Daily Archives: September 4, 2003

Don’t Mess With Texas

Commenter Matt Weiner, over at Perverse Access Memory, asks about the origin of the phrase “Don’t Mess With Texas”. Is it true, he wants to know, that it was originally an anti-litter slogan? That’s right! What’s more, it’s still in … Continue reading Continue reading

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Ted “Crooked Timber” Barlow

Can’t tell you how happy I am to see Ted posting at Crooked Timber. I know I speak for many when I say I’ve missed my regular fix of Barlow-y bloggy goodness, and he’s been in fine form over there. … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Presidential shrug

Those of you who’ve been following the Bush Administration’s rather indifferent treatment of veterans may be wondering if it’s a story that’s mostly being confined to the more obsessive corners of the blog world. Here’s one indication, from the President’s … Continue reading Continue reading

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Whitmire fallout

Back in Houston, Sen. John Whitmire has his say about Albuquerque and his still-boycotting colleagues. As the hotel walls grew more confining, the options of returning to Texas to deliberately get arrested or persuading 51 House members to take a … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Killer D's | 3 Comments