5 minutes ago, South Austin said:

Jim Davis and Kevin Eltife will still probably 100% vote for French.

Just now, atomheartbevo said:

And I won’t be surprised if Jim a Davis and others close to his level and/or at other campuses make a statement.

Jim Davis says our students are all Longhorns, which is like saying our siblings are our brothers and sisters.

2 minutes ago, Vegas64 said:

kid? Isn't there fun, well-balanced options that resemble more of what UT looked like in the 80's and 90's, or are we victims of population growth and the need to prioritize prestige/rankings (and football) above all else?

It’s what Peter Turchin and others call “elite overproduction,” where a society produces potential elites faster than the power structure can absorb them. It’s similar to a game of musical chairs, where the number of chairs stays the same but the number of players increases. It causes social instability by compressing the upper middle class downwards into the middle, where they are aggrieved by a lack of status and financial security.

15 minutes ago, chainsaw said:

Just to be clear, you weren't actually quoting me but some dipshit nazi on X

Yeah, I guess that does look weird like that

I do like the strategy of Texas not responding to that piece of shit directly and taking the high road. Well done.

Weak shit from UT’s leaders. Condemn the statement and the person, don’t pussy foot around it.

Just now, Newy25 said:

I do like the strategy of Texas not responding to that piece of shit directly and taking the high road. Well done.

Fuck that.

4 minutes ago, Newy25 said:

I do like the strategy of Texas not responding to that piece of shit directly and taking the high road. Well done.

It was conveniently tepid, matching the tone of Abbott's response without the political messaging RE: immigration.

In other words, it was baby food. Fucking Karl Rove of all people had more to say.

1 hour ago, speed817 said:

• 
• 1776 Party @Fabius_USA

Lots of comments about the @bofrench post. To me, it comes down to earning the name. Texans are proud. Does anyone who lives here and has some paperwork get to be a Texan? No. Its not hateful; its about cultural pride. They may be one day, but it happens over many generations.

• 10:20 PM · Sep 14, 2026

Does that mean we can deport Ted Cruz, Ken Paxton, and Dan Patrick?

4 hours ago, bluto said:

probably the best reply on the matter. Only thing missing is pointing out that even if they are international students their insane non resident tuition is subsidizing the others.

• 
• Vedant Nair @vedantnair__

Much has been said by racists, politicians, and racist politicians (like Bo French) about Indians and UT Austin admissions. I thought I should shed some light so their racism could be slightly more intelligent.

I'm a brown kid. I grew up in Frisco, went to a massive Texas high

• 8:18 PM · Sep 14, 2026

• 
• Bo French @bofrench · Sep 13, 2026

I heard UT graduation this year looked like this. I didn’t believe it. The problem is now obviously far worse than anyone imagined.

The comments though. Yikes.

1 hour ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

Jim Davis says our students are all Longhorns, which is like saying our siblings are our brothers and sisters.

1 hour ago, Newy25 said:

I do like the strategy of Texas not responding to that piece of shit directly and taking the high road. Well done.

What?

It's funny, when you look at the crowd in the student section, it's quite mixed. I see white kids, Black kids, Hispanic kids, Asian kids, kids who appear to be from SE Asia and India, all of them. They're getting along. They're losing their minds over a huge comeback.

And somehow the pigs in our world see that as a bad thing.

My son, a UT senior who is as gringo as they get, has 3 roommates: another gringo, a guy whose parents are from India, and a first generation American Hispanic. I'm pretty sure it never crossed any of those four minds what ethnicities their roommates were when they CHOSE to live together.

Man, let the kids run this show. Us olds have fucked it all up.

2 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

And speaking of Braddock, he does not suffer fools or cowards gladly, I can’t wait to see how he treats Jim Davis, who comes forward to further dilute Elfite’s weak sauce

• 
• Jim Davis @JimDavis_UT

Proud to stand with Chairman Eltife. Our students are exceptional. All of them are Longhorns.

