Quotes of the day
posted at 10:51 pm on August 15, 2011 by Allahpundit
“Texas Gov. Rick Perry capped off his first full day of campaigning in Iowa on Monday by suggesting that if the Federal Reserve prints more money between now and November 2012 it would be akin to an act of treason.
“‘If this guy prints more money between now and the election,’ Perry said, ‘I don’t know what y’all would do to him in Iowa, but we — we would treat him pretty ugly down in Texas. Printing more money to play politics at this particular time in American history is almost treacherous — or treasonous in my opinion.’”
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“‘I think you want a president …who is in love with America,’ he said at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines Monday.
“Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod quipped in an email, ‘I’m glad he declared his love for America. Last I checked, he was suggesting that Texas might secede from America, so this is real progress!’…
“Democrats know Mr. Perry is different, and they are beginning to think about a response focused on his personality and his record. That would tie him to former President George W. Bush, and would hit his Texas job miracle as a mirage.”
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“[A]fter he finished speaking and was about to entertain questions, Perry took off his jacket and handed down from the stage to his wife at front-row table, who passed it on back to his daughter, who was wearing a sleeveless dress.
“‘Excuse me, my daughter’s cold, so I gave her my jacket. And if this shirt’s got a few wrinkles in it, it’s not my wife’s fault,’ Perry quipped. The crowd laughed.
“Perry’s cocky persona and apparent relish for playing gender stereotypes for laughs could sit uneasily with women in a general election contest. Of course, there’s no evidence he’s got any appeal to Democratic women in Texas — or to Democrats there more generally — but half of winning is avoiding angering the other side enough to turn out against you in force.”
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“Rick Perry has many of the qualities that Romney seems to lack: backbone, core convictions, a killer instinct and a primal understanding of the right-wing electorate. He also has the better story. Where Romney has to run away from his Massachusetts health care bill and downplay his years as a downsizing artist at Bain Capital, Perry can spend the campaign reminding voters that almost half of the new jobs in Obama’s presidency were created on his watch in Texas.
“What Perry doesn’t have, though, is the kind of moderate facade that Americans look for in their presidents. He’s the conservative id made flesh, with none of the postpartisan/uniter-not-a-divider spirit that successful national politicians usually cultivate.
“Imagine if the Democratic Party nominated a combination of Al Franken and Nancy Pelosi for the presidency, and you have a sense of the kind of gamble Republicans would be taking with Perry. And even if that gamble worked, little in his record suggests that he’s prepared to preside over a polarized country, or negotiate his way through a divided Washington.”
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Via Breitbart TV.
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Obama had a record. He voted present on a lot of legislation and the rest, he took a partisan, leftist approach on. He was part of radical leftists circles and what he did clearly spell out as his goal was socialism. The fact that the media didn’t report on these things is another thing. Think about it. Is Obama a bad president because of his “weak” record or because of his political ideology. This is a false comparison. Sure, there are strategical weaknesses on his part due to his lack of experience, but ultimately he’s destroying the country with his ideas. Palin’s ideas are polar opposite.
Well, she can, OK. I know you wish she didn’t have a record to stand on, but she does and you can’t prove otherwise.
We kind of get that vibe from you. Here’s the thing, though. She may very likely be the most conservative person we can elect. If that’s the case, I don’t see how we don’t support her.
MeatHeadinCA on August 16, 2011 at 1:45 AM
I like Ryan and I like Rubio but I think we are going to need someone bold to undo Obama’s mess.
Cindy Munford on August 16, 2011 at 1:47 AM
Palin’s record:
* City Council Member, City of Wasilla (1992 – 1996)
* Mayor/City Manager, City of Wasilla (1996 – 2002)
* Board Member, Alaska Municipal League
* President, Alaska Conference of Mayors (1999 – 2002)
* Chaiperson, Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (2003 – 2004)
* Director, Excellence in Public Service, Inc. (2003 – 2005)
* Governor of Alaska (2006 – 2009)
* Chairperson, Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission (2008 – 2009)
* Chairperson, National Governors Association Natural Resources Committee (2008 – 2009)
steebo77 on August 16, 2011 at 1:53 AM
Obama is clinically crazy.
He thinks the citizens are all fools.
Schadenfreude on August 16, 2011 at 1:53 AM
Sorry, the above excerpt was from this article.
