The Alamo
Just in case you need a little break from all the Trumpapolooza with a bit of smiling and eye rolling from local Republicans here in Fort Bend County …
As most of you know, my county flipped from Tom DeLay red to Hillary Clinton blue, carrying the county and every countywide Democratic candidate winning their election. You helped with that with your donations here.
There’s a special election on Nov. 5th for a state house seat. Last week I asked you to donate to the Democratic candidate Eliz Markowitz and you did. Thank you.
Although this is a Republican seat, local Republicans are terrified of her. Flat butt terrified.
So, the Republican county chair, Linda Howell, sent out an email to scare them all within a couple of inches of their currently miserable lives. In a special election in Texas, it’s winner to take all. Democrats caught a case of smart and ran one candidate. Republicans, hummm … not so much. They have 6 candidates.
But, here’s the snickering part of Chairwoman’s Howell’s email.
Their Alamo? Chairwoman Howell didn’t stay until the end of the movie to see every Texan die? Unless you’re planning on you and everybody on your team to die, don’t call your backyard barbecue, your craft project or your political race The Alamo.
I have suggested to Dr. Markowitz that her campaign should be our San Jacinto.
So, I’m gonna ask you to memorialize this snickerable event by giving ten more dollars to Dr. Eliz Markowitz in honor of General Sam Houston and Eliz’s campaign being able to Remember the Alamo.
Poor Republicans. Trump has got them all thinking crooked.
DONE! Donated. . I am Juanita Jean’s political slave boy. I just do what she tells me. Cause she knows best. And, hell, I live in Spain! (Trying desperately to turn Texas blue from 5,000 miles away!)
1Also done! Kary, I’m one of JJ’s slave girls. What ever she suggests, I do.
2Had to jump thru a couple of hoops, since some low-down, filthy varment skimmed my card last week! Got a new card and figured how to replace the skinned number on the ActBlue system. Successful!
Donated for San Jacinto and the Battleship Texas.
3Done
4Done! It’s okay that I gave her a bit more, isn’t it, JJ?
5Republican county chair Linda Howell: “Was it over when the Germans bombed the Alamo?” The right wing nut jobs are usually the most ignorant of history. And in Texas, you get taught state history starting in elementary school – and have to complete a semester’s worth to get a college degree.
Well, any friend of JJs is one of mine. I’ll get the spouse’s approval tomorrow to help out Eliz Markowitz’s campaign.
6Done. What kind of Texan doesn’t remember what happened at the Alamo? Even this Marylander knows that much. Oh…Republicans. That explains a lot.
7I think I donated. I was on the site and I gave it my cc#, and I hit the blue button, but I didn’t get a flicker…I hope it worked.
I donate in memory of the French victory at Waterloo.
8I tend to envisage Comrade Trump’s last stand more like that of Gen. George Custer, just something gratifying about that dyed combover scalp hanging from a spearpoint I guess. Versus getting burned in a heap and left unburied like the Alamo and Goliad defenders *[see note below].
Along with his spawn and capos, like Jarvanka, Barr, Ghouliani, MoscowMitch, et al., of course, get ’em all.
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* Note: Few people remember, most don’t even know, that the Texians suffered a far worse defeat than the one that took place at The Alamo on 23 Feb-6 March 1836; around 250 Texians died at The Alamo.
On 27 Mar 1836, following a defeat at the Battle of Coleto Creek, Col Fannin and almost 450 Texians were massacred at Goliad [over 550-600 dead if several related incidents are counted].
There’s an even worse, more obscure 1813 battle and massacre called “The Battle of Medina”, which involved an earlier attempt at Texas revolution during the Mexican War for Independence.
About 1300 Texians were killed there, the actual location is thought to be near the Bexar-Atascosa county line west of I-37, east of US281 [about 20 miles NW of me].
Goliad is the location of the Presidio La Bahia, which is midway between San Antonio and The Alamo and the main Mexican Gulf port of Copano Bay.
There was a main Camino Real La Bahia [King’s Road/highway, actually a horse, foot, and wagon trail] connecting these places running SE of San Antonio.
Part of that Camino passes over part of my property.
It was used from the pre-1700’s by Native Americans, the Spanish, then Mexicans, Texians, followed by Texans, and immigrants from many places, such as Germany.
Nearly all commerce to and from San Antonio traversed this Camino after ~1820; there was also another main Camino from Saltillo and Monterrey running SW from San Antonio.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliad_massacre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Medina
https://therivardreport.com/series/medina/
9Update on voting issues Gather 100 different voting machines hacked all.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/09/defcon-2019-hacking-village/
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