Marginalization
This week's 2012 Republican National Convention was meant to be a spectacle of all things GOP. It's the one time of the year when the party's best and brightest, young and old come together to celebrate what it means to be "Republican". By all accounts, RNC 2012 was a … Continue Reading ››
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Twitter account suspension
I'm sad to report that my Twitter account (@TexasLeftist) has been suspended. Honestly, I have no clue why... I haven't violated any Twitter rules or Best Practices to my knowledge. And of course Twitter has yet to resond to my emails requesting an explanation.
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I sincerely hope … Continue Reading ››
Tracking Inner Houston’s Growth: Grocery Stores
I thought this would be an interesting thing to compare. We all know that the inner loop of Houston is growing... there's a fast pace of infill occurring right now. But are all of these apartments and townhomes equating to actual population growth?
Instead of going on … Continue Reading ››
Instead of going on … Continue Reading ››
The ABCs of the GOP: L is for…
Lying
So first of all, we want to deal with the obvious "duh" here. This is FAR from an exclusively Republican issue. Politicians... whether Democrat or Republican... have BIG issues with lying. Bill Clinton, Anthony Wiener, Eliot Spitzer... Major Democratic politicians that were all caught in some … Continue Reading ››
So first of all, we want to deal with the obvious "duh" here. This is FAR from an exclusively Republican issue. Politicians... whether Democrat or Republican... have BIG issues with lying. Bill Clinton, Anthony Wiener, Eliot Spitzer... Major Democratic politicians that were all caught in some … Continue Reading ››
Romney: “No one’s ever asked to see my Birth Certificate”
Maybe Mitt Romney was emboldened by the visit to his hometown today, but he took a comment a bit too far. In Michigan, the presumptive GOP nominee told a joke/jab...
"I was born at Henry Ford Hospital, Ann was born at Harper Hospital. No one's ever asked to see my … Continue Reading ››
"I was born at Henry Ford Hospital, Ann was born at Harper Hospital. No one's ever asked to see my … Continue Reading ››
Dear Nancy
To: Current House Minority Leader, Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
From: A Concerned Texan
Dear Nancy,
As a man and proud American, I wanted to take this opportunity to write you a letter of gratitude to you.
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From: A Concerned Texan
Dear Nancy,
As a man and proud American, I wanted to take this opportunity to write you a letter of gratitude to you.
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Bill O’Reilly said “what” about birth control?
A very interesting clip from 2008. Fox News host Bill O'Reilly, responding to a John McCain interview with Planned Parenthood, defends the use of Viagra for men as a legitimate health issue, while saying that a woman's use of birth control is a "choice".