Schadenfreude on August 16, 2011 at 1:55 AM
Look at the criticisms already leveled at Perry, he actually had nothing to do with Texas’ numbers despite being in charge for a decade. With Palin, if she tries to run on her record as governor, that criticism will be made and it’ll be a lot easier to make.
I just don’t believe she’s electable in the general without more time and more accomplishments.
John_Locke on August 16, 2011 at 1:56 AM
While I’ve been informed that the Texas governorship is different than the AK one, I will still say that Rick Perry and the rest of Texas are doing a lot better than many parts of the country. You won’t find me in the group of people that believe Rick Perry is somehow unqualified to be President. I just don’t believe he could make a fundamental reversal of the ways things are.
Perhaps you’ll be able to support her after she serves a term as President.
MeatHeadinCA on August 16, 2011 at 2:02 AM
His many faces quickly change
His smile grows ever more strange
He wears so many faces
His real self erases
Enticing spinfull lies
Flicker through his eyes
Soon he will feel the terror draw ever nearer
The more he stares in the mirror
PercyB on August 16, 2011 at 2:04 AM
Add to that what she has accomplished in these last 3 years. A political force sufficient enough to sway election results in the 2010 midterms. Add to that her effectiveness as a voice attacking Obama and shaping public opinion. Add to that her influence on the Tea Party and guiding it to critical mass. Add to that her position and involvement in WI in regard to the Public Union Debate. Add to that her Death-Panel attack on ObamaCare.
And yet she has “no record”? Ridiculous.
Geochelone on August 16, 2011 at 2:07 AM
Gov. Palin is the only person I can envision to make some serious changes in D.C., we will be forever stuck with the status quo.
Cindy Munford on August 16, 2011 at 2:10 AM
I think one interesting statistic I would like to see is this:
If Texas job growth since 2007 (or 2001) was similar to national average, how much more unemployed people will be there today? Or the inverse, if the US job growth matched that of Texas, how much fewer unemployed people will be today?
Apologetic California on August 16, 2011 at 2:13 AM
You have just identified my angst. We can beat Obama sure enough; I think Romney, Perry or Palin can do just that.
But with some of the above what exactly have we won?
Certainly its better than Barry but long term this cyclic see-saw between Parties has gotten us into a situation from which there is no return. We need a more forceful reform mentality.
As much as I loved W I can see now some of his failings, or rather failings of the party overall. All I want is to break down the barriers which block real reformers from gaining power. The establishment scares me to no end.
Geochelone on August 16, 2011 at 2:19 AM
Why? Alaska is widely known to have one of the two or three most constitutionally powerful governorships in the nation. Do a little research…
steebo77 on August 16, 2011 at 2:20 AM
I can’t tell you how much your words have elevated my spirits; that is how much I value your perceptions.
What you have said here is the absolute truth.
We can take back the White-House but then too our vigilance will wane and once again the powers that be can spend us into oblivion by their cowardice and tendency to go along to get along.
Geochelone on August 16, 2011 at 2:32 AM
Chris Matthews is very concerned about Perry..:)
Dire Straits on August 16, 2011 at 2:34 AM
Is Perry saying that QE1 and QE2 were treason, too?
Dude, chill. We are early in the campaign.
Really Right on August 16, 2011 at 2:35 AM
Maybe Perry makes him tinkle down his leg…
Gohawgs on August 16, 2011 at 2:40 AM
I bet his leg is not very tingly. Poor Crissy.
Geochelone on August 16, 2011 at 2:40 AM
Thus, the reason for most of the vitrol directed towards her…
Gohawgs on August 16, 2011 at 2:41 AM
You did it again; probably 5 seconds before me. Stop reading my mind. :)
Geochelone on August 16, 2011 at 2:41 AM
No it is not..He was calling for troops to go check Perry out pronto..:)
Dire Straits on August 16, 2011 at 2:43 AM
MSM Flash Mob?
Geochelone on August 16, 2011 at 2:45 AM
I wonder sometimes why the naysayers work so hard to tear her down but I know from my own feelings that it is because they are effective. I have to assume that they don’t think we are in as much trouble as I do. I’m normally optimistic but whoever wins the presidency after Obama is going to have some serious work to do and unfortunately too many politicians don’t want to give up power garner by the predecessors and will try to get more.
Cindy Munford on August 16, 2011 at 2:48 AM
You don’t like the mind meld, Turtleboy? The Horta didn’t seem to mind
Gohawgs on August 16, 2011 at 2:49 AM
Yes, serious work to do, like a 5 year plan, focused religiously, disciplined, without deviation or excuse.
