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November 5 -
Okay, I just hauled my butt out of bed.
If you have emailed me in the past few days, do not
expect an answer - even if I love you - for a few days.
I still have work to do closing a headquarters, posting
pictures, getting the electricity shut off, and moving
all our stuff into storage. Then I really, really,
really, have to do laundry. Bubba is getting
cranky.
We won the Precinct 1 County Commissioner's race last
night and congratulations are due Richard Morrison -
yes, the Richard Morrison who took on Tom DeLay 4 years
ago - for his stunning victory. It's great that we
now have half of Commissioner's Court in Tom DeLay's
home county.
Fort Bend Democrats had two
headquarters
this year and over 400 people attended one of our
victory parties last night. Hal and I both will
post pictures later today or tomorrow.
Meanwhile, here's Bubba, Jr., pouring champagne on
Bubba last night.
Bubba Jr, who worked hard on Richard Morrison's race,
says he'll write an open letter to local Republican
Political consultant - and emailer
extraordinary - Karen Pearson. You might want
to stick around for that.
And I will post an open letter to Nick Lampson.
However, the short version is this: last night an
acquaintance of mine who is a highly respected member of
this community told me that she went to Lampson's
headquarters yesterday to make phone calls for him for
three full hours. During that entire time, no one,
not one single staff member, said "thank you" or "can I
get you something to drink?", or even "kiss my butt."
She was stunned at their attitude. That, in a
nutshell, sums up how Nick Lampson earned
his own defeat. It was always Nick first and
everybody else second, and that attitude seeped down
throughout his campaign, even to the extent that it hurt
other Democratic candidates.
Okay, so I'm back at the keyboard and will have some
more real tacky things to say. Meanwhile, I just
gotta do some laundry!
November 4 - Number
One reason why I'm a Fort Bend Democrat: We run on
guts, glory and gumbo!
Lunch at the headquarters today - now back to work!
And Chelsie thinks we're all
jealous because she's in Chicago today as a "Special
Guest." I'll betcha they don't have no damn gumbo
in Chicago, Girl.
November 4 -
Okay, step away from the keyboard, go join the real
world, start making calls or knocking on doors, and
elect a damn President we can be proud of.
November 3 -
Ya'll, I'm beat, whooped, and feel like I have an axel
dragging in the dirt.
Since last February, I have
done everything a tired, beat-up old lady could do to
elect Barack Obama and a whole slate of Democrats to
office.
I love Rick Noriega. I know he'd be the best
Senator Texas ever had, and that includes some dandy men
like
Ralph Yarborough. Rick Noriega is simply the
best.
I love
Albert Hollan. He's one of the most decent men
I've ever met, and he never fails to make me laugh.
He will be a great judge.
There's a special place in my heart for
Leslie Taylor
and Susan Strawn,
two women, who despite being writ twits, have made me
hold my hooters a little higher in sisterly pride.
They are represented their party and their gender with
honor, dignity, and a grin.
And Chris Bell,
a man with more courage than Stephen F. Austin and more
smarts than Rice University with a fifty pound
dictionary. He took on battles that no one else
would touch, just because it was the right thing to do.
He needs to win this race outright or I'm faced with
having to do something I've been avoiding because it's
so personally painful for me - I'll have to tell you
what a perfect witch Joan Huffman is.
So, I sit here tonight exhausted but hopeful that
American might one day be the best it can be because we
worked for it.
My friend Barbara reminded me of how we felt during the
Robert F. Kennedy campaign. How excited we were
about the prospect of an America that loved all its
citizens. How young we were and how hopeful.
That dream was ended brutally.
We had to wait this long for that dream to come true.
Damn, Barbara and I are old.
See ya at the polls tomorrow!
And just for grins,
you might enjoy this story about an upscale
neighborhood in my area and what a brave and outstanding
job our drug task force is doing.
Sheriff, your deputies would know they're exotic
dancers at a certain boobie bar because .......?
November 2 -
Well, it appears that I'm fixing to get myself in
another argument with the Pope, or - even better yet -
some Texas priest who thinks he's an odd combination of
God and Karl Rove. Diana Maldonado
is running for State Representative in Williamson
County, just north of Austin. It's bad enough that
she's fighting Republicans, now she has to fight her own
priest.
There's something real wrong here.
Her own priest sent a letter to all members of the
parish.
No, I'm not joking. Her own priest pitched a
walleyed snot nosed hissy fit and called her evil and
because she is pro-choice. Then some damn fool
posted the letter all proud of it.
Ya know, this really crosses the line of separation of
church and state. Hell, it don't just cross it, it
thumbs it's nose at it.
If that priest bought one single stamp with church
money, then he might as well have burned the
Constitution in the incense pot.
Head on over and
show her some last minute love. We sisters
have to stand together.
Cripes, what the fool tarnation kind of pastor writes
nasty letters about his flock?
November 2 -
David send us
a charming grin this morning.
And then there's
the 7-11 poll.
And Bubba Jr. figures that Democrats in Fort Bend won
the early voting, but I'm not supposed to give you the
final numbers because - oh dear gosh! - come to find
out, Republicans come here. No, seriously.
Republicans come to my website. Some bizarre
masochistic ritual thing, I think.
Anyway, we've recorded Bubba Jr's numbers and my
numbers in the proper place and if he wins, I owe him
the El Jefe Plate at his favorite local Mexican cafe.
If I win, he has to clean the tops of my ceiling fans.
November 1 - My
friend Carl from Cheboygan just sent me a message ---
We are starting to
loosen the cap of the Boone's Farm bottle...
Well, we go high class in Texas. I bought a case
of cheap champagne for the headquarters party and a 4
foot by 10 foot professionally made banner with Obama
and Biden's picture on it that says, "Congratulations,
President Barack Obama!"
Honey, come help unfurl that sucker and get your
picture taken with it!
November 1 -
Okay, Guys, I'm sorry I'm not posting much, but as you
may have heard, somebody stole my laptop. So, when
I'm away from home, I'm unconnected.
I do, however, have some interesting numbers we
collected yesterday, and Bubba, Jr., sat on and
crunched. These numbers are from Fort Bend County,
the county with the largest percentage of registered
voters in the state to vote early.
111,925 total votes
46,265 voted in a DEM primary since 2000
34,221 voted in a GOP primary since 2000
35,796 never voted in a primary
of those 35,796:
7,306 African American, Hispanic, or Muslim (20%)
10,020 are first time voters
So, the way we figure it, we need about 27% of the
non-primary voters to be Democrats to win the early
voting.
Strong numbers from Tom DeLay's home county, huh? Fort Bend
Democrats has worked hard in the county so give them
some love and kisses.
This numbers do not count the last 2 days of early
voting. I'll have updated numbers for you this
weekend.
October 31 - Those
Dallas / Ft. Worth Democrats really know how to
shake things up on the last day of early voting---
DALLAS — A 3.0
magnitude earthquake shook parts of North Texas, but
no significant damage was immediately reported.
The U.S. Geological
Survey says the earthquake, reported at 12:01 a.m.
Friday, was centered in an area about 10 miles west
of Dallas.
The federal agency
also says the impact area was about 20 miles
east-northeast of Fort Worth.
October 31 -
And then we get email from my side. No, seriously,
this came one day after John Dough's. It's
certainly worth a read this morning. Maybe Mr.
Dough can get someone to read it to him, but I doubt
he'll understand it.
Susan,
you may want to share this with your
readers. It reminds me of the Jason
Robard's line in A Thousand Clowns,
when he describes his sister as
being somewhere to the left of whoopee.
I enjoy reading your
blog...Angry Democrats make
me laugh. Obama may or may
not win this election, but
you will still be an angry
ol' woman with nothing to do
but complain.
Unsigned from John Dough
Dear John,
You betcha!
Love,
Susan the Angry
October 30 -
And here's another reason why I love Republicans - they
are damn funny without even meaning to be. Even
the anonymous ones.
Here's a letter we got at Fort Bend Democrats - you know
the drill, click the little one to get the big one.
It came to our PO Box and brought delight to us all.
I want to know that I'm a good person and I do not
enjoy making fun of stoopid people. I do, however,
delight in stoopid Republicans, which are quite
different than people, you understand. If you
don't believe me, just listen to them for a minute.
Okay, this Republican (sure, yeah, you're a Democrat)
person touts a BA degree. Honey, you could've
fooled me. In all honesty, I would not have
thought this letter funny if Mr. Anonymous hadn't been a
tad too prideful of his college degree.
Why do ignorance and fear always go hand-in-hand?
