4/25/2008 09:10:00 AM|||Sarah Michelle Spinosa|||
Paul Lucas and 'Commie Girl' have got to be two of the most thin-skinned public figures I've ever met! I think I've taken more abuse than anyone in the blogosphere in recent memory and I only complain when it serves a purpose, like right now. I'm not even running for office or working for a print news outlet. I'm going to pass on commenting about Paul because I've devoted an entire article to him (and he's called me at home too when I wrote something he didn't like thanks to Aaruni 'But I Didn't Give Him Your Cell Number' Thakur), but...
I don't think I've ever heard Rebecca say anything nice about anyone; not in public, not in print. Bands and directors and such maybe, but very rarely does she praise any individuals.
She's always been able to dish it, but she could never take it, and it's so much fun to watch her
squirm when it comes back to her threefold! Art I wish I was there at Drinking Liberally with you because I don't think she'd dare talk to you disrespectfully with me standing right there. My apologies for her misplaced anger and the fact that I couldn't be there (I have my son on Thursdays now), but how did you expect she'd behave? She's been losing the war of words with me since day one. Does she even know who my source was regarding her getting friendly with Joe Dunn?
Commie Girl, how could you go after Art because of something I wrote? Oh, that's right, all you far-lefties are doing everything in your power to avoid clicking on my posts like some kind of electronic warfare. That's OK though. We've been discussing solutions to that problem, too. All in due time, you overrated b*tch. All in due time.
Really, it's OK, because everyone knows Steve took over Citybeat just to get you a job, as evidenced by the fact that he was only there for four whole days, so you can take your artsy, fartsy, (and free) little L.A. rag that nobody reads and shove it.
Knock, knock. I think I hear obscurity calling... for both Paul and Rebecca.
SMS
Update: I just received a threatening, libelous comment demanding that I lay off Paul and Rebecca. This morning, Art received an anonymous email threatening a lawsuit. I may have had some shady friends in the past, but I have hardly done anything illegal, nor has Art. I'm not afraid of you. In fact, you're afraid of me because you know damn well there's no way to smear me without coming out as a hypocritical bigot, which, because of your own snobbery and big mouth, is your problem.
'Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.' If I find any, I repeat, any, content about me, anywhere, that is libelous, I reserve the right to sue, and you will find much more negative publicity than you are getting on this blog.Labels: aaruni thakur, commie girl, joe dunn, l.a. citybeat, Paul Lucas
|||7211579687465813660|||Paul And Rebecca - A Democratic(??) Love Story3/29/2008 04:58:00 PM|||Sarah Michelle Spinosa|||
FINALLY! After what may have been the longest development phase of a website the world has ever known, Ed Chau, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress in District 42, has unleashed said website for public viewing.
I've always thought that a great website is a better marketing tool than, well... pretty much anything. A website is non-intrusive, complete, easily and quickly updated, capable of handling multiple media, and truly a window into the world. Computer technology is the greatest political tool in the history of man, and on this I'm not exaggerating.
So why is Ed Chau wasting his opportunity? His original website, while it looked terrible, contained an inspiring story about how he came to this country as a child. His new website (which uses the same terrible-looking photo) does not. I guess Aaruni Thakur and Ken Christensen, only caring to cater to the minority of blue voters in the 42nd, don't care about things like the big picture of the general election - they only care that Ed's new site makes him look like the blue-blooded, establishment, de-facto nominee he's trying to represent himself to be.
I can't (thankfully) take credit for the blue-blood or establishment parts (all Ken), but I can take credit for Chau's strategy to hold himself to look like the front-runner before the race really even begins. That's right, it was my idea. Ed's opponent Ron Shepston has no political experience, although he is a veteran and an activist which gives him some credibility points. However, in making my suggestion to campaign in this manner I gave Chau more brownie points for not only having been an elected official, but also for a lifetime of volunteerism and his inspiring backstory.
But alas my perspective was always ignored despite Ed's praise to the contrary. Now he hardly has a presence on the internet aside from his website and the abandoned MySpace and Partybuilder pages I created for him. His opponent is a blogger. Oh yeah, they didn't want me to do that either. Advantage Shepston. Neither candidate currently has enough cash-on-hand to mount a traditional media campaign.
Look at the website for yourself, the first story is about the DCCC's statement on Gary Miller, not his own. Sure, I advised Ed not to go after Gary until the timing was appropriate, but I'd say that when your primary opponent is doing it while also challenging you, you don't have to be negative about it, you simply need to make a statement. Oh wait, you can't. You lost your Communications Director.
My post on The Centrist OC says it all. In fact, it's likely the website was rushed to publishing by my blog's leaking of the details of Ed's labor union ATM withdrawal. Ed might win the primary now, but he is screwed in the general. Thanks for handing Dirty Gary another term.
Again, nobody on the blogosphere has suggested any way to beat Gary Miller, not even poor Ron Shepston who has so little to say on issues that the only thing his campaign has done is make demands for more investigations on Miller, which will likely never be conducted. The release itself was likely prompted by my observation on The Centrist OC that this race is barely a blip on the radar. Didn't anyone realize the primary is just over 2 months away?
I really thought I had found a winner in Ed. All he needed was a platform somewhat compatible with a red district, strategic exposure of Gary Miller's corruption, and a targeting of Republican women with education and health care issues (admittedly Ken Christensen's idea - boooo!), and it would have been game, set, match with even a few little extras; Ed's very articulate and I love to write inspirational speeches and debate; we could have had incredibly easy and fun debates.
Considering Democrats didn't even field a candidate in 2006, don't they want to seize on the anti-Republican backlash? Seriously, does anyone have a plan in this race?
SMS
PS: I tried to comment on Liberal OC this morning. I'm still banned. ROFL! Cowards!
Today on The Centrist OC: Truth about global warming irrelevantLabels: 42nd CD, aaruni thakur, ed chau, gary miller, ken christensen, ron shepston, sarah michelle spinosa
|||6754709282662520249|||Ed Chau finally unveils new website; I reveal the truth.
squirm when it comes back to her threefold! Art I wish I was there at Drinking Liberally with you because I don't think she'd dare talk to you disrespectfully with me standing right there. My apologies for her misplaced anger and the fact that I couldn't be there (I have my son on Thursdays now), but how did you expect she'd behave? She's been losing the war of words with me since day one. Does she even know who my source was regarding her getting friendly with Joe Dunn?
FINALLY! After what may have been the longest development phase of a website the world has ever known, Ed Chau, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress in District 42, has unleashed said website for public viewing.
I can't (thankfully) take credit for the blue-blood or establishment parts (all Ken), but I can take credit for Chau's strategy to hold himself to look like the front-runner before the race really even begins. That's right, it was my idea. Ed's opponent Ron Shepston has no political experience, although he is a veteran and an activist which gives him some credibility points. However, in making my suggestion to campaign in this manner I gave Chau more brownie points for not only having been an elected official, but also for a lifetime of volunteerism and his inspiring backstory.