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OK, what does he believe and what are his actual actions?

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Well, he believes in the soul…

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Underrated post.

powerbelly said:

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... the skills that made him rich have zero practical application to politics.

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So that would make you a Nancy Pelosi fan by that logic.

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powerbelly said:

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... the skills that made him rich have zero practical application to politics.

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So that would make you a Nancy Pelosi fan by that logic.

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Nope

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In his campaign announcement, the former slugger vowed to "work with President Trump to secure the border, grow the economy, end radical woke indoctrination, promote American energy independence, defend life and the Second Amendment, end forever wars, and strengthen the military."

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Good start

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You had me at secure the border

Texeira was in College Station this week meeting with The Big Truth

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His name ID and his net worth alone should put him over the top

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I hope he loses just for this alone.

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Why?

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The recent history of "recognizable" names who have been elected have been extremely disappointing, not to mention the skills that made him rich have zero practical application to politics.

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You're right by definition, but I'll take an athlete over somebody that went to law school and has been working in a government elected officeholders spot or office for the last 30 years and don't know **** in the real world

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And millionaire ball players know about the real world? You must be kidding.

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No, I'm not kidding. I guarantee the majority of them know a lot more about the real world than some person that's been in DC their entire life and never has left the halls of Congress or some bureaucratic DC building.

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Jeebus

Our margins of victory/control are razor thin nationally but some conservatives want to continue with the purity tests.

Just hold the f'ing seat in Congress.

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Well, who do you propose them from this congressional district? Do you have somebody that's better?

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Dont know enough about him to render a judgement yet.

Had a cool name though for a Ranger.

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Why is Tex a cool name for team in southern Oklahoma?

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What's up with a name like the Astros in western Louisiana ?

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His name ID and his net worth alone should put him over the top

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I hope he loses just for this alone.

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Why?

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The recent history of "recognizable" names who have been elected have been extremely disappointing, not to mention the skills that made him rich have zero practical application to politics.

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You're right by definition, but I'll take an athlete over somebody that went to law school and has been working in a government elected officeholders spot or office for the last 30 years and don't know **** in the real world

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And millionaire ball players know about the real world? You must be kidding.

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No, I'm not kidding. I guarantee the majority of them know a lot more about the real world than some person that's been in DC their entire life and never has left the halls of Congress or some bureaucratic DC building.

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What do they know about laws and how and why those laws are drafted and interpreted and applied the way they are? Someone primarily tasked with making laws needs to have studied the law extensively and ideally practiced it to be any good at it. You could still learn that stuff in other ways than getting a JD and working as an attorney but there's a reason that's been the default background for our legislators forever.

per say.

Congress is currently full of lawyers

You want more of that?

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Congress is currently full of lawyers

You want more of that?

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And airline cockpits are currently full of trained pilots. I would like someone with the requisite skills and knowledge to do their actual very important job, yes.

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CanyonAg77 said:

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Congress is currently full of lawyers

You want more of that?

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And airline cockpits are currently full of trained pilots. I would like someone with the requisite skills and knowledge to do their actual very important job, yes.

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So you think only lawyers should be in Congress?

Only farmers in Department of Ag?

Only blue collar workers in Dept of Labor?

As I said, I don't think you should have specifically the job of making laws unless you have studied laws and how they work extensively. Not every lawyer is qualified of course, and not every qualified person is a lawyer. I'm skeptical that pro sports is a good background though.

You have a staff to help advise and write laws. Reps don't need legal training to be effective.

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Congress is currently full of lawyers

You want more of that?

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And airline cockpits are currently full of trained pilots. I would like someone with the requisite skills and knowledge to do their actual very important job, yes.

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The problem is the folks you believe have the requisite KSAs have for the most part fallen well short of standard.

MT has a degree from a school without a single easy course or major in it when he could've sat rich and satisfied with his success in athletics.

Compare that with our last President, a bottom feeder academic and lawyer who ranks as one of the worst politicians and human beings of our age.

But you would have us think Biden a better bet than Texeira. No doubt because of his bottom level ranking from a T3 law school.

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His name ID and his net worth alone should put him over the top

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I hope he loses just for this alone.

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The recent history of "recognizable" names who have been elected have been extremely disappointing, not to mention the skills that made him rich have zero practical application to politics.

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You're right by definition, but I'll take an athlete over somebody that went to law school and has been working in a government elected officeholders spot or office for the last 30 years and don't know **** in the real world

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No, I'm not kidding. I guarantee the majority of them know a lot more about the real world than some person that's been in DC their entire life and never has left the halls of Congress or some bureaucratic DC building.

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How much is he paying you to promote his name and/or what's in it for you?

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His name ID and his net worth alone should put him over the top

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I hope he loses just for this alone.

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The recent history of "recognizable" names who have been elected have been extremely disappointing, not to mention the skills that made him rich have zero practical application to politics.

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His last name starts with "T-E-X", Mofo!

Same as TEXas!!!!

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His name ID and his net worth alone should put him over the top

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I hope he loses just for this alone.

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The recent history of "recognizable" names who have been elected have been extremely disappointing, not to mention the skills that made him rich have zero practical application to politics.

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By that mentality, you don't think Trump should've been president. Yet he's been the best president we've had in 40 years. I'll never understand why people think that you can't convert from business to politics. Just like Reagan, in fact, just like many presidents who were not politicians before they ran.

In fact, it usually works out better because you're not a career politician. The country should be run as a business, not to increase the wealth of career politicians.

What a weird take you have.

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His name ID and his net worth alone should put him over the top

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I hope he loses just for this alone.

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Why?

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The recent history of "recognizable" names who have been elected have been extremely disappointing, not to mention the skills that made him rich have zero practical application to politics.

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You're right by definition, but I'll take an athlete over somebody that went to law school and has been working in a government elected officeholders spot or office for the last 30 years and don't know **** in the real world

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And millionaire ball players know about the real world? You must be kidding.

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No, I'm not kidding. I guarantee the majority of them know a lot more about the real world than some person that's been in DC their entire life and never has left the halls of Congress or some bureaucratic DC building.

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What do they know about laws and how and why those laws are drafted and interpreted and applied the way they are? Someone primarily tasked with making laws needs to have studied the law extensively and ideally practiced it to be any good at it. You could still learn that stuff in other ways than getting a JD and working as an attorney but there's a reason that's been the default background for our legislators forever.

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More than almost every Democrat in office. Now that's a pathetic motley crew. Look how ****ed up our country was under the Biden administration.

Anybody's an upgrade over Chip Roy

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Anybody's an upgrade over Chip Roy

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97% lifetime from Heritage.

This guy sucks!!! We need Lindsay Graham or Elise Stefanik in the Hill County!!

https://heritageaction.com/scorecard/members/R000614


Oh, the drama.

You can go from business to politics. I never said otherwise. Go build your strawman somewhere else.

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You can go from business to politics. I never said otherwise. Go build your strawman somewhere else.

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You said: have zero practical application to politics.

Yes, you didn't say business to politics verbatim, but you're already assuming this guy can't do the job. You can be successful in many things and apply it in different ways. So yeah, you kinda did.

How about somebody being an attorney after being in the Navy? Is that somehow more relatable? I'm more practical application? Many of Congress and former presidents have been in completely different businesses and adapted.

So yeah, again, you kinda did.

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You can go from business to politics. I never said otherwise. Go build your strawman somewhere else.

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You said: have zero practical application to politics.

Yes, you didn't say business to politics verbatim, but you're already assuming this guy can't do the job. You can be successful in many things and apply it in different ways. So yeah, you kinda did.

How about somebody being an attorney after being in the Navy? Is that somehow more relatable? I'm more practical application? Many of Congress and former presidents have been in completely different businesses and adapted.

So yeah, again, you kinda did.

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He is a ****ing baseball player. Not a CEO.

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You can go from business to politics. I never said otherwise. Go build your strawman somewhere else.

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You said: have zero practical application to politics.

Yes, you didn't say business to politics verbatim, but you're already assuming this guy can't do the job. You can be successful in many things and apply it in different ways. So yeah, you kinda did.

How about somebody being an attorney after being in the Navy? Is that somehow more relatable? I'm more practical application? Many of Congress and former presidents have been in completely different businesses and adapted.

So yeah, again, you kinda did.

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He is a ****ing baseball player. Not a CEO.

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So you think being baseball player is the only thing he can manage to do in life? Do you know how many pro players have gone on to successful businesses? Look at Tommy Turberville he was just a football coach.

Are you a one dimensional person? Can you only do one thing in life?

Your arguments are ridiculous. And you're getting awfully upset. We're just having a discussion. Don't get so personally offended and angry. And admit that you're wrong. There are hundreds of examples of people doing something else in their life and going on to being successful in politics.

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POTD

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Texeira was in College Station this week meeting with The Big Truth

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When it comes to really good info in this realm, you have it. So I don't doubt HG met with MT. Hunter would be good at anything he wanted to do, but I think he is making too much money AND does not have the patience for politics.

Good for Hunter. Bad for Texas.

Tuberville has been a joke. That is exactly what I am talking about.

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Tuberville has been a joke. That is exactly what I am talking about.

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So were Obama and Biden and most of the Democrats in office. Most of them being career politicians. That's what I'm talking about. Look how badly they ****ed up our country.

Oh, and by the way, two football players, one baseball player, one hockey player, and one mixed martial arts fighterhave served in the House of Representatives as of the 118th Congress (2023-2024)

I just think to make a definitive statement that people can't make a career change from whatever they're coming from is silly.

He wants to increase the deficit, so vote this dude in.

Roy shamed Texas by talking about the deficit.

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His name ID and his net worth alone should put him over the top

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I hope he loses just for this alone.

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Why?

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The recent history of "recognizable" names who have been elected have been extremely disappointing, not to mention the skills that made him rich have zero practical application to politics.

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You're right by definition, but I'll take an athlete over somebody that went to law school and has been working in a government elected officeholders spot or office for the last 30 years and don't know **** in the real world

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While I agree with you on principle, let's not pretend a rich professional athlete knows anything about the real world.

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As I said, I don't think you should have specifically the job of making laws unless you have studied laws and how they work extensively. Not every lawyer is qualified of course, and not every qualified person is a lawyer. I'm skeptical that pro sports is a good background though.

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I think sports is a great background actually and I know a lot of companies that love to hire former athletes who played collegiate or professionally

I'm assuming this district is safe for the GOP?