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May 17, 2005
Lots happened this weekend
There were thousands of people at the Art Car Parade and Festival on Saturday. The autos were hilarious, the people-watching on the sidelines even better and the highlight was hearing that Kinky Freidman's car broke down and he blamed it on a Republican conspiracy.
There were hundreds of people at the "Save America Without DeLay" Family Fun Festival, and while Barbara Radnofsky and Chris Bell and Richard Morrison all had something to say, the most interesting thing was Gordon Quan busting a Tom DeLay pinata (figuratively speaking only; the kids hogged all the real ones). Lyn W. specifically asked him to run in the 7th, and he demurred. This leads me to speculate that what Quan really wants is to take on La Cucaracha Grande -- which by extension means Nick Lampson in the Democratic primary. (Aside to Mr. Lampson: why weren't you present at this event?)
And now for something completely different ...
D Magazine asks: who is Joseph T. Farkasdi?
Who is this man? Is he your local Toyota car salesman who wonders, "What do I have to do to earn your business today"? Or is he a conservative blogger, offering "real deep social responsive thought on the most divisive issues of today"? Or is he your ticket to financial freedom, helping you "eliminate all your debts and create new forms of income in less time than you might imagine"? Or is he Joseph with the Sensual Touch, a model, escort, masseur, nude, or semi-nude who offers "special rates for couples, seniors, and groups"?The answer? He's all those things and more, including motivational speaker and adult filmmaker. Joseph is a real renaissance man. WARNING: search around his sites at your own peril, Joseph likes to be naked--and his enjoyment is a bit too obvious, if you know what I mean.
My observations:
-- anyone with "Fark" in their name simply begs ridicule right from the jump; and ...
-- from his candid glamour shots, it appears that Joseph (like his idol Jeff Gannon) is eager to supply his oh, maybe seven column inches -- edited -- of 'top' reporting to anyone who'll take him up on it.
My questions:
-- which Metroplex megachurch does he attend? I'll have a few followups to this question, probably ...
-- how much has he donated to GOP candidates? Yes, yes; data readily available online but I don't have time to look it up, would you mind?
I also saw "The End of Suburbia" over the weekend. 'Troubling' is the best I can do for now. It's a slant on the Peak Oil discussion and how it's affecting us already (with Middle Eastern wars being a byproduct and not the focus). This Houstonian, a member of Cheney's energy task force (you know, the one which we'll never learn what was discussed) was quoted prominently in the documentary. As well as author James Kunstler, who turned up on Salon on Saturday, so that's your primer.
Last night I got in a couple of hours of precinct captain training and then went to the movies again. Again, very upsetting. I'll try to have something serious and coherent to say about them later, but I'm not promising anything.
And just so I don't have to finish this post depressed, here's a letter that Jesus' General wrote to Tom DeLay suggesting a bake sale as fundraiser. Don't forget to click on the 'reports' at the end.
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Nick Lampson. We had lunch with him the day before. He had a conflict with the event date.
Posted by: John Cobarruvias at May 17, 2005 07:26 AM
I personally invited Nick Lampson to speak at the DFA/DFH "Save America..." Festival. He had a prior commitment and was unable to attend.
Posted by: Phillip McNutt at May 17, 2005 03:37 PM
Thanks, John and Phil, for setting the record straight. Without knowing what precisely Lampson's prior commitment was -- and assuming it wasn't an emergency, and short of a family event like a graduation or wedding or God forbid a funeral -- it seems implausible that the former Congressman (and so far DeLay's only challenger) would find some more important place to be than this event.
And given an unavoidable absence, could he have at least sent someone from his campaign to speak on his behalf?
Posted by: PDiddie at May 17, 2005 06:08 PM
Mr. Lampson was attending a wedding in Austin on Saturday. I assure you, I tried several times to relay the IMPORTANCE of his PERSONAL appearance at this rally. I agree with you. He should have had some type of representation at the festival. But, that subject was never raised.
However, we did have a GREAT roster of folks that did care enough to share their time and energy with us. It was good to hear from each of them. Chris Bell, Barbara Radnofsky, Richard Morrison, Ivan Espinosa and Gordon Quan all had a message to inspire fellow Democrats.
By the way, PDiddie, I really do enjoy your blog posts. I definitely catch myself laughing, smiling or shaking my head in agreement on what you have to contribute. You have a definite wit to your observations that is appealing to read.
Posted by: Phillip McNutt at May 18, 2005 04:24 PM
Thanks again for clarifying, Phil, and for the compliment. A certain local conservative blogger wondered where all our posts were about the Festival, and when I pointed mine out to him, he got even more tetchy. Go look. It's pretty comical.
Posted by: PDiddie at May 18, 2005 04:59 PM
According to Opensecrets.com, nobody named "Farkasdi" has made any reported political donations the last 4 election cycles. Apparently not a very common name, not to mention that this guy is obviously WAY too chump-change to scrape together the $250 it would take to show up on the radar. I made the mistake a clicking your "Toyota Salesman" link. The thought that someone that looks like that would get in front of a camera anything less than fully clothed causes one to shudder.
Posted by: Celeste at May 19, 2005 05:26 PM
C., I just have to wonder how many more of these car salesmen/conservative blogger/pornographer types are left for us to have to stumble across.
Fortunately for us, Joseph is a safe distance away, but I suspect the churches in God-fearing Republican suburbs like Pearland and Sugar Land are full of people exactly like him.
Posted by: PDiddie at May 19, 2005 08:57 PM