Click 'Connect with Facebook' to join NetworkedBlogs. NetworkedBlogs is a community of bloggers and blog lovers. Join the fun, add your blog, and connect with others who read and write about subjects you like.
Thanksgiving and helping those in need...
With all the crap flying about in my professional life (you may have heard that banking's not doing all that well right now unless, of course, you work for a company whose name rhymes with soldman gachs) and all the stupid speculation on the Democratic ticket, it's easy to forget there are a lot of people REALLY hurting this Thanksgiving.
Hank Gilbert reminded me of that today and here are some links to organizations around the state (scroll to the bottom of the page) that are helping put food on Texans' tables this Thanksgiving. Please, instead of giving money to any candidate, send a few bucks or some food to
Houston Mayor : You're so gay! No, YOU ARE!
Well, it didn't take long for the runoff in the Houston Mayor race to turn nasty. Apparently, Gene Locke has been busy building himself a little coalition made up of people who don't like teh gays including Dr. Stephen Hotze (who is anything but and whom I've always thought was a lover of teh cock). No one seems to like that much including the Chronicle, Muse and Kuffner.
None of it seems to have had much of an impact on the Chronicle which decided to
Schieffer out...
Former Ambassador Tom Schieffer will exit the race for Governor this afternoon... more details will come as they are available. I've just been waiting for a confirmation.
My bet? The man has a bunch of debt and will back Shami to get it paid off.
Update : OR, is the sugar daddy going to be Bill White who is rumored to be entering the Governor's race? If this is some sort of deal and part of it is Schieffer as Lt. Governor, we have a big problem.
Roundin' Up The TPA
The Texas Progressive Alliance is starting to feel an odd craving for can-shaped servings of cranberry sauce as it brings you this week's highlights from the blogs.
TXsharon continues to follow the abuses of Aruba Petroleum in a Barnett Shale backyard and Wednesday the Wise County Messenger picked up the story. It's all on Bluedaze: DRILLING REFORM FOR TEXAS.
CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme is really
- South Dakota Watch on KELOLAND.com
Democratic, Obama, South Dakota
- Rob's Blog
Harlow, Conservatives, Politics
- DosCentavos
politics, latinos, texas
- The Huffington Post
progressive, democratic, liberal
- Rebels Yell!
political opinion, Irish Republican, politics
Questions? contact: networkedblogs@ninua.com
Copyright (C) 2008, Ninua, Inc.