Mark Graham Fred Baron Moments ago, the Houston Chronicle reported that John Edwards has decided to, like, pass on delivering his speech to the Harris County Democratic Party during its September 20 fund-raising gala. Cannot imagine why. Also noted in the story: Harris County Republican Chairman Jared Woodfill’s demand that…
Dallas trial attorney Fred Baron, who’s a very, very good friend So, yes, Fred Baron, former finance chair for John Edwards presidential bids, is indeed the “super-rich pal” and “rich retiree in Dallas, Texas” who’s been giving money to Rielle Hunter, with whom John Edwards today admitted having an affair,…
You know who kinda hearts Barack Obama today? T. Boone Pickens. No kiddin’. The Dallas oil billionaire who’s out selling his plan to “create a new renewable energy network” today released a statement following Obama’s speech in which the Democratic presidential nominee outlined his energy plan. Notes Pickens: “I’m strongly…
Later this week, folks around the Fort Worth might spot the bus pictured above and wonder to themselves, “Hey, is Kanye West in town?” No, no, silly. It’s just a roadshow sponsored by Americans United for Change, which has been rolling The Bush Legacy Tour across the U.S. and A…
Betty Culbreath Thought now might be a good time to peek at the blog of Betty Culbreath, the Laura Miller-appointed chair of the Dallas Housing Authority, which, it was revealed today, is paying CEO Ann Lott $90,000 in severance following her resignation Tuesday. Culbreath, who yesterday posted a comment to…
Don Hill, giving the finger to his attorney’s motions to dismiss Last night, Jack Fink mentioned the two motions to dismiss former Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill’s attorney, Ray Jackson, filed on behalf of his client on July 25. Hill, of course, has been indicted on federal corruption charges…
Daniel Rodrigue Ray Hunt The New York Times today reveals that earlier this week, Harold W. Geisel, Acting Inspector General for the U.S. Department of State, sent several lawmakers a missive in which Geisel revealed his office is investigating just how Dallas’s Ray Hunt and Hunt Oil Company scored that…
One of our sister papers, the Seattle Weekly, has news today concerning my favoritest Dallas Maverick ever: James Donaldson. Turns out, the well-traveled baller with the bad knees — who started with the Seattle SuperSonics before joining the Mavs in 1985 for a seven-season stint that included a trip to…
President Bush was in Houston last week raising dough for Pete Olson. Took a few days, but a video making the rounds today, courtesy Miya Shay of Houston’s ABC affiliate KTRK-Channel 13 and the likes of the Houston Chronicle and The Huffington Post, features remarks about the economy the president…
Speaking of the George W. Bush library and think tank bound for the SMU campus — as we were this morning and will be tomorrow, after university president Gerald Turner addresses the United Methodist Church’s South Central Jurisdictional Conference at the Hilton Anatole — ProPublica this afternoon brings news concerning…
Fredo Sunday’s Times of London story about Houston lobbyist Stephen Payne’s soliciting six-figure donations for the Bush library on the SMU campus by promising access to the likes of Dick Cheney and Condoleezza Rice sure is gathering steam. The White House is dismissing and denying and distancing; so too are…
Ken Mayfield, who doesn’t have a calendar. Shame. Dallas County Commissioner Ken Mayfield called this morning — one guess why. As he was out of pocket yesterday, Mayfield didn’t get the chance to respond to commissioner John Wiley Price’s comments to Unfair Park in which he branded Mayfield a “racist…
Well, OK, he kinda mentions the Texas High Speed Rail and Transportation Corporation. It’s nothing too earth-shattering, mind you, but yesterday the presumptive Republican presidential nominee sat down for a chitchat with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s editors and reporters. And one of the questions posed to him had to do with…
Karen Hughes Karen Hughes — you know, SMU grad, former KXAS-Channel 5 reporter and longtime Bushie — has a new gig, it was announced this morning. She’s now Global Vice Chair at Burson-Marstell, one of the top five public relations companies in the world — and, certainly, among the most…
Just a quick note to John Wiley Price and Judge Thomas Jones, because, gentlemen, I’d really like to loan you my copy of the greatest movie ever to star Maximilian Schell, Ernest Borgnine, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster and Yvette Mimieux. It was awesome when I was 11; I think you’ll…
Last night I took a shower with Shawn Williams of Dallas South — no, wait, that did not come out right. Let me rephrase: Last night at 9, KERA-FM (90.1) got around to airing Wednesday’s episode of National Public Radio’s News & Notes, during which Williams joined host Farai Chideya…
Mark Graham Sam Coats In Friday’s recap of Angela Hunt’s fund-raiser, we mentioned how it felt a little bit like a reunion of the anti-Trinity River toll road gang. Sam Coats, a key part of the TrinityVote team, wasn’t able to make it, but he doesn’t want people thinking he’s…
Esther Weisbrod, with the inspiration for her paper on “The War Over the Trinity.” Almost a year ago to the day, Angela Hunt dropped off 90,000 signatures at City Hall, triggering the Trinity River toll road referendum. And it felt like old times last night as former council members Sandy…
For those not keeping track of D.C. doings this a.m., former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan is talking to the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary. And, for one, Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith, the Republican from our great state’s 21st Congressional District, isn’t terribly pleased about the…
This morning, the missus called from the road: “Kinky’s on KRLD, talking about how he’s going to run for governor again in 2010 — as a Democrat.” And, sure enough, that’s just what he said — needs, oh, $3 to $5 million, far as he figures. And over on KRLD-AM’s…
Always a good day when you can lead off with a Daily Show video mocking a local business — in this instance, Central Kia’s spot using a Barack Obama lookalike to move 2008 Sportages at low, low prices. Notes Stewart: “Un. Believable.” Because of the low, low prices. And because…
George P. Bush, throwing McCain a BBQ fund-raiser in Dallas next week John McCain hasn’t allowed media into his fund-raisers, insisting he wants to protect his donors’ privacy — though, more likely, he also wants to protect John McCain’s privacy. Barack Obama has also raised dough in private, but earlier…
