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Rose Siding (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 09:38 AM Original message |
Texas unity dissolves over LBJ |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
1. Politics uber alles. |
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eallen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
2. The irony is that Dubya has increased government more than any since LBJ. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-13-05 09:08 AM Response to Reply #2 |
48. That irony will of course be lost on most Texans |
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acmejack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
3. LBJ was the only President I ever met |
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pretzel4gore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 10:14 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. not to his face! |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 12:10 PM Response to Reply #3 |
22. Yes |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
4. he championed civil rights and repukes |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 01:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
23. And he was a TEACHER, too |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 01:26 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Who's the "librarian"? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 02:16 PM Response to Reply #24 |
33. Dime Bag, herself! n/t |
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Mizmoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
6. LBJ should have been a great man |
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Rufus T. Firefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-13-05 12:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
51. I understand LBJ more than I used to. |
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Mend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
7. We Democrats threw LBJ out after his first term, |
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Straight Shooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
8. Johnson acknowledged that signing Voting Rights Act would lose the South. |
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cantstandbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 08:08 PM Response to Reply #8 |
40. That's why he deserves his name on the building. Did more for democracy |
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shrike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
9. If only he could somehow be with us today |
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Olney Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 11:34 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. LOL- that is a delicious thought! |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
10. LBJ ordering pants - YOU MUST LISTEN |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 10:57 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Where is the clip? |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 11:04 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Cut and paste the url into google |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 11:26 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Oh, my |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 11:36 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. "It's like ridin' a wire fence" |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 01:31 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. That line made me roar, as well!!!! |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 01:36 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. that`s really funny isn`t it.... |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 03:12 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. I hate to say this... |
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Rufus T. Firefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-13-05 12:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
52. He used to make people come into the bathroom |
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Historic NY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 02:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
32. Now, I know why my uncle order from Haggar too......... |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
13. And they want every county to have something named after Reagan |
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lumpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
15. I' m confident that LBJ,' where ever he is' |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 11:38 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Gotta disagree |
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bmbmd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 12:06 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I'll tell ya one thing- |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
16. They should name it after Carter |
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Sandpiper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
20. The GOP should love LBJ |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
25. Notice that the Democrats have not opposed things named after Reagan |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 01:38 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. Doesn't make him great, no matter how much you shop the name around |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
27. johnson was one of the five |
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RandomKoolzip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 01:36 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Well, apart from escalating the Vietnam War and faking the Tonkin |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
30. NASA was LBJ's baby. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 02:43 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. None of Kennedy's legislation passed until he was dead. |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
36. If they can name everything under the sun for Raygun then LBJ |
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rainbow4321 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
37. The companies involved in Delay's case have to donate to UT's LBJ school |
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badgervan (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 06:24 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Texan's Priorities |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 07:59 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Don't paint us all with the same brush.... |
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Rufus T. Firefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-13-05 12:26 PM Response to Reply #39 |
53. Jefferson County (SE Texas) is still solidly Dem. |
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Paladin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 08:15 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Viet Nam Robbed LBJ Of Honors He Otherwise Deserved |
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Straight Shooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 09:22 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Check out badgervan's profile. He's a Navy vet. |
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badgervan (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-12-05 11:28 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Southern Dems O.K. |
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Paladin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-13-05 08:46 AM Response to Reply #43 |
47. My Work Here Is Done |
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Media_Lies_Daily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-13-05 12:17 AM Response to Reply #41 |
45. IMHO, LBJ deserved everything he's gotten. That doesn't trash... |
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Media_Lies_Daily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-13-05 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
44. I really don't understand the adulation LBJ gets on this board... |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-13-05 12:12 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. All of the best politicians Are Ruthless and Driven |
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badgervan (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-13-05 02:01 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. Nice History Lesson.... |
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Rufus T. Firefly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-13-05 12:27 PM Response to Reply #44 |
54. If ruthless and driven are bad, then RFK is out too. |
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displacedtexan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-13-05 08:02 AM Response to Original message |
46. My first job was with LBJ's Great Society Tutoring Program. |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-13-05 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
49. Greatest president of my lifetime (the last REAL Democrat) |
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