It’s easy to pick on the Chronicle. So easy it’s not really fun anymore but there were a couple of “Chronically Biased” articles today that are worth mentioning.
The first is linked on their front page entitled Texas Presses for Mexican’s Execution. Forget for a moment that Texas isn’t “pressing for” anything. A jury of the murderer’s peers, having found him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of raping a 16 year old girl then bludgeoning her to death with a chunk of asphalt, decided his fate long ago. But read how the biased piece starts out:
Texas thumbed its nose at the White House and the United Nations on Tuesday as it cleared the way for Thursday’s execution of Humberto Leal Garcia Jr., a Mexican national who was denied access to his nation’s consulate after being arrested for a San Antonio rape-murder.
The White House, and most certainly the United Nations, have no standing in the legal processes conducted by the State of Texas. In fact, they are thumbing their noses at Texas by getting involved. Allan Turner also notes that several “ex-diplomats” were “spurned” by the parole board:
The diplomats included Henry Barnes, Jr., former ambassador to Chile, India, Romania and director general of the Foreign Service; former U.S. Sen. James Jones, who was ambassador to Mexico, 1993-1997; Thomas Pickering, former U.N. ambassador; and William Taft IV, former U.S. ambassador to NATO.
None of these people have any standing in this case either.
Next up is a biased piece by Gary Martin concerning the E-Verify system. The article ends with this comment:
For Hispanic-owned small businesses, the $147 per inquiry cost to check an employee could create a financial burden, particularly in the agricultural or restaurant sectors.
“This is not about civil rights for us, it’s about business,” Palomarez said.
Apparently Mr. Palomarez correctly figured the biased writers at the Houston Chronicle would take his word and not do a little fact-checking on their own. E-Verify doesn’t cost businesses a penny. I know because I use the system. It literally takes seconds to check an employee’s status.
#91.
I guess I’m not the only ignorant conservative Texan(native to be precise) with a 5th grade edumacation.
NOPERRY 2012.
I’m pretty sure that today would be the same thing as tomorrow if I was still on yesterday, but I woke up this morning so today must be today, why does this page still look like yesterday’s page?
hunnert
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Well at least SOMEONE got the stimulus; White House Staffers Got a Raise Last Year, And You Did Not Be sure to LQQk @ “The List” 17% to 83% increase!! ARRRG That’s my money! Well I rolled into the Cape yesterday and went to the pre-launch receptition last night, heading to the Award breakfast in a little bit, then off… Read more »
Interesting thesis concerning freedom and responsibility
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/guest-post-essential-rules-liberty
mharper42, that esplanade oak thanks you every time it sees you. You won the rain lottery this afternoon.
Fort Bend County has grown and changed a lot in the past 5 years. 🙂
Got 0.9″ in the afternoon storm that came through NW Houston… After hauling water at 11 a.m. to an adopted esplanade oak I am taking care of this summer…
#93 phil An email surfaced today proving Holder is a bald-faced liar involved in the Gunwalker operation at least 20 months ago. Holder has stated he knew nothing until BP Agent Terry was killed last December. I don’t think he is going to slide on this one. There is much more to come and Issa and Grassley will release it… Read more »
I wonder if the Satanic Streamed Media will ever report on Operation Fast and Furious?
Guess they’re too busy circling the wagons for Obumma and trying to take down Michelle Bachman.
#81 Adee the condition of Houston streets for the most part is generally rather inferior to those in Fort Bend County I haven’t driven out in Fort Bend in over 5 yrs now, but unless things have changed a lot, I was frustrated by all the intersections that don’t have traffic signals but 4-way stop signs instead. It sure was… Read more »
Mebbe.
But last week PPP ran a poll that said Barry would take Texas if Perry was his opponent.
I hope this next election cycle doesn’t leave us with a feeling of Rectal Tenesmus.
We’ve all been there, right?
Learned something new today!
Any of you out there proud of your gynecomastia?
I’m pretty sure every day is ROJS Day around here.