“I have to assume that they don’t think we are in as much trouble as I do.”
This part might be explainable based on short term greed. They do “know” we are hosed; yes, but so long as they are able to kick the can down the road and ignore the long term vision our founders had (and in the meantime dip into the kitty for their own personal enrichment), well then they just play games and deny. The truth is almost too much to handle; its so staggering.
How many election cycles must we go through saying “Washington is broken?” It has been my whole life and its more broken now than at any point in our short history as a nation.
Geochelone on August 16, 2011 at 2:58 AM
Yes..:)
Dire Straits on August 16, 2011 at 3:04 AM
OMG. LOL, that’s a good one. But Hortas are not Tortas; but you might have pointy ears, a nerve pinch, and mind-meld powers.
Sooo, you gotta problem with a) Gators and b) Turtles. Interesting.
Reptile H8ter. I’m telling KTMOL and I blame DS for corrupting you.
Geochelone on August 16, 2011 at 3:04 AM
Its a problem endemic to bureaucracies; all bureaucracies.
Geochelone on August 16, 2011 at 3:06 AM
Some things will always be broken to some people but I don’t think this fiscal mess can go on much longer.
Cindy Munford on August 16, 2011 at 3:07 AM
A tip of the cap to kj and his 500th blog post…
Gohawgs on August 16, 2011 at 3:07 AM
I’m going to watch Red Eye and probably fall asleep. Good night everyone, sweet dreams.
Cindy Munford on August 16, 2011 at 3:08 AM
G’nite, Mrs. Munford…
Gohawgs on August 16, 2011 at 3:09 AM
Perry is stupid will be the angle.
All liberals think they are smart.
freedomplow on August 16, 2011 at 3:16 AM
The Republican Primary voters are looking for a hero/champion, someone to take their views to D.C. The Ruling Class Republicans are looking for a candidate who is not too controversial/ a moderate. One or the other is going to be sadly disappointed.
bigmike on August 16, 2011 at 3:26 AM
Glad she is finally gone; she’s so mean and nasty. Lox warned me about her long ago. Surprised she hasn’t been banned. (sarc)
Geochelone on August 16, 2011 at 3:26 AM
Lol. That’s funny. I hope they try it. A stupid person couldn’t wreak 1/10th the havok on America that Obama has. We had to have a team of Ivy League Marxists working around the clock to get where we are.
Kataklysmic on August 16, 2011 at 3:31 AM
That insight you posted re: delayed entry allowing vetting of those already in the race is something which had occurred to me as well. Glad to see others holding the same view; especially someone who is so “connected”.
SP is a lightning-rod and it seems obvious that the others would escape scrutiny were she to jump in now. The MSM has trouble hitting multiple targets.
As it is Perry wasn’t looked at closely because of his “head-fake”; saying he wouldn’t run took him out of their gun-sights.
Did you read this: LINK
I can’t believe conservatives do that; playing the old Tina Fey still to cloud the facts to harm one of their own who has not even declared..
Geochelone on August 16, 2011 at 3:42 AM
I’m not sure if Perry’s sucession talk will hurt him on not. The DNC seems to think so.
I don’t know his treason talk didn’t excite me either just seemed negative.
Still he is bette rthan Mitt.
unseen on August 16, 2011 at 4:17 AM
looking at the video of Perry at the state fair I don’t see a lot of supporters around him. lots of press but not alot of people. maybe because it was a monday?
unseen on August 16, 2011 at 4:24 AM
Someone should ask Rick to explain this pic!
rickyricardo on August 16, 2011 at 5:38 AM
unseen on August 16, 2011 at 4:24 AM
I just caught the repeat of Bill O’Reilly’s show (hosted by Laura Ingraham) and they ran some footage of Perry at the Fair before the interview. Lots of people. Not as many as Palin, but still a good crowd.
Aslans Girl on August 16, 2011 at 6:17 AM
I’m sorry I just can’t get on board with Perry, I don’t trust him. I feel like he’s just business as usual. I thought we wanted someone in the White House that was different? I just don’t get how quickly everyone seemed to jump on board with him, I think his past actions would make conservatives a least pause a minute and examine his thinking.
