Politics & Government

A lot, from the sound of his new TV spot that began airing locally yesterday. Can’t believe he neglected to mention something about his opponents being all hat, no cattle. –Robert Wilonsky…

Jonathan Finley For more photos from yesterday’s town hall meeting, there’s a slideshow right here. When I got back from Barack Obama’s town hall meeting at Duncanville High School last night, my friend Jeff called and said, “So, how was hanging out with the black Jesus?” Seems he’d had dinner…

I’ve yet to attend a city council meeting I didn’t enjoy, and yesterday’s was no exception. How can one not feel satisfied after bearing witness to important votes on the convention center hotel and gas drilling, a council member admitting to witnessing a drug deal in progress and doing nothing…

Till a Friend of Unfair Park mentioned the astounding convergence of events on Saturday, I wasn’t sure I was going to attend Hillary Clinton’s rally at Fair Park, scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. with doors to the Fair Park Coliseum opening at 1 p.m. Might take the kid, who…

This just in from Dallas Rep. Rafael Anchía, concerning yesterday’s post about comments he made — or didn’t make — on Spanish radio yesterday, where it was reported “he is satisfied with the idea of becoming Dallas Mayor.” Writes Anchía, “Yes, the synopsis and translation is way off. The allusion…

Adelfa Callejo Amazing how these stories come out of nowhere and are suddenly everywhere and mean everything when it’s all just a big bunch of nothing. Few days ago, Adelfa Callejo was Dallas’ well-regarded 84-year-old Latino-rights activist about whom Stanford Law students wrote glowing biographies. She was also a Bill…

Sophia, the one Bush we can get behind this election season As usual, a few election-related items of note this a.m. — these involving famous faces not running for office. A Friend of Unfair Park with impeccable taste points our attention back toward the University of Texas at Dallas –…

Perhaps the translation’s slightly off, but it seems Dallas Rep. Rafael Anchía has given us a sneak peek into his future political plans. Today Radio Euskadi — which is broadcast throughout Basque Country in Spain, where Anchía’s family comes from — ran an interview with the Haynes & Boone attorney…

I guess it makes sense, as the Dallas Cowboys great is an Arkansas native: Today Cliff Harris endorsed Mike Huckabee for president. As in, “Many told me I would never play in the NFL, let alone win a Super Bowl ring or two. Similar cynics may say the same thing…

HillaryClinton.com Feel the love, because come a week from today, we’re getting dumped. First thing’s first, as today Barack Obama’s in Duncanville at the Sandra Meadows Memorial Arena on Camp Wisdom; the so-called “Stand for Change” town hall event begins at 4:45 p.m., with doors opening two hours earlier, and…

Brian Harkin As promised, here’s a slideshow featuring Brian Harkin’s photos of Bill Clinton’s visit to Grauwyler Park this morning. Above, a personal favorite. And, no, it doesn’t remind me of this picture. At all. –Robert Wilonsky…

Brian Harkin Former president Bill Clinton, speaking moments ago to a small crowd near Grauwyler Park. A surreal scene a couple of hours ago, a real WTF moment: Bill Clinton, former president of the United States, standing in the back of a blue pick-up truck off Harry Hines Boulevard and…

Brian Harkin Barack Obama, speaking last week at Reunion Arena, hopes to create the same kind of event in Fort Worth on Thursday. I’m leaving shortly to see Bill Clinton speak at Grauwyler Park off Harry Hines Boulevard; was thinking of grabbing breakfast at the Original Market Diner anyway. Also,…

Courtesy Hillary Clinton’s campaign moments ago, an addendum to Bill Clinton’s campaign-stop schedule tomorrow: In addition to his trip out to Mountain View in the a.m., he’ll now be stopping by Grauwyler Park, off Harry Hines Boulevard, at 10 a.m. Which, not so coincidentally, was the site of a small…

After the jump, a sneak peek at the early voting numbers on the Democratic side of the ballot. The takeaway from the e-mail that landed in my in-box this a.m.: In the 2004 presidential primaries, a total of 53,713 ballots were cast in Dallas County. But, “at the end of…

More about security concerns following Barack Obama’s Reunion Arena rally — this time, from Bill Maher on his HBO show Real Time. At about 3:30 into the following clip from Friday night’s week’s episode, Maher brings up the subject with his panel, which includes former George W. Bush speechwriter (and…

Brian Harkin Barack Obama, speaking Wednesday at Reunion Arena Many of you have pointed out the apparently lax security at Barack Obama’ Reunion Arena rally last week. It was “non-existent,” wrote Friend of Unfair Park “RR” last week, “no metal detectors, hand-helds, anything.” The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Thursday that…

HillaryClinton.com Breaking news: Clear your schedules (OK, our schedules), as the campaign-trail parade continues. According to a woman in Hillary Clinton’s press office, Bill Clinton’s making several appearances in the area in coming days — beginning tomorrow morning. On Sunday, the former president will attend an early voting event in…

Merritt Martin Hillary Clinton in Oak Cliff this morning, with council member Vonciel Jones Hill (far left), U.S. congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (left) and council member Pauline Medrano (right) While thousands waited up, down and around the Reunion Arena parking garage to see Barack Obama Wednesday, a few hundred packed…

CNN Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton during last night’s CNN-Univision debate in Austin AUSTIN — I rolled into the University of Texas’ Recreational Sports Center a couple of hours before the Texas Democratic Debate between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama last night; also with me, several hundred of my…

KDFW-Channel 4 Hundreds gathered this morning for Hillary Clinton’s rally in Oak Cliff Schutze is at the Hillary Clinton gathering in an Oak Cliff parking lot, where Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price just exited the stage to strains of “Taking Care of Business,” and Jim sends back this report:…

HillaryClinton.com Hillary Clinton, speaking in McAllen earlier this month Forthcoming this morning is the return of Girl on Top, as Andrea Grimes recaps her experience at last night’s Democratic debate in Austin. But here’s late-breaking news for our Friends in Dallas and Tarrant counties: Hillary Clinton will speak somewhere between…