I took some days off around the weekend so blogging time is short. Go read some of these.
-- Via Charles, David Ortez was at the the Houston mayorals' get-together with TOP and SEIU last Saturday and things got lively. Ben Hall was missing again, for fairly obvious reasons this time, and Chris Bell was not there, so that left Adrian Garcia, Bill King, Marty McVey, and Sylvester Turner. Demetria Smith, the only woman in the race, was added after some opening outbursts. Essentially she is not going to let Hall corner the black anti-HERO vote.
Read Smith's FB page, linked at her name above, for complaints about how she has been excluded from some participation.
-- Also via Charles, a controller candidates' finance report summary. Kuff is sussing out the details, spending a lot of time on this reporting. I've snarked on him in the past, but this is really the data those few of us who care are interested in. It just confirms to me that Carroll Robinson is a jerk.
More later.
-- Via Charles, David Ortez was at the the Houston mayorals' get-together with TOP and SEIU last Saturday and things got lively. Ben Hall was missing again, for fairly obvious reasons this time, and Chris Bell was not there, so that left Adrian Garcia, Bill King, Marty McVey, and Sylvester Turner. Demetria Smith, the only woman in the race, was added after some opening outbursts. Essentially she is not going to let Hall corner the black anti-HERO vote.
Smith took the opportunity to be a demagogue when she claimed that HERO would allow grown men to go into the bathroom behind your little girl. A small minority of the audience cheered for her response. McVey gave the best response when he said, “I am not black, but I will stand for black rights. I am not gay, but I will stand for gay rights. I am not an immigrant, but I will stand for immigrant rights.” The crowd applauded his response.
Read Smith's FB page, linked at her name above, for complaints about how she has been excluded from some participation.
-- Also via Charles, a controller candidates' finance report summary. Kuff is sussing out the details, spending a lot of time on this reporting. I've snarked on him in the past, but this is really the data those few of us who care are interested in. It just confirms to me that Carroll Robinson is a jerk.
More later.