• 11:46 PM · Sep 14, 2026

• 
• The University of Texas System @utsystem · Sep 14, 2026

"When I stood on the sidelines at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium Saturday night and looked up at the seats filled with incredible fans, I saw Longhorns. It’s the same remarkable view I have at graduation ceremonies and anytime I’m on campus. I’m proud to celebrate all our Longhorn

It wasn't enough that Jim Davis inflicted Garfield on the world. Now this weak bullshit.

Edited September 15Sep 15 by Horn Under a Bad Sign

4 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

It's funny, when you look at the crowd in the student section, it's quite mixed. I see white kids, Black kids, Hispanic kids, Asian kids, kids who appear to be from SE Asia and India, all of them. They're getting along. They're losing their minds over a huge comeback.

And somehow the pigs in our world see that as a bad thing.

My son, a UT senior who is as gringo as they get, has 3 roommates: another gringo, a guy whose parents are from India, and a first generation American Hispanic. I'm pretty sure it never crossed any of those four minds what ethnicities their roommates were when they CHOSE to live together.

Man, let the kids run this show. Us olds have fucked it all up.

Apparently state congressman Jeff Leach’s son is in that pic. Word is a lot of the “other” kids are his pledge brothers. So Greek life can integrate and these stupid fucks can’t handle it

One of my best memories from my time at UT was going out in search of dinner with my neighbors from Moore Hill 4th floor on a Sunday night.

Me, an East Asian guy, a Hispanic dude that called me Sweet Bread, a blonde and blue eyed Scandinavian dude that went by Axl, a tall goofy redneck, a nerdy black guy and a buff Vietnamese guy.

I vividly remember looking at us, and saying, yeah, this is awesome.

It’s important to remember that ALL Texas Repubs actually agree with Bo French.

They may be embarrassed that he said it out loud, but they agree.

8 minutes ago, Superhero said:

One of my best memories from my time at UT was going out in search of dinner with my neighbors from Moore Hill 4th floor on a Sunday night.

Me, an East Asian guy, a Hispanic dude that called me Sweet Bread, a blonde and blue eyed Scandinavian dude that went by Axl, a tall goofy redneck, a nerdy black guy and a buff Vietnamese guy.

I vividly remember looking at us, and saying, yeah, this is awesome.

I briefly fell into an all Asian crowd because of my girlfriend / fiancée. But after we broke up, I started hanging with some old friends that I had lost touch with. They welcomed be back with open arms.

Friends of all ethnicities, some bi-racial, a confused gay dude and his beard wife. Come to think of it, every couple was inter-racial. I was the single dude that eventually moved out to California. But I know if I had stayed, I’d probably have married a Hispanic chick because women with olive skin, long black hair and dark eyes are hawt.

Can you imagine the outrage and hell fire UT brass would drop on French had he said something about the Sammy seating block.

10 minutes ago, Evil Bill Obrien said:

Its really depressing to think that this piece of shit is still probably gonna win statewide office in Texas after repeatedly showing himself for the bigot xenophobe racist that he is. All because he got that little "R" next to his name and so many rural Texans are brainwashed into pulling that lever no matter what.

1 hour ago, Superhero said:

One of my best memories from my time at UT was going out in search of dinner with my neighbors from Moore Hill 4th floor on a Sunday night.

Me, an East Asian guy, a Hispanic dude that called me Sweet Bread, a blonde and blue eyed Scandinavian dude that went by Axl, a tall goofy redneck, a nerdy black guy and a buff Vietnamese guy.

I vividly remember looking at us, and saying, yeah, this is awesome.

When we moved from Houston to Austin, we did a lot of looking in Lakeway. In Houston. Houston our neighborhood was very multicultural. Our best friends were families from Mexico, Brazil, Malaysia, and of course the US. US. Anyway. So one night we went out to dinner at a restaurant in Lakeway after a day looking at houses. At one point I looked around and realized, "damn it everybody looks the same."

