Beto O'Rourke's 'privilege' may be hurting candidate with women, column says

[Teh One Who Knocks]

By Lukas Mikelionis | Fox News


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Beto O’Rourke has been slammed for his male privilege in a recent newspaper column that pointed out that no female politician could get away with O’Rourke’s style of exploring a presidential campaign bid.

The former Texas Rep. has been rumored to run for president in 2020 ever since his loss to Sen. Ted Cruz last year in a big-money Senate race, prompting him to go on a road trip across the country and stay in the public’s eye. He is also set to travel to Iowa this weekend in what appears to be a sign that his entry into the White House race is imminent.

But O’Rourke is already facing criticism over the way he tried to raise his profile across the country, which included less talk about policies and more about publishing odd diary entries, visiting college campuses and listening to Metallica.

“Imagine, they say, if Beto were Betsy,” Lisa Lerer, a reporter, wrote in The New York Times. “What would the reception have been if a female candidate left her three small children home and spent several weeks traveling the country, posting stream-of-consciousness diary entries? Or if she chose to forgo a Senate race that would provide a greater opportunity for victory?”

The paper noted that female Democrats are growing increasingly frustrated with O’Rourke’s unorthodox approach and says the fact that his profile increasing is a sign of double standard that women face.

O’Rourke particularly irked others after he ruled out a second Senate run last month, this time for Sen. John Cornyn's (R-Texas) seat, which given his prominence in the state he would have a good chance to win, as it was seen as a move serving purely his own interests.

“If a woman was presented with a similar choice: Do that less ambitious but better for the party thing, versus more ambitious but longer shot thing, I don’t see people being super understanding when she takes the latter,” Jess McIntosh, a Democratic strategist and former Hillary Clinton aide, told the Times.

Democrats aren’t the only ones attacking the likely 2020 candidate. A group that boosts GOP candidates across the country will air a two-minute commercial in Iowa that paints O’Rourke as the prime example of “white male privilege” and compares to former President Barack Obama, Politico reported.

“With a charmed life like his, you can never really lose,” the ad by Club for Growth states. “That’s why Beto’s running for president — because he can.”

[DemonGeminiX]

But not the fact that he's a loser and sucks really hard?

[PorkChopSandwiches]

This gawddamn beaner

[fricnjay]

This guy is dangerous, how the fuck can you believe in free borders and be from Texas. :facepalm:

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This gawddamn beaner

You just called someone a beaner?


Hello, timesing by zero? I have to make a report. 8-[

[PorkChopSandwiches]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GVA115I1I8Y/TQoO62qW1aI/AAAAAAAABOo/DTgXwIUg3J4/s640/division+by+zero.jpg

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:doh: I screwed it up because my heart wasn't in the insult.


:sad2:

[KevinD]

You just called someone a beaner?


Hello, timesing by zero? I have to make a report. 8-[

Porky is Mexican, so he can say Beaner, just like I can say "damned mic" haha

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Porky is Mexican, so he can say Beaner, just like I can say "damned mic" haha

*mick*

:facepalm:

[PorkChopSandwiches]

:lol:
He identifies as a microphone

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:lol:
He identifies as a microphone

:rofl:


mick drop

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I'm a dumb mick so I can give Kev a hard time


Interesting origin story on the term :-k

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bump for other mics

[RBP]

I'm a dumb mick so I can give Kev a hard time

Interesting origin story on the term :-k

I didn't know it was anything other than names beginning with "Mc"... :-k

It is our high holy day this weekend. :drunk:

And if AOC comes for my soft butter on my kitchen counter, she will have to pry it from my cold dead hands. :x

[RBP]

Beto's in for 2020, bro.

[DemonGeminiX]

He'll be out shortly. He's not Biden, and he's not black/woman/LGBQTWhatever.

The Democrat's best chance is Biden. Period. The core Dem's absolutely love him, and he's been in national politics since 1972. He knows the political game better than anyone, and that makes him dangerous. A lot of people that are looking at this election from an unbiased pov are saying that Trump wins if Biden doesn't run, but if Biden runs, he will slaughter Trump. Whether that's true or not, we'll just have to wait and see.

