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Liberal In Texas

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36. I firmly believe it's the propaganda.

Sat Jul 12, 2025, 09:25 AM

Jul 12

Texas doesn't have one progressive radio source. It's why I pay a fee to have Sirius/XM. Out in the sticks when you stop for food or gas on the road almost every business has Fox or one of them playing on their TVs. The vitriol they pick up on, say, OAN or Newsmax gets reinforced when their friends and neighbors repeat it over and over. NPR is available, but they generally don't trust this woke network.

Thirty or forty years ago the Democratic Party should have seen this threat coming when right wing interests were buying up radio stations and Rupert was buying major TV stations, NFL broadcast rights and starting his over-the-top alleged news NewsChannel.
It wouldn't have taken buckets of money to buy some AM radio stations that were going for a song back then, to at least make an alternative viewpoint available.

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Kerrville Refused To Take 10 Million From Biden Admin - "You Take This Money, You're Signing A Contract With The Devil" [View all] MayReasonRule Jul 12 OP

Not a surprise creon Jul 12 #1

It's not true though. The full board VOTED TO ACCEPT the money in 2021. However, pnwmom Jul 12 #93

Thanks! reACTIONary Jul 13 #109

President Biden tried................. Lovie777 Jul 12 #2

Christian Nationalists are sick, evil, and twisted. SamKnause Jul 12 #3

That's the kindest thing you could say about them. GiqueCee Jul 12 #26

SamKnause...... Upthevibe Jul 12 #66

They hate the Catholic Christian who goes to church every week LiberalLovinLug Jul 12 #92

Are they going to refuse FEMA's help to clean up the mess? Or the federal disaster relief funds to rebuild? sop Jul 12 #4

I'm sure they'll accept help from FEMA Klondike Kat Jul 12 #12

I hope they enjoy their pound of cure. Aristus Jul 12 #32

Indeed. benfranklin1776 Jul 12 #38

How do we as humans survive with so many effin stupid people malaise Jul 12 #45

A very good question malaise benfranklin1776 Jul 12 #53

And they are all over the effin planet malaise Jul 12 #69

Yes like a plague of locusts benfranklin1776 Jul 12 #74

There are a few built-in remedies to the existence of stupid people. Aristus Jul 12 #55

Don't Pet The Fluffy Cows! MayReasonRule Jul 12 #84

Carlo M Cipolla was a professor of Economic History ... Whiskeytide Jul 12 #65

"THIS IS GOLD, JERRY" ... thank you Whiskeytide Dock_Yard Jul 12 #85

I said "holy crap, that's so right" at least a half dozen times as I read it. As I said, it explains a lot. n/t Whiskeytide Jul 12 #87

malaise ........... Upthevibe Jul 12 #67

Climate Change is the beginning of a very slow "they don't". mjvpi Jul 12 #103

Good question. Katinfl Jul 12 #22

No Rebl2 Jul 12 #52

will they use et tu Jul 12 #77

Yes, if they're consistent stollen Jul 12 #78

Ignorant assholes 😡 benfranklin1776 Jul 12 #5

If believe the operative legal phrase is DERANGED indifference. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 12 #24

Very true benfranklin1776 Jul 12 #39

This or driving with a blind fold on, which is stupider? Brainfodder Jul 12 #6

Hope Kerr Co. is enjoying a president who publicly insults the parents of dead children. Paladin Jul 12 #7

Drip...drip...drip....... Bengus81 Jul 12 #8

Their hatred of Biden was more important than the lives of people living in or visiting their county. tanyev Jul 12 #9

stupid is as stupid does LymphocyteLover Jul 12 #10

The motto of Texas state "government" benfranklin1776 Jul 12 #14

which is what the Trump admin is now doing nation-wide LymphocyteLover Jul 12 #18

Indeed. Trying to reduce us all... benfranklin1776 Jul 12 #21

Yes, this is a special kind of stupid PatSeg Jul 12 #51

Each of those horrible people should have to dig in the mud and find every UpInArms Jul 12 #11

Damn right 😡 benfranklin1776 Jul 12 #16

And there is a lot of wealth out there in that county in the hands of a few families ... marble falls Jul 12 #13

Was Going To Add That ProfessorGAC Jul 12 #43

I think that is true of most rural counties. yardwork Jul 12 #56

Hope they are enjoying their karma of hundreds dead for their hatred and stupidity! lark Jul 12 #15

To this day, I am always astonished by how stupid MAGA morons really are. mwb970 Jul 12 #17

A lifetime of bigotry fueled by other bigots. OldBaldy1701E Jul 12 #19

I firmly believe it's the propaganda. Liberal In Texas Jul 12 #36

This post of yours is painful to read. calimary Jul 12 #91

Simply amazing. These idiots shoot themselves in the foot to entertain the wealthy. Emile Jul 12 #20

