Rev. Jim Wallis, a leading progressive preacher and founder of Sojourners, addressed Dallas Christians on Nov. 12, 2009. The social justice movement, he said, “is not about social action. It’s not about politics. It’s about restoring the integrity of the word of God in our lives, our churches, our neighborhoods, our city and our nation.”
Elise Hu
Elise Hu was a political reporter at the Tribune, focusing on multimedia projects, from 2009 to 2011. She previously worked as the state political reporter for Austin's ABC affiliate, KVUE-TV, from 2006 to 2009. She was recognized by the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters three years in a row for her beat reporting on state politics and was named Best TV Reporter Who Can Write by The Austin Chronicle. Before arriving in Austin, she held reporting positions at television stations in Waco; Greenville, S.C.; and Columbia, Mo. She's an evangelist for social media and multimedia journalism — her Political Junkie blog was listed as one of WashingtonPost.com's top Texas political blogs. A native of Plano, she has a degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Missouri.
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Ads Infinitum: Medina’s TV Spot To Air in East Texas
This ad is worth a look. Toward the end, there’s a special shot of Medina really connecting with common man, by carrying a non-descript giant sack on her shoulder.
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The Farouk Show
Farouk Shami’s red-carpeted gubernatorial candidacy coming-out party was more like a scene out of Fashion Week than anything Texas Democrats typically put on. But the stagecraft and the statewide ad buy that begins today are aimed to quell doubts about whether he’s making a serious run.
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HuTube: Under the Farouk Tent
Couldn’t make it to the big tent for Democrat Farouk Shami’s gubernatorial announcement? This is your pass to the party.
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Farouk Shami’s First TV Ad
Farouk Shami debuted his statewide ad at his gubernatorial announcement on Thursday. This is the ad, as shot from one of the projection screens at the CHI headquarters in Houston.
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Under the Farouk Party Tent
Inside the Farouk Shami for Governor announcement party, where it definitely felt festive.
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2010: Farouk USA
Complete with a red carpet, massive white tent, air-conditioned porta-potties and the kind of stagecraft that bests even presidential runs in their early stages, Texas billionaire Farouk Shami announced his run for the Democratic nomination for governor at his company headquarters in North Houston.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 004
In this week’s podcast skirmish, topics include Dick Cheney, the Republican Governors Association and the complicated relationship between money and politics.
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HuTube: How Houston Could Become “Extinct”
A campaign flier going out to 35,000 Houston voters says mayoral candidate Annise Parker shouldn’t be elected based on her homosexual lifestyle. The sender’s argument against Parker for mayor? “Homosexual behavior leads to extinction.”
