fatguyinalittlecoat
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They also have both kinds of music there: Country AND Western.
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What a Ted Cruz victory would mean (1 Viewer)
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SacramentoBob
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Joe T
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Dallas is pretty limited in music as well. We only have: 1.1 African genres 1.2 Avant-Garde 1.3 Blues 1.4 Brazilian Music 1.5 Comedy music 1.6 Country 1.7 East Asian genres 1.8 Easy listening 1.9 Electronic 1.10 Modern folk 1.11 Hip Hop 1.12 Jazz 1.13 Latin American genres 1.14 Pop 1.15 R&B 1.16 Rock 1.17 Ska 1.18 South and southeast Asian genres 1.19 Other
SacramentoBob
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Where am I most likely to find a nice neighborhood that doesn't have an HOA? How much does it cost to get into a decent neighborhood with about 2000sqft of space? Are basements common in Texas?
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fatguyinalittlecoat
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BigSteelThrill
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A full 54 percent of Ted Cruz's statements have been rated "false" or "pants on fire" by PolitiFact.
Another 20 percent are only "half true." That's 74 percent of Cruz's statements failing the truth test.
We're used to politicians lying to us, of course. But the frequency of Cruz's lies is actually staggering. Compare Cruz's 74 percent lying rate with Rick Perry's 48 percent and John Cornyn's 56 percent. Cruz is in rarified with Michele Bachmann as one of this country's biggest political liars.
Whenever Ted Cruz opens his mouth, there's a 3/4 chance he's lying.
Another 20 percent are only "half true." That's 74 percent of Cruz's statements failing the truth test.
We're used to politicians lying to us, of course. But the frequency of Cruz's lies is actually staggering. Compare Cruz's 74 percent lying rate with Rick Perry's 48 percent and John Cornyn's 56 percent. Cruz is in rarified with Michele Bachmann as one of this country's biggest political liars.
Whenever Ted Cruz opens his mouth, there's a 3/4 chance he's lying.
pittstownkiller
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Then there is Whitney Houston.Geto Boys are from Houston.
FootballDummy
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Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
He's quoted a few times in this article on Cruz : http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/19/ted-cruz-at-princeton-creepy-sometimes-well-liked-and-exactly-the-same.html
Joe Summer
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SaintsInDome2006
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I find it interesting that, while the Dem's continue to capture 2/3's of the Hispanic vote, the GOP continues to feature the far majority of prominent Hispanic polititicians:
Rubio
Cruz
Susan Martinez
Brian Sandoval
Jorge Santini
George P. Bush (yep)
Rubio
Cruz
Susan Martinez
Brian Sandoval
Jorge Santini
George P. Bush (yep)
fatguyinalittlecoat
Footballguy
Rubio and Cruz are in a class by themselves in terms of name recognition right now. Maybe the only "Democrat" that could match up with them would be Justice Sotomayor, but she's not really a politician.
The Dems have plenty of Hispanics people in Congress and in state and municipal governments.
SaintsInDome2006
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Are there any Hispanic Democrats who are Governors or US Senators?
ETA: All but Santini and Bush are.
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Joe Summer
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Bob Menendez (Senator from NJ)
fatguyinalittlecoat
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Bob Menendez is a Senator, although not really someone the Dems can be proud of, what with the corruption stuff around him. He's the only one I think.
Lutherman2112
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timschochet
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Of this list, only Rubio and Cruz are especially "prominent". And they are both of Cuban descent. Cuban-Americans, dating back to Fidel Castro and the Bay of Pigs, tend to be conservative and are not representative of other Hispanic-Americans.
One other point- Jorge Santini is actually a member of the New Progressive Party, which desires Puerto Rico as a 51st state.
It doesn't matter how many Latinos the GOP features- the bulk of Hispanic Americans will vote Democrat so long as Republicans refuse to give illegals a path to citizenship. The latest refusal of House Republicans to even consider the Senate's bill on this subject is only going to harden Hispanic attitudes against them.
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
Interesting, none in LA.
I will say we have a large bedroom community city-suburb (think Arlington TX) outside of New Orleans which has become a booming location for Hispanics.
