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FROM HELEN:
Margaret, I am sorry I havent written more, but honestly, honey, I am just too tired. Sadly, it has nothing to do with my age and everything to do with my home. Dont get me wrong, I love my home. Unfortunately, my home is located in Texas, and in this state, we liberals are all tired.
The rest of the country woke up last November and said, Oh Shit. What just happened to this country?. But all of us in Texas woke up and said, Oh Shit. The rest of the country just became Texas.
Weve been dealing with race baiting, misogynistic, religious nut-jobs for decades. For us, the craziness started when George W. Bush became Governor in 1995. Now just imagine how tired you would be if the government had been trying to grab your pussy for 22 years. Even my husband gave up sooner than that, God rest his soul.
Yes, Texas has a long history of electing morons and, somehow, weve survived. But I warn the rest of you, if you think Texas is the benchmark you might want to consider these recent headlines:
Read More: https://margaretandhelen.com/2017/04/28/if-only-jokes-about-assaulting-women-were-reason-enough-to-lose-elections/
Good read.