Comments on: Oysters and Politics at Gilhooley's

By: jack flannery

jack flannery — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:04:36 +0000

I’ve never been there but those oysters look absolutely fab! The way the state government takes these funds and plays the shell game irritates the heck out of me.

By: Jim Wygant

Jim Wygant — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:55:32 +0000

Maybe the Nature Conservancy can lobby the state lege:

http://www.nature.org/popups/features/art31456.html

By: Carl

Carl — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:05:54 +0000

Texas also does nothing to help out the shrimpers. Being a Texan, I feel that gulf seafood is the best and deserve supports from the states that it benefits.

By: jim

jim — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:02:11 +0000

Damn, Robb, if you are going to mention Gilhooley’s you should include a picture of someone standing on the shell pile in the parking lot. Joan Batson took one look at the picture of me and said “With that funny-looking hat all you need is a hand on your hip and a fingir in the air leading the masses into the future!” And I never knew that Soviet Realism was one of the art forms she is a fan of.

Interesting about the state’s lack of support for the local industry. My friend who grows the shiitakes in Arlington estimates that about 20% of the products sold under the “Go Texan” label squeak in under the “enhanced in Texas” clause. Basically, if you buy a rail car full of pinto beans from California and put them in bags in Texas that counts as a Texas product. Needless to say, this weakening of “Go Texan” does not please actual Texas growers.

By: Brazos

Brazos — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:59:29 +0000

The state takes money wherever they can get it. Look at what they did with the lotto money. Said it was for education but then we find out it only replaced the money they took from the education fun, not added to it.
And plz don’t mention Gihooley’s anymore. The wait is long enough.