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Roger Clemens: Your 2008 Bum Steeroid of the Year

In addition to occupying a back row seat in the Crawfish Boxes, I'm also the principal writer for Texas Monthly's Bum Steer Awards. Usually my editors choose the Bum Steer of the Year after I'm done with my part of the work. However, this year I felt the choice was so compelling that I had to speak up. Their choice was going to be President Bush. I'm proud to say that they ultimately went my way.

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Idda voted for Bush

Being worst President in US history seems like a sure-fire Bum Steer winner.

I look forward to Texas Monthly every month.

I enjoy the heck out of the annual Bum Steer issue every January.

Isn’t this the second year running that a sports person won Bum Steer of the Year (Coach Fran last year) ?

Did Kinky win the “No Cigar” Award for his run for governor.

I hope you got those Humble kids who dug up a grave to get a skull for a bong.

And Drayton McLane and Bud Selig for the Astros to Milwaukee fiasco.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Dec 12, 2008 3:34 AM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The Humble kids are in there.

“Hey, man, quit bogarting that cranium.”

Drayton and Bud escaped ignominy.

Hi, my name is Rich and I'm an Astroholic.

by Austin Astroholic on Dec 12, 2008 10:23 AM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hmm - Next year Texas Monthly staff gets mentioned

for leavng out McCain and Selig this year.

Astros fan for life

by Joe in Birmingham on Dec 13, 2008 11:53 AM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

cool to have the bum steers author with us on CFB

I’ve always enjoyed those. I’m glad as Texans we’re are able to laugh at ourselves – or at least the characters amongst us – and then devote an issue of our state magazine to prove it. We certainly have a big enough state for plenty of good material on an annual basis.

I actually got my start in the internet biz at Texas Monthly, helping to setup the first website back in ’97. Seems like the distant past now, especially since Levy is no longer running the show over there.

One question though…is that cow wearing an Astros cap? That would be a shame. There are plenty of reasons to poke fun at our team, but getting tarred as part of the Clemens carnival is a BUMmer. I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: Roger Clemens may be from Texas, but he isn’t really an Astro. Red Sox? yes. Yankees? yes. I know what he did on the field for us, but he ain’t ours.

It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy. - Nolan

by clockwerks on Dec 13, 2008 8:52 AM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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