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Talarico shouted down during tense moment at Houston town hall
The Hill ^ | 07/20/2026 | Max Rego

Posted on 07/21/2026 6:44:12 AM PDT by fwdude

Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D) received a harsh reception from an attendee at his town hall in Houston on Sunday.

Video from the event, during which Talarico took questions for more than 90 minutes, captured by the Austin American-Statesman’s Faith Bugenhagen, shows a Black woman yelling, “So you stay here, you answer our questions or you suffer the consequences.”

Other attendees clapped in support of the woman’s remarks, while one man said, “Say it with your chest.”

When Talarico told the woman he appreciated her for traveling to attend the town hall, she replied, “I did it for my people, not for you.”

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What a dilemma. Talapedo has to keep the perpetual victim class happy while remaining a guilty white man.
1 posted on 07/21/2026 6:44:12 AM PDT by fwdude
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To: fwdude

Anyone else notice that The Hill has brought comments back?


2 posted on 07/21/2026 6:45:51 AM PDT by fwdude (Why is there a "far/radical right," but damned if they'll admit that there is a far/radical left)
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To: fwdude

“Say it with your chest.”

What?

Is that talking out the side of your neck?


3 posted on 07/21/2026 6:48:16 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: fwdude

When we read these stories, let’s always keep in mind that Talarico has raised $40 million so far and will benefit from probably another $100 million of Dem fundraising. He is the great hope for the Dems to pick off a Red senate seat to flip the Senate. I still think the odds are against him but with enough money and media training, he might do it. So we need to be careful and not too hubristic.


4 posted on 07/21/2026 6:48:41 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: fwdude

Our guys lucky he’s running in Texas. He doesn’t seem to be doing much. He will win, but it certainly won’t be through effort. don’t get me wrong, I’m glad he’s gonna win. I just wish you would do something to campaign.


5 posted on 07/21/2026 6:49:18 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: BenLurkin

I think it means to speak confidently and without fear, or something like that.


6 posted on 07/21/2026 6:51:06 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: napscoordinator

I think the best campaigning that Paxton can do is just to let Talarico keep talking. The guy is a wellspring of gaffes.


7 posted on 07/21/2026 6:51:31 AM PDT by fwdude (Why is there a "far/radical right," but damned if they'll admit that there is a far/radical left)
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To: BenLurkin

She was probably a plant so he could look strong and sure of himself. Everything is a manipulation with the rats.


8 posted on 07/21/2026 6:56:54 AM PDT by iamgalt ( )
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To: iamgalt

I’m not so sure this was staged. Remember, a pasty white man defeated Jasmine Crockett, the sheboons’ great hope for high office. They take that personally.


9 posted on 07/21/2026 6:59:13 AM PDT by fwdude (Why is there a "far/radical right," but damned if they'll admit that there is a far/radical left)
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To: fwdude

A beta male,faggot atheist like him could win easily here in Massachusetts...and elsewhere. In Texas? Not so much!


10 posted on 07/21/2026 6:59:16 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)
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To: iamgalt; BenLurkin

Good call, imho. Same goes for the puff piece coverage.


11 posted on 07/21/2026 7:01:05 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (The Demagogic Party is just a collection of violent, rival street gangs.)
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To: fwdude

He shouldn’t have dissed Colon All Red.

https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/colin-allred-slams-james-talarico-over-alleged-controversial-remark-in-texas-senate-race/


12 posted on 07/21/2026 7:01:17 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: Gay State Conservative

I can see the blue Texas counties on a map after the election:

- Travis
- Harris (Houston)
- Dallas
- El Paso
- a smattering of sparsely populated border counties.

All in a sea of red.


13 posted on 07/21/2026 7:01:36 AM PDT by fwdude (Why is there a "far/radical right," but damned if they'll admit that there is a far/radical left)
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“... let Talarico keep talking.”


I know that money talks in politics, but how much money does it take to counter, “Texas has the best drag queens”, “God is non binary”, “I love trans children”, “There are six biological sexes”, “Jesus is a radical feminist”?


14 posted on 07/21/2026 7:06:24 AM PDT by hanamizu
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To: fwdude
Yes, good thing this is Texas, although I always keep in mind Ted Cruz's election against a similar idiot, Beto O'Rourke. Cruz should have buried O'Rourke, instead Cruz won the election by only 2.6 points: Cruz: 50.9% O'Rourke: 48.3%.

I wouldn't let my guard down in this election, people are reporting that pro Talarico ads are all over You Tube, mainstream TV and TikTok, with none for the Republicans.

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16 posted on 07/21/2026 7:08:15 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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“Say it with your chest.”

Go in the conversation boobs first. Titillate us.
17 posted on 07/21/2026 7:10:24 AM PDT by Colinsky
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To: Bon of Babble

I’ve been seeing more and more Paxton ads. It’s probably better for him to not peak too early in the campaign cycle while letting 6-gender James bury himself in more crap that he’s said over past years.


18 posted on 07/21/2026 7:10:59 AM PDT by fwdude (Why is there a "far/radical right," but damned if they'll admit that there is a far/radical left)
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To: fwdude

It’s “black” with a capital “b” MFers!


19 posted on 07/21/2026 7:11:55 AM PDT by Freedom4US
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To: Freedom4US

I looked back and still don’t understand your post reference.


20 posted on 07/21/2026 7:20:26 AM PDT by healy61
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