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Newt Gingrich

  • News

    December 15, 1994

    Blah, blah

    Hypercritical politics deliver nowhere politicians

  • News

    January 5, 1995

    The new voodoo

    Republicans are the party of fiscal responsibility--and, yes, there is a Santa Claus

  • News

    January 12, 1995

    Cruelest cut

    Deadbeat-dad Newt Gingrich wants to slash program for disabled children

  • News

    January 26, 1995

    Golden years

    Gingrich and Wright have more in common than meets the eye

  • Dining

    January 26, 1995

    Supreme Being of barbecue

    Zeus' Smokehouse offers up food for the gods

  • News

    February 9, 1995

    Buzz

    Zeus' Smokehouse offers up food for the gods

  • News

    February 9, 1995

    The B word

    For women in the public eye, there's no end to the verbal abuse

  • Calendar

    February 9, 1995

    Events for the week

    For women in the public eye, there's no end to the verbal abuse

  • News

    March 2, 1995

    Letters

    For women in the public eye, there's no end to the verbal abuse

  • News

    April 20, 1995

    March of folly

    Republican freshmen fall behind their cheerless leader

  • News

    May 25, 1995

    The road to hell

    Christian Coalition stumbles on its good intentions

  • News

    June 8, 1995

    A whorin' we will go

    Texas Lege folds to pressures of Republicans and lobbyists

  • News

    July 20, 1995

    Letters

    Texas Lege folds to pressures of Republicans and lobbyists

  • Calendar

    July 27, 1995

    Events for the week

    Texas Lege folds to pressures of Republicans and lobbyists

  • News

    August 17, 1995

    Buzz

    Texas Lege folds to pressures of Republicans and lobbyists

  • News

    August 24, 1995

    Couldn't Medicare less

    Shady goings-on in the fight over health care

  • News

    September 14, 1995

    Stop the sanctimony

    It's time to question the popular wisdom about families

  • News

    September 21, 1995

    Global warning

    Republicans are aiding and abetting denial of the worldwide shift in climate

  • News

    November 23, 1995

    Naming the blame

    Who's at fault for the national budget crisis? Who else?

  • News

    November 30, 1995

    Rich man's Robin Hood

    GOP budget is greatest-ever transfer of wealth from the Have-Nots to the Haves

  • News

    December 7, 1995

    True crime story

    Forget the usual tales of rape and pillage--consider the sins of corporate America

  • Calendar

    December 7, 1995

    Events for the week

    Forget the usual tales of rape and pillage--consider the sins of corporate America

  • Film

    December 14, 1995

    Heavy load

    White Man's Burden can't carry its flawed premise

  • News

    December 21, 1995

    'Johnny B' is a good choice

    Bryant's announcement should give Gramm a real race

  • Film

    January 11, 1996

    Dallas Observer critics Jimmy Fowler and James Mardis selected the following films on their lists of the year's best:

    Bryant's announcement should give Gramm a real race

  • Film

    July 4, 1996

    Joe Bob Briggs

    Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

  • Calendar

    August 8, 1996

    Events for the week

    Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

  • Culture

    August 22, 1996

    Comedy quacks

    4 Out of 5 Doctors flirts with malpractice in Sex & Politics '96

  • Calendar

    December 19, 1996

    Events for the week

    4 Out of 5 Doctors flirts with malpractice in Sex & Politics '96

  • News

    August 28, 1997

    Lawsuit against Observer thrown out

    Case breaks new ground in protecting press rights

  • News

    October 22, 1998

    Letters

    Case breaks new ground in protecting press rights

  • Dining

    October 29, 1998

    Of men, meat, and money

    Capital Grille lays it on thick

  • Music

    May 27, 1999

    Rubberneckin'

    Leap-frogging through history with the Toadies

  • News

    November 17, 1994

    Geek show

    Consider the sheer entertainment value of our new Republican leaders

  • Culture

    December 1, 2005

    Pirates of Conspiracy

    The artists of Oh6 turn assassination into comic revelry

  • News

    May 3, 2007

    ¡Ask a Mexican!

    The artists of Oh6 turn assassination into comic revelry

  • Dining

    March 13, 2003

    King's Ransom

    The pricey Drálion toys with the hunter in you

  • News

    April 23, 1998

    Eye of Newt

    Lessons I learned the hard way: a personal report

  • Calendar

    April 9, 1998

    Night & Day

    April 9 - 15, 1998

  • Film

    February 15, 1996

    Joe Bob Briggs

    Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

  • News

    January 11, 1996

    A pox on 1995!

    Next year will be better

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    Lodge Owner Makes Rolling Stone

    ​As you can see, however, Dawn Rizos isn't mentioned by name in the October 29 ish -- and where's the publicity value in that? You remember what happened, right? Right: Newt Gingrich's Business Defense and Advisory Council solicited the owner of the topless joint for a donation in exchange for an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    The Daily Show Gets Motivated With Dubya; The Rachel Maddow Show Visits The Lodge

    Megan, of course, attended George W. Bush's coming-out as a motivational speaker Monday at the Fort Worth Convention Center; we've also got the slide show to prove it. Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart weighed in; the Star-Telegram's reporting on the Get Motivated! founders gets a brief shou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Running Perry, Leppert Up UT/Texas Trib's Poll

    Photo by Sam Merten​If anything, the results of an already outdated University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll posted this morning -- outdated in that it features three would-be GOP presidential candidates who've said they aren't running -- more than likely reveal that at least 800 registered-to-vote ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Dawn Rizos, Newt's Favorite Strip Club Owner, Welcomes the Latest "Pole Tax" Setback

    Dawn Rizos: "I think they're saying we exploit women somehow." ​Around lunchtime yesterday, Dawn Rizos was walking through The Lodge, the Spangler Road strip club she owns, when her adult daughter handed her a freshly printed-out copy of this Texas Tribune story. Supporters of the so-called "Pole ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Wiping the Sheen off Conservative Rich Guys' Morality

    ​Today, a commenter on a previous blog item of mine about GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain suggested it was mighty mysterious that President Obama doesn't have any sexual peccadilloes in his closet when so many Republican presidential contenders seem to. "Joshua," the commenter, suggest ... More >>

  • Culture

    December 8, 2011

    Wassail out the Wahzoo with Three Holiday Plays

    A Christmas Carol, Greetings! and Dick Whittington deck the stages.

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Want to Understand Politics, the Economy, Everything? Follow the Levees.

    ​Figured it out. I can tell you why the Republicans keep assassinating their own nominees. It all goes back to the Trinity River levees. What? You think I can't connect those dots? Stand back. Right now the GOP rivals are reducing Newt Gingrich to road-kill in Iowa with Super-PAC attack ads o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    DPD Says Crime in Dallas Took Yet Another Big Drop. So, Are People Getting Better?

    ​A very long time ago when I was a young police reporter, I asked a grizzled homicide cop why he thought someone had slashed the young woman lying dead before us into one big bowl of Frito pie. He thought about it, put a hand on my shoulder and said, "Kid, people who do shit like that don't th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    So, Rick Perry's Quitting After All

    ​So says CNN: "The Texas governor will make the announcement before the CNN debate in South Carolina." And Politico: "Texas Gov. Rick Perry is expected to end his presidential campaign Thursday and endorse Newt Gingrich." (Ooooh, speaking of.) A press conference has been scheduled for 10ish this m ... More >>

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