http://lonestartimes.com A Blog as Big as Texas Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:51:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Don't you wish the community agitator would agree to this? http://lonestartimes.com/2008/10/11/weekend-open-comments-104/ In 1990, Brian [Wilson] wrote, "I also enjoyed producing 'In My Room'. There is a story behind this song. When Dennis, Carl and I lived in Hawthorne as kids, we all slept in the same room. One night I sang the song 'Ivory Tower' to them and ... http://lonestartimes.com/2008/10/10/friday-music-thread-8/ Our friends at blogHouston made a great catch the other day: David Mincberg's latest report (PDF download) is interesting. If a person clicks onto page 18, the name Andrea Georgsson turns up. Georgsson gave Mr. Mincberg $250. Georgsson lists her occupation as "writer" for none other than the Houston Chronicle. Incidentally, Georgsson also ... http://lonestartimes.com/2008/10/10/chron-editorial-writer-violates-contributions-policy/ We have in this household a friend from Manhattan who was a mentor to Her Highness, the love of my life, when several decades ago she crossed the Hudson River, with NYU diploma in hand, to Jersey and secured the first and only teaching job for which she ever applied.  This ... http://lonestartimes.com/2008/10/10/palin-as-a-force-of-nature/ Permit me to introduce Mr. Alfonzo Rachel, black conservative Republican: In an article yesterday in the New York Times, black Republican bloggers are featured in a piece entitled, Young, Black and Republican in New York, Blogging Against the Tide. The barbs have become like a soundtrack to Richard Ivory’s life: Uncle Tom, ... http://lonestartimes.com/2008/10/10/black-conservative/ The Doctrine of the Right of Instruction I am attempting here to explain why your Senators and Representatives are not bound by any legal obligation to vote the explicit will of the voters who elected them. In the winter of 1787, there began a move among many Founders to counter a movement, ... http://lonestartimes.com/2008/10/10/they-really-do-not-have-to-vote-your-way/ CROWN POINT, Indiana (CNN) -- More than 2,000 voter registration forms filed in northern Indiana's Lake County by a liberal activist group this week have turned out to be bogus, election officials said Thursday. And in Lake County, home to the long-depressed steel town of Gary, the bipartisan Elections Board has ... http://lonestartimes.com/2008/10/10/election-officials-2100-phony-acorn-voter-registrations/ Tick, tock. http://lonestartimes.com/2008/10/10/friday-open-comments-76/ Fire up the violins: When Magdalana Domingo Ramirez Lopez moved to this South Carolina city nearly two years ago to work at the chicken processing plant, she felt at home. On weekends, the neighborhood near House of Raeford's plant was filled with the sounds of salsa music and the scents of Guatemalan ... http://lonestartimes.com/2008/10/09/chron-runs-another-ap-immigration-sob-story/ The website Politically Drunk On Power has uncovered evidence of Barack Hussein Obama's membership in the Democratic Socialists of America's "New Party" organization. After allegations surfaced in early summer over the 'New Party's' endorsement of Obama, the Obama campaign along with the remnants of the New Party and Democratic Socialists ... http://lonestartimes.com/2008/10/09/obamas-terrorist-socialist-fraudulent-friends/ "Hello, boys and girls.  This is my friend, Mr. Bill.  He just lives in my neighborhood.  What capitalistic institution shall we attack today, Mr. Bill?  Can you say, 'bomb'? I thought cha could." http://lonestartimes.com/2008/10/09/a-beautiful-day/ The first of two debates between the candidates for the U.S. Senator from Texas will be aired tonight on public television stations around the state from the KHOU studio in Houston beginning at 8:00 pm. For those that are unaware of the candidates, they are: incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn, ... http://lonestartimes.com/2008/10/09/john-cornyn-rick-noriega-debate-tonight/ So, AIG needs another $37.8 billion, eh? Why? Because the stress is so bad they need another party at the St. Regis! http://lonestartimes.com/2008/10/09/thursday-open-comments-70/ ...and I'm a TV Screamer.  Confession is the first step in the healing process.  Yes, I know your puny 13 inch screen hasn't been dusted as often as it should've been.  And yes, you do indeed deserve so much more than a cheap pair of rabbit ears and some mylar ... http://lonestartimes.com/2008/10/08/my-name-is-the-zoo-keeper/ More often than some of you might expect, I keep my opinions to myself both because (a) I work in politics and it isn't always prudent for me to speak publicly; and (b) I work in politics and I like to see if my ideas can make their way up ... http://lonestartimes.com/2008/10/08/whining-his-way-into-the-white-house/ Make no mistake, I like John McCain and will vote for him for President in November. There is no question in my mind that he is closer to my own core ideologies than Barack Obama, specifically in the areas of foreign policy and cutting spending. But last night, man-o-man did he ... http://lonestartimes.com/2008/10/08/mccains-latest-misstep/ Hmm. What did she do to that chair? http://lonestartimes.com/2008/10/08/wednesday-open-comments-79/ http://lonestartimes.com/2008/10/07/liveblogging-the-debate/ I cannot live-blog the debate this evening and my colleagues are otherwise occupied. I am posting this thread for all our loyal commenters to post their reactions and thoughts as the debate proceeds. I'll check in later. Thanks for your input and have at it ! The thread is yours ... http://lonestartimes.com/2008/10/07/presidential-debate-open-thread/   "Brother, can you spare a vote?" http://lonestartimes.com/2008/10/07/driven/