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peppertree

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4. Talk about messin' with Texas!

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 1, 2022, 12:21 AM

Apr 2022

In typical Republican irony, the people who constantly thump their chest with that slogan - are the people messing with them the most.

Like their hero Jerry Jones, who hollered "I just hit the jackpot!" - because he stood to cash in from the $10,000 electric bills many Texans would have to pay during last year's electric grid collapse.

But they still love him. 'Cause Texas!

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