And then there's the envelope. Click it if you
must.
I guess I am now a Democrate, which used to be something
that Joe the Box Salesman took with him on sales calls.
I'll just add that to my ever-growing list of anonymous
local Republicans.
Gosh, Susan,
I hate to pick nits even when the letter
provides a whole nest but do we have any
idea what the .02 stamp was about? (Current
first class postage is .42.) Seems like you
should have gotten the extra two cents for
reading her two cents but she gave it to the
government instead. Socialist.
Dawn
Thanks for reposting that video.
It's so inspiring.
I'll
have to read Wallace's book about Blogs
(my blog is so factual that you will
dream in ones and zeroes), but I already
agree with him that
up-tight white guys can ROCK:
-Jeromy
Susan,
Your writer must have been a dumb major
with a minor in liar. How anyone could
claim to be edumacated with that style
of writing and spelling is a mystery.
The lying minor is obvious when he/she
claimed to have voted Democratic all
their life.
Sandy
If I ever wrote a letter that was
that bad grammatically, my alma
mater would probably disavow all
knowledge of me. (BA in Political
Science - University of Oklahoma
1972). However, I would have an
excuse - I drink too much and my
brain is fried from doing drugs in
the '60s. And I'm not even a
Democrat.
A proud Independent
Bubba Spudley, C.P.A.
October 29 -
Been out running Democratic errands all day. It
feels good. Thanks to friend for the comments
below to keep the heart ticking on my non-blog.
Speaking of non-blogs, Dave let me know that Former
Sugar Land Mayor David Wallace
is having a book signing for his book about how
gawdawful blogs are. I don't see this as ...
what's the word I'm looking for? --- megahit?
But, it's probably more tasteful than his self-indulgent
and self-righteous YouTube where he turns Sugar Land
into Jesus Land as a parting gift to city employees
before he left office.
Don King is to boxing what David Wallace is to
politics. True, and they both have good hair, too.
And Larry asks ....
Susan,
I haven't been paying much attention to Ron Paul, as
he has no opponent, but I did take a peek at his
expenditure report on the Center for Responsive
Politics' website at opensecrets.org. He still has
lots of money on hand, due to his national
fundraising for his presidential try. I wonder how
much of that will retire with him? But what really
caught my eye were expenditures of $2,948,135 to
MPrinting Graphics & Advertising in Sugar Land.
Wasn't that firm owned by his campaign manager
during the last election cycle?
Larry
October 28 - Oh
Sweet Jesus, Talibaptist
Tom DeLay is back and judging you.
DeLay, oddly enough, has been given God's job of
determining the test of Christianity. I don't know
when this happened, apparently while I was taking a nap
or something, but it is real.
The United States was
founded as a Christian nation, argues Tom DeLay, and
those principles, including personal liberties, were
enshrined in the Constitution.
And, he argued, the
nation is courting disaster when it attempts to
separate those Judeo-Christian ethics from the
fabric of its legal system.
DeLay drew a connection
between conservation ideals of small government and
those founding principles. Big government, he said,
reduces personal liberties.
That's something that neither
presidential candidate "gets" when it comes to the
philosophy of the Founding Fathers, DeLay said.
He gave credit to Sen. John
McCain, R-Ariz., for at least understanding the
importance of limiting government as much as
possible. But, DeLay said, Democratic candidate Sen.
Barack Obama, D-Ill., favors increasing the size of
government.
"When that
happens, you lose your liberty. You are undermining
this Christian nation," he said.
So Obama is anti-Christian.
And this was determined by a man who violates the law,
runs with floozy wimmen, takes money from Communists in
Russia, mooches golf trips off felonious lobbyists,
smokes cigars, drinks waaay too much, and tried to
undermine the electoral process.
Well, all I can say is ..... "mote, meet Tom's eye."
I am so sick of hearing that this
country was founded as a "Christian
Nation" This country was started as a
financial enterprise , and the first
settlers were escaping religious
persecution during the inquisition which
was one group of Christians persecuting
another group of Christians, Jews, and
Muslims. Nothing has changed in all
these years.
Wanda
When Tom DeLay speaks of losing
one's liberty is he referring to NSA
listening to our phone calls,
monitoring our e-mails, the Patriot
Act, The Military Commissions Act,
or the Police State that Bush &
Cheney have turned this once free
country into? Or perhaps he is
referring to the loss of Posse
Commentates(sp), or the loss of
habeas corpus? It will be many
years for this Nation to get our
respect back , economic stability,
etc. that he and the Republicans
have destroyed. Someone needs to
tell Tom DeLay that what he has to
say
is
irrelevant.
WH
Dear Susan,
I think I've got it figured
out. Tom DeLay's notion of
Christian is based on The Magic
Christian.
Don A in Pennsyltucky
It would appear
that Hot-Tub has
established his bona
fides.
USexpat
Hi Susan,
I may be a Failed Southern
Christian Lady but as the
daughter, granddaughter, niece,
first cousin and, too darn many
generations back for me to go
count right now, descendant of
United Methodist ministers, I do
know the drill. If Tom Delay’s a
legitimate Christian spokesman,
I’m a Bright Blue Fairy Queen
and I ain’t been floating too
well lately. Old Tom isn’t much
of a Constitutional scholar,
either. If I recall correctly,
it’s plain as day, no government
approved religion. Tom needs to
go soak in his hot tub and stop
using up the few brain cells he
has left.
You all take care down there.
Sounds like you have a few of
those industrial grade
Republican hoodlums hanging
around. Maybe you should rig up
an alarm that flips on
floodlights and a recording of
James Earl Jones intoning “God
Is Watching You” whenever they
come too close after you close.
They might not stop vandalizing
your headquarters but I’ll bet
they’d piss down their legs at
least once.
October 27 -
Okay, something has come to my attention that needed
to come to my attention.
There are some people
calling Sarah Palin a "diva."
Those are scurrilous statements, and totally untrue.
Aretha Franklin is a diva. Cher is minor diva.
Sarah Palin is not a diva. She is a dingbat.
This is not an insignificant difference, as any real
diva - or any Southern woman - will tell you. Diva
takes work; dingbat comes naturally.
I am proud to straighten this out for you.
October 27 - Okay,
this is just plain creepy. And weird. No,
creepy. Real creepy.
Carl Whitmarsh sent us this picture today.
Click the little one to get the big one.
A fetus with a flag? And what the fool tarnation
is that little thing at the bottom that looks like a
trigger?
I am told that this is at the corner of Fries Road and
Inverness Park Way in Houston. And Jimmy suggests,
"I bet the fetus can see Russia from there."
That looks like a specially painful delivery to me.
While the
picture is beyond creepy I think I know who
came up with it. A bunch within the
Republican Party, including James Dobson
of Focus on the Family, is considering
putting up the funds to start a third
party. These folks just love Palin and want
their own candidates bent on having a
Theocracy. The new Christian
Nationalist Party will want only pro life,
pro prayer, pro military and "Christian"
only candidates. Rumor has it they are
getting the funds together to put their
money where there mouth is. I think
they should get matching brown uniforms so
they can identify each other on sight.
I say these "intelligently designed" folks
should go for it. How better to identify
these nut cases then to have them all
together in one place? So if you know of
any of these folks, give them a kind word of
encouragement, tell them to send Focus on
the Family a letter rejoicing in the thought
of their own party.
I for one think it is a great idea for yet
another split within the Republican Party,
guaranteeing us a majority for years to
come.
Kathy
Theocratic
Party?
I hope
they do, it will cripple the Repubs and
there party candidates will never get
anyone of importance elected. Perhaps we
can gerrymander ala Decockroach to
dilute them...
Shawn
"A bunch
within the Republican Party, including
James Dobson of Focus on the Family, is
considering putting up the funds to
start a third party."
Susan!
Why fiddle around with a third party?
I now have a dream. A merciful God will
lay a burden on the hearts of the
theocrats, holy rollers and belles of
heaven republican ladies to go forth to
some sinful banana republic, and
applying the our famously sucessful
theory of manifest destiny, clean out
the population and proclaim a theocracy.
Then, that same merciful God will
rapture Sarah, James, a resurrected
Jerry Falwell and the entire 700 Club to
the New Eden.
Hosannah! We're saved! I'm starting a
prayer chain for this right here and
now. Wanna join?
Your friend
October 27 -
Okay, now these folks are starting to hack me off, too.
Look what Fred found.
Republicans will never ban abortion - it's the one
wedge issue they have left to control Catholics.
In my mind, that means there's a real special place in
hell for them. Real special.
