Mayor Castro Leaving? (San Antonio, Boerne, Anton: neighborhood, tax, living)

[L210]

Originally Posted by Mom2Feebs

This makes me laugh. Really? Notoriously conservative? That's funny, last time I checked, liberals figured out how to use a computer. Shockingly...

Do you really think liberals would be online attacking every liberal in local news stories? Well, let's see. We have official statistics showing how San Antonians actually vote vs. a few dozen people who choose to read and comment on local articles. These people are self-selecting and, honestly, a lot of them are just trolls. Most articles have less than a couple of dozen comments out of the over 2 million people who live in the San Antonio metro. If you've ever taken a statistics course, you would know this is not a good sample. If I were to apply your logic to the comments section of national, Fox News articles, I would think most Fox News viewers were racist. With your logic, that would mean most Americans are racist. I would also think that most KSAT viewers were racist. Almost every time a person of color is in a news story for being arrested, the comments section is filled with racist remarks. Now, do you think this is representative of San Antonio? Have you not thought that maybe liberals prefer to read national or other alternative news sources? Also, complainers are more likely to voice their opinion. Considering that liberals have most of the political control in San Antonio and Bexar County, liberal voters don't have as much to complain about. As Bo alluded to, people who don't even live in San Antonio proper and can't vote for our mayor will read and comment on local articles.

I'm a little left-leaning and regularly read local news articles, but I never comment on them. I don't have the patience to deal with the ignorant people. It wouldn't surprise me if they turn others away.

[ged_782]

Originally Posted by Bo

Keep in mind that there is nothing to restrict someone who lives in Kerrville or Dallas or Lincoln, Nebraska from commenting on a local newspaper's web site. None of the people in those places are San Antonio voters, so their "votes" had nothing to do with Castro's election. I've also noticed that many of the comments seem to come from grumpy retired folks, who have ample time to compose diatribes about how things aren't like they used to be, but likely never were and never wlll be in Castro's corner.

Castro is being groomed by his party for bigger things. All that will matters in the partisan primaries he could face someday is that most people in his party like him.

As mayor of San Antonio, those residents of other parts of the state or country aren't people Castro has to worry about, but if he were to run for a statewide or national office, it could be a different ballgame.

It appears to me Castro's appeal is primarily to San Antonio's urban core. If San Antonio's urban core is representative of Texas as a whole, or the United States as a whole, then Castro should do well.

[clay1]

I would presume his statewide election results would mirror Obama's pretty closely. Winning the Dallas, SA, Houston, Austin, El Paso and along the border and losing the rest of the state.

[kevcrawford]

This is bad news, folks. At least here he was an idiot with limited amounts of damage he could do.

The government relies on folks that know nothing about politics and have a very limited education. They know if they put a Hispanic guy that's accomplished nothing in his career other than winning elections into office, they'll win hispanic voters.

Why? Because he's one of them. It's sad that they look at minorities this way and treat them like lemmings, but it's even sadder that it works. It's how Obama got elected.

We've now got a socialist as the HUD secretary and have given him a checkbook to flood Texas with tons of low income housing. The word is out that amnesty will get passed, so now we've got the borders being flooded more than normal with people looking to get here before it passes.

This means the government will have a ton of new voters that they're subsidizing. Castro's appointment is nothing more than a way to try and turn Texas into a democrat state. Nothing more. The voters are being treated like lemmings because they are.

I know there are a ton of folks that want to see Texas turn blue, but they can't give you a good reason why. We're the only thriving state and we're the only one showing no signs of slowing down. They just want to "win" by bringing everyone down to their level.

You're being played for fools, folks. You're supporting treason.

And yes, while there's a similarity to this move and Cisneros years ago, the difference is that while I disagree with many of Clinton's policies, he was not someone that wanted to destroy this country. Obama has different motives and goals, and the public seems to be much, much dumber now than they were when Clinton was in office.

The average voter has no idea of anything related to politics, business, economics, etc. They've turned our election system into voting for the homecoming King. Period.

If folks were able to comprehend simple economic theories, we'd be in a different situation. But they can't. They've been dumbed down. And our country will suffer because they're idiots.

[IntentionallyBlank]

Originally Posted by kevcrawford

The average voter has no idea of anything related to politics, business, economics, etc. They've turned our election system into voting for the homecoming King. Period.

If folks were able to comprehend simple economic theories, we'd be in a different situation. But they can't. They've been dumbed down. And our country will suffer because they're idiots.

Some of the smartest (and wealthiest) locals I know are strong Castro supporters. Surely they comprehend simple economic theories.

