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doxydad

(1,363 posts) Sun Jun 29, 2014, 07:09 AM Jun 2014

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The Texas GOP Stands on a Platform of Ignorance

Texas has a lot of things to be proud of. The Republican Party of Texas, however, is not one of them. Turns out everything really is bigger down in Texas, including our embarrassments. Taking cues from the national party, the Texas GOP invokes religion and false ideas of the Founding Fathers to promote their blatantly anti-science stances. Texas Gov. Rick Perry recently compared the homosexual "lifestyle" to being an alcoholic. In its recently-finished 2014 party platform, Texas Republicans offer the following stances on homosexuality and reparative therapy:

http://reason.com/archives/2014/06/28/texas-republicans-pray-the-gay-away

godamnit, Texas...REALLY?

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The Texas GOP Stands on a Platform of Ignorance (Original Post) doxydad Jun 2014 OP

They not only stand on it, SamKnause Jun 2014 #1

All sports fans down here. Downwinder Jun 2014 #2

Who else would send a single cell parasite, Downwinder Jun 2014 #3

sadly, there's no reparative therapy for the ignorant fucks in texas gop spanone Jun 2014 #4

I got a brief look at the Texas Democratic Party platform Gothmog Jun 2014 #5

SamKnause

(13,101 posts)

1. They not only stand on it,

Reply to doxydad (Original post)

Sun Jun 29, 2014, 09:56 AM

Jun 2014

they are proud of their ignorance.

Downwinder

(12,869 posts)

2. All sports fans down here.

Reply to doxydad (Original post)

Sun Jun 29, 2014, 10:11 AM

Jun 2014

Whether it is football or politics, makes no difference.

Downwinder

(12,869 posts)

3. Who else would send a single cell parasite,

Reply to doxydad (Original post)

Sun Jun 29, 2014, 11:18 AM

Jun 2014

T. Cruzi, to Washington as Senator?

spanone

(135,830 posts)

4. sadly, there's no reparative therapy for the ignorant fucks in texas gop

Reply to doxydad (Original post)

Sun Jun 29, 2014, 11:20 AM

Jun 2014

Gothmog

(145,176 posts)

5. I got a brief look at the Texas Democratic Party platform

Reply to doxydad (Original post)

Sun Jun 29, 2014, 08:24 PM

Jun 2014

It is a very progressive document. I only had a couple of minutes to look at it. It will be online later this week Read it. You will be amazed

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