I’m not thrilled about anyone in the field as of yet, but I can tell you that when it’s time to vote, I will vote for a true conservative, if there is one, and I won’t be told to vote for someone because the alternative is worse.
spypeach on August 16, 2011 at 6:48 AM
One of the things about Gov. Palin that scares the GOP leadership is that, while loyal to the GOP, she is more loyal to the country and the Constitution and more willing to reform and correct her own party’s mistakes. They don’t like being corrected. I’m not certain, yet, that Perry is of that mind. I’m willing to be convinced.
SKYFOX on August 16, 2011 at 7:10 AM
gibbsy on morning joe giving the WH talking points…those evil millionaires and billionaires and W
bleh
cmsinaz on August 16, 2011 at 7:17 AM
Yeah I saw an additional video with him in a dinner or something a good crowd the first one I was talking about was up on politico showed him walking thru the fair. Just had reporters around him.
like I said it was monday and all so I don’t think we can read much into crowd size this early just thought it was strange to see only reporters around him in that one video. Reminded me of that huntsman video in NH where there was more reporters than voters.
unseen on August 16, 2011 at 7:18 AM
I feel the same way.
Geochelone on August 16, 2011 at 7:19 AM
They never stop beating that drum do they?
Geochelone on August 16, 2011 at 7:20 AM
some dark humor in the wake of the space shuttle program going away….scroll right
http://www.neildacosta.com/project/astronaut-suicides-new/
ted c on August 16, 2011 at 7:29 AM
it boggles the mind…no one buys it except for the kool-aid drinkers
cmsinaz on August 16, 2011 at 7:42 AM
Oh yeah, that’s when he signed the wonderful Texas Dream Act granting illegal criminals in-state tuition and screwing the Texas taxpayer. He’ll have a lot of ‘splaining to do when it comes to his pathetic immigration record. He won’t be able to avoid that much longer.
That Dream Act is lot like Romneycare. They both support what they did in the state but say they’d be against national versions of what they enacted.
TxAnn56 on August 16, 2011 at 7:45 AM
tingles…they should go after perry just as much as they did with dear leader…oh wait
what a tool
cmsinaz on August 16, 2011 at 7:46 AM
That’s a hard sell.
SKYFOX on August 16, 2011 at 7:51 AM
All he has to do is say that we don’t need a Federal Reserve and we are set.
A quick thought on that…
First is the great two decimal point move to the left and a 100:1 turn in on paper currency. Then issue new dollars that are backed by gold in Ft. Knox in the range of 1 to 10 gram range and phase that in as the old currency is phased out and after two years the old currency isn’t accepted as legal tender.
For bank accounts the adjustment is relatively innocuous as most of the money is electronic. There would be some attempts to game the system via coinage, but that is a tiny part of the economy even once converted to a gold based standard. It is probably too much of a hassle to give coin date ranges for debased currency that is only accepted at a turn-in standard and banks will need some reserve of coinage for daily transactions and might restrict the daily removal of coins from accounts until the new currency is in place.
Another way is to issue a new dollar just pegged at 1 gram of gold, say, declare that as official tender and the old dollars can be turned in at whatever the exchange rate on the issuing date of the new dollar is. That will temporarily stabilize the old dollar as it gains a final, hard floor that it may not actually fall to. As it is easier for people to deal in the new dollar via banks doing the math for them (and banks can send out a one time sheet showing how that was done per account holder) that will mean the old dollar slowly gets sucked out of the system but is still accepted at its transfer value on date of issuance of the new dollar. No more of the old dollars will be created, however, so as their supply starts to dwindle the private transactional value (not the official turn in value) may go up as these will become ‘collector’s items’.
Either of these does get rid of needing a federal reserve and only requiring a Mint. The point of the Federal Reserve was to put banks between people and their governemnt to officially issue currency and be the middle-man transfer point for government securities so that those banks could make money continuously from those transactions. That needs to end so that people deal directly with their government on these issues, not through a collection of large banks: we are in the era of disintermediation and the Federal Reserve is just another intermediary making money to no real good function.
ajacksonian on August 16, 2011 at 7:52 AM
wrong
But someone should ask “Rick” to explain that picture. I imagine he’ll say something like. “Oh yeah, that was a photo op my staff set up for me when I signed a bill passed by the Texas Legislature that reformed a home lending practice, contract-for-deed, that barred mortgage holders from getting a title to their home until the mortgage was paid off.”
This was a piece of legislation that, yes, ACORN pushed for, but everyone needed. And it was a photo op set up before ACORN was completed discredited.
