Better step it up, boys, or Chris Bell might not be able to mount a serious challenge to...HAHAHAHAHA... Sorry, I couldn't finish that sentence with a straight face.
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seems your party has more worries than Chris Bell. Gov. Perry has done nothing with control of both the house and the senate. His approval ratings are in the tank. Grandma strayhorn is looking better and better to most true repubs. Voters have seen a lot of nothing from the repubs in ten years or so. Seems time is right for a change. Chris Bell, could be. Seems you all need to pay attention to your own house
Chris Bell should worry the GOP to the same extent that being annihilated by a meteor should worry the GOP.
Sure, I'm not completely thrilled with Gov. Perry. That said, I'm certainly not sold on Carole Keeton McClennan Ryland Strayhorn.
To me, it just doesn't look like Bell has a serious chance. I don't know why I'm offering free advice to the Dems on this, but why not listen to the growing voice calling for Kinky Friedman to run as a Democrat?
Last I read, Kinky had raised something like 90 grand, to Bell's 10. Sure, the Dem's gonna lose either way, but it might as well be fun to watch.
I remember when Phil Graham was watching the skies for that same meteor. Meanwhile a school teacher was tooling around the state in a little white pickup truck. Gave the fine senator the scare of his life. lt you think mocking someone for running for the states highest office ( Lt.Gov most powerful, acknowledged) go for it. Stay the course. Laugh, but better keep an eye out for "little white pickups"
Oh, I think we should keep electing that person over and over again.
Please. Of course, a low-quality official should be replaced at the first opportunity. That said, why do you keep turning this back on me?
In our little discussion, I haven't defended Perry, Dewhurst or any other Texas Republican. I've merely pointed out that Bell is not a good candidate. You want to get pissed at me for that, fine. But I was never a Dem contributor. If you want to get pissed at someone, direct your anger to your fellow Dems, who can't scrape together more than 10 grand for what is supposed to be the Perryslayer.
Maybe you think I'm pulling some kind of reverse-psychology trick on you. I assure you, I'm not. I'm not trying to imply that I'm secretly terrified of the mighty juggernaught that is the Chris Bell campaign.
I'm being honest. I like a strong opposing party. It keeps our guys on the relatively straight and narrow.
not turning it back on you, and not pissed. just like honesty. If your party can't handle the job you should hold yours accountable. Chris Bell, who knows. Kinky, has lots of publicity (Imus,2 million listeners, for one) which gives national exposure. National Money. I think a strong party is held to the straight and narrow by its own first. For the record, I would prefer Richard Morrison or Ron Kirk. But thats just me.
Mr. Bramanti, I transported myself to your world. I morphed myself into your twisted logic. Using this wierd science it seems to me your doing a pretty shitty job of blogging. I mean I see some 10 ( + or -) comments. I wonder what the traffic is to this site. So judging by the numbers, as you do with Chris Bell, your attempt at blogging is "shitty". I also notice that much of this content is the same as that on Lone Star Times. Not much original work.
Traffic's really low: daily pageloads are in the double digits. And yeah, most of this stuff is crossposted to LST.
But so what? There's a key difference that you're missing. I don't propose to be the top blogger around. I'm not asking for money or claiming that I have a chance to knock off Instapundit, Daily Kos or Power Line.
Chris Bell does propose to be the state's top elected official, though his fundraising suggests the campaign will be less than stellar.
Mr. Bramanti, if you are happy being "second tier" so be it. If you are don't mind that your work is not original thats ok. You won't knock of Kos, or anyone else for that matter. And I bet Kuff is safe too. But you might want to remove the paypal from your site.
Otto, do you really see no difference between my little hobby and a gubernatorial campaign?
As I've said before, I'm not trying to take on the big-time bloggers; Bell IS trying to take on the big-time politicos. I know this will be a shock to you, but I don't write this stuff for you. I write it for me.
