The Hammer is GOING TO BE NAILED

[PDittie]

These are some excerpts from an e-mail I received from DUer johncoby2, who was at this protest yesterday (along with Lisa0825 and, I am sure, others).

Tom DeLay got hammered in Clear Lake yesterday...

"What an embarrassment for Tom DeLay. After sending
7500 invitations paid for by the University of
Houston for a reception honoring Tom DeLay, less than
100 attended, 50 of which were staff or worked at the
university.

Outside in the hot sun were 150 enthusiastic
protestors changing "Don't DeLay. Indict today!" and
"Tom DeLay has got to go". Three times as many
protested Delay than those that honored him.

Also, only 2 elected officials from the city of
Houston attended, no NASA employees or management, or
any other type of dignitary.

A counter protest consisting of 6 (yes, six)
protestors, 2 of them younger than 8 years old,
was hastily convened close to the 150 protesters
against DeLay. The 2 young children kept busy by
building a fort with the 25 or so signs that were to
be held by other protesters that didn't show up.

On the inside there were 3 large tables filled with
food for 400-500 people that was left untouched. Name
tags of about 100 people were left on the table, from
those who didn't bother to attend after making
reservations.

And DeLay only spoke for about 3 minutes including
taking time to address students who disturbed his
speech by singing.

This was to be an event to "introduce DeLay to his new
district", according to an email sent from the
University. Many believed this was a misuse of state
funds and will be filing a complaint tomorrow in
Austin.

Instead it turned out to be an embarrassment for
DeLay. He later went to Deer Park where again there
were more protestors than those attending the event."

Tom DeLay's margin of victory has never been less than 20 percentage points every time he has stood for re-election.

But as part of the Texas redistricting fiasco, DeLay had many Democratic voters moved into CD-22 in order to make it easier for Republicans in other districts to get elected.

Now, you have perhaps seen the polls: the Hammer leads challenger Richard Morrison 48-39, which is eleven fewer points than Bush leads Kerry (and Houston proper is a statistical dead heat, 50-47 Bush, in the same poll -- SurveyUSA).

NOW IS THE TIME, PEOPLE.

WE CAN STRIKE HIM DOWN.

If you can spare only a few nickels, then please go to Morrison's website and donate ( www.morrisonfor22.com ). He has some TV ads produced that he is trying to get on the air; you can see them at his website also.

If you can't then copy this message and send it to everyone in your contact list.

A little collective karma works fine, too.

[GOPisEvil]

1. Allow me some schadenfreude...

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PDittie]

4. We'll be in Austin in October for the Book Festival

You and I need to go play some golf or something.

[GOPisEvil]

11. Definitely!

Bring the clubs! :thumbsup:

[reprehensor]

2. Heya P!

Sweet news!!

Fight the powah!!

[PDittie]

5. S'up, rep?

Met Gary Page at the Morrison/Dean/Van Os brunch on Sunday.

Is that the fellow who is running to represent y'all ( or is it someone else? )

[reprehensor]

8. No, but he's a good guy.

Fudge stripe will be rootin' for Jim Nickerson, taking on Octogenarian Ralph Hall.

I spread the good Delay news over at SmirkinChimp.com and Randi Rhodes forum, too.

If you've been following the Swift Boat BS, you might enjoy my LTTE to the Telluride Daily Planet:

Daily Planet LTTE

Bastards.

[klook]

9. So you're

the Director of Food and Beverage at 9545 Restaurant and Bar. That was an outstanding letter to the editor! Keep up the good work, and remember to wear as many pieces of Flair as possible!



Oh, sorry--I realize now that your letter probably concerned SBVBS. Good job.

[klook]

3. Beautiful

I will gladly contribute to Morrison.

[PDittie]

6. You Da Man

(or woman, as the case may be)...

In any event:

:headbang:

[klook]

10. Thanks.

Man, if it matters. I did send Morrison some dough, and I sure hope to see him smash the Exterminator like the bug he is.

Ants pulling a dead cockroach up a wall

[Sweet Freedom]

7. Snarf!

I just sent this to every Fort Bend Democrat I know.