Daily Archives: June 22, 2004

Songs in the key of W

Via Michael and Avedon, I bring you the George W. Bush Singers, featuring Texas’ own Guy Forsyth. They have MP3s and T-shirts for your listening and wearing pleasure. Continue reading

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Bell dukes it out with Culberson on KPFT

Looks like I missed out on some radio fun this afternoon, as Chris Bell and John Culberson went at it on Pacifica station KPFT this afternoon. Rob posts his impressions, while Greg has some actual MP3s of the show from … Continue reading Continue reading

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For those keeping score at home

Here’s a handy dandy guide to the various scandals, investigations, and allegations of impropriety currently being bandied about in our fair state. Even I had lost track of one or two of these. No clue when any of them will … Continue reading Continue reading

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So long, Stevie Franchise?

I don’t know if the Rockets will go forward with the reported trade of Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley, and Kelvin Cato for Tracy McGrady, Juwan Howard, Tyronn Lue, and some spare parts, but I do know that after being so … Continue reading Continue reading

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Ryan v. Ryan

As I’d expect, ArchPundit is your one-stop shop for all things on the Jack ‘n’ Jeri Ryan divorce saga. If you need a little extra helping of snark, I recommend Pete and Julia (be sure to read all of the … Continue reading Continue reading

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Wi-Fi wants to be free

And here we have the dark side of Wi-Fi everywhere: It’s damn tough to monetize. Small companies, some publicly traded, are burning cash trying to turn WiFi into viable business. Some have already shut down. Faster than you can say … Continue reading Continue reading

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Behold the power of Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman writes about William Krar, the terrorist John Ashcroft hasn’t bothered to tell you about. Result: Already several hundred Google search referrals to this post, which is currently the #2 search result. In a just world, of course, Orcinus … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Murray Memo

One of the buzzworthy items that came out of the state convention was the news that UH political science professor Richard Murray was circulating a memo in which he proposed “to set up a Democratic Party think tank that will … Continue reading Continue reading

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The road forward

Now that the state convention is behind us (there’s a slightly updated list of convention reports here), it’s time to regroup and focus even more on the many important races going on in Texas. Towards that end, Texas Tuesdays will … Continue reading Continue reading

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Holy bad apples, Batman!

I know that political satire was alive and well long before the advent of Photoshop, but really, what would we do without it? I’ll bet old Thomas Nast would be the king of Fark if he were still around. Continue reading

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