If it were the Chris Bell Wants a New Boat Fund, I'd be mighty impressed that he could raise more than ten grand in a couple weeks. He'd be well on his way to a nice new boat, and I'd be happy for him. But this isn't a fanciful little hobby for Bell. It's apparently a legitimate run at the state's highest office, and I just don't think the guy has a snowball's chance in Hell.
You seem to think that I'm trying to compete with Bell. If you actually think that -- if you feel the need to pit your gubernatorial candidate against some random guy with a Blogger account -- I'm even more certain of Bell's upcoming defeat. Chris Bell isn't competing against Matt the Blogger. He's competing against Rick Perry, Carole Keeton McClellan Rylander Strayhorn and a dude names Kinky.
But hey, I'm willing to be sporting about it. Twenty bucks says Bell loses. I'll even give you 3:1 odds.
10 to 1 odds. You don't have to worry about "taking my money." I'll give it to the American Red Cross or Catholic Charities or something in your name. You'll even get the tax deduction.
And why are you bitching to me because other people are calling Michael Moore fat? I don't own or run Lone Star Times. You might as well complain to me that your burger was overcooked today.
By the way, nice catch on Strayhorn's name. But after two shots at Dan Patrick's given name, you still haven't hit it.
Am I an editor at LST? I guess I am, in that I approve comments and such. I don't have veto power over posts, nor would I want it. That's Benzion's gig; I've got enough on my plate. I'll edit something now and then when it needs it (typos, broken links, stuff like that.)
Again, you claim that I make fun of people with weight problems, because someone else (i.e. a non-me person) at LST did. That's just not a valid criticism. I know a thing or two about criticizing media. I slam the Chronicle all the time. But if I have a beef with the way Lucas Wall writes a story, I don't write Dwight Silverman and say "Dwight, you wrote such and such, and here's why you're wrong."
But I have to admit that you're right about one thing, at least: Pappas burgers are outstanding!
I agree, shots at Michael Moore for being a fat slob are childish, and really have nothing to do with his politics. And, as I've said before, I DIDN'T TAKE ANY OF THOSE SHOTS.
However, shots at Sheila Jackson Lee for her limited intellect are valid because her stupidity affects her judgment. People who are so stupid that they think Neil Armstrong landed on Mars should not control NASA's purse strings. Do you disagree with that?
I've seen Fahrenheit 9/11 and Roger and Me. Let's take on F9/11 first, since it's the most recent Moore crap in people's minds.
Here are a few lies from the movie:
-The suggestion that Saudis -- possibly connected to Bin Laden -- were allowed to leave the country while flights were grounded. In fact, they left after the flight restrictions were lifted, and only after every person was cleared by the FBI.
-The assertion that "Bush beat the rap from the SEC" for selling Harken Energy stock, even though the transaction was legal and cleared by company lawyers.
-The statment by Craig Unger that the Saudis have $860 billion invested in the U.S, "roughly six or seven percent of America," implying that the Saudis are taking over, with Bush's help. In actuality, U.S. net worth is something like $44 trillion. So even if you use Unger's unsupported $860 billion number, you're talking about less than 2 percent. Not "six or seven."
The Irish are projected to go 9-2 this year, and go to the Gator Bowl. That's not too bad.
Again, you blame me for the lack of honest debate on the airwaves. What the hell do you expect me to do about it? I don't own, program, run or even work at a radio or TV station.
I watched the movie. I rented it a long time ago, and I still kick myself for giving money to that knucklehead.
Regardless of the movie, listen very closely. I will NOT tolerate you calling me a liar on my own blog.
I will NOT tolerate your suggestion that I don't honor my debts.
The entire force of your last comment -- after your admission that you "cannot debate the issues" -- was a string of personal attacks against me (I'm a liar in claiming I didn't see F9/11 and I wouldn't pay up if I lost a best), with a shot at a great university thrown in for good measure. Does this make you happy?
