report: Beto O'Rourke ate dirt with fabled regenerative powers after losing to Ted Cruz

[austingirl]

O’Rourke, who in January launched a five-state road trip across the Southwest, found himself eating dirt told to possess “regenerative powers” during one stop in New Mexico, according to the Washington Post. The newspaper said he also brought some of the dirt back home to Texas for the family to eat, as well.


https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/19/report-beto-orourke-ate-dirt-with-fabled-regenerative-powers-after-losing-to-ted-cruz/

Robert Francis is weird.

[libertybele]

O’Rourke, who in January launched a five-state road trip across the Southwest, found himself eating dirt told to possess “regenerative powers” during one stop in New Mexico, according to the Washington Post. The newspaper said he also brought some of the dirt back home to Texas for the family to eat, as well.


https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/19/report-beto-orourke-ate-dirt-with-fabled-regenerative-powers-after-losing-to-ted-cruz/

Robert Francis is weird.

Agreed, but it truly has me wondering how he came so close to beating Ted?

[TomSea]

Boy Jorge made Cruz, Beto has his backers too.

[Smokin Joe]

Beetle O'Rourke and the magic dirt!

[austingirl]

Beetle O'Rourke and the magic dirt!

Perfect!

[Ghost Bear]

One part of Robert Heinlein's "Future History" was the Crazy Years, which moved around in the chronology but at one point was identified as having started in the 1960's. It's mentioned in "Methuselah's Children" that one of the things that developed in the Crazy Years was a fad for eating dirt (or clay.) So here is Beto giving us even more evidence that we're living in Heinlein's Crazy Years. 

[Polly Ticks]

Hmmm.  Are we sure he's not pregnant?

[libertybele]

Hmmm.  Are we sure he's not pregnant?

I think the only thing we can be sure of is that Robert Francis is a complete whack-a-do.  The guys isn't right and needs some serious psychological evaluations.

[Smokin Joe]

Hmmm.  Are we sure he's not pregnant?

Maybe he 'identifies' as pregnant?

[GrouchoTex]

Hmmm.  Are we sure he's not pregnant?

 

That's funny!
Well done.

[austingirl]

Hmmm.  Are we sure he's not pregnant?

He's so beta, he just might be.

[rustynail]

He is Unstoppable.

[Victoria33]

Agreed, but it truly has me wondering how he came so close to beating Ted?

@libertybele

He came close because he started campaigning early and went to every county in Texas - 254, more counties than any other state.  Early on, I saw he went to Longview, Texas, (Gregg county) 5 miles from where I was born - east Texas oil field country.  My father worked for Sun Oil Company all his adult life in Gregg County.  All the time I worked in politics, 10 years,  I never heard of any federal office holder going to Gregg County during their campaign.  Beto did.  I read the speech he gave there and it was typical Democrat give away programs for them if he got elected.

The other reason he came close to winning, was, which I knew was going to happen, Democrats turned out in large numbers in a non-presidential year.  They also did that at their primary - that many Democrats had never voted in a non-presidential year primary in Texas history after there were two parties in Texas.  When I saw their primary numbers, I knew elections were going to change in Texas.  More Democrats voting in a non-presidential election year, and Beto going to every county, made the election turn out the way it did in the US Senatorial Election.

[libertybele]

@libertybele

He came close because he started campaigning early and went to every county in Texas - 254, more counties than any other state.  Early on, I saw he went to Longview, Texas, (Gregg county) 5 miles from where I was born - east Texas oil field country.  My father worked for Sun Oil Company all his adult life in Gregg County.  All the time I worked in politics, 10 years,  I never heard of any federal office holder going to Gregg County during their campaign.  Beto did.  I read the speech he gave there and it was typical Democrat give away programs for them if he got elected.

The other reason he came close to winning, was, which I knew was going to happen, Democrats turned out in large numbers in a non-presidential year.  They also did that at their primary - that many Democrats had never voted in a non-presidential year primary in Texas history after there were two parties in Texas.  When I saw their primary numbers, I knew elections were going to change in Texas.  More Democrats voting in a non-presidential election year, and Beto going to every county, made the election turn out the way it did in the US Senatorial Election.