[RBP]

He'll be out shortly. He's not Biden, and he's not black/woman/LGBQTWhatever.

The Democrat's best chance is Biden. Period. The core Dem's absolutely love him, and he's been in national politics since 1972. He knows the political game better than anyone, and that makes him dangerous. A lot of people that are looking at this election from an unbiased pov are saying that Trump wins if Biden doesn't run, but if Biden runs, he will slaughter Trump. Whether that's true or not, we'll just have to wait and see.

I would like to believe that's true, but I think the far left will eat him alive - old white male in the center-left whose racial issue history doesn't please the gods. Shapiro said the same thing today, btw.

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/03/joe-biden-record-on-busing-incarceration-racial-justice-democratic-primary-2020-explained.html

[DemonGeminiX]

I would like to believe that's true, but I think the far left will eat him alive - old white male in the center-left whose racial issue history doesn't please the gods. Shapiro said the same thing today, btw.

http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/03/joe-biden-record-on-busing-incarceration-racial-justice-democratic-primary-2020-explained.html

"the gods" are actually a very small percentage of the Democrat Party. The same very small percentage that voted for Hillary. The rest stayed home on election day. If Biden wins the nomination, they will show up to vote in November. They won't give a shit about his past. Mark my words, if Biden runs and wins the nomination, he becomes the next President.

[RBP]

So Marked. I think the Starbucks guy has a better chance of winning.

[DemonGeminiX]

:lol:

The Starbucks guy.

[RBP]

https://i.imgur.com/OJnTEmR.jpg

[RBP]

:lol:

The Starbucks guy.

I don't know his name. :lol:

[DemonGeminiX]

Howard Schultz

[DemonGeminiX]

Ok, that Crowder photoshop is hilarious.

[RBP]

Ok, that Crowder photoshop is hilarious.

That's my OP! I knew you loved me.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

"the gods" are actually a very small percentage of the Democrat Party. The same very small percentage that voted for Hillary. The rest stayed home on election day. If Biden wins the nomination, they will show up to vote in November. They won't give a shit about his past. Mark my words, if Biden runs and wins the nomination, he becomes the next President.

The primaries are a very different beast than the general. Biden will struggle in the primaries. Moderates on either side don't do all that well in primaries, or at least as well as they should, because it's those 'gods' that come out and vote in the primaries, not the mainstream voters. But if he does come out of those on top, he will definitely make it tough for Trump to get re-elected. He's not Hilary, they won't be fixing the primaries for Biden like they did for her in 2016.

[DemonGeminiX]

The primaries are a very different beast than the general. Biden will struggle in the primaries. Moderates on either side don't do all that well in primaries, or at least as well as they should, because it's those 'gods' that come out and vote in the primaries, not the mainstream voters. But if he does come out of those on top, he will definitely make it tough for Trump to get re-elected. He's not Hilary, they won't be fixing the primaries for Biden like they did for her in 2016.

Dems stayed home because of Hillary. Like I said, the Dems, the non-socialist regular Dems, they love Biden. They just might show up for the primaries to shut the far-left idiots out of the equation. It wouldn't surprise me.

And I'm saying this as a guy who hates Joe Biden. He's antigun, almost as bad as Feinstein. And he is a sneaky son of a bitch.

[DemonGeminiX]

Seriously, and I can't believe I just thought of this, this asshat (Beto) couldn't beat Ted Cruz for a Senate seat, how the fuck is he going to win the Presidency?

[Muddy]

I think Beto is their best choice.. He's the most normal.

Pretty interesting read right here..

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/03/beto-orourke-cover-story?verso=true

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I didn't know it was anything other than names beginning with "Mc"... :-k

It is our high holy day this weekend. :drunk:

And if AOC comes for my soft butter on my kitchen counter, she will have to pry it from my cold dead hands. :x

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Mick

The mick and spick Catholic one was new to me.

[RBP]

Seriously, and I can't believe I just thought of this, this asshat (Beto) couldn't beat Ted Cruz for a Senate seat, how the fuck is he going to win the Presidency?

Dems are pissed he's running for president when he should make another senate run against Cornyn.

[RBP]

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Mick

The mick and spick Catholic one was new to me.

I thought spic was from police shorthand when they arrested people they could communicate with. Spanish Person In Custody. Might be urban legend. :lol:

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I thought spic was from police shorthand when they arrested people they could communicate with. Spanish Person In Custody. Might be urban legend. :lol:

That makes more sense than other origin stories I've heard for the term.

Similar to the old police charge 'for unlawful carnal knowledge'. That one blew my mind :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I thought spic was from police shorthand when they arrested people they could communicate with. Spanish Person In Custody. Might be urban legend. :lol:

I always thought it came from the word "Hispanic"...just a shortened and derogatory contraction of the word.

[fricnjay]

He announced yesterday he will be seeking the Democratic nomination. :meh:

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I always thought it came from the word "Hispanic"...just a shortened and derogatory contraction of the word.

This one makes the most sense to me. Could be the 'Spanish version' of mick from the Urban definition too.

DGX had some input that I agreed with but it must of been a dream...he's such an Gick! *

*gick - Irish dude born in Philly with all sorts of genealogy who eventually settles in Georgia. Gick :thumbsup:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

By Ryan Saavedra - The Daily Wire


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A new report from Reuters reveals more skeletons from former Congressman Beto O'Rourke's (D-TX) past, including disturbing writings from when he was a teenager.

In a profile that also documented O'Rourke's involvement in a hacker group, Reuters reported: "it’s unclear whether the United States is ready for a presidential contender who, as a teenager, stole long-distance phone service for his dial-up modem, wrote a murder fantasy in which the narrator drives over children on the street, and mused about a society without money."

In writings that Reuters says still exist online, O'Rourke reportedly fantasized about "toppling the government," but doubted that "the masses would support such a radical move at this time."

O'Rourke also reportedly wrote about murdering children by running them over with a car.

"One day, as I was driving home from work, I noticed two children crossing the street," O'Rourke wrote. "They were happy, happy to be free from their troubles ...This happiness was mine by right. I had earned it in my dreams."

"As I neared the young ones, I put all my weight on my right foot, keeping the accelerator pedal on the floor until I heard the crashing of the two children on the hood, and then the sharp cry of pain from one of the two," O'Rourke continued. "I was so fascinated for a moment, that when after I had stopped my vehicle, I just sat in a daze, sweet visions filling my head."

The disturbing writings are just the latest in a long line of stories about O'Rourke that center around his driving.

On the night of his 26th birthday, O'Rourke hit another vehicle while he was driving drunk. O'Rourke claimed that he only had two beers, which The Washington Post has disputed:


When O’Rourke blew into a breathalyzer, the results were a blood alcohol content of 0.136 and 0.134. The legal state limit in Texas at the time was 0.10; a year later, it was lowered to 0.08. With a blood alcohol level of between 0.130 and 0.159, a person experiences “gross motor impairment and lack of physical control. Blurred vision and major loss of balance. Euphoria is reducing and beginning dysphoria (a state of feeling unwell).” For a male of 190 pounds, O’Rourke’s weight as listed in the police report, that blood alcohol concentration is reached after six drinks.

A reporter who was near the scene of the accident had to physically stop O'Rourke from fleeing the scene, which is documented in a police report of the incident.

O'Rourke then repeatedly lied about the incident during his failed Senate run in Texas last year against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) — regarding which The Post give him "Four Pinocchios" in its "fact check."

Also during his failed campaign last year, O'Rourke posted strange videos to his Twitter account in which he filmed himself talking to the camera while operating the vehicle he was driving.

An article from The American Council On Science And Health titled "Please, Beto O’Rourke, Drive Safely," slammed O'Rourke for his reckless driving.

[Pony]

With a blood alcohol level of between 0.130 and 0.159, a person experiences “gross motor impairment and lack of physical control. Blurred vision and major loss of balance. Euphoria is reducing and beginning dysphoria (a state of feeling unwell).” For a male of 190 pounds, O’Rourke’s weight as listed in the police report, that blood alcohol concentration is reached after six drinks.

Pfft, at six drinks I'm barely getting buzzed.

[RBP]

There's a lot of Beto hating going on from the left...

