Archive for September, 2005

Pay No Attention To the Man Behind the Curtain

According to the Texas Observer and the DMN the DPS is screaming like a stuck pig about having to release the videotapes of the meetings to track down the Dems that fled the state during the redistricting fiasco about school vouchers.
The DPS claims it jeopardizes security at the Capitol. Really we think they don’t want [...]

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It was Tom Delay, With A Candlestick, In the Conservatory

Tom DeLay may be in the crosshairs on the ever-expanding gay for pay TRMPAC scandal. From bug man to Congressional money-launderer. Not bad, not bad at all.

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Bureaucracy? What bureaucracy?

From a tipster:
Just before Hurricane Katrina hit the Texas and Louisiana coasts, this chart was made available to local and state officials as instruction on how to request assistance from the Department of Defense. No Joke. This is a real DoD chart designed to “assist” local officials.
Check out this flow chart. (PDF) Download [...]

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Rick Perry’s New Campaign Slogan

“We saw it did not go flawlessly” [AAS]

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Put on a sweater

President Jimmy Carter once donned a sweater in an address to the nation on the importance of conserving energy. It was one more thing that created the laughinstock that was a significant part of his failed policies. Today, President Bush had the gall to step up to the microphone and ask us to not make [...]

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Did They Sew Strayhorn’s Mouth Shut?

Carole Keeton Strayhorn has been so quiet lately. Did they whole fake audit thing take the wind out of her sails? We’ve called her press office twice to ask a simple question and got nary a reply.

Speaker Craddick was asked about the injunction that takes effect October 1 stating that the Comptroller would have to [...]

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Farewell, President Frist

Those nasty gals Rita and Katrina haven’t kept us from hearing about that Mr. “I believe in Intelligent Design, but I’m still a Social Darwinist” Frist and his stock problems. Whether or not he really knew that the family stock was going downhill when he sold it (Hello, Martha?), we think this is a [...]

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Vote, MoFo

As we understand, the last day to register to vote in the November 8 ballot is October 11. If you are not already registered, get your ass in gear.
Prop. 2, the One Man, One Woman, One Donkey amendment will be on the ballot. So far, it looks like the Houston Chronicle is the only newspaper [...]

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Proving that you are brainwashed

A recent report by the Federal Reserve paints a dangerous picture of Americans living beyond their means. At no time in history have we had so much collective debt. The report concludes that Americans have no savings and no cushion. A dangerous situation in the event of, say, a natural disaster that forces you out [...]

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Copycat

“Rick, George already did this photo opp. Find your own, lazy bitch.” Karl Rove told me when he saw this.
[AAS]

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