Austinist: Rep. Betty Brown's Like Your Adorably Oblivious Grandmother [Lost the Plot]

mdahmus

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:39:30 -0600

How convenient for you.

Random

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:08:35 -0600

I thought the story spoke for itself. If we're going to measure compassion or caring by who's more outraged in a blog comments section, you win, hands down.

mdahmus

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:22:58 -0600

You didn't care enough to say anything about it, but obviously care to jump in and attack back. That's practically dictionary definition for 'apologist'.

Random

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:37:00 -0600

Not at all. The generalization of Republicans as racists or racist apologist is what I oppose. Perhaps if Austin had more republicans, or at least more of those not afraid to speak up, the more tolerant the general populace would be towards people of different political views. And not once did I make excuses for her. You jumped to that conclusion.

Wes

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:02:52 -0600

You're basically saying that "white privilege" exists and that denying that white priviledge is evidence that white privilege exists. You're right, your argument isn't a straw man. It's a logical fallicy based in circular reasoning. Mea culpa.

Ryan

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:48:12 -0600

Straw man? Does Betty Brown have to worry about not being able to vote due to this bill? Is it a coincidence that she is telling people of Asian decent to change their names? What do you think names that are "easier for Americans to deal with" means? If Betty Brown has any clue of her white privilege, it wasn't on display in this exchange.

Wes

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:30:50 -0600

Nice straw man, Ryan.

Ryan

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:27:50 -0600

Part of white privilege is not having to admit there is such a thing as white privilege.

mdahmus

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:10:03 -0600

Random, the Republicans right now have a healthy contingent of racists and a large contingent of racist apologists. I'm assuming you're a member of the latter group.

chairvaincre

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:29:53 -0600

What a dumb c***. And I'm not just talking about your mom, "Random."

Random

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:55:54 -0600

My comment had nothing to do with voter ID. I assumed you were taking the ignorant/racist angle. If I misunderstood you, I apologize. If you were taking the republican=racist angle, well, then I don't.

LoudMouth

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:50:00 -0600

This state elects some stupid motherfuckers.

mdahmus

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:22:36 -0600

Random, you're full of crap. This whole Voter ID thing is a combination of Smart Evil Republican (putting up roadblocks in the way of voters who weren't going to vote for them anyways) and Possibly Well-Meaning But 1950s Time Warped Republicans (maybe ole Betty if you view her through rose-colored glasses). Studies of voter fraud show it to be something that hardly ever happens in the way that this effort would attack - i.e. people aren't voting multiple times or voting when ineligible. The whole thing is nonsense.

Random

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:14:57 -0600

This is what today's Republican Party is, people. Don't forget it. This is misleading Democractic Party talking point number 1, people. Don't forget it.

oh steph

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:05:08 -0600

Awkward. I can't believe that no one piped up from the crowd.

mdahmus

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:17:05 -0600

This is what today's Republican Party is, people. Don't forget it.