Okay, I hope you get to see all this because even my magic geek elves could not figure out how to post it on my website.

I want you to meet DaNae Couch, the new Miss Texas.  She is a perfectly lovely child and I am certain that she will represent the fine tradition Texas womanhood at the Miss America pageant.  I know that because her talent is baton twirling.

Only in Texas is a grown woman twirling a baton considered talent.

Let me make it clear that unlike a lot of feminists, I have nothing against beauty pageants.  Looking good is hard work. And they do have that all-important tough question section of the pageant.

And that is where DaNea excelled.  She, of course, does have the advantage of being a third year law student at Texas Tech University where, best I know, critical thinking skills have not been disallowed.

If you are on Facebook, you can see DaNea answer her question live and in person.  Her question was, “If you could change one thing in our political system, what would it be?”

For those you you who cannot see it, I offer this color commentary of her answer from a friend of mine who was there:

The question, which had been written by Miss East Texas and fished from a bowl, was “If you could change something in our political system, what would it be?”

She replied, “I think, especially with an upcoming election, the thing that I would change about our political system is the amount candidates are allowed to spend on campaigns?” (So far, so good; I interjected the question mark ’cause that’s how her voice sounded at the end of the sentence. She continued.) “Because I think, with the economy being the way it is, we have such a problem in our country with people being able to afford things. So I would like to see the candidates, instead of raising money to put into their campaigns, being able to raise money to give back to our country, where it belongs, and being able to focus on OUR people instead of themselves.”

Funny thing is, I might agree, altho’ I call that Communism.

It is reported that DaNea was wearing a dress that costs about the same as your average hotly contested congressional race while giving this answer.

I am also told that she kept dropping her baton during the talent section.  Personally, I think that was planned to show the judges that during the Miss America contest that Miss Oklahoma, who sings operas she wrote herself while wearing shoes she designed and cobbled, might just “happen” to slip and fall on a misplaced baton as she comes on stage and break a necessary body part for the competition.

I love yew, Texas.