The Brief: Top Texas News for Aug. 8, 2012
The Big Conversation:
Already basking into the national spotlight, Ted Cruz will get an even bigger platform later this month.
As Fox News' Greta Van Susteren reported Tuesday, Cruz has been selected to speak at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.
Fresh off his stunning U.S. Senate primary victory last week over Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, the former state solicitor general has captivated Republicans in Texas and beyond, many of whom began pushing for, and predicting, a Cruz speaking slot at the national convention, which will be held Aug. 27-30.
Cruz's name was announced Tuesday along with ...
Comments (8)
Jason Lee Stuart via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Glad to hear it! That will surely sway a significant number of voters- to vote for President Obama!
Jonathan Williams via Texas Tribune on Facebook
AWESOME!
Jordan Mandelberg via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Good, I could use a laugh!
Scott Chase via Texas Tribune on Facebook
This might be worth watching. We need to take an "over and under" on how many times he uses the words "liberty" and "take back". I hope Gov. Scott introduces him.
Samdavis
Cruz, "como esta frijole cabrito"? (How have you bean kid?)
I guess they're not inviting Palin because there's just room for so much stupid.
Chris Lusk
OK!
Adele Roberson
http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/07/19/543801/consumer-brands-conservative-attack-ads/?mobile=nc
A Guide to Consumer Brands helping bankroll Right-Wing attack ads.
Adele Roberson
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2012/07/photos-evangelical-curricula-louisiana-tax-dollars
This is what your tax dollars will soon be paying for...
Wacky "Facts" Kids Will Learn in Louisiana's Voucher Schools
6. The KKK was A-OK: "[The Ku Klux] Klan in some areas of the country tried to be a means of reform, fighting the decline in morality and using the symbol of the cross. Klan targets were bootleggers, wife-beaters, and immoral movies. In some communities it achieved a certain respectability as it worked with politicians."—United States History for Christian Schools, 3rd ed., Bob Jones University Press, 2001
(this is just one example) read the rest... you will not know whether to laugh or cry.