Posted on 10/13/2022 1:43:37 AM PDT by Libloather
AUSTIN, Texas - In a cavernous, modern sanctuary at Greater Mt. Zion Church, the Rev. Gaylon Clark introduced Beto O’Rourke to his congregation one recent Sunday as “the next governor of the state of Texas.” Then he raised his hand and, over the strains of a keyboard, prayed for “victory in the name of Jesus.”
In the sanctuary, the churchgoers said, “Amen.” In the lobby, they lined up for pictures with the one-time Democratic sensation now lagging in the polls.
“With God and faith and him being here today,” one of the congregants told me, “you should see a change in his numbers by next week.” Another suspected polls were missing voters who are tired of the state’s Republican governor, Greg Abbott, but reluctant to acknowledge voting for a Democrat - the kind of “shy” voter theory once applied by some observers to Donald Trump. A woman said she could see people “waking up” in Texas, while her 7-year-old daughter, who O’Rourke bent low to speak with, told me O’Rourke addressed not only her concerns about school, but also the protection of ocelots.
It was the kind of gusher of hopefulness that O’Rourke - at his boisterous rallies, in his prolific, small-dollar fundraising, trucking across Texas - has met with ever since he burst into the national consciousness in his U.S. Senate run in 2018 and continued to inspire among Democrats in the early stages of his presidential campaign two years later.
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In the crowd, Jacinda Navarro, an 18-year-old freshman from San Antonio, said she could see Texas changing “in the next five to 10 years, if not now.” But she isn’t sure it’s there yet.
“Democrats are loud on social media,” she said. “But conservatives, there are a lot of them.”
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Yep. A picture is often truly worth a thousand words.
The web is both good and bad. But the creativity of some on the web is amazing. Photoshop opened lots of doors. And at the same time twisted lots of other perspectives.
“Just goes to show that faith in Jesus doesn’t automatically make you rational.”
Just because these people go to church doesn’t mean they have faith in Jesus. A lot of the black churches are like Rev. Wright’s “God-damn-America”’s church, i.e, a political meeting place.
“He is one of these types that honestly believe their grift is going to save the world.”
I don’t believe he is under that delusion, or that his intentions are noble in any way. It’s all about the power which ultimately results in more wealth.
Thomas Sowell described him and his ilk in “The Vision of the Annointed.”
Of course, there are many folks who have faith in Jesus AS THEY KNOW HIM (i.e., similar to the real Jesus, but not quite accurate).
That might be what's taught in most of the churches in the world today.
black church....won’t happen.
That was during his first 15 minutes of fame. What has he done for Texas lately?
I’ve seen as many of those bumper stickers as Puto signs around my area of Texas.
He went to a church? Did he get lost and find himself there?
Yep in Texas you deal with the Black, Brown and White
skin population if your election is statewide. JMO
Probably why his burglary and DUI charges were dismissed.
From the beginning in Texas (1836) there were Tejanos and Anglos. Both at the Alamo and San Jacinto. (there were also a few black people) As today there are many families intermarried between Hispanic and Anglo families. In Texas and New Mexico, married across the US/MX border is very common. Allows to own property on both sides of border.
Texas is not about race. Read my tagline.
It is still true. (except in parts of Austin, Houston, San Antonio and small pockets in DFW.)
Surely, they are at the top of the list of one of those 87,000 new IRS agents...
County Judge is a misnomer that is a uniquely TX term for what other states call a County Commissioner. Very politically powerful, to be sure, but not one who holds courtroom trials. Think roads and other public works.
Probably more than in decades past, and all militantly liberal.
Now THAT’S funny!
The first question on this church’s website under “About us” is “where do I park”
Whatever happened to that Separation of Church and State thing liberals always harp about?
Beto has nothing better to do than to run for office and lose.
It’s a living.
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