Posted Aug 08, 2008 at 04:24pm
The Cowboy From Connecticut
FORT WORTH, TX- People appeared to drop out of the sky to see the bus in Forth Worth. We started out the event with a small crowd that eventually grew into a consistent line to get on the bus. We were hosted by the Communication Workers of America (CWA). Some CWA members dropped in to see the bus and the rest of the crowd were driving by and stopped to see the spectacle. The response to the bus was excellent. Everyone was so relieved to see something that stands against this administration in Texas. A lot of the people I spoke with expressed frustration over their state being associated with this President. One man turned to me as he walked off the bus and said with a furrowed brow, “You know he’s not really from Texas, right?” I concurred. This became somewhat of a theme for the event. Most of the people I chatted with were lifelong Texans who were disgusted with the way that Bush has run the country and are angry that he got his political start in their state even though he is originally a Yale-educated, Connecticuter. It was interesting to talk to folks from the area about their perceptions of a President who has worked so hard to sell the American people on a rugged Texas image. The people I spoke with were angry with this administration’s policies and certainly did not look like they had migrated from the east or west coast. They looked as much like real Texans as anyone I have ever seen in a movie. There were plenty of belt-buckles and cowboy hats on the bus that day, yet no one mentioned anything about their father running the CIA or the company their daddy let them run into the ground. They must not be real Texans! Not only were the “fake, non-millionaire Texans” I spoke to unhappy with Bush, they also felt that their Congressional representation is not much better. Senators Hutchinson and Cornyn both supported the President’s policies 91% of the times. Cornyn is well-known as big-oil’s best friend and receives the majority of his campaign support from big oil. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson received most of her campaign contributions from big oil as well, only second to Law Firms. Several people told us we had to take the bus through the Fort Worth Stockyards. This section of town has original and replicated building from original days of the town. There were cowboys, saloons, haystacks. This was truly one of the coolest things we have seen on the trip and we got some great photos!
