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Beto is In
« on: March 14, 2019, 09:15:41 AM »
Beto is now candidate 12,324 in the dem primaries. The only reason this matters to me is that I want to insert an APS HRT into Texas and rescue his poor dog.

https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2019/03/13/save-me-from-the-hell-that-is-my-life-everyone-wants-to-know-whats-wrong-with-beto-orourkes-dog/
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Re: Beto is In
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2019, 09:39:05 AM »
I heard some speculation this morning over whether or not it was actually his dog or just a dog brought in for the pictures.
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Re: Beto is In
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2019, 09:44:35 AM »
I heard some speculation this morning over whether or not it was actually his dog or just a dog brought in for the pictures.

Well, his name is fake, so why not have a fake dog? I wonder if his wife is provided by Stepford, Inc?
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Re: Beto is In
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2019, 09:59:04 AM »
Remember George Carlin talking about how candidates like to pose with their wife and kids.
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Re: Beto is In
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2019, 11:10:13 AM »
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    "I'm just born to be in it" is peak, white male privilege. (And I say this as someone who generally likes Beto.)

    — Alex Segura (@alex_segura) March 13, 2019
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    “I want to be in it. Man, I’m just born to be in it." Robert ORourke announcing a bid for 2020 with a peak out of touch white male privilege quote on the @VanityFair cover.
    Yes, you were born with white privilege, that doesn’t mean you would be a good President to we without it. pic.twitter.com/u9GO154xdp

    — . (@JenniferKFalcon) March 13, 2019
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Re: Beto is In
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2019, 07:40:35 PM »
I love how the whitest Irishman ever is trying to be "Beto".

Bet that ahole goes out this weekend with a lame Irish brogue.
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Re: Beto is In
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2019, 08:12:32 PM »
I love how the whitest Irishman ever is trying to be "Beto".

Bet that *expletive deleted*hole goes out this weekend with a lame Irish brogue.

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Re: Beto is In
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2019, 09:43:46 PM »
I’m pretty sure he was just blowing bong hits in the dogs nose before the pic.
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Re: Beto is In
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2019, 10:15:32 PM »
"Beto" - just another instance of conservatives/Republicans (in the conservative commentariat, and elsewhere) refusing to understand how the Left uses language against us. We're stupid to keep calling him "Beto," when his name is Robert Francis. But we're not going to stop. We're going to keep saying "Beto," and "progressive," and "pro-choice," etc.

Also, the APS nickname policy reads, "use the individual's proper name, or don't use it at all." It doesn't make an exception for any nickname, at all. I was called out for calling the ACA "Barrycare," even though "Barry" is not the kind of insulting nickname the policy was intended for, and even though I was not talking about the man, but about the policy routinely nicknamed (here and everywhere) as "Obamacare."

So...?
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Re: Beto is In
« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2019, 10:37:36 PM »
Billionaire who says fossil fuel and "climate change" will kill us in 12 years is hitting up people for gas money for his people's tour or whatever it is:

https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2019/03/14/beto-orourke-passes-hat-for-gas-money-to-help-spread-2020-message-about-looming-climate-catastrophe-video/

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Re: Beto is In
« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2019, 10:39:04 PM »
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Re: Beto is In
« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2019, 09:25:49 AM »
"Beto" - just another instance of conservatives/Republicans (in the conservative commentariat, and elsewhere) refusing to understand how the Left uses language against us. We're stupid to keep calling him "Beto," when his name is Robert Francis. But we're not going to stop. We're going to keep saying "Beto," and "progressive," and "pro-choice," etc.

Also, the APS nickname policy reads, "use the individual's proper name, or don't use it at all." It doesn't make an exception for any nickname, at all. I was called out for calling the ACA "Barrycare," even though "Barry" is not the kind of insulting nickname the policy was intended for, and even though I was not talking about the man, but about the policy routinely nicknamed (here and everywhere) as "Obamacare."

So...?

So now we have to refer to Rafael Cruz, Nimrata Haley, and Willard Romney?

Also, after this thread it seems like the nickname policy may not be strongly enforced.  =D
It's kind of surprising there's no thread (until now) about the Socialist who's about to be a Congresswoman from New York. Since she has a long name most Americans can neither spell nor pronounce, I suggest we call her Bernice. 
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Re: Beto is In
« Reply #12 on: March 15, 2019, 10:04:04 AM »
Every time I hear his name I think of an old restaurant chain.

It was an Irish/Mexican restuarant and bar called Carlos Murphys.
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Re: Beto is In
« Reply #13 on: March 15, 2019, 10:14:08 AM »
Every time I hear his name I think of an old restaurant chain.

It was an Irish/Mexican restuarant and bar called Carlos Murphys.

