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TexasProgresive

(12,786 posts)
13. That would be a wrong assumption
Wed Dec 9, 2015, 02:10 PM
Dec 2015

From their about page:

http://www.burntorangereport.com/about
Burnt Orange Report, or BOR for short, is the leading source for progressive coverage of political news and issues that matter in Texas.

Founded in 2003, BOR is is Texas’s largest political blog and the most widely read state-level progressive blog in the country. Our readership includes legislators, opinion leaders, members of the media, and national political influencers — but our core audience is the progressive, Democratic base in Texas.

Currently, our staff includes policy experts, campaign veterans, strategic communicators, and a whole bunch of UT alums. Meet our staff writers here.

I don't know who BunB is either but here's a snip from the article:
http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/31433/breaking-hip-hop-legend-bun-b-endorses-bernie-sanders-for-president
It’s been tough holding back the news for over a week, but Bernard Freeman better known by his stage name Bun B, endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President in the first episode of a new podcast by promoter Matt Sonzala called “Hip Hop for Bernie Sanders.”

Bun B was one-half of the influential duo UGK from Port Arthur, Texas, and has since achieved major acclaim and success as a solo artist. Freeman is also an educator at the prestigious Rice University in Houston, Texas.

Bun B hasn’t been a total stranger to politics. In 2008 he endorsed Barack Obama for President and has done several PSA’s including: in 2009 for a Senate Runoff Election in Port Arthur, an anti-littering campaign in Galveston, and a no texting while driving initiative in Houston with Mayor Annise Parker.

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nobody knows who this is, it isn't LBN worthy, keep candidate crap in GD-P snooper2 Dec 2015 #1
Bun B Jesus Malverde Dec 2015 #2
crap? wendylaroux Dec 2015 #4
OK Thank you!! Fantastic! wendylaroux Dec 2015 #3
Sorry not heard of him FloridaBlues Dec 2015 #5
Who? Cigar11 Dec 2015 #6
Does the obnoxiousdrunk Dec 2015 #7
Legend? Action_Patrol Dec 2015 #8
Who is Bun B and why is this crap LBN? NaturalHigh Dec 2015 #9
Legend? I'm not much into rap, but I've heard of big name rappers. Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2015 #10
I'm guessing the "Burnt Orange Report" nyabingi Dec 2015 #11
That would be a wrong assumption TexasProgresive Dec 2015 #13
OK, I think mentioning nyabingi Dec 2015 #15
I've never heard of this person. Why is this a big deal? Tess49 Dec 2015 #12
i've never heard of this guy. Marrah_G Dec 2015 #14
Is this the guy who sings the jingle for Bellyful O'Burgers? . . . Journeyman Dec 2015 #16
Who? 951-Riverside Dec 2015 #17
He's well known in Houston MrBig Dec 2015 #18
He is the guy from jamzrockz Dec 2015 #19
Call it what it really has become -- TM99 Dec 2015 #21
Just another GenX rapper who TM99 Dec 2015 #20
Locking mcar Dec 2015 #22
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