You may have heard about one Texas Senator, named Kirk Watson, an how he spectacularly flubbed on national television, when, as a Barack Obama supporter, was grilled by Chris Matthews (on CNBC) about Obama’s record — and came up blank.
Thanks to things like blogs, Mr. Watson gets to set the record straight on his own terms and without being misquoted. And in fact does so right on his own blog.
What’s refreshing is that this a great post. From a politician, its refreshingly honest, insofar as how embarassed he felt for himself and Obama’s campaign.
As someone who has been on the receiving end of a great deal of pimping throughout my medical training, I know what its like to blank out when someone has asked you a question you know (and in fact, just read about or studied the night before), so I understand a little bit of what Mr. Watson went through.
But that’s the great thing about blogs and blogging. You get to have your say — on your own time, and without fear of being misquoted.
{and all the better if people know about it, and are listening}
Boo-yah.
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THE FACT IS Sen. Kirk Watson is a snake.
And, Karma is a bitch. It’s just too bad that it has to make a presidential candidate look bad.
In October, Sen. Kirk Watson voted to ignore the public and divert nearly a Billion tax dollars to convert portions of Austin existing freeways (183, 290W, 290E, 71E, and 71W) into tollways. This is a Gov. Perry scheme to shift freeways to tollways.
Why is Watson selling out citizens for special interests?
This double tax, of tolling drivers to use public expressways to drive to work, school and shop, benefits Watson contributors, developers he was hired to lobby for and the City of Austin, who pays Watson $450 an hour to do land deals.
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