It was at that point that we crossed Lakeway off our list and started looking for houses in a different part of Austin. Life is more interesting when you're exposed to people from all over the world and all different types of cultures.

Why is anyone surprised by how weak the response is from Eltife and Davis? They are almost certainly just as racist as Bo French. They just have the good sense not to say so out loud.

Cornyn and Karl fucking Rove of all people were willing to take stronger stances on this. Hard to believe we went from leaders like Powers and McRaven to ass clowns like Eltife and Davis who would sell their own students, alumni, and faculty down the river to kiss the ring of power.

1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

It's funny, when you look at the crowd in the student section, it's quite mixed. I see white kids, Black kids, Hispanic kids, Asian kids, kids who appear to be from SE Asia and India, all of them. They're getting along. They're losing their minds over a huge comeback.

And somehow the pigs in our world see that as a bad thing.

My son, a UT senior who is as gringo as they get, has 3 roommates: another gringo, a guy whose parents are from India, and a first generation American Hispanic. I'm pretty sure it never crossed any of those four minds what ethnicities their roommates were when they CHOSE to live together.

Man, let the kids run this show. Us olds have fucked it all up.

Well, not "us" olds, but olds for sure.

If I'm hosting a potluck, I'm hoping the Indian and the Mexican show up, and not the doughy motherfucker next door from Utah.

4 hours ago, Vegas64 said:

Lastly, I know many first and especially second generation Indian Americans through family and kids (Frisco) and these guys and gals are just as "bros" and generally teenage turds as the next 15 year old guy and gal. Some are even "bro-ier" who like Kanye and vape or pop zyn's more than some nerdy white band kids....which still kinda shocks me as an old

2 hours ago, Superhero said:

I briefly fell into an all Asian crowd because of my girlfriend / fiancée. But after we broke up, I started hanging with some old friends that I had lost touch with. They welcomed be back with open arms.

Friends of all ethnicities, some bi-racial, a confused gay dude and his beard wife. Come to think of it, every couple was inter-racial. I was the single dude that eventually moved out to California. But I know if I had stayed, I’d probably have married a Hispanic chick because women with olive skin, long black hair and dark eyes are hawt.

1 hour ago, Gil Bang said:

Well, not "us" olds, but olds for sure.

If I'm hosting a potluck, I'm hoping the Indian and the Mexican show up, and not the doughy motherfucker next door from Utah.

I’d be in heaven if someone could conjure up a curry chicken tamale.

9 hours ago, SizzleChest said:

It was conveniently tepid, matching the tone of Abbott's response without the political messaging RE: immigration.

In other words, it was baby food. Fucking Karl Rove of all people had more to say.

At first I wanted UT to flame him and engage in all out social media warfare. But that’s exactly what this grifting, racist piece of shit wants.

6 hours ago, TheFlyingBoat said:

Why is anyone surprised by how weak the response is from Eltife and Davis? They are almost certainly just as racist as Bo French. They just have the good sense not to say so out loud.

Cornyn and Karl fucking Rove of all people were willing to take stronger stances on this. Hard to believe we went from leaders like Powers and McRaven to ass clowns like Eltife and Davis who would sell their own students, alumni, and faculty down the river to kiss the ring of power.

You could not be more wrong about those two. Like, you have totally missed the mark.

7 hours ago, Gil Bang said:

Well, not "us" olds, but olds for sure.

If I'm hosting a potluck, I'm hoping the Indian and the Mexican show up, and not the doughy motherfucker next door from Utah.

This lady is unfortunately a Texas fan

• 
• Sara Gonzales @SaraGonzalesTX

Choose your fighter, Texas.

This isn’t hard.

