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Old 10-20-2018, 05:59 AM   #15342 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by grindy View Post
What's the significance of 'beta'?
^ Are you asking about the Beto debate that has animated the last few pages of this thread? It's about Beto O'Rourke, the rising Democrat star running in the upcoming election in Texas:-

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Originally Posted by [MERIT] View Post
It's hard to sound more Irish than a name like "Robert Francis O'Rourke" LOL. So he changes it to "Beto" to pander to the Mexicans.
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Originally Posted by elphenor View Post
it's flat out false to claim "he changed his name"
And this, I presume is a photo of the young Beto in question that blows the "deliberately political name change" story out of the water :-

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista View Post
I'm surprised that [MERIT] should be promoting a Republican smear completely void of facts against a Dem candidate, but then he has redeemed himself by posting one of the best ever comments on politics. lol:-

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Originally Posted by [MERIT] View Post
Politics is like prison. Stick with your own ethicity and don't drop the soap.
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