I have a hard time believing Mayor Annise Parker really tweeted such an ignorant statement... (claim, support)

[Ceist]

Well this thread seems to be devolving into the OP just making personal attacks against other posters....

[Vicman]

Originally Posted by Kiovo

So you're saying there are no rednecks at all living inside Houston city limits? No citizen of Houston that shares the exact same views as Robertson?

I didn't say there was absolutely nobody. I said that it was an insignificant population of "redneck"-type (not upper middle class type) conservatives, except District A. Spring Branch has older Tea Party voters who control the area because the non-citizen Hispanics can't vote.

District G and District E have populations of Republicans but they are more upper middle class and upper class (some of River Oaks, Memorial Villages area, Kingwood, Clear Lake, Energy Corridor).

[wutitiz]

"Redneck" is arguably racist, and "wingnut" is juvenile, and hardly befitting language for an elected official. Perhaps what should happen here is a national media outrage-fest, an apology from the mayor, and a comforting phone call from Pres. Obama to Phil Robertson.

[Vicman]

"Redneck" is not seen as racist (the stereotypical "redneck" is white and so is 70% of the US population), but it is seen as classist.

The thing is, big cities are centers for liberals while small towns and rural areas are centers for conservatives. I bet small town mayors say the same thing on Twitter but nobody cares because they are small towns (it would be fun to look for the tweets).

Originally Posted by wutitiz

"Redneck" is arguably racist, and "wingnut" is juvenile, and hardly befitting language for an elected official. Perhaps what should happen here is a national media outrage-fest, an apology from the mayor, and a comforting phone call from Pres. Obama to Phil Robertson.

[TheMoreYouKnow]

Originally Posted by Nairobi

See, the funny thing is, the first post I made in this thread was to say that I don't care. I don't care what Parker said, and I didn't even know what Robertson said until today, and still don't care. I never even hinted at choosing a side, but you attacked me.

I attacked you? You really do have some thin skin.

[Nairobi]

Originally Posted by TheMoreYouKnow.

Well when you're of lesser class and can't hold a logical argument regarding UnMayor Parker then you deserve to be annihilated...

Your run-on sentence deserves some punctuation.

[Nairobi]

Originally Posted by TheMoreYouKnow

I attacked you?

Possibly in the same way I "threatened" you.

[TheMoreYouKnow]

Originally Posted by Nairobi

Your run-on sentence deserves some punctuation.

Your attention to detail is only surpassed by your lies, that's not my user account.

[Nairobi]

Originally Posted by TheMoreYouKnow

Your attention to detail is only surpassed by your lies, that's not my user account.

What gave you the idea that I didn't know that? He's not you, but your punctuation is just as poor as his, though.

[TrapperJohn]

Originally Posted by Jaymax

So much for your "moral high horse" stance.

Fascinating to see the type of people who support the views of a homophobic, racist, ignorant, self-proclaimed redneck like Phil.

I don't support his views anymore than I support yours. But you're both entitled to them.