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Don't Mess With ...

By The Daily Dish
Sep 21 2006, 10:54 AM ET

Yellowrose

A reader writes:

Your quote:

"All these years later, the end-result is a Texan president who hasn't seen a civil liberty..."

If your use of the word Texan here is relevant in this context then it must be perjorative. I enjoy your column but can't help but be offended by your occasional generalizations when it comes to my state.

Please realize that all Texans do not hate civil liberties and some are even willing to fight to make sure that Texans and non-Texans alike may enjoy them.  Just ask Mr. John Lawrence.

Furthermore, remember that New Haven-born Dubya was raised by a Connecticut family that spent summers vacationing in Maine.  He was "educated" at the Phillips Academy (Andover, MA), followed by Yale University (New Haven, CT), followed by Harvard (Cambridge, MA). The man may have lived in Midland but the mold of the man is pure New England. Do not be fooled like the rest by the boots, bird hunts, Crawford ranch, and embellished southern accent. That's all about the politics. If you want to know about Texas and Texans then spend some time learning a bit about Ann Richards. Andrew, she was a Texan.



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