Talk:Joe Straus

Edits

 * Removed "San Antonio Democrat Mike Villarreal said that Straus brought "the right temperament [to the Speakership]."; WP:USI
 * Removed "McKinney Republican Ken Paxton also sought the position."; WP:USI
 * Removed "==Mr. South Texas==

In 2011, Straus was named "Mr. South Texas" during the Washington's Birthday Celebration in Laredo in south Texas. The Laredo Morning Times referred to Straus as "a relative newcomer to state elected office, [who] quickly took on a highly respected leadership role with his cool, unflappable style and insistence on civility in an often rowdy House." Straus was presented a gold medallion and large framed proclamation installing him in "Los Caballeros de la Republica del Rio Grande," or "Gentleman of the Republic of the Rio Grande." "; WP:ICW 106.67.152.192 (talk) 13:51, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

Dispute Regarding Language in "Term as Speaker"
Dear Folks,

When reading through Straus's biography, it was difficult not to notice that the "Term as Speaker" section had been heavily edited, likely sometime in the past three months to favor Scott Turner's bid for speaker. In question, I believe the third paragraph should either be heavily edited or deleted, but I am so new to Wikipedia that I am not certain how one should make those changes. I have two major issues with the following paragraph:

""Straus was challenged again as Speaker by Representative Scott Turner from Frisco, Texas.[8] It was the first recorded Speaker vote since 1976.[8] The Wall Street Journal questioned the wisdom of reelecting Straus as Speaker due to his involvement in and unwillingness to resolve the admissions scandal at the University of Texas.[9] Nearly a third of the State Republican Executive Committee members endorsed Turner, as well as numerous tea party organizations, grassroots volunteers and local activists. Republican county executive committees from around the state also endorsed Turner in the speakership election.[10] Conservative television personality Glenn Beck recorded a ‘robo-call’ phone message in support of Turner's run for Speaker.[11]""

1. It cites Empower Texas, a blog site that is pro-Turner and generally partisan. I believe the third sentence should be removed due to lack of a reliable citation.

2. The structure of the paragraph strings together unrelated material. Glenn Beck's robo-call has nothing to do with Straus's term as speaker.

As a compromise, I would suggest the paragraph should be changed to:

""Straus was challenged again as Speaker by Representative Scott Turner from Frisco, Texas.[8] The Wall Street Journal questioned the wisdom of reelecting Straus as Speaker due to his involvement in and unwillingness to resolve the admissions scandal at the University of Texas.[9] Despite the challenge, Straus went on to win his 4th reelection as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives with 128 votes to 19 for Turner for the 2015 session.[12] ""

I then believe the paragraph underneath should then be deleted too.

Wish you all well,

Summerhouselater (talk) 18:02, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

Summerhouselater (talk) 18:02, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

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Relevance of Anti-Semitism Section
I didn't want to just delete the entire section, but I don't think there's any relevance to the anti-Semitism section. There were some emails that cited to the need for a Christian Speaker, it looks like it wasn't systemic, the emailer sender was non-notable, it didn't have any consequence, didn't persuade anyone, and wasn't widely reported. Seems really out of place and not relevant/notable to a page on Straus. Flatoncsi (talk) 17:23, 11 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I agree with this. --Sherwoodspeaks (talk) 16:58, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

He's most likely not even Jewish - it is forbidden in Judaism to name a child after a living father, and he is a 3rd - and maintains a membership to a synagogue he rarely if ever attends.

suggested deletion
I suggest this passage be deleted because the article is about Joe Straus, not this John Cook guy. It seems to veer the article off-topic.

"John Cook, author of some of the e-mails, said, 'I want to make sure that a person I'm supporting is going to have my values. It's not anything about Jews and whether I think their religion is right or Muslims and whether I think their religion is right. ... I got into politics to put Christian conservatives into office. They're the people that do the best jobs over all.' Cook denied allegations that he is anti-Semitic, saying that he had Jewish friends and that Jesus Christ, a Jew, is his favorite person."

--Sherwoodspeaks (talk) 16:57, 16 November 2017 (UTC)