Walkout leader blasts Perry - Democrat Van de Putte says governor's push for remap has been divisive

Associated Press ^ | August 4, 2003 | Associated Press Staff

[Night Hides Not]

Thanks for the kind words.

As I was telling my wife (and also a couple of threads I seemed to have killed yesterday), I will never vote for a Democrat for the rest of my life!

I don't think the average voter understands what a dangerous precedent the Texas Democrats have set: not happy with the way things are going? No problemo! Just skedaddle and bring everything to a screeching halt!

The Democrat Party, by giving their formal assent to this shameful tactic (via Bill Richardson paying for the bodyguards from New Mexico taxpayer funds), has forfeited their moral authority to govern.

Would FDR, Truman, or JFK have cut and run like these cowards? C'mon you Democrats out there! Try and tell me that they would've approved of this!

I can see FDR saying, "We have nothing to fear but those nasty Republicans!"

I can see Truman shouting, "The buck should stop here, but the Republicans stole it from me in the dead of the night!"

I can see JFK saying, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do to send life-giving sustenance to our heroes in New Mexico."

And, of course, Martin Luther King: "I have a dream, that one day, our brave souls will extricate themselves from the sand traps of New Mexico, and return triumphantly to their native soil of Texas!"

Don't you Democrats see what has happened to your party? Isn't there any Democrat out there who is willing to fight for what they believe in?

Just don't try that "tyranny of the majority" crap that you've spewed for the past few weeks. For those 40 years that you owned the Congress in DC, or the 130 years that you ran the show in Texas, you're trying to tell me that your dealings NEVER were ham-handed? If so, your knowledge of American political history is sorely lacking.

[Bahbah]

Good rant, Night, and all too true. Why, BTW, do the Dems think they need body guards?

[MeekOneGOP]

Thank you ! Thank you ! Thank you ! Great post, imho !!

It is my opinion that the Democratic party slowly drifted farther and farther left since around the time of the hippy days and Vietnam Protestors in the 60's. Notice what they did after they got the wind taken out of their sails in Election 2002 ? They replaced Dick Gephardt with the LIBERAL Nancy Pelosi. That's LOGICAL ?? They LOST because of their sorry attempted election hijacking show in election 2000 (Florida SCOFLA whacked back by SCOTUS), the shenanigans in the New Jersey race replacing a likely to lose 'RAT with a likely to win 'RAT (and he did). And the UNPRECEDENTED Senate Filibustering of highly qualified Bush Judicial picks. Etc., etc., etc. The Democrat party has been HIJACKED by the LEFT WING EXTREMISTS within the party. The far left liberals are calling the shots, thus alienating the true moderate/centrists within the party. They're being shut out ! Sound familiar ? The majority being controlled by the minority folks. That's what the 'RATS are trying to do here in Texas right now. I'll be glad when this redistricting issue is complete and behind us !!

Enjoy the show:

[MeekOneGOP]

I think the troopers 'protecting' the 'RATS is mostly showboating by Richardson, trying to show his support for these 'heros/idols/martyrs/exiles'. There is nobody out to get the 'RATS, except by urging and cajoling them to do their jobs they're being paid to do in the first place. See my #23 too, btw.

[dfwgator]

Senate Democrat says governor's push for remap has been divisive

She said that as if that was a bad thing.

[dfwgator]

Separated at Birth?
Ms. Van de Putte

Linda Ronstadt

[Bahbah]

Really neat.

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL !! Good one.

[MeekOneGOP]

Thank you . . .

[Becki]

"The difference was Bush was the great uniter. Perry and [U.S. House Majority Leader Tom] DeLay are the great dividers," said Sen. Leticia Van de Putte of San Antonio, chairwoman of the Senate Democratic Caucus.

Yeah. Right. And running to OK and NM to pout are real coalition builders.

Becki

[PogySailor]

Just as an experiment, I'd like to see Republicans is some state where they are the minority party stage a walkout over the fact that the Democrat Majority won't bend to the minority will on some issue. Then see what kind of press they get and let the public see how biased towards the left the media has become.

[MeekOneGOP]

Yep ! Don't you know the 'RATS and the media would be
slamming the GOP if they tried such a childish stunt !!

In 130 years of 'RAT domination in the Texas Legislature,
the GOP never did this. Now the GOP controls it, and look at the 'RATS !!

Like Bill Cosby said in his Noah! comedy skit,

Who's gonna clean this mess up, huh ???? . . .

[Night Hides Not]

Great show...thanks!

Man, I have to learn how to do this neat stuff. About the best I'm able to do is tell the 'Albuquerque Eleven' to 'check their six':

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL !!! I'm not familiar with the terminology
'check their six' but that thing oughta open their eyes !!

[Night Hides Not]

It's a term that I picked up while first stationed at Hahn AB, Germany in the late 70s. I was an LT with a Chaparral/Vulcan battery that was responsible for Short-Range Air Defense for the base.

"Check your six" is the AF term for "check your rear", or "watch your a$$."

No doubt, Sen. Van de Putte will have the most difficulty covering her 'six'.

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL ! Yep ! No doubt, lots of ground for her to watch alright . . .

[hocndoc]

She said "Anglo" this and "Anglo" that so many times when we met yesterday, that I wondered whether she ever saw beyond who a person's grandparents were.

(I'm almost through with my very long description of our trip, "The Van to Van de Putte." I was just looking at FR to see which articles had already been posted.)

[Redbob]

"Leticia Van de Puta... accused Republican Gov. Rick Perry of failing to follow the path of inclusiveness set by his predecessor, George W. Bush,..."

Translation: "Gov. Perry won't roll over for us like Dubya did."
(An unfortunate trait that Dubya took along with him to Washington.)

[MeekOneGOP]

Hey, if it's like that, you can post it on its own thread if you want.
Or post it here, either way !! Just point me to it when you've got it.

Thanks !!

Oh, and btw, where is that SouthTexasRepublican websight they were talkin' about ???

[hocndoc]

Here's the link to the South Texas Republicans
http://www.southtexasrepublicans.com/ Click on the "Breaking News" line for information on the redistricting.

I've posted my vanity in a thread at
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/958095/posts