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June 26, 2009 - 07:39 am
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

More emails from Gov. Mark Sanford

By noreply@blogger.com (John Coby)

As a friend of mine said: Don't ever write something on an email that you don't want spread on the internet. It can be a huge buzz kill, much like the following chat room discussion with Gov. Mark Sanford:

Sanford has entered the room.
Sanford: Anyone here yet?

Newt has entered the room.
Ensign has entered the room.
Craig has entered the room.

Newt: Here!

Ensign: Me too!

Craig: I am not gay.

Vitter has entered the room.
Vitter: I did her!

Sanford: Thanks for coming. As you know I have sinned, got caught, and tried to cover it up. Damnit. I am screwed. Any advice?

Newt: Dont worry about it. Take a few years off, then run for President.

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June 16, 2009 - 08:05 pm
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

The GOP: Groping Old Pharts

By noreply@blogger.com (John Coby)

The republican party has had to beat off hypocrisy with both hands over the last few years. They have a 17 year old high school drop out banging the daughter of the Governor of Alaska right before being paraded on the stage of the republican national convention. Senator Craig was caught in hot gay sex in a bathroom. Senator "I did her" Vitter dropping his drawers for a hooker. And now one of the leading republican Senators who was looking at a run for President in 2012, admitting to an affair with a staffer.

LAS VEGAS — Sen. John Ensign of Nevada, a leading Republican mentioned as a potential presidential candidate, admitted Tuesday he had an extramarital affair with a woman who was a member of his campaign staff.

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April 13, 2009 - 06:53 am
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

GOP offering teabagging partners

By noreply@blogger.com (John Coby)

In preparation for the FoxTV group tea bagging event, the GOP has issued a call for individuals who would like to participate in tea bagging.
We all know that we will be steamy, sweaty, and hot on April 15, tax day, and hard at work to complete our taxes and will look for much needed relief. The GOP can provide that relief with a group tea bagging. All individuals who are interested in tea bagging can be provided a partner. "Tea bagging is best performed with two consenting tax paying adults" says the organizer of the event, Richard Head.
Those interested in tea bagging can join other white, over weight, elderly men in the tea bagging event.

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February 4, 2009 - 04:52 pm
NEWS FEED: Houston Chronicle

State board members react to bill for nonpartisan elections

By Gary Scharrer

A proposal before Texas lawmakers would change the way the State Board of Education is elected. Members from the 15 districts would run on non-partisan ballots instead of party affiliation.

Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin, is the author of HB 420. Local school board elections are non-partisan. Converting the State Board of Education to non-partisan elections might help diminish the board's partisan squabbling, she and other supporters say. Opponents counter that party affiliation helps voters identify with candidates. Without the party label, voters may not have a clue as to where the various candidates stand.

State Board of Education members were asked for their opinion on Howard's bill.

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