Birthdays! Rep. Norma Chavez celebrates today, or so we heard. A 2005 honoree of the PinkDome Fashion Disaster Awards, Rep. Chavez has not been seen on the worst-dressed list since. (We’re here to help!)
Rep. Norma Chavez has served the El Paso area since 1997. Chávez has authored 37 bills that the Legislature passed in the [...]
06.29.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Howard Dean, you know, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee? The one so many “Deaniacs” thought was going to re-energize the party and lead it into the 21st Century? Kicking butt and taking names? Yeah, that one. Turns out he’s a total limp dick. Every time I see him on TV I cringe, [...]
06.28.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
As you may or may not have read, Star Jones has left ABC’s The View earlier than anticipated. This unanticipated timing brings us to good news for all of us at PinkDome. Star Jones will be joining PinkDome’s team to bring you the best in political and legal coverage of national politics. Welcome Star Jones [...]
06.28.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Well, d’uh. We knew that already.
06.28.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
The Supreme Court ruling on the Texas redistricting case was released this morning.
The Court rejected the D’s gerrymandering claims, as well as their arguments that mid-decade redistricting was unconstitutional. It did rule, however, that Congressional District 24 (in Irving) 23 (a good chunk of west Texas, currently represented by Henry Bonilla-R) was invalid under [...]
06.28.06 | Uncategorized | admin
One vote. The Senate rejected a constitutional amendment to ban flag burning. The ban was on the checklist of the Republicans to energize their base coming into the mid-term election cycle.
Burning the flag is offensive, I think we all agree on that fact. But, to me, infringing on free speech is just as offensive. Yes, [...]
06.28.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
This certainly qualifies as another winning headline today: Transvestite gang pesters Magazine Street.
But this is hands-down the winning sentence of the day:
The transvestites first appeared in March when they raided Magazine Street like a marauding army of kleptomaniacal showgirls, said Davis, using clockwork precision and brute force to satisfy high-end boutique needs.
Oh, New Orleans. [...]
06.27.06 | Uncategorized | admin
Funny, I always thought Episcopalians would be more of a ‘rythym method’ kind of lover.
If you were an organized religion what method of birth-control would best describe you?
Baptist–Screaming Chastity, practicing sex with farm animals.
Methodist–Vasectomy
Catholic–Anal penetration only
Lutheran–(HA! Lutherans don’t have sex)
Presbyterian–Condoms
Jewish–Fellatio only. (HA!)
06.27.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
A new study reports that Texas is a pathetic, third-world, poverty-stricken state. Shocked? So were we. I mean,Governor Perry is so proud of Texas we were wondering how he could be proud that
Texas has the highest percentage of uninsured children in the country, 21 percent. The national average is 11 percent.
Almost half of Texas children [...]
06.27.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Rush Limbaugh got caught with prescription drugs that he’s not supposed to have. Again. It turns out this time the drugs were just boner pills, so unless he was crushing ‘em up and snorting or smoking ‘em, he’s just an idiot - not a high idiot (the hypocrisy of which is a lot [...]
06.27.06 | Uncategorized | admin