[kevcrawford]

Ah...but you need to understand the difference between those that will benefit from the democrat policies, and the general public.

Simple economics dictates that this country will spiral into an abyss on its current trajectory.

[WilGar]

Originally Posted by IntentionallyBlank

Some of the smartest (and wealthiest) locals I know are strong Castro supporters. Surely they comprehend simple economic theories.

Gobbling at the government trough does not infer intelligence or integrity.

[JuneOf48]

Gotta agree with kevcrawford and WilGar here. Castro is destroying San Antonio, and he will soon destroy Texas and the United States.

All the guy proposes are more and more government, socialist programs, funded by our tax dollars. It's not just pre-K for SA and the trolley. It's our sidewalks, roads, schools, and basic services. He needs to get to Washington and turn this around. He needs to dismantle our socialist government: privatize the police, the fire departments, the highway system, the parks, and even the military. Those are all socialist government programs. People get to use them even if they don't pay their fair share for them!

If we want to incentivize people to get jobs, make money, and pay their own way, we can't let them think they can just sit around, be lazy, and expect the police to arrive when someone breaks into their house. We can't let them think that driving from state to state and being protected from foreign invasion are "entitlements," free of charge. Those aren't rights. They're privileges, and people should only get them if they pay for them--not if the government strips money from MY pocket and forces ME to pay for them. (Don't even get me started on public schools. I don't even have kids, and I pay thousands and thousands of dollars in taxes every year so other people's kids can get a free education. Thanks, SAISD!)

Texas already eats at the government trough too much when it comes to federal disaster relief, requested, of course, by progressives Governor Perry and Senator Cruz. Time to end this and let some market discipline motivate people. Hopefully, Castro will have an epiphany and turn things around.

[L210]

Originally Posted by kevcrawford

The government relies on folks that know nothing about politics and have a very limited education. They know if they put a Hispanic guy that's accomplished nothing in his career other than winning elections into office, they'll win hispanic voters.

Why? Because he's one of them. It's sad that they look at minorities this way and treat them like lemmings, but it's even sadder that it works. It's how Obama got elected.

It's not that simple and actually kind of insulting that you would assume that it is. You're basically insulting the intelligence of minority voters and also not taking into account the people who would NOT vote for someone because of his or her race. Obama is not a woman, yet, he received a majority of the women vote. Obama is not a Hispanic, yet, he received a majority of the Hispanic vote. Obama is not Asian, yet, he received a majority of the Asian vote. Black people have overwhelmingly voted Democratic for awhile now. Al Gore received 90% of the black vote while John Kerry received 88%. Herman Cain is black. Do you really think he could have gotten the majority of the black vote, even if he were running against a white person? How come this theory of yours doesn't work for Republicans? How come Al Sharpton didn't win the black vote during the Democratic primaries? Is he not black?

[rynetwo]

Originally Posted by JuneOf48

Gotta agree with kevcrawford and WilGar here. Castro is destroying San Antonio, and he will soon destroy Texas and the United States.

All the guy proposes are more and more government, socialist programs, funded by our tax dollars. It's not just pre-K for SA and the trolley. It's our sidewalks, roads, schools, and basic services. He needs to get to Washington and turn this around. He needs to dismantle our socialist government: privatize the police, the fire departments, the highway system, the parks, and even the military. Those are all socialist government programs. People get to use them even if they don't pay their fair share for them!

If we want to incentivize people to get jobs, make money, and pay their own way, we can't let them think they can just sit around, be lazy, and expect the police to arrive when someone breaks into their house. We can't let them think that driving from state to state and being protected from foreign invasion are "entitlements," free of charge. Those aren't rights. They're privileges, and people should only get them if they pay for them--not if the government strips money from MY pocket and forces ME to pay for them. (Don't even get me started on public schools. I don't even have kids, and I pay thousands and thousands of dollars in taxes every year so other people's kids can get a free education. Thanks, SAISD!)

Texas already eats at the government trough too much when it comes to federal disaster relief, requested, of course, by progressives Governor Perry and Senator Cruz. Time to end this and let some market discipline motivate people. Hopefully, Castro will have an epiphany and turn things around.

You sound pretty crazy. (Yes I understand your post)

The governments job is to protect and provided basic services in a responsible manner.

You mentioned infrastructure in your post so lets use that example...

Gravina Island Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

^ not responsible

Big Dig - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

^ not responsible

Johnstown

^ not responsible

The problem with Castro is the same problem with GW and all other politicians in the fact that they do not care about you or I or John Smith they care about power and greed.