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Somebody from West Virginia walks into the Texas thread and somehow makes it into a discussion about Clinton... oops make that Joe Biden being a racist.

🤦‍♀️

Why even put titles on the threads anymore?

In other news, Ted Cruz is still a Senator from Texas, and gave the state a bad name during the Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
 
Herdfan said:
In the General, yes. But it doesn't explain why Blacks voted for him in the Primary given things he had said and done in the past.
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Biden won the South Carolina primary. That was the turning point.

So, two words: Jim Clyburn. That's why. His endorsement of Biden in SC was like a Fort Knox worth of gold.

Also why Clyburn was annoyed that his home state suggestion of Judge Childs for the high court didn't get the nod from Biden. I mean the guy would not be president today if not for Clyburn's endorsement in the 2020 primary. The Dems don't like to acknowledge that there are Black voters who are pretty conservative on social issues. They may have seen Childs as their potential version of a David Souter.​

But back to the primaries of 2020: aside from Clyburn's endorsement in South Carolina, there was the fact that the Ds were and still are wary of progressives like Warren. The DNC went all in on Biden in that SC primary.

SuperMatt said:
Somebody from West Virginia walks into the Texas thread and somehow makes it into a discussion about Clinton... oops make that Joe Biden being a racist.

🤦‍♀️

Why even put titles on the threads anymore?

In other news, Ted Cruz is still a Senator from Texas, and gave the state a bad name during the Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
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It was just a digression, it's ok.. we've already worked our way back to Texas. All roads lead to Texas lately anyway.
 
lizkat said:
Also why Clyburn was annoyed that his home state suggestion of Judge Childs for the high court didn't get the nod from Biden. I mean the guy would not be president today if not for Clyburn's endorsement in the 2020 primary. The Dems don't like to acknowledge that there are Black voters who are pretty conservative on social issues. They may have seen Childs as their potential version of a David Souter.
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Not only Clyburn, but Lindsey Graham as well. She would have sailed through the Senate. Who knows, maybe she will get a shot if Manchin or Sinema balk.


SuperMatt said:
Somebody from West Virginia walks into the Texas thread and somehow makes it into a discussion about Clinton... oops make that Joe Biden being a racist.
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Perhaps you need to go back and read exactly who started the Clinton tangent in the TX thread. Hint: It wasn't me.
 
Yoused said:
Yes. Aside from being the black President, what, of substance, did Barack Obama do for black people? I sure did not see much. He barely touched the crap policies of his predecessor. He may have been to the left of Reagan, but, barely. In practical terms, being the first African-American president was mostly window dressing.

I mean, I liked the guy on personal type level, and he was excellent at what he did, but what he did was not much. That is what genuine critical thinking skills will get you.
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Nice deflection from your praise of "the first Black president." If you want to believe that President Obama did nothing for Black people you're either being obtuse or willingly shutting your eyes. 🤷‍♂️
 
Over 12% of mail-in ballots in Texas were rejected in the recent primary contest. Over 24,000 people whose votes didn’t count because of absurd new rules governing the ballots. In 2020? Only 1% of mail-in ballots were rejected. But, since slightly more Democratic than Republican ballots were rejected, I’m sure the fascists in charge of Texas think they did something good.

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1511738497069207555/
 
Seriously, WTF?! 👀

www.valleycentral.com

Starr County woman arrested for “self-induced abortion”

STARR COUNTY, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A woman has been charged with murder after authorities say she performed a “self-induced abortion.” Lizelle Herrera, 26, was arrested on Thur…
www.valleycentral.com www.valleycentral.com
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Her bond is a half mil, meanwhile...

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1512075242931326980/

His bond? 250K. He actually killed someone who's led a life!

But wait, before anyone says it, race isn't a factor. Or sex. Or...
 
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JayMysteri0 said:
Seriously, WTF?! 👀



Her bond is a half mil, meanwhile...

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1512075242931326980/

His bond? 250K. He actually killed someone who's led a life!

