Even Blind Squirrels Can Find Acorns
Well, Rand Paul may be off on his timing, but his message is on target.
He came to the Big Houston last night and fussed at Republicans.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said his former home state of Texas could easily turn blue if Republicans fail to adapt to shifts in the state.
Speaking at a dinner hosted by the Harris County Republican Party in Houston, Texas on Saturday, Paul warned that the Lone Star State “will be a Democratic state within 10 years if you don’t change.”
Personally, I think he’s off by about 8 years. He says that Republicans should be more welcoming to “people of all races. We need to welcome people of all classes — business class, working class.”
Well, a good start would be to stop calling people by classes like we’re still in some kind of feudalism around here. And you might want to mention hooter toters. Y’all done hacked off a whole mess of us.
There’s a meme I’ve been saving just for when Ron Paul of Looneytarism comes up. Ta da! It’s now.
good one!
1We’ll let you know, when that happens, Rand. When gohmerting becomes a felony, you’re at the top of the list.
BTW If we read you your Miranda Rights, would that be too much government interference for you?
2I read that Rand got “tepid applause” when he said the Republican tent should be bigger. Yeah, that’s what they need—more clowns.
3They’re gonna need a bigger clown car.
4Everyone has been telling Repugs they need to change, to be more inclusive, to reach out to women, immigrants, minorities, middle class… you name it. Trouble is, they are fundamentally incapable of changing because they don’t want to. They are in the right, da** it and will never allow anyone or anything to change it. Plagiarist, Rand Paul, might as well save his breath.
5Maybe not, Rhea. With Chris Christie and Scott Walker being thrown under the clown car and Mitt Romney riding in a cage on top, there is additional space now.
6Two years, ten years, and passengers ask the conductor:
What place is this?
Where are we now?
I am a Democrat.
Let me work.
Apologies to Carl Sandburg
7Grin. Here’s another goofy:
DAD, ABOUT YOUR WILL…
8A man was telling his buddy, “You won’t believe what happened last night… My daughter walked into the living room and said, ‘Dad, cancel my allowance immediately, forget my college tuition loan, rent my room out, throw all my clothes out the window; take my TV, and my laptop. Please take any of my jewelry to the Salvation Army or Goodwill. Then, sell my car, take my front door key away from me and throw me out of the house. Then, disown me and never talk to me again. And don’t forget to write me out of your will and leave my share to any charity you choose.’ ”
“Holy Smokes,” replied the friend, “she actually said that?”
“Well, she didn’t put it quite like that, she actually said… ‘Dad, meet my new boyfriend – Bubba. We’re going to work together on getting Republicans elected!’ ”
Great laugh, Marge Wood!
This isn’t so funny, but it’s a good reminder for Rand Paul every time he opens his gohmert hole.
http://crooksandliars.com/heather/bil-maher-points-out-recent-political-viol
If the gohmert wigged gohmert enters the 2016 tango, perhaps we should ask him if he thinks we the taxpayers should pay to protect the public from his thugs.
9Always way too late with even an anemic insight. And their plan to win friends and influence people? Talk quietly and nicely. Fix the real problems such as the bigotry? Nahhhh!
10Oh, yeah, they’re SO on their way to enlarging their tent–with Abbott still hyping “South Texas is like third world country” and “creeping corruption.” They sure don’t want brown people, black people, old people, disabled people voting. They don’t want women to have even the basic power of choice over their own reproductive system, let alone equal pay or opportunity.
11Oh the irony, Elizabeth. Abbott is whining about conditions in Texas? He has Dubya and Gov Gohmert Hair to thank.
Republicans drive states and the nation into a ditch, then cry when President Obama cannot fix their mistakes in seconds. Time we throw their “personal responsibility” mantra at them in a Big Blue Tidal Wave.
maggie, what can we do with gohmerts who think a place in the front of the bus for Rosa Parks ended racism? Holy Gohmerts, when SCOTUS gohmerts out Citizen United and gohmerts on the Civil Rights Act. We need to educate and embrace the politically tired not voting Americans. Enough BLUE Congress and maybe we can fix the Roberts gohmert ‘court.’
President Obama brought us “hope and change.” We need to double down on our efforts as have Susan and Bubba.
On a more positive observation, let the media and tight right focus on 2016, while we steal 2014 out of their gohmert paws.
12It has been said of addicts that they will not change until they truly want to change. Outside forces won’t work.
And the current GOP is addicted to hate.
13Thanks, JJ! That’s a great one.
14This was reported on KPRC news the other night. I was really annoyed and had to rewind to see if the actually said what I heard, and yes, they did. Bill Balleza actually said “Rand Paul issued a warning for Texas…” that if Republicans don’t change, Texas could turn Democrat. Somehow that strikes me wrong. Either say he issued a warning to Texas Republicans or say he sees Texas turning Democrat if they don’t change, but don’t call it a warning to the state. It’s not a hurricane or tornado.
15Then in the story he mimed people with tattoos and ear rings and said Republicans should reach out to them. But where I live, some of the most conservative people around are guys with tattoos and ear rings. He’s a stereotyping fool.