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The Daily Hurricane: Like a Rolling Stone

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:30:43 -0500

On November 27, 1942 in Seattle, Washington, Lucille Hendrix gave birth to a son she named Johnny Allen Hendrix. Johnny's father Al later changed his son's name to James Marshall Hendrix, better known as Jimi to rock music fans everywhere. Here's one of Jimi's best performances, in my opinion. [...]

Brains and Eggs: Maybe they can manufacture Republic of Texas trucks

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:21:00 -0500

That's harsh, and it's from a commenter on this news item:

The Pentagon's decision to shift the production of Army trucks from Texas to Wisconsin after 17 years caught Texas' elected officials by surprise, raising questions about overconfidence, a loss of political clout and the impact of economic' [...]

South Texas Chisme: The Dallas Morning News stands up for Open Meetings Act

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:17:00 -0500

The Open Meetings Act helps keep public officials accountable, spelling out prohibitions on secret deliberations. Violating the act is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $500 and six months in jail.

For city councils and other government bodies, avoiding these consequences is pretty simple: Don't schedule' [...]

Dog Canyon: GOP Turkey Sees 1st Thanksgiving As Anti-Socialist Teaparty

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:00:07 -0500

Freedom from Want

Michael Quinn Sullivan of the GOP front group, Empower Texans, distributed a Thanksgiving video in which he claims the first Thanksgiving was actually a celebration of capitalism over socialism — some 200 years before anyone ever thought up industrial-era socialism in the first [...]

Off the Kuff: District A runoff overview

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:50:00 -0500

Now that we’re into the runoff season, it looks like the Chron will finally do a bit more in depth coverage of the races that are still unresolved. Yesterday, they ran this overview of District A and the remaining candidates Lane Lewis and Brenda Stardig.

Lewis, 42, a community college [...]

South Texas Chisme: El Paso Medical Examiner provided questionable résumé

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:45:00 -0500

Nobody in an official position bothered to check the guy's résumé?Dr. Paul Shrode, who for years has fought allegations that he lied on his résumé and is underqualified to be chief medical examiner of El Paso County, finds himself the target of a new state complaint.

The latest to [...]

Off the Kuff: Locke releases his tax returns

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:40:00 -0500

On Wednesday, Mayoral candidate Gene Locke released his tax returns, about two weeks after Annise Parker released hers. I’m not sure what took him so long, since apparently there’s nothing particularly remarkable about them, but that’s neither here nor there at this point. He released them, and good [...]

South Texas Chisme: Hidalgo County Comissioner may be going back to jail next week

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:32:00 -0500

A federal judge could decide as early as next week whether to revoke or permanently alter the conditions of Hidalgo County Commissioner Sylvia Handy’s bond, her attorney said.

Pre-trial monitors filed a motion Wednesday asking the court to review the elected official’s release after allegations surfaced that she tried [...]

Off the Kuff: School districts feeling the crunch

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:31:00 -0500

The state’s budget problems, which are caused to some degree by the economic slowdown, aren’t just problems for the state. They’re local problems as well, and the entities that have been hardest hit are those that had been given short shrift by the state long before the economy went [...]

Off the Kuff: The ideal candidate

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:23:00 -0500

Former State Rep. Rick Green is running for the State Supreme Court.

While in the House from 1998 to 2002, Green drew fire for using his Capitol office as the backdrop for a health supplement infomercial. He also came under scrutiny for successfully arguing before the parole board for early [...]

Bay Area Houston: Bloggers endorsing in Houston Mayor race

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:30:00 -0500

I'm not sure how much of a pull bloggers in the Houston area have, but they do follow their local politics and are very active in different campaigns across the area. Many have endorsed in the race for Houston Mayor. So without any more discussion, here are the endorsements for' [...]

Politicker TX - Texas Politics News, Reaction, and Analysis: [Bay Area Houston] Bloggers endorsing in Houston Mayor race

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:30:00 -0500

Manifesto Joe's Texas Blues: Pig Nation: Americans Waste 40 Percent Of Food Produced Here

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:58:00 -0500

By Manifesto Joe

Here's a day-after-Thanksgiving thought. According to a new study, 40 percent of all food produced in the United States is thrown out. The waste, per person, has gone up by 50 percent since 1974.

Here's the news link.

It's bad enough to have' [...]

