It's possible, though it seems more likely he's an older brother of Michael Moore 
Posted on 05/17/2003 9:50:45 PM PDT by GOPcapitalist
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Were Gene Lyons, Joe Conason and Cragg Hines triplets, separated at birth?
On the brighter side, he probably just cost the RATS another 500 votes in Houston next year. The more hate they spread, the more voters jump ship.
He's talking about US. Those of us stood out in the cold and shouted "Get out of Cheney's House", and those of us kept an eye on the Dimocratic dimpled chad cheaters in Florida.
It's possible, though it seems more likely he's an older brother of Michael Moore
Yep. Cragg Hines is one vile piece of journalistic trash...as in the kind that makes Geraldo look like a professional.
The left often complains about the low quality of the commentary coming from the right, about "mean spirited diatribes" and the "politics of personal destruction."
But, frankly, a right winger with Hines' venom couldn't find a respectable outlet for such hateful expression. But the leftist media doesn't seem to have any trouble giving guys like Hines and Mark Morford their full measure of column-inches and face time.
You are absolutely right. Hines makes Begala and Carville look civilized. The truly sad thing about it is that this type of stuff is par for the course with Hines. It's the same thing every single week - vitriol, hatred, personal invective, bilge - that's all that the guy produces. He's a giant walking flatus vocis, perhaps in more ways than one.
If I were a publisher, even a committed liberal publisher, I can't imagine wanting Hines in my newspaper. This is the kind of vile slime that pollutes everything it touches -- it makes my entire op-ed page sour and, well, unpleasant. Allowing this degree of bias, even on the opinion page, threatens the credibility of my news reporting.
Would Cragg be in possession of some Polaroids, perhaps...
That is what the Texas Constitution provides, that is the ability to compel errant legislators to return to their duties.
Texas Constitution Art 3 section 10
Two-thirds of each House shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner and under such penalties as each House may provide.
Most states have similar provisions, as does the U.S. Constitution with regard to federal legislators.
Art I. Sec. 5
Section. 5. Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members, and a Majority of each shall constitute a Quorum to do Business; but a smaller Number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the Attendance of absent Members, in such Manner, and under such Penalties as each House may provide.
One of DeLay's flacks contended that the majority leader's office was just passing along to federal agencies an inquiry from Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick as to whether they could help in the roundup. Can't you envision it: DeLay takes a tiny, faint "Just passing it along" sticker, pastes it on Craddick's entreaty and sends it by surface post in an unmarked envelope to the mail room at the Justice Department.
Isn't that one traditional duty of a Congressman, to grease the federal bureacratic skids in support of the the folks back home?
Somebody send the DEA over to this guys office. I don't know what he's smoking, but it must be some goooood ... er... stuff, and they may want to bust his supplier.
Can anybody make sense out of this... sentence(?)? (Or is it a question?) I find it difficult to continue reading a column when I figure the author is simply a poor writer. Of course, the Houston Chronicle is pretty far down the totem pole anyway, but you would think they could do better than this.
What a fine column I received, written by your Mr. Cragg Hines, concerning Texas rep. Tom DeLay. You shipped him out to Washington, D.C. on purpose, didn't you? I would hope so, since having his vitriol and slimy attitude around must be a burden too great to bear for very long.
For all of the whining from the "Left" side of the political divide about 'intolerance, mean-spiritedness and hate', Mr. Hines should be a Conservative. No, wait! His spew is much too juvenile and moronic to be compared to the reasoned writings of an Ann Coulter or a Wesley Pruden. Surely, Mr. Hines attended journalism classes with Jayson Blair. Maybe the Houston Chronical is now part of the New York Times media cabal?
Mr. Hines' invective is enough to have made Mother Theresa want to kick his rump. Perhaps the Houston Chronical could salve Mr. Hines' poor sense of self and hire a purveyor of nocturnal pleasures for him. Male or female. Though, the former probably would be best. That way, Mr. Hines can enjoy the rump rooting he so generously metes out to others.
Everything on their editorial page is hard left, but it also extends blatantly into their news coverage without shame or guilt. A few months ago they accidentally posted an internal memo on their website from one of the chiefs of the editorial staff. It gave lengthy and detailed directions to writers on slanting both editorial and news coverage in favor of an upcoming referendum. Included in the memo were the details on conducting a smear campaign against Tom DeLay. It appeared online for less than an hour, but fortunately got copied before they took it down. The next week a local throwaway paper that they give out in the supermarket called the editor-in-chief of the Chronicle to ask him about the memo and its violation of honest journalism. He basically told them "so what" then said "I have nothing to apologize for." This kind of stuff is a regular happening there. The paper openly donates money to left wing political groups like Planned Parenthood and tilts its news accordingly. It's reporters are universally lazy, reprint material from their own previous articles a few weeks and even years later as if it were new, and, from time to time, engage in activities that could reasonably be characterized as plagiarism.
Some people think the Jayson Blair thing is a big deal - I guarantee you, the NY Times holds nothing against the daily happenings at the Houston Chronicle.
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