Monthly Archives: September 2006

I kind of like the way the Friedman campaign is responding to all of the negative publicity they’ve gotten lately. There’s just nothing more attractive than whiny victimhood, is there? So far, though, none of Friedman’s opponents have taken credit … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m almost all the way through the Harris County State Rep candidates. Today’s interview is with Janette Sexton, who is running for State Rep in HD144 against Crazy Bob Talton. HD144 was one of too many Republican-held seats that went … Continue reading → Continue reading →

And we’re back in the saddle again with Texas Parent PAC, which has tapped Juan Garcia of Corpus Christi as its latest endorsee. From the press release (PDF): “Juan Garcia is a proven leader who will represent the Coastal Bend … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I know a lot of the discussion about Kinky Friedman lately has been about his questionable attitudes on race, and how that bears on a campaign that’s based largely on a persona, but it’s important to remember that in ways … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Neil makes an observation about Sen. George Allen and the recent news of his real heritage, and draws more of a parallel than he thinks to the Texas gubernatorial race. Ever since Mark Schmitt first told me about him, George … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Now this is a nicely done story on the County Treasurer’s race. Kudos to KPRC for not skimping on the details or cramming it all in to a 15-second sound byte. One point that needs to be made about the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Another find by BOR, another day Kinky Friedman has to spend saying he’s not a racist. All in all, a pretty bad news cycle for Friedman. Even Chron cartoonist Nick Anderson has piled on. Couple points to make here. One, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Yes indeed, it’s another Texas Parent PAC endorsement. Today’s winner is Joe Farias, who’s running for HD118 in San Antonion, which was left open by Rep. Carlos Uresti’s victory in the Democratic primary for SD19 this March. This is one … Continue reading → Continue reading →

In my link dump post from yesterday, I mentioned that Vince at Capitol Annex had begun a series of email interviews with legislative candidates, beginning with Sherrie Matula (HD129) and Kathi Thomas (SD25). He’s got a third one up now, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Via Bay Area Houston, the kids at Clear Lake High School have invited all the candidates in HD129 to a debate. Sherrie Matula will be there. Will her opponent, State Rep. John Davis? Or will he wussy out like his … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The following is a press release from Jim Henley: Rep. John Culberson has refused to debate challenger Jim Henley, a middle school debate teacher at Sidney Lanier middle school. Two weeks Henley invited Culberson to participate in a series six … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Oh, Martha, Martha, Martha! State Rep. Martha Wong says in her first TV ad of the season that she helped expand health care to the poor, but the two-term lawmaker has cast several votes to cut such programs. As the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The Texas Parent PAC keeps chugging along. The latest endorsed candidate is Austin’s Valinda Bolton, running for the open HD47. A win there would give Travis County an all-Democratic delegation, and would represent a swing of three seats since 2002. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The story of the current kerfuffle over yet another racially ignorant remark by Kinky Friedman is, among other things, an interesting peek into how something becomes a story. See, as the article says and as Phillip and Ryan document, this … Continue reading → Continue reading →