Enter your
home address and find out where to vote.
October 26 -
Okay, now they're starting to hack me off really good
---
Brick through the headquarters window. Pipe used
to knock out the glass. Forced entry and theft.
That's Morgan cleaning it up this morning.
And then there was this hit and run "accident" on a
Richard Morrison for County Commissioner tent in front
of an early voting location.
Note the tire tracks coming up off the curb.
They can kiss my big blue butt.
October 25 -
At the headquarters yesterday, Era made crab, quail, and
sausage gumbo. The place was filled with hungry
workers, but Mark managed to get two servings and then
tried to sneak home in the back of Era's car with her to
eat some more.
Thank you Era. And thanks to Sharon for the rice
and sweet tea. Damn, I love being a Fort Bend
Democrat! We have the best headquarters in Texas,
Honey.
October 24 - You
know that
crazzzy chick who claims an Obama supporter attacked her
at the bank over her McCain bumper sticker, but now
admits she lied about the whole thing, including the 6
foot 4 inch black man with shiny shoes?
Well, come to find out, Ashley Todd is from my hometown
and it appears that her family still lives here.
Wouldn't you just know it?
I swear, my town is the source of all manner of
Republican crazzzy and I can prove it.
It appears that her parents are registered to vote here
and, of course, voted in the Republican primary.
I'm tellin' ya and ya need to listen: the
Republicans are crazzy here and they rub off on each
other.
Check this out - it's a cache copy of her blog on
the RNC's "field rep" page.
Crazzy chick. My hometown. Damn.
October 24 -
One of our members, Fred, has a prime location on the
Southwest Freeway for our signs. We have signs
there for Chris Bell, Rick Noriega, Had Enough?, and
Obama.
The Obama one keeps getting stolen. And - Sweet
Mother of Coincidence - once on the very same night that
a McCain sign appeared on the right-of-way (illegally)
in front of our signs.
So, Fred took care of bidness.
There is no truth to the rumor that he has an attack dog
on a chain just long enough to reach 2 feet beyond the
sign. He does, however, have a pretty bad temper
himself and he's not on a chain.
And you want signs? Honey, I have signs ---
Here's another one -
Mike
October 23 -
Hey Guys, selecting music for our election night victory
party has fallen upon
Hal and me.
What the hell were they thinking?
Head on over and make some suggestions so all the
tunes won't be from the 60's! And now, scamper on
over and check out the suggestions so far!
October 23 - Okay,
this come from my friend at the House of Unruly Fish --
Either Mr. Larson is blind, was in a real hurry, or
has a weird sense of humor. :)
Carosue
And the detail ---
Hey, I have that scarf!
October 22
- Okay, y'all, this is big.
Senatorial District 18 in Texas is proud to have a national
delegate named Chelsie Wilson. Chelsie is a young
woman who continues to impress me more every day with
her intelligence, composure, hard work, easy grin, and
dedication to her son.
The Obama campaign was impressed, too. They came
and filmed a commercial with Chelsie at our Fort Bend
Democrat Headquarters. If you look closely, you
can see Kathy (one of our other national delegates),
Marsha, Wanda and even me walking around in the
background. That's not acting, we were really
working. And that's really our headquarters.
Enjoy and delight in Chelsie.
October 22 -
Okay Girlfriends and Gayfriends, it's worst than we
thought.
When I first heard about Sarah Palin's $150,000 clothing
buy, I was kinda stunned that a Governor didn't have
proper clothes to begin with. Then I remembered
that it was Alaska, not the fashionarama Texas.
And the I wondered if she got to keep the clothes after
the election? Probably not, because politicians
aren't supposed to enrich themselves from campaign
contributions. So, she's kinda like Cinderella,
except her clothes turn into a J.C. Penny's
catalog after the election, like everyone else do during
these Republican economic times.
But, I figured, what the heck - God knows she deserves
something out of this deal other than getting kissed by
John McCain (yuck).
But then, it turns again and I discover
this little ditty thanks to Deb.
The
attention from Jeanne Cummings’s
much-talked-about Politico story has
naturally focused on the $150,000 in luxury clothing
purchased for Sarah Palin at Neiman Marcus, Sak’s
Fifth Avenue, and Barney’s. What hasn’t yet gotten
any attention is who bought it for her. But buried
in the same FEC disclosure form that revealed
Palin’s taste for the fine life is the name of the
man who appears to have been her personal shopper:
Jeff Larson.
Does the
name Jeff Larson sound familiar? It should. Larson
is the Karl Rove protégé who’s a principal in the
robocalling firm of FLS Connect (the “FLS” stands
for Tony Feather, Jeff Larson, and Tom Syndhorst,
all veteran Republican political operatives).
Larson’s firm is the same one that launched the
scurrilous robocalls against John McCain in 2000,
and that McCain has now hired to make robocalls
connecting Barack Obama to Bill Ayers. He’s also
well known in Minnesota for leasing his basement
apartment at a steeply discounted rate to embattled
Republican Senator Norm Coleman. Evidently, Larson
also has quite the eye for women’s fashion. Even
hateful liberals would have to admit that Palin
dresses awfully nicely.
Oh, dear me, so there is the slightest possibly that
Karl Rove wore these clothes before they gave them to
Palin. Ya know, just for practice.
Okay, try to erase that thought from your mind.
Karl
Rove in drag? Well, you don't
have to speculate any further.
Here's a snapshot taken at a Pub
fundraiser in Vegas earlier this
year. Me and Hot-Tub Tom and
Wash-Tub Pete were pretty loaded
up on rebottled overproof rum
when Kut-and-Run Karl "polled"
the attendees. His approval
rating was 89% in the
strategically important 55-75
year-old-males-with-matching-IQ demographic
who dominate CD-22 Pub
membership.
Karl's polling outfit was later
donated to the McCain-Palin 08
election effort. Keep a sharp
eye out at your local Goodwill,
'cause Miss Mooselips has
already announced it will be
donated to charity when she is
finished with it.
It will
be especially important for Texans to have a strong,
respected voice inside the expected Democratic
majority in the Senate. Rick Noriega offers such a
voice, with a distinctive Lone Star tone and
perspective. The Chronicle endorses Noriega for the
U.S. Senate seat now held by Republican John Cornyn.
Rick Noriega
is as fine a man as they come. As we say in Texas,
he can stand without hitchin'.
Rick's mother-in-law and I are neighbors and running
buddies. Connie is one of my favorite people in
the whole world, and certainly my favorite writer.
Actually, she should be Senator, but since she's too
busy, Rick will be a dandy one instead.
Bubba asked me to mention that Fort Bend Democrats was
the first Democratic organization in Texas to endorse
and make a political contribution to Rick Noriega.
We are so proud of him.
And
we kinda like Melissa, too.
October 22 -
In the "What Ever Happened To ...." Department,
Mitt Romney is in town to raise money for Pete Olson.
Maybe Mitt could bring along a personality for Olson,
too.
And, two weeks before the election, the NRCC is all up
in arms, claiming that
Lampson doesn't live in the district. Uh,
Dudes, catch up - you don't have to live in the district
to be the Congressman. Read your Constitution next
time.
And then they insult me personally by calling Lampson
an ultra-liberal. I guess that makes me one of
Sarah's Socialists.
I admit I was wrong when I said that this race would be
fun to watch. Pete and Nick opted out and are
letting their consultants run the race.
October 21 -
They've got all the courage of
Moses
Rose, Babe.
First this right here in Texas,
now this in North Carolina.
Ya know, I got to thinking the other night, and that
was probably the sizzle sound you heard. I can name half
a dozen Democratic blogs in Fort Bend - all where people
are open about their names. I cannot name one
single Republican blog that's not anonymous. That
tells you something very important about Republicans ---
here, chickie, chickie, chickie.
And they come in the night and tear up your car.
So, who's the terrorist now?
About
12,000 Fort Bend County voters cast ballots on
Monday, more than four times the number on the first
day of early voting in the March primary elections.
Fort Bend County Elections Administrator John Oldham
said his department had been expecting 8,000 to
9,000 voters, and hoping for 10,000.
There have been a few problems, but it went pretty
smoothly. And yes,
Fort Bend
Democrats has several lawyers on standby just in
case.
October 21 -
I didn't go to the Olson / Lampson debate.
Until they can scientifically prove that bonehead isn't
contagious, I'm keeping my distance from both of them.
One thing about
the debate - you'd never confuse it with a
MENSA meeting.
Lampson declined to
address many other legislative votes Olson cited,
saying instead: "Mr. Olson has talking points. I
have action." He bemoaned "a partisan divide that
has torn this country apart and torn this district
apart."
