Texan4Auburn 1,626 Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 15 hours ago, Proud Tiger said: The more I read and hear about Beto the stranger he seems. I hooe he ends up the Dem nominee. Trump would win in a landside. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/beto-orourke-ate-dirt-with-regenerative-powers-after-losing-to-rep-ted-cruz-report What they said with Cruz also, and he almost lost Texas to the man. This is what I like, I wouldn't underestimate his ability to pull the independents: Quote O’Rourke has been criticized by both the right and the left; which means in my opinion, he’s doing something right. https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/beto-can-bring-it-forget-trump-conway-other-critics-this-guy-is-not-just-a-shiny-new-object Plenty of time to go to see what happens. GOP didn't do any favors with those Americans that take their Irish heritage seriously over the weekend lol. They have worries about him, you don't tweet about DUI's when your own men like Bush have multiples and start digging through things done at age 15 if you don't. There is a reason they have gone after Beto from the moment he announced like they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Tiger 4,261 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 13 hours ago, Texan4Auburn said: What they said with Cruz also, and he almost lost Texas to the man. This is what I like, I wouldn't underestimate his ability to pull the independents: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/beto-can-bring-it-forget-trump-conway-other-critics-this-guy-is-not-just-a-shiny-new-object Plenty of time to go to see what happens. GOP didn't do any favors with those Americans that take their Irish heritage seriously over the weekend lol. They have worries about him, you don't tweet about DUI's when your own men like Bush have multiples and start digging through things done at age 15 if you don't. There is a reason they have gone after Beto from the moment he announced like they have. You could be right but he is fair game to be criticized just like Trump is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan4Auburn 1,626 Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 5 hours ago, Proud Tiger said: You could be right but he is fair game to be criticized just like Trump is. Yes he is. They have just laid into him very quickly and more so than other challengers. I don't think that is a coincidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnNTexas 7,148 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Beto DUI was not just a DUI it was a DUI with a car crash that he attempted to flee. That was in the Police report which he did not contradict at the time. Now he says he did not attempt to flee. When asked about it he said it was a youthful indiscretion. I could accept that if he was 16 or 17 but he was a full grown man of 26 years at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan4Auburn 1,626 Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 5 hours ago, AuburnNTexas said: Beto DUI was not just a DUI it was a DUI with a car crash that he attempted to flee. That was in the Police report which he did not contradict at the time. Now he says he did not attempt to flee. When asked about it he said it was a youthful indiscretion. I could accept that if he was 16 or 17 but he was a full grown man of 26 years at the time. And that justifies the tweet about his last name and stereotyping Irish as drunks? A DUI is a DUI when you are playing the let's point fingers at people game. Really it was 20 years ago. I have a friend that almost killed a woman in a DUI. Fortunately his family had alot of money and alot of pull. He quit drinking right then and there, found a very very strong respect for life, and is one of the most trustworthy, honest, and kind individuals in the world today. That incident made him a better person truthfully and it was a long time ago. It's not like 42 year old Republican Rep Monica Youngblood recently got one and tried to bribe cops with the I make laws that protect you bit. https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/judge-convicts-rep-monica-youngblood-of-aggravated-dwi/article_c598dabe-cdc7-5da8-a403-7823ed11f979.html Lol or a most likely 40 something that called an officer son, told him he didn't know what he was doing, that his wife would fix his license and that the officer would get his. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/arizona-lawmaker-arrested-for-dui-reportedly-tells-officer-youll-get-yours Or 64 year old Greg Snowden that took advantage of the lax DUI laws of his state. Though I do love the oh no I wasn't drunk I was just texting and driving (which broke a law that he helped get passed lmao and has been demonstrated by studies to be worse than driving drunk) https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2018/09/27/greg-snowden-republican-meridian-arrested-dui-refusal-car-accident/1448348002/ Republicans have enough DUI history in less than the past year, going after a 20 year old one seems silly to me. It's up there with the Trump walked into a church and someone asked him to sign a bible. I want issues and plans........ not well this person pushed Sally off the swing when they were 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NolaAuTiger 3,295 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 6 hours ago, Texan4Auburn said: And that justifies the tweet about his last name and stereotyping Irish as drunks? A DUI is a DUI when you are playing the let's point fingers at people game. Really it was 20 years ago. I have a friend that almost killed a woman in a DUI. Fortunately his family had alot of money and alot of pull. He quit drinking right then and there, found a very very strong respect for life, and is one of the most trustworthy, honest, and kind individuals in the world today. That incident made him a better person truthfully and it was a long time ago. It's not like 42 year old Republican Rep Monica Youngblood recently got one and tried to bribe cops with the I make laws that protect you bit. https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/judge-convicts-rep-monica-youngblood-of-aggravated-dwi/article_c598dabe-cdc7-5da8-a403-7823ed11f979.html Lol or a most likely 40 something that called an officer son, told him he didn't know what he was doing, that his wife would fix his license and that the officer would get his. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/arizona-lawmaker-arrested-for-dui-reportedly-tells-officer-youll-get-yours Or 64 year old Greg Snowden that took advantage of the lax DUI laws of his state. Though I do love the oh no I wasn't drunk I was just texting and driving (which broke a law that he helped get passed lmao and has been demonstrated by studies to be worse than driving drunk) https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2018/09/27/greg-snowden-republican-meridian-arrested-dui-refusal-car-accident/1448348002/ Republicans have enough DUI history in less than the past year, going after a 20 year old one seems silly to me. It's up there with the Trump walked into a church and someone asked him to sign a bible. I want issues and plans........ not well this person pushed Sally off the swing when they were 6. Beto bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,529 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 18 hours ago, AuburnNTexas said: Beto DUI was not just a DUI it was a DUI with a car crash that he attempted to flee. That's because his last name isn't Kennedy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnNTexas 7,148 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 13 hours ago, Texan4Auburn said: And that justifies the tweet about his last name and stereotyping Irish as drunks? A DUI is a DUI when you are playing the let's point fingers at people game. Really it was 20 years ago. I have a friend that almost killed a woman in a DUI. Fortunately his family had alot of money and alot of pull. He quit drinking right then and there, found a very very strong respect for life, and is one of the most trustworthy, honest, and kind individuals in the world today. That incident made him a better person truthfully and it was a long time ago. It's not like 42 year old Republican Rep Monica Youngblood recently got one and tried to bribe cops with the I make laws that protect you bit. https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/judge-convicts-rep-monica-youngblood-of-aggravated-dwi/article_c598dabe-cdc7-5da8-a403-7823ed11f979.html Lol or a most likely 40 something that called an officer son, told him he didn't know what he was doing, that his wife would fix his license and that the officer would get his. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/arizona-lawmaker-arrested-for-dui-reportedly-tells-officer-youll-get-yours Or 64 year old Greg Snowden that took advantage of the lax DUI laws of his state. Though I do love the oh no I wasn't drunk I was just texting and driving (which broke a law that he helped get passed lmao and has been demonstrated by studies to be worse than driving drunk) https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2018/09/27/greg-snowden-republican-meridian-arrested-dui-refusal-car-accident/1448348002/ Republicans have enough DUI history in less than the past year, going after a 20 year old one seems silly to me. It's up there with the Trump walked into a church and someone asked him to sign a bible. I want issues and plans........ not well this person pushed Sally off the swing when they were 6. Why didn't you didn't feel that way about Kavanaugh. He was 17 when he either did or did not do what he was accused of. . I was less worried about the DUI then I was about attempting to flee the scene of the crime. The cop at that time didn't know Beto from Joe Blow so had no reason to say it if it didn't occur. With his family money, his Dad's connections, and a good lawyer he would have fought it at the time as that is a major blemish on a persons record. He didn't fight it because it was true. Now he lies and said he didn't attempt to flee. Unlike Kavanaugh there was a written record by the policeman investigating the accident that he tried to flee. I agree many people did stupid things when they were young and some even when they are old. If he has said I was drunk, young, and scared and tried to flee I wouldn't hold it against him, but when he lies about it that points to a character flaw. Sadly lying seems to be a character flaw among an awful lot of politicians on both sides of the aisle. As for liking him for his stand on things like the Green New Deal. I want clear substance on how he is going to change anything and an honest appraisal of the cost. I am not a climate change naysayer. Global warming is occurring and our pollution is contributing to it. There is no doubt in my mind if we did what has been proposed on the Green New Deal it would have a devastating impact on our economy and hurt the poor worse then the rich but it still might be worth it if it changed the course of climate change. The fact that despite all the talk in recent years out of France and Germany about climate change and the Climate accord the US has actually led the way on decreasing pollutants into the air and other countries like China and India have increased exponentially so climate change will continue because of those countries and their economies will grow as ours withers. How many millions of acres would need to be dedicated to Wind and Solar Farms in areas away from people which means building a huge network of transmission lines. People are just now starting to realize the environmental impact of Wind Farms Solar Farms, increased number of transmission lines that would have to be built to support green energy. I want electric cars when they are an honest viable alternative, what I don't want is another Solyndra on a much more massive scale which is what the Green New Deal is. I want a practical visionary who has a dream but sees the obstacles and doesn't talk about unrealistic ten year plans we are talking about 40, 50, 60, or more year plans. I have yet to see that politician and I do know that somebody who thinks a socialist solution will work needs to go back to their dream world. This country is currently a mixture of capitalism and socialism there is a place for government to a point it is people who think government can solve all the problems who scare me. People who attack things like the electoral college is it perfect? No but without it Lincoln wouldn't have been President and we might be two or more countries now. People are moving from the high tax states to the low tax states what happens when the low tax states have larger number of people then the high tax states and the pendulum swings the other way will they want to re-instate the electoral college. The founders were wise men and actually did things like the electoral college for sound reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan4Auburn 1,626 Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 8 hours ago, AuburnNTexas said: Why didn't you didn't feel that way about Kavanaugh. Remind me of my statements and how I felt about Kavanaugh please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan4Auburn 1,626 Posted March 23, 2019 Author Share Posted March 23, 2019 16 hours ago, NolaAuTiger said: Beto bad. He very bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeek 16,650 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Biden Beto 2020 will be the ticket. Though, I think Dems would be afraid of running two white guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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