Comments on: Beto O’Rourke: on a slow news day…

By: Mike K

Mike K — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 11:38:24 +0000

The BBC article on Kennedy was pretty good. Today, of course, he would be a Republican or have to fake it more carefully. His election in 1960 depended more on cheating in Illinois and Texas. Lyndon Johnson was a big part of the Texas theft. William Rogers, Ike’s Attorney General, told Nixon he had enough evidence of vote fraud to overturn the election but Nixon declined to challenge it. He thought the instability would be dangerous in the Cold War.

By: Yackums

Yackums — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 10:16:30 +0000

Who remembers this? Beto: “I’m gonna get a candy bar! I’m gonna get a candy bar!”

By: LYNN HARGROVE

LYNN HARGROVE — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 23:20:49 +0000

My guess is that my CO Gov, Hickenlooper, is fairly well positioned to be VP. Of course that depends on Harris if she wants a tall white man on the ticket with her. Robert O’ will not make it. Harris will cut his you know whats off.

By: Julie near Chicago

Julie near Chicago — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 21:55:13 +0000

Ann, thanks for the article. Gee, the writer does not fake a love he doesn’t feel, does he!

Not a huge fan of young Mr. Kennedy myself. Not at the time, nor since.

From yesterday’s Charisma discussion, Sen. Lieberman on JFK and more recent Dems, whom he thinks have lowered the tone:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iSujjGS074

By: Julie near Chicago

Julie near Chicago — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 21:33:21 +0000

CapnRusty above takes us to Mr. Hinderaker’s remarks on a remarkably obscure fact about the relative areas of different sizes of pizza.

Steve Hayward gently reminds John:

“John, John—don’t you know that for liberals it is intolerable that half of all Americans are below the median?”

By: Ann

Ann — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 21:25:48 +0000

"If you are asking what has gone so wrong with modern politics, Kennedy's 1960 election campaign is a good place to start."

By: Art Deco

Art Deco — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 20:58:50 +0000

It’s amazing what you can accomplish with marketing these days (see the careers of Justin Trudeau and Barack Obama). Beto was actually employed in business concerns for a number of years, including one he founded. His candidacy isn’t any sillier than BO’s. That’s the problem with our times.

By: OldTexan

OldTexan — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 20:40:02 +0000

O’Rourke has gone to the dentist and changed his name and spent a lot of dollars on a political race and,,,,, never mind.

By: expat

expat — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 20:34:55 +0000

What has he ever done in his life other than marry someone from a filthy rich family in the real estate business.

By: Mike K

Mike K — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 20:16:37 +0000

One problem Texas has is the number of California refugees to Austin who bring their politics with them. New Hampshire had a similar problem with refugees from Taxachusetts.

Colorado was ruined by rich lefties who wanted “Rocky Mountain Highs.” I read an analysis of who those people were a few years ago.