Lampson cited
endorsements from the National Rifle Association,
Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Texas Farm Bureau
as proof that conservatives approve of what he
called his centrist voting record.
Said Olson: "My
opponent is a nice person, but let's face it, he
hasn't been too nice to families who need tax
relief."
Someone
slashed the tires of at least 30 vehicles parked
outside the Crown Coliseum on Sunday during a rally
for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama,
authorities said.
The Eagle from Bryan / College Station has
made their endorsement.
Also of great concern is McCain's
selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate. Like
Obama, she has little experience in governing, but
unlike the Illinois senator, she is a candidate of
little intellectual curiosity who appears to be
hopelessly unready to be president.
Little intellectual curiosity! Oh
dear, that's a body slam.
October 19 -
Hal points out
a little shell game that's happening right here in
Fort Bend County in what just might be some attempt at
voter suppression. Just maybe.
And thanks to generous support, we were able to
do something about it (read the comment).
We have learned not to trust Republicans in Fort Bend
because they have carefully taught us not to.
If all goes as planned, I'll be the happy warrior
spending part of election day at Burton Elementary
School helping people find the right place to vote.
October 19 -
Okay, I've seen some really dumb campaigns before.
Really dumb.
I thought Nick Lampson's campaign two years ago, where
he got only 52% of the vote against a write-in was
pretty damn bad.
But, ho boy, Pete Olson's campaign this cycle takes the
cake. I thought we'd see some skillful campaigning
since Olson is tighter than skin on a sausage with Tom
DeLay's old staff, but the campaign is lamer than a
one-legged parrot. They don't seem to be able to
grab ahold of anything on Lampson, and Olson himself is
kinda a goofus. Their one teevee commercial I've
seen is silly and negative. Olson looks like such
a doofus in the commercial that he should ask for a
refund from the producers.
And then
Lampson backed out of a planned debate and Olson
debated himself and ended up looking like the one who
didn't know what he was doing. And then there's
this goofy story that Olson came up with to explain
his voting irregularities.
Okay, so he's smarter than Shelley Sekula Gibbs, but so
is my puppy. This should have been a walk in the
park. Olson's staff has done him wrong, Baby.
October 19 -
Thanks to the folks who read about the burglary here and
came in to help make-up the stolen money. We're
gonna be okay with friends like that.
Some blessed soul
sent me a contraption like this to protect our
yardsigns. Honey, I'm gonna catch me a Republican
and hound their hiney with my paintball machine.
This is gonna be more fun than snipe hunting!
October 19 -
Well, rats!
Our little Democratic headquarters got broken into on
Friday night and $200 in cash and my nifty new laptop
computer was taken. Rats, rats, rats.
We had an alarm installed yesterday and cameras put on
the back of the building. The burglar broke in the
back door by prying off a padlock.
I do not think it was Republicans because they're all
rich and don't need $200.
We're checking pawn shops for my computer today.
If you have emailed me in the past three days and I
haven't answered, it's because I have been busier than
all get out. If I still haven't answered, it's
because the email was on my laptop and now it's gone.
Email me again.
October 17 -
Another open letter to Rick Miller, chairman of the Fort
Bend County Republican Party.
Dear
Mr. Miller,
I am
sorry it has come to this.
Your
wandering herd is still taking Obama signs out of
our folks' yards and replacing them with McCain
signs.
October 16 -
Okay, I watched the debate last night with about 50
other people. It was fun.
The bottom line is this - if I wanted to listen to
grumpy angry old white Republican men, I could have
stayed in my neighborhood and walked down the street in
my Obama tee-shirt.
And the last damn thing thing I want in a President of
the United States of American is one who almost cries
when his feelings are hurt. I don't afford myself the
luxury of feelings. I would expect the President
to do the same, especially in these troubled times.
I don't know what they've done with John McCain.
Personally, I think his wife froze him to death in bed
one night and his brain ain't been the same since.
October 15 - I just
made another donation to
Chris Bell’s
campaign for Texas Senate for one reason – he’s got
courage. Unlike most politicians, Chris puts shoe
leather all over what he believes.
He is willing to stand for something other than
election. I know what Chris stands for, but more
importantly, I know what he won’t stand for.
Chris would go down the slopes of hell without a safety
belt to fight the good fight. And, you know what?
I'd go with him because I'd trust him to keep the
devil's breath off my feet.
I firmly believe that Tom DeLay would still be in
Congress today if Chris Bell hadn't taken him on.
I know you’ve given until it hurts, so now give
till it feels good and let’s
help Chris win this sucker without a run off and get
his health care reform story on teevee.
October 15 - An
open letter to Rick Miller, Chairman of the Fort Bend
County Republican Party --
However,
something has come to my attention that needed to come
to my attention. Somehow, quite by accident I am
almost certain, this 4 foot by 8 freekin'
foot
McCain Palin sign ended up on the front of the Fort Bend
Democrats Headquarters.
I suspect
it walked itself to our headquarters to surrender, and
nailed itself to the front of our building in an act of
redemption. Velma agrees, saying that explains why
it's in Democratic blue waving all that white.
It has
been carefully taken down and put in our storage
facility. We will be delighted for you to come
pick it up and pay our small and reasonable storage fee
of $20 a day. Since it is the only large McCain
Palin sign any of us have seen in the entire county, we
are certain that you'll want it back. However,
please be aware that we do not accept checks, stocks, or
promises of future earning on social security private
investments from Republicans. We only take cash
from Republicans. I'm sure you understand, what
with the unfortunate economic mishaps of the last 8
years.
Your bill
is now $40. I am sorry I let it go so long before
getting in touch with you, but I've been real busy
making helmets for 70 year old women.
Additionally, many of our Obama/Biden yardsigns in
Greatwood, Pecan Grove, and First Colony have been
removed from our front yards and replaced with
McCain/Palin signs. Mr. Miller, I know those
suckers are a drag on the market, but we don't want them
either.
I was
hoping we could meet on some neutral ground and exchange
your signs to get our signs back. Stafford,
perhaps?
I'll be
the woman in the helmet with the 11 foot pole, because,
darlin', I wouldn't touch you or one of those signs with
a 10 foot one.
As ever,
Susan
I believe the McCain / Palin banner
should be treated as a donation to Ft.
Bend Democrats. It should be auctioned
off and cut up to be used for toilet
tissue. Or even better it should be
burned in the parking lot in a ceremony
to celebrate the victory of Obama and
Biden over McPain and Pain.
William Timmons, the
Washington lobbyist who John McCain has named to
head his presidential transition team, aided an
influence effort on behalf of Iraqi dictator Saddam
Hussein to ease international sanctions against his
regime.
The two lobbyists who
Timmons worked closely with over a five year period
on the lobbying campaign later either pleaded guilty
to or were convicted of federal criminal charges
that they had acted as unregistered agents of Saddam
Hussein's government.
October 14 -
For those of you keeping score at home, Fort Bend
Democrats raised enough money at our fundraiser last
night to buy
20,000 more doorhangers, and 500 extra yard signs.
We did better than our goal.
We're pretty darned proud of ourselves. Jazz
it Up Cafe did a great job with the food and the
live music. And we even had Barack Obama to meet
attendees at the door. Kathy and Wanda helped, of
course ---
The auction went well and I won the bidding for a genuine
handmade Big Blue Rocker from
Hawkins
Furniture. It's breath-taking and, like all
handmade Hawkins furniture, is a heirloom
piece. This one is in Obama blue with Biden blue
trim. Oh yeah, you're jealous.
That's Christy sitting in my rocker, and, no, she did
not come with the rocker which is kinda disappointing
because I hear she's a fair to middlin' political
consultant and a heckuva furniture mover.
A great time was had by all and there was some pretty
hot dancing by night's end. We can taste victory
and, Honey, it's sweeter than a grandmother's kiss.
October 13 -
Don't know if you noticed it from the email below, but
Ellen has let us know that
the NRCC has cancelled
ad buys in Texas 22.
While I'm only cowboy cool about Lampson, Pete Olson is
Tom DeLay, Jr,. minus 30 IQ points and a good head of
hair.
And you can't feel too bad about Pete not winning - I'm
sure that Phil Gramm can get him a job crashing someone
else's economy in the world. Or maybe a teevee
show. You know, something about a boat. With
old movie stars on it. Who fall in love after much
frolicking humor and .... oh, been done, huh?
October 12-Michael
came to the headquarters this afternoon with the
remnants of one of our 4 foot by 4 foot Obama signs that
was properly placed on private property.