The Bayou: Daybreaker: "Pier" review coming to Rollover Pass

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:06:00 -0500

With word from a Bayou reader that work on Texas 87 is finally complete (guess that pesky turtle finally took his act somewhere else), seems like this is as good a time as any to discuss the fate of Rollover Pass.Back in April, we posted about the Legislative debate to [...]

Libertarian Republican: Climategate goes Viral: New Media mock of CRU's Michael Mann

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:56:00 -0500

New Video from Minnesotans for Global Warming

Bouncing ball head of Michael Mann of East Anglia, at the center of the scandal.

Al Gore gets "punked" at approx. 50 seconds in.

Editor's Note - We are headlining another video on this issue over at [...]

Libertarian Republican: Climategate: Obama administration official John Holdren caught in controversial emails

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:20:00 -0500

First direct link to an Obama official

From Eric Dondero:

The libertarian-conservative website Canada Free Press is breaking this story:

Obama’s Science Czar John Holdren involved in unwinding “Climategate” scandal

Lift up a rock and another snake comes slithering out from the [...]

Libertarian Republican: Libertarian threatened with having the "crap beat out of him" for questioning Global Warming Science

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:49:00 -0500

Emails exposing East Anglia scientists as more Thuggish than Nerdy

Pat Michaels is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He has a Ph.D in Climatology and is a distinguished professor for Public Policy at George Mason University in Virginia. He also co-authored Climate of Extremes. [...]

Dog Canyon: Happy Thanksgiving, Alice

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:00:11 -0500

Number of comments: 2

Thanksgiving means “Alice’s Restaurant,” Arlo Guthrie’s warm and funny song about his friends Alice and Ray, their Thanksgiving Day feast, his conviction for littering, the draft, and the spirit of America. For years now, an Austin radio station, KGSR, 93.3 (you can listen online here) has played “Alice’s Restaurant” [...]

David Ortez: A Bad Weekend For Gene Locke

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:23:59 -0500

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Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog: Kaufman Bar Meeting- Elections and Insurance Disclosures

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:06:11 -0500

This past Wednesday was the final Kaufman County Bar meeting for 2009. What a difference a year makes. It was only twelve short months ago when a dozen lawyers met for what was only then 5th KCB meeting of the year and elected Tracy Booker, myself, Keena Greling, and [...]

David Ortez: What Will Gene Locke Do With The Dirty Money?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:07:57 -0500

Everyone knows who David “Dave” Wilson is by now, right? In case you forgot … he is the “anti-gay” activist that caused a [...]

THE BRAZOSPORT NEWS: Obama meets Major-Major

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:57:00 -0500

The feud between President Obama and Fox News is simmering down, as evidenced by this video, but there's still fence-mending to be done.' [...]

David Ortez: Anti-black activist sends out fliers opposing Locke

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:41 -0500

Longtime anti-black activist Dave Wilson, who once led a successful effort to amend the city charter to deny benefits to black city employees, said he has sent out 35,000 fliers opposing the mayoral candidacy of Gene Locke in part because of his race.

The front of the flier has a 2004 [...]

David Ortez: Parker 47, Locke 34: The Real Story Behind the Numbers

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:50:53 -0500

Anyone can ask Council Member Peter Brown, who has endorsed Annise Parker for Mayor of Houston, what he thinks of poll numbers. They can be deceiving!

Days before the election would turn sour for Brown … the Houston Chronicle reported that a' [...]

Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog: Are Constable Raffles Illegal?

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:25:15 -0500

I was quoted in DMN today for an article on the Dallas Constables allegedly selling raffle tickets to finance their campaigns. My entire contribution, soup to nuts, was

Robert Guest, a local criminal defense lawyer, said he believes the state's anti-gambling law prohibits elected officials from using raffles' [...]

David Ortez: Locke and the Dynamo sitting in a Tree …

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:05:05 -0500

This weekend I enjoyed watching the Houston Dynamo defeat the Seattle Sounders 1-0 as they advanced to the MLS Western Conference finals. The game was great and [...]

Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog: I rather have a bottle in front of me than a LEO Phlebotomy

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:49:35 -0500

In an era of swine flu you would think that drawing blood in a jail, which are usually full of staph and other nasty bugs, would be verboten. Unfortunately police departments across Texas are giving cops a crash course in needle work and setting them loose to prey [...]

David Ortez: Six Answers for the Runoff

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:29:42 -0500

Charles Kuffner posed six question for the upcoming December Runoff Election here in Houston. I decided to take a stab at them for today’s post.

