Daily Archives: August 3, 2004

Three out of four ain’t bad

Posted on August 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Three out of four letter writers (scroll to “Undecided? Not Election Day yet”) agreed with me on various aspects of David Langworthy’s op-ed from yesterday. For what it’s worth. Continue reading →

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How’m I doin?

Posted on August 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Eh. I got 5.5 questions right on the CJR News Quiz. More importantly, I got three of the five “substantive” questions right, so that’s cool. Check it out, it’s pretty good. Get eight more more, and you’re not only a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Divorce

Posted on August 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Rusty and Andrea Yates are getting divorced. In his divorce petition, Rusty Yates, 39, says he and his wife of 11 years ceased to live together as husband and wife on or about June 20, 2001 — the day Andrea … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Roller Derby!

Posted on August 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Via Tom Kirkendall comes the latest extreme sport craze in Austin. Leave it to Austin, which prizes its weirdness, to foster this contagious blend of high performance sport and campy theatrics called not games but bouts, fought on traditional four-wheel … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Seven years probation

Posted on August 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

That former right-wing radio talk show host whose name I will not mention has been sentenced to seven years’ probation for exposing himself to an eleven-year-old neighbor girl. I’m not all that interested in the details, but I gagged when … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Celebrities and Congresspeople

Posted on August 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Big Media Matt, Zoe, and Ezra talk about the Kerrycentrism of the Democratic Convention, how the national media covers elections, and the triumph of celebrities over politics. (It’s all connected, I promise!) There are two points in there that I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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DCCC may invest in Morrison

Posted on August 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Byron reports (yes! reports! you know, the thing that Journalists do but that Bloggers don’t! reports!) the following: I had the chance to speak with some high ranking DCCC folks for a little bit at the convention, and they are … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Tuesday twofer

Posted on August 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

It’s Twofer Tuesday on Texas Tuesdays today, as we feature Charlotte Coffelt and Wade Weems, two Houston-area candidates who are trying to conquer some challenging territory. Read about Wade here and here, and about Charlotte here and here, and if … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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