Archive for the 'Texas' Category

Speaking At Trade Association Funded By BP, Gov. Perry Claims Rig Disaster Is An ‘Act Of God’–Think Progress headline, 5/5/2010

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

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“And God created spin…”
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The story is here.

Images: (God creates man by Michelangelo) via reason.com; (blowout) d2eosjbgw49cu5.cloudfront.net via trends-search.com; (BP logo) via designlessbetter.com;(hard hat) via accrete.com

Rep. Steve King (R-IA) Floats Secession As Possible Response To Health Care Reform.–Think Progress headline, 2/22/2010

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Of course, this follows the Texas governor’s
moronic discussion of the same. 
Patapsco Creek Jack came up with a solution.

“What would be fun is if contemporary America found its Sherman and sent him and three divisions into certain states and Congressional districts.“
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Images: (1) via iacmusic.com (2)by Matthew Brady via civilwargazzette.wordpress.com […]

Reason 4,867. Why China Is Eating Our Lunch:

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

science + religion today
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Feb 19, 2010
What Texas Thinks of Evolution
According to a poll conducted by the University of Texas and The Texas Tribune, 30 percent of people in the state believe that humans and dinosaurs lived at the same time, and more than half—51 percent—don’t believe that “human beings, as we know them today, developed […]

A comment on a Tea Party gubernatorial candidate story from Think Progress inspired the license plate.

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Texas Tea Party candidate: ‘There are some very good arguments’ that government was involved in 9/11.

By Alex Seitz-Wald on Feb 11th, 2010 at 5:43 pm
Texas Tea Party candidate: ‘There are some very good arguments’ that government was involved in 9/11.

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Debra Medina, a nurse and Tea Party activist running for the Republican nomination for governor in […]

One of these guys has thought about taking his state out of the Union…

Friday, September 11th, 2009

I had never realized that WWE had its own standing army.

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Images: (Governor Perry of Texas) AP Photo via huffingtonpost.com (Vince McMahon) via ugo.com

What’s Jerry going to do if Perry secedes? That Confederate Football League lasted only 4 plus seasons.

Friday, July 17th, 2009

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Brandon Thibodeaux for The New York Times Mr. Thibodeaux was the photographer
for all of the following Cowboy Stadium shots.
The new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Tx, is a three million square foot structure that is three times the size of the team’s old home, Texas Stadium.

A Texas-Size StadiumBy RICHARD SANDOMIR
Published: July 16, 2009ARLINGTON, Tex. — Jerry […]

He may have once held an ownership stake in the Texas Rangers, but he has turned the US of A into a Sally League country.

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

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30-mile debris pile becomes symbol of FEMA delays (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

By MICHAEL GRACZYK, Associated Press Writer Michael Graczyk,
Associated Press Writer – Mon Dec 1, 3:55 pm ET
Workers watch as a back hoe drop a scoop of hurricane debris, Tuesday, Nov. 25, AP – Workers watch as a back hoe drop a scoop of hurricane debris, […]

It seems as if KRQV-News Channel-5 has hit one out of the park!

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Guerra Reveals Evidence
Wednesday , November 26, 2008    Posted: 07:14 PM
Guerra unveils why his investigation led him to the Vice President
WILLACY COUNTY - District Attorney Juan Guerra says his investigation took him all the way to the top, to the Vice President of the United States. He showed NEWSCHANNEL 5 records that he says could be […]

“When the federal government started making schools gun-free zones, that’s when all of these shootings started.”–Superintendent, Harrold , Tx. school district, to the Fort Worth Star Telegram.

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

Is he saying that all of those nuns were carrying heat in the 1950s?

ocal6.com
EDUCATION
School District Allowing Teachers To Carry Guns
Employees Must Have License To Carry Concealed Handgun
POSTED: 7:55 am EDT August 16, 2008
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HARROLD, Texas — The tiny Harrold, Texas, school district will allow teachers and staff members to carry concealed firearms when they return to […]

Texas Is One of 35 States Not Requiring Crane Operators to be Licensed–ABC News

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

Houston Refinery Latest in String of Crane Collapses
July 19, 2008
In a scene that has become all-too familiar, one of the nation’s largest mobile cranes came crashing down at a Houston oil refinery on Friday afternoon, killing four workers. It was the latest of a number of fatal crane accidents.
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