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Texas Monthly: Watch out for Medina! She could win
Texas Monthly ^ | 10th Feb | Paul Burka

Posted on 02/10/2010 9:20:20 AM PST by takecontrol

I have been telling friends for a couple of weeks now that if Medina can raise $2 million by February 16 (the start of early voting), she will be governor. What this poll tells me is that Texans are sick and tired of Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison and their career politician credentials and their negative campaigns. Medina is Sarah Palin with gravitas and without the winks.

(Excerpt) Read more at texasmonthly.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: gopprimary; medina; paulestinians; perry; troofers; truthers; tx; tx2010; txgop
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To: DesertRhino
What is her gravitas besides a few opinions? She ever run anything? Im amazed anyone could compare her to Sarah and have her come out ahead.

Exactly.

"Gravitas"? This guy is assigning gravitas to a relative newcomer, who for all appearances is mostly just a rebel, and at the same time, attempting to reduce or invalidate someone of Sarah Palin's stature who has actually accomplished a great deal in her life?

Phhhhhhttttt.......

61 posted on 02/10/2010 10:15:56 AM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: basil
"He took me out of Ron Paul’s district, and I am now in Lloyd Doggett’s "

I feel your pain, really. Delay's reallocation took me OUT of dogshit's district, and put me in McCaul's. I think McCaul is a great Rep.

62 posted on 02/10/2010 10:18:11 AM PST by matthew fuller (Has the goracle seen his shadow yet?)
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To: La Lydia

People wondered how much damage Obama could do.

We know the answer to that.

Some people don’t learn from history.

Pity.


63 posted on 02/10/2010 10:19:31 AM PST by Carley (Are you better off now than one year ago? HELL NO!!!!!)
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To: takecontrol

I’m voting for Perry.


64 posted on 02/10/2010 10:23:32 AM PST by shiva
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To: pgkdan
I don't trust Palin as far as I can throw her.

You're obviously as clueless a Palin hater as any garden variety liberal.

No need for me to explain why. You've been here long enough to have seen every bit of logic and reason that dismantles your arguments against her.

65 posted on 02/10/2010 10:24:57 AM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: La Lydia

Problem is that her business never has done anything. Look at her background for pete’s sake. Payroll? for who?


66 posted on 02/10/2010 10:27:38 AM PST by Hattie
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To: MrEdd

Yep. You called that one right. Austinites lusting for acceptance by their “betters” on the other coasts...(”I’m not one of those Texans. I subscribe to Texas Monthly!”)


67 posted on 02/10/2010 10:30:10 AM PST by achilles2000 (Shouting "fire" in a burning building is doing everyone a favor...whether they like it or not)
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To: Windflier
No need for me to explain why. You've been here long enough to have seen every bit of logic and reason that dismantles your arguments against her.

No I haven't. She's not trustworthy. Feel free to wallow in the cult of personality building up around her. I prefer to think for myself.

68 posted on 02/10/2010 10:30:13 AM PST by pgkdan (I miss Ronald Reagan!)
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To: WVNan

Perhaps, but it is the repudiation of Bill White that matters.


69 posted on 02/10/2010 10:31:23 AM PST by achilles2000 (Shouting "fire" in a burning building is doing everyone a favor...whether they like it or not)
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To: davetex

you don’t need any experience to be elected Governor or to congress or President. The founders didn’t write you need executive experience in the constitution did they?


70 posted on 02/10/2010 10:32:51 AM PST by takecontrol
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To: brytlea
I was really surprised to see Palin back Perry instead of Medina.

It is a serious question whether Palin can prevent being co-opted by the establishment. Backing McCain and Perry are not good signs.

71 posted on 02/10/2010 10:33:10 AM PST by Prokopton
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To: takecontrol

Yeah, but does she write crib notes on the palms of her hands?


72 posted on 02/10/2010 10:33:18 AM PST by El Gran Salseron
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To: takecontrol

Medina winning. What a disaster that would be. Almost as bad a Obama.


73 posted on 02/10/2010 10:34:05 AM PST by mulligan
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To: MichiganConservative

Forget Medina. You have to support the establishment candidates. They have been party approved!!!

Exactly. After all, they have all of that really valuable political “experience”. We can’t elect citizens who are self-supporting and who haven’t spent a lifetime lusting after political office.


74 posted on 02/10/2010 10:34:44 AM PST by achilles2000 (Shouting "fire" in a burning building is doing everyone a favor...whether they like it or not)
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To: WVNan

Ok, the statement
If Medina wins it will make news as a repudiation of Sarah Palin.

Sounded to me like you believed it was a repudiation of Sarah and would be reported as such.

My bad, but I would have expected a statment like.
If Medina wins, the media will make it into a repudiation of Sarah.

I just misunderstood you. :-)


75 posted on 02/10/2010 10:35:33 AM PST by Robbin (If Sarah isnÂ’t welcome, IÂ’m not welcome, itÂ’s just that simpleÂ…)
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To: Carley
A Paulista would be good for Texas?

In my opinion....absolutely NOT!!

And she has been a Ron Paul head cheerleader.

These Libertarians run on the Republican ticket because they know there's no way they'd have a chance on the Libertoon ticket. And they try to hide their Libertoon-ness when running in an election like this.

Some of us won't be fooled.

I also don't like her shameless pandering to one minority group. We're all Texans, no matter what our ethnic background. Debra seems to think some are more equal than others.

76 posted on 02/10/2010 10:39:12 AM PST by Allegra (It doesn't matter what this tagline says...the liberals are going to call it "racist.")
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To: takecontrol

Geez, another Newbie flackin’ for Medina. You might mention to people that Paul Burka is a hardcore Democrat who is obviously out to split the Republican vote and get Bill White elected.


77 posted on 02/10/2010 10:39:45 AM PST by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: La Lydia
No, I don't think that a person had to have held public office to be eligible but they do need some experience with running a business and dealing with people. I think the larger business the better and having a law degree doesn't hurt. Medina can get up and say anything she wants to say but it doesn't mean that she would be capable of handing all the business that the Gov. of Texas would have to handle. I would have more faith in her abilities if she started a little lower on the ladder and worked her way up. Coming out of the dark to the governorship is a stretch for me. I am thinking the the very things that I worry about are the same things that make you like her. I'll just say if I need a surgical procedure I am looking for the doctor with the most experience and the best record not someone who just got out of med school yesterday and hasn't done anything.
78 posted on 02/10/2010 10:40:30 AM PST by Ditter
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To: pissant

More Falcon poop. Prove your statement.


79 posted on 02/10/2010 10:43:00 AM PST by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: Allegra

“the soul of conservatism is libertarianism”

where’s Reagan Man when you need him!


80 posted on 02/10/2010 10:48:31 AM PST by takecontrol
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