Say it ain't so! Another Big Bad John video? I'm not sure if there are some sort of copyright issues here, but the Rick Noriega campaign has used images and the song from US Senator John Cornyn's "Big Bad John" video and mashed it all up with their own messages. Check it out:

Tell us: Which version of Big Bad John is your favorite?

Categories: 2008 U.S. Senate Race | Video |
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It's Tuesday night, folks. And there are no primary returns to watch on TV! I don't know what to do with myself. Decided to use the internets to look back at the wacky and wild political season that was. I almost shed a few tears watching at these well-edited (and mostly chronological) mashups. Gotta give credit to editors, who boiled sixteen months down to mere minutes.

The first one, from MSNBC, includes both the GOP and Dem nomination fights. The second, by the team at SlateV, is the Democratic Primary Battle in Eight Minutes. (They added a minute when things wrapped up last week.)

And now, The Democratic Race in Eight Minutes (plus a brief mention of Stephen Colbert's candidacy and subsequent support of Mike Huckabee).

Categories: 2008 Presidential Race | Video |
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After the Houston Chronicle's series of reports on State Rep. Hubert Vo, D-Houston, and the numerous dilapidated apartment complexes he owns, the conservative group Texans for Fiscal Responsibility (Michael Quinn Sullivan's group) has created its very own parody of the Vo situation called "Mr. Vo's Neighborhood", with Vo starring as a very bad Mr. Rogers.

Not a beautiful day in Vo's neighborhood.

Categories: Texas House | Video |
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Well, this isn't KVUE quality video, it's just shot from the little camera I keep with me at all times. It's the end of Rosemary Lehmberg's thank you speech after it was clear she won the runoff race for Travis County DA.

Lehmberg doesn't officially start her new job until January of 2009. Mindy Montford, meanwhile, says she's going to take some time before deciding what's next for her professionally.

"I've devoted my whole professional career to being a prosecutor so I'd like to continue that but we'll see at the end of the day. Tomorrow we'll re-evaluate," Montford said.

BTW, the sweetest moment caught on our lapel microphone was one with her little boy, right after she conceded the race.

"Mommy, I'm proud of you," said Montford's four-year old son, Ford.

Categories: People and Places | Travis County DA | Video |
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