• 3:45 PM · Sep 14, 2026

9 hours ago, Sawbonz said:

Apparently state congressman Jeff Leach’s son is in that pic. Word is a lot of the “other” kids are his pledge brothers. So Greek life can integrate and these stupid fucks can’t handle it

Jeff Leach also said on WFAA last night that he will still vote for Bo French lol

9 hours ago, Superhero said:

But I know if I had stayed, I’d probably have married a Hispanic chick because women with olive skin, long black hair and dark eyes are hawt.

They can be crazy af though....

12 hours ago, Mittens said:

• 
• Chris Del Conte @_delconte

Amen🤘🏽

• 11:05 PM · Sep 14, 2026

• 
• The University of Texas System @utsystem · Sep 14, 2026

"When I stood on the sidelines at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium Saturday night and looked up at the seats filled with incredible fans, I saw Longhorns. It’s the same remarkable view I have at graduation ceremonies and anytime I’m on campus. I’m proud to celebrate all our Longhorn

So, no one is gonna ask what kinda goldang raghead camel jockey name Eltife is?

Just now, TwiceHorn said:

So, no one is gonna ask what kinda goldang raghead camel jockey name Eltife is?

His grandmother was Dutch.

https://www.expressnews.com/news/politics/article/students-speak-after-bo-french-attack-22431674.php?fbclid=IwY2xjawUWGSdwZG9mA2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzQwOTk2MjYyMzA4NTYwOQABHhMjn3vmjDpPPRTpC4PxxruwoSJHR1K_adanxSrvtDl0Le7miHnfU7s-n_-v_aem_LqCVfKU9xuSa982bbiIugQ

“I’ve been an American my entire life.” 

1 hour ago, Newy25 said:

You could not be more wrong about those two. Like, you have totally missed the mark.

Can you elaborate on this? I don't know anything about Davis really, but he spent five years working for Paxton while he insidiously corrupted this state. And he did his job well enough in the eyes of the Texas GQP to be rewarded with the Presidency of UT despite having no real academic qualifications.

From the outside, it looks like he sold his soul to the modern Texas GQP and one of its worst representatives, Ken Paxton, for power. Imagine that, Ken Paxton is only one of the worst representatives of the Texas GQP, there are actually worse in the form of Bo French.

Eltife was a Texas Senator from MAGA stronghold Tyler. According to most reports, he was one of the more liberal Rs in the Senate, and didnt run in 2016, but he was loyal enough to Abbott's regime to be appointed a regent. He seems to be presiding over a low-key dismantling of academics at our University. That was a somewhat different time than today in that Trump hadn't freed the masses and elites to engage in gutter racism, but the groundwork was laid.

So, there are objective reasons to believe they sympathize with Bo French, but are too subtle to come out and say so. And they stopped way short of condemning his post and him.

1 hour ago, speed817 said:

Jeff Leach also said on WFAA last night that he will still vote for Bo French lol

Vote for a hate filled man who attached my family? Is that possible?

The best time for Karl Rove to be outraged was 30 years ago, when he was working hard to create the modern GOP and people like Bo French.

3 hours ago, Newy25 said:

At first I wanted UT to flame him and engage in all out social media warfare. But that’s exactly what this grifting, racist piece of shit wants.

Yeah, he wanted a libtard institution to go at him to get him more name recognition (donations). UT did it right.

8 hours ago, Superhero said:

I’d be in heaven if someone could conjure up a curry chicken tamale.

butter chicken and saag paneer wrapped in aloo paratha then dipped in fletcher's batter and dunked

it should be a thing

19 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said:

butter chicken and saag paneer wrapped in aloo paratha then dipped in fletcher's batter and dunked

it should be a thing

These are assholes who cuss out all the damn mexicans in this state as they eat their enchilada plate.

They're just fucking assholes, and the worst of the worst.

If you offered the proposition of "either rid Texas of all of its brown people, or rid it of all of its racists," we all know which move would vastly improve the state. Bye Bo French and all Republicans, GTFO.

