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106.9 The Point should be contractually required to play this sone once a day until we start paying attention to the true cost of the snake oil our elected officials, community leaders and media (both MSM and alternative) are peddling.

The Truth Will Out.

At first I thought this video was a parody, some kind of political joke of the type you see poli-bloggers cribbing together in some weak-assed attempt at humor. (Or something the Harris County Republican Party might throw in You Tube in hopes of riling up the base.)

Imagine my surprise when I found out it was true. Even worse, there are people out there defending this behavior. Honestly defending it.

And now, there's word that ACORN is going to sue. Despite the fact that they've admitted to firing the employees in the video? On what grounds?

Libel? Not likely. It's not libel if what's being said actually happened, and from all accounts ACORN employees bent over backwards, to the point of advising for breaking the law, to try and get this couple into a home so they could export minors in from Ecuador and turn them into prostitutes.

Was it partisan advocacy journalism? You bet.
Was it criminal? Hardly. Except on the part of ACORN it seems.

It takes a special kind of stupid to fall for this ruse. Stupid that's a little less isolated at ACORN than they'd like to admit. Not pervasive perhaps, but not a one-off either. (Four locations, four similar results, and not one person even questioned what was going on)

That's not libel, them's the facts.

It's so bad that the Senate has stopped their funding and Democrats are shedding ties to the organization like a baby-seal coat at a PeTA rally in the Mojave Desert.

The important thing to keep in mind is that the truth will out. After all, the attack's against Tom Delay and Abramoff were initially characterized as a "left-wing smear campaign" as well. If you have no defense you attack your accusers. It doesn't hurt to have a partisan-blind group of followers who are willing to go to bat for you as well. Always a nice touch.


DEVELOPING: More on the guy who made the videos.

BMW Vision

It will never hit the market in its current form, hopefully the diesel engine and electric technology gets incorporated into something that uses many of the design cues however.

It's 'bite the back of your hand' beautiful however.

Yet another reason why predictions of the automobile's death are premature. Car companies are going to work to ensure that their product is viable in whatever economic environment emerges from this current re-shuffling.

Here in Harris County our transportation movers and shakers don't seem to have a clear grasp of this, and they're moving ahead with transportation designs reflecting decades past.

Also: Tim Spell of ChronBlog provides a glimpse into Audi's future

A change in structure

In case you haven't noticed the "local news" section is now gone from Harris County Almanac. Many more changes to come.

Baseball Season Brings a new poll.

Opening Day for the Houston Astros has local pundits waxing forth.

Here's a sample:

The Clown Vision Chronicles: Game #1 Astros vs. Cubs

Crawfish Boxes: Astros Drop opener 4-2

MLB.com (Alyson Footer): Astros unable to solve Cub's Ace


So, how do YOU think the Astros will do in 2009?

Answer in our polls and expand on that here.

New Name, New Poll

In keeping with the expanded mission of my blogging lately, and with my realization that outer Harris County is going largely uncovered, the name of this blog, and my food blog are changing.

Harris County Almanac is the new 'de-facto' home page for all three of my active blogs. There will, increasingly, be 'op-ed' type material here as well as a Diigo link of National Stories and a host of other features, including links to my three active sites.

For now, we encourage you to 'feel your way around' while answering the poll question at the side, and taking advantage of the many links this blog will provide.

As always, letters to the editor are encouraged, but comment moderation has been activated to prevent spam.