Trump Lobbied to Deny COVID Funding

Trump Lobbied to Deny COVID Funding

Jul 22, 2025 | Politics

Solid Truth Trump Lobbied to Deny COVID Funding Trump offials lobbied to deny funding for COVID vaccine rollout. Trump officials actively lobbied to deny states money for vaccine rollout last fall ...

Quarter Beer Night

Mar 30, 2021 | Politics

Tommy Moore | Quarter Beer Night | Mayor | Wall Jesus | Todd's Creek | Rassling Quarter Beer Night Most of us have heard at one time or another a hair-raising tale about an event which was so harrowing that it caused the storyteller’s “whole life to flash before” him....

Our Move to Houston

Mar 28, 2021 | Politics

Our Move to Houston Back in 1998, we were invited by Houston Baptist University to come to Houston. 1998   She received her call on Monday, June 29, and they flew the two of us down on Wednesday, July 1, 1998. They made their offer to hire on Thursday, July 2nd;...

Trump vs Puerto Rico

Mar 25, 2021 | Politics, Trump

According to “The Lancet,” Trump and his administration exhibited open and relentless “hostility toward Puerto Ricans.””The Trump administration’s unremitting hostility toward Puerto Ricans was also reflected in its 2019 proposal to cut...

Border Crisis

Mar 24, 2021 | Biden, Politics, Trump

Border Crisis Did the increase of children arriving at the border start under Trump or under Biden? Answer:  Under Trump. Biden had nothing to do with it. The fact-checkers had a look. From “Politifact” Escobar is correct that the increase started before...

Rioters and Money Problems

Mar 22, 2021 | Politics

Washington Post investigators found that nearly 60 percent of Trump’s insurrectionists “had prior money troubles, including bankruptcies, bad debts and tax liens.” https://tinyurl.com/38bfj2sv  ...

Mad Man

Mar 20, 2021 | Politics

March 20, 2021: My cousin, Betty Millican Barnes, sent a packet of old family photos. I’ve been scanning them and trying to figure out who’s who. To see what we’ve scanned so far, click on the “Family Photos” link in the menu above; or click here. I’ve created blog...

Kavanaugh Was Not Exonerated

Mar 13, 2021 | Politics, Trump

AP says it’s a LIE that her witnesses refuted her allegation.  “WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his Senate supporters misrepresented the record when they stated that three witnesses refuted Christine Blasey Ford’s allegation...

Trump Depleted Vaccine Reserve for Biden

Mar 12, 2021 | Biden, Politics, Trump

Trump Depleted Vaccine Reserve for Biden According to Kate Riga and Josh Kovensky of Talking Points Memo, Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary Azar gave “health officials the impression that their stockpiles would grow and allow them to dramatically expand the...

Lancet Commission on Public Health

Mar 12, 2021 | Politics

Lancet Commission on Public Health From “The Lancet” – The premier British medical journal examined Trump’s conduct. The  Lancet Commission on Public Policy and Health examined Trump’s actions and assessed their impact on public health....

LBJ’s Voting Rights Speech

Mar 1, 2021 | Politics

Lydon Johnson’s address to Congress in support of voting rights should be required reading for all Americans today. ________________ “And We Shall Overcome”: President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Special Message to Congress Forward by someone at GMU: “Although the 15th...

Statue Weary

Aug 16, 2017 | Politics

Statue Weary Here’s a thought experiment for you. Do you have any idea what was going on in the south in 1964? Remember the 60s civil rights struggle? Remember the church bombings? Remember the police turning fire hoses on civil rights demonstrators? Then think...

Record Jobs Growth; Thank You, President Obama!

Dec 29, 2016 | Politics

Record Jobs Growth; Thank You, President Obama! Yes there are records for jobs growth. From “The Atlantic” — November, 2016 “When Barack Obama took office, the unemployment rate was passing 8 percent on its way to 10 percent. But US...

Reagan Corruption

Sep 19, 2016 | Politics

Whenever someone brings up Reagan and paints him as a hero,  I like to cite this little fact from Sleepwalking Through History, by Haynes Johnson: The numbers of Reagan administration officials either indicted or the subject of criminal and ethical investigations...

Mercurochrome

Aug 4, 2016 | Politics

Dole recounts his first war injury.   “I took a grenade in hand, pulled the pin, and tossed it in the direction of the farmhouse. It wasn’t a very good pitch (remember, I was used to catching passes, not throwing them). In the darkness, the grenade...