But wait, before anyone says it, race isn't a factor. Or sex. Or...
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Here is some more information on the abortion case. They are not releasing many details right now.

www.nytimes.com

Woman in Texas Charged With Murder in Connection With ‘Self-Induced Abortion’ (Published 2022)

Whether the woman had the abortion or was aiding one was unclear.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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SuperMatt said:
Here is some more information on the abortion case. They are not releasing many details right now.

www.nytimes.com

Woman in Texas Charged With Murder in Connection With ‘Self-Induced Abortion’ (Published 2022)

Whether the woman had the abortion or was aiding one was unclear.
www.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com
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So, they have dropped all the charges. The county police department refused to admit wrongdoing though, saying they were correct to investigate. Could be a big wrongful arrest lawsuit coming. That “novel” Texas law avoided some judicial review because it specifically prevents “the state” from getting involved.

So now what happens if lawsuits pile up from concerned citizens opportunists that saw this news story? Or perhaps that was the point. The police make a wrongful arrest, the story makes the news, and the lawsuits follow?

The fact that a judge would be so completely ignorant of the law that they would set a bond of $500,000… that’s really over the top. Seems like the people involved intentionally did this to make an example of her.

www.texastribune.org

After pursuing an indictment, Starr County district attorney drops murder charge over self-induced abortion

Texas law exempts a pregnant person from being charged with murder or any lesser homicide charge for an abortion.
www.texastribune.org www.texastribune.org
 
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Joe said:
He's white. She's Hispanic.
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You may recall Greg Abbott trying to “own the libs” and/or punish the federal government for ending Title 42 by sending migrants to Washington, DC.

abcnews.go.com

Gov. Abbott sends 2nd bus of migrants to Washington DC to protest end of Title 42

The Biden administration will lift Title 42 restrictions in May.
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Well, it’s turned out very well for the migrants!

www.nytimes.com

Texas’ Busing of Migrants to D.C. Isn’t Having Abbott’s Intended Effect Yet (Published 2022)

The plan, meant to rattle President Biden, fits into his strategy for addressing record numbers of border crossings. The migrants said they were grateful for the chartered bus ride.
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“I would like to say thank you to the governor of Texas,” Chadrack Mboyo-Bola, 26, said on Thursday morning, after he and 13 other migrants stepped off one of the chartered buses that had provided a 33-hour ride paid for by the State of Texas. Blocks from the U.S. Capitol, they were greeted by volunteers who would help them reach their desired destinations around the country to await their day in immigration court.

Three days earlier, Mr. Mboyo-Bola and his family had crossed into the United States from Mexico along the border in Central Texas after an eight-week journey from Brazil. After spending a day in Border Patrol custody in Eagle Pass, Texas, they and about 20 other new immigrants accepted an offer to board a Washington-bound bus in nearby Del Rio.
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When the best thing you can do for people is to ship them out of your state, what does that say about how you’re doing as governor?
 
Texas, I know it's hard, but be better...

www.theroot.com

Texas School District Bars Black Student Over Braids

East Bernard Independent School District still has a racist dress code
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A Texas family says their son hasn’t been able to enroll in his local public high school because of a racist and arbitrary policy that bans braids and other natural hairstyles common among Black people.

The East Bernard Independent School District’s handbook–which CNN reports was removed from the district’s web site after reporters started asking questions about the policy–bans the styles as part of its dress code, despite the fact that hairstyles have nothing to do with what someone wears. That’s a problem for Dyree Williams, a 17-year-old student whose family just moved from Cincinnati to East Bernard, which is near Houston.

Williams wears his hair in braids and considers the style a tie to his culture and ancestors. His family has appealed local school officials decision not to allow him to enroll, to no avail. The family says cutting his hair isn’t an option, but they also don’t have another option for a public school to send him to because East Bernard is the closest district to their home.
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It’s not the first time a Texas school district has faced controversy over how it treats Black students over their hair. In 2020, a judge ruled that Barbers Hill Independent School District in Mont Belvieu, Texas, had to allow then junior student Kaden Bradford full access to school and extracurricular activities without cutting off his dreadlocks.
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That has to be a culture shock going from Cincinnati to a podunk town like East Bernard.

If I had Facebook, I’m pretty sure the comments are full of white people saying “just comply”
 

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