Yes, that's tar.
I guess they forgot the feathers, which is kinda
surprising because they are such chickens and should
have feathers in abundance.
Is
this a continuation of the ruffled
feathers and tar campaign? Not that I'm
wild about Lampson, but he's probably better
than his opponent when it comes to giving
the Dems a little muscle.
Ellen
October 11 - Y'all
go look and make a comment to encourage and thank
these kiddos.
October 11 -
A picture worth a thousand words from David ----
And
another from Kary ---
October 10 - This
is mainly a local story but some of you folks not from
around here might find it kinda fun, too. You will
get to read the private emails of a Republican political
consultant and that's always entertaining.
There are three characters in this story.
Mike Elliott is an Assistant DA and second husband of
our Republican District Clerk. Elliott is so
political that he should have worked for the Bush
Justice Department. His first wife accused him of
whacking her, he's been the instigator of several
political prosecution that make a third world dictator
look like Thomas Jefferson, and he's just a total
stinker and a disgrace to the legal profession, which,
as you know, takes some doing. Karen
Pearson is a hoity-toity Republican political
consultant around here, representing the most
influential judges and officeholders, while charging
them an arm, a leg, and tank of gas. She is also a
member of the First Baptist Church of Houston.
The third person is some poor guy named Joey that Ms.
Pearson met at a $100 slot machine in a Louisiana casino
and became oh so infatuated with. I dunno for
sure, but she was probably trying to save his soul and
teach him some family values what with her Baptist thing
going there.
Well, come to find out, Ms. Pearson, who I have made
fun of for many years, ain't all she pretends to be.
This document (it's a pdf)
tells a charming story of Republican money lending.
If Republicans love anything, it's sex and money.
You gotta kinda read the first part to find out how Mike
Elliott is spending his time and our District Attorney's
money to settle private feuds. Ms. Pearson's
emails start on page 13.
So, fix yourself a cup of coffee, lean back and enjoy
the inner working for the Fort Bend County Republican
Party. They must be very proud.
You're very welcome.
Is English not Ms Pearson's first language?
From her emails, it appears she is barely
literate in English, and almost entirely
ignorant of the use of English grammar. It
is entirely understandable for someone who
is just learning the language, but not for a
native speaker. What country is Ms Pearson
from originally?
Mah Fellow
Murkuhn
That woman went to college??? What a
disgrace to U of H! Based on her
e-mails, it's hard to believe she
completed elementary school!
And I certainly cannot
see her fitting in with the Junior
League crowd.
Always,
AMI
If
she's such a hoity-toit consultant, why
is her grammar and spelling at about a
6th grade level. I hope she did a better
job in her consulting reports than what
she did
in the emails.
Mike
October 10 -
I have said many times that people who voted for George
Bush the second time should not be allowed to vote in
this election. I'm serious about that. They
have not demonstrated the proper judgment to make
rational, reasonable decisions. In scientific
terms - they have a kink in their thinker assembly and
cannot be trusted around a voting mechanism.
I am not alone in this belief.
Come to find out, thanks to reader Jim, a former
Republican congressman and conservative,
John LeBoutillier, edges up on agreeing with me.
In 1999
and 2000 the Bush political operation seized control
of the Republican Party and bought off the
conservative movement. They put up George W. Bush as
the new ‘savior’ - their One - the “son of
Reagan” they called him - they orchestrated that
spectacle of every local politician from all over
the country traipsing down to Austin to “beg”
Governor Bush to run for President and he was
elected as the new conservative hero.
But his presidency has been anything but
conservative. In fact, it has been the most
incompetent, dis-honest and un-conservative
administration - ever!
Go on over and read the whole thing.
October 9 - Well,
well, well - here's a little something for Rick Noriega
in tonight's debate.
You remember The Scooter Store ripping off taxpayers
with Medicare fraud?
I guess that didn't get them a deep enough seat in
hell, because now they've gone and given
an illegal campaign contribution to John Cornyn.
Go to page three to see $7,500 in illegal contributions
to Cornyn.
The man has no shame.
You guys
show Rick Noriega some love.
October 8 -
They're nuttier than squirrel poop.
I am not kidding. Republicans are flat out triple
z crazzzy.
While working my shift at the Democratic headquarters
today, some dude who was so unstable that he wouldn't be
normal even if you mounted him on a tripod, came
blasting in the front door waving a legal pad and pen
demanding in a voice that sounded like he borrowed it
from the garbage disposal that I give him Barack Obama's
address right now this very minute because he was going
to demand, demand I tell you, that Obama tell the truth
about William Ayers.
Well, I didn't name this website Kiss My Big Blue Butt
because I suffer fools gladly, ya know?
First, I told him to quit hollering because I've only
got one nerve left and he was getting all over it.
He did not care one diddle squat about my nerves.
He continued to holler and wave around his legal pad,
pronouncing "Sean Hannity" as if it was a holy word.
"I going to get the truth out of Barack Obama,"
he yelled and pointed to his legal pad and jerked his
Bic pen around in the air like it was a saber.
I'm married to a lawyer. I ain't scared of no
damn legal pad. I can whip the tarnation out of a
legal pad.
However, it was the hollering and waving and carrying
on about "forcing" Barack Obama to tell the truth.
That edged-up on scaring me.
I told him to get the dickens outta here. He said
he wasn't leaving until I gave him Barack Obama's
address.
I know this will come as a shock to you, but I do not
have Barack Obama's address. They probably don't
want me to have it so nobody can torture it out of me.
I'm sure that's what it is.
So, I picked up my cell phone and told him we were
going to play "Beat The Police To Outta Here." He
had until I got to three before the game started.
He left.
I am not putting up with 30 more days of Sean Hannity's
nuts.
My Adorable Elizabeth made me this sign to put on the
headquarters door.
If you’re here to fuss at
us about
Obama, minorities,
lib’rals, welfare, abortion, Muslims, uppity women,
social security or the tears of the baby Jesus…
CALL RUSH! Call Hannity!
Heck, call Colmes!
But if
you come in here yelling, screaming, threatening, or
shaking your fist in our faces, we’re going to fall down
laughing.
Then, we’re going to
CALL THE POLICE.
Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
I wanted to add, "or else you'll be taking your pecker
home in your pocket," but Elizabeth felt that didn't
properly reflect my delicate lady-like nature.
Plus, Momma doesn't like me to use the "p" word.
Not pocket, I mean it's okay to use pocket.
Jumping Jesse on a pogo stick, Susan.
I know we're in the belly of the beast and
all but, geez Louise...are you getting ANY
normal people over there at headquarters??
Dawn
Dear
Dawn,
Sure we do. But I have a theory that
grumpy mean impotent old men with $1,000 in
the stock market who think they are "the
investor class", get thrown out of the house
by their wives by 10:30 every morning.
They come up to the Democratic headquarters
to pick fights because that's about all they
can pick anymore.
At
first it was kinda funny because they would
lose the fight and try to slam the door the
headquarters when they stormed out to gales
of laughter. The headquarters has one
of those doors you can't slam. It's
got one of those pressure valves. We
would all just wait for that precious
moment.
We've
now got David spending some time at the
headquarters for us. David is so big
that he looks like he ate his brother.
He's also witty and smart. He's also
got a video camera. This should be
entertaining.
Susan
The p word
- I am laughing hysterically.
Marie
Loved
your story about Obama's address. Anyhoo, I
live in about the reddest suburb you can
imagine. I am drowning in McCain signs
around here. (The only good thing about it
is it's real easy to get a voting booth on
election day). Anyway, I pop into the local
Obama office on a weekly basis to pick up a
new yard sign as mine keep disappearing, and
if there's time, do a little data entry.
The last time I was there, the sweetest
little old lady came in, put both hands down
on the desk, looked Glenda right in the eye
and said in an exasperated voice "What can
I do? I HAVE to do something this time".
It amazes me how our office is always
bustling, a constant stream of people in
picking up bumper stickers and signs. Hope
it's like that there.
Keep up the good work.
Kathy F
Dear Kathy -
Yes, it is. We can't even keep
tee-shirts and bumper stickers in stock
longer than 3 days. I've never seen
anything like it!
Susan
You should have told him that Obama's
address
soon will be -
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20500
(202) 456-1414
Sandy
October 8 -
Well, I got to the headquarters this morning for my
shift and there stood Wanda --- in her new shirt.
October 8 -
Okay I've got some odds and ends this morning.
You might enjoy reading the emails I got about
tussling with the Pope.
