Election For Governor Of Texas
At the moment the state of Texas is suffering with Rick Perry as Governor. He is nothing short of an embarrassment. His Republican competitor is Kay Bailey Hutchison. She is a good bit classier than Rick Perry, but her right wing ideology is downright frightening.
So who do the Texas Democrats decide to run? A recent imm
igrant to America by the name of Farouk Shami. Mr. Shami speaks with a heavy middle eastern accent. He arrived in America just a few years ago with $77 in his pocket, and he became a multi millionaire in a very few years.
Farouk Shami may be well educated, and perhaps he is a fine fellow with really great ideas. I don’t know. I am more than a little suspicious of anyone who makes a great deal of money that quickly. It is rare for someone to get so wealthy so quickly without doing anything underhanded, but maybe Farouk is the exception.
But come on guys, Texas has become a racist, anti-foreigner, red neck state. When I was living abroad and George Junior was President, I was extremely ashamed to admit that I was also from Texas. The only place where I found that being a Texan was celebrated was in Scotland. In this post 911 era, anyone who looks even slightly like he may be from the mideast or might be a Muslim terrorist supporter, incites wild paranoia and xenophobia. Especially among a bunch of red neck, poorly educated Texans.
It is more than a little stupid for the Texas Democratic party to not have a credible candidate running for Governor. This is irresponsible. There are more progressives and liberals in the state of Texas than one might think. Mostly they are forced to keep their heads low and their eyes averted. But once they are able to enjoy the sanctity of the secret ballot, they are not ashamed to express their true preferences.
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So who do the Texas Democrats decide to run? A recent imm
igrant to America by the name of Farouk Shami. Mr. Shami speaks with a heavy middle eastern accent. He arrived in America just a few years ago with $77 in his pocket, and he became a multi millionaire in a very few years.Farouk Shami may be well educated, and perhaps he is a fine fellow with really great ideas. I don’t know. I am more than a little suspicious of anyone who makes a great deal of money that quickly. It is rare for someone to get so wealthy so quickly without doing anything underhanded, but maybe Farouk is the exception.
But come on guys, Texas has become a racist, anti-foreigner, red neck state. When I was living abroad and George Junior was President, I was extremely ashamed to admit that I was also from Texas. The only place where I found that being a Texan was celebrated was in Scotland. In this post 911 era, anyone who looks even slightly like he may be from the mideast or might be a Muslim terrorist supporter, incites wild paranoia and xenophobia. Especially among a bunch of red neck, poorly educated Texans.
It is more than a little stupid for the Texas Democratic party to not have a credible candidate running for Governor. This is irresponsible. There are more progressives and liberals in the state of Texas than one might think. Mostly they are forced to keep their heads low and their eyes averted. But once they are able to enjoy the sanctity of the secret ballot, they are not ashamed to express their true preferences.
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