So, what do you say on that bet? Just to recap, it's 20 bucks from you (to the United Way or Catholic Charities) if Chris Bell loses; 200 from me if he wins. You game? Or do you set Bell's odds at even worse than 10:1?
If the president traded on insider information, I have full confidence that an SEC investigation will clear his name.
What, it already did? Well I guess that's that. You also repeatedly suggest that I lied about seeing F9/11. What, do you want the damn Blockbuster receipt?
Come on, Otto. You're all over the map. This thread WAS about Chris Bell's fundraising progress, but I certainly understand why you'd want to start talking about a 15-year-old non-issue.
As of the time of this comment, he's at $14,421.29, with over 10 grand to go in the next 72 hours.
Will he make it? I would bet no. But I "don't want to take your money."
You got it right, Ted. I won't be taking Otto's comments anymore, because he is a troll.
He mixes in personal insults (making the same one repeatedly), veers off topic, and insists on the same "mr. firstname" convention when talking to me. He does manage to capitalize the names of people he agrees with, though. That's just tacky and sophomoric.
Sure, I'll do a $20 bet at 10:1. If Chris Bell wins, I give $200 to charity in your name. If Bell loses, I give $20 to charity in my name.
By the way, I'd love to hear you "take me to task" on light rail.
I think you're confusing issues. Are you suggesting putting light rail along the Katy Freeway?
Seems to me commuter rail would've been a much better solution. We could've tried a pilot by using surplus Amtrak trains on the lines we had along the Katy Freeway. But running light rail down a 15-20 mile commuter corridor makes absolutely no sense to me.
By comparing Metro to BART, you're comparing apples, oranges and plums. First of all, BART is not light rail. It's commuter rail. Secondly, you couldn't build a BART-type system on the cheap: BART used non-standard-gauge rails and automated trains.
You've got all these proposals for "smart transportation," yet you continue to confuse light rail and commuter rail.
If people want rail so much (light or commuter), why won't they pay for it? Why does rail have to have such enormous construction and operation subsidies?
There's an Onion article that pretty much sums it up:
Meanwhile, people have proven -- with their wallets -- that they like tollways. HCTRA's swimming in money, and Houston's toll road system is fast, well-maintained and well-designed.
Now why would you turn away from the successful HCTRA and towards Metro -- which is falling in just about every metric -- to solve Houston's mobility problems?
Also, weasel out of the best if you'd like, but read my comment of 8/26 at 6:11 p.m.:
"But hey, I'm willing to be sporting about it. Twenty bucks says Bell loses. I'll even give you 3:1 odds."
Also, my comment from 8/27 at 10:50 p.m.:
"So, what do you say on that bet? Just to recap, it's 20 bucks from you (to the United Way or Catholic Charities) if Chris Bell loses; 200 from me if he wins. You game? Or do you set Bell's odds at even worse than 10:1?"
I wish Chris Bell the best. He's got more than 25% of his goal left to go in the next two days. We'll see.
How is commuter rail better for the user? What happens if I take the rail into work, then mid-day I want to go somewhere the rail doesn't go? What happens if I have a job (I do) that requires me to drive all over town, to places they'd never put rail? What happens to the poor folks on the East End who won't see rail, which is built for the elites?
I was about to apologize to you for accusing you of trying to weasel out of the bet. Then I saw "How about a new bet." Yup, that's weaseling.
"Then we will Take BART from the East Bay to San Francisco at 7:30 a.m. Bring along 3:00 and a good book. Its a nice ride and a good chance to read the paper or a book."
Three hours? Yikes. I'll pass. Besides, I'm not a big fan of taking subsidies from local government.
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seems your party has more worries than Chris Bell. Gov. Perry has done nothing with control of both the house and the senate. His approval ratings are in the tank. Grandma strayhorn is looking better and better to most true repubs. Voters have seen a lot of nothing from the repubs in ten years or so. Seems time is right for a change. Chris Bell, could be. Seems you all need to pay attention to your own house
Chris Bell should worry the GOP to the same extent that being annihilated by a meteor should worry the GOP.