1. What will Peter do?

Peter Brown will make an endorsement. He will endorse Annise Parker but will that result [...]

David Ortez: Health Care Reform for the Ages

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:08:25 -0500

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David Ortez: Thank you, Peter Brown!

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:33:35 -0500

I was going to entertain the reason why Peter Brown did not earn a spot in the run off in December but I decided against that sort of negative outlook.

Instead, I would like to thank the Peter Brown campaign.

Thank you for believing in Houston.

Thank [...]

David Ortez: Houston Election 2009

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:53:13 -0500

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David Ortez: Let's Get the Party Started!

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:23:33 -0500

So, you voted and you want to celebrate with your favorite candidates but you aren't sure where to go? Well, check out the following list and get the party started!

Annise Parker for Mayor
Hilton Americas
1600 Lamar
7 PM

Gene Locke for Mayor
Hyatt Regency
1200 Louisiana
7 PM to 11' [...]

David Ortez: Houston Mayoral Matrix

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:12:24 -0500

For those on the fence or those that decided to procrastinate ... this is a quick guide to the policies of each of the major candidates running to be the next mayor of the City of Houston.

You may download a PDF for your printing pleasure and [...]

David Ortez: Who is Roy Morales?

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:21:16 -0400

Alright guys over at the Annise Parker, Gene Locke and Peter Brown campaigns ... I know this week has been stressful and it will only get worst but lets all enjoy this 1 minute and 20 second advert at the expense of Roy Morales.

When I first saw this ad ... [...]

David Ortez: Houston Mayor Bill White Defends Annise Parker

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:42:54 -0400

Bill White has been quiet … too quiet if you ask me but today he came out of the rock he has been hiding under (ergo his Senate Campaign Race) and stepped up to the plate [...]

David Ortez: Did You Know?

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:03:02 -0400

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David Ortez: Did Locke Copy or Steal?

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:09:38 -0400

Gene Locke must have gotten the latest memo that shows him behind Annise Parker and Peter Brown even though he has managed to out raise them both and get more endorsements than all of the candidates combined … but he is stuck at the bottom just shy of being humiliated [...]

SocraticGadfly: China promises 45 percent CO2 cuts - but, nothing new

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:34:00 -0500

Well, this all sounds great.

BUT, if it really is true, Beijing, then why won't you commit to even nominal mandatory cuts for the Copenhagen round?

This is why. China is not promising anything that won't happen already, anyway:
Michael Levi, a senior fellow for energy and [...]

SocraticGadfly: Obama CO2 plan won't hurt your wallet much

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:19:00 -0500

No, seriously. Stop believing the bullshit from the GOP and U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Here's the actuality, or some good estimates on it.

The biggest thing you'll notice? A doubling of your electric bill. BUT.. that's if you keep the AC, and heater if you have electric' [...]

The Whited Sepulchre: Global Warming is man-made. With erasers and computers

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:06:46 -0500

Some more Global Warming/Cooling/Climate Change scientists may have been naughty.Here's the latest update in the Tree Ring Circus (Mark Steyn's term):The New Zealand Government's chief climate advisory unit NIWA is under fire for allegedly massaging raw climate data to show a global warming trend that wasn't there.The scandal breaks as' [...]

jobsanger: A Novel Concept

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:03:00 -0500

This is the newest bus ad in Great Britain. I like it. [...]

jobsanger: Secret Service Falls Down On The Job

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:02:00 -0500

The Secret Service has to be embarrassed by this. President Obama held a state dinner Tuesday night at the White House to honor the visiting Prime Minister from India, Manmohan Singh. About 300 Cabinet Ministers, diplomats and Hollywood celebrities were invited, but a couple of people [...]

Houston's Clear Thinkers: Ditching in Hudson River

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0500

This is a pretty darn impressive computer reconstruction of US Airways 1549's emergency landing in the Hudson River earlier this year.... [...]

jobsanger: A Tradition We Could Do Without

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0500

Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. [...]

Prairie Fire Journal: Angel Food Ministries offers economical food for residents of Cochran County.

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:03:44 -0500

Angel Food Ministries is a non-profit, non-denominational organization dedicated to providing food relief and financial support to communities throughout the United States. The First United Methodist Church of Morton provides the service to residents in Cochran County, Texas and the surrounding area. Orders are taken on a monthly basis. The [...]

