Daily Archives: October 29, 2016

Saturday video break: Mockingbird

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Peter, Paul & Mary sing a well-known lullaby: That’s from an album of children’s songs called “Peter, Paul & Mommy”. iTunes calls it “Mockingbird”, YouTube calls it “Hush, Little Baby”. I embed, you decide. Eminem borrows from that song for … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged , | Comments Off on Saturday video break: Mockingbird

Crosswind/Statesman: Trump 45, Clinton 38

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

One more poll result, because why not. In the wake of recent polls indicating that deep red Texas might be a toss-up in the presidential race, a new Crosswind/American-Statesman Texas Pulse poll conducted Saturday through Monday shows Republican Donald Trump … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Crosswind/Statesman: Trump 45, Clinton 38

Republicans take their desperate shot at limiting same sex marriage

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Pathetic. After coming out on the losing end of a United States Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage, Texas Republican leaders are now looking to the Texas Supreme Court to narrow the scope of that landmark ruling. Gov. Greg Abbott, … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Republicans take their desperate shot at limiting same sex marriage

Chron overview of HD29

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Over to Brazoria County for this one. A Bernie Sanders’ liberal is taking on one of the most conservative members of the Texas House of Representatives in District 29 in Brazoria County, presenting voters with, perhaps, the starkest contrast between … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016 | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Early voting, Day Five: Maybe the lines will be shorter next week

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Charles Kuffner

Resources will be mobilized to ameliorate things. Harris County will add staff and equipment to early voting locations next week to help cut down long wait times fueled by a record surge of voter turnout, County Clerk Stan Stanart said. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments