Posted on 08/23/2011 12:53:52 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Bwahaa Love it!
I pictured something different.
Doncha love it!!
That’s Momma Perry. And she and her husband still live in the little house her husband built near the cotton fields in Paint Creek, Texas.
They don’t know where to grab Perry! LOL
I LOVE his boots!!! Much cooler than the loafers and sandals I see here in the Northeast. It takes a man to wear a cowboy boot! ;-)
Looks like the salt of the earth
Good law, and incidently will disproportionally help republicans since veterans tend to be more republican than not (although there are many exceptions to that rule, obviously).
Good law, and incidently will disproportionally help republicans since veterans tend to be more republican than not (although there are many exceptions to that rule, obviously).
It takes a certain type to wear a cowboy boot. I can’t quite make out what it says on them..”Come and Take it?” I wonder if he is referring to handguns? LOL!
LOL, thanks for reading it for me. My eyes are failing since I hit 40 and wasn’t sure what it read. I bet he is talking about his gun. HA, Obama should be shaking in his loafers, as Perry is the definition of the “clingers” Obama was referring to. The only bitterness that will happen though will be on the part of Obama as he and Michelle head back to Chicago and get the boot! ;0)
“Come and Take It” was the message from the Texans in the Alamo to the Mexicans outside. It referred to “Molon labe” which was the message of the Spartans (the “300”) to the Persians. It is an ancient message of defiance.
And especially the "Come and Take It"
Thanks LifePath!
After his back surgery...he isn’t allowed to wear his cowboy boots...don’t know if that is lifetime or not.
"Come and take it" was a slogan used in the Texas Revolution in 1835. In March 1831, Juan Gomez, a Lieutenant in the Mexican Army, worked alongside Tadeo Ortiz, a consul at Bordeaux, France, and granted a small cannon to the colony of San Antonio.
It was then transported to Gonzales, Texas and later was the object of Texas pride.
At the minor skirmish known as the Battle of Gonzalesthe first battle of the Texas Revolution against Mexicoa small group of Texans successfully resisted the Mexican forces who had orders from Juan Gomez to seize their cannon.
As a symbol of defiance, the Texans had fashioned a flag containing the phrase "come and take it" along with a black star and an image of the cannon.
This was the same message that was sent to the Mexican government when they told the Texans that they had to return their cannonfailure to comply with the Mexican's original demands led to the failed attempt by the Mexican military to forcefully take back the cannon.
The Come and Take It festival is celebrated yearly in Gonzalez, TX.
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