I am supporting Judge Gilbert Hinojosa for the Texas Democratic State Party Chairmanship.  The audio on this clip isn’t the greatest, but you will get the message.

Republicans are shameless.  And the proof is that they are willing to sacrifice our children to please their Tea Party idiots.

If you are going to the State Convention, please vote for Judge Hinojosa.  You won’t be sorry.

Thanks to Marcey for the heads up.

You know what I love  best about Republicans?  When something doesn’t work but it’s mean, cruel, and hurtful to a specific group of people, even in the face of failure they just can’t pass up the chance to be mean, cruel and hateful to a specific group of people.

This time it’s hooter toters.

First there is Republican Man of God Jesse Lee Peterson, who went on Fox News to announce ….

He mourns the social change that has brought women into positions of “so-called power” and he explains that a woman’s nature is contrary to responsibility.

“You walk up to them with a issue, they freak out right away. They go nuts. They get mad. They get upset, just like that. They have no patience because it’s not in their nature. They don’t have love. They don’t have love,” Peterson preached.

He also reflects on women’s suffrage: “I think that one of the greatest mistakes America made was to allow women the opportunity to vote,” said Peterson.

Okay, Jesse, fess up.  We want the name of the woman who told you to stick it in your ear when you tried to sexually harass her.  We want to give her a big box of chocolates, some really cool strappy sandals, and The World’s Most Dangerous Beauty Salon’s Gal of the Hour Award.

And then – holy, holy crap – Rush Limbaugh wants to become the Hugh Hefner of Fat, Drug Addled, Gross Jerks.  He has invented “Rush Babes for America.”

On his program today, Limbaugh announced a new National Organizaion for Rush Babes “dedicated to the millions of conservative women who know what they believe in: family, American Values, and not being told by Faux Feminist Groups how to think.”

Apparently, he got a logo that’s a cross between trucker flaps and Siegfried and Roy’s marquee.

Rush —

And trucker flaps —

I don’t like to think about it often, but can you even imagine what size Rush’s weenus must be?  And does it take special farm equipment to locate it?

And under the category of, “Oh Isn’t That Sweet – They’re Going To Live With Their Money,” Michelle Bachman just became a Swiss citizen.

Bachmann (R-Minn.) recently became a citizen of Switzerland, making her eligible to run for office in the tiny European nation, according to a Swiss TV report Tuesday.

Arthur Honegger, a reporter for public broadcaster Schweizer Fernsehen, told POLITICO the Swiss consulate in Chicago has confirmed that the former Republican presidential candidate became a citizen March 19.

Swiss, huh?  Well, maybe she finally figured out that her political ideas have more holes than their cheese.

Thanks to Sandy, Iris, David, Claudia, Mike, and TexasEllen for the heads-up.

I think y’all probably remember Elaine Palmer.  The woman running for judge who put the stock photo of an Asian couple in her email blast and claimed they were supporters?  She even gave them names – The Nguyens.  Bless her heart, she lied so bad that now she has to get someone else to call the dogs because even they don’t believe her.

And you know how sweet I was to go out and get her some more supporters?  I’m a sweet woman.

Veteran Pedro Hernandez is now a proud supporter of Elaine Palmer.

Well, here’s the thanks I get:  she says I’m a stinkin’ racist, and she wants to fight me.

Dude, I’m a hairdresser.  I know how to hurt you.  This ain’t smart.

Ms. Palmer, who fancies herself the Rosa Parks of all elections ever held, sent out another email blast about the column I wrote.  While she was too poopie-del-pollo to call me by name (I suspect she might have heard that there are 4 1/2 lawyers in my immediate familial vicinity), she did quote me extensively and even used my funniest line in the subject part of her email.  I don’t know this for a fact, but I suspect that she’s had a humorectomy.