More cutsie from my email (some of which I’ve seen before – but kids are always good for a laugh!): JACK (age 3) was watching his Mom breast-feeding his new baby sister. After a while he asked: ‘Mom why have you got two? Is one for hot and one for cold milk?’ MELANIE (age 5) asked her Granny how old… Read more »
Marathon signs.
I’m not sure which one is my favorite. I like the grim reaper there at the end.
Cute. 😉
And no fingers – amazing!
This is pretty cool.
Grannymous?
and when she wants to be incognito . . . . grannyonomous
Good evening Hamsters. We’re disappointed again in just barely missing rain other than a brief shower that almost wet the grass. Richmond got .80″, and it’s just across the river, maybe a quarter mile south. It got the heavy stuff that went through Missouri City late in the afternoon and slid just beyond our place. And the good storm that… Read more »
Good news. (Bold mine). When PPP polled New Hampshire in April Michele Bachmann was stuck at 4%. She’s gained 14 points over the last three months and now finds herself within single digits of Mitt Romney. Romney continues to lead the way in the state with 25% to 18% for Bachmann, 11% for Sarah Palin, 9% for Ron Paul, 7%… Read more »
Amusing. Goons going bonkers.
That’s one reason Mrs. Darren doesn’t blog here or on politics in general. Her facebook is bad enough.
Katfish #73;
Now that does change the setting a bit.
#75 – JMHO………………………….not “IF”………………..merely “WHEN”
Could this be in store for the good ol US of A?
#72 – No Can Do BC – GrammyHammy would have me to the proverbial woodshed if I failed to heavily FILTER my remarks…………………..
#68 –
No CHAHGE fer the correction!
🙂
Let’s have a special theme tomorrow:
We should declare 07July2011 RAG ON JOE STRAUSS DAY
Let it all hang out, no holds barred, tell us what youreally think about Joe Wissin Strauss
JOE STRAUS IS A WISSIN BUTT-HEAD!!
We coulda had that here in Texas.
But Joe Straus killed the Campus Carry Bill.
Heh
By golly it was. Must have been that date you and Shannon went on decades ago.
#62 – That was Sha-Na-Na Seenyore Darren – I’ve been accused of resembling much LESS handsome Gents!
🙂
Kill the enemy as efficiently as possible. Make sure the wisswads are wissing dead.
Whoohoo!!!
Students got a gun.
Students got a gun.
They can shoot back at the Seung. 🙂
Virginia Returning Students’ Right to Self Defense
Bones #40; That, to me, is absolutely key to this being a make or break item. I think most new techonology in the military have its drawbacks with kinks to work out. I agree with you on the recharging question but I’m confindent that’ll work out in time. And, no if this item is not practical, I do not want… Read more »
Bonecrusher #41;
Fine with me. States should decide on matters of education.
Katfish #44;
Wow!
Texpat – that’s when they were trying to pass a spending bill, not raise the debt limit. I don’t think there are any laws that lay out who gets paid first. The obvious thing is you pay the interest on the debt first. After that, its up to the bozos in congress. The Dems are already shouting about soldiers and… Read more »
Hamous These programs are viewed as essential services that would continue to make payments even as many other federal operations halt. And unlike typical federal programs, these mandatory entitlements have their own streams of revenue from payroll taxes, which require no congressional vote to authorize. Still, even as these high-priority programs continue to make payments for beneficiaries, a shutdown might… Read more »
Now THAT’S the kind of political theater I could get behind.
They should just make it a gazillion dollars and dispense of any pretense of reality.
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/07/06/even-un-admits-that-going-green-will-cost-76-trillion/#ixzz1RLVXSRUg
Why the term “going green” should only be used at a NASCAR sanctioned event.
#53 Texpat – if there is I can’t find any record of it.
In other surprising news
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/06/cnn-cancels-in-the-arena-with-eliot-spitzer/
h/t drudge
#50 – My Bad seenyore – I misinterpreted your obvious quote thinking I should have seen a linky……………..when you intended for us to GO there to find said link.
*gottit!*
#51 Hamous
I stand to be corrected, but I believe there is a law already on the books providing for SS and Medicare payments even in the event of a government shutdown that dates back to the 90s.