Not telling the whole story. Anyone surprised?

       I was reading through different Texas blogs when I came across this older blog on The North Texas Conservative that I found very interesting.  The author of the North Texas Conservative is commenting on the on the Keith Olbermann show.  This happened back in February of this year.  The blog says that Olbermann faced the camera and asked all the people who participate in the Tea Party movement where the African Americans are.  Mr. Olbermann then proceeded to ask about the involvement of other minorities in the Tea Party.  The Dallas Tea Party responded to Mr. Olbermann's question with a video, and the North Texas Conservative has posted a link to this video.  The blog goes on to talk about the spokeswoman for the Dallas Tea Party is black, and the blog also points out that it is a woman.  The blog goes on and points out a few other minorities in the Dallas Tea Party.
        I believe the author is making the basic claim that the Tea Party is a diverse group of people who are just tired of big government and what they call excessive taxes.  I think the emotional appeal to the conservative audience is very large.  I also belive that the use of the video from the Dallas Tea Party was very helpful in conveying the author's point of view.  The blog gives a good one sided side of the story. 
        In my opinion the blog does give a good argument for those who choose to look at only this blog as souce of credible news.  The blog does not give the other side of the story.  It does not mention that Mr. Olbermann did respond to the Dallas Tea Party with comments on diversity.  I think once again this is showing why not all blogs are educational, but can be entertainning.

Perry Surprise

-Governor Rick Perry performed the state's first postuhumous pardon.
 This is very well possibly the best thing I think I have heard of Governor Rick Perry doing.  I am not sure I can recall the last time he did anything good that was that note worthy. To be honest though I really do not believe he deserves all the credit.   Perry grants state's first posthumous pardon, is the way the article reads in the Austin American Statesman and I think it should have said more about the little people who really pushed to have this clarified by the Attorney General.  Let's be real, there is no way that the governor has had time to work on getting this done.  He has been way to busy with the election.  I think this is an article with a little slant on it.  I think they are trying to give extra credibility to Governor Rick Perry in a election year.  I really  think that if this was not an election year that this would be more about the people who really pushed for the clarification on the pardon law.  The article tries to make it like Perry did all that he could with in his powers to clear all this up. I think they just really want to paint our governor as sympathatic, kind, and in a forgiving light so that maybe Texans will be the same way and elect him again.  This is rediculous, if my child was wrongly accused of rape and was innocent and died in prison, you bet your bottom dollar I would expect a phone call from my current governor to apologize for the wrong to my family.  So when the article tries to make it out like he is "all that", I just have a problem trying to swallow that pill. 

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