"Punky" Brewster McCracken discussing dissing St. LouisThat headline courtesy of News 8 in Austin, Texas, where mayoral candidate Brewster McCracken has launched an Internet ad comparing the Texas capital to St. Louis. The advertisement available on YouTube (McCracken has disabled the "embedding" feature that would have allowed me to post the video on this site) warns Austinites that if they don't change their city's direction, they could end up like St. Louis. And that would be very bad, says M
flickr.com/photos/pomoWe have a stocked pond for Daily RFT's Ass Clown of the Week. You know the rules: Cast your vote for the most idiotic newsmaker of the past seven days. Back at you Monday with the results. 1. Ryan O'Connor -- The former St. Louis County police officer ordered to have an anger management evaluation this week after he allegedly pulled a pistol on a parking lot attendant. O'Connor was off duty back in March 2008 when he allegedly yelled racial slurs at the attendant and pulled
A portrait of the politician as an ass clown. If Brewster McCracken loses his bid for the mayor of Austin, Texas, this coming Saturday, he can take solace in knowing he won at least one election. This week, readers of Daily RFT overwhelmingly elected McCracken as St. Louis' Ass Clown of the Week -- the award given to the most idiotic newsmaker of the past seven days. McCracken beat out a strong list of challengers -- including an off-duty cop convicted of pulling a gun on a parking lot attendant
Brewster McCrackenBrewster McCracken, a candidate for mayor of Austin, Texas, bowed out of the race this morning. McCracken made news here a couple weeks ago when he created an online campaign video warning Austinites not to become like St. Louis -- a once great city that McCracken now referred to as something of an urban wasteland. On Saturday, McCracken and another candidate were the two top vote-getters in a crowded field that demanded a run-off election. But citing an uphill battle against a
Photo: Jennifer SilverbergMickey Carroll's story came in at the fourth most-read last week.The blog posts come fast and furious, most of the time, here on Daily RFT, so if you missed the big ones from last week (May 4-10), here are the top ten most-read posts, courtesy of your friends at Google Analytics.1. The Five Most Offensive Cardinals-Cubs ShirtsWriter Keegan Hamilton, with the help of silly sports blog Deadspin, runs 'em down, including the "Zambrano Mows My Lawn" shirt. Yikes.2. Chuck E.
