Amarillo - the good and the bad
Mar 4th 2010, 12:50 pm
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Re: Amarillo - the good and the bad
I agree, Leslie - that is how I feel. Especially when I think of having six more years of Perry
. But I also love the *land*. Especially the Hill Country. 
Mar 4th 2010, 12:54 pm
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Mar 4th 2010, 12:58 pm
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Mar 4th 2010, 1:00 pm
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Re: Amarillo - the good and the bad
Someone on Facebook - out of my high school crew, who are mainly Republican, admonished a fellow Repub for liking Stephen Colbert. I replied that I'd rather have Stephen Colbert as my "spokesperson" than the likes of Glenn Beck!
Mar 4th 2010, 1:11 pm
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I have a love/hate relationship with Texas. She's like a relative that I am free to insult but I feel defensive when other people criticize her. There are a lot of crazies here but I've always thought that was one of the best aspects of the state. Anyway, all the top quality people I've known are from here so it can't be all bad.
Or am I one of the crazies?
Mar 4th 2010, 1:33 pm
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I like Colbert too. As for Beck, either his whole persona is a cynical fraud designed to exploit the gullible while he engages in corrupt practices with equally repulsive politicians, or it's just a matter of time until he straps on a Semtex waistcoat.
Mar 4th 2010, 3:02 pm
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Mar 4th 2010, 3:05 pm
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Re: Amarillo - the good and the bad
Think I heard a while back his crying is all acting on cue
Mar 4th 2010, 3:33 pm
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Mar 4th 2010, 3:33 pm
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Re: Amarillo - the good and the bad
On the plus side they do provide this handy map of the strip clubs, gay bars and adult bookstores in Amarillo ...
Mar 4th 2010, 4:45 pm
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Mar 5th 2010, 12:26 am
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Re: Amarillo - the good and the bad
Edited to add: Wasn't it '94?
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Mar 5th 2010, 2:28 am
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Re: Amarillo - the good and the bad
Yes! Thanks for mentioning them. I was thinking about Ann Richards in relation to this thread. She was just so grand and perfect. I loved her. Her influence solidified many of the political and social beliefs that I still hold today. Her campaign and governorship was such an exciting time for me. I miss Molly Ivins too ... she was like a comfortable chair that I could always fall back into. When they died they both left huge voids that will probably never be filled.