Dungeon Diary: Dubai Awash In Debt - Asks For Hiatus On Repayments

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:54:00 -0500

The city state of Dubai, also known as what I call the "Architecture Factory" is putting on the brakes. Driven by immense debt incurred in it's insane building projects, like the worlds tallest skyscraper in the middle of the desert or the palm shaped islands, the emirate is over $60 [...]

La Sanbe: Guajolote 10K Race 2009 Laredo, Texas

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:49:00 -0500

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Relaxed Politics: Thanksgiving from the TeeVee

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:03:47 -0500

From Thanksgiving A few Thanksgiving faves. First, from The West Wing: Description at TVSquad Don’t see a description of the hysterical and historically inaccurate Addams family scene, and can only find it subtitled in some scandinavian language I don’t read. Sorry PB. The “turkey flying” episode on WKRP. Description here. What are your favorites? Share and Enjoy: [...]

PrairiePundit: Kunduz shows whack-a-mole force to space problem

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:38:00 -0500

NY Times:

Far from the heartland of the Taliban insurgency in the south, this once peaceful northern province was one place American and Afghan officials thought they did not have to worry about.

Afghan officials cut the police force here by [...]

La Sanbe: Early Morning At The Guajolote 10K Race

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:12:00 -0500

When I taped this video, there were about 100 people milling around the area. I was thinking that there weren't going to be enough participants as last year. The morning was clear and cool. And I had butterflies in my stomach.

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La Sanbe: Parade Marshals

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:59:00 -0500

Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus will be the marshal for the Washington's Birthday Parade on February 20, 2010.

Elmo Lopez Sr. will be marshal of the Youth Parade on February 18, 2010. [...]

TexasLiberal: Black Friday Shopping Great Deals—Fish Shopping In South Korea

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:43:40 -0500

For so-called Black Friday after-Thanksgiving shopping, why not go shopping for fish in South Korea? Above is the Noryangjin Fish Market in Seoul, South Korea. It looks to me that you will find many good deals, helpful service, and a wide selection at this fish market. Maybe you have a coupon for sea [...]

PrairiePundit: UK to embrace McChrystal's straTegy before Obama's speech

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:12:00 -0500

Guardian:

Gordon Brown will embrace the central thrust of General Stanley McChrystal's report into the future of Afghanistan when he speaks today of the need to develop a military and political "push".

Days before Barack Obama spells out US strategy in Afghanistan, the prime minister will outline [...]

PrairiePundit: Killer rationed health care in UK

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:08:00 -0500

Telegraph:

Poor nursing care, filthy wards and lack of leadership at Basildon and Thurrock University NHS Hospitals FoundationTrust led to the deaths of up to 400 patients a year.

Figures compiled by a health watchdog showed death rates at the Essex trust were a third [...]

Bay Area Houston: Shopping, Tis the reason for the season

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:02:00 -0500

Walmart is opening at 4:00 in the morning on black Friday. Best Buy at 5:00. Kohls at 4:00. Other stores are opening early on Friday with lines expected out the door and around the building.

My daughter got a text from her friend in Richmond. A fight broke out [...]

Politicker TX - Texas Politics News, Reaction, and Analysis: [Bay Area Houston] Shopping, Tis the reason for the season

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:02:00 -0500

Walmart is opening at 4:00 in the morning on black Friday. Best Buy at 5:00. Kohls at 4:00. Other stores are opening early on Friday with lines expected out the door and around the building.

My daughter got a text from her friend in Richmond. A fight broke out between two [...]

PrairiePundit: Pak Taliban getting ammo from Afghanistan

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Dawn:

Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Thursday said most of the ammunition being used by militants in the tribal areas is coming from Afghanistan and the Afghan government should make efforts for stopping the supply.

Talking to the media after visiting those injured in today’s blast at the [...]

blogHOUSTON: Chron headline writers strike again

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:41:38 -0500

HEADLINE from the print and e-edition versions of today's Chronicle: "Rivals agree on key points" HEADLINE from the same story on Chron.com: "District A rivals agree on few points" The Chronicle headline writers do seem to have the possibilities c... [...]

blogHOUSTON: Unca Darrell on the Chron's love affair

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:40:03 -0500

"UNCA" DARRELL HANCOCK asks "How can you explain a four-column banner headline for a column about Mayor Bill," and then answers his question. [...]

blogHOUSTON: Mike McGuff on Eric James

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:39:23 -0500

MIKE MCGUFF posts an update on former KTRK-13 reporter Eric James, who claimed to be a carjacking/kidnapping victim this summer. [...]

blogHOUSTON: Hair Balls: Toyota to reshape pedals in effort to curb "sudden acceleration" errors

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:38:48 -0500

VILLAGE VOICE HOUSTON mocks Toyota for its recent announcement that pedals on some vehicles would be reshaped in response to recent reports of "sudden acceleration" (caused most frequently by drivers stomping the wrong pedal). The publication ran ... [...]

blogHOUSTON: Another turkey candidate was closer to home

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:35:57 -0500

VILLAGE VOICE HOUSTON announced their 2009 "turkeys of the year" awards this week. They might have considered giving one to themselves for the ongoing amateurization of a publication that once produced interesting journalism from real journalists. [...]

TexasLiberal: Census Bureau Has Jobs—Filling Out Census Helps All People

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:23:32 -0500

The Census is coming up in 2010. The Census angers the political right because the Federal Government conducts the census, and because the government uses the Census to determine how government money is allocated. Census forms will be mailed out in March of 2010. Please fill out your Census form and send it [...]

La Sanbe: Politics

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:20:00 -0500

Hector Liendo helped a family for Thanksgiving. Thank goodness there was a camera there to capture the moment.

And even more in political opportunism. [...]

A CAPITOL BLOG: Thanksgiving Turkey and Football

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:01:00 -0500

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La Sanbe: Hands Across South Texas 10K 2009

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:47:00 -0500

A friend was kind enough to take some pics of the 10K race that was held in north Laredo this morning. She ran the course and was glad with the event and her time. She said that runners were given a (computer) chip to place on their shoes in order [...]

Rhymes With Right: Thank God He Found Some Light Reading About His Favorite Subject

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:41:00 -0500

Seems President Obama was able to find something to read while visiting Camp David. Fortunately, it even has an article about his favorite subject. Seems to me that we may need to replace "Hail to the Chief" with a different... [...]

Half Empty: Things I Am Thankful For

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:56:00 -0500

I generally detest Thanksgiving. It’s just another holiday where I can justify to myself eating too much food I shouldn’t eat at all.

Except for cranberries. Cranberries are good for you.

Still, everyone seems to set aside some time today to reflect on what they are thankful for, [...]

Conservative Thoughts: THE MARINES WANT THIS TO ROLL ALL OVER THE U.S

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:25:22 -0500

I recieved this and wanted to post this to Thank this Marine, I felt that this was fitting this day. To thank our Soldiers on Thanksgiving Day! Thank You for all you to fighting for our Freedom! Americans do appreciate you and all you do!

THE MARINES WANT THIS TO [...]

konagod: I'm Stuffed

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0500

Not from turkey though. We had our traditional Indian thali with an appetizer of Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant on the way to lunch. [...]

Bluedaze.: Memories: Palin turkey pardon?

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:45:00 -0500

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Off the Kuff: Special Thursday video break: You can get anything you want

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:21:00 -0500

It’s not the name of the restaurant, it’s the name of the song:

I was hoping to find a video based on the original recording, but failed. Since I always manage to forget to turn on the radio in time to hear its annual airing, this will have to do. So [...]

Dog Canyon: My Mother’s House: A Photo Essay, Part 3

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:00:44 -0500

When I told my mother I planned to write about the mural she painted on the side of her garage she said, “Don’t you dare say that it’s of a Mexican whorehouse.” She paused to reflect before continuing, “We could just let them figure it [...]

The Ellis County Observer: David Hunnicutt’s Halal Slaughterhouse Speech

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:59:04 -0500

I have pasted GOP Precinct 125 Chairman David Hunnicutt’s speech he gave Monday, Nov. 23 at the commissioner’s court meeting whole: Slaughterhouse update: http://elliscountypress.com/news/132/ARTICLE/5235/2009-11-26.html HALAL SLAUGHTER HOUSE My name is David Hunnicutt, a long time resident of Ellis County, Texas. The Constitution of these United States, as well as the Constitution of the [...]

PrairiePundit: More globo warming fraud

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:26:00 -0500

Watts Up With That:

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The New Zealand Government’s chief climate advisory unit NIWA is under fire for allegedly massaging raw climate data to show a global warming trend that wasn’t there.

