Mistermix mentioned a big retirement in Texas, Will Hurd from TX-23. Let’s raise some money for the eventual Democratic nominee.
Texas is one of the most interesting states in the country politically right now, because of two political trends. One is moving more slowly than many thought it would — that’s the change in voting patterns as Latinos become a larger portion of the state’s population. The other is moving much more quickly — and that’s the movement of the suburbs, especially suburban women, away from the Republican party. I love this tweet from Dave Weigel
If the parties realize suburban voters are more gettable than working class whites, I'm excited for the new campaign rhetoric.
"I was forged by towns like this. My daddy was a simple Princeton-educated IT manager. I worked the morning shift at Panera."
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) November 15, 2017
Here’s a picture of Benny!
Amir Khalid
My man Benny’s looking sharp.
Kristine
Benny is cool?.
rikyrah
Benny is living his best life :) :)
Patricia Kayden
Flipping Hurd’s seat would be so sweet!!
Benny is chilling.
SiubhanDuinne
Benny is rockin’ the shades!
catclub
If the parties realize suburban voters are more gettable than working class whites, I’m excited for the new campaign rhetoric.
“I was forged by towns like this. My daddy was a simple Princeton-educated IT manager. I worked the morning shift at Panera.”
There is a ‘white collar Holler’ in a Stan Rogers album ( circa 1980)
Well, I rise up every morning at a quarter to eight
Some woman who’s my wife tells me not to be late
I kiss the kids goodbye, I can’t remember their names
And week after week, it’s always the same
And it’s Ho, boys, can’t you code it, and program it right
Nothing ever happens in the life of mine
I’m hauling up the data on the Xerox line
Then it’s code in the data, give the keyboard a punch
Then cross-correlate and break for some lunch
Correlate, tabulate, process and screen
Program, printout, regress to the mean
And it’s Ho, boys, can’t you code it, and program it right
Nothing ever happens in the life of mine
I’m hauling up the data on the Xerox line
Then it’s home again, eat again, watch some TV
Make love to my woman at ten-fifty-three
I dream the same dream when I’m sleeping at night
I’m soaring over hills like an eagle in flight
And it’s Ho, boys, can’t you code it, and program it right
Nothing ever happens in the life of mine
I’m hauling up the data on the Xerox line
Someday I’m gonna give up all the buttons and things
I’ll punch that time clock till it can’t ring
Burn up my necktie and set myself free
Cause no’one’s gonna fold, bend or mutilate me
And it’s Ho, boys, can’t you code it, and program it right
Nothing ever happens in the life of mine
I’m hauling up the data on the Xerox line
VeniceRiley
I think I’ll give directly to Ortiz, who got screwed by Beto’s non-endorsement and only lost by less than 1000 votes.
Betty Cracker
Awww, what a cutie! :)
Mary G
Can’t link, but Twitter says Hickenlooper is setting up to run for Senate.
zhena gogolia
@Mary G:
Oh, thank God.
Hi Benny!
Mai Naem mobile
Benny is a cutie and definitely living the good life.@Mary G: awesome. I hope he can kick Corey Gardners ass like Jackie Rosen kicked Dean Hellers ass. BTW whatever happened to Dean Heller. Wonder if Trumpov didn’t hire him for a WH job because he didn’t want the loser cooties.
Steeplejack
@catclub:
That’s hilarious! I looked it up, and it’s even funnier because it’s done as a work-gang chant.
Stan Rogers, “The White Collar Holler.”
SFAW
Thanks for the pic of Benny — too damn cute/cool!
debbie
That photo SHRIEKS summer!
SFAW
@catclub:
From Martin Mull:
“Woke up this morning
I saw both cars were gone
Woke up this morning
I saw both cars were gone
I felt so low-down deep inside
I threw my drink across the lawn.
I felt so low-down deep inside
I threw my drink — I threw my drink — I threw my … drink … across … the la-a-a-wn”
Naturally he sings that while playing his slide/bottleneck ukelele, Lucille.
Steeplejack
@SFAW:
That was my other immediate thought. I saw Mull do that live back in the day, using a baby bottle as the slide for the uke.
majii
Benny is cute and is a cool little dude! He’s rocking those shades.