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May 1, 2007

Remember a couple of weeks ago, when we reported that Tom "The Bugman" Delay had gone on the Charlie Rose Show and stated categorically that students should be allowed to carry guns on college campuses to protect themselves from Virginia Tech-esque scenarios? Remember how most of us laughed and laughed, writing off Mr. Delay's suggestion as just "more of the same" from another silly extremist? Well, stop laughing and put on your thinking caps; this......

Continue Reading "Perry: Guns Everywhere = Solution to Crime"

April 20, 2007

Despite being removed from office, Tom DeLay is up to his old tricks: comparing Democrats to Nazis; comparing himself to the Duke students falsely accused of rape; proclaiming that if the liberals can take down Don Imus, the conservatives can get Rosie O’Donnell off the air; and now this, the most egregious of his statements. In what is one of the most disturbing things we have heard in the wake of the shootings at Virginia......

Continue Reading "Kill 'Em All, Let Tom DeLay Sort 'Em Out"

March 22, 2006

We are big supporters of our local Public Broadcasting Station KLRU. From Charlie Rose to Austin City Limits, we constantly find engaging, informative and entertaining programming to satisfy our television fix. But KLRU is more than just a television station; it is a part of the community. Exhibit A: Spark: KLRU's Engaging Speakers Series, formerly known as the Distinguished Speaker Series. We have been fortunate enough to attend a couple of these speaker events......

Continue Reading "Iranian Author Azar Nafisi to Speak as Part of KLRU's Spark: Engaging Speakers Series"

June 22, 2005

According to investigation reports from the FBI and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, crazy bitch runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks had originally picked Austin as being the final destination in her kidnapping from a toothless Mexican flee from her pending nuptials. The best part was her reasoning: she had seen Texas hunk Matthew McConaughey on tv talking about how much he loved Austin. Ummm…ok. Too bad she didn’t see the Ewoks on Charlie Rose expounding......

Continue Reading "Austin Ain’t THAT Weird"

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