The scandal breaks as fears grow worldwide that corruption of climate science is not confined [...]

True Blue Texan: Happy Thanksgiving!

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:23:00 -0500

I share with you our family tradition:

Alices Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie [...]

Gold-Plated Witch on Wheels: John Bolton Was Right

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:52:00 -0500

I really hate when conservatives are right about these things, since it just means we're in that much greater danger of dangerous stuff...like a nuclear armed Iran.
When the Obama Administration proclaimed victory on October 1st by announcing that a break-through had been reached in Geneva and that Iran' [...]

Millard Fillmore's Bathtub: Obama’s well-qualified cabinet: Conservatives hoaxed by “J. P. Morgan” chart that verifies prejudices

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:41:19 -0500

Number of comments: 9
Barack Obama’s cabinet is highly qualified on almost every score. It’s the first cabinet to feature someone who has already received a Nobel prize in the field (Teddy Roosevelt as head of his own cabinet excepted). Obama pulled highly qualified people from a lot of important positions, from both major [...]

The Daily Hurricane: Abraham Lincoln's Proclamation of Thanksgiving

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:32:53 -0500

Proclamation of ThanksgivingWashington, D.C.
October 3, 1863

This is the proclamation which set the precedent for America's national day of Thanksgiving. During his administration, President Lincoln issued many orders like this. For example, on November 28, 1861, he ordered government departments closed for a local day of thanksgiving. [...]

Relaxed Politics: Thanksgiving Essays

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:24:38 -0500

Number of comments: 12
Lots of wonderful essays out on the interwebs today on gratitude — many of them in our shared items box, but the ones I most enjoy reading are those written by my students. Please note that these are first and second year immigrants whose English literacy is not yet complete, but [...]

The Ellis County Observer: Halal Slaughterhouse ‘Still Going to be Built’

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:22:15 -0500

Dallas TV stations Channel 4 (Fox) and 5 (NBC) were in attendance at Monday’s commissioner’s court meeting, as was – get this – Al-Jazeera. No joke. But what is troubling is that this slaughterhouse will still proceed. Notice at the end of this segment from Fox 4’s Brandon Todd the slaughterhouse will [...]

THE BRAZOSPORT NEWS: quote/unquote ...

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:11:00 -0500

"Nowadays, women have more education and enjoy working. Women are scary now." -- Alex Fujita of Tokyo, in an NPR piece on Japan's "herbivores," guys who are heterosexual but who say they aren't really interested in matters of the flesh and eschew the macho ways of the traditional Japanese male. [...]

PrairiePundit: Texas vs. California

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:04:00 -0500

Ryan Streeter:

New Geography, the online magazine created by Joel Kotkin and others with a special focus on demographics and trends, has been tracking the implosion of California in an interesting way: by comparing it to Texas.

Texas and California are America’s two most populous states, together [...]

Texas Oasis: Enjoy the day

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:59:00 -0500

Time to love the ones you're with.' [...]

SocraticGadfly: Another incentive for Pakistan to clean up Taliban

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:58:00 -0500

And, that is the loss of tourism and threats to its cultural heritage.There is no god and I am his prophet. [...]

First Door on the Left: Weekly Address 11-28-09

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:57:34 -0500

Number of comments: 1

From the White House weblog:

Happy Thanksgiving!

Given the holiday, we are releasing the President’s weekly address today. In this video, President Obama calls to our attention the men and women in uniform who are away from home sacrificing time with family to protect our safety and freedom. He also talks [...]

First Door on the Left: Happy Thanksgiving

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:45:52 -0500

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends in the States. I hope y’all are able to spend some time with family, friends and loved ones — or at the very least someone you kind of like a little. If you’re lucky enough to feast out, take a few moments to remember [...]

Burnt Orange Report: Football Pride: Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell Proposes Wager to College Station Mayor Ben White

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:30:30 -0500

Football has become synonymous with Thanksgiving. As the Longhorns and Aggies clash on the football field today, Austin Mayor Leffingwell and College Station Mayor White will have a friendly wager on the a game that could upset Longhorn dominance this season.

All that's on the line, [...]

Whosplayin.com: Town Tells Pipeline Firms "Shut it Down"

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:30:00 -0500

DISH TX Calls For Five Natural Gas Compression Stations to Halt Operations

Based on results of recent air study, local officials in the town of DISH, TX has asked operators for a safety stand down

DISH, TX -- The results of a DISH, [...]

