forgot to mention the serial bomber we had for a month a few years back that nobody ever mentions.  

[JimmyJames 12271]

1 minute ago, Lobo said:

You forgot to mention the serial bomber we had for a month a few years back that nobody ever mentions.  

I’m sure there’s a lot I forgot to mention. But yeah who remembers that now? Nobody.

[South Austin 52458]

9 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

Abbott is hanging out with the olds.

Huffines is hanging out with the....?

 

I might have to attend some of his campaign events. For research.

[Underdog 28585]

Who's the MTG wannabe?

[HenryJames 66038]

23 minutes ago, South Austin said:

I might have to attend some of his campaign events. For research.

Uh ok.

 

[Anastasis 23464]

If you need your trailer hitch dechromed I think I know just the person. 

[Biff Tannen 45666]

lulz

 

[Underdog 28585]

1 hour ago, HenryJames said:

Uh ok.

 

Does that name tag say Rudolph? 

[CooterBrown 18004]

Does that name tag say Rudolph? 

Randolph. Randolph Duke.

[Underdog 28585]

The Surly poster?  That Randolph Duke? 

[atomheartbevo 89630]

2 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

Randolph. Randolph Duke.

2 hours ago, Underdog said:

The Surly poster?  That Randolph Duke? 

TexAgs: I KNEW IT

[Blotto 23491]

4 hours ago, Anastasis said:

If you need your trailer hitch dechromed I think I know just the person. 

 

[RDCanecutter 26401]

14 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

Abbott is hanging out with the olds.

Huffines is hanging out with the....?

 

He looks like a monkey puppet hand-carved from an apple. UnpaintedHuffines will be Texas' next governor, known for controlling immigration by hiring cartel gunmen as roving foederati units in the border counties.