It’s Fucking Friday: MAGAts infest the Republican Party

March 15, 2024

When you lie with tea baggers you could wake up with a bad taste in your mouth.

Randy Weber, the far white, insurrection loving, Congressman from League City is another Republican being eaten by the white MAGAts who have infested his party. These are the same MAGAts he invited and courted into the party, the same ones that support the twice impeached, 4 times indicted, porn star fucker. And now they have turned on him and others.

Weber has now been kicked out of the far white, extreme wing of the “Freedumb” Caucus. He wasn’t white enough for them and they didn’t have a hood big enough for his fat head. Weber is an extremist. He is pretty much just a piece of furniture. He can’t pass legislation. He is toxic. He believes his only job in Congress is to be a dick and he is very good at it. He hasn’t had a town hall meeting with his constituents during his 10 years in office.

League City Congressman Weber

Weber isn’t alone. The MAGAts have taken over the Republican National Committee led by Trump’s daughter in law and a known election denier. Donations will now go towards Trump’s legal bills. The white MAGAts have infested the Texas Legislature with help from a few billionaires, taking out a number of conservative legislators in the republican primary. The GOP is now a party of filth hell bent on chaos. They believe they are above the law but they use the law to file frivolous lawsuits concerning the mythical voter fraud. They can now usher in vouchers to continue eroding our public school system. They will not stop until they have eaten every conservative down to the bone.

This is what happens when you condone the behavior of a MAGAt. Your party is now infested. Bon appetit


League City Personal Finance Reports are online

March 13, 2024

All Personal Finance Reports for League City Council are available.

You can receive an electronic copy of the PFS by submitting an Open Records Request to the City Secretary or you can read them here. You can read them if you want but they are not very interesting except for Mayor Pro Tem Hicks. Hicks reported having been employed with TNM LLC out of Henrietta New York as a Projects Manager. He has a lot, I’m assuming that is his home, but the value is not listed. That’s it. I became interested in this TNM LLC and performed a search but could not find them. Hicks lists himself as a Project Manager. If you are looking for controversy this is all you will find.

The PFS should show more of the fiscal stability of each member including debts, lawsuits, liens, etc. The public should know if the individuals responsible for the fiscal well being of their city and stewards of their taxes are also fiscally responsible. It’s just common sense.

Other than that the PFSs are pretty boring. You can view Mayor Long and Mayor Pro Tem Hicks PFS here. The rest of the Council PFSs are here.

Believe me. They are boring.


More Dick! It’s getting old.

March 12, 2024

I just can’t get away from Dick.

Harris County Department of Education Trustee, Eric Dick, is at it again. This time he is meddling in Harris County Democratic Party primaries. Dick is a republican. He is a MAGAt and yet he donated $25,000 to a PAC called Community Justice. The PAC has filed 3 reports raising $136,000 with $125,000 coming from 4 individuals/organizations including ERIC DICK for $25,000.

Dick joined lawyers from the law firms of Lowenberg, Posch & Nguyen, Spagnoletti, and Armstrong Lee & Baker. One of the candidates they supported was Erica Hughes against a very popular and excellent Judge Mike Engelhart. Hughes won. I’m begging to wonder if these law firms had a case in front of Engelhart in the past.

Dick seems to have enough money to meddle in another party’s primary but he doesn’t have enough to pay his $40,000 fine issued by the Texas Ethics Commission.

What a dick.


Houston’s Gallery Furniture hosts Mom’s for Liberty three way

March 12, 2024

Praise the lord!

This ought to be interesting. Last year the co-founder of Mom’s for Liberty, Bridget Ziegler, was caught up in the sexual three way with her husband, Christina Zieger Chair of the Florida Republican Party, and a woman who has accused him of rape. There were a number of stories as well as videos.

Ziegler was appointed to the Sarasota School Board by Governor Ron DeSantis. She is still on the board even after parents called for her resignation. The accusation of rape has since been dropped by the woman but the Republican Party removed him as the Chair.

Mom’s for Liberty is a white wing, Florida based, extremist organization with chapters in 48 states. According to Bloomberg they have advocated for book banning, as well as:

fought against equal treatment for LGBTQ children, and railed against sex education and the teaching of Black history. Its members falsely claim there’s a widespread conspiracy in American schools to expose children to concepts about sexual orientation and gender identity that don’t conform to the Moms’ idea of traditional family values.

