Jason Earle needs your help in Texas - with poll

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Tuesday October 11, 2005 · 11:15 AM PDT

2005/10/11 · 11:15

Today Jason Earle announced his run for Texas House District 47. The Republicans have already promised to make this one of the "most expensive races" in Texas history, so Jason will need your help to get his positive message of optimism out to the voters. Read More

Breaking News: Shake-Up in Texas Governor's Race

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Wednesday September 21, 2005 · 1:42 PM PDT

2005/09/21 · 13:42

John Sharp today announced that he will not challenge Chris Bell in the Democratic primary. Apparently, Sharp made peace with his old rival, Gov. Rick Perry, and joined him in a "blue-ribbon" effort to fix Texas schools.

If independent Kinky Friedman can maintain enough momentum to get on the ballot, then he might win outright next November, like Jesse Ventura. Or, he might become the Republican protest vote, like Potts in Virgina. And if you still think Kinky is a joke, then check out this internet poll by the San Antonio Express-News. Internet polls are useless, but they still provide food for thought.

Rick Perry (R) - 16.2%
Carole Keeton Strayhorn (R) - 15.8%
Someone else - 11.0%
Chris Bell (D) - 24.2%
Kinky Friedman (I) - 32.8%

Good news for Democrats: In a 3-way race, if Bell can unify the Democratic base and capture about 37%, then Texas Democrats might shock the world and take back the Governor's Mansion in 2006 -- while Bush is still in the White House.

Has Frist lost it?

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Wednesday May 18, 2005 · 7:22 AM PDT

2005/05/18 · 07:22

Did I just see Sen. Frist -- on live TV -- accuse the Dems of "killing and assassinating" Bush's right-wing judicial nominees?

While I admit that most rational Dems disagree with Bush's right-wing judicial power grab, I haven't overheard any Dems actually threaten the lives of the judicial nominees.

I sure hope I misheard Frist. I know he's extreme, but this is unacceptable. The Daily Show is going to have a field day with this sound byte.

Will Texas get Kinky? & poll

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Wednesday February 02, 2005 · 11:04 AM PST

2005/02/02 · 11:04

Given that EVERY single statewide office in Texas is Republican, you might ask: Why the hell should anyone care about the '06 races in Texas?

Can we possibly slow down this right-wing juggernaut that helped launch Dubya and helped Tom DeLay increase his congressional majority through corrupt dirty tricks?

Well, Kinky Friedman may be our answer.

He probably won't win, but he'll still be one of the greatest political stories in Texas history...and he could be the big X-factor in '06.

He's a beloved cultural icon in Texas, and many Republicans I know secretly want to vote for him (while Texans love Dubya, they can't stand current Gov. Perry). Kinky's already gotten some pre-kickoff media attention: Reuters, Gaurdian, Newsday, AP, AAS, FWST.

So, is the Kinky campaign a joke -- or is he a once-in-a-lifetime candidate who can really shake things up in the Lone Star state?

I'm on my way to the Alamo to find out. I'll attend the Kinkster's campaign kickoff Thursday morning (live on Don Imus), and I welcome any advice on how to help Kinky take back Texas.
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MSNBC: 5-6 explosions in first 90 minutes of Iraq voting

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Saturday January 29, 2005 · 9:48 PM PST

2005/01/29 · 21:48

Just saw this on MSNBC...no transcript yet available.

There have already been at least 5-6 explosions in the first 90 minutes of Iraq voting -- just in the Bagdad area. (Meanwhile, FOX was reporting only one explosion.)

Even though the MSNBC reporter seemingly tried to give voice to the Bush talking points, an explosion went off while he was live on the air. Ooops. I guess it would have been ironically funny if it weren't so ironically tragic.

I hope the rest of the day isn't as violent as the first 90 minutes...

If you build it, they will come...

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Thursday January 27, 2005 · 7:34 PM PST

2005/01/27 · 19:34

This following idea is sorta left field, but it's still interesting to ponder...

It's time to invest in progressive housing communites where our future leaders can network and learn from each other. I really think affordable housing is one of the biggest challenges facing college students today -- with rising tuition costs and decreasing financial aid making matters worse.

If we help students defray housing costs with "progressive scholarships", then those students will have the financial freedom to volunteer some of their valuable time to local grassroots politics in important swing state college towns (Madison, Eugene, Iowa City, Tallahassee, Columbus. Boulder, etc.).

Many architects will tell you that the way we live shapes our socio-political outlooks (think urban vs. rural). Winston Churchill once said something like, "We shape the buildings and then the buildings shape us."

