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A Bubbling Cauldron: Costa Mesa blogPerfect Christmas gift…
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- OC Politics by Pedroza and friends
- Reflecting on Nelson Mandela’s life
- MAJOR Setbacks for the Browndoggle This Month
- GOP Dinosaur Keith Curry in AD74 Race
- Two new CA surveys show overall approval of Gov. Brown remains high
- U.S. Rep. Sanchez secures bipartisan support for O.C. pension reform
- Sen. Correa invites you to his 2013 Holiday Open House, today
Monday, December 9, 9 AM!
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- OC Political. Warning – Jubal sightings
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- Navel Gazing (OC Weekly)
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- The Liberal OC
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vietnamese Americans Archive
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Tet Parade Post-mortem: What next, and grading the Politicians’ Performances.
Posted on February 26, 2013 | 42 Comments. As promised, I’ve got a lot to say in retrospect about the Tet Parade of two weeks ago which jumped the shark by excluding gays, and how the various... -
Will God Rain on this year’s Anti-Gay Tet Parade?
Posted on February 8, 2013 | 81 Comments. The beautiful and cute folks of the Viet LGBT Alliance really didn’t want me to use that title – a cheerful and generous lot, they want the parade to... -
Breaking – Margie Rice Returns to Westminster Council, Tri Ta first elected Viet Mayor in US!
Posted on December 13, 2012 | 10 CommentsIt’s that time of transitions, when newly elected members of legislative bodies are sworn in. Some transitional meetings are organized so they are just ceremonial, with outgoing members... -
Who Is Trying to Disqualify Vietnamese Voters’ Ballots in AD-72? [updated]
Posted on June 12, 2012 | 25 CommentsUpdate: I’m going to leave the post up mostly as is, but I’m going to repost a comment from below that explains my current state of understanding. You may want... -
So Long, Pham! Dovinh is Last Vietnamese Standing in AD-72. (Or IS he?)
Posted on February 17, 2012 | 30 Comments. . . The most dangerous job in politics: Vietnamese Republican candidate in AD-72. Back when we redistricting geeks were attending Commission hearings last year, what would become AD-72 was supposed... -
“TOO BAD, VIETS!” says the OC GOP, “It’s NOT YOUR TIME in the 72nd AD!”
Posted on February 9, 2012 | 37 CommentsAs far as I can tell, Pedroza’s OCPolitics Blog broke the news for the English-speaking world: Republican Assembly candidate for the 72nd District, Westminster Councilman Tyler Diep, has dropped out... -
Brilliant, just brilliant: THREE Viets line up against Matt Harper in the 72nd AD.
Posted on November 8, 2011 | 16 Comments. . . You’d think from the look of things, wouldn’t you, that Orange County’s Vietnamese-American community, selflessly consenting to sabotage themselves in the one place where redistricting seemed to... -
Should Fountain Valley Go?
Posted on September 12, 2011 | 4 Comments. . . With the budget pressures on government these days there is increasing talk about possibly consolidating some cities, thereby reducing their numbers and the number of high priced... -
Late August chismes: the new Districts and next year’s Elections!
Posted on August 24, 2011 | 39 Comments. . . Hark! how the sultry pre-September days are enlivened by exaltation of birdsong. All the larger species are chirping the jolly tune about the Victim Party (the California... -
Like “musical chairs with switchblades” – the latest Redistricting Scuttlebutt
Posted on June 14, 2011 | 5 Comments. . . “Like musical chairs, etc.“ – people seem fond of that apt Dan Schnur quote from the LA Times, referring to the practical effects of California’s redistricting. It’s... -
On tenterhooks: What will redistricting do to our 47th Congressional District today?
Posted on June 10, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . Couple of days ago, everybody’s hair was on fire – the Democratic Party of Orange County, Latino groups like LULAC, the office of Loretta – because of this... -
Phu Punks Pandering, Preening Mansoor.
Posted on August 21, 2010 | 16 Commentsto pander (politically) v.i. – to attempt to win support from a group of voters by meaningless gestures and/or telling them exactly what you think they want to hear. to... -
Martin Luther King’s Crazy-ass Niece (and other gay marriage tidbits)
Posted on August 10, 2010 | 36 Comments. . . We all have a crazy uncle or aunt, or nephew or niece – like Ross Perot said in a far-fetched analogy to the deficit, “the crazy maiden... -
Quang Pham endorsed Van Tran because Janet Nguyen is a bigger threat
Posted on May 20, 2010 | 4 CommentsTeam Janet Nguyen and the Jannies are a much bigger threat than the Trannies… I was going to ignore the fact that Quang Pham endorsed Van Tran’s congressional campaign today. However,...