Bridget Ziegler

I guess they occasionally enjoy a three way once in a while. Great family values! And now they are coming to Houston’s own Gallery Furniture with Kirk Cameron, who has a boner for the Gay community. He claims a legal process called marriage is “unnatural” between same sex among other things. His interview on CNN is disturbing.

So come to Gallery Furniture and enjoy the event. (no videos please)


UPDATE: Who’s funding the Harris County Democratic Endorsed?

March 11, 2024

You will be surprised.

Last month a group called Harris County Democratic Endorsed was sending texts with their endorsements. It looks as if it was coming from the Harris County Democratic Party. Their logo is very similar to HCDP as is their website which is hosted on WordPress. (rookies) Their endorsement is paid for by Community Justice PAC a PAC created late last year.

Here is what I found back in February:

They raised $50,000 from two individuals/entities, spent over $13,000, and has over $36,000 COH. Joshua Lee donated $25,000 and the law firm Push & Nguyen donated $25,000. Of the $13,000 $7626 was paid to Christian Alexander with a PO Box for JC National for consulting expense and $5000 to John Humphries with a PO Box for Loud Inc for a reimbursement for the the JRR Dinner.

Since then they have filed 3 reports raising $136,000 with $125,000 coming from 4 individuals/organizations including ERIC DICK for $25,000. Yes, that Eric Dick, the republican on Harris County Department of Education who has not paid his $40,000 fine by the Texas Ethics Commission. All of these top donors are associated with law firms, Dick, Lowenberg, Push & Nguyen, and Spagnoletti. Lee works for Armstrong Lee & Baker.

Community Justice spent $60,800 with $40,000 spent on “CONSULT”. One of the candidates Community Justice supported is Erica Hughes who defeated long standing Democratic Judge Mike Engelhart. I have to wonder if these law firms had any cases in front of Judge Engelhart. Here are the top donors

Dick ,Eric25,000.00
Lee ,Joshua25,000.00
Lowenberg Law Firm25,000.00
Push & Nguyen Injury Lawyers25,000.00
Spagnoletti Law Firm25,000.00
Ramji ,Adam5,000.00

Greg Abbott calls for consequences for Uvalde law enforcement

March 10, 2024

After a scathing report from the Department of Justice concerning the mass shooting at Ross Elementary Texas Governor Greg Abbott has called for swift consequences for all involved law enforcement. “21 crime victims in Uvalde never even had their crime investigated. That includes 19 young children ,” Abbott wrote on X on Thursday. “The state must impose consequences for this neglect & provide solutions to prevent acts like this that allow criminals to get easy access to military firearms.”

The response by local law enforcement was swift. “We were confronted by an 18 year old with a military style weapon one that Abbott provided easy access to. Maybe Abbott ought to shut his goddamn mouth, get off his lazy ass, and get these damn weapons off the street. “

What a rotten crippled bastard. Welcome to Satire Sunday.


Who funded Takasha Francis against Judge Robert Schaffer?

March 8, 2024

We need to have a conversation about this.

Unlike Erica Hughes who ran against an excellent Democratic Judge, Takasha Francis actually has excellent experience for the job but it still make me ask “Why in the hell would anyone recruit and finance someone to challenge a great Democratic Judge who has served the Courts and the County honorably?”.

According to the Texas Ethics Commission Francis raised $24,500 including $5600 for legal services. She spent $18,018 with $5591 for Advertising, $1502 for Poll Workers and $3250 for fees, food, and fundraising.

As with the others I wonder who recruited her and financed her campaign. She won 55/45 against a very successful Democratic Judge. Surely there were other judges that needed to be challenged. Judge Schaffer was not one of those.

There needs to be a conversation about this. We lost a great Judge and we lost.


Who funded Amber Boyd-Cora against Judge Peter Kelly?

March 7, 2024

This race is more disturbing than Who funded Erica Hughes against Judge Mike Engelhart.

Unlike Erica Hughes Judge Elect Boyd-Cora has little if any applicable experience for the 1st District Court of Appeals and yet she won. By a lot, 60-40. Don’t take my word for it. Go look at her list of experience posted on her website. (I’ll save you the time) Her site has a email that bounces and her phone number is listed as (123)456-7890 and it has nothing listed about her experience beside generic statements like:

As a judge, Amber vows to be a voice for the people, ensuring her decisions reflect the community’s needs and values. 