2 hours ago, South Austin said:

His grandmother was Dutch.

As God as my witness, I thought Karl Rove was dead.

Edited September 15Sep 15 by SimonBolivar

11 hours ago, Sawbonz said:

Apparently state congressman Jeff Leach’s son is in that pic. Word is a lot of the “other” kids are his pledge brothers. So Greek life can integrate and these stupid fucks can’t handle it

2 hours ago, speed817 said:

Jeff Leach also said on WFAA last night that he will still vote for Bo French lol

1 hour ago, gernblansten said:

Vote for a hate filled man who attached my family? Is that possible?

slight clarification. leach posted a pic of his son sitting in a different group bloc but had some non white kids in it on his post about French.

2 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

As God as my witness, I though Karl Rove was dead.

Same

6 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

These are assholes who cuss out all the damn mexicans in this state as they eat their enchilada plate.

They're just fucking assholes, and the worst of the worst.

If you offered the proposition of "either rid Texas of all of its brown people, or rid it of all of its racists," we all know which move would vastly improve the state. Bye Bo French and all Republicans, GTFO.

I know one and he's kind of the worst, goes out and eats all kinds of different wonderful ethnic food in Houston and brags about how good it is then comes home and says we "gotta get rid of all the brown folks and build the wall thru Big Bend National Park"

Heritage Texans???? 🤣

The replies are are fun too....

• 
• Fort Worth Young Republicans @FortWorthYR

The weepy moralizing is disgusting. Why doesn’t your heart break for the Heritage Texans who were locked out of opportunity at our state flagship?

Every spot that goes to an immigrant is a spot taken away from Texans whose families made UT a world class university.

• 8:28 PM · Sep 13, 2026

• 
• Lacey Hull @LaceyHullTx · Sep 13, 2026

Please delete this. This post breaks my heart. I see college kids cheering on their football team. I see Texans.

Edited September 15Sep 15 by speed817

30 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

As God as my witness, I though Karl Rove was dead.

14 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

Jim Davis says our students are all Longhorns, which is like saying our siblings are our brothers and sisters.

It’s what Peter Turchin and others call “elite overproduction,” where a society produces potential elites faster than the power structure can absorb them. It’s similar to a game of musical chairs, where the number of chairs stays the same but the number of players increases. It causes social instability by compressing the upper middle class downwards into the middle, where they are aggrieved by a lack of status and financial security.

It is also partly cargo-cult thinking (wish I’d coined the term). Confusing the symbol of the thing with thing. In its simplified form:

“People with Harvard degrees are very successful so if we give everyone a Harvard degree, we make everyone successful.” No: successful and intelligent people (or those in the elite already) go to Harvard.

This form of thinking is pervasive in education especially but it eventually runs into the reality of dramatic capability differences and usually tne choice is made to debase the currency and do things like give HS degrees to illiterates. But reality catches up and that’s why today’s masters is the 1990s bachelors which was the 1980’s associates which was the 1960s HS diploma. Education currency has been debased and a weaker symbol of intellectual competence and social intelligence no longer buys as much in the marketplace.

A more amusing example is the status symbol consumer item: elites adopt, middle class strivers buy to signal aspiration, proletariat adopts knockoffs or devalued originals designed to sell to proles. The problem was never what you owned— its who you are or aren’t.

Pay attention and you see this thinking everywhere.

Edited September 15Sep 15 by 956 Worldwide

33 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

As God as my witness, I though Karl Rove was dead.

I think that every time someone bumps the celebrity death thread

15 hours ago, Hagbard Celine said:

the tower can pretend it's over...

abc 8 wfaa in dallas just led with bo french's saturday night incipient verbal diarrhea

I don't want to minimize just how noxious French's post was by simply focusing on the political aspect. It was straight-up white supremacy--in his view, no matter how long a person has been here, if they're not white they're not a "real Texan." And as an "other than a real Texan," they should be excluded from full rights of citizenship, including (but certainly not limited to) attending The University of Texas. That's straight blood-and-soil Nazi bullshit right there, friends.

