Daily Archives: July 8, 2004

Morrison to DeLay: Return Enron cash

Posted on July 8, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Got this in the mail from the Richard Morrison campaign: With former Enron CEO Ken Lay surrendering to the FBI, Richard Morrison today called on U.S. Majority leader Tom DeLay to return all of the money he received from Enron. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Now we’ve hit on the heart of the matter

Posted on July 8, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

HellieMae has the best reason I’ve seen to be optimistic about the Kerry/Edwards ticket, and a darned nice analogy, too. You Mac users, I swear. Continue reading →

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“Not guilty!”

Posted on July 8, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

So sayeth Kenny Boy. Former Enron Chairman Ken Lay pleaded not guilty today to charges he committed fraud and lied to his employees and others. Afterward, he called a news conference and told reporters, “It has been a tragic day … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Rural voters revisited

Posted on July 8, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Bill Bishop catches the New York Times in a dumb mistake regarding rural voters. Last week, the New York Times had a front page story headlined “Bush and Kerry Vie for Support of Rural Voters.” Both campaigns pushed out into … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Willis Wilson

Posted on July 8, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Ohio State has hired Xavier’s Tommy Matta to be their new men’s basketball head coach. Rice’s Willis Wilson had been interviewed twice for this position, and the Chron’s John Lopez thinks that his current employer dissed him in the process. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Followup on the Family

Posted on July 8, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Last week, Jonathan Ichikawa and Ted Barlow noted that Focus on the Family included Michael Moore’s home address in an email to their members which they exhorted their supporters to “let Moore know exactly what they think about his new … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Nice idea from Sandlin

Posted on July 8, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

I like this idea: Every Tuesday, Rep. Max Sandlin’s campaign blog is profiling a different county in the new CD01. This week’s feature is Angelina County. This allows Rep. Sandlin to highlight his connections to all of the communities that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Kenny Boy surrenders

Posted on July 8, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The last and biggest domino has fallen. Former Enron Chairman Ken Lay, the man who guided the energy giant to greatness and was at the helm when it crumbled, turned himself into the FBI this morning and was whisked away … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Frankly not

Posted on July 8, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Atrios reported this late last week, but it’s just now getting into the media. rep. Joe Barton is being criticized for using his Congressional privilege of sending free mail (called “franking”) to people who aren’t yet his constituents. Morris Meyer, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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