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‘Keeping Score’ Archives

American|Writes Calls Texas 17 Race For Bill Flores Over Chet Edwards

American|Writes Calls Texas 17 Race For Bill Flores Over Chet Edwards

Bill Flores has won the responsibility of representing United States House of Representatives Texas District 17 to that honored institution by defeating 20-year incumbent Chet Edwards in today’s election. In a long-fought, contentious and primarily negative campaign, Flores bested Edwards in a political atmosphere that signaled an [...]

Some Good Bull For Bill Flores As Bush 41 Endorses And Texas A&M University Lauds

Some Good Bull For Bill Flores As Bush 41 Endorses And Texas A&M University Lauds

Bryan-College Station and Brazos County have a favorite son who happens to be the same as the favorite adopted son of Texas A&M University. That man would be the 41st President of the United States of America: George Herbert Walker Bush. Today Yesterday, Mr. Bush enthusiastically endorsed Bill Flores for the Texas 17 Congressional [...]

Keeping Score: Fiestas Patrias In Bryan Means “Oopsy Daisy” For Bill Flores And Texas 17

Keeping Score: Fiestas Patrias In Bryan Means “Oopsy Daisy” For Bill Flores And Texas 17

My three-year old son said “Oopsy Daisy” a few days ago while I was contemplating this post. Seemed an appropriate title… Seems instead of running a Fumblerooskie, Bill Flores ran an Oopsy Daisy. Fiesta Patrias, celebrating Mexico’s independence from Spain, was celebrated this past Sunday in downtown Bryan, one of the three major [...]

Keeping Score: Chet Edwards Keeps Bill Flores Off Focus For Two Weeks In Texas 17

Keeping Score: Chet Edwards Keeps Bill Flores Off Focus For Two Weeks In Texas 17

Keeping in mind my recent post about The Constitution, I wonder which campaign is going to be the first to get out an email about the importance of the document and how we need to send them money to help them defeat the opponent who obviously doesn’t care about The Constitution. Let’s remember that Bill Flores does not think that if we [...]

Keeping Score: Chet Edwards Parses Words And Leaves Bill Flores’ Campaign Unfocused

Keeping Score: Chet Edwards Parses Words And Leaves Bill Flores’ Campaign Unfocused

So you may have heard there’s a bit of a dust-up about Chet Edwards’ latest advertisement in the Texas Congressional District 17 race: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oREErkOmglE I saw this ad late Monday night while watching a DVR recording of some show. Evidently the ad started running last Friday. The Flores Campaign [...]

Keeping Score: Matt Mackowiak’s Latest Misstep Gives Chet Edwards Lead Over Bill Flores 10–3

Keeping Score: Matt Mackowiak’s Latest Misstep Gives Chet Edwards Lead Over Bill Flores 10–3

Remember the fib Matt Mackowiak told Bill Flores to say if he was ever asked who he voted for in the 2008 election? Chet Edwards does and scores a field goal to increase his lead. Edwards unleashed his first commercial today, sending an unlisted link to Congressional Quarterly for the video he has posted on his YouTube Channel. Congressional [...]

Football Texas (District 17) Style

Football Texas (District 17) Style

There’s the Nuclear Football. The Political Football. And then there’s natural born killer of many an unsuspecting soul: Texas Football. The missed opportunities and fumbles from Bill Flores are becoming blatant. And when a team of rookies like that is up against a seasoned veteran squad like Chet Edwards’, you have to wonder if Flores [...]