# Chairman of the Travis County (Austin, TX) Republican Party Protests Trump **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [August 26, 2016, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chairman-of-the-travis-county-austin-tx-republican-party-protests-trump/764009 "2016-08-26T13:51:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chairman-of-the-travis-county-austin-tx-republican-party-protests-trump/764009/1 "2016-08-26T13:51:39Z")
[More breaking news on the ongoing garbage fire that is the Republican party in Texas](http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/gop-moves-to-oust-robert-morrow-as-travis-party-ch/nsMCt/?icmp=statesman_internallink_referralbox_free-to-premium-referral)– Robert Morrow, the chairman of the Republican party of Travis County (the county which contains most of Austin) showed up to a recent Trump event. To protest. He was wearing a jester’s costume. [A little bit of background on this jester’s costume.](http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/robert-morrow-holds-first-meeting-as-travis-county/nrpb9/) Morrow wore the same three-pointed jester’s hat to his first official meeting, a move which he claimed was deeply symbolic. [QUOTE=Austin American Statesman] one point each, he explained later, for three covered-up murders by prominent U.S. politicians. [/QUOTE] Morrow then gave a forty-minute speech filled with wild conspiracy theories, and ignored several attempts to shush him because he was over the time limit, and, you know, saying crazy things. It was not long before the party moved to strip Morrow of his access to the organization’s money and social media accounts, due in part to a string of tweets which, due to their content, [was only reported in full in Esquire.](http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a45652/robert-morrow-interview/) But here’s a sample of how his tweets went over. [QUOTE=Austin American Statesman] Joe Pojman, a precinct chair who supported the plan [to strip Morrow of some of his powers], took the mic and read tweets Morrow had posted during the meeting, including a PG-13 version of a profanity-laced attack on former Gov. Rick Perry and a statement on what Morrow planned to focus on as chairman: “big titties.”“We need a safety net,” Pojman said. [/QUOTE] Back to the Trump event. Morrow carried a large red sign with white letters that read, “TRUMP IS A CHILD RAPIST.” Morrow plans to run for president as a write-in candidate. He has filed all the necessary paperwork. He told passers-by about his platform: [QUOTE=Robert Morrow] If I’m elected president, every Fourth of July, we’re going to have a wet T-shirt contest at the White House [/QUOTE] His running mate is his handyman. The Republican Party is moving to remove him as chairman of the Travis County GOP. It seems that state law doesn’t allow the chairperson of a political party to run for political office. Of course, Morrow thinks it’s because he showed up to protest the Trump rally. In the end, it’s hard to argue with the way Morrow describes himself: [QUOTE=Robert Morrow] I mean, I am a flame thrower and I have kicked republican officials in the nuts constantly and enjoyed every minute of it, every day of the week. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chairman-of-the-travis-county-austin-tx-republican-party-protests-trump/764009/2 "2016-08-26T14:06:11Z")
Hard to argue with that! ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chairman-of-the-travis-county-austin-tx-republican-party-protests-trump/764009/3 "2016-08-26T14:57:49Z")
So someone that is clearly of his base core of support (anti-establishment tinfoil hatted nutjobs) is against him? Huh. Gosh if Trump cannot rely on them for support who can he rely on? ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chairman-of-the-travis-county-austin-tx-republican-party-protests-trump/764009/4 "2016-08-26T15:09:00Z")
To be fair, the Travis County Republican party has long been the “special” child of the Republican party in the state, with most of the conservative parts of the Austin area not being in Travis County. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chairman-of-the-travis-county-austin-tx-republican-party-protests-trump/764009/5 "2016-08-26T15:10:41Z")
> [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](#): > > [More breaking news on the ongoing garbage fire that is the Republican party in Texas](http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/gop-moves-to-oust-robert-morrow-as-travis-party-ch/nsMCt/?icmp=statesman_internallink_referralbox_free-to-premium-referral)– Robert Morrow, the chairman of the Republican party of Travis County (the county which contains most of Austin) showed up to a recent Trump event. To protest. He was wearing a jester’s costume… Sounds like he’s doing his part to **Keep Austin Weird**. ---
**Author:** ![F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chairman-of-the-travis-county-austin-tx-republican-party-protests-trump/764009/6 "2016-08-27T13:24:15Z")
[…and, he’s out!](http://www.statesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/robert-morrow-agrees-hes-out-as-travis-gop-chair/nsMW3/) I feel like the author of that article can barely contain themselves! ---
**Author:** ![Yersenia\_Pestis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e495f1/32.png) [@Yersenia\_Pestis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yersenia_Pestis)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chairman-of-the-travis-county-austin-tx-republican-party-protests-trump/764009/7 "2016-08-28T01:01:36Z")
Are Travis county conservatives crazier than San Antonio nutjobs? Lots and lots of trump bumper stickers in the Alamo city… Ugh ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chairman-of-the-travis-county-austin-tx-republican-party-protests-trump/764009/8 "2016-08-28T16:49:13Z")
> [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](#): > > [More breaking news on the ongoing garbage fire that is the Republican party in Texas](http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/gop-moves-to-oust-robert-morrow-as-travis-party-ch/nsMCt/?icmp=statesman_internallink_referralbox_free-to-premium-referral)– Robert Morrow, the chairman of the Republican party of Travis County (the county which contains most of Austin) showed up to a recent Trump event. To protest. He was wearing a jester’s costume. I used to live in Austin. I’m glad I moved away before it flushed itself down the toilet. There is a reason that the rest of Texas refers to the city as The People’s Republic Of Austin. And there is a reason why the town motto is Keep Austin Weird. There are very few Republicans in Austin. The vast majority are RINOs. It is a liberal shitstain on the state. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chairman-of-the-travis-county-austin-tx-republican-party-protests-trump/764009/9 "2016-08-28T16:58:38Z")
If the zombie apocalypse started in Houston, how long would it take for anyone to notice? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chairman-of-the-travis-county-austin-tx-republican-party-protests-trump/764009/10 "2016-08-28T17:06:55Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > I used to live in Austin. I’m glad I moved away before it flushed itself down the toilet. > > There is a reason that the rest of Texas refers to the city as The People’s Republic Of Austin. And there is a reason why the town motto is Keep Austin Weird. There are very few Republicans in Austin. The vast majority are RINOs. > > It is a liberal shitstain on the state. And even fewer True Scotsmen, I’ll wager… > [@Elucidator](#): > > If the zombie apocalypse started in Houston, how long would it take for anyone to notice? Now, now, the lack of traffic at I-45 and the Beltway would be a pretty strong clue. ---
**Author:** ![Yersenia\_Pestis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e495f1/32.png) [@Yersenia\_Pestis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yersenia_Pestis)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chairman-of-the-travis-county-austin-tx-republican-party-protests-trump/764009/11 "2016-08-28T18:30:25Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > I used to live in Austin. I’m glad I moved away before it flushed itself down the toilet. > > There is a reason that the rest of Texas refers to the city as The People’s Republic Of Austin. And there is a reason why the town motto is Keep Austin Weird. There are very few Republicans in Austin. The vast majority are RINOs. > > It is a liberal shitstain on the state. Sounds like someone from Houston… Yuck Austin = only livable city in Texas (low density conservative nut jobs, I wish it was zero density but it’s freaking texas…) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chairman-of-the-travis-county-austin-tx-republican-party-protests-trump/764009/12 "2016-08-29T02:27:12Z")
Huh. And here I thought I was the only Republican in Travis County. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chairman-of-the-travis-county-austin-tx-republican-party-protests-trump/764009/13 "2016-08-31T03:33:57Z")
Finally, a candidate I can vote for! 😛