Memo to Novak: Johnny Carson Lampoons FOX/Enron

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Monday January 24, 2005 · 3:31 PM PST

2005/01/24 · 15:31

On CNN Crossfire today, Bob Novak tried to claim that the legendary and universally beloved Johnny Carson was a card-carrying right winger.

Hmmm...

I don't normally reference the Drudge Report, but Drudge might want to prep Novak next time:

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX MON APRIL 29 2002 13:08:27 ET XXXXX

Carson rips FOX for its Super Bowl red-white-and-blue coverage following 9/11: "When you look at the production -- give me a break!" Carson says. "Norman Mailer said something about patriotism being a nice thing, but just ease up a bit... It's nice to live in this country, but ease up!"

Carson takes on Bush: "Can you believe this Enron mess? I love how his good friend 'Kenny Boy' suddenly turned into 'Mr. Lay'... Give me a break! It will be a long time before we ever understand what's going on behind that story."

http://www.drudgereport.com/mattjc.htm

Hate Amendment Fails Miserably

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Wednesday July 14, 2004 · 12:21 PM PDT

2004/07/14 · 12:21

Well, the Republicans were only able to muster 48 votes for their pathetic amendment. Nice try guys, better luck next time.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/07/14/samesex.marriage/index.html

John McCain, of course, played a key role in bitch-slapping the Republican leadership for what he called an "unnecessary and un-Republican" amendment. I haven't seen those "first choice" Bush ads in the past couple days... hmmm...

And you gotta love this:

"But in the last two days, a number of Republicans indicated they wouldn't vote for the measure, leaving GOP leaders red-faced over their failure to muster support."

Score 1 for the good guys!!

Watch Letterman Tonight

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Wednesday March 31, 2004 · 1:47 AM PST

2004/03/31 · 01:47

For all you on the left coast, check out Letterman tonight.

For those of you who haven't gotten wind of this little story, last night Letterman did one of his "George W. Bush Invigorating America's Youth" clips and it showed W giving a speech with some kid falling asleep behind him. So, CNN shows the clip this morning, thinking it was hilarious. Then CNN come back from commercial and Daryn Kagan says, stonefaced, "The White House just called and said the clip was a fake."

Anyway, Letterman addresses the issue tonight and lets just say its still not straightened out.

NYT Editorial Page Blasts Dem 527s

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Thursday March 11, 2004 · 1:11 PM PST

2004/03/11 · 13:11

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/11/opinion/11THU2.html?th

Okay. Democrats have finally found a way to match Republican dollars and attacks. Our new 527 organizations will be an invaluable tool to help John Kerry win this election in the fall. They are a way to get the truth out about the Bush Administration and a way to do it so that the public actually sees it.

I see absolutely nothing wrong with this and I hope the courts agree with us. We simply did not have the time or resources to raise the kind of money that BC04 has and this is a way to make up for it.

For the New York Times to sell us out like they did on their editorial page is ludicrous. They make no mention of the fact that Republicans are doing the same thing. They act like Democrats are suddenly breaking all the campaign finance rules and that we "don't have faith" in our candidates to raise money on their own. Wrong. We want to be able to give as much money as possible to our cause just as the Republicans have done ILLEGALLY for years. I won't get into the Texas Tom Delay example, but believe me, its worse than what Dems are doing. And what about the ads that are already running smearing John Kerry? Why aren't they being called out on that?

The fact is, Bush and his Republican mouthpieces have DESTROYED candidates like John McCain and Max Cleland on the sly and on the air with absolute LIES.

We're just trying to get our issues on the air and I don't think we should be crucified for it.

CBS Shows moveon ad

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Tuesday February 10, 2004 · 2:31 AM PST

2004/02/10 · 02:31

I'm guessing some of you have picked up on this already or may have even already discussed it.

What is the deal with CBS showing the Moveon.org ad now? I'm watching Letterman and they just played it.

Did we finally get to them? Have they realized what blatant hypocrites they are? Or are they just doing the right thing?

Gep on Dean's "manufactured anger"

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Sunday January 18, 2004 · 1:30 PM PST

2004/01/18 · 13:30

Gep's quote insinuating that Dean is a phony for "manufactured anger" against Bush is just sickening and nothing but insulting to those of us who are outraged at the Bush administration. For him to doubt Dean's own frustration at the administration therefore diminishes and insults the pure and visceral anger that Dean's supporters have for bush.

Gep just finished up his MTP appearance in my time zone and all I heard was blah blah blah blah blah.

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