The dangers of satire being outpaced by the absurdity of reality. One likes to read exciting fiction, one doesn’t really want to live it. It never is as good in fiction as it is in reality. In the state (nation) of Texas they want to be a Republic again but a hard-assed Christian one. A know-nothing murderous one where their cup is filled by the Bible and military history and glory of war as a holy rite of sacrament. Yes I do reside here and it is creepy sometimes when I think about it. Certainly not as bad as many places on this earth but give it time and circumstance and it very well could be.

Us Texans take a lot of heat, most of it deserved. But we weren’t the ones who “elected” Shrub. He wasn’t elected in 2000. He was appointed.
But, we have a ‘Governor’ (trained by the Shrub) who thinks winning with 36% of the vote is a landslide victory. (Ya mean 1/3 is less than 2/3?? How can that be??)
Republican’s here in Texas, like elsewhere, have a real problem with the truth and facts. Both get in the way of a lie.
While this article is satire, it still hits way too close to the truth.

If Texas could just put the death penalty on history anything could happen! The possibilities are endless!

Conservative Yankee: Teaching kids to think for themselves would work if we got to them before they are introduced to the religious dogma that many of them are exposed to before ever entering school. They have already had the roots take hold as to believing everything told to them and never to think-heaven forbid- for themselves, that’s okay take my word for it and never, never ask or question the adults(authority like churches).

If we actually taught children and adults for that matter, to think for themselves, too many would be absolutely lost and not know how to function without being told what or how to do something. Also that might/would make self thinking people a threat to those who currently hold power over them.

And we can’t have that happening now can we?

Remember, the family that prays together is brainwashing the children.

Neither is The Old Grey Mare….what she used to be, that is.

Hokahey!

Are you sure this story is a satire? Really?

With all the stupid things to come out of Texas, the rewriting of history books to a more conservative view tops it. Are they going to do like in the book 1984? Destroy all past books, movies and any other sources of information from a certain date going back, then put the latest false version of what they claim history to be out to the public, until they decide to change their minds-do they really have a mind(brain) to change to begin with. Sort of like wasting money printing up the Republican non-budget budget that Boehner and Cantor did last year-print up a book with NO figures in it then a week later reprint another version with no valid figures in it. And the repukes keep saying they are the responsible party handling our money.

Why don’t we just cut our losses and have the rest of the country vote to withdraw Texas’s status as a state and throw them out and let them fend for themselves. At least that would be one way to get rid of some of the dumbest politicians in the country out of office, then we can go on to Alaska and Ohio.

Righties in Texas cannot decide if they prefer 1984 or 1884.  They can’t choose whether to recede or secede. 

Note that Fess Parker passed away yesterday - “Davy Crockett” bought his dirt farm at the Alamo. 

Irony.