September 1, 2021
The seemingly forever war versus the Taliban in Afghanistan has come to an end, hopefully. We are all breathing a collective sigh of relief, but we still have to worry and care about the state of women’s rights and the plight of women…in Texas. We have a lot to worry about from the Texas Taliban. A slim majority of middle-aged, white men have taken it upon themselves to abolish abortion after six weeks, not months, of pregnancy. They are even recruiting private citizens as vigilantes and bounty hunters to turn in anyone involved in procuring an “illegal” abortion. Pretty soon, women in Texas will have to cover their heads and faces with bandanas, and not because of COVID. This disease promises to spread faster than the delta variant to the swamps of Florida and Mississippi.
The United States can still apply economic pressure on the Taliban to make sure that their reign of terror is mitigated. They need money, and we have it. Corporate America should apply economic pressure on Texas. CEO’s should move their headquarters, subsidiaries, and distribution centers out of the state. Relocations should be off the table. Entertainers should cancel performance dates. There should be no tourism. We can remember the Alamo. We just don’t have to see it. Do not attend any events involving a Texas-based sports team. And can we all agree that the Dallas Cowboys are not America’s team?
Don’t mess with Texas? We have to mess with it because Texas is a mess.
The Spin Doctor 