Like that nut in Oklahoma Prof. Toru Tanaka Jul 12 #49

Dream on if you think this level,of ignorance is merely a MAGAt problem malaise Jul 12 #70

Every single smart person I know despises trump. mwb970 Jul 13 #110

Can't fix stupid. Old Crank Jul 12 #23

Or just plain evil Freddie Jul 12 #25

So go and bury those innocent kids you brainwashed malaise Jul 12 #27

"Letting kids drown to own the libs. Peak maga." BeyondGeography Jul 12 #28

We should use your quote MuseRider Jul 12 #90

People who prefer childrens' funerals to accepting federal funds. Paladin Jul 12 #29

But then they felt it was fine to take that free 'socialist/communist' money under false pretenses. Norrrm Jul 12 #30

Nothing like owning the Libs, eh? Scalded Nun Jul 12 #31

Amazing how Deplorables think, I don't EVER see a path to reconciliation NoMoreRepugs Jul 12 #33

Give Texas back to kacekwl Jul 12 #34

MAGAlunacy is poisonous! oasis Jul 12 #35

Those folks have flooded their minds with ignorant bullshit. Grow the fuck up. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jul 12 #37

They said the proposal was "dead in the water." CaptainTruth Jul 12 #40

"Dead in the water." Kid Berwyn Jul 12 #47

They did take it iemanja Jul 12 #41

From what I've been hearing, a lot of it went into their paychecks. GoCubsGo Jul 12 #54

They Have the Nerve to Complain About Federal Government erpowers Sunday #116

It's sickness WOLFMAN87 Jul 12 #42

This is opening argument stuff in wrongful death lawsuits JT45242 Jul 12 #44

In a sane world, that would at least stop the RWNJ claim that this is Biden's fault mcar Jul 12 #46

Guns or butter Torchlight Jul 12 #48

I hate calling people names, but Americanme Jul 12 #50

I don't usually say this: Those super-religious people are extremely dangerous. chouchou Jul 12 #57

Preacher once was asked Seinan Sensei Jul 12 #58

They did cut a deal with the devil, and now they know what the cost is: the lives of young children. usaf-vet Jul 12 #59

Well, soon enough they can get back to the things that REALLY matter . . . hatrack Jul 12 #80

What is even worse BigMin28 Jul 12 #60

Yep. Making a deal with the "devil" is okay as long as it doesn't help children. That seems to be a theme chowder66 Jul 12 #81

The result of FOX TV and a lot of Evangelical and Baptist ministers. They are the evil ones. appleannie1 Jul 12 #61

Rural areas in Texas and most other states are brainwashed. mn9driver Jul 12 #62

Kick dalton99a Jul 12 #63

I have always donated to disaster relief regardless of where it is..whatever I can afford mountain grammy Jul 12 #64

These people are brain dead Clouds Passing Jul 12 #68

more info............ Takket Jul 12 #71

We'll let children drown before we'll compromise our high moral standards milestogo Jul 12 #73

"More could have been done" Initech Jul 12 #72

We should check the transcripts for those people's names MagickMuffin Jul 12 #75

Live and learn, little ones. republianmushroom Jul 12 #76

When "owning the libs" turns deadly.. LetMyPeopleVote Jul 12 #79

Just hearing those foolhardy dlilafae Jul 12 #82

Refusing to install flood warning systems to own the libs. still-prayin4rain Jul 12 #83

Biden was so tyrannical Mblaze Jul 12 #86

Dumb as rocks Joinfortmill Jul 12 #88

You can't fix stupid!!! JimmyMidnight Jul 12 #89

Precisely. Especially WILLFUL ignorance. B.See Jul 12 #96

But you can adjust it and rent it out. marble falls Jul 13 #113

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Jul 13 #114

This meme is misleading. A few individuals wanted to reject the money, but the full board pnwmom Jul 12 #94

Brainwashed fools living in an alternate reality dlk Jul 12 #95

I just posted #94 above, explaining that the full board ACCEPTED the funds. pnwmom Jul 12 #97

Sorry I skimmed over your post dlk Jul 12 #99

This was all the Texas Tribune said: pnwmom Jul 12 #100

So, $1-$2 million not mentioned... dlk Jul 12 #104

In previous years the estimate was under a million, pnwmom Jul 14 #115

Republican partisanship kills. n/t Beartracks Jul 12 #98

The tweet was wrong. Kerr County commissioners voted to ACCEPT the money. pnwmom Jul 12 #105

They killed their children to own the libs. Irish_Dem Jul 12 #101

Don't they ever get tired from all their hate? Mysterian Jul 12 #102

I'm from the government BidenRocks Jul 12 #106

"Better to LET GOD KILL YOU than to take the Devil's money!" Jack Valentino Jul 12 #107

So little children died misanthrope Jul 12 #108

If you don't take this "commie" money you will be sending your lying soul to hell. librechik Jul 13 #111

These people live in a different reality EnergizedLib Jul 13 #112