But this is the political board, after all, and so I guess this is the place to talk politics.*

And from a political standpoint, French's post was just really stupid. He was already having some problems, because the oil & gas people in Houston have been well aware of the fact that he' going to be a problem for the industry. But at the same time, that's like saying a judicial candidate is having some problems because all the litigators know he's a fuckstick. It may cause some problems fundraising, but fundamentally there just aren't enough people who know enough about the industry to affect the total vote.

So even though he's not the industry's preferred candidate, French could almost certainly coast through and win the general just by having an "(R)" after his name on the ballot. All he had to do was keep his goddamned mouth shut.

But he can't do that. He can't do that because fundamentally, he's a white supremacist. And it's like talking to a vegan--you just can't talk to them for more than three minutes without them telling you who they are. And so now the fact that the Republican nominee for statewide office is a white supremacist is hitting a broad audience. And you better goddamned believe that people are taking notice.

He actually could lose because of this. And for the rest of the party, it's a real problem. Abbott already has Paxton dragging on him from above on the ballot; how he's got French below him. And that's without even considering datacenters and Flock cameras and THC and Big Bend.

This is a goddamned perfect storm.

Oh, and those of you who are fantasizing about a Tex-Mex/Indian fusion should check out Nasha on East 7th.

*I don't know where the place to say "Nazis are bad" is on this board. I should think pretty much any place would be appropriate for that. It seems @immamac disagrees inasmuch as he thinks the game thread should be about the game to the exclusion of talking about what Nazis--who, again, are bad--think about the game and what's going on at it.

36 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:

It is also partly cargo-cult thinking (wish I’d coined the term). Confusing the symbol of the thing with thing. In its simplified form:

“People with Harvard degrees are very successful so if we give everyone a Harvard degree, we make everyone successful.” No: successful and intelligent people (or those in the elite already) go to Harvard.

This form of thinking is pervasive in education especially but it eventually runs into the reality of dramatic capability differences and usually tne choice is made to debase the currency and do things like give HS degrees to illiterates. But reality catches up and that’s why today’s masters is the 1990s bachelors which was the 1980’s associates which was the 1960s HS diploma. Education currency has been debased and a weaker symbol of intellectual competence and social intelligence no longer buys as much in the marketplace.

A more amusing example is the status symbol consumer item: elites adopt, middle class strivers buy to signal aspiration, proletariat adopts knockoffs or devalued originals designed to sell to proles. The problem was never what you owned— its who you are or aren’t.

Pay attention and you see this thinking everywhere.

You just highlighed why I only buy quiet luxury like Loro Piana and J. Press.

3 hours ago, South Austin said:

His grandmother was Dutch.

Dude, that was a family secret!

33 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

And from a political standpoint, French's post was just really stupid. He was already having some problems, because the oil & gas people in Houston have been well aware of the fact that he' going to be a problem for the industry. But at the same time, that's like saying a judicial candidate is having some problems because all the litigators know he's a fuckstick. It may cause some problems fundraising, but fundamentally there just aren't enough people who know enough about the industry to affect the total vote.

So even though he's not the industry's preferred candidate, French could almost certainly coast through and win the general just by having an "(R)" after his name on the ballot. All he had to do was keep his goddamned mouth shut.

What is interesting is, for anyone who actually spends any substantial amount of time in the O&G industry (and Houston generally) you'd know that the industry at the VP suite and above is lousy with Indians and Indian-Americans too. Which doubly makes it a dumb point of view and stance, if you are trying to be the O&G politician.

I mean, I spoke to the CEO of Weatherford last week, as South Indian as a Chennai summer breeze.

And as someone said, it's not just the North Dallas exurbs (Plano, Frisco, etc.) the Indian desi diaspora started in the 80's in Houston suburbs!