White 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…
Read MoreUndemocratic
The featured photo is as stunningly undemocratic as you can get. It is today’s front page of the Chron. This is going to come back and bite the GOP in the arse sooner rather than later. _____ It is good to see the following breaking news from the Trib this morning: U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas,…
Read MoreGOP Gun Culture
The featured photo sums up America at this moment. The mass shooting Friday night up the road from H-Town is another example what the GOP is doing to the country. It is the gun culture they have created. Anyone can get a gun these days. Only in America. Sad. See this from the Trib today:…
Read MoreNeighborly
This tweet was posted yesterday is from a big honcho at Texas Monthly: referring to a murdered family as “5 illegal immigrants” is disgusting. it takes a lot to shock my conscience after covering texas for so long, but this did it. just a middle finger to basic decency, and the dignity of five humans…
Read MoreDraft Day 2
GOP State Rep. Briscoe Cain tweeted this last night: Late night but I’m laying out Senate Bill 1750 in the House Committee on Elections to eliminate the Elections Administrator position in Harris County. The people who run our elections should be accountable to voters. What an idiot. The Harris County Elections Commission, all elected by…
Read MoreDraft Day
This has to be both heartbreaking and infuriating. See this Trib story: Public wasn’t warned about lingering chemicals after ITC fire near Houston | The Texas Tribune. How does this even happen? I feel for the folks in the Deer Park area. _____ More on Mattress Mack from the Chron. Check this headline: McIngvale was…
Read MoreMr. Mack
NBC is airing a special this evening to honor Carol Burnett on her 90th birthday today. The Carol Burnett Show aired on CBS for eleven years. Got it? _____ The Chron has a lengthy piece on Mattress Mack online. It looks like he may get a lot of coverage over the next few days. Good…
Read MoreDay-O
Harry Belafonte left us. He was a great American. A civil rights activist, singer and actor. NBC broke into their regular programming this morning to give us the news of his death. He was 96. Daylight come and we want go home. _____ Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon were fired within a couple of hours…
Read MoreSilipint
462 folks applied for the 9 Board of Managers slots who will oversee HISD, according to the Houston Chronicle. 52 are Latino or 11% of the applicants. Here is from the Chron: The extended deadline netted an additional 88 applications. Still, the Hispanic population remains vastly underrepresented with just 52 applicants. Latinos make up roughly 62%…
Read MoreMy Disney
Today is San Jacinto Day. It is one of the most important days in Texas history. The San Jacinto Battleground is right down the street from where Commentary grew up. Too bad most Texans don’t observe. _____ Everyone in the H-Town area have a safe Taylor Swift weekend! _____ The following is the description of…
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