You know how the Republicans are always saying that we shouldn’t subsidize PBS?  They say, “Hey, if it’s so popular, it can make money in the marketplace.”

Let me explain how that works.  Take The Learning Channel, for example.

TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel owned by Discovery Communications. The channel was founded in 1972 by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and NASA. Initially focused on educational content, by 2001 the network began to primarily focus towards reality-style series involving lifestyles, family life, and personal stories.

Disney bought The Learning Channel and we went from NASA to Honey Boo Boo and exploiting midgets.  Way to freekin’ go, Disney. Yea free market!

And now comes The History Channel  – which features Pawn Stars, Ax Men, Ancient Aliens and The Bible and is owned by private enterprise A&E.

In case you’re wondering how The History Channel depicts the Devil in it’s series of The Bible, here ya go.

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Look familiar?

Thanks to everybody for the heads up.

As seen on 6th Street in Austin at SWSW —-

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Kinda makes me want to get drunk and then go do the wild thing with another woman, steal her boots, lie to the police about  it, donate her boots and a voodoo doll to an abortion clinic raffle, and bow down and worship Hillary Clinton.

How ’bout you?

Thanks to Vickie for the cool picture.

You know how Republicans in Washington DeeCee are appalled, just appalled I tell you, that our nation has debt and that we should live within our means.

Oh lookie over there!  It’s the Hypocrisy Fairy!

… many of the same lawmakers who are urging the nation to balance its books are themselves in debt and have taken out personal and/or business loans.

Really?  Well, 14 of them have more debt than the average American working family.

The Texans are my favorites.

House Budget Committee Member Roger Williams (R-TX): Said Wednesday: “We have to have a balanced budget. I have to balance my budget. Everybody in America has to balance their family’s budget or their business’ budget, not every ten years, not even every single year, but every single day.” Reported more than $2.5 million in business debts

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House Budget Committee Member Bill Flores (R-TX): Wrote: “It’s time Washington was forced to finally live within its means and cut up the credit cards. Every American family and 49 out of 50 states currently abide by some form of a balanced-budget requirement. If they can make the hard choices to pay their bills and live within their means, then Washington should too,” and “American families and businesses must live by this principle every day, and they want Congress to abide by the same rule.” Reported two mortgages on residences totaling over $1.5 million.

You can go check to see if one of them is your congressvarmint. 

Ah… the sweet smell of hypocrisy.

Thanks to Sharon for the heads up.

New York Republican Assemblyman Steve Katz is vehemently against marijuana, even medical marijuana.  He  apparently drew this position while stoned.

Last week, Katz was ticketed for doing 80mph in a 65mph zone.  He also possessed marijuana in his car.

Katz, who is on the state’s mental health committee,was ready with an answer:

“This should not overshadow the work I have done over the years for the public and my constituency. I am confident that once the facts are presented that this will quickly be put to rest.”

Questioned by a reporter about whether voters might draw conclusions from the traffic stop, Katz said, “That’s exactly what I want them to do.”

He then added that he has voters right where he wants them – fetching him a large bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos at the gas station grocery section.

Thanks to PolishSpring and Brian for the heads up.

I am proud to announce that we had a bigger crowd at a Texas Democratic Party workshop in my hometown yesterday than Donald Trump had at CPAC.

Bubba stood where he was seated to take this picture so he missed about half the room.  You’ll also notice that he didn’t get me in the picture.  I’m speaking and he left me out of the picture.  Forty three years together and he left me out of the picture.

I also want you to notice the diversity in the room – white, Hispanic, African American, and Asian.

So I have something to say to Republicans.  GAME ON!

Customers,

We are closed today due to the pathetic fact that I have nothing better to do with my life than put on a Democratic workshop today.  I will be in meetings all morning and then a workshop with the brightest minds across Texas all afternoon.   Okay, maybe not all of Texas but at least 22 counties.  Okay, so some of those counties have only one Democrat in them.  But, that Democrat is gonna be there!

I’ll post pictures tonight so you can see that we are damn serious about turning Texas blue!

Feel free to talk amongst yourselves if anything fun happens at CPAC and I’ll get a friend to check in and approve comments every couple of hours.