USA Today (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Creative justice helps cut crime Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas - Houston As a former judge and prosecutor for 30 years in Houston, I have seen firsthand the problems caused by repeat offenders ("Shaming undermines justice," The Forum, Nov. 17). As...
The Beatles's topics - tribe.net (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Have a bad HSN-QVC SHOPPING EXPERIENCE: Let IMAN go on with kaftans, 30 years after her mafia skank-hubby DAVID BOWIE duped Nixon's W.E.S., to twit ME, for playing guitar so well, Bowie and AC-ZZ duped me and blew off Reagan geeks like Vanilla Ice, when they stole my riffs AND Iran's assets, AND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS, for Ted Poe and any other idiot with his thumb up Reagan's ass. Why does Iman get...
Brains and Eggs (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
-- Farouk Shami is a candidate to dye for, according to the Texas Tribune. His recent political contributions are what stand out to me, however ... Shami's (hair care products) business, founded in 1986, took off when he signed a distribution deal with Austin-based Armstrong McCall. John McCall is a part owner of Farouk Systems now, and the two men — particularly McCall — were the biggest...
The Lonely Conservative (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Kicking Ass (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The Call 'Em Out series continues this week -- and this time we’re calling out the House GOP . All but one Republican member of the House voted against health insurance reform last Saturday. During the 12-hours preceding the vote, GOP members stood at the podium spouting lie after lie in a last ditch effort to kill reform. Watch our video showing all of the outrageous lies from the House debate...
"Bank on California" Money Launderi (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
HOPE Program would reduce recidivism through closely-monitored probations paired with strict consequences for violators. WASHINGTON, DC ... Congressmen Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Ted Poe (R-TX) introduced legislation that will create a new program to fight drug use and crime. The Honest Opportunity ...... more
Pondering Penguin (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Another pre-election day, another full mailbox. Campaign brochures galore. Some are glossy, and quite professionally created. Others, more on the attack mode and less sophisticated. Let's take a look at the bounty from yesterday: Two jumbo postcards with the same message - anti Annise Parker and Gene Locke paid for by 'Peter Brown for Mayor'. These fall into the attack mode category. One jumbo postcard...
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Yesterday the House voted-- overwhelmingly-- to suspend the rules and pass Tom Harkin's bill to amend title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the program for providing life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS (the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009). For normal Americans, regardless of party, it was a non-controversial, bipartisan endeavor and it passed 408-9...
Alex Constantine's Blacklist (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
by Araminta Wordsworth Full Comment/network.nationalpost.com October 21, 2009 Full Comment's Araminta Wordsworth brings you a regular dose of international punditry at its finest. Today: Jamie Leigh Jones has waited a long time for justice since allegedly being gang-raped in 2005 by fellow employees in Iraq. She's still waiting, but made some headway when the Senate passed an amendment that will bar...
Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Texas: Cap and Trade Bill Lawmakers' Topic Monday Cap and trade, he said, was based on the false premise of global warming , and was designed to generate money for health care reforms. "The bill is a tax bill, to raise revenue for the federal government," [Ted Poe, R-Humble] said. "The $880 billion it was to raise was to be used as a downpayment on the health care bill." Does Bob...
Angie's Desk (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Yeah, that's pretty inflamatory. I'm feeling pretty damn inflamed right now, so I think that's appropriate. In 2005, Jamie Leigh Jones, a twenty-year-old employee of KBR -- at the time a subsidiary of Halliburton, and hey look, they're hiring -- was working in Iraq. Her co-workers drugged her, gang-raped her, abused her so badly her breasts were disfigured permanently , then locked her in a shipping...
Like Maria Said Paz (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
" Activists campaign against rape in the military; new laws could hold contractors accountable " ( Free Speech Radio News ): This week, the anti-war group Veterans for Peace will be campaigning at Armed Forces recruiting stations across the US to demand that military recruiters alert women who are thinking of enlisting about the “high possibility” they will be raped by their peers...
The Political Fish (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Nothing to add to this speech. Thank you sir, could not have said it any better myself. © 2009, The Political Fish. All rights reserved.
Cup Of Joe Powell (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Tennessee Senators Alexander and Corker decided to vote against a proposal to allow victims of rape to have a day in court - along with 28 other Republican senators this week. I'd bet that vote will not be mentioned in their campaign fliers and stump speeches for re-election. Tennessee voters and Tennessee media outlets should ask them to explain why they oppose allowing rape victims to prosecute their...
Haystack Commentary (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
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