1.0The Texas Observerhttps://www.texasobserver.orgBob Moserhttps://www.texasobserver.org/author/bob-moser/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Q5O12uE6yd"><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/stumpers-of-the-week-perrys-ouija-cornyns-homo-hypocrisy-and-sharps-waterloo/">Stumpers of the Week: Perry’s Ouija, Sharp’s Waterloo</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.texasobserver.org/stumpers-of-the-week-perrys-ouija-cornyns-homo-hypocrisy-and-sharps-waterloo/embed/#?secret=Q5O12uE6yd" width="600" height="338" title="“Stumpers of the Week: Perry’s Ouija, Sharp’s Waterloo” — The Texas Observer" data-secret="Q5O12uE6yd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Every Friday from here till the end of this year’s campaign stumping season, we’re honoring the most outlandish, befuddling, illogical or downright clueless statements of the week in Texas politics. With just six weeks left before Election Day, the competition is heating up something fierce. To wit, here are this week’s Honorable Mention Stumpers: Hey […]https://www.texasobserver.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/about-the-texas-observer.jpg740402