This DMN headline was like:
Once campaign killers, traits like infidelity less of an issue among voters today
And then the lead was all:
Traits that a decade or a generation ago would have automatically disqualified a candidate for higher office can be found in many of this year’s top presidential candidates: Divorce, infidelity, “wrong” race, “wrong” gender, [...]
12.17.07 | Uncategorized | admin
It’s Bill Hicks’ birthday this weekend.
And if it’s any consolation, crime is horrible here too.
shooting the in mall
shooting in the church
shooting at the bus stop
shooting at the door
In honor of the day, we thought you’d enjoy this video. Behold: We Arm The World
ps - Here’s what the ACLU says about gun control.
12.14.07 | Uncategorized | admin
Remember a few weeks ago when that guy named Joe Horn in Pasadena killed two guys who were burgling his neighbor’s house while a 911 operator told him not to? It’s turning out to be a pretty big deal.
Quannell X, Houston Black Panther, thought it was bullshit and staged a sort of protest against the [...]
12.13.07 | Uncategorized | admin
Have you ever heard a more quintessentially republican idea that this?
…federal Medicaid dollars would be redirected to help Texans pay for insurance that isn’t Medicaid. It could be employer-sponsored insurance or private coverage.
At first I thought, hmm, this reminds me of a school vouchers program but for health care. But someone told me that I [...]
12.12.07 | Uncategorized | admin
Eugene Allan Poe, a descendent of Edgar Allan Poe was born March 10, 1937 in North Carolina and passed on November 28, 2007. He earned an Associate Degree from Lee College, Baytown TX, Bachelor of Science in History and Education, University of Houston; Master Degrees in Government and Education, University of Houston, and Post-graduate [...]
12.12.07 | Uncategorized | admin
But yes, as a fool for all things young Dustin Hoffman, I am trying to seduce you.
File under: cute republicans
12.12.07 | Uncategorized | admin
Blogland is a’fire over Craddick’s Interim Charges list. For our part, we’re going keep capitalizing those two words to highlight their slightly awkward, sinister cadence, and of course our belief that Tom Craddick couldn’t lead a silent prayer. Plus it’s classier than passive aggressive quotation marks.
And since we’re on the subject of using language to [...]
12.4.07 | Uncategorized | admin
Karl Rove said yesterday it was Congress, not President Bush, who wanted to rush a vote on the looming war in Iraq in the fall of 2002,
Washington Post Story
12.3.07 | Uncategorized | admin
PD thinks that since I am a feminist that I can post on BookWoman and how it is in danger of closing. But I admit, I’ve never visited BookWoman, the only feminist bookstore in Texas. Even so, I knew it was there. There was always the option.
Sadly, it seems that not enough [...]
11.29.07 | Uncategorized | admin