Category Archives: Beto O’Rourke

What Beto Said

Posted on August 11, 2022 by tengrain

Happy Hour News .@BetoORourke to a Greg Abbott supporter who laughed when the gubernatorial candidate mentioned the mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas: “It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.” #txlege pic.twitter.com/EyT4UD72mw — Shannon … Continue reading →

Posted in Beto O'Rourke, Texas, America's Lab for Bad Policy | 7 Comments

Ah, Texas!

Posted on March 2, 2022 by tengrain

Besides the SOTU, yesterday was probably more notable as being the first primary of 2022, and that means Texas (America’s Lab for Bad Policy). Axios’ morning email thingie: In the first midterm contests, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) was … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Pie Fight, Beto O'Rourke, Chimpy's Crime Family, George Pee Bush, Greg 'Rolling Blunder' Abbott, Screwie Louie Gohmert, Texas, America's Lab for Bad Policy | 5 Comments

One Lump of Stupid or Two, Gov. Abbott?

Posted on February 4, 2022 by tengrain

Let’s begin by saying that we hope everyone is safe and warm, but a major winter storm knocked out power to nearly 70,000 homes in Texas, before moving towards the midwest and southern states. Screw Groundhog Day, where’s Cancun Cruz? But … Continue reading →

Posted in Ayatollah Ted Cruz, Beto O'Rourke, climate crisis, Global Climate Crisis, Texas, America's Lab for Bad Policy | 3 Comments

And Now, Some Good News From Texas

Posted on September 2, 2021 by tengrain

If you cannot bring the voter to the registrar, then bring registration to the voters! Axios’ email thingie (and all the usual caveats about formatting): First look: Beto launches register-from-home tool Beto O’Rourke today launches a voter registration tool allowing … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Pie Fight, Beto O'Rourke, Get Out The Vote, Texas, America's Lab for Bad Policy, Vote Suppression, voting | 5 Comments

Unsaddle That Goat!

Posted on November 1, 2019 by tengrain

Beto O’Rourke’s Campaign announced that for him the 2020 Goat Rodeo is over: “We will work to ensure that the Democratic nominee is successful in defeating Donald Trump in 2020. I can tell you firsthand from having the chance to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 Goat Rodeo, Beto O'Rourke | 2 Comments

More, Please

Posted on September 15, 2019 by tengrain
Posted in 2020 Goat Rodeo, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Corey Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Guns! Guns! Guns!, Kamala Harris, NRA, Pete Buttigieg, President Handsome Joe Biden | 1 Comment

Short Media Criticism 101, Beto-style

Posted on August 5, 2019 by tengrain

The Death of the Media Tiger Beat on the Potomac (thanks Charlie!) morning email thingie  quotes themselves(!): “The immediate aftershocks of the shootings were felt by the three candidates whose home states were affected: Tim Ryan in Ohio, and Beto … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 Goat Rodeo, Beto O'Rourke, Our Failed Political Press | 3 Comments

Dems Debate Tonight

Posted on June 26, 2019 by tengrain

The first debate of the 2020 Goat Rodeo is tonight, and it features Senator Professor Warren debating nine nobodies who are never going to be prznint, er, other candidates. Tonight, in addition to Sen. Professor Warren: Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 Goat Rodeo, Amy Klobuchar, Beto O'Rourke, Corey Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Jay Inslee, Julian Castro, Stealth Goat, Tim Ryan, Tulsi Gabbard | 3 Comments

About That War Tax

Posted on June 24, 2019 by tengrain

2020 Goat Rodeo contender Beto O’Rourke dropped a policy proposal today to care for veterans, and it includes something called a “war tax.” And as you can guess from the name, it proposes some sort of market-based means to pay … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 Goat Rodeo, Beto O'Rourke | 5 Comments

The Horse Race Continues

Posted on April 8, 2019 by tengrain

So, some more fundraising totals have come in for this first quarter, and without revealing the amounts (because I’m lazy, but Axios lists them along with how many donors, etc.), here’s the ranking- Bernie Kamala Beto Mayor Pete Amy Corey … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 Goat Rodeo, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Corey Booker, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg | 1 Comment