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Still workin'

Another day, another new theme. The new home of Common Sense is taking some time, like trying to figure out how to put things into the left sidebar. Once I can do that, we'll be cooking with gas.

Good news everybody

Al Edwards lost his run-off race against Borris Miles tonight.

The Houston Democrat lost to insurance agent Borris Miles, 53.5 percent to 46.5 percent. Edwards is perhaps best known for his long tenure (he’s served in the House since 1978) and for his legislation making Juneteenth a state holiday.

I think he is actually more well-known for being a megalomanical f---tard who anointed himself protector of all our morality. But I could be wrong. People at least know about the sexy cheerleader bill, if not the statue he erected of himself.

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Fun present from nobodygirl

How did this happen?

Proving you can take the girl out of the trailer park, but you can't take the trailer park out of the girl, Department of Child and Family Services paid a visit to Britney Spears at her Malibu home this weekend. There is no word if there is an investigation, but have you seen how she treats her baby?

More to the point, though, is how did she became such trailer trash? She's turned into that girl in the trailer park who wins the lottery. You know the kind. She's got a big house and all the money in the world, but she married a complete loser who could have been the stunt double in Joe Dirt. And K-Fed always seems to be looking for a job, he just never finds it. Just one baby later, her looks and any appeal she had to any other human being is gone and it turns out that being rich doesn't make you a suitable mother.

I really hope to God they make a Lifetime Movie out of her biography so that young girls can be warned to never imitate her.

(Ed. note: The AP picture of her in the news story is just too flattering. Instead, here is a video link from The Superficial that shows her in all her bloated glory.)

About friggin' time

It takes some people forever to get around to doing things. It's taken years for Don Coscarelli to get around to this:

BUBBA NOSFERATU RISES

04.10.06

By Devin Faraci

Contributing sources:       Sci Fi Wire

The second film in Don Coscarelli’s Bubba trilogy* is back from the dead, as supernatural forces seem to be coming together to make Bubba Nosferatu a reality. "The project has a life of its own," Coscarelli tells Sci Fi Wire. "People seem to want it. We just have to get it finished." The “we,” of course, is Coscarelli and Joe R Lansdale, who wrote the original story that Bubba Ho-Tep was based on.

I usually don't go in for all this prequel business, but if that's how it has to be, then that is how it has to be. Now get to filming!

Shenanigans!

I call shenanigans on the Texas Secretary of State!

While it is probably not his fault that Barbara Radnofsky's name was left off the ballot in Maverick County (There's really a Maverick County?), I'm still going to blame him. It's just politically expediant for me.

The question now is: Did this happen in anoy other counties and it just hasn't been reported yet? The company that did the ballots in Maverick did so for 144 other counties, according to the reporting done by Vince. Maybe it is just an anomaly. It's entirely possible it is an isolated incident.

Even so, in a run-off election with turnout as low as it is, this might make a big difference. Certainly worthy of a legal challenge in my book. We'll see how things turn out as the night progresses.

Save the Date

Of course, it is on a day that I don't think I can be in Austin. Just my luck.

FEINGOLD TO CAMPAIGN FOR TEXAS CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE AND HOLD ‘LISTENING SESSION’ 

AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS

 

Milwaukee, WI – U.S. Senator Russ Feingold announced today that he will travel to Austin, Texas next Tuesday, April 18^th, for a series of events with Texas Congressional Candidate John Courage. Courage is running to represent the 21st Congressional District - a district that includes downtown Austin, the University of Texas, and stretches to the northern part of the city of San   Antonio. Courage was the first winner of Feingold’s Progressive Patriots Fund’s “Pick a Progressive Patriot” event held last year.

 

Feingold and Courage will hold a Listening Session on the campus of the University of Texas at 12:30 PM CT, in the Quadrangle of the University’s Student Union. This event is open to the public. Feingold and Courage will be available to the media following the event.

 

When Feingold was elected to the Senate in 1992, he made a pledge to hold a Listening Session, or town-hall style meeting, open to the public, in each of Wisconsin’s 72 counties every year to listen to people's concerns and answer their questions. Feingold will hold his 1000^th Listening Session in Wisconsin later this year. The University of Texas Listening Session will be Feingold’s fifth outside of Wisconsin.

 

At 7:30 PM CT that evening, Tuesday, April 18^th, Feingold will join Courage at Jovita’s, 1619 First   St. in Austin, for a large event with Courage supporters. The event will feature live music and addresses by Jim Hightower, the former Texas Agriculture Commissioner and radio commentator, Feingold, and Courage. Tickets for this event can be purchased at the door or in advance at www.frontgatetickets.com, Encore Video and CD, Stubbs BBQ and Waterloo Records.

 

Feingold created the Progressive Patriots Fund, following the 2004 elections, to promote a progressive reform agenda and to support candidates for office around the country. The Progressive Patriots Fund can be found on the web at: www.progressivepatriotsfund.com. For further information, please call Trevor Miller or George Aldrich at (414) 727-5682.

Hey

Did you vote today? I didn't either.

I guess sometime before the polls close today I should go up to my local junior high gym and pick candidates for today's run-off election. BOR has a list of endorsements you can use if you still haven't made up your mind.

That is crazy

You know how crazy the president of Iran is? He delivers an addres tot he world that Iran has nuclear capabilities wearing a khaki jacket!

That's f---ing crazy!

The fall of the Western world

John Cornyn's Box Turtle blogs the Top Ten Pickup Lines for Women. Not to be outdone, I have the Top Ten Things to Do to Never Get Laid.

10. Wear a t-shirt with Bob Ross' picture on it.
9. Let a girl see your Batman underwear.
8. Never try to say "Nice shoes. Wanna f---?" if you've been drinking. One too many Jack and Cokes and it comes out "Nice f---, wanna shoes?"
7. Have your mom follow you around calling you 'Nay-Nay' everytime you talk to a girl (I guess she doesn't want grandchildren... ever!)
6. Never tell a girl you would like to be wearing her underwear in the morning.
5. Don't try to have a serious conversation about which porn director you think is better unless she is in the porn business.
4. Wear a t-shirt with your face on it.
3. Admit you have a lifetime subscription to Jugs Magazine.
2. Drop out of community college, become a blogger who still lives with his parents.
1. Don't ever, ever, EVER let a girl see the shrine you've built in your closet to the hottest MILF of them all, Soledad O'Brien.

Learn from my mistakes. Tragic, tragic mistakes.