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You might have been excused (if you lived in Newport Beach and were on Councilman Scott Peotter’s e-mail list) for thinking yesterday’s blast came from some wild homophobic fundamentalist preacher, a Lou Sheldon or Wylie Drake, with its bitter humor over the Supreme Court’s recent marriage equality ruling:
And then, on second glance, you might have been excused for thinking this communique, darkly warning of a repeat of Noah’s flood due to God’s wrath at our nation’s Sodomite immorality, was the official position of the City of Newport Beach – see that City Seal above!
And apparently this development – of marriage equality now being the law of the land – is such a gut-punch to the city of Newport Beach that a lot of what used to be “important stuff” for the council to look after now seems frivolous, to be put on the back burner, while we all bow our heads in shame and penitent prayer…
I do know that Newport Beach has been years ahead of my own Huntington, in preparing for rising sea levels – I had thought of that as a sign of their being more competent and realistic and forward thinking than my own (pre-Shaw and Boardman) city, but maybe they just intuited that the Gay Deluge would be a-coming…
Well, the shit has hit the fan by now, and Scott Peotter – the Dave Ellis-connected klepto-slash-extremist – is already covered in it. I see that the distinguished Friend Of Dorothy “the irrepressible Barbara Venezia” has beat me to the story … but most of y’all probably don’t get The Daily Pilot, so this might be the first you hear of it. It will not be the last.
Special props to Newport Councilman (and failed assembly candidate) Keith Curry, whom I met at a Solorio-Nguyen “debate,” for the strongest quote in Babs’ story:
“This is why we have a law against allowing extremist council members from using the city seal for their own intemperate rants,” Councilman Keith Curry explained. “Mr. Peotter should spend more time focused on trying to make this a better city for all of our residents and less on his national political agenda.“
Other folks to whom this will not be news are the OC’s gay activists, such as our friend Jeff LeTourneau, who informs us that he is on his way to Newport City Hall right now (the freaks have Wednesday meetings.) No, this will not be the last you hear of Scott Peotter’s retrograde, pin-hearted, and utterly inappropriate e-mail blast.
LOSER.
*You can’t make this stuff up. Once you see you…..you go into hyper-space and wonder why Darth Vader has not eviserated the Planet Earth with his fabulous Death Star. You wonder how in the world Detroit was sent to Guadalajara, Mexico and you wonder how in the world the Chinese has not found Solar/Powered Turbine power for their vehicles….which do not use any petroleum products.
Other than that, Scott boy has lost the vision….for Newport Beach. You know, the one where everyone that has a dock has to pay no tax or regulatory fee and where the people of Balboa Island get to have annual parades….each and every day of the week….365 days a year.
I am always amused by the 5000 years of “Judaeo-Christian” malarkey. It’s clear this monkey never read the Old Testament (and probably not the New one, either).
As far as I can tell the Bible promotes plural marriage and slavery. All the Patriarchs and Kings of Israel and Judah had lots of wives and oceans of concubines. The Israelites enslaved the Canaanites; St. Paul admonishes slaves to obey their masters. It’s all there, people. There is no mention of democracy or human rights or Capitalism in the Good Book.
The Bible has been used to prop up the decrepit Divine Right of Kings nonsense AND as the nourishing spring for our blessed Republic. Now how is that possible?
I am so glad we exported Scott to Newport Beach. For years he was a perennial also-ran in Irvine elections. He had thing for the water board.
what a loser.
I’m with you Tyler, although the current Lalloway led characters we’re stuck with in Irvine are just as mediocre– they don’t seem to be as afraid of public art, thus far, but give them time.
Mayor Selich said Peotter’s position on the Supreme Court decision on gay marriage did not reflect the city’s policy. Is Selich aware the city does not have an adopted policy on this decision by the Supreme Court? It’s offensive to Newport Beach residents for city bureaucrats to issue a statement the City supports the Supreme Court’s decision on gay marriage.
Well, what’s offensive is that Peotter forced this question of what might be the city’s “position.” But in fact the city’s POLICY, as appropriate, is to follow the law of the land – and of California as well – and continue to give marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
And that’s all the Mayor and staff said, not that they support or oppose the decision. So what the hell are you bitching about, resident?
*Scott is simply “grandstanding”. He took one look at Donald Trump and said:
“I can do that…….”
Why would it be offensive, and not heartening and decent?
*The heat is on……and this issue is going to hit the fan on Tuesday at the City Council Meeting when the leader of the LGBT Community in Irvine will visit to give “Scott boy” a piece of his mind. Should be deserving of a highlight film….
But haven’t you head – Scott is a hero of free speech now, a VICTIM of liberal political correctness, a MARTYR to the homosexual agenda!
That’s these clowns’ knee-jerk go-to whenever they fuck up like this.
*Yeah, read that in our Daily Pilot yesterday. Funny, said he “could talk about anything”……whether he was an elected or not. Sure, he could call his pasture or priest and tell them anything he wanted. He could even call his dry cleaner and tell them about his stand on pornography or the spots on his shorts…..but probably without using the City Seal and probably without asking people to join his religion! What did Dirty Harry say: “A man’s gotta know his limitations!”