Some smart and funny people come to visit me.
And then I got an email from Richard with the subject
line, "Wonder Women Attack!" that says, "You,
Shakira and
Bridget Bardot?" Richard is my new best friend
all day today. I have to tell you that Bridget Bardot had the best
line of all about the Palin tart --
"By
denying the responsibility of man in global warming,
by advocating gun rights and making statements that
are disconcertingly stupid, you are a disgrace to
women..."
"Disconcertingly stupid." That's funny.
And then Kyle sent me a button this morning.
(Excuse the faded colors but it's scanned.)
I loved the debate last night. McSame got whipped
by a steady, thoughtful, cool hand. "That one."
Cripes, it's obvious that McCain left the debate early
to pry his foot out of his mouth.
And last, but really , really not least ---
October 7 -
Y'all,
Lorrie sent us a Palin name-game for your pre-debate
enjoyment!
October 7 - Okay, so now I have time to tell you about getting into
a fight on Sunday afternoon. I was at the Democratic headquarters about 2:00 in the
afternoon when we suddenly got besieged by about 50 or
60 people who want the Catholic church to force all of
us follow their beliefs. They surrounded the headquarters ---
----- on all sides ----
Stretching down both sides of the road for about 200
yards on each side. Now the way I figure it, my Momma's Baptist Church quit
trying to force their rule of never drinking demon rum
or even Lone Star Beer (which hardly don't even count as
an alcoholic beverage) on everybody, so the Catholics
should return the favor and quit trying to make all of
us reproduce like squirrels at mating season just
because they think it's a good idea. Also, those of you who know me know that stem cell
research is one of my passions because I've personally
seen what happens when the anti-good sense crowd would
rather throw stem cells down the sink drain than use
them to save the lives of the living. So, I kinda got a grudge going here anyway. Which brings me to the moment when I slammed my hand
down on the desk at the headquarters and hollered, "I'll
be damned if I'm gonna let these people try to
intimidate folks from coming into the Democratic
headquarters." I jumped up, scampered out the door straight at this
guy, who was standing dangerously close to my car, right
by the entrance to our parking lot, and who seemed to be
in charge ---
At which point, I am told, Bubba jumped up inside the
headquarters and hollered, "Oh crap, Susan's going
outside to pick a fight with the Pope. Somebody
better call an ambulance because there's gonna be a
lightening strike somewhere." Personally, I don't think this guy is the Pope, because
he was wearing blue jeans under his dress, but we'll get
to that later. I was not in a pleasant mood and I hollered at him.
I am sorry I did that and I apologized. You should
never holler at a man in a wedding dress. Okay, I
apologize again. You shouldn't make fun of
people's religious beliefs. But, if I make fun of
judges in their dresses, and I do, then this guy is
pretty much fair game. And this guy was getting in
my face. So I got Ethel to come with me as a witness and Ethel
overheard all of this. I started by saying, "Look, I know you're trying to
make a political statement here, but John McCain favors
a war and ..." So, the Priest interrupts me and says, "Oh no, this is
not political." Yeah, and I ain't got no eyes. "Father," I ask politely, "if this is not political,
why did you pick this location?" "We do this all the time," he says. Well, Hon (and Father), I've lived here 35 years and
I've never seen it before. He continues to deny it's political. I say, "Father, Sweet Jesus is listening. Sweet
Jesus hears you lie. Don't lie when Sweet Jesus is
listening." At which point the priest says, and I have witnesses,
"No, this conversation is just between you and me."
I jump back because I think maybe Bubba might be on to
something with this lightening thing. "Father,
Sweet Jesus listens all the time. He knows when
you're lying, even to me." Goodness sake, this guy is a priest. You'd think
he'd know that Sweet Jesus has even better connections
than Santa Claus. So, the priest admits they picked this location because
it's political. He shook his head, kinda grinned,
said "yes" and admitted it. So, I ask him how he can reconcile war and poverty and
national debt and privatizing social security and
economic rape of the middle class and denying health
care and ..... ..... And he says, "I care about abortion." So, I realize this is a dead end street.
I calmly tell him that I will bring a group of women to
his church parking lot next Sunday with pictures of
maimed and dead Iraqi children with text at the bottom
saying that their priest supports 100 more years of
this. I will bring pictures of children who are living
tortured lives or who have died because of lack of stem
cell research with text that says, "Thanks to your
priest, your child might be next." I will tell them that their priest supports privatizing
their social security. I reminded him that he's
only been here 2 years, but I've been here 35 years and
know most of his parishioners by name. I told him that if he wanted a political fight, he just
bought one. He was fidgeting now. With Ethel as my witness, he said, "What do you want
from me?" I told him I wanted his handshake as a man that he will
take his people and leave now and never come back.
However, since he had lied to me with his robe on, I
wanted him to take off his robe and shake my hand person
to person. This wasn't going to be priest to crazy
woman. This was going to be human to human.
He paused. I said, "I mean it." He took off his robe (he was wearing jeans), kissed the
scarf, folded it carefully while I watched and then
shook my hand. I again restated the deal - he
leaves and doesn't come back and I won't make his life
miserable. Everyone was watching from inside the headquarters.
Kinda stunned. He then turned, gathered his flock, and left
immediately. Everybody was pretty amazed, including Marsha who had
quickly made a sign to hold up. Marsha is
70-something and she ain't backing down. In fact,
I think she was kinda disappointed when they left.
Later that night we were relating the story to Bubba,
Jr., who responded, "Well, I knew 12 year old boys could
get under a priest's robes, but I never saw a 60 year
old woman do it." Bubba, Jr. is going straight to hell.
Personally, I don't have a problem with Catholics or any
religion, except for maybe that Scientology stuff, just
so long they don't force their beliefs on me. I
want health care, an end to this war, equal rights for
all God's children, stem cell research, and - most
importantly - separation of church and state. If this priest comes back, I will give you the name of
the church and of the parishioner who is causing all the
problems and you can fight back with me. But, I
won't do that now because I shook his hand while wearing
a Barack Obama tee-shirt and, for me, that means a deal.
Juanita-Honey, you are my hero. I
couldn't have accomplished more with an
army. You would fight a buzz saw and
win handily. Thanks for all you do.
Robert
Well done,
Susan! As a recovering Catholic, I
am 100% behind you. Although the
Church
still encourages weekly anti-choice
rallies (like at my old hospital in
PA), many priests still fulfill
spiritual needs with common sense. I
find most of them in inner cities
since they live amongst those most
in need. The others seem to be more
comfortable raging in middle class
areas because you rarely see them
protesting in the cities. Sorry you
had to witness that, but I sure am
proud of the way you handled it!
Thanks for the lesson in religion v.
politics.
As
Kinky would say, May the God of Your
Choice Bless You,
Lorraine in Spring
Hi, Susan - that is a
beautiful story about the
priest! Here are a few pix from
last Friday when Palin was here
in Dallas. My friend Stacey &
I had a wonderful time and met
some lovely people - and some
Palin supporters as well.
Someone told us we were
outnumbered three or four to one
but we had a good group. We had
priests there too....
stephanie up in arlington
Susan - yes, Junior is going
straight to hell. and so am I
for laughing my butt off at that
line.
Conrad
A
friend told me about your blog
today.
The Catholic priests of the greater
Houston area are obviously on a
misguided mission. Apparently, at
St. Anthony of Pauda Catholic Church
Father's Sunday sermon was an
endorsement of McCain/Palin. It was
greeted by thunderous almost
unanimous applause - except by a few
hurt, shocked, angry people. I am a
parishioner at St. Anthony went to
mass today with my husband wearing
Obama buttons - was expecting to be
declined communion - but nothing
that dramatic occurred.
I go to church for communal worship
of God. To be reminded to vote with
conscience is a fine thing but to
define what my conscience should be
is a sad thing. My Jesus would be
(I believe) be the first to be
busily casting out the status quo,
the Wall Street brethren, the war
mongers etc. - on second thought
perhaps that's exactly what's
happening!
Thanks for your comments.
Shame on these misguided priests!
Compassionately what a terrible time
to be a priest - I pray for them
daily and the Catholic Church - Body
of Christ that was the original
intent! What can you expect from a
men only club??!!
Sharon
The Woodlands TX
Thanks for the lengthy story
about the Catholics, or whatever
they were, at Ft. Bend Demo
headquarters. I say “whatever
they were” because my wife is
Catholic, 16 years in parochial
schools. But she definitely
ain’t like them. In fact she’s
pro-choice and pro gay marriage
(cause her lawfully married
lesbian niece and partner would
disown her or something awful).
