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Cassiopeia

(2,603 posts) Mon Apr 25, 2016, 11:29 PM Apr 2016

Texans vote to rename Robert E. Lee Elementary after Donald Trump, Hitler and Adam Lanza

The school board in Austin, Texas voted in late March to rename Robert E. Lee Elementary School, but when asked to submit suggestions for a new name, local voters suggested they school be renamed Donald J. Trump Elementary.

KXAN.com reported Monday that the Austin Independent School District’s board will have final say over what the school’s new name will be, but tallies from voters featured names like Trump and Hitler. Nominations were submitted to the school district website.

The scores were as follows:

1. Donald J. Trump Elementary: 45 nominations
2. Robert E. Lee Elementary: 34 nominations
3. Russell Lee Elementary: 32 nominations

The rest of the list and more at link:

https://www.rawstory.com/2016/04/texans-vote-to-rename-robert-e-lee-elementary-after-donald-trump-hitler-and-adam-lanza/

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Texans vote to rename Robert E. Lee Elementary after Donald Trump, Hitler and Adam Lanza (Original Post) Cassiopeia Apr 2016 OP

Okay, Texas 2naSalit Apr 2016 #1

Did you notice that it happened in Austin? kentauros Apr 2016 #2

2naSalit

(86,646 posts)

1. Okay, Texas

Reply to Cassiopeia (Original post)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 01:22 AM

Apr 2016

you can leave now.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)

2. Did you notice that it happened in Austin?

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 03:58 AM

Apr 2016

DU's mythical "Liberal island in a sea of red" City of Austin.

Other cities in Texas have become more liberal than Austin in recent years, including Houston and San Antonio. Austin is becoming "Hipster Central" and that's not a good thing.

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