Texas Ground Report: What do people think of Rick Perry in Houston?
Dear HillBuzz,
OK, so here in the wilds NNE of Houston ………………………
A friend is facing foreclosure; he’d bought the house ~ 8-10 years ago, something like 6 bedrooms, 4 baths, because he was caring for 4-6 older, mentally-ill women who’s families didn’t have the resources/inclination to care for them, themselves. It’s on 6 acres, with two barns, entirely fenced. S., the owner, is gay – his former partner & he decided that their religious beliefs wouldn’t allow for their being together any longer, {they’ve been together, off & on, for over 20 years – S. was raised Pentecostal, I don’t know what H.’s religious upbringing consisted of}, so H. moved out. Comes financial hard times, and the ‘families’ suddenly remembered that, “hey, Gramma gets $1,600.00/mo – WE could use that”, so the older ladies were taken “back home” & S. was left with no residents/income. He’s 4 months behind on his mortgage payment {with no late fees, well over $1,500.00/mo}, never mind utilities, or any discretionary income. He started today at a restaurant {he’s been a restaurant manager before, but more that 15 years ago}, and will hopefully be able to keep his head financially above water until he manages to sell the property. God bless’im, he’s keeping cheerful – when I took the new car to show him, he couldn’t have been happier for me. We’re not in any position to assist right now, but I’m working on a couple of ideas.
We’ve new neighbors, father works peripherally in law enforcement, gang interdiction, son is 11 {mother took off when son was 1} – W. {father} is an arrogant supremacist – he’s AMAZED that anyone without a college degree is capable of <i>thinking</i>; he also looks down his nose at those of us who have served in the military, {similar to John Kerry’s attitude} – but what I find absolutely abhorrent about this man is his racism. One of his first complaints to me was about the “number of blacks” in Splendora. Ummmmm, just because Splendora was known for hosting KKK rallies some 20-30 years ago, this IS the 21st century – they can vote and everything! He actually had the gall to harangue a young black man visiting neighbors {who happen to be a mixed-race couple} – “What are you doing here?” – & seemed to expect me to applaud his diatribe. If I had been present, I’m afraid I would have made a mortal enemy of our new next door neighbor, ’cause I would have asked what business is it of his? The young man was causing NO problems, just walking around outdoors, only to be harassed for being black. I swear, I thought that kind of attitude had died off with my grandparents’ generation.
Now, I haven’t had sufficient conversations with him {God willing, that will NEVER happen} to find out if his antipathy pre-dates January 2009, or is a comparatively recent occurrence.
On top of that, W. seems to believe that women should be knocking down his door. Facially, imagine, if you will, the country folks from Deliverance, but able to speak fairly coherently. As far as body type, envision two tires stacked one atop the other – in between is his waist. Plus, he “chaws” & spits wherever he happens to aim – mostly where *I* have to mow.
Of course, the son is learning at Daddy’s knee; I’m working on a artsy project outside {very time-consuming, as it’s my first effort} – T. {son} is aching for a maternal figure, other than his paternal grandmother – he comes over, sneaking around trying to startle me {I get very focused on my work}, playing with the cats & the Progeny’s dog, snarking about the time it’s taking me on my project, demanding to know who he saw me with, etc. Hackles get a LITTLE raised at that. The other evening, I don’t know how we got on the subject, but T. made the statement that it would be ‘shameful’ to have to ask a Japanese person for anything. I asked him why, got the patented adolescent vacuous stare & shrug. I asked what about Chinese people? Korean people? Cambodian people? Filipino people? I informed him that, from my birth, there was a lady I knew as my ‘Chinese Grandmother’ {Esther was always the consummate lady – and she & her husband, Choi, doted on their little ’round-eyed’ granddaughter}. I told him we have very dear friends from Korea originally. Haven’t told either father or son about a friend back in the Tidewater area of Virginia, who referred to herself as the Progeny’s “Nubian Mama”.
For the most part, in our little area of the community, people are scraping by – food stamp use is on the increase, as are applications for medical assistance/housing assistance/utility payments. On a medical note, neighbor on the other side, NICE man, was just discovered to have a ‘man’s fist-sized tumor’ in his lung; it had already metastasized to his esophagus/larynx, to the point where the docs wouldn’t put a scope down his throat, for fear of causing him to bleed out. If we weren’t not inundated with illegals tying up our hospitals/doctors/specialists, it’s more than possible that B.’s cancer would have been found sooner, in time to treat it. Now, there’s only palliative/pain control care as an option. He’s 45. And before anyone brings it up, NO, Øbamacare would NOT have helped him, it would have made it worse, because the hospital doors would have been opened even further to illegals.
In the little grocery store here in town, prices are going up at a tremendous rate {we shop there vs. WalMart because they carry what we want, their meats are great, and as with most small towns, we’ve gotten to know them and they’ve gotten to know us}. One young lady at the local store is constantly asked about her brother {he used to work there, too}, as he enlisted in the Army & is now over in Afghanistan – NO word among the troops on when Øbama will deign bring them all home.
Luckily, our Congressional representative is Kevin Brady, who along with Ted Poe {in the next Congressional district} are fighting tooth & nail against Teh Won’s extravagances.
Rick Perry is OK as a governor, but I haven’t spoken with a lot of people who view him as “Presidential” – now, if it comes down to a choice between Perry & four more years of Øbama, there’s no question that many {blacks as well as whites, here} will vote for Perry.
Well, that’s about all for now.
Semper Fi’
DM
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I went to my nephew's birthday party. We live in Harris County, Texas. It was interesting to watch the older Hispanics (our parents) in the family look at the younger ones when we all said, "vote Rick Perry, take Obama out".
They are democrats all the way. But we have time on our side and Obama is great at messing up and helping our cause. We will convince them.
Memci3 –
Are the older people at the party still supporting Obama?
Any insight into why?
K
Yes but that is changing fast as they hear more about Fast & Furious. Especially because they have friends and family in Mexico whose houses have been broken into, no police force in some towns, and the deaths traced to US guns from F&F. They are afraid that what's happening in Mexico will happen here too.
The economy is a big issue because they worry about losing their job and having to find a job at their age. Anytime they hear about federal money spent for something they always wonder if that charge was necessary. They never questioned that before.
Thanks DM for the ground report. It's always interesting to know what is going on in the rest of the country.
Rick Perry's former gubernatorial opponent had a column filled with praise and respect today: http://hotair.com/archives/2011/08/25/getting-kin…
The Money Quote: These days, of course, I would support Charlie Sheen over Obama. Obama has done for the economy what pantyhose did for foreplay. Obama has been perpetually behind the curve. If the issue of the day is jobs and the economy, Rick Perry is certainly the nuts-and-bolts kind of guy you want in there.
I LIKE Kinky Friedman!! Would have voted for him, had I been registered @ the time – made me laugh out loud!!
Semper Fi'
DM
Kevin – I'm a bankruptcy lawyer and your friend can save his home buy filing Chapter 13. It will give him 5 years to make up the arrearages (with no additional interest).
I'm passing the word to S., though I don't know if he'll go that route – "bankruptcy" has become a rather dirty word …………………………….
Thank you
Semper Fi'
DM
DM –
Thanks again for the great report. Keep updates coming soon!
K
I'm passing the word to S., though I don't know if he'll go that route – "bankruptcy" has become a rather dirty word …………………………….
My aunt lives in Galveston, TX.. She loves Perry. Very conservative woman.