Jason Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Matthew McConaughey is considering Texas governor run WWW.CNN.COM Matthew McConaughey, 'True Detective' star says he is seriously considering a run for Texas governor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Let's set tax rates at commensurate levels to surrounding states in order to create a sunbelt unified market...we'll get more chicks that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stepee Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I’m trying so hard not to be totally for this without knowing anything about his politics just because I want to see it. I know that’s part of how we got trump but alright alright alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, stepee said: I’m trying so hard not to be totally for this without knowing anything about his politics just because I want to see it. I know that’s part of how we got trump but alright alright alright. IIRC he's a "both sides" braindead dolt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 24 minutes ago, Jason said: IIRC he's a "both sides" braindead dolt. He certainly can't be worse than the current governor. I'm in because at least he has empathy. Low bar, I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Just now, Greatoneshere said: I'm in Found one of them illegal voters here. Not a Texas resident. Probably planning on a mail-in vote. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Just now, Spork3245 said: Found one of them illegal voters here. Not a Texas resident. Probably planning on a mail-in vote. I've been outed. This is super INTOLERANT. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Greatoneshere said: I've been outed. This is super INTOLERANT. I wonder if there are centrist message board communities with a bunch of both siders where the entire communication is like this exchange. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 11 minutes ago, stepee said: I wonder if there are centrist message board communities with a bunch of both siders where the entire communication is like this exchange. Not only do they exist, I believe it's where normies regularly go to. Sad, I know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 I was hoping they avoided the internet altogether and just sat around talking about sports and drinking budweiser during their free time.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 1 minute ago, stepee said: I was hoping they avoided the internet altogether and just sat around talking about sports and drinking budweiser during their free time.. Covid has forced them onto their phones (sports were over for awhile there), and they just believe whatever they see on their Facebook communities. Thanks Zuckerberg! I have a friend whose mom in Florida was quite normal, now she's a QAnon psycho. So, like, you know. Normies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Just now, Greatoneshere said: Covid has forced them onto their phones, and they just believe whatever they see on their Facebook communities. Thanks Zuckerberg! I have a friend whose mom in Florida was quite normal, now she's a QAnon psycho. So, like, you know. Normies. I guess it depends where you are from, here in the bay area that’s definitely not the normies thankfully. But yeah, we still have too many both siders. Both siders are just people on the other side whose facade of trying to pretend they give a shit about people is breaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 17 minutes ago, stepee said: I guess it depends where you are from, here in the bay area that’s definitely not the normies thankfully. But yeah, we still have too many both siders. Both siders are just people on the other side whose facade of trying to pretend they give a shit about people is breaking. This is exactly right. I can't tell you how frustrated I am by "both siders". I'm tired of the false equivalences. It's just . . . tiring. Also, if you are in San Francisco, I think you should read this and watch this horrible video and tell me what you think. It will piss you off, fair warning. San Francisco police investigating after women assault Uber driver WWW.KRON4.COM San Francisco police are investigating after a wild Uber interaction was caught on camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Greatoneshere said: This is exactly right. I can't tell you how frustrated I am by "both siders". I'm tired of the false equivalences. It's just . . . tiring. Also, if you are in San Francisco, I think you should read this and watch this horrible video and tell me what you think. It will piss you off, fair warning. San Francisco police investigating after women assault Uber driver WWW.KRON4.COM San Francisco police are investigating after a wild Uber interaction was caught on camera. I can’t tell if those are Q people or just a group of dumb fucks, its hard to tell but yeah it’s vile, they exist in some form everywhere of course. Its actually almost worse now that I think about it if they aren’t Q people because I mean they are kind of half assed using the masks, which makes this basically just an intentional violent potentially deadly attack. Which yeah, I guess it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Also all “anti maskers” are domestic terrorists using chemical warfare to kill Americans and should be treated as such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Meh. I was talking to some of my friends about what the liberal version of Trump would be... like, someone just as dangerous and incompetent, but with lefty politics and I settled on Sean Penn, or someone very similar to a Sean Penn... I don't know a dang thing about his politics or how smart he is... but I feel like Matthew McConaughey is basically in that same department. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Well, smokes way too much weed to really do too much either way really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 12 minutes ago, stepee said: Well, smokes way too much weed to really do too much either way really. That may work to our advantage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 2 hours ago, ort said: Meh. I was talking to some of my friends about what the liberal version of Trump would be... like, someone just as dangerous and incompetent, but with lefty politics and I settled on Sean Penn, or someone very similar to a Sean Penn... I don't know a dang thing about his politics or how smart he is... but I feel like Matthew McConaughey is basically in that same department. I mean, Sean Penn and Trump have the same history when it comes to how they treat women. How Sean Penn’s career survived what he did to Madonna is astounding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Matthew McConaughey did write a book last year, I suppose that may give some insight into his beliefs. I don't know if I could stand to read it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 I’d take him over the absolute coward that is Greg Abbott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 He's a fan of the Washington Football Team, which speaks poorly of his judgment. Apologies to @Slug but I think he understands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 3 hours ago, sblfilms said: I’d take him over the absolute coward that is Greg Abbott Yeah, part of me would be like "shit, can't get much worse, can it?" ... but what if it did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 When Trump was elected I had envisioned a terrible future where all of our politicians were celebrities and they were mostly nothing but figure heads... I really think that's a real possibility at some point in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 23 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: He's a fan of the Washington Football Team, which speaks poorly of his judgment. Apologies to @Slug but I think he understands He likes a team that made the playoffs, nothing wrong with that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, ort said: When Trump was elected I had envisioned a terrible future where all of our politicians were celebrities and they were mostly nothing but figure heads... I really think that's a real possibility at some point in the future. Certainly there has been an erosion of trust in politicians to the point that most people have a natural distrust of them, and that leaves the door open for idiots to vote for the next person that goes "BUT I'M NOT A POLITICIAN*" *Not that there's anything wrong with that, necessarily, as long as it comes from a genuine place. AOC campaigned on "I'm not a politician." So did Lauren Boebert (she literally campaigned on being the "anti-AOC") I see it as a failure of the system that people campaign as being not part of the system, but then again that's been true since the 1870's, so nothing new there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusideabelincoln Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 12 hours ago, Fizzzzle said: Certainly there has been an erosion of trust in politicians to the point that most people have a natural distrust of them, and that leaves the door open for idiots to vote for the next person that goes "BUT I'M NOT A POLITICIAN*" *Not that there's anything wrong with that, necessarily, as long as it comes from a genuine place. AOC campaigned on "I'm not a politician." So did Lauren Boebert (she literally campaigned on being the "anti-AOC") I see it as a failure of the system that people campaign as being not part of the system, but then again that's been true since the 1870's, so nothing new there. The irony of the public being allured those not in the system, but then being averse to the idea changing that system (my freedoms!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heydude93 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 I've been saying it for a while: In order to elect someone with actual progressive policies running in a red state or even the entire country (post-Trump), they could probably never be outspoken at having those views and, frankly, this is especially true for any candidate who's not a generic straight-passing white guy. Mcconaughey is an ideal candidate. There's no good way to say it - it's gross/cringe, but obviously how things seem to be right now for more left-leaning changes to be effectively made. Someone with liberal policies or anything further left would best case scenario need to do a trojan horse campaign as a centrist with as much mass appeal as possible. Someone with a Tom Hanks or Bob Ross persona - likeable, inoffensive, etc - and Mcconaughey seems close enough to that, especially to most Texans. Whether or not this is true, or that he'll actually try (or will be effective at) pushing things in a more left direction once elected is anyone's guess, but anyone who knows anything about that state's politics realizes he's probably the best option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 apparently he identifies as “aggressively centrist” so, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 31 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: apparently he identifies as “aggressively centrist” so, no. I guess you'll be ok with Abbott then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 McConaughey reeks of someone who prides themselves on being socially liberal / fiscally conservative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 15 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: McConaughey reeks of someone who prides themselves on being socially liberal / fiscally conservative. Oh the horror 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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