Sure, I'm not completely thrilled with Gov. Perry. That said, I'm certainly not sold on Carole Keeton McClennan Ryland Strayhorn.
To me, it just doesn't look like Bell has a serious chance. I don't know why I'm offering free advice to the Dems on this, but why not listen to the growing voice calling for Kinky Friedman to run as a Democrat?
Last I read, Kinky had raised something like 90 grand, to Bell's 10. Sure, the Dem's gonna lose either way, but it might as well be fun to watch.
I remember when Phil Graham was watching the skies for that same meteor. Meanwhile a school teacher was tooling around the state in a little white pickup truck. Gave the fine senator the scare of his life. lt you think mocking someone for running for the states highest office ( Lt.Gov most powerful, acknowledged) go for it. Stay the course. Laugh, but better keep an eye out for "little white pickups"
1) It's Gramm, not Graham.
2) I'm not "mocking someone for running for the states highest office." I'm mocking someone for doing such a shitty job at it.
Whats your position when someone gets the job, then does such a shitty job at it(Gov. Sen. Rep. Pres.). Just wonder'en.
Oh, I think we should keep electing that person over and over again.
Please. Of course, a low-quality official should be replaced at the first opportunity. That said, why do you keep turning this back on me?
In our little discussion, I haven't defended Perry, Dewhurst or any other Texas Republican. I've merely pointed out that Bell is not a good candidate. You want to get pissed at me for that, fine. But I was never a Dem contributor. If you want to get pissed at someone, direct your anger to your fellow Dems, who can't scrape together more than 10 grand for what is supposed to be the Perryslayer.
Maybe you think I'm pulling some kind of reverse-psychology trick on you. I assure you, I'm not. I'm not trying to imply that I'm secretly terrified of the mighty juggernaught that is the Chris Bell campaign.
I'm being honest. I like a strong opposing party. It keeps our guys on the relatively straight and narrow.
not turning it back on you, and not pissed. just like honesty. If your party can't handle the job you should hold yours accountable.
Chris Bell, who knows. Kinky, has lots of publicity (Imus,2 million listeners, for one) which gives national exposure. National Money.
I think a strong party is held to the straight and narrow by its own first.
For the record, I would prefer Richard Morrison or Ron Kirk. But thats just me.
Mr. Bramanti, I transported myself to your world. I morphed myself into your twisted logic. Using this wierd science it seems to me your doing a pretty shitty job of blogging. I mean I see some 10 ( + or -) comments. I wonder what the traffic is to this site. So judging by the numbers, as you do with Chris Bell, your attempt at blogging is "shitty". I also notice that much of this content is the same as that on Lone Star Times. Not much original work.
Traffic's really low: daily pageloads are in the double digits. And yeah, most of this stuff is crossposted to LST.
But so what? There's a key difference that you're missing. I don't propose to be the top blogger around. I'm not asking for money or claiming that I have a chance to knock off Instapundit, Daily Kos or Power Line.
Chris Bell does propose to be the state's top elected official, though his fundraising suggests the campaign will be less than stellar.
Mr. Bramanti, if you are happy being "second tier" so be it. If you are don't mind that your work is not original thats ok. You won't knock of
Kos, or anyone else for that matter. And I bet Kuff is safe too.
But you might want to remove the paypal from your site.
Ooh, there goes Mr. Faceless Anonymity, master of psychology.
Why on earth would I want to remove the PayPal link?
Otto, do you really see no difference between my little hobby and a gubernatorial campaign?
As I've said before, I'm not trying to take on the big-time bloggers; Bell IS trying to take on the big-time politicos. I know this will be a shock to you, but I don't write this stuff for you. I write it for me.
