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February 20, 2008

Former Austin mayor and current Texas State Senator Kirk Watson made an appearance on MSNBC last night after officially endorsing Senator Barack Obama. When asked by Chris Matthews to list just a few of Obama's legislative accomplishments, Watson looks stumped, and then only manages to respond with a weak, 'Well, I am not going to be able to name you specific items." From the Huffington Post: But he was unable to answer Chris Matthews......

Continue Reading "Dear Senator Watson: At Least Bring a Wikipedia Crib Sheet Next Time!"

February 17, 2006

With the help of our friends over at In the Pink Texas and a little internet investigating, we have uncovered some juicy details about the Cheney shooting incident. Rumors are surfacing that the delay in reporting Dick's little incident was due to an effort to hide or spin Cheney's female companion. Pamela Willeford, ambassador to Switzerland, was part of the hunting trip with Cheney and Whittington. And according to Willeford's account, Cheney and the......

Continue Reading "Three sides to every story"

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