In early November, KTVT-Channel 11 busted 14 Dallas Fannie Mae employees for teeing off at the Cowboys Golf Club in Grapevine — 22 days after the feds took over Fannie Mae, whoops. Said the CBS affiliate, taxpayers coughed up $6,279.26 for the golf outing, which “outraged” Rep. Jeb Hensarling. So…
This morning, a Friend of Unfair Park directed our attention to The New York Times’ page featuring Barack Obama’s “New Team” — those folks who’ve either been appointed to the new administration or who’re being rumored for the short list of maybe-so’s. And nowhere on the page does former Dallas…
Congratulations are in order for Hector Nieto, the tireless, effective communications director for the Texas Democratic Party, who today was named the Chief of Staff for State Senator-Elect Wendy Davis out of Tarrant County, pictured at right. “This was going to be a good opportunity for me,” says Nieto. “Senator-Elect…
Patrick Michels When given the opportunity to explain his actions, Mayor Tom decided to keep his mouth shut.In this week’s paper version of Unfair Park, council member Angela Hunt and political consultant Pat Cotton spoke out loud and proud concerning Mayor Tom Leppert’s recent command to stop the broadcast of…
Flickr photo: Obama__Dallas (Adam Jefferson) Ron Kirk, speaking briefly at an Obama victory party at Gilley’s on Election Night On November 5, the day after his friend Barack Obama was elected president, former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk told Unfair Park he had “no expectations” concerning an appointment to Obama’s cabinet…
A Friend of Unfair Park wonders why I haven’t mentioned anything about Rep. Smokey Joe Barton’s decision to introduce a bill to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce that calls for the eradication of the Bowl Championship Series. Um … because I thought he was joking? What’s that? He’s…
Yesterday, The Dallas Morning News ran a piece about how Mark Langdale, president of the George W. Bush Library Foundation, is shaping the vision for the $300 million facility due to open on the SMU campus in, oh, ’bout five years give or take. Thus far, only two astute DallasNews.com…
In last week’s paper version of Unfair Park, we took a look at the local GOP through the eyes of Dallas County Republican Party chair Jonathan Neerman. One of Neerman’s critics, Texas Workforce Commission chair (and my former boss) Tom Pauken, says Barack Obama was an important reason why the…
As we mentioned here a couple months ago, Ann Margolin seemed like a tough candidate to beat in May for Mitchell Rasansky’s open city council seat. However, comments she made to us about a certain $520 million boondoggle may have sparked Mayor Tom and others to find someone who will…
Two over-the-weekend follows to last week’s news concerning George and Laura Bush’s impending move to 10141 Daria Place. One comes from former Observer-er Ann Zimmerman, who gave Wall Street Journal readers a peek at the soon-to-be-ex-president’s neighborhood, where not all the neighbors are happy about Bush’s new address. Says one,…
After nearly three hours of discussion, the city council wrapped up yesterday’s briefing on the proposed strengthened smoking ordinance seemingly prepared to vote on the item at next week’s agenda meeting. Council members appear poised to approve a ban on smoking in bars, pool halls and within 15 feet of…
Back in June, Mayor Tom Leppert tried to slip some changes into the city council’s rules of procedure without asking input from his colleagues, but his plan was derailed when Angela Hunt took issue with one of the changes that would have eliminated the morning open-microphone session. Most recently, the…
Tom Schieffer — you remember him, right? Former president of Your Texas Rangers. Co-owner of the team too, with some dudes named Rusty Rose and George W. Bush. Oversaw construction of the Ballpark in Arlington. Served three terms in the Texas House of Representatives. Brother of CBS’ Bob. Right, that…
This morning, Roger Friedman of FOX News has cobbled together a series of old newspaper clips and federal tax returns in an effort to make sense of the Oprah Winfrey-Harold Simmons love affair. Because, after all, Winfrey was chief among Barack Obama’s backers, while the Dallas billionaire and Swift Boat…
Regrets, he’s had a few: President Bush has done a lot of navel-gazing in recent days — on CNN earlier this month, followed by a sit-down with his sister Doro Bush Koch on behalf of StoryCorps, excerpts from which began appearing Friday. Tonight comes the former and future Dallas resident’s…
Wonkette this morning ran an e-mail from a Texan who wants to secede from the Union — what else is new, right? The reason for the missive, which lays out the ways in which the great state will survive all by its lonesome, thanks very much? Writes the mysterious Hotmailer:…
This morning, Harper’s tallies up the lists of President Bush’s pardons past and present and comes up with the following conclusion: “Texas S&L Swindlers Need Apply.” Seems almost retro in retrospect — nostalgic, even, like new-wave hits of the ’80s, as the magazine even brings up the 2004 pardon of…
Several SMU items of note today, because we’d be remiss if we went the day without mentioning something said yesterday on MSNBC. After the jump, Daily Beast Tina Brown’s appearance last night on The Rachel Maddow Show, which was guest-hosted by Alison Stewart. The reason we mention it? Brown talks…
Linda Harper-Brown, who doesn’t look happy even in her campaign Web site photo By now, you’re probably aware that a week after Election Day, the dust hasn’t settled in Irving, where three-term incumbent Linda Harper-Brown and Democratic challenger Bob Romano are still tussling over who gets to rep Texas House…
BarackObama.com A Friend of Unfair Park directs our attention to this photo of Barack Obama, which was taken by his campaign staff on Election Day. For at least three other Friends of Unfair Park, University of Texas grads all, this will prove much better than porn for a good day…
Surely you’ve seen the stats by now: 289,092 Dallas County voters went straight-party Democrat on Tuesday, 422,242 folks filled in their bubbles blue for Obama, and even Rick Noriega bested John Cornyn here by some 82,000-plus votes. Elsewhere, Burnt Orange Report proclaimed, “The Death of Travis County Republicans,” which seems…
Flickr photo: Obama__Dallas (Adam Jefferson) Ron Kirk, speaking briefly at Gilley’s on Tuesday night before heading home to celebrate his friend’s election in private On Tuesday night, Ron Kirk dropped by Friendship-West Baptist Church on Wheatland Road to address the Obama faithful, then drove to Gilley’s, where he spoke yet…
