DUPREE TAKES ON DALLAS OBSERVER; OBSERVER LAYS SMACK DOWN

After a rousing day at the Frontburner HQ filled with internecine blood-letting and WFAA bashing, let’s close it out with a mention of this great little developing story of Dallas County Constable/Latin twink aficionado Mike Dupree, who along with some low-class political operatives is trying to smear Dallas Observer fightin’ scribe Matt Pulle. Odds-making on Celeste versus Kix was hard. This one? Not so much. Pulle with a first round knockout.

To quote a great military commander: “If we can hit that bull’s-eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate.”

[STANDING, CLAPPING]

Thank you, Tristan.

RE: LEADING OFF (ERIC’S CREEPY SECOND POST)

I’m being asked by several FBvians how to make odds here when the fists start flying. Paul easily has the reach, youth and kick-boxing experience. But a lot of us think his height is a handicap because no one that tall could have good balance. Plus he’ll be squeamish about getting kicked in the pending nuptials.

Eric, meanwhile, has a lower center of gravity, a pit bull’s fierceness, no hair to pull, and — the trump card — he’s Sicilian. And, you know, “never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line.”

RE: LEADING OFF (ERIC’S CREEPY SECOND POST)

Paul. That’s genius. Asking people not to pass along what you consider irrelevant personal anecdotes, but then dragging my daughter into your clumsy attempts to make your point. That point being … what, exactly? That because I have a daughter, I should ask the Lege to criminalize all acts that would upset me? Perhaps I’m missing the refined, subtle point you’re trying hard — so, so hard — to make. The fact that I have a daughter in no way influences what I think the law should be. I’m not that particular sort of idiot, the one who can’t separate his desire to protect his daughter from what makes sound law. My argument is that the law is silly because it makes it illegal for someone to have sex with a 17-year-old woman when she can legally have sex with any other adult on the planet. And you keep saying you think it should remain a criminal act, so the FBvians are right to point out the problems with taking that stance when the world isn’t as black and white as you make it seem.

RE: LEADING OFF (ERIC’S CREEPY SECOND POST)

“That’s what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older, they stay the same age. Yes they do.”

Eric, you’re up.

RE: MACIE JEPSON GAFFE

A connected FBvian says:

I think you should add John Pronk to your short list of competent WFAA journalists. John has to travel around DFW and TX to find his own stories.

Fair enough. Consider it done.