[AGL] life is so much fun dept.

[Frances Morey]

Thanks, Mike. For you to kinda like Beto is like, "Even Mikey likes hiim."
Best,
Frances

On Sat, Mar 16, 2019 at 8:05 AM Michael Eisenstadt <eisenstadt0 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Being as fickle as I am regarding politics, I am prepared to vote for
> Warren if on balance her platform is what I want. Likewise I am prepared to
> vote for Beto ditto when I know his platform. The Guardian article looked
> at his actual voting record which was 30% for Republican measures. He is a
> high energy guy - skateboarding, driving the car. I said what I said in the
> elevator as a knee-jerk reaction to her excitedly announcing to a black
> employe the thrilling news (to her) that Beto had announced for president,
> had thrown his hat into the ring. (of course he doesn't wear a hat - no
> politician does. He may be a natural, like Bill and Obama both of whom
> realized that they had the moves to pull it off. The young black man
> clearly had no idea what she and I were arguing about.
>
> On 3/15/2019 4:40 PM, Fontaine Maverick wrote:
>
> I think Beto is a fine fellow, but not presidential material. I dearly
> wish he had gone after John Cornballs senate seat.
> As for Elizabeth I beg to differ that she is "as creepy as Hillary". All
> about perception, I suppose. I like that she goes for the heart of the
> problem like no other candidate. Except maybe old Bern.
>
>
>    Fontaine
>
>
> On Friday, March 15, 2019, 1:44:09 PM CDT, Michael Eisenstadt
> <eisenstadt0 at gmail.com> <eisenstadt0 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I thought you all might enjoy this anecdote from yesterday.
>
> I had just bought 2 real leather belts made in China from a Target store
> located where the MacDonalds used to be on the corner of Guadeloupe and
> 21st in the giant dormitory mall on that corner near the Univ. of Texas
> campus and was taking the elevator to the 2nd story Food Court to award
> myself a slice of pizza when I ran into a female student who was excitedly
> telling a young black employee of the building that Beto O'Rourke had
> announced for president. Feeling my oats as I entered the elevator with her
> and the employee I observed that O'Rourke was about the last man in the
> world I would vote for for president. So she asked why. I further observed
> that O'Rourke was for Open Borders (for her obviously not an issue - she
> seemed to be somewhat Hispanic). She retorted but he is for defending
> minority rights.
>
> Should the situation reprise which it won't I ask myself whether my *esprit
> d'escalier *rejoinder should have beene "Who is attacking minority rights
> these days? What with affirmative action, preferences, set-asides, etc.
> being the law of the land for 60 years? What more gimmes do you want?
>
> Reparations? Let's ask O'Rourke if he is for dollar reparations. Sen.
> Elizabeth Warren was asked that question and in her wisdom replied "We have
> to have that conversation?" *Au fond* she really is as creepy as Hillary.
> She used to be a brunette and identified herself to the Univ of Texas Law
> School way back where she had been hired as a professor as a feather Indian
> signed in blue ink. Now she is a blond after going grey which compliments
> her blue eyes. Now she looks like a Becky, not a bad-white Becky, but a
> Becky who cares.
>
> mike e.
>
>
>
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