[AGL] life is so much fun dept.

[Michael Eisenstadt]

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> 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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