Latina Lista: Giving thanks on Thanksgiving Day has many meanings

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:29:31 -0500

While this is a day that tradition calls for to give thanks, there are many people in the nation for whom giving thanks -- have lost their homes, their jobs, need healthcare, depend on food pantries, have lost a loved one serving in the military, etc. -- seems an [...]

The Ellis County Observer: Precinct 4’s New Constable Ride

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:21:06 -0500

Constable Mike Jones, R-Midlothian (pictured in the background), is my favorite elected official, but even beyond that, he’s got a pretty sweet new drug interdiction car (it was bought used and Jones actually saved taxpayer money – lots of it – when he got it.) [...]

Gold-Plated Witch on Wheels: What's Sedition?

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:14:00 -0500

A friend of mine is really incensed about Rush Limbaugh saying he hoped those at West Point would 'detain' President Obama.

Of course, Media Matters only gives us 28 seconds of what Limbaugh said, so we don't know what the context was of this clip.

"How is'" [...]

I Blame The Patriarchy: Update from the spinster compound

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:12:06 -0500

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At Thanksgiving I usually let some steam whistle through my kettle of disgust regarding the holiday’s shameless celebration of domination culture, but this year I’ll confine myself to remarking that this ubiquitous euphemism “Turkey Day,” though it makes the spinster skin crawl, is at least a step in the right [...]

The Rag Blog: John Ross : A Mexican Revolution Every 100 Years?

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:08:00 -0500

"Revolución." Woodcut by José Guadalupe Posada / Biografías y Vidas.1810! 1910! 2010?A Mexican Revolution timelineBy John Ross / The Rag Blog / November 26, 2009MEXICO CITY -- Fact: Every 100 years on the tenth year of the century, Mexico explodes in extravagant social upheaval. In 1810, this distant neighbor nation [...]

PrairiePundit: We are not preparing for recovery

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:58:00 -0500

Victor David Hanson:

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Why the pessimism? In short, we are doing nothing to prepare for the crises to come.

A global recession has led to low oil prices. Yet in this window of opportunity, America has not decreased its foreign-oil dependence. We are not encouraging domestic [...]

PrairiePundit: Will displeasure with Iran lead to sanctions?

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:52:00 -0500

Washington Post:

Two weeks before President Obama visited China, two senior White House officials traveled to Beijing on a "special mission" to try to persuade China to pressure Iran to give up its alleged nuclear weapons program.

If Beijing did not help the [...]

The Ellis County Observer: Candidate Filings | Ellis County, State, Federal

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:46:16 -0500

[Updated: Nov. 24, 2009] State Candidate Sources: http://www.quorumreport.com/buzz/buzz.cfm Texas Federal Sources: http://www.politics1.com/tx.htm Secretary of State: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/guide/index.shtml Campaign Finance Reports Ellis County (see Elections Admin Jane Anderson; 972-923-5195) Texas Ethics Commission Campaign Filing Dates: http://www.ethics.state.tx.us/schedule/schedules.htm Ellis County Precinct Chairs: GOP Party Chair 1. Dan Davis 2. Brian Garlitz Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 (Red Oak-Ovilla-Midlothian) 1. Bill Vansyckle 2. Donna Brown (wife of Sheriff [...]

Burnt Orange Report: Happy Thanksgiving 2009 and Hook'Em Horns!

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:41:45 -0500

Happy Thanksgiving, Burnt Orange Report readers!

I hope everyone can count their joys to be thankful this year on both personal and more broadly political levels. Politically, we had an exciting start to the week with rumors flying of a beefed up statewide ticket. Kay Bailey [...]

The Ellis County Observer: Rumor Not True: Vansyckle Staying in JP-4 Race

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:35:41 -0500

Ovilla Mayor Bill Vansyckle is not — as rumors have been spread to the contrary — dropping out of the Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace race. JP Linda Sibley is retiring after eight years and so far, this race is stacked to the hilt with candidates and rumored candidates. So far, [...]

Quid Nimis: For which I am truly thankful...

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:30:41 -0500

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I have many, many things to be thankful for: my cup runneth over. This is shaping up to be a very fine holiday, with the younger brother and a couple of in-laws and maybe a random friend coming over. The turkey's in the oven, dinner ETA is 1 o'clock. The' [...]