HornetMom
04-02-2004, 08:44 PM
I had this sent to me the other day and thought I would share with the rest of my fellow Texans.
No matter what our political affiliations are or what we think about
politics, her! e is an interesting perspective on the upcoming
presidential races.
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Texas has given all those complainers plenty of time to get used to the
results. After seeing the whiners along the inauguration route, the
folks from Texas have decided that we might just take matters into our
own hands.
Here is our solution:
#1: Let Kerry become President of the United States (all 49 states).
#2: George W. Bush becomes the President of the Republic of Texas.
So what does Texas have to do to survive as a Republic?
NASA in Houston, Texas (we will control the space industry.)
We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States.
Defense Industry (we have over 65% of it.) The term "Don't Mess With
Texas" will take on a whole new meaning.
Oil - we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas will need
for the next 300 years. Yankee states? S! orry about that.
Natural Gas - Again we have all we need and it's too bad about those
northern states. Mr. Kerry will figure a way to keep them warm.
Computer Industry - we currently lead the nation in producing computer
chips and communications: Small places like HP, Texas Instruments,
Dell
Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, Motorola, Intel, AMD,
Atmel, Applied Materials, Ball Semiconductor, Dallas Semiconductor,
Delphi, Nortel, Alcatel, etc, etc. The list goes on and on.
Health Centers - We have the largest research centers for cancer
research, the best heart specialists, the best burn centers and the top
trauma units in the world and other large health planning centers.
We have enough colleges to keep us going: UT, Texas A&M, Texas Tech,
Rice, SMU, U of H, Baylor, UNT, TWU, etc. Ivy grows better in the
south anyway.
We have a ready supply of workers (just open the border when ! we need
some more.)
We have control of the paper industry, plastics, insurance, etc.
In case of a foreign invasion, we have the Texas National Guard, the
Texas Air National Guard and the Texas State Guard. We don't have an
army, but since everybody down here has at least six rifles and a pile
of ammo, we can raise an army in 24 hours if we need it. If the
situation really gets bad, we can always call the DPS and ask them to
send over a couple of Texas Rangers.
We are totally self sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs and vegetable
produce and everybody down here knows how to cook them so that they
taste good. Don't need any food.
This just names a few of the items that will keep the Republic of Texas
in good shape. There isn't a thing out there that we need and don't
have.
Now to the rest of the United States under President Kerry: Since you
won't have the refineries to get gas for yo! ur cars, only President Kerry
will
be able to drive around in his 9 mile per gallon SUV. The rest of the
United States will have to walk or ride bikes.
You won't have any TV as the Space Center in Houston will cut off your
communications. You won't have any natural gas to heat your homes but
since Mr. Kerry has predicted global warming, you will not need the
gas.
Signed, The People in Texas
No matter what our political affiliations are or what we think about
politics, her! e is an interesting perspective on the upcoming
presidential races.
==========================================
Texas has given all those complainers plenty of time to get used to the
results. After seeing the whiners along the inauguration route, the
folks from Texas have decided that we might just take matters into our
own hands.
Here is our solution:
#1: Let Kerry become President of the United States (all 49 states).
#2: George W. Bush becomes the President of the Republic of Texas.
So what does Texas have to do to survive as a Republic?
NASA in Houston, Texas (we will control the space industry.)
We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States.
Defense Industry (we have over 65% of it.) The term "Don't Mess With
Texas" will take on a whole new meaning.
Oil - we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas will need
for the next 300 years. Yankee states? S! orry about that.
Natural Gas - Again we have all we need and it's too bad about those
northern states. Mr. Kerry will figure a way to keep them warm.
Computer Industry - we currently lead the nation in producing computer
chips and communications: Small places like HP, Texas Instruments,
Dell
Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, Motorola, Intel, AMD,
Atmel, Applied Materials, Ball Semiconductor, Dallas Semiconductor,
Delphi, Nortel, Alcatel, etc, etc. The list goes on and on.
Health Centers - We have the largest research centers for cancer
research, the best heart specialists, the best burn centers and the top
trauma units in the world and other large health planning centers.
We have enough colleges to keep us going: UT, Texas A&M, Texas Tech,
Rice, SMU, U of H, Baylor, UNT, TWU, etc. Ivy grows better in the
south anyway.
We have a ready supply of workers (just open the border when ! we need
some more.)
We have control of the paper industry, plastics, insurance, etc.
In case of a foreign invasion, we have the Texas National Guard, the
Texas Air National Guard and the Texas State Guard. We don't have an
army, but since everybody down here has at least six rifles and a pile
of ammo, we can raise an army in 24 hours if we need it. If the
situation really gets bad, we can always call the DPS and ask them to
send over a couple of Texas Rangers.
We are totally self sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs and vegetable
produce and everybody down here knows how to cook them so that they
taste good. Don't need any food.
This just names a few of the items that will keep the Republic of Texas
in good shape. There isn't a thing out there that we need and don't
have.
Now to the rest of the United States under President Kerry: Since you
won't have the refineries to get gas for yo! ur cars, only President Kerry
will
be able to drive around in his 9 mile per gallon SUV. The rest of the
United States will have to walk or ride bikes.
You won't have any TV as the Space Center in Houston will cut off your
communications. You won't have any natural gas to heat your homes but
since Mr. Kerry has predicted global warming, you will not need the
gas.
Signed, The People in Texas