If it were the Chris Bell Wants a New Boat Fund, I'd be mighty impressed that he could raise more than ten grand in a couple weeks. He'd be well on his way to a nice new boat, and I'd be happy for him. But this isn't a fanciful little hobby for Bell. It's apparently a legitimate run at the state's highest office, and I just don't think the guy has a snowball's chance in Hell.
You seem to think that I'm trying to compete with Bell. If you actually think that -- if you feel the need to pit your gubernatorial candidate against some random guy with a Blogger account -- I'm even more certain of Bell's upcoming defeat. Chris Bell isn't competing against Matt the Blogger. He's competing against Rick Perry, Carole Keeton McClellan Rylander Strayhorn and a dude names Kinky.
But hey, I'm willing to be sporting about it. Twenty bucks says Bell loses. I'll even give you 3:1 odds.
Whaddya say?
10 to 1 odds. You don't have to worry about "taking my money." I'll give it to the American Red Cross or Catholic Charities or something in your name. You'll even get the tax deduction.
And why are you bitching to me because other people are calling Michael Moore fat? I don't own or run Lone Star Times. You might as well complain to me that your burger was overcooked today.
By the way, nice catch on Strayhorn's name. But after two shots at Dan Patrick's given name, you still haven't hit it.
Am I an editor at LST? I guess I am, in that I approve comments and such. I don't have veto power over posts, nor would I want it. That's Benzion's gig; I've got enough on my plate. I'll edit something now and then when it needs it (typos, broken links, stuff like that.)
Again, you claim that I make fun of people with weight problems, because someone else (i.e. a non-me person) at LST did. That's just not a valid criticism. I know a thing or two about criticizing media. I slam the Chronicle all the time. But if I have a beef with the way Lucas Wall writes a story, I don't write Dwight Silverman and say "Dwight, you wrote such and such, and here's why you're wrong."
But I have to admit that you're right about one thing, at least: Pappas burgers are outstanding!
I agree, shots at Michael Moore for being a fat slob are childish, and really have nothing to do with his politics. And, as I've said before, I DIDN'T TAKE ANY OF THOSE SHOTS.
However, shots at Sheila Jackson Lee for her limited intellect are valid because her stupidity affects her judgment. People who are so stupid that they think Neil Armstrong landed on Mars should not control NASA's purse strings. Do you disagree with that?
I've seen Fahrenheit 9/11 and Roger and Me. Let's take on F9/11 first, since it's the most recent Moore crap in people's minds.
Here are a few lies from the movie:
-The suggestion that Saudis -- possibly connected to Bin Laden -- were allowed to leave the country while flights were grounded. In fact, they left after the flight restrictions were lifted, and only after every person was cleared by the FBI.
-The assertion that "Bush beat the rap from the SEC" for selling Harken Energy stock, even though the transaction was legal and cleared by company lawyers.
-The statment by Craig Unger that the Saudis have $860 billion invested in the U.S, "roughly six or seven percent of America," implying that the Saudis are taking over, with Bush's help. In actuality, U.S. net worth is something like $44 trillion. So even if you use Unger's unsupported $860 billion number, you're talking about less than 2 percent. Not "six or seven."
The Irish are projected to go 9-2 this year, and go to the Gator Bowl. That's not too bad.
Again, you blame me for the lack of honest debate on the airwaves. What the hell do you expect me to do about it? I don't own, program, run or even work at a radio or TV station.
I watched the movie. I rented it a long time ago, and I still kick myself for giving money to that knucklehead.
Regardless of the movie, listen very closely. I will NOT tolerate you calling me a liar on my own blog.
I will NOT tolerate your suggestion that I don't honor my debts.
The entire force of your last comment -- after your admission that you "cannot debate the issues" -- was a string of personal attacks against me (I'm a liar in claiming I didn't see F9/11 and I wouldn't pay up if I lost a best), with a shot at a great university thrown in for good measure. Does this make you happy?
So, what do you say on that bet? Just to recap, it's 20 bucks from you (to the United Way or Catholic Charities) if Chris Bell loses; 200 from me if he wins. You game? Or do you set Bell's odds at even worse than 10:1?
