Archive for May 2023
Morath Meets
Rick Noriega is a good friend of mine. I won’t be talking about the latest. Sorry. _____ Brad Wray is a teacher and a District Advisory Committee Member with HISD. I have known Brad for years now. He sent this out this morning: Yesterday, DAC representatives were invited to a Q&A with TEA Commissioner Mike Morath…
Read MoreWater Bill
The Meyerland Area Democrats voted to censure State Rep. Shawn Thierry for supporting SB 14 and HB 900. Good. _____ The H-Town Mayor has decided to call out TEA. I don’t have a problem with that. Folks know how Commentary feels on this right now. Name the new superintendent and Board of Managers so we…
Read MoreLast Names
Commentary has never talked about the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Until today. Martha Stewart is this year’s cover. Yep. Martha Stewart. Today did a feature on it this morning. Yep. Martha Stewart. Martha is 81. _____ This fella is out of touch with the GOP. Commentary is talking about former Sec. of State James Baker.…
Read MoreImmigrants
We are not a nation of immigrants. Not today. The GOP has won the battle to demonize immigrants. Immigrants have been made to look like savages thanks to the GOP. The GOP has taken advantage of a broken immigration system to create a climate of hate against our fellow human beings. The GOP has led…
Read MoreThis is CNN
Commentary stopped watching CNN sometime last year. I told you that. I watched the Donald Trump townhall on CNN last night. I didn’t want to rely on the news reports to find out how it went. I wanted to see it with my own eyes. Here is this from Daily Beast: As CNN faces heat…
Read MoreHero
E. Jean Carroll is a genuine American hero in my book. She took on the sexual abuser Donald Trump and won. In front of America. Congratulations. When I heard the news yesterday, my first reaction was to smile. When I saw E. Jean Carroll walk out of the courthouse with a big smile on her…
Read MoreTitle 42
Commentary hears that the number of applicants for the nine HISD Board of Managers positions has been whittled down to 50 or so. They have 22 days to eliminate another 41. _____ Commentary is a Chron subscriber. Just doing my duty in supporting local journalism. See this from the Chron today: Houston Chronicle editorial writers…
Read MoreAnother One
The GOP Gun Culture Club struck again. This time in Allen, Texas this past Saturday afternoon. Folks were just going about their business weekend shopping. Thanks to your national and state GOP. Inaction. Cowardice. Gov. Greg Abbott is for sure the worst Texas governor in my lifetime. John Connally, Preston Smith, Dolph Briscoe, Bill Clements,…
Read MoreCinco De Mayo
Democracy is under attack in Harris County. Not by a foreign power. The traitorous Texas GOP is attempting to undermine our democratic institutions here in Harris County. I am glad the Chron is covering this assault. See this from the Chron: Since Democrats won political control of Harris County in 2018, the GOP-controlled Texas Legislature…
Read MoreWhite Men Fight
I don’t even know what that means. Nolan Ryan and Robin Ventura from Arlington in 1993? The featured photo with Muhammad Ali and Jerry Quarry in the ring in 1970 and 1972. Quarry didn’t last. It can’t be the U.S. military. They have a bunch of folks of color in their ranks. The armed forces…
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