[The South Texan]

Leave it to Roddy to shine the light of truth on the Texas Democrats

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

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[Texas_Jarhead]

nice one

[Peace will be here soon]

"elementary school cheerleaders"

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Huh ?

[BerniesFriend]

This could not have been written by the most lib texan writer..what a hoot..texas pig..get a load of this..

Trivia for
"Green Acres" (1965)

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Adapted from the radio show, "Granby's Green Acres," which was on the air around 1950.


The first Arnold was a male. The others - 2-4 a year - were females.


The Douglass's cow was named Eleanor.


Canceled in 1971 when CBS decided to cancel all rural-based comedies.


Was one of the victims of the infamous rural purge in 1971 along with "Beverly Hillbillies, The" (1962), "Mayberry R.F.D." (1968), "Hee Haw" (1969) and the "Toast of the Town" (1948). These shows were perceived by then CBS executive Fred Silverman to only appeal to people who lived in rural areas and older people, so he decided to cancel them even though they were all still hugely popular at the time.


Arnold the pig was the only cast member of "Green Acres" to win an award for a performance in a sitcom. He won the coveted "Patsy" Award, in 1967, which is given to the best performance by an animal.


Set in the same town as "Petticoat Junction" (1963). Characters from the other series often appeared on Green Acres, and vice versa.


Oliver met Lisa after his plane was shot down during World War II,


The Douglass' rooster was named Bertram and their hen was named Alice.

[BackSlidenDemocrat]

Ah, “Taxation without fair representation” was the cry when the tea finally hit the water. Somehow the Dems in Texas think that affirmative action applies to politicians who represent the minority vote, so even if 60% or 70% of the voting public in Texas votes conservative or Republican, there still is a constitutional guarantee that the minority vote will be represented equally. On the Federal level, the Senate provides equal representation for each state based on the choice provided by the constituents of the state. On the state level, the state Senate gives equal representation on a County or Parish level based on the same that choice. If one would measure the amount of taxes collected from the majority vote in Texas, one would find an unfair balance of representation of tax paying constituents. This can go on only so long before the majority will rise up and demand to be equally represented. It is this age-old principal of our nation that the current dems don’t understand. You can’t keep promising those who pay the least in taxes the easiest ride in the wagon, while demanding those who pull the largest wagon pay the most. When he who pulls the wagon gets tired and fed up with the current arrangement, nobody moves another foot until all realize that the free ride is now over.

Why do we continue to allow our elected officials in Washington to write their own paychecks? Vote in their own pay raise? Create their own specialized benefits program? And, why are we the sole contributors to their retirement program? Think they might fix the Social Security problem if their retirement was depended on it? Wake up America! Our country is only a little over 200 years old, yet it is under siege from those within. They continue to spend three to four times the rate of inflation each year, but who has the balls to stop them? Won’t be long at this rate till the Federal government and most of all the states are in as bad a shape financially as California. May God have mercy on our soul!

[Flyer]

along with a troupe of elementary school cheerleaders and a high school marching band

These kids didn't go there on their own. The who, what, when, where and why would be very interesting.

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[jmaroneps37]

The rats were greeted by "dozens" hmmm lets see: each of ten rats has a wife/husband and girlfriend/boyfriend plus a few kids ( some their own on paper, some just their own) add a few neighbor children....... How many people showed up?

[SwinneySwitch]

"...a triumphant welcome-home rally in one of the state's few remaining Democratic enclaves..."

Laredo is in AZTLAN!

"The tab for more than a month on the lam: about $100,000 and counting."

Their lawyer fees alone are over $300,000!

[Fighter@heart]

Managed to rally "dozens" of supporters to meet them. I know Texas is a "small state," but how could this event not be compared to a political "Woodstock" in the media!!??Whew, can't seem to unstick my sarcasm key!!

[freekitty]

These chickens may be cheered by "dozens", but the rest of us stayed away in droves.

[The South Texan]

morning bump