Subject: A Quart or Two Low on Estrogen – Elect Elaine Palmer Judge 215th District Court

Now, I am totally clueless as to why she’d want people to know that she’s a quart or two low on estrogen, but – hey – I’m not running for judge so I’m not real familiar with the qualifications.  It could be that’s a plus in judicial circles.

So she decided that I must hate Barack Obama and freely use the N word because I said she was a nincompoop for fibbing on her campaign material.  Here’s the actual screenshot of her actual email in actual living color.  Click the little one to get the big one.

Seriously, Honey?

The actual quote was —

And the next time she wants to get involved in a grudge match and be a pawn for a idiot lawyer, have her call me first and I’ll get her some estrogen because apparently she’s a quart or two low.

She left out some parts there.

But, there’s more.  Oh yes, she ain’t finished.

The whole quote is, “The best the writ twit could do is a woman named Elaine Palmer and she’s a no-class nincompoop.”  Yep.  I stand by that, on top of it, under it, and will lift it on top of my head if need be.  She’s a no-class nincompoop.

Now, I have no need to defend myself, but I would like to taunt Ms. Palmer just a tad:  I have given very generous  donations to three African American female judicial candidates this election season alone, and many more in past elections.   None of those three would include nincompoops who lie on their campaign materials, misquote me, and then are too chicken to call me a racist in public.  In short, none of them are you, Ms. “You-Mean-I’m-Not-The-Only-Female-African-American-Running-For-Judge-In-Texas?” Palmer.

Now, I’d like to do a little more math here:  There are 11 or 14 people who come to this website every damn day.  You can bet your bottom dollar that Carl Whitmarsh, who is the owner of the largest Democratic listserve in the entire state of Texas will reprint this.  He’s got about 25,000 people on his listserver, probably more with election time approaching.  I’d be willing to bet my best pair of pink boots that between Carl and me, we reach more people than Ms. Palmer does with her email blasts.  And our people will know the truth:  she’s a nincompoop.

And just one little word of advice to Ms. Palmer:  don’t go bear hunting with a stick.

I still think I am a sweet woman.

Oh crap.

They have royally hacked me off now.

Student loans.  Republicans want to double the interest rates on student loans.   Well crap, they outsource all the jobs anyway so who need educated people?

Democrats suggested that we raise the Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes on certain high-earners to stop the increase.  But, noooooo.  God forbid we should have Paris Hilton and the Kardashians pay a little more on their social security.  Better our college students should pay because – well, hell – it’s pretty damn obviously that Paris Hilton and the Kardashians didn’t need an education to get rich.

So what did student loans get us anyway?  Barack and Michelle Obama, that’s what.  Who needs more of that?

Student loans = Barack Obama
No student loans = Paris Hilton

So now you know why Republicans aren’t all the crazy about student loans.

God forgive me, I just hate those people.

North Carolina votes today on Amendment 1, an attempt to legalize hate and discrimination.

I went to do my part, but it appears that wasn’t enough.   North Carolina used to be my fall vacation spot, but they have gotten my last dime. I’ll go spend my money at the Rockies instead of the Smokies.

Andrew Sullivan shared a letter today from a brokenhearted adopted son of the south, a college professor leaving North Carolina.

My people are voting, and even sending me proof.  The photo on the right is real and it came to me from the North Carolina coast via the magic of modern technology.

If you know anyone who lives in North Carolina, the polls are open until 7:00 pm there and 6:00 pm God’s time.

The Republican National Committee is serious about jobs in the United States.

Okay, I need to take back that “serious” part.

The Republican National Committee on Thursday stepped up its assault on President Barack Obama in advance of his campaign formal kick off Saturday in Ohio and Virginia–hitting him on “high unemployment” in the U.S. as the RNC used a firm located in the Philippines to set up the “messaging” call.

Wait a minute.  Let me ponder this for 5 or 6 seconds.  You outsourced phone banking to an overseas firm to complain about Obama not creating enough jobs in America?

Smooth move, Reince Priebus.  You da man.

Thanks to Ralph for the heads up.