The hot mess of Cooke County GOP women

Notes from a primary runoff candidates forum held Thursday.

It’s “nice” that Cooke County Republican Women’s invocation person supports #StartTheSteal and at the same time violates Second Timothy (even while not saying which Timothy she was quoting before the meeting).

The “start the steal” was later reflected in one question to candidates about election integrity. All questions were determined in advance by the organization, so can’t blame the audience.

Next was her reading from 2 Timothy 2, namely verses 1-2, although not citing it as such:

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all men, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life, godly and respectful in every way.

Big old oops!

She ignored 2 Timothy’s comment by pseudo-Paul saying not only in that same book but later in that same chapter:

I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.

By no means close to the first time I’ve seen the Religious Right have wimmin citing the bible before a mixed audience, while referencing directly or indirectly “old time religion,” and of course, “a Christian nation,” while ignoring that …

THEY’RE SINNING. At least, by pseudo-Paul's definition, they are.

She also, on “start the steal,” ignores Romans 8. “Submit unto governing authorities.”

Start the Steal was referenced again in the second question for county judge candidates. Fortunately, both candidates politely called bullshit on it, in essence.

And, of course, all of them there are ignorant of the history of the United States and John Adams’ famous 1798 quote to the Pasha of Tripoli.

And, on county tax rates, it’s “nice” that Republicans in general ignore capitalism whenever it hurts them, such as wanting a cap on valuation increases.

It was also “nice” to have the GOP women go nutbar in asking judge candidates, as in a small county, the judge is the emergency management coordinator, how they would handled COVID.

Next was “lobbying.” For the Texas GOP, lobbying is of course fine if you’re a biz, but saying that the Texas Association of Counties or Texas Municipal League are “lobbying” is the usual bullshit.