If the president traded on insider information, I have full confidence that an SEC investigation will clear his name.
What, it already did? Well I guess that's that. You also repeatedly suggest that I lied about seeing F9/11. What, do you want the damn Blockbuster receipt?
Come on, Otto. You're all over the map. This thread WAS about Chris Bell's fundraising progress, but I certainly understand why you'd want to start talking about a 15-year-old non-issue.
As of the time of this comment, he's at $14,421.29, with over 10 grand to go in the next 72 hours.
Will he make it? I would bet no. But I "don't want to take your money."
You got it right, Ted. I won't be taking Otto's comments anymore, because he is a troll.
He mixes in personal insults (making the same one repeatedly), veers off topic, and insists on the same "mr. firstname" convention when talking to me. He does manage to capitalize the names of people he agrees with, though. That's just tacky and sophomoric.
Sure, I'll do a $20 bet at 10:1. If Chris Bell wins, I give $200 to charity in your name. If Bell loses, I give $20 to charity in my name.
By the way, I'd love to hear you "take me to task" on light rail.
I think you're confusing issues. Are you suggesting putting light rail along the Katy Freeway?
Seems to me commuter rail would've been a much better solution. We could've tried a pilot by using surplus Amtrak trains on the lines we had along the Katy Freeway. But running light rail down a 15-20 mile commuter corridor makes absolutely no sense to me.
By comparing Metro to BART, you're comparing apples, oranges and plums. First of all, BART is not light rail. It's commuter rail. Secondly, you couldn't build a BART-type system on the cheap: BART used non-standard-gauge rails and automated trains.
You've got all these proposals for "smart transportation," yet you continue to confuse light rail and commuter rail.
If people want rail so much (light or commuter), why won't they pay for it? Why does rail have to have such enormous construction and operation subsidies?
There's an Onion article that pretty much sums it up:
Meanwhile, people have proven -- with their wallets -- that they like tollways. HCTRA's swimming in money, and Houston's toll road system is fast, well-maintained and well-designed.
Now why would you turn away from the successful HCTRA and towards Metro -- which is falling in just about every metric -- to solve Houston's mobility problems?
Also, weasel out of the best if you'd like, but read my comment of 8/26 at 6:11 p.m.:
"But hey, I'm willing to be sporting about it. Twenty bucks says Bell loses. I'll even give you 3:1 odds."
Also, my comment from 8/27 at 10:50 p.m.:
"So, what do you say on that bet? Just to recap, it's 20 bucks from you (to the United Way or Catholic Charities) if Chris Bell loses; 200 from me if he wins. You game? Or do you set Bell's odds at even worse than 10:1?"
I wish Chris Bell the best. He's got more than 25% of his goal left to go in the next two days. We'll see.
How is commuter rail better for the user? What happens if I take the rail into work, then mid-day I want to go somewhere the rail doesn't go? What happens if I have a job (I do) that requires me to drive all over town, to places they'd never put rail? What happens to the poor folks on the East End who won't see rail, which is built for the elites?
I was about to apologize to you for accusing you of trying to weasel out of the bet. Then I saw "How about a new bet." Yup, that's weaseling.
"Then we will Take BART from the East Bay to San Francisco at 7:30 a.m. Bring along 3:00 and a good book. Its a nice ride and a good chance to read the paper or a book."
Three hours? Yikes. I'll pass. Besides, I'm not a big fan of taking subsidies from local government.
No, I don't use public libraries. There are still too many disgusting vagrants in there.
And are you seriously suggesting that local government somehow subsidizes the Internet? That's a new one.
I do put my trash out. It is collected, but not by a city garbage truck. I pay for my own. I also pay for everyone else's. That's pretty sweet.
Maybe you can hit your buddy up for another free lunch, because I don't care to listen to you in this forum any longer.
Here's the Word of the Day.
Been nice knowin' ya.
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