Editorials Archive
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My Candidate Can Kick Your Candidate’s Ass (From TheCentristOC)
WASHINGTON – Retired Gen. Wesley Clark rejected suggestions he apologize Tuesday for saying John McCain’s medal-winning military service does not qualify him for the White House. Elaborating, Clark said a president must have judgment, not merely courage and character. Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential hopeful, said Clark’s comments had been inartful. McCain said Obama should…
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Sanchez vs Newsom For Governor? Not Quite… Yet.
The speculation had been running rampant, but now it’s official! San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has formed an exploratory committee for a run at the Governator’s Mansion. So does the bluest Mayor in a blue state have a chance to run it, or will he be singing the blues when it’s all said and done?…
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News Flash: Women Should Have Political Equality… (and we vote!)
These videos are of female elected officials providing frank answers to questions regarding women in politics at a forum in Los Altos back in March. I feel they provide a fitting introduction to the project I am going to take this opportunity to announce. Many of our readers have been asking me about my transition…
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FIRST IN OC: Dennis Kucinich Introduces ‘Filibuster Of Impeachment’
The lame duck just got a little lamer tonight as Daily Kos is reporting that Dennis Kucinich has introduced Articles of Impeachment against President George Walker Bush. Just a few weeks ago I remember thinking how terrific it would be if the Democrats finally made good on their promise to impeach. Sure enough, there’s Li’l…
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Truth Is Slower Than Fiction: But It Will Catch Up Soon Enough
I saw this last night on LA Observed and then this on the OJ RSS Feed from Red County this morning. I’m so sick of Rebecca Freakin’ Shoenkopf experimenting on other people’s dimes, especially since I’ve been having trouble finding a paid writing gig I don’t feel I have to sell my soul for. Of…
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Oh The DPOCrisy… But The Voters Rejected Hoa Van Tran (And Van Tran)!
I’m so glad the Supervisor’s race ended last night. I couldn’t stand looking at that gang tat in our header anymore. As I stated yesterday, I voted NO incumbents back into the Central Committee. Luckily though, Gila Jones, who I’ve recently been on better terms with due to the fact that we both staunchly opposed…
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Nguyen’s a Nguyinner, Props to Prop 99, Gary Pritchard & Ed Chau Face Uphill Battles, plus…
Election Night Roundup June 3rd, 2008 ‘Dammit Janet!’ Of all the races important to the OJ family this season, the 1st Supervisor’s race was by far the most scrutinized. Congratulations (again) to Supervisor Nguyen. Most of us in the blogosphere called this one with the exception of a few unnamed parties who swore to their…
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SAUSD Corruption: Not Exactly New – No On G
An anon commenter left a link to a video I think everyone in Santa Ana should see before they step into the booth on Tuesday. anon Says: This is the same bunch that committed FRAUD against the state just a year ago. Why not entrust them with new bond monies? View the link and decide.
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HAPPENING NOW: CNN LIVE FEED OF DNC RULES MEETING: SEAT FLORIDA AND MICHIGAN?
I’m adding a link to the new CNN Live (right sidebar). On this site you will be able to view political events live and in real time, today including the headlined story, Barack Obama’s townhall, and the space shuttle press conference. SMS [Update: Hat-tip to Gila Jones of The LibOC for finding this info on…
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Prop 99 Is Deceptive? AARP Doesn’t Think So…
And they’re not exactly prone to hyperbole. So really? Who are you going to believe? To my fellow blogger Larry Gilbert: I know you mean well, but Prop 98 is the wrong measure at the wrong time.
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It’s Been A Long Time Coming – (Semi)Weakly Update Ending May 16, 2008 Part II
… continued from Part I on Orange Juice – New Commie Girl and Ed Chau. Does it ever end? T’was a bitter-sweet week for The Centrist: It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. This week, the California Supreme Court ruled that the voter-passed ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional. Marriage…
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What Energy Crisis? (A Photo Essay)
‘(Semi)Weakly Update Part II’: Supremes Sing A New Tune On Marriage Equality, PLUS Iraq, Hillary, And Witches, Oh My!’ On The Centrist OC AVAILABLE NOW! Ali Al-Naimi We will raise production when the market justifies it. -Saudi Arabia’s minister of petroleum and mineral resources, after the country rebuffed President Bush’s request to immediately pump more…
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It’s Been A Long Time Coming – ‘(Semi)Weakly Update’ Ending May 16, 2008 Part I
Ed Chau AGAIN?! Well hey, what can I say? I think my enemies have been taking advantage of my away time from writing while I sifted through thousands of lines of code. Next time, I think I’ll keep those types of things to myself. Incidentally, our own Larry Gilbert is out of the area as…
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Tough Love: Reviewing The Events Of 4/27-5/7 2008 Part 1
Better late than never, that’s what I always say. *** Let’s start with Red County. The headline? ‘Arnold is a Big-City Liberal (Rips on Rural CA and Endorses Prop 99).’ Are you serious? I guess the righties like to label each other too. Prop 98 is nothing more than a partisan attempt by Republicans (read:…
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What The Hellary?
Because supposedly I’m nothing more than a shill for Hillary, I thought I should let everyone know that she’s seriously messed up to revert to speaking in her Arkansas accent while she’s campaigning in Indiana and North Carolina. She needs to renounce the adviser who decided this was a good idea, as if they were…
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What Do Karl Rove, NAFTA, Crack Babies, Upton Sinclair, George Orwell, RealID, Indiana, Massachusetts, And Lou Correa Have In Common?
If I were to reduce my description of the last 8 years to one word, that word would be ‘fearful.’ And yet I find that our most important issues are not being addressed. So, how does that work exactly? While we are forced to contend with incredibly high energy costs, job losses, pollution, Iraq, etc,…
