Daily Archives: October 7, 2006

Debate reactions

Posted on October 7, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I managed to not see the debate last night. Bad political blogger, no biscuit. I’ll try to make it up to you by linking to a boatload of other people’s reactions to it. Based on what I’m reading, the winners … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Shelley says no to Hastert

Posted on October 7, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Previously, Tom DeLay claimed that House Speaker Dennis Hastert would be coming to town for a fundraiser for Shelley Sekula Gibbs. Apparently, they can read poll numbers in the Gibbs camp, because Hastert has now been cordially uninvited to visit. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Lance Armstrong and the Polluted Pool

Posted on October 7, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Can I just say that this “Lance Armstrong polluted our community swimming hole!” story is a little weird? It’s also really long for what strikes me as more of a celebrity piece than anything else. On the other hand, when … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Wong’s misplaced endorsement

Posted on October 7, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

One sign of a campaign that’s not doing as well as it might like is the Phantom Endorsement. That’s when some generically nice things said about the candidate by a person of influence is touted in campaign literature as a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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ParentPAC endorses Phillip Shinoda

Posted on October 7, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I had the pleasure of meeting Carolyn Boyle and Dinah Miller of Texas Parent PAC yesterday, as they were in town to publicize their endorsement of Sherrie Matula. They gave me a list of their endorsed non-incumbent candidates for the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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