So, ole Bubba and I were sitting around tonight watching Lawrence O’Donnell.

Lawrence started reading something about decriminalization of marijuana and Ole Bubba says, “Well hell, it sounds like Lawrence stole my words in the state Democratic platform.”

I’ll be damned. Come to find out, that was exactly what Lawrence O’Donnell was reading. He was reading from the Texas Democratic platform!

If y’all saw that on the electric teevee on The Last Word, Bubba wrote it and got it passed.

Here ya go, watch it for yourself!

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But, here’s goes.

Momma, do not click this link.  It has some bad words in it, Momma.  I’m sorry and I’m not putting the You Tube on the site, only a link to it because I know you’d come after me with feet on fire clutching a bar of Ivory Soap.

Momma, don’t click this link.  Nobody at work should click this link either.  However, if you’re at home and there’s no kids around, you are going to fall in love with this woman.

Thanks to Big Hardy for the heads-up.

Today is Juneteenth in Texas.   Read a little about it and remember that freedom is often delayed for too many people.

Juneteenth is reason of celebration in Texas.

Thanks to Dianne for the very cool website.

Wisconsin United States Senate candidate Eric Hovde is just sick and tired of hearing about poor people.  He’s sick of it, ya hear me!  No more talk about poor people.  Or sick people.  Or hungry people.  Or people whining in pain or something.

Eric Hovde is, of course, a Republican. He was speaking to the, of course, Chamber of Commerce.

Eric Hisownself: But, hey, let's talk about ME!

During the Q&A portion of the event, Hovde expressed his support for lowering the corporate tax rate, tackling the country’s spending problems and lowering the national debt.

Then, pointing to a reporter in the audience, Hovde said he would love to see the press stop covering sad stories about low-income individuals who can’t get benefits and start covering issues like the deficit more frequently.

“I see a reporter here,” he said. “I just pray that you start writing about these issues. I just pray. Stop always writing about, ‘Oh, the person couldn’t get, you know, their food stamps or this or that.’ You know, I saw something the other day — it’s like, another sob story, and I’m like, ‘But what about what’s happening to the country and the country as a whole?’ That’s going to devastate everybody.”

Right!  Who cares about some sick hungry child when what we really need is more corporate profit!    Uh, in case you didn’t figure this out already, Eric is a real estate developer and financial adviser.

I could not help but notice that Eric, who calls himself  “a Christian with a deep sense of personal responsibility,” said he was praying that the reporter got the story right.  I refer you to James 4:3 where prayer is discussed.

When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.

You made little baby Jesus cry, Eric.  You did.

Ya know, I think Republican women have exclusive distribution rights on gall.

Ann Romney, not exactly the model of an average American woman, went all poor-little-me on Michelle Obama.  Asked if she would be traveling abroad, Ann responded ….

“I doubt that,” Romney replied. “Our vacations and our happiness come from being with our children and our grandchildren.”

Give me a break the size of Wyoming, Woman!  Your happiness comes from owning about 20 houses, some million dollar horses, a damn elevator for your car, and firing people.

Holy cow, that’s just trailer park trash tacky.  Ann Romney ain’t wearing no damn apron in the kitchen baking cookies.  She did, however, admit that she does not have to go abroad because she owns half the freekin’ vacation houses in America.

Ann Romney didn’t rule out vacationing at all, noting the Romney family has their “own places for that.”

Oh, right, Ann.   Some us have to actually stay in a hotel while vacationing.  Thank you for reminding me.

And then here’s another that showed some gall.

Mrs. Romney also talked about how she was excited a horse she jointly owns, Rafalca, had qualified to compete in the Olympics in dressage, an equestrian sport.

“I’m so excited, honestly, to be able to represent the United States,” Romney said.

No, no, Woman.  YOU are not representing the United States.  Your horse is.  You are not riding the horse.  That would be like the guy who makes Michael Phelps’s swimsuit saying he represented the United States at the Olympics.  You know, stupid, crass and inane.

How cow, y’all, I could not put up with four years of that sanctimonious overblown pompous crap.  Seriously.  I could not.  You just gotta go vote.

Thanks to mb for the heads-up.

Texas Congressvarmint Blake Farenthold, who we refer to as “Ducky Pajama Boy” around here, can add “whipped parent” to his list of qualities.

Blake Farenthold and a "Friend."

Farenthold contends that the Dream Act is an awful idea because 16 year olds have a say in whether or not a family crosses the border, and they chose to come across illegally.  And Farenthold swears he’s not smokin’ dope.

In an interview with Soledad O’Brien, Farenthold said took this position.

“You think a 16-year-old whose parents are coming across the border has a say in whether or not they’re just going to stay behind in their country?” Soledad asked.

“They’re certainly in a position to have a conversation with their parents about it,” Farenthold said.

“A 16-year-old is in a position to have a conversation with their parents about coming across the border, do you think?” said Soledad, skeptically.

“Believe me, my 16-year-old daughter has given me input on everything — pretty much everything the family wants to do,” said the Texas Republican.

What is wrong with this guy, you ask?  Everything, I answer.

I say we put Blake Farenthold’s daughter on the border and let her talk people out of coming across.  It would save us a whole lot of money.

Thanks to Carl for the heads-up.