Posted on 11/03/2014 4:41:24 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
It largely escaped the notice of the national media, but there has been a pretty big political story playing out in Houston the last few weeks.
Well, it has been a big story, at least, for one very key GOP constituency.
Here's the recap: The city of Houston a few weeks back subpoenaed the sermons of five pastors who opposed an ordinance that was aimed at increasing the rights and protections of LGBT residents of the city, which is home to the first openly lesbian mayor of a major American city, Annise Parker (D). The subpoenas were issued in response to a lawsuit brought by Christian leaders against the new law, which is in limbo because of the litigation. After conservative Christians cried foul, though, Parker announced last week that the subpoenas were being withdrawn, because they had become a distraction.
And through it all, one of the top potential 2016 presidential candidates has been on the case.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) spoke out against the subpoenas soon after they were issued. He also granted interviews and called for supporters to send Bibles and religious texts to Parker's office, which they did....
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Opps, forgot the “width”............
Blast! I just bought a 24-inch HDTV monitor too!
Opps, forgot the “width”............
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Damn ‘preview’ button .... lol
Yep we all screw postings up once in a while. Take care.
Apparently Apple has a ~4x HD monitor.....
You can have it deleted.
It makes the RED ...Stripes...in the witches suit coat... hard to miss.
GO TED!!!
It’s either out of focus or compressed. (or both)
I “told” my browser to fetch the image in another window,...where it appeared somewhat smaller than the same file.....posted to FR. Thats somewhat odd,..unless the code posted delineated a given size
Gaaahhhhhh!!!
The Stalinism!! It burns!!
She’s a lot bigger than I imagined.
She could hurt you.....
The image is from Wikipedia. File properties of posted pics can give big hints many times.
aha Okay.thanks.
Why did you post a pic that’s 2136 by 2341 pixels? That’s way larger than most computer monitors.
Dude!! My eyes!!
otherwise, Suck it up....
Mayor Anus Porker has messed herself up bigtime.
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