The “Texas Dream Act” in no way shape or form can be compared to Romneycare, or Obama’s Dream Act. All it does is allow children of illegal aliens to get in-state tuition if they have been in the state for a certain length of time and IF they are applying for citizenship.
The merits of it are debatable, for sure, but debate it honestly.
itsacookbook on August 16, 2011 at 8:18 AM
We’ll be all over his background–just like we did Obama!
Herb on August 16, 2011 at 8:32 AM
PLEASE do your homework on Perry !
He is a SHARIA LAW sympathizer, promotes muslim sensitivity in the public schools, soft on amnesty and our borders and is a Muslim-kisser.
He should NOT BE anywhere near 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
http://americanthinker.com/2011/08/perrys_problematic_pals.html
stenwin77 on August 16, 2011 at 8:36 AM
About 400 of which were devoted to trolling by calling me a Daily Kos spy or something. Quite an achievement.
MJBrutus on August 16, 2011 at 8:39 AM
“a Muslim-kisser”. “a SHARIA LAW sympathizer”.
This is straight-jacket territory. Rubber-room. I actually fear for Sarah Palin’s safety now and more than I did ever before.
Marcus on August 16, 2011 at 8:42 AM
Not fair! In Obama’s case, fluffing and vetting are mutually exclusive pursuits.
SKYFOX on August 16, 2011 at 8:50 AM
You need to get your facts straight also. They don’t have to be applying for citizenship, only a promise to do so. That’s a big difference. I was comparing it to Romneycare in that it’s a law that was enacted and he says it’s fine for TExas but he doesn’t support a national Dream Act. Just as Romneycare was “fine” for Mass but he doesn’t support Obamacare.
And as far as all it does is grant in state tuition to illegals… I call that rewarding someone for breaking the law and it’s not fair to American born kids who have to pay out of state tuition. And it’s not fair to the Texas taxpayers who have to shell out their hard earned money for these financial leeches on the economy.
TxAnn56 on August 16, 2011 at 8:52 AM
I’m not the hard-azz on immigration that many here are, but I can’t say that this is a good thing. From a purely pragmatic POV, though, it seems to me that one cannot be politically successful in TX without being rather lenient on matters that are sensitive to Hispanic voters. I wouldn’t give him a pass because of that, but I wouldn’t call this any kind of game changer either.
MJBrutus on August 16, 2011 at 9:00 AM
Have you been to the Headlines yet?..:)
Dire Straits on August 16, 2011 at 9:05 AM
I’m not in the habit of going through them regularly. What did you have in mind?
MJBrutus on August 16, 2011 at 9:10 AM
Oh hell, instead of Perry why don’t we just cut to the chase and run Jeb Bush.
DFCtomm on August 16, 2011 at 9:10 AM
There is a flame war going on bigtime..:)
Dire Straits on August 16, 2011 at 9:12 AM
P.S. I just scanned at the 17 things about Perry article. It looks pretty similar to my assessment. Politically pragmatic, not a good thing, but not a game changer.
MJBrutus on August 16, 2011 at 9:13 AM
Cool! Now is the time to get all of the laundry aired. Whether it’s Rick or Mitt who wins, I want them to be fully vetted. Even if it means getting nasty with each other, that’s what the primaries are for. And if there is some skeleton hidden away by either of them, I want to know before we’ve committed to them.
There’s plenty of time for party unity after the convention. This is the time to discover who is our strongest gladiator.
MJBrutus on August 16, 2011 at 9:26 AM
Whatever tricks you try to pull with the dollar, the fact remains that, at the current value of gold, there are five times as many dollars in circulation as gold in fort Knox. To go on the gold standard, we would have to drastically devalue the dollar and skew the price of gold upward. Guess what? That would just be another government transfer of wealth from those who hold dollars to those who hold gold.
Count to 10 on August 16, 2011 at 9:40 AM
What the _____ does my post have to do with Sarah’s safety?
Marcus??? How’s Michele, your dear wife?
stenwin77 on August 16, 2011 at 9:49 AM
I would say yes. It’s basically a tax increase without congressional approval. Even though the government doesn’t take your actual money, it’s worth less. So say you have $100 in your wallet before QE2. After QE2 it’s like your now have $95, because even though it still looks the same, it has lost value. Well, not lost so much – the value that your cash went down, ended up in all this new cash they’ve printed which is in gov’t coffers.
