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When in Rome… er Texas

Diane — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:54:20 +0000

So last week my back was bugging me from being hunched over the computer all day every day so I found a chiropractor who, while in his office, started making friendly chit-chat with me. I believe it was my inability to find gainful employment since I moved to Texas in April that prompted him to make some jab [I don’t recall specifically what it was] at Obama. I believe I retorted with a “it’s going to take more than a few months for him to fix all the damage that was done in the last eight years,” which seemed to rub him the wrong way.

After going back and forth and noting that he was starting to look a little riled up after I said “Dubya,” I figured I’d better derail this before he put my bones in strange, painful places, so I said, “I miss Slick Willie. Life was good while he was in office.”

Sending him on a nostalgic little trip down Memory Lane worked like a charm.

Note to self: For strange reasons that I cannot yet explain, these people love ‘Dubya’ so as long as I’m living in Texas, I’d better play nice with them and keep my mouth shut until the ‘Dubya-Trance’ wears off.

But apparently I’m not alone. Click here to read what political commentator and Texas gal Molly Ivins had to say (it’s laugh-out-loud funny). It’s a shame she died in 2007. I would have enjoyed reading her column.

Speaking of School Systems…

Diane — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:01:08 +0000

I’ve only been a Texas resident for a few months now so I’m just learning about my new state and after seeing James Moore’s article, The Lies of Texas are Upon You,…

Well, the last paragraph sums it up:

“So this is Texas, folks, created by god 10,000 years ago with all fossils and fossil fuels in place, where black presidents are not allowed to encourage our children, there are two sides to every story, even McCarthyism, Richard Nixon is the man that saved the world, and the bible is a text book, and Fox News is on every TV screen in every airport and public place in the land. I suppose I’m obligated to mention that our governor is aligned with a secessionist group and appears at rallies citing our constitutional right to secede and, oh, I forgot to tell you about how we voted three to one in 2005 to ban gay marriage.”

WTF?? Maybe I should have stayed in Atlanta.

Let’s Blame the School Systems

Diane — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:20:25 +0000

Prior to the last election, my friend stated that Republicans are for the people and Democrats are for big business.

Um… I guess what they teach kids in Georgia, where she grew up, is vastly different from what they teach them in New York, where I grew up.

I tried to tell her she had it backwards but she stuck to her guns and I gave up. After a little Googling, I found a couple sites to back it up, like this one.

[See Chrissy? I told ya so! ]

And then it finally made sense…

I had wondered why so many people in Georgia had McCain bumper stickers and signs in their front yards last year. Now I know. It’s all the educational system’s fault.

[On a related note: At the time I was excited about the idea of having a woman vice president but then I saw Sarah Palin speak on TV and quickly changed my mind]

I used to think I was a liberal but after seeing this site, I think I’ll switch teams – Go Green Party!