Archive for July 27th, 2006

Comprados

So what was it that made 11 valley mayors endorse Rick Perry? Let’s see, what happened today…
PERRY PROVIDES ADDITIONAL $3.8 MILLION FOR BORDER SECURITY OPERATION (word doc)
And there it is. A little less than $4 million for border security. Failing schools? Lack of higher ed opportunities? Horrible healthcare? Hateful [...]

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Will there ever be a “Grandma”?

Carole Strayhorn, or Carole Cougar Mellencamp as some refer to her now, seems to be losing whatever umph she had earlier in the campaign cycle. Not only would a judge not take on her case (the judge said it’s not under her jurisdiction) to put her nickname “Grandma” on the ballot, but the judge [...]

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Round Mound on the Capitol Grounds?

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley is considering running for governor of his home state of Alabama. Best known for spitting on a 9-year old girl during a game and throwing a man through a plate glass window [not during a game], Barkley would be running as a Democrat. Why? In his [...]

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More than a car-magnet

Remember I told you we were blocked by the military so our readers in Iraq are PinDome-less? Well, not quite. Yes, the site is still blocked but a few of them have found some proxy site ways to still get to the site. I had an email conversation with our favorite marine, mostly about [...]

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Stramarama lama ding dong

Rep. Mark Strama’s Campaing Academy is gearing up to wind it down. This Saturday in Pflugerville (the pfabulous fcity with the pfunny name) is the Stramarama. An event to bring together voters, volunteers and the candidate in a big ol’ family ho-down. The participants in this year’s Campaign Academy are profiled a bit in today’s [...]

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