Archive for October, 2005

Is Kelly White Back?

Now that Baxter is out of the race for HD-48 here in Austin, there’s rumors afloat that Kelly White may be rethinking her candidacy. She had been behind Donna Howard as her campaign treasurer, but is floating the idea of running. Texas Weekly is also reporting “you might also believe that the Democrat [...]

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Warren Chisum Continues To Amaze Me With His Stupidity

I know, you’re thinking, how PD? How in the hell does this troll of a man continue to amaze you when you’ve never seen anything but an example of a flaw in the gene pool where he is concerned? Well, here’s his statement on the phone campaign that was started to educate voters of the [...]

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Where have all the bigots gone?

Well, we know next Saturday they’ll be here in Austin. The KKK will be performing and all-white production of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at the Austin City Hall and now we know Frau Tina Benkiser of the Texas Republican Party will be in Arlington on Thursday to light their very own burning cross in [...]

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It’s coming!!!

Rumor has it that indictments will be announced tomorrow [HuffPo]. We’re just passing that on. . . so do with it what you will.

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OK Seriously, Someone Pay Attention To Her

Carole Keeton Strayhorn is still yelling about the $1.2 billion dollars she has lying around in her office. She tried calling for a special to give it to Katrina victims, she tried calling for a special to give it to Rita victims, she’s now trying to chop it up and use it for property [...]

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Who’s Sorry Now?

We don’t really understand the point of this CNN Poll: Poll: Bush would lose an election if held this year. Sha! Big surprise! No one wants to vote for him now. . . it’s like that Ted Rall strip.
Riddle me this - has there been a President since Ike who hasn’t gotten in some [...]

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Edwards & Bobby Kennedy: Working To Inspire College Kids

So were these two separated at birth or what? As I’m guessing you heard from PD, BOR, and ITPT - John Edwards was on the University of Texas campus yesterday to talk to students about Opportunity Rocks, an organization devoted to fighting poverty. (also check out this guy, he was very nice [...]

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Polls do suck, unless they reinforce my beliefs

For the first time a poll says that over 50% of Americans now believe the war in Iraq is wrong and 66% say the President is doing a poor job. As the administration is in a tailspin over everything from eroding support to the budget crisis to the Harriet Miers nomination, conservatives are pulling every [...]

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Fire Drill!

We have an unconfirmed report the State Capitol was evacuated due to a fire alarm/bomb threat or something. Our tipster suggests that maybe Tom DeLay walked in and everyone just fled the building in fear of being photographed with him or something. Let us know what you heard.

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Rick Perry Has A Disregard for Due Process

My radio alarm clock awakened me with the news that Rick Perry believes Ronnie Earle, the Travis County District Attorney, is an ‘overzealous prosecutor’ and that Tom DeLay should be able to remain as Majority Leader of the House. So, what it means to me is that Rick Perry thinks those pesky rules that [...]

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