I'm thinking that we could very well see a huge DEM turnout in 2020 and the same thing could happen.  Trump needs to expand his base, BIGLY!

[Smokin Joe]

I'm thinking that we could very well see a huge DEM turnout in 2020 and the same thing could happen.  Trump needs to expand his base, BIGLY!

@Victoria33 I think what y'all are missing is a question of the 'community organizer' dynamic.

The Dems have changed their approach. Get out, beat the bushes, rally the masses, become known.

It used to be a standard in politics (the stump speech), kissing hands and shaking babies sort of thing. Show up at the local VFD and Church Dinners and fundraisers, not just target larger donors or more concentrated districts, but work all of it and get known. Make it feel more personal.

AOC, the Muslims in Congress, are a result of such tactics, and promising free everything.

What are the Republicans doing to counter the tactic?

[Victoria33]

@Victoria33 I think what y'all are missing is a question of the 'community organizer' dynamic.  The Dems have changed their approach. Get out, beat the bushes, rally the masses, become known.   It used to be a standard in politics (the stump speech), kissing hands and shaking babies sort of thing. Show up at the local VFD and Church Dinners and fundraisers, not just target larger donors or more concentrated districts, but work all of it and get known. Make it feel more personal.  AOC, the Muslims in Congress, are a result of such tactics, and promising free everything.
What are the Republicans doing to counter the tactic?

@Smokin Joe

"I think what y'all are missing is a question of the 'community organizer' dynamic." 
No, that is what I explained Beto did - he set up going to every county, talking to the leaders and to the people gathered at the local restaurants, having pre-planned set publicized meetings, etc.  He was "with" the people, community organizer method.  Yes, he promised a "chicken in every pot". (if you are old you have heard that phrase that originated during the "great depression", 1928, supposedly said/promised to the people by Republican President Herbert Hoover. 

[Smokin Joe]

@Smokin Joe

"I think what y'all are missing is a question of the 'community organizer' dynamic." 
No, that is what I explained Beto did - he set up going to every county, talking to the leaders and to the people gathered at the local restaurants, having pre-planned set publicized meetings, etc.  He was "with" the people, community organizer method.  Yes, he promised a "chicken in every pot". (if you are old you have heard that phrase that originated during the "great depression", 1928, supposedly said/promised to the people by Republican President Herbert Hoover.

And two cars in every garage...

Beto wasn't the only one, AOC allegedly did, too. Now, the question is whether this sort of campaigning shifts some of the advantage back to the contenders, to the unemployed politicians who have perhaps more time to pound the pavement for votes while the incumbents should be doing their jobs instead of campaigning?

Or does it mean that the incumbents will do less as the campaign season seems to be stretching longer before the elections?

[mountaineer]

We know of his DUI history, but does anyone else wonder what drugs he's currently abusing?

[Smokin Joe]

We know of his DUI history, but does anyone else wonder what drugs he's currently abusing?

Magic Dirt! (must be a hallucinogenic fungus in there somewhere...)

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

He ate Dirt.

Analysis beyond that point is fruitless.

Besides, it fits rite in with the Mother Gaia weirdness perfectly.

[mountaineer]

Pica is an eating disorder that involves eating items that are not typically thought of as food and that do not contain significant nutritional value, such as hair, dirt, and paint chips. ...

Pica often occurs with other mental health disorders associated with impaired functioning (e.g., intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia).   ...

More from the National Eating Disorders Association

 

[skeeter]

I've done this and can attest to its regenerative power. Immediately afterwards I caught a frog, jumped over the cat & threw a handful of pureed peas clear across the kitchen.

[GrouchoTex]

I've done this and can attest to its regenerative power. Immediately afterwards I caught a frog, jumped over the cat & threw a handful of pureed peas clear across the kitchen.

Visualize Whirred Peas