Daily Archives: January 3, 2005

DeLay rule rescinded

Posted on January 3, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Well, well, well. Sometimes outrage gets results. House Republicans suddenly reversed course Monday, deciding to retain a tough standard for lawmaker discipline and reinstate a rule that would force Majority Leader Tom DeLay to step aside if indicted by a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Dave Barry takes a break

Posted on January 3, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Dave Barry is signing off for a year or more as the Miami Herald’s weekly humor columnist. Whether you think he “used to be funnier” or not – personally, I think his material is a bit familiar, but he himself … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Hubert Vo’s journey

Posted on January 3, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Due to be sworn in to the 79th Legislature in two days but with an electoral challenge still hanging over his head, Hubert Vo talks about how he got here. Vo worked as a busboy and a cook. He assembled … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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I’m just thankful that snarkery is still permitted

Posted on January 3, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Wow. How big a persecution complex do you have to have to do this? Continue reading →

Posted in General snarkiness | 6 Comments

Followup on the Gregg Phillips story

Posted on January 3, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Kimberly adds quite a bit to my post yesterday on Gregg Phillips and his self-enriching tendencies. She’s got a lot of good insight there, so check it out. Something I want to clarify: I thought the story that RG Ratcliffe … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Psyche!

Posted on January 3, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

You know, I’m not actually sure whether the new TV show about the psychic who fights crime will have a higher gobbledygook quotient than the new TV show about the mathematician who fights crime, but doesn’t it just give you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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RIP, Shirley Chisholm and Bob Matsui

Posted on January 3, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress, has died at the age of 80. “She was our Moses that opened the Red Sea for us,” Robert E. Williams, president of the NAACP in Flagler County, told the Associated … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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