And she thinks people like that
guy in the robe get-up are a
bunch of fools. And she is
voting for Obama – of course, so
am I.
Dennis
David
I
wish I was down there so I could
hug your neck, girl!!! I am
so PROUD of you. That erstwhile
priest - if he was actually a
priest - sure did a downright "stoopid"
thing if he thought he
could intimidate Obama ladies --
but then what else should we
expect!!
BTW, my first day at phone
polling for Obama tells me the
Show Me state has a very good
change of turning blue!!! So
far, so good. Today was a good
day and reading your column
tonight just after the debate
has put a huge smile on my face.
Sic 'em!!!!!!
Marie in MO
As
if McPendejo weren't enough
giving us old farts a bad name,
here is yet another group of
die-hards giving sensible
Catholics a bad name - you may
be interested to know that even
at the old alma mater, pretty
much a bastion of catholic
conservatism, fr. macbrien is
still smiting the
unlearned.
Jesus Ochoa
Susan,
Your post about the Catholics
besieging your HQs this past
Sunday was amazing. Good on you
for going straight after them.
You Go, Girl!!!
Semper Fi,
Dave in Okinawa
Susan,
Just read your account of how
you disrobed a priest.
Unbelievable! Do you think
Obama will ever realize the
mistake he made by not selecting
you to have that debate with
Sarah?
Larry
Clear Lake Shores
Oh Susan,
Thank you for sharing your
wonderful, clear, forceful
message to the "priest" with
us. I want to share this
Albuquerque picketing
story: People are picketing
a local Planned Parenthood
clinic every day. Recently,
a woman who had been beaten
up turned up on the PP
property where the picketers
were walking. They never
acknowledged her or called
911, the woman was picked up
on PP's surveillance cameras
and was taken care of.
Short version: culture of
life ends at birth.
Sybil
October 7 -
Okay, so there are many truly creepy things about Sarah
Palin, but the creepiest is that she can dish it out,
Baby, but
she sure can't take it.
CLEARWATER -- Constantly under the watchful eyes of
security, the media wasn't permitted to wander
around inside Coachman Park to talk to Sarah Palin
supporters. When reporters tried to leave the
designated press area and head toward the bleachers
where the crowd was seated, an escort would dart out
of nowhere and confront him or her and say, "Can I
help you?'' and turn the person around.
When one reporter asked an escort, who would not
give her name, why the press wasn't allowed to
mingle, she said that in the past, negative things
had been written. The campaign wanted to avoid that
possibility Monday.
Negative things had been written?
Well, I'm sure that if someone gave Sarah a tube of
cheap lipstick, she could write her speeches on a mirror
and even the score.
October 7 - Well, I
have a whole bunch of new respect for Jeffrey Toobin.
Yes,
baseball.
Thanks to David for the heads-up.
October 6 - Okay,
you guys from foreign states, it's the last day to
register to vote in Texas, and that's why you haven't
heard much outta me all weekend. I've been a
registering maniac.
I'm at the headquarters today with three other women
and this is the first time I've even been able to check
my email since 9:00 a.m. It's been
busy here, Honey.
Here's a couple of the folks we sent out yesterday to
register voters in Democratic precincts. They did
great.
I stayed and held down the fort with Ethel. I
didn't take me thirty minutes to get into a fight with
the Pope. At least I think it was the Pope.
He was dressed like the Pope.
I'll tell you about it when I get a minute. A
bunch of Catholics came and protested at our Democratic
Headquarters. Yeah, yeah, I got pictures.
Toronto
police patrolled a midtown area overnight, after
vandals cut brake lines on at least 10 cars parked
at homes with Liberal election signs on their lawns.
And just when I had decided to move to
Canada if Johnny and Para Sailin’ were
elected… (heavy sigh).
Is there anywhere in the WORLD that’s
safe from radical right-winged goons?
Kathy Grace
October 4 -
Y'all, they are stealing our yard signs again.
Read all about it
at Hal's place.
I ain't putting up with it.
We've installed some hidden cameras in a few homes
around here and three cameras at the headquarters and we
will prosecute.
I mean it.
I know we've got a political DA who probably won't do
anything about it, but we will go after you civilly
because we've got hot and cold running writ twits.
Heads up - you take our signs and I will come after you
with intent to barbeque.
So you GOPper Goons - Consider yourself whacked upside
the head on this subject.
Considering the fact that those signs are
possibly valuable historical and/or
collector items, perhaps petty
thievery, it is not. Throw not only “the
book” but the entire friggin’ law library at
the spineless jerks!!!
Your thoughts?
AMI
Dear Ami,
My thoughts are that they stole an election,
stole the Clinton surplus, stole the stock
market, stole all the money going to Iraq,
stole from their own lobbyists, and God only
knows what we haven't uncovered that Cheney
stole, it doesn't shock me that they steal
yardsigns.
After all,
they've been stealing from us for 8 years.
Susan
Dear Susan,
Four years ago, my friend had his
Veterans for Kerry sign stolen out of his
yard. The same night another friend who
lived nearby had his stolen as well. He put
another back up. The next night, he saw a
big old land yacht cruise through his
neighborhood and stop at his house, back up
a little to be able to see the number on the
curb, and turn on the lights inside so that
he could see the woman writing something
down. He put up his cameras the next day --
one positioned to be able to catch license
plates and the other positioned to watch the
sign. He was hoping that someone would come
back so that he could get them on a
conspiracy charge (which makes a misdemeanor
into a felony doncha' know -- yew betcha!).
Sadly his sign remained unmolested and he
never got the opportunity. But if you can
catch 2 or more of them in the act, then
they must have been conspiring to do it.
Don A. in Pennsyltucky
October 4 - There's
a story that I have been meaning to tell you, but other
stuff kept getting in the way. I think you'll
enjoy this cute story.
The Fort Bend Democratic headquarters is on the parade
route for the county fair parade. That means that
every elected official has to drive by the headquarters
during the parade.
Almost all of them are Republicans.
We will pay extra rent to harass Republicans during the
county fair parade.
However, some Republicans don't make it any fun.
For example, State Rep John Zerwas always runs over to
us, offers us candy and pedicures in exchange for our
vote, laughing cheerfully and joining in with good
humor. Well, rats, that's no fun.
Then there was District Court Judge Cliff Vacek, who
told Needville high school students 4 years ago that we
shot him the bird. That absolutely did not happen.
Did not happen. We have children with us so we
keep it clean. Vacek is just a bald faced liar and
pretty much a greedy jerk. Two years ago, we all
held up pictures of birds. He refused to look.
He did the same this year. Twit.
But it is District Attorney, and star of stage and
screen, John Healey who makes the parade worthwhile
every year. You remember Healey from his
perfectly awful Republican Compadres videos.
Well, he's back on You Tube, Babe.
At some point in his life, Healey had a tragic
humorectomy. Took that sucker right out of his
body and burned it or something. I dunno.
But, the guy has no sense of humor. Zero.
Nilch. He also over-reacts to almost everything.
And he's kinda prissy, too.
Oh, Sweet Holy Mother of Parade Routes, we middle aged
women have a ball with Healey every year. Two
years ago, on whim because we were hacked-off that he
wouldn't prosecute his fellow Republican thugs for
beating the crap out of a 70 year old Democratic woman,
we all turned around when he drove by and mooned him.
With our jeans on.
About a dozen of us.
He went berserk.
We did imitations of him for two
whole years, just for the pure entertainment of it.
So, we set him up. We lined up and got ready for
him. We put one Democrat with a video camera
focused on Healey's parade car. We put another
Democrat across the street with a still camera.
Here's the set-up - that's Democratic women lined up
and waiting. We range in ages from 55 to 84.
And from across the street ----
And here is Healey's reaction ---
He's yelling at us - something about "can't you come up
with anything new?" And then he pouted for another
100 yards.
Why should we when he over-reacts to something that
requires such little thought or effort? Fenway
Fran, we missed you so much this year. It just
wasn't as butty without you.
And I'll have another story this week about Healey and
one of his assistant DAs and a fancy pants Republican
political consultant.
I
know you probably can't do this,
(with kids and all present) but
wouldn't it be funny if you gals
could "moon" him next time wearing
those plastic "troll patootys" they
sell at the costume stores?
Kathy
October 4 -
Just when you think Texas has cornered the market on
bozos, along comes South Carolina to save us from
ourselves.
Thanks to Vicki for this image ---
Vicki adds, "I guess spellcheck doesn't work with on
cardboard signs."
October 3 - My
friend Kary sent this. Click the little one to get
the big one.