On the Minimum Wage

Jul 24, 2016 | Politics

Research suggests that a ten percent hike in the minimum wage could be expected to bring about a 1/10th of 1% hike in prices. In other words, that $100.00 cart of groceries might cost you $100.10 after giving the stock clerks a 10% raise. Those stock clerks would them...

Networks, Blacks, and the GOP

May 11, 2016 | Media Whores, Politics

“During Robert Dole’s 1996 convention speech, network camera operators could not find any actual black people to portray as delegates who were really delegates. So as a favor to Dole and the Republicans, they focused on their own employees.” Eric...

Vote Suppression

Apr 8, 2016 | Politics

“Over the past several years Republican lawmakers, citing concerns of voter fraud and of electoral calculations, have introduced voting restrictions in dozens of states, limiting polling hours, requiring difficult-to-acquire forms of identification, closing...

Why photo IDs?

Apr 1, 2016 | Politics

Coors: The better question is, ”Why require a photo ID for voting when the old IDs worked just fine?” No one can come up with an answer that will stand up to logical scrutiny. Paleriderdosset ”stricter” means what? 4918  ...

Government Tyranny

Mar 19, 2016 | Politics

If we allow the govt to FORCE women to have babies, what’s next?The govt forcing us to become Muslims? The govt forcing us to become libertarians?The govt forcing us to observe Lent? The govt forcing us into homosexual marriage?Forcing us to learn Spanish?No,...

The Biden Rule

Mar 17, 2016 | Politics

Editing out what Biden said doesn’t erase it from the public record. No matter HOW MANY TIMES you guys take his earlier statements out of context, we will remind you of the greater context. He WELCOMED BUSH’s nomination should a vacancy happen. You...

Part D Penalty

Mar 13, 2016 | Politics

Kaslin: If it’s wrong for people to be fined under Obamacare, why is it okay for seniors on fixed incomes to be fined under Bush’s Part D ?Kaslin is NOT going to say; nor will any other right winger.

Rules or No Rules?

Mar 10, 2016 | Politics

Reminds me of once when some of the older boys broke up a fight I was in and said, ”Let’s settle it in the ring.” So, they made us put on boxing gloves and we began to fight…..the older boys acted as referee; breaking us up when we got in a...

Doss Isn’t Afraid of Questions

Mar 10, 2016 | Politics

Veritas:  Did you think for a second that Richweb was going to post about his political views and invite us to scrutinize those views critically?BTW — I support unions, Democrats, teachers, voting rights, civil rights, marriage equality, environmental...

Go Union!

Mar 5, 2016 | Politics

You know that when even a brain dead wing nut sees the benefit of unions, the unions must be doing SOMETHING right.   5099   PM:   Mrsdeluxe   [Quote]     — 7:46am — Sat, Mar 5, 16 pstMaryI’m a...

How Is the Obama Economy?

Mar 5, 2016 | Politics

How Is the Obama Economy? Let’s ask some right wingers! <B>5084 PM: Dwightvol [Quote] — 7:43am — Sat, Mar 5, 16 pst Dwightvol Here’s a shocker for you. My family business as you call it just about doubled it’s income in 3 yrs.....

Dog-Salute

Feb 28, 2016 | Politics

Dog-Salute  The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook,Daily Show Video Archive Bush Salute with Dog in...

Absence of What?

Feb 27, 2016 | Politics

2623 PM: Christians [Quote] — 2:08pm — Sat, Feb 27, 16 pst Christians are Good Absence of evidence does not mean evidence of absence

Reagan and Fantasy

Feb 24, 2016 | Politics

”One of his favorite stories, one that he told over and over again to different audiences, concerned a pilot in World War II who told his crew to bail out of their crippled B-17 bomber. When the tail gunner said he could not move because he was badly wounded,...

Bring in Some New Chains!

Feb 24, 2016 | Politics

Imagine you’re watching the Super Bowl. They’re slogging it out. Then, one of the teams inserts a female quarterback. The refs stop the game in bring in a new set of chains — when the female QB is on the field, it takes 25 yards to get a first down....

Sam’s Houston Press Articles – 2020

Oct 25, 2000 | Politics

Sam’s Houston Press Articles – 2020 Tommy Moore | Quarter Beer Night | Mayor | Wall Jesus | Todd's Creek | Rassling   Sam Byrd is a freelance contributor to the Houston Press who loves to take in all of Houston’s sights, sounds, food and fun. He also...