The woman should be committed. Seriously.

O.K. So now Radnofsky's got these new commercials out. Only they're not TV commercials. They're Internet commercials. So I guess the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate can't do any better than that? Surely she could find enough change in Tony Sanchez' couch cushions to put up a week's worth of ads in Temple or Victoria, or someplace cheap.

Still, I have to admit, they're better than her radio ads, which began with a pathetic monotone rendering of "Barbara Ann" by the Beach Boys. Hey, someone tell your Spanish translator that "Barbara" doesn't exactly translate. Makes them think of a female Conan, or something.

Anyway, Radnofsky has these new ads that feature her and...wait for it...a sock with lipstick on it.

Yes, folks this is your Democratic Nominee for U.S. Senate. Here you go: watch the video:

http://www.radnofskyvideo.com/files/COM_1_R_WEB.wmv
http://www.radnofskyvideo.com/files/COM_2_WEB.wmv
http://www.radnofskyvideo.com/files/COM_3_WEB.wmv
http://www.radnofskyvideo.com/files/COM_4_WEB.wmv
http://www.radnofskyvideo.com/files/COM_5_WEB.wmv
http://www.radnofskyvideo.com/files/COM_6_WEB.wmv

Just look at the gal. She looks PISSED. Holy crap, this woman is insane!

"The Dancer's Dead"

You really couldn't make this crap up. Barbara Radnofsky has written a book. That's right. A memoir. A biography. A tome.

It's called "The Dancer's Dead."

...I will pause while the reader rolls through several fits of hysterical laughter...

Yes, folks, Barbara Radnofsky has decided that she is worthy to join Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Jimmy Carter, and the long litany of politicians to write a memoir. And what makes her worthy? Why, defeating Gene Kelly, of course.

"How did a wife, mother, teacher and first-time political candidate become the first person in history to win the Democratic nomination of the Texas Democratic Party for U.S. Senate?" Radnofsky writes.

Hmm...Tough question there, BAR. Maybe because the Democratic party is such a pathetic shell of its former self that they didn't have a credible candidate who could run.

"Her victory, in a Texas-wide primary and runoff, over a man bearing the same name as one of the most famous Hollywood dancer-entertainers in history, is a series of 500-plus adventures in this entertaining, readable chronicle."

Uh...Okaaay...

So Barbara Radnofsky beat Gene Kelly. That is her big achievement? She spent $800,000 in the primary to beat a dead actor who spent nothing other than the filing fee for the office? And now she only has $300,000 left? Talk about poor fiscal management. Or maybe Barbara Ann was just buying 15 minutes of fame - with other people's money.

Jesus Christ, if I were a Democratic Donor, I'd be hitting the roof. They donated over $1 million to buy a diamond and they sure got Cubic Zirconium with that investment.

And by the way, nobody who doesn't watch Lawrence Welk even knows who Gene Kelly was. Certainly nobody under 40.

Another Radnofsky gem:

"While making the 675-mile drive to Canadian, Texas, we saved an injured western Grebe floundering out in the middle of US 83 in the Panhandle. Once safely inside the car, it bled all over my campaign clothes."

This is sheer nuttiness. You must indeed have an ego the size of Godzilla's gonads to think that anyone gives a damn, and then to write a book on top of it is just plain insane.

Of course, writing a book is a lot easier than selling a book, which it seems, Radnofsky is not doing much of. She's published it on the well-known self-publishing site, lulu.com. As of today, when I checked, it's rocketed to No. 202 on the lulu.com bestseller's list, well behind such classic titles as:

Sam, World's Ugliest Dog (9)
The Smartipants' Guide to the AP Environmental Science Exam (24)
How to Start a Wedding Planning Business (33)
The Best Way to Stay Healthy: Stay as Far Away from Doctors as you can, Vol. I. (42)
and
The Authoritative Encyclopedia of Scientific Wrestling (90)

Uh oh, watch out Tom Clancy!

Well, here's the link, if you're interested. And boy, are those reviewers just bowled away with her style and charm. (Of course, I'm one of the reviewers, so you can guess how that goes).

http://www.lulu.com/content/447629

Radnofsky campaign down by the stern

The latest Zogby poll is out. As you know, Radnofsky has been stuffing the box on Zogby for three months. But even with that, it hasn't helped stop her slide. Radnofsky now trails by 23.5 points in what has been her most favorable poll.

Her campaign is now reduced to stops at Starbucks, where she grabs a cup of coffee and then proceeds to harrass the strangers she meets there. No doubt, she finds a supporter or two -- after all, it is Starbucks. But most likely, the customers subjected to this heinous torture are wishing they had the local Mental Health hotline number programmed in their cell phones on speed dial.

But taking the cake is this gem of a story from the San Antonio Express News. The reporter tries to be fair, but you can read between the lines and see him snickering:

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA093006.01A.RadnofskyRoadTrip.3614cfa.html


Where to start with this hilarious piece?

"Radnofsky, 50, rode shotgun as Seth Davidson, the manager of her U.S. Senate campaign, drove her bright red Chevrolet Tahoe along Interstate 10 West, heading to a small rally in Eldorado."

First of all, if you're campaigning in Eldorado in late September, that's a pretty good sign your campaign is in trouble. I mean, come on. Eldorado? I didn't even know we had an Eldorado in Texas. Did she miss El Paso and drive into New Mexico? Does she think she's Coronado or something?

More to the point, what's she going to do when she gets there and finds there's no Starbucks?

"Half an hour later, Radnofsky, dressed in a pink skirt and matching jacket, stood in front of a dozen Democrats seated in a semicircle of folding chairs in a small, bare meeting hall on the courthouse square. "

Wow! After 700 miles of driving, she reaches the City of Gold and finds...twelve people!

Twelve people? My God, it's a mass of voters. A virtual who's who of Texas. A conucopia of concerned citizens. A throng, a multitude, a host!

"They waited for a public radio reporter from Dallas on the sidewalk in front of the school. With hunger finally biting at them, they debated where to take the reporter for dinner.
Radnofsky knew a good Japanese restaurant in Dallas. It was more than an idle suggestion — she wanted to go there. "

A Sushi restaurant? In Texas? WTF? Could you get any more non-Texan? I mean come on, she might as well have "Yankee" tatooed on her forhead. After all, this is the same woman who as a trial lawyer filed frivolous lawsuits against barbecue pit makers. My God, the Nerve! You couldn't be more out of touch with Texas. You might as well just dig up old Sam Houston and piss on his corpse!

Yes, folks, this is one very odd bird, this Radnofsky gal. If it wasn't so damn serious, it would all be fairly pitiful, you know. Worst of all is what this says for the Democratic Party. I mean, this is the best they have to offer?

The SS Radnofsky is going down by the stern, and it is a sight to behold.