October 3 -
I think it's kinda awful how folks are making fun of
Sara Palin's performance last night. It just seems
unfair - it was obvious that she couldn't hear the
questions.
Susan,
Sarah has
been a major annoyance to me since day
one. If I were an Alaskan I'd be damned
ashamed to have elected her to be
my Governor or Mayor. The gal is in over
her head big time and the sooner she sinks
and takes "Maverick" John with her he better
off we
all will be.
Her answers, if you can call them that, were
so convoluted as to be comprehendible only
to Joe Sixpack who had already consumed a
dozen or
so brews, "Shounds good to me buddy". My
wife made me leave the room and watch the
program in my office because she doesn't
like to hear me shouting at
the TV. Had a difficult time getting to
sleep last night from thinking about that
stupid woman....wink, wink.
Al, One worked up Squire
SusieQ -
what's the deal with Sarah admiring Joe Six
Pack? That's what we have in the White
House now. How's that working out for
ya?
Hey Zeus
Eeeeccccckkkkk!!!!! Imagine Palin
getting the 3:00 am call that nukes are on
their way but she wants to talk about job
creation instead.
I know why
she wore her hair down last night - to hide
the wind-up key in the back of her neck.
Brenda
October 2 -
Bubba has had a real bad week.
First, he
fractured his hand putting up Obama signs.
Now, he's being threatened.
Bubba got a nasty and intimidating letter in this
special delivery envelope from UPS.
It arrived at our house last night all sealed and
suspicious.
It came from some guy named Howard Rich (ah, irony!) at
the American for Limited Government Foundation.
Here's a pdf file of the
entire letter and attachments.
Just in case you don't want to fool with the pdf,
here's the deal --
Dear
Bubba,
Recently a new left-wing organization announced that it
would be targeting donors to conservative, free-market
organizations. The major press announcement stated that
the organization intended to engage in such activities
as "public exposure," having "watchdog groups digging
through the lives" of these individuals, and "possible
legal trouble."
As someone who has been put through that abuse over the
years, I can tell you from first-hand experience that it
is not fun and not something to take lightly. I have
supported groups and efforts that I believe will push
back against the radical agenda of the Left. And, I have
paid the price for it, in attacks, slurs and threats.
As a donor to one or more of these organizations and
efforts, you have been able to engage in these
activities without notice, operating in relative
obscurity. I am writing to inform you that this will no
longer be the case.
Your name has been put in our database. We are
monitoring all reports of a wide variety of leftist
organizations. As your name appears in subsequent
reports, it is our intent to publicize your involvement
in your local community. Should any of these
organizations be found to be engaged in illegal or
questionable activity, it is our intent to publicize
your involvement with those activities. You should know
that instances of coordinated voter fraud are surfacing
all across America and investigations into possible
criminal coordination are underway.
For your review, I have enclosed a memorandum from our
legal counsel.
Howard Rich
Chairman
First off, I know I should take this very seriously
because it is absolutely First Amendment intimidation,
but....
This is Bubba.
Bubba, for Pete's Sake!
Honey, Bubba ain't real concerned about keeping
"relatively obscure" with his politics or even about
having his name publicized in his local community.
Let me give you people from foreign states an idea
about how this is.
Here is Bubba's house ---
.... and here is Bubba's Jeep ....
.....and here is Bubba at his birthday party last year
with his longtime friend Len, wearing one of his
favorite birthday presents. .....
..... and you don't
even want to see Bubba's office because it looks like a
political Christmas tree.
Hell, Honey, Bubba had his name listed in the local
yellow pages under "Liberal."
Bubba has more exposure than hoochy-koochy dancers over
at the Mustang Lounge. He ain't a tad worried
about Mr. Hunt exposing him.
See, unlike conservatives, liberals are not scardy cats
because they are proud of who they are.
And Bubba also ain't scared of being fined for
contributing to liberal causes because Bubba's writ twit
can beat up Republican writ twits without breaking a
sweat.
Bubba is seriously considering suing Mr. Rich in State
court for harassment, intimidation, felony stupidity,
and, most importantly, picking on the wrong damn cowboy,
which violates several codified statues under Texas law.
Now, Bubba says that if you didn't get one of these
letters, you ain't contributing near enough money to
liberal causes.
He suggests you start here. Then you, too, can
have goofy little jerks from the rightwing throw pieces
of papers at you.
My suggestion to Mr. Rich -- duck, Honey, because Bubba
never throws the first punch, but he will throw the
second 17 punches.
Susan,
In case
you haven't seen it,
here is a link that shines a little
more light on who Howard Rich is.
mw
October 1 -
Okay, my friend since high school, Karen, sent me the
absolute worse excuse for singing that I have heard in a looooong time.
If I were in Italy, I'd ask for my money back!
(Okay,
okay, I admit it: it made me smile, too.)
October 1 -
Thank you, John, for sending us this gentle reminder:
October 1 - We get
emails with some workable ideas --
We figured a way to really enjoy the VP
debates tomorrow evening. Every time
Palin gets lost or just rambles on
during the debate everyone takes a
shot. We should be three sheets to the
wind by half time.
Sharon,Woodland Heights – in
the loop
Dear Susan,
All things considered, I think I'd
rather watch Norman Bates than this Dee
Bate. (When they start showing re-runs I
expect that will be a Rebate.)
Bless her heart, the way they've been
lowering expectations for the poor thing
it's even money that the Faux News crowd
will declare her the winner if she can make
it to the right podium without tripping over
her own shoelaces -- and since she'll
probably be wearing some sort of slip on
shoes, half the battle can be won in the
wardrobe department. I'm guessing that the
writers are cooking up some zingers for her
to use when predictably obvious questions
are asked so lowering those expectations
beforehand could be a useful strategy to
keep the faithful
from becoming disillusioned. (Ain't nothin'
worse than an angry crowd when it discovers
that the person they had endowed with
godlike qualities is just a sideshow
attraction who is good at Three Card Monty
and has a good shell game.)
Don A. in Pennsyltucky
--
It seems that if you trust your gut without
ever feeding your gut any facts or news or
contrary opinions, if you keep your gut on a
steady diet of grandiosity, ignorance,
sycophants, and peanut butter and jelly
sandwiches, those snap decisions can be
ruinous.
Please tell
Sharon that my version of the VP Debate
drinking game has much the same end result -
every time you hear Susan B. Anthony,
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Julia Howe
screaming in their graves, chug.
Dawn
October 1 -
Thank you, David Horsey, for starting the month off
right!
Welcome to the website formerly known as The World's Most
Dangerous Beauty Salon, Inc.
My name is
Susan DuQuesnay Bankston.
I live in Richmond, Texas, in heart of Tom
DeLay's old district. It's crazy here.
No, seriously, it's triple z crazzzy.
I used to be an independent voter, but that all changed when
I got to know a few local Republicans. They are meaner
than 10 acres of snakes and have the ethical compass of a
bank robber.
So, I
decided that they could just Kiss My Big Blue Butt.
A lot of
what I post here has to do with local politics, but you
probably have the same folks in your local government.
This ain't
a blog. Blogs are way too trendy for me. I've
been doing this since 1992, so I'm used to it even if you
ain't.
Email me
and I'll find a place to put it if I like it.
headquarters
this year and over 400 people attended one of our
victory parties last night. Hal and I both will
post pictures later today or tomorrow.
There are some people
Now that Ted Stevens has been found guilty, do you
suppose that Texas Senator
When I first heard about Sarah Palin's $150,000 clothing
buy, I was kinda stunned that a Governor didn't have
proper clothes to begin with. Then I remembered
that it was Alaska, not the fashionarama Texas.
But, ho boy, Pete Olson's campaign this cycle takes the
cake. I thought we'd see some skillful campaigning
since Olson is tighter than skin on a sausage with Tom
DeLay's old staff, but the campaign is lamer than a
one-legged parrot. They don't seem to be able to
grab ahold of anything on Lampson, and Olson himself is
kinda a goofus. Their one teevee commercial I've
seen is silly and negative. Olson looks like such
a doofus in the commercial that he should ask for a
refund from the producers.
foot
McCain Palin sign ended up on the front of the Fort Bend
Democrats Headquarters. 
piece. This one is in Obama blue with Biden blue
trim. Oh yeah, you're jealous.
Stretching down both sides of the road for about 200
yards on each side.
Here's a couple of the folks we sent out yesterday to
register voters in Democratic precincts. They did
great.
Bubba got a nasty and intimidating letter in this
special delivery envelope from UPS. 
