Tag Archives: Jerry Patterson
The Hidden Confederate History of the Texas Capitol: An Unofficial Guide
A visitor to the Capitol gleans a particular story of Texas from the monuments and plaques: one that celebrates the state’s involvement in the Civil War and o...Read More
Jerry Patterson on Border Rhetoric: It’s Going to Get Worse
For a long time, Jerry Patterson has been one of the few voices in the Texas GOP arguing for pragmatism on border security and immigration. Now he's leaving, an...Read More
David Dewhurst and the Curious Case of the Mental Health Records
With early voting under way, David Dewhurst wants to capitalize on Dan Patrick’s mental health troubles while keeping his distance. That’ll be tricky.
With early voting begun, David Dewhurst wants to capitalize on Dan Patrick’s mental health troubles while keeping his distance. That’ll be tricky....Read More
Dan Patrick’s Depression and GOP Mental Health Hypocrisy
Jerry Patterson leaks papers that document Dan Patrick's mental health struggles, so conservatives discover that stigmatizing mental health is bad....Read More
The Existential Horror of David Dewhurst’s New Ad Blitz
A breakout character from David Dewhurst's new ad blitz appears to gaining sentience, raising important—and disturbing—questions....Read More
Jerry Patterson Takes Aim at Dan Patrick, Shoots Self in Face
Jerry Patterson accused Dan Patrick of being a draft dodger this morning, and it quickly blew up in Patterson's face. Why can't Patrick's critics shoot straight...Read More
Activists Want to Return Texas GOP Platform to Hard-line Stance on Immigrants
The 2012 GOP convention's great achievement is back on the chopping block.
The inclusion of a guest worker program in the Texas GOP platform was seen as a big step forward. Now some want to strip it out....Read More
The Ascendancy of Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick's blowout victory last night was a surprise to just about everyone but himself and his supporters, who saw in it proof of God's great majesty.
Dan Patrick's blowout victory last night was a surprise to just about everyone but himself and his supporters, who saw in it proof of God's great majesty....Read More
WTF Friday: ‘Freedom’ Is Just Another Name for Automatic Weapons
In this week's WTF Friday we fire automatic weapons with Glenn Hegar, explore creationism with Dan Patrick and learn the one place Jerry Patterson thinks guns s...Read More