The Houston Chronicle summed up their endorsement of Kelly:

Challenger Amber Boyd-Cora, 43, has no experience in courts of appeal, while the incumbent, Peter Kelly, 60, was an appellate specialist before winning this place in 2018. It’s an easy call. 

So like I said with Erica Hughes “Why in the hell would anyone recruit and finance someone to challenge a great Democratic Judge who has served the Courts and the County honorably?”. I just don’t get it. Boyd-Cora doesn’t have the experience for the job. She doesn’t have the endorsements from the Democratic community, and she didn’t raise money.

According to the Texas Ethics Commission she only raised $12,856 yet spent $23,125. Those numbers don’t make sense. Her largest donation was $3100 for legal services. She spent $5000 on advertising, $7100 on fees, food, and fundraising, and $4300 on salaries for poll workers. As with Erica Hughes she donated $1750 to the Houston Black American Democrats for mailers. It is almost as if someone told her to just put her name on the ballot and she will win. And she did.

The Party needs to have a very serious discussion concerning those in the party who are recruiting and funding candidates who are challenging well qualified, honorable, elected officials. If not it will happen again and we will lose. Again.


Who funded Erica Hughes vs Judge Mike Engelhart?

March 7, 2024

It’s a good question and I don’t have any answers. Yet.

BTW. This has nothing to do with the qualifications of Judge Elect Erica Hughes. Her qualifications are impressive. Take a moment and read them. But the question remains “Why in the hell would anyone recruit and finance someone to challenge a great Democratic Judge who has served the Courts and the County honorably?”. Seriously there are judges who NEED to be challenged. Judge Engelhart was not one of them.

So, who recruited Ms Hughes? Who funded her campaign? According to her campaign finance reports it is clear she must have had help. It is very difficult to search the Texas Ethics Commission for organizations or donors that support candidates. There is no search function titled “Who supported [fill in the blank] and I don’t have a clue on how to start that type of search, but I do know this. Hughes must have had help.

According to her campaign finance reports Hughes only spent $23,125. Her largest expenditures was for signs $2641, and for mailers to the Houston Black American Democrats for $1750. She spent $5282 on fees, food, and fundraisers as well as $240 for hair and makeup. She also spent $4300 for poll workers. (which by the way, statistically, is NOT a great investment)

Hughes raised $55,000 with $38,000 coming from $1000 donations or more from about 26 donors. This includes $4100 for legal fees.

Democrats need to have a difficult conversation about what happened this past Tuesday. Judge Engelhart is a fantastic individual, a great Judge, and an asset to the community and our party. We did not deserve this.


The Democratic Primary. The Good. The Bad. The Ugly.

March 6, 2024

Let’s start with The Ugly

The Ugly.
What the living hell is happening to the white, male, Democratic Judges in Harris County? The purge continued with the loss of Judge Mike Englehart and Judge Robert Schaffer and I do mean “loss”. The losers are the citizens of Harris County who demand Judges who follow the law, do their fuckin job, and are fair to all parties. That is what Englehart and Schaffer brought to the courtroom. Why would anyone challenge them and why would anyone vote for their opponents? This is ugly. Real ugly. And stupid.

There is more ugly. After leaving the Mayoral race when Sheila Jackson Lee entered, Amanda Edwards endorsed Lee and ran for her congressional race. After being wiped out in the election Lee reentered her congressional race and won last night. Amanda lost and the Democratic Party has probably lost her as a candidate in the future. I wouldn’t blame her. The Party that wants young, talented, candidates to run for office didn’t vote for the young and very talented candidate. She lost.

The Bad.
With 6 candidates in the race to replace Senator Whitmire Representative Jarvis Johnson will be in a runoff with Molly Cook. This is bad only because Johnson is the best of the bunch and shouldn’t be in a runoff. Representative Harold Dutton won. Representative Shawn Thierry will be in a runoff for her seat. Her opponent received 49.79% of the vote while Ashton Woods caused the runoff with 5% of the vote. That is bad. Judge Ursula Hall won. That’s bad too.

The Good.
There is a lot of good that came last night. Sean Teare defeated District Attorney Kim Ogg by a wide margin. The good she has done for Harris County was all wiped out by her pettiness. Let’s thank her for her service and move forward. Senator out of Arizona, Kristen Sinema will not seek reelection. Yeah! The Democratic Socialist Pervez Agwan running against Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher was wiped out by 60 points. Favorites Christian Menefee, Ed Gonzales, Jerry Garcia, and Judge Delgado will all move on to the general.

On to the general.


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