When addressing the Border Governors Conference yesterday, Rick Perry commented on how he called Felipe Calderon the president-elect of Mexico. If you’ve been paying attention, Calderon won a narrow victory over Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, and there’s still rabble-rousing going on down there over the true winner of the election. A reporter from [...]
08.25.06 | Uncategorized | admin
Picture taken of a protestor outside the Four Seasons yesterday, where California Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger had a fundraiser. I’m all for protecting health care and stopping political corruption, but if your plan is to draw attention to yourself then please use that spellchecker on your Microsoft Word.
Lifted from the AAS.
08.25.06 | Uncategorized | admin
“The poll results indicate that 50% of all Christian men and 20% of all Christian women are addicted to pornography,” said Clay Jones, founder and President of Second Glance Ministries. Praise Him, now pass the lube.
My favorite part of this story is the photo used. Check it out.
This ties in nicely to the story I [...]
08.25.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
New Orleans Mayor Ray “Chocolate City” Nagin is amazingly adept at saying stupid shit. His most recent example:
You guys in New York can’t get a hole in the ground fixed and it’s five years later. So let’s be fair.
He said this in response to accusations that he’s taking too long to clean up New [...]
08.25.06 | Uncategorized | admin
Two state judges ruled against issuing a permit for a new TXU coal plant near Waco. It seems, contrary to TXU’s claims, they would not be able to pump clouds of smoke into the air without creating pollution. Who woulda thunk it? Score one for the treehuggers who’ve been fighting the Governor’s [...]
08.24.06 | Uncategorized | admin
As you may have read on BOR, McBlogger, or elsewhere, the GOP launched an attack on DailyKos found Markos Moulitsas. I’ll join in the shared distaste of everyone else when it comes to the folks on DailyKos. They’re the type of people who walk around carrying chain link fences, just so they can [...]
08.24.06 | Uncategorized | admin
The White House is trying to get out in front of any criticism headed it’s way as the 1 year anniversary of Katrina approaches. Their tactic? Drag some two-bit hack up from Louisiana to suck the President’s balls in front of reporters. Said this dude: “You know, I wish you had another [...]
08.24.06 | Uncategorized | admin
According to a dubious study by Men’s Health Magazine, Dallas is the 16th angriest city in the country. Although the hypothesis may be a little less than scientific, I totally believe it. Arlington ranks 35th. It has to create some real anger to be known as the halfway point between Dallas and Fort Worth. Seriously, [...]
08.24.06 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Short story: A federal judge was keeping thousands of X-rays under lock and key. They were to be used as part of a federal investigation into potentially fraudulent diagnoses of the lung disease silicosis. 4 armed men from the Attorney General’s office, carrying a subpoena, threatened to arrest the owner of a [...]
08.23.06 | Uncategorized | admin