How does a governor’s communications director let him be interviewed for The Daily Show and not tell him that it’s probably going to be of a ’spoof’ nature? Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois was interviewed and had a deer in the headlights look throughout the interview. Wow, how could you not know? How? You can [...]
02.24.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
97 students skipped school in protest of their principal’s move. Why didn’t I ever get to skip school to protest?
More than a dozen girls were arrested over a lunchtime foodfight. Arrested? Whatever happened to detention? In any case, rowr!
Via TexasWeekly:
“A mailer attacking Rep. Tommy Merritt, R-Longview, features on one side a [...]
02.24.06 | Uncategorized | admin
Re: the port deal
“Politically, for the president, it is a huge mistake for him to be defending this decision. The president will be overturned,” said U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, the former number two Republican in the House of Representatives.
Ouch.
02.23.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
South Dakota became the first U.S. state to pass a law banning abortion in virtually all cases, with the intention of forcing the Supreme Court to reconsider its 1973 decision legalizing the procedure.
On reports of this news, sales of wire hangers and back alley garages skyrocketed in South Dakota.
*Update* Operation Rescue is THRILLED! Read their [...]
02.23.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Proving once again that ITPT and PD are not the same person, we’ll both be at the Senator Joe Biden event today and the Governor Mark Warren fundraiser at Guero’s tomorrow. While Eileen says she’ll be dancing nude we have yet to determine our position on nude breakfast tacos.
02.23.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
For the first time ever, we visited the Lampasas Dispatch newspaper to see what was on the front page there. Luckily we hit on an article about a candidate forum. Republican candidates for judge. The quotes were so good, we had to share them with you. Here’s all you need to know about being a [...]
02.23.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Firestorms of controversy. (We love that turn of a phrase) are brewing over turning over the U.S. Ports to a company based out of Dubai. We’ve been reading about it everywhere. We’ve been watching politicians flail their arms on the news shows in outrage and disbelief. We’ve heard the president vow to veto any [...]
02.23.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Jumping on the illegal wire-tapping bandwagon, the Austin Police Department secretly wiretapped conversations between the suspects and their attorney. Confidential attorney-client privileges don’t apply when it’s a matter of national security. Ah, nothing like the smell of eroding civil liberties so early in the morning.
Worst part? We had to see Terry Keel’s ugly mug [...]
02.23.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Nueces County Commissioner Court has decided to pump $3 million over three years into the Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy in Kingsville. When we got the email, this came along with it, “While it is a shame that the county has had to step in and carry the ball for what is inherently a [...]
02.22.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Just after Reconstruction, a handful of black legislators (some newly freed slaves) made their way to Austin. Their tenure didn’t last long, but their impact is still remembered today. In 2003 a resolution was passed to honor their service, and a memorial is in the works for the Texas State Cemetary. Of course, it all [...]
02.22.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome