The Texas Progressive Alliance would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy Thanksgiving as it brings you this week’s roundup.
Off the Kuff takes a look at the electoral opportunities of the new court-drawn legislative map.
WCNews at Eye On Williamson links to the results of a Texas AFT survey that the Texas GOP’s plan to defund public education is working as designed, Survey says….Texas public schools are in trouble.
Bay Area Houston shows that while Rick Perry incorrectly claims Obama calls Americans lazy, his major donors are writing OP-EDs calling Americans lazy.
BossKitty at TruthHugger – Political marketers target the uninformed and dis-interested voter with spicy one lined reasons to vote for their candidate. The season of disinformation is upon us again. National Treasures and American History on eBay – And because the campaign Gun Debate is so twisted that the issue is totally missed. Lock and Load, Twist and Shoot.
CouldBeTrue of South Texas Chisme wants you to know that Rick Perry’s success story means food insecurity for you.
The Texas Republican overreach in both redistricting and photo ID got slapped down hard by the feds. And the corresponding whining was louder than any two alleycats fighting over a female. PDiddie at Brains and Eggs celebrated Good Friday twice this year.
nytexan at BlueBloggin is disgusted with the police brutality and right wing lies of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Everyday that Occupy Wall Street continues more and more lobbyist, corporate giants and wrong headed politicians reveal just how in bed they are with each other. It also reveals how para military the police have become. Police Brutality And Corporate Lies Will Not Stop Occupy Wall Street.
Libby Shaw gets us up to date with the onging diaster that is Rick Perry’s presidental aspirations this week. Check it out at TexasKaos
Rick Perry’s Multiple Train Wrecks.
Neil at Texas Liberal ran his yearly how to thaw a turkey post. The post also offers links to cooking up a veggie Thanksgiving as suggested by PETA. Neil hopes everybody has a nice and safe Thanksgiving.
McBlogger takes a look at some ‘conservatives’ whose relationship with the truth could best be described as ‘flexible’.