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/15/us/politics/beto-orourke-wife-amy.html
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/03/14/beto-orourke-2020-democrats-best-hope-flip-texas/3163419002/

[DemonGeminiX]

This one makes the most sense to me. Could be the 'Spanish version' of mick from the Urban definition too.

DGX had some input that I agreed with but it must of been a dream...he's such an Gick! *

*gick - Irish dude born in Philly with all sorts of genealogy who eventually settles in Georgia. Gick :thumbsup:

I had a long winded post about derogatory terms for people of different backgrounds, but I thought to myself "who the hell wants to read this?" So I deleted it. Long story short: I grew up in an area that had a ton of racists all over the place, so I heard just about every derogatory name for people of different backgrounds that you could think of. Funny thing, no one ever attacked anyone else based on their religious beliefs. They just thought you were a piece of dog shit if you didn't go to church on Sunday.

Anyways, I'm Italian (50%), Irish (25%), and German (25%) on my mother's side of the family. Not quite sure what's on my father's side, but in all likelihood, we've got some Irish, English, and French going on in there somewhere. Maybe some other crap, we're not sure. My dad's side of the family never kept track. If we go by my mother's side alone, I'm a McWopKraut, with a little more of the Dago in me than anything else. Southerners used to call me a carpet bagger and a damn yankee, but since I've been here longer than I've lived anywhere else in my entire life, they've adopted me and just call me one of their own now.

[RBP]

I need a butt-shine

Right now

Your are holy,

Oh, sacred cow

I thirst for you,

Provide Milk

Buff my balls,

Love the Cow,

Good fortune for those that do.

Love me, breathe my feet,

The Cow has risen.

Wax my ass,

Scrub my balls

The Cow has risen,

Provide Milk.

Oh, Milky winder, sing for us once more

Live your life, everlusting joy.

Thrust your hooves up my analytic passage,

Enjoy my fruits

Provider of Cheese and other wonderful dairy products,

We will cleanse your inner intestines.

We will bathe in your Pungent Odor

Gather cotton.

Count my eyes,

Smell my skin,

Love the Scarecrow and the Milkman.

I live only for eternity,

Thirst for the undrinkable.

Hold the heat,

Praise the dough boy at the pizza shop.

Love the Oxen dung!

The Song of the Cow, a poem by @BetoORourke aka Psychedelic Warlord, circa 1988

:rofl:

[Pony]

Southerners used to call me a carpet bagger and a damn yankee, but since I've been here longer than I've lived anywhere else in my entire life, they've adopted me and just call me one of their own now.

Naa, you're still a yankee. Now there are so many former northerners that have moved down there, it has become less "tribal".

I've noticed even the accents getting diluted over the decades.

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I had a long winded post about derogatory terms for people of different backgrounds, but I thought to myself "who the hell wants to read this?" So I deleted it. Long story short: I grew up in an area that had a ton of racists all over the place, so I heard just about every derogatory name for people of different backgrounds that you could think of. Funny thing, no one ever attacked anyone else based on their religious beliefs. They just thought you were a piece of dog shit if you didn't go to church on Sunday.

Anyways, I'm Italian (50%), Irish (25%), and German (25%) on my mother's side of the family. Not quite sure what's on my father's side, but in all likelihood, we've got some Irish, English, and French going on in there somewhere. Maybe some other crap, we're not sure. My dad's side of the family never kept track. If we go by my mother's side alone, I'm a McWopKraut, with a little more of the Dago in me than anything else. Southerners used to call me a carpet bagger and a damn yankee, but since I've been here longer than I've lived anywhere else in my entire life, they've adopted me and just call me one of their own now.

You started with describing mick as a slang term for Irish...and I did laugh :lol:

I think your heredity is interesting :thumbsup:

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When DGX sent away for his 23 and Me test..he got a note back saying - Only one person at a time spit into tube, rejected! :x

[DemonGeminiX]

You started with describing mick as a slang term for Irish...and I did laugh :lol:

I think your heredity is interesting :thumbsup:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM5bfWrkdRo

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM5bfWrkdRo

From 1:06 on....beautiful :lol: