I guess I was hoping to speak to a lot of readers who might not be familiar with the term…
Corporatist is good since these types are always affiliating themselves with the big money, the big labor or the big…
Now Ali Taj has raised more than either ADA (like by 40k) and pulido during the same reporting period. Dispelling…
Yeah, it's hard for me to choose the perfect terminology, corporatist, kleptocrat, DINO, vendido, many others, but I decided to…
Chad Bianco up on broadcast with his first spot. Wearing his Sheriff shirt [does he own anything else?] lest we…
I suspect that for most voters the operative motivation will be keeping the other party from winning, even if that…
You're a dog with a bone on this. Equally valid legally, fine (though distinctly defined in law as different in…
The "business Democrat" label is misleading, unless you count kleptocracy, Zionism and cop-loving to the mix. That's been going on…
Spitzer is very particular about who he go after for residency fraud.
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Violence Against Women Act Passes! Kudos to Royce*, Issa, Lowenthal, and the Sanchezes. As for the others….
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Kelly Thomas & the SlideBar Tape: What Matters and What Doesn’t
Posted on February 27, 2013 | 20 CommentsToday, The OC Weekly announced the Slidebar possesses Close-Circuit Television recording taken from its premises on July 5, 2011. The tape records none of the interaction between the Fullerton Police Department and […] -
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Posted on February 27, 2013 | 22 CommentsWow. From Tony Bushala, writing on FFFF: Dear Friends, Friends For Fullerton’s Future was born on November 6, 2008, and this will be our farewell post. We will be setting […] -
The OC Register Wouldn’t Publish This Information Even If You Paid Them – updated with VIDEO
Posted on February 27, 2013 | 13 CommentsStop what you’re doing. One of the more important local media stories just came out and you’ll want to be among the first to read it. It’s about this paid […] -
“Burning Chris Dorner Alive”: A Powerful Argument That is Probably Irrelevant
Posted on February 27, 2013 | 5 CommentsLike many people — certainly not all — I have mixed feelings about the final week of Christopher Dorner. (Note: I’m not interested here in discussing conspiracy theories about whether […] -
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 […] -
Twelve Comments on that “We Saw Your Boobs” Song from the Oscars
Posted on February 25, 2013 | 17 CommentsLast night at the Oscars, Seth MacFarlane stirred up a hornet’s nest when he sang a song called “We Saw Your Boobs” that was either written for the occasion or […] -
Lou Correa wants to make it illegal for pot smokers to drive.
Posted on February 22, 2013 | 41 Comments. Damn it, that lovable Democratic State Senator of ours, Lou Correa, just always HAS to go and do something to piss us off! NOW, with his eye on the […] -
Democratic Party of OC comes out for districting in Anaheim – what could this mean?
Posted on February 22, 2013 | 51 Comments. Greg just posted this up on the blog last night, and thanks to him, Henry Vandemeir and anyone else who helped make this happen: DPOC Calls On The City […] -
Weekend Open Thread: Crunch Time for Junk Food?
Posted on February 22, 2013 | 6 CommentsYou might enjoy reading this article from the NY Times Magazine that addresses the notion that the junk food companies are, in effect and practice, pretty much equivalent of the tobacco […] -
So Domestic Terrorism Isn’t Just for Crazy White People?
Posted on February 21, 2013 | 11 CommentsWe’re lead to believe, either through the media our own prejudice, that America has two kinds of domestic terrorists: Crazy right wingers who are Caucasian, or crazy Islamic radicals. I stumbled […] -
GusAyerWasAwesome.com is Awesome and Will Get Awesomer
Posted on February 20, 2013 | 5 CommentsLet us be among the first to heap praise onto Erin Shawn for her new website honoring former Fountain Valey Mayor and behind-the-scenes force for good in the world Gus […] -
Dana Rohrabacher Wins an Argument and Helps Destroy His Party
Posted on February 20, 2013 | 14 Comments. . . If he weren’t so woefully injurious to the sensibilities of others, I might actually consider it a blessing to have Rep. Dana Rohrabacher around. By “around,” of […]
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![Tet Parade Post-mortem: What next, and grading the Politicians’ Performances. . 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 […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2013-Tet-Toro-5-115x115.jpg)
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![“No Water Deal” – Gus needs YOU to finish his work defeating Poseidon’s desalination scam! . EXECUTIVE SUMMARY from Vern: All of you Orange County residents who drink water should read the following important piece by John Earl, but since I know how DRY (paradoxically) […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/gus-bad-poseidon-115x115.jpg)
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I am old enough to remember, back in the day when Dems first started winning partisan elections in OC. The…