Talarico Walks Back ‘Six Sexes’ Claim, Calls Himself a ‘Border Security Democrat’
“I oppose trans athletes playing in girls’ sports if it endangers safety or fairness,” Talarico answered. “Every sport has to be safe and fair.”
Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico backtracked on his previous transgender comments during a six-minute interview with Fox News.
During a 2021 Texas State House Public Education Committee hearing, Talarico claimed there are six sexes. This is what went down during that hearing:
“The bill seems to think there are two,” Talarico said to Republican Rep. Cole Hefner, the bill’s sponsor.
“The one thing I want us to all be aware of is that modern science obviously recognizes that there are many more than two biological sexes.”
He added: “In fact, there are six, which honestly, Rep. Hefner, surprised me, too.”
Talarico explained that there are “six really common biological sexes” based on X and Y chromosomes — not just XX (female) and XY (male), but also single X, XXY, XYY and XXXY.
“The point is that biologically speaking, scientifically speaking, sex is a spectrum, and oftentimes can be very ambiguous,” he said, according to the news outlet.
Fox News correspondent Brooke Taylor asked Talarico if he still believed that:
No, I’ve missed the mark on some of my past statements. I will be the first to admit it. What I meant is that there are two sexes, and then there’s a small percentage of people with genetic abnormalities. Obviously, I didn’t say it correctly. There are not six sexes, there are two. And I think the reason that politicians in that convention center across the street want to talk about six sexes is because they don’t want to talk about $6 diesel. Everywhere I go across the State of Texas people are struggling to survive in this economy. They are struggling to afford the basics, groceries, gas, utilities, health care. And that’s what I’m going to be focused on from now until Election Day.
“Just to nail it down here, standing with me, you can confidently say there are two sexes: a man and a woman,” asked Taylor.
“Absolutely,” replied Talarico.
Talarico also said he would vote for national legislation on child mutilating surgeries.
The Senate hopeful explained he voted against a Texas law banning those surgeries because it “was overly broad.”
Talarico mentioned that he “voted for a major amendment to limit the bill to banning surgeries for minors.”
How about males in female sports?
“I oppose trans athletes playing in girls’ sports if it endangers safety or fairness,” Talarico answered. “Every sport has to be safe and fair.”
Weird. California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the same thing, yet has no problem with the state allowing males in female sports!
🚨 LOL: James Talarico just found biology in time for the midterms.
Six sexes in 2021. Two sexes today. Wow. Science really moves fast when you are running statewide in Texas.
CRY HARDER, PROFESSOR.
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Border Security
Obviously, border security is a huge issue in Texas. During the discussion, Talarico attempted to play both sides, calling himself a “border security Democrat.”
Here’s the whole exchange:
TAYLOR: I know you’ve since stated that what you meant by that is migrants who come into the country and don’t have a criminal background, want to pursue the American dream. They should be allowed here, but criminals should be locked away. What about the more than 10 million illegal migrants that came here under the Biden administration?
What should happen to them?
JAMES TALARICO, TEXAS DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR U.S. SENATE: So this is what people hate about politics. You know, I’ve said that our southern border should be like our front porch. There should be a lock on the door.
And there should be a welcome mat for people who want to come here the right way. And that’s what most Texans agree with. And that’s what most Fox viewers agree with.
I think we’ve got to create as part of a comprehensive immigration reform package, which includes border security. I think we should include a pathway to citizenship for folks who have been here for years and decades. Folks who don’t pose a threat to public safety.
TAYLOR: Is your position that anyone who is here illegally that doesn’t have a criminal record, they should be able to stay in the country.
TALARICO: No, I believe that they should have a pathway to citizenship, which includes paying back taxes, learning English and passing a criminal background check. If they can meet all of those standards, I think they should be eligible for citizenship.
TAYLOR: So with that being said, do you then wait, though, until someone, an illegal migrant is here, doesn’t have a criminal record and then hurts an American. You have a case like Jocelyn Nungaray. I know you know that story here in Texas, a 12 year old brutally killed two illegal migrants from Venezuela. And they didn’t have a known history. They were caught and released. And it wasn’t until they murdered this young, young girl.
TALARICO: And it’s why we should know who’s coming into our country. It’s why I’m a border security Democrat. And let me say something a lot of Democrats won’t say.
It is not racist to want to know who’s coming into your country. And I believe that. And it’s why we need to make sure that we know exactly who is coming into our country. We have a full orderly vetting process to ensure that we are keeping Americans and Texans safe.
Fox News’ Brooke Taylor: “Is your position that anyone who is here illegally that doesn’t have a criminal record that they should be allowed to stay in the country?”
Texas Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate James Talarico: “No, I believe they should have a pathway to… pic.twitter.com/uAwsBP8JB6
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The real action is large companies offshoring jobs, moving software and other jobs overseas (Amazon, JP Morgan, Google, Meta,…). Its easier for China to steal technology when the technologists themselves are in Eastern Hemisphere.
Not one word from either party on that. ICE cant deport people that are work remotely.
There’s also been a few instances reported of folks granted work visas to enter the USA but who don’t have an in person office job but work remotely inside the USA.
You are absolutely correct that the corporatist/globalist bloc has bought into the notion of ‘global citizen’ and pays lip service at nest to the idea they are an ‘American Company’. These faux libertarian goons and their enabling advocates have long since shown themselves to prioritize almost anything other than the fate of US workforce or the health of the US economy.
“American” companies – more and more – have offices here and that’s about it.
I recently upgraded the tires on my car. To get something made here, I had my choice of buying from a Japanese. German, French, or Korean company. Goodyear, the only major left here, offered me tires from Brazil and other places.
GM has moved much of their engineering to China; makes Cadillacs in China, along with a model of Buick, but that one is either coming here or being discontinued. Lincoln moved some Lincoln production to China.
Grrrr!
It’s the well camouflaged tires from China that you have to be wary of.
Uh huh. Trans ok unless “unsafe” or “unfair”? Sounds suspiciously like the lies democrats use when they push unlimited abortion. Men playing in women’s sports is inherently unsafe, unfair and violative of women’s rights and privacy. And immigration reform? The reform is always amnesty coupled with open borders. In other words, you can stay, collect benefits, chain import your village, distort labor wages and costs, until you kill somebody or open too many “learing” centers,” then maybe we’ll look into it.
Now ask him about the non-binary God theory.
Yes — Talarico’s half-hearted backtracking on trannies sounds suspiciously like the vile Dhimmi-crats’ short-lived, self-serving and deceitful statement that abortions should be “Safe, legal and rare.”
Typically dishonest and greasy framing, to win votes.
Next week’s announcement: “I’m a ‘whatever you want to hear me say’ Democrat.”
Little Jimmy, the plastic communist chameleon.
“Trans ok unless “unsafe” or “unfair”? Sounds suspiciously like the lies democrats use when they push unlimited abortion.”
Why are you so worried? We live in a world where even cardiomyopathy is safe and effective.
“ No, I’ve missed the mark on some of my past statements. I will be the first to admit it. What I meant is…”
“Those are my principles, and if you don’t like them… well, I have others.”
— Marx (Groucho)
Calling yourself a “ border security Democrat.” is like calling yourself a kind & compassionate murderer; this is a unicorn that does not exist.
“Border security Democrat.”
The only thing Talarico’s trying to secure is his rear end, He is a “Cover your A$$ Democrat”.
“The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” The Talarico family motto. Talarico makes John Kerry look like a straight-shooter. If Texas elects this liar, the country is in deep trouble.
Great Groucho Marx quote! This guy gives me “the creeps”.
He’s a Jeepers Creepers Democrat.
Nobody has lost an election by underestimating the intelligence of voters. As in, let me think about this a bit… if he said this during the primaries he would have been crucified by the media and landslided by the Lefty… since he won the primary the Left will vote for him no matter what… so why is he changing his tune now?… what idiot will believe him… oh, wait… is it me?…no, I’m no fool… but I like what he says… I’ll vote for him.
Heck yeah. He’s way ahead in the polls. I mean, shucks, everybody else is voting for him. And if I don’t like what he says today, he’ll change his tune by tomorrow. Be courageous. Step out of your comfort zone. Be a Rico! Vote Tally!