Except of course when related to this guy, there is no Mexican involved. For whatever the wikipedia is worth, he is 100% Irish, and his parents gave him the nickname "Beto" (used in Mexico as a nickname for the Robertos) to differentiate him from his Grandfather with the same name. Why they did that instead of the more common "Bobby" that Irish people (e.g., the Kennedys) use, who knows.
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Re: Beto is In
« Reply #14 on: March 15, 2019, 11:06:58 AM »
Except of course when related to this guy, there is no Mexican involved. For whatever the wikipedia is worth, he is 100% Irish, and his parents gave him the nickname "Beto" (used in Mexico as a nickname for the Robertos) to differentiate him from his Grandfather with the same name. Why they did that instead of the more common "Bobby" that Irish people (e.g., the Kennedys) use, who knows.
He is from the El Paso area so maybe that is why. 

The guy is a lightweight who just got through spending more money than anyone ever has in a run for a Senate seat and lost.  Why he thinks that makes him Presidential material is beyond me.  However, he was the media's favorite when running for Senate so maybe he thinks that will carry over to the national stage.
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Re: Beto is In
« Reply #15 on: March 15, 2019, 11:27:45 AM »
He is from the El Paso area so maybe that is why. 

The guy is a lightweight who just got through spending more money than anyone ever has in a run for a Senate seat and lost.  Why he thinks that makes him Presidential material is beyond me.  However, he was the media's favorite when running for Senate so maybe he thinks that will carry over to the national stage.

Well, he's got that skateboard, and he smoked a lot of doobie...
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Re: Beto is In
« Reply #16 on: March 15, 2019, 12:17:23 PM »
So now we have to refer to Rafael Cruz, Nimrata Haley, and Willard Romney?

Also, after this thread it seems like the nickname policy may not be strongly enforced.  =D

I noticed that.

http://www.armedpolitesociety.com/index.php?topic=57768.msg1169474#msg1169474
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Re: Beto is In
« Reply #17 on: March 15, 2019, 02:02:25 PM »
The nickname policy has been against insulting nicknames.  Using their first name, last or initials to identify them is acceptable.  Using a nickname that the person themselves uses is acceptable.
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« Reply #18 on: March 15, 2019, 05:06:31 PM »
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« Reply #19 on: March 15, 2019, 06:54:18 PM »
I noticed that.

http://www.armedpolitesociety.com/index.php?topic=57768.msg1169474#msg1169474

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« Reply #20 on: March 15, 2019, 10:44:38 PM »
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Re: Beto is In
« Reply #21 on: March 16, 2019, 11:48:39 AM »
The white privilege defense

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"Not only will I not say that again, but I'll be more thoughtful going forward in the way that I talk about our marriage, and also the way in which I acknowledge the truth of the criticism that I have enjoyed white privilege,"  the candidate said Friday evening in Cedar Rapids.

Beyond Parody: Beto Apologizes For Jokes About Wife Less Than 48 Hours Into Campaign, Says White Privilege Made Him Do It
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/03/16/beyond-parody-beto-apologizes-for-jokes-about-wife-less-than-48-hours-into-campaign-n2543210
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Re: Beto is In
« Reply #22 on: March 17, 2019, 08:05:04 PM »
I wonder how the left will react to this?

https://news.yahoo.com/psychedelic-warlord-teenaged-betos-misogynistic-online-posts-013651735.html

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In one text file that was dated to 1989, when O’Rourke was 16 or 17, “Psychedelic Warlord” described a “new creature: THE ULTRA TRENDY.” In an over-the-top sarcastic tone, Psychedelic Warlord declared these “ultra trendies” to be “a cancer that might cause the death of each and every scene across the nation.” Psychedelic Warlord went on to say that many of these “ultra trendies” are female “sluts.”

“ULTRA TRENDIES are usually the ‘scene sluts’ that many of the menfolk admire so. They show up, get drunk with the band, and tell the lead singer, ‘I really like your music. I think it’s a lot like the Sex Pistols. Sooo… you wanna *expletive deleted*ck?’” Psychedelic Warlord wrote.

The writer went on to accuse these women of “only” liking the Sex Pistols and the group’s frontman, Sid Vicious, and suggested this affinity led them to enter into abusive relationships.

“ULTRA TRENDY females hook-up with violent boyfriends because, (yeah… you guessed it) ‘He’s so much like Sid Vicious!’” Psychedelic Warlord wrote.

After describing the characteristics of these “ultra trendies,” Psychedelic Warlord offered suggestions for how to handle these people. The ideas included encouraging interactions between the “ultra trendies” and neo-Nazis as well as mocking their appearance.

“Tell the Nazi Skins in your area that this certain ULTRA TRENDY has AIDS. … To kill an ULTRA TRENDY female, show her a picture of what she’d look like without make-up. … Tell him or her that they’re completely ugly,” Psychedelic Warlord wrote.

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« Reply #23 on: March 17, 2019, 11:34:20 PM »
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Re: Beto is In
« Reply #24 on: March 17, 2019, 11:36:58 PM »
The white privilege defense

Beyond Parody: Beto Apologizes For Jokes About Wife Less Than 48 Hours Into Campaign, Says White Privilege Made Him Do It
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/03/16/beyond-parody-beto-apologizes-for-jokes-about-wife-less-than-48-hours-into-campaign-n2543210

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The man touted by some as "Tex Kennedy" with a driving record to complement the actual Ted Kennedy ...

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