The latest candidate to catch my attention is Alan Steinberg. A 25 year-old from Sugarland, Texas, home of previous douche, Tom DeLay. Alan even has a MySpace page. He’s so social networking, this guy!
Why is he a douche? This is why, on his bio this sentence confirms all you need to know about Alan. [...]
09.25.07 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
This guy is either totally nuts or so out of touch with his country that he doesn’t know what he’s working with. I can see it now — Iran will become the new sanctuary for homophobic members of the Moral Majority.
In other news, his comedy bit was a huge success. He’ll be here [...]
09.25.07 | Uncategorized | admin
What better way to continue reminding people of the above than to hold a big ol’ party for Giuliani and aim to collect $9.11 per person. I mean, shit, they’re not even trying to be subtle about it anymore.
A supporter of Rudy Giuliani’s is throwing a party that aims to raise $9.11 per person [...]
09.25.07 | Uncategorized | admin
Does this creep you out?
The U.S. government is collecting electronic records on the travel habits of millions of Americans who fly, drive or take cruises abroad, retaining data on the persons with whom they travel or plan to stay, the personal items they carry on their journeys and even the books that travelers have carried, [...]
09.24.07 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
I stumbled upon great public transportation blogger, M1EK’s blog about automobile drivers paying for new roads and road improvements. Exactly how are we collecting money to pay for new roads in the ever-urbanizing city limits of Austin? There was a national study on Streetsblog, which I didn’t bother to read. I’m more interested in an [...]
09.24.07 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
The U.S. says that nearly 90 percent of all cocaine entering the U.S. comes through Mexico. First, is this number based on cocaine seized? Estimated cocaine in the U.S. or just a number some government official pulled out of his ass before doing a booty bump?
Every time I read a story about the drug trafficking [...]
09.24.07 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Blogs are such an influence in mainstream media, political campaigns and foreign policy that even the State Department has a “Digital Outreach Team” posting comments on blogs visited by Arabs. I found this fascinating that the government has embraced the New Media Frontier with such enthusiasm.
Look at me….applauding the feds. I must be off my [...]
09.24.07 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
Last night I was flipping channels and came upon Scott Pelley’s interview of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on 60 Minutes. I don’t know what I expected, but I have to admit I was disappointed in the interview. Pelley’s reports are usually of a better quality. Some of Pelley’s comments and questions in this interview [...]
09.24.07 | Uncategorized | admin
An event to open the UT Center for something about politics invited speakers to discuss the future of Texas politics. Mutually Assured Destruction was the overall conclusion. The well-qualified political consultants in Texas outlined the growth of the Hispanic population as key to future electoral gains in Texas (and the nation). As the fastest growing [...]
09.24.07 | Uncategorized | pinkdome
When I worked in another industry, we hired a lot of people. The hiring process was pretty regimented and included full background checks and drug screens. There is one story where I learned to ask a new interview question I would previously never had cross my mind.
One night, an employee called me at home. This [...]
09.24.07 | Uncategorized | pinkdome