I like the title of the first Enough is Enough radio ad: “Really.” Oh, really? Really. Anyway. As we’ve noted before, Roger Staubach’s part of this pro-hotel group, and his is the voice heard at the end of the 60-second spot. But before you get to Captain Comeback’s pitch, there’s…
We’ve received a lot of feedback thus far regarding yesterday’s item in which we revealed Jerry Allen’s thoughts concerning Mayor Tom Leppert, the convention center hotel and the Trinity River toll road. The most buzz, and rightfully so, came from the statement he gave us after he was asked about…
Last night, Governor Rick Perry served as moderator for a most special event at the Special Events Center in Garland: a conservative three-way during which radio chat-show hosts Michael Medved, Hugh Hewitt and Mike Gallagher rated and debated Obama’s First 100. (High marks and high fives all ’round, though there’s…
Perhaps, for its next ad, the R.I.P. Dallas folks could use a Woody Guthrie song — “This Land is Your Land,” maybe. Or Barry McGuire’s “Eve of Destruction.” Or The Specials’ “Ghost Town.” Till then, bulls on parade through Victory Park…
While researching our upcoming cover story on Mayor Tom Leppert, which will appear in the paper version of Unfair Park Wednesday, we sat down with Lake Highlands city council member Jerry Allen, who announced in a recent council meeting that he believes anything that comes out of the mayor’s mouth…
If you’re meeting up with friends later today, Jarrod Atkinson has a joke for you to try. He told his rendition through a megaphone Saturday afternoon, before a crowd outside the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and it went a little like this:”Knock knock.”Who’s there?”Inflation.”(Confused pause from the audience)”That’s right,…
Last night, at 7:48 to be precise, a certain Eleventy Billionth Blog’er sent me a note in which she posed the question: “Is it just me, or is this weird?” The this, in this particular case, was a link to the Vote No Dallas, where, Bethany noted, Angela Hunt’s mug…
The Vote No’ers yesterday began airing their second TV ad, which features Mayor Tom Leppert and Dallas citizens Joanne and Bob Goodfellow, whose hot sports opinions regarding the convention center hotel are lacking to say the least — as in, they’re mute throughout the entire 30-second spot. So we gave…
Smokey Joe Barton’s Wednesday afternoon tweet from a House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing has been making the rounds, as the Arlington congressman does seem awful proud of hisself for stickin’ it to Secretary of Energy Steve Chu — the same dude who won the Nobel Prize in Physics…
Had a few civil, private, agree-to-disagree exchanges with some R.I.P. Dallas members yesterday, prompted by this item and most definitely this one. So, without further comment, here’s the pro-hotel group’s first online spot, which I found this morning and which is a far sunnier offering than those signs. (Though the…
Moments ago, Luis de la Garza — host of something called Televisión ConSentido and former auto auctioneer — posted to YouTube his interview with the mayor about the convention center hotel. And by interview, I mean “informercial” in which the mayor sells the hotel to the Hispanic community, “which will…
As Robert mentioned earlier, Angela Hunt spent the weekend in Portland and Seattle checking out streetcars with my go-to source at the city for the convention center hotel: Assistant City Manager A.C. Gonzalez, which explains why I didn’t hear back from him regarding Monday’s story about how the Dallas Convention…
As we mentioned earlier, the Enough is Enough folks — pro-convention center hotel, anti-“negativity and distortions associated with the May 9th election” — had their coming-out party this morning at the Stoneleigh Hotel, where they debuted their Web site and TV spot. We’ll have more from the party later today…
Well. See. Hunh. When I started writing this, I was just going to point out that in the comments of this morning’s lead-off item, Angela Hunt got a little off-topic and started talking about streetcars — specifically, a trip Hunt, Linda Koop, Assistant City Manager A.C. Gonzalez and Dallas Area…
Some of the Friends just didn’t care for David Letterman’s secession bit late last week — or for David Letterman at all, aw. So, then, perhaps a dash of Stephen Colbert from last night’s Report?The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cTip/Wag – Texas Secession & MACAcolbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical…
Had a couple of items related to the pro-hotel’ers yesterday; and we’re headed to another introductory how-do this morning at the Stoneleigh Hotel, where Enough is Enough makes its formal what-up — as if folks needed to be introduced to the likes of Ray Hunt, Roger Staubach, former city manager…
While we’re on the subject of confusing pro-hotel campaign efforts, a Friend of Unfair Park directs our attention to the Let Dallas Compete Web site — which demands you “Say Yes to Dallas” and vote against Proposition 1. It’s unclear who’s behind the site, which is registered through a proxy,…
Maybe you too have spotted these anti-Proposition 1 signs in recent days — saw a couple in my Northwest Dallas neighborhood this morning, spied one near Fitzhugh and Capitol Avenues last night, and we found this one earlier today near One Arts Plaza downtown. And, sure, if you know what…
After approving in February 2008 the expenditure of $170,000 for a feasibility study to refinance the $260 million debt on the Dallas Convention Center, the city in October announced it would use $40 million of the refinancing to expand, upgrade and renovate the convention center. Additionally, the debt savings would…
Time magazine wonders this morning: “What’s All That Secession Ruckus in Texas?” Um, Governor Rick Perry, maybe? And, natch, his very vocal support for House Concurrent Resolution No. 50, which, as we pointed out in February, states that the “81st Legislature of the State of Texas hereby claim[s] sovereignty under…
A supporter of Casey Thomas filed an ethics complaint Monday against Dave Neumann, who’s being challenged by Thomas for his District 3 city council seat, claiming he violated the Dallas City Code. Brian Wesley alleges Neumann accepted $27,925 in contributions that exceed the allowable $1,000 donation per individual in each…
A crowd of approximately 75 Vote No’ers gathered in front of City Hall this afternoon in support of Mayor Tom Leppert and the convention center hotel; among them were Dr. Frederick Haynes of Friendship-West Baptist Church, former council member Ed Oakley, county commissioner John Wiley Price and Deputy Mayor Pro…