New Orleans has a long tradition of Mexican and Cuban immigration and political activity, but in this one suburb (Kenner, which actually is still like the 4th or 5th biggest city in LA) Hispanics are becoming a bigger and bigger force. It's a very conservative town so it will be interesting to see if the next group of leaders will run as Republicans (where they will likely win) or Democrats. This is probably going on a lot of places (depending on teh district of course), Hispanics certainly have the opportunity to rise in both parties. Though again they have risen the highest in the GOP.
bigbottom
Footballguy
Not currently in the position, but Bill Richardson was governor from 2003-2011.
fatguyinalittlecoat
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timschochet
Footballguy
Ted Cruz is probably the most ridiculous, idiotic United States senator in my lifetime. Not since Joe McCarthy have we had to endure such an incredible clown. There are worse people in the House (think Michelle Bachmann) but usually the Senate is reserved for more responsible types. Not this time. Between Cruz and Rand Paul (much smarter, but also loony tunes) the Senate is in a bad place right now. Shameful and embarrassing.
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
Well whose representative of whom?
I'd say Cuban-Americans and Mexican-Americans are pretty different from Hondurans, Brazilians, Puerto Ricans, Colombians, Venezuelans, etc. The whole categorization is pretty absurd in the first place.
On Puerto Rico, they have a good number of prominent GOP leaders, which to me is surprising. And I'm not sure that independent vs commonwealth is really a party issue in PR, I could see both parties having people who hold both positions.
On the issue of the GOP gaining Hispanic votes, well again these folks are getting elected statewide to two governorships and two Senatorships, so something's happening. Hispanics are a bigger more important demographic source than blacks now, but imagine if blacks switched to even 40% GOP (Cruz's number in TX) voting, that's a big deal.
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SaintsInDome2006
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Yes, but oh come on, you're overevaluating our august body of Congress, there have been lots of loonies since and before Joey Mac.
timschochet
Footballguy
fatguyinalittlecoat
Footballguy
He gets a lot of publicity, but I'm not sure he's any worse than people like Ted Stevens or James Inhofe.
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
I think it's interesting that Inhofe, Stevens (ex), RandP and Cruz rate as being far right of center, and people like Bernie Sanders and Al Franken who are just as far left of center do not. Just a matter of perspective. I could see putting both groups on the list, or neither, but not one vs the other going either way.
As for the "worse people"/responsibility scale, Uncle Teddy Kennedy anyone? Strom Thurmond (who played for both teams) should also qualify and maybe ol' Sen. Byrd who gets everlasting discredit for having been elected despite his KKK past. There have been others, our memories are just short.
bigbottom
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Joe T
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bigbottom
Footballguy
Also add #1 collegiate debater in the country. Dude should have some chops when it comes to the presidential campaign debates. He's apparently no Rick Perry.
Joe T
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bigbottom
Footballguy
Legally or politically? Because, legally, it is clear that he was a U.S. Citizen at birth. Interestingly, if Barrack Obama were born abroad (as has been alleged), his mother's U.S. citizenship would not have automatically conferred U.S. citizenship to Barack, even though Cruz's mom's citizenship did for Ted whe he was born in Canada.
B-Deep
Footballguy
both, i guess. I know a lot of people think he is eligible, legally, but I am not sure that is a decided matter. Personally i think any US citizen should be eligible, but the law requires more than that
but mostly politically
Joe T
Footballguy
fatguyinalittlecoat
Footballguy
bigbottom
Footballguy
Has to do with the age of the mother at the time of birth. With respect to married parents of a child born abroad where only one parent is a U.S. citizen, the requirement at that time was that the U.S. citizen parent had to have spent 10 years in the U.S. prior to the child's birth, at least 5 of which were after the parent's 14th birthday. Barack's mom was 18 when he was born, so she didn't fulfill the 5 year requirement. Cruz's mom was way older when he was born and had more than met the years requirement.
timschochet
Footballguy
Cruz isn't black. The concerns raised about Obama would never have mattered if he had white skin.
bigbottom
Footballguy
Cruz isn't black.The concerns raised about Obama would never have mattered if he had white skin.
B-Deep
Footballguy
geez louise!
it is a stupid law none the less, but i look forward to seeing the birther backpedal
Arsenal of Doom
Footballguy
Well, technically if he was white his father probably wouldn't have been from Kenya.Cruz isn't black.The concerns raised about Obama would never have mattered if he had white skin.
Joe T
Footballguy
That's an interesting law. This is the first I'm hearing of it.Cruz isn't black.The concerns raised about Obama would never have mattered if he had white skin.
drummer
Footballguy
Cruz isn't black.The concerns raised about Obama would never have mattered if he had white skin.
Fennis
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roadkill1292
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People of strong ideology worry me. It would be like having Beej for president.