Sorry. When in Texas, I’m a Pepper.
Guessing his polling is pretty bad. So I hope the rest of the fake polls show him close so dems waste more millions on his campaign.
He’s probably not trying to get more people to vote for him. He’s likely trying to allay the fears of those Texans who might come out to vote against him, but who might not otherwise vote at all, for fear he might win.
Ladies, gentlemen, and whatever bio-hazard labels the rest of you identify as,We are here to toast the absolute trainwreck of modern romance. Now that science insists we have six sexes—Men, Women, Gleebs, Zorps, Plinks, and Type-B Ambulatory Pods—dating apps have finally collapsed under the weight of 21 unique marital combinations.Imagine the sheer exhaustion of dating now.
You finally find a nice Men-Women dynamic, only for a Zorp to slide into your DMs demanding a multi-chromosomal compromise. Wedding planners are hospitalized weekly trying to organize hexagonal seating charts that won’t trigger an inter-species incident. Good luck finding a cake topper that features a traditional bride, a tiny plastic Gleeb, and whatever biological appendages a Plink brings to the bedroom.
But hey, love wins. Even if you are a Type-B Ambulatory Pod marrying a Zorp, the golden rule of marriage remains unchanged: you will still waste your finite life span arguing about where to eat dinner.
To the happy couple—whichever two variables you are!
I don’t know – by using the word “couple” you’re implying two and only two. Sounds pretty bigoted to me… what about all the thruples and quadruples and….
I thought a Zorp consisted of three people. Do they consider themselves to be a single person?
This has been a staple of Texas politics for my entire life. Run as hard left as possible in the primary, then “move to the middle” in the general election. Use the overwhelming leftwing bias of the Texas media – as extreme left as any you will find in New York or California – to cover your tracks.
Hardly just Texas.
Although “compassionate conservative” Bush merits meretricious mention.
Texas media. Who runs it? My guess is Bernie’s awligawks
Latest RCP poll average has him ahead by 5.
That guy is so plastic he puts Ken to shame.
Plastic? You mean:
He’s fake, superficial and insincere.
His personality is made of artificial material
Lacks genuine warmth, depth, true character.
Displays fake emotions
And lacks genuine empathy
Well then, you are spot on!
Paula please tell us how you really feel.
Can be molded into any desired shape
If it is safe and fair for a “trans-woman” to compete in a women’s sport, then that sport shouldn’t be segregated in the first place.
Who decides what is safe and fair? Obviously not the girls who are playing.
Let’s hear it for target sports!
This guy speaks from both ends of his body. Not sure if he is running in Texas or California. He is the model of a sleazy politician.
He’s running in Texas. He just goes to California for performance and security updates.
I know he is running in Texas. I should have stated he is not sure where he is running. Thanks for the comment.
Since he just went on a campaign trip to speechify in California, your confusion would have been valid even if it were real.
Can America be that stupid to elect Talerlico? Apparently, if the polls are right…
Oh, yes.
See: AOC, Omar, Lieu, DeLauro, Walz, Newsome, Pritzker, Johnson, Wilson, Bass….
This guy is a certifiable loon.
Nothing loony about him. He is pretty much mainstream Democrat that is trying to get elected in Texas.
Right now, polls have him ahead by five points.
That dog won’t hunt, Jimmy.
Talarico’s numbers with black voters are tanking because Jazzy Crotchrocket absolutely refused to lend her. Support, taking out a lot of voters from Twenty Genders Talarico. This last epiphany has been met with, erm, well let’s just say “extreme skepticism” doesn’t even cover it.
Now he’s just throwing stuff against the wall to see what will stick.
What’s worse than a politician with really bad ideas and beliefs?
The politician who reads the polls and backtracks on those beliefs.
You are either a liar or your beliefs are little more than a feather in the wind. Either way you have no business in asking The People to put you in that position of power.
Talarico isn’t a reed who bends in the wind. He’s more like doggy doo who sticks to boots that you’ll throw out rather than clean….
Excellent analogy.