Monthly Archives: October 2005

Public domain movies

Posted on October 3, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Via Atrios, the Internet Archive has added movies and other “moving images” to its list of freely-downloadable files. You can get everything from government-financed war propaganda films to classic cartoons – I’ll be grabbing a copy of Falling Hare when … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Harriet Miers

Posted on October 3, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I’m not much for following the Supreme Court nomination battles – there are plenty of other bloggers who do a far better job of it than I would – but I do have a couple of thoughts now that we … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Monday DeLay roundup

Posted on October 3, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

This story doesn’t use the word, but I’m wondering how many times we’ll be reading articles on Tom DeLay that include the word “defiant” in the near term. Quite a few, I’d venture. Next question: Which of these people are … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Life after Rita

Posted on October 3, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Folks are returning back to Port Arthur and Sabine Pass to see how bad the damage from Hurricane Rita was in their neighborhoods. Sadly, it was very bad. Teresa MacLelland expected some damage to her Sabine Pass home as she … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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It’s only “partisan” when you attack me

Posted on October 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Remember six months ago when the investigation of Henry Cisneros by independent counsel David Barrett was approaching its tenth anniversary and people got upset because Barrett was still spending boatloads of money for no apparent purpose? Well, six months later … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Johnson-Rayburn

Posted on October 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I was unfortunately not able to make it to Friday night’s Johnson-Rayburn Dinner, but Greg and Stace were, and they both provide detailed recaps for your reading pleasure. Perry was also there, and he brings a little good news from … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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“The Big Buy”

Posted on October 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s a new line of deflection that Tom DeLay is trotting out. Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said Friday a documentary film crew’s behind-the-scenes access to the Travis County prosecutors who indicted him proves Ronnie Earle is little more … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Best of Houston

Posted on October 1, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I’m pleased to note that I’m the Houston Press pick for Best Local Blog in their annual Best of Houston competition. That’s two years in a row, which is pretty darned sweet. We waited for someone to step up and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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