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walkingman

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4. It will be interesting to see what happens. There is a segment of Texans that aren't like that

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2026, 09:44 AM

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but the lunatic asylum is full at the local and state level. I prefer to segregate myself from that genre, but it is not easy when many glamorize that mentality on TV series like in Yellowstone and Landman.

If Talarico cannot win in a State like Texas where there is a mix of Bible Belt and Shitkicker mentality then there is no hope.

I try and take myself back to the early 70s in Austin and I know there are a lot of good folks around before all of these misfits moved in from elsewhere and turned it into Gilead.

What's next a wrestling match or a chicken fight at the State Capital in Austin?

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