I’m surprised more people weren’t upset with QE1&2. It was basically on tax on everyone in the nation without the need to get congressional approval.
miConsevative on August 16, 2011 at 10:03 AM
Can anyone tell me when we stopped using the gold standard and what was the rationale behind it?
Now, people are used to it (or clueless) so it doesn’t seem odd to us (until you think about it). But I would think if you were at a point where you knew the dollar was your absolute ‘claim’ to $1 worth of gold – then suddenly, the whole essence the dollar was going to change and it’s no longer a claim on anything of real worth, but just a piece of paper we are going to assign an arbitrary worth.
miConsevative on August 16, 2011 at 10:12 AM
I just heard something I thought was interesting. Texas has 5% of the US population. Yet. Texas produced 49% of all jobs created since 2009.
Voter from WA State on August 16, 2011 at 10:28 AM
Mr Axelrod, might want to take a look at the Texas State Constitution. Texas was the only State that was a country before it joined the Union. That’s why it’s called “The Lone Star State”
Dr Evil on August 16, 2011 at 10:52 AM
That’s not true, one of the reasons I took a long time deciding to vote for Rick Perry for Governor is because I felt he was too moderate too accommodating. Turns out accommodating is a trait among native Texans.
Dr Evil on August 16, 2011 at 11:02 AM
Thanks for that insight. Curious what you mean by ‘accommodating’ – would he be ‘accommodating’ to the big spenders in DC? Did his term end up being conservative because he was ‘accommodating’ to a legislature that was pretty conservative to begin with?
I’m guessing that’s not the case since you ended up voting for him. Could you elaborate a bit?
miConsevative on August 16, 2011 at 11:06 AM
Understandable.
I am not a big fan of the “Texas Dream Act,” but the fact of the matter is it passed the Tx Leg in 2001 with veto proof numbers, was modified in 2005, again with veto proof numbers, and was challenged this last session to no avail.
The problem is one caused by the federal government. Up until 1982, Texas, by law, did not educate the children of illegals, but the Supreme Court ruled in Plyler v. Doe that the Tx law was in violation of the 14th Amendment.
True, the Tx Act asks only for a promise that the student will apply for citizenship or legal residence as soon as is feasible. This also is because of federal constraints.
What are we now to do with those kids who have gone through our high schools, been good citizens, and want to go further with their education? (Are they really guilty of breaking our immigration laws because their parents brought them here as minors?)
And you are right about a politician in Texas needing to be sensitive to the Hispanic votes. The 2000 census reported 50% of Texas residents claimed Hispanic roots. That percentage certainly did not go down.
The solution to all the problems illegal immigration has caused is not as simple as many people make it out to be (the “deport them all” crowd). I wish it were that simple but when you won’t deal with a problem of this magnitude, well… it just grows and grows until you find yourself having to vote for things like the DREAM act.
I welcome the debate on the national level because maybe this time we can get some real solutions.
itsacookbook on August 16, 2011 at 11:58 AM
That’s in addition to opposing E-Verify (even for STATE EMPLOYEES), opposing a border fence, opposing the Arizona immigration legislation and proposing the Trans-Texas Corridor. Even if one is not totally hard-line on immigration, this is all REALLY bad.
athenanyc on August 16, 2011 at 1:49 PM
Accommodation in Texas as personal trait. Look at the aftermath of Katrina. The Texas response – we had Texans with the Red Cross, knocking door to door the very next morning. They started gearing up for their neighbor Louisiana’s disaster relief. When it came time to evacuate folks in Louisiana the only response heard from Texans was “We got room”. When crime went up in Houston because of the Katricians that’s what they called the folks who didn’t assimilate, and kept the crime up where they were relocated. The local Houston Sheriff, stated, he wasn’t worried about the crime spike. Because once folks figured out that things weren’t done the same in Houston as they were in New Orleans “He was referring to the revolving door of arrest and release response to crime” That things would shake out and settle down. They make accommodations for folks moving in. They don’t get rattled.
Stevie Ray Vaughn signature hit, If the house is rockin don’t bother knockin come on in…..yeah they are open and accommodating folks.
My reference for Texas coming from Montana was that I should expect some kind of loud braggarts, that was the stereotype. They are nothing like that, they remind me of folks back home they are friendly. We are less open and accommodating back in Montana. We get folks moving into Montana from California, at some point we start asking them, are you homesick yet LOL! Texans are a lot kinder to their transplants than Montanans.
Dr Evil on August 16, 2011 at 1:55 PM
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