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Originally Posted by squaretie
I think what everyone needs to remember is where this happened -- Texas. Look at what Bush did for eight years. He bankrupt the entire country but no lawyer will get that money back. And I saw Brokeback Mountain.. ok.. the previews.. but everyone knows cowboys are repressed homosexuals and cops are one step away from that.. not that there's anything wrong with being gay, but being repressed will often lead to entitlement issues. It's just a shame. The best way to fix this issue to for Texas to raise the pride flag high and let the world know why they wear big hats, chaps, and high heels.
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Wow; what a wonderfully short-sighted, inconsiderate, and inaccurate (not to mention off-topic and slightly homophobic) comment you have bestowed upon us!
I do not like George W. Bush and never did, but he did not bankrupt the entire country; that was done via corporate greed, which has been around since long before either you or I were born. Besides, I do not understand what finances have to do with your statement about "where this happened"; are you arguing that all Texans are morally bankrupt, or greedy? Either is irrelevant to whatever point it was that you were trying to make.
The "Brokeback Mountain" comment was little more than an ignorant dig at people and a place that you have no knowledge or understanding about. Saying "not that there's anything wrong with being gay" after using it as a pejorative also makes you a bit of a hypocrite; it's akin to laughing at someone for having a handicap but following the laughter with "not that there's anything wrong with it". And the bit about "entitlement" was just bizarre; entitlement to what? The ability to be gay? To be in the closet? The group discount at IHOP? What?
As far as the remark about "big hats" and "chaps", I own neither nor do I know anybody who does. But if I did, you can rest assured that I would indeed wear them proudly because yes, I
am proud to be a Texan, and an American, where I am guaranteed the freedom to do so.
By the way; wasn't Brokeback Mountain set in Wyoming?
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