Posted by Thomas Gordon on March 8, 2012
Pat Robertson, founder of the 700 Club, has come out and declared the war on drugs a failure.
He went to say that he supports the legalization of marijuana with regulations. He also said he supports ballot measures like those in Colorado and Washington State that would allow those 21 years or older to possess small amounts of marijuana.
Marijuana advocates are seeking to legalize medical marijuana in Santa Ana as well
Does marijuana harm communities or is Pat Robertson right?
Posted in National | Tagged: Marijuana, Pat Robertson, War on Drugs | 2 Comments »
Posted by Thomas Gordon on March 6, 2012
Today is Super Tuesday where 419 delegates are at stake across several states.
AP just called Georgia for Newt Gingrich, which happens to be his home state and was a must win.
Mitt Romney has won Virginia.
We will be updating returns all night here so check back often.
Who do you think will be the big winner tonight?
Posted in National, Uncategorized | Tagged: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Super Tuesday | Leave a Comment »
Posted by Thomas Gordon on March 1, 2012
Andrew Breitbart, conservative activist and blogger has passed away unexpectedly at only 43 years of age. He leaves behind 4 children and a wife.
Andrew Breitbart was best known for exposing New York Representative Anthony Weiner for posting risqué photos to Twitter as well as blowing wide open the ACORN malfeasance scandal.
Just weeks ago Andrew Breitbart promised to expose President Obama with photos from his college days.
The Conservative world has lost a very loud voice today……
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: Andrew Breitbart, Big Government, Big Hollywood, Big Journalism, Drudge Report | 1 Comment »
Posted by Thomas Gordon on February 29, 2012
Sam Aresheh was scheduled to make an appearance in court this morning to answer to charges being pursued by the City Attorney of Santa Ana.
What’s his crime?
Speaking up for what he believed in.
According to news reports Mr Aresheh was arrested for violating Santa Ana’s anti camping ordinance. Mr Aresheh was participating in the Occupy OC demonstration in the Santa Ana Civic Center and had erected a tent to escape the elements. He was warned that he would be be arrested and according to news reports from the scene, he and three others were surrounded by roughly 20 police officers and six police cars, including a crime scene investigation van and officers on horseback.
At the time of the arrest Santa Ana was teetering on the brink of insolvency yet somehow mustered up the resources to arrest, jail, criminally charge and pursue a court case against those arrested.
Three of those arrested accepted a plea deal from the Santa Ana City Attorney, while Mr Aresheh decided to face judge and jury.
To add insult to injury, the Santa Ana City Council took action to support the mission and goals of the Occupy movement and to recognize its right to the peaceful and lawful exercise of its First Amendment rights. I’m not in agreement with the message of Occupy, but I’ll always defend their right to free speech in a peaceful manner.
Councilmember Vincent Sarmiento requested that the Santa Ana City Attorney up the resolution and stated “We know that this city, in particular, is part of the 99 percent”
Councilmember Sal Tinajero stated that he and his son had visited Occupy NY and stated that “there is a tremendous amount of money and influence that goes into our government and that the occupiers see that there is a possibility that our democracy could get away from us”
Maybe they should talk to Interim City Attorney Joe Straka about dismissing all charges in the interest of our democracy and the First Amendment.
Posted in Santa Ana, Uncategorized | Tagged: Free Speech, graffiti, Occupy OC, Sal Tinajero, Sam Aresheh, Santa Ana, Vincent Sarmiento | 16 Comments »
Posted by Thomas Gordon on February 20, 2012
Dear Barry,
Having a wonderful time here in Aspen! The girls are getting so good at skiing – Sasha was swishing down the slope fast and furious! Malia wants to build a giant snow fort, but the secret service guys say the snow is too powdery, and not shovel-ready.
I’m still a little nervous on skis. Thank goodness for my ski instructor, Josh. (You’d LOVE him! In the off season he coordinated the Street Theater Team for Occupy Denver. His story is so poignant. He’s got to pay the student loans from 7 years of college, and the poor thing never even graduated!)
Josh thinks I’m a better skier than I really am. He keeps telling me stopping is “easy as taking candy from a baby.” I told him I’ve taken candy from babies, and cake from fat kids, and that I even had HHS people out that very moment taking lunches away from school children, and stopping on skis is much, much harder than that.
Ah, it’s so good to get away from the grind. It’s been a whole month since Hawaii– time does get away when you’re working hard!
The fresh air is invigorating, and the simple, rustic food is so fortifying. Last night, we had dinner was wonderful. The appetizer was Maine diver scallop ceviche with hearts of palm, cilantro, aji amarillo, avocado and carrot salad. The main course was wild striped bass with grantinée clams, calamari, octopus, cippolini onion marmalade, peanut potatoes and arugula. Dessert was a crème brûlée with a citrus glace and crème fraise. I felt like a real pioneer woman!
Jim and Paula are gracious hosts and their home is very beautiful. When we first arrived though, the house was terribly cold. I asked about it and it’s the darnedest thing: Remember how we gave them a half billion or so to put solar panels on their house? Well, they broke, or they never worked right, or something.
Anyway, I called Tim Geithner and he cut a check immediately – I didn’t think you’d mind, after Jim and Paula did that fundraising for you last year, and alternative energy is a centerpiece of your jobs-creation record. So they’re having new solar panels installed today.
BTW, they were telling me all these big black panthers have been coming down out of the mountains and scaring people. When I said it didn’t sound like a problem to me, Paul pointed out that everybody in Aspen is a Democrat, and it wouldn’t do to have them scared to leave their houses – especially next November. Should I call Ken Salazar?
That’s all for now dear. Jim’s Volt should be charged. He’s taking us snowboarding at “the pipeline.” I told him I’d like to study it for a couple of years before green lighting it, but he wouldn’t hear of it.
Wish you were here!
Love,
Michelle
The post above was copied in it entirety from http://misfitpolitics.co/
Please do peek in at the wonderful work they do…. And Happy Presidents Day.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: Michelle Obama, Satire | 4 Comments »
Posted by Thomas Gordon on February 16, 2012
KFI has suspended the shock jock team of John & Ken due to insensitive and inappropriate remarks they made about Whitney Houston.
John Kobylt, the outspoken member of the team, referred to Whitney Houston as a “crack ho”
The management of KFI released a statement saying that “Management does not condone, support or tolerate statements of this kind”
John & Ken have come under fire in the past from immigrant rights advocates and others for their often inflammatory rhetoric.
So why did KFI decide to suspend John & Ken now?
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: John & Ken, KFI, Whitney Houston | 2 Comments »
Posted by Thomas Gordon on February 15, 2012
Barack Obama has hit the campaign trail telling Americans that the $40 social security payroll contribution suspension per paycheck will help the average family and boost the economy, yet that money won’t even begin to cover the surge in gas prices hitting a pump near you and will have to be nearly doubled if summer predictions of $5 gasoline come true.
Americans pay an average of $1,010 more a year for gas than they did on President Barack Obama’s Inauguration Day back in January 2009. The suspension in social security payroll contributions, which Americans already receive, is a maximum of $1,000. That means the suspension which Congress has agreed to extend, falls $10 short of paying the average American families gas bill even before they hit the grocery store.
Here’s the break down. When Barack Obama came into office, gas averaged about $1.84. Americans drive an average of 13,476 miles a year. And the current average American mpg is 22.4 gallons. That means drivers buy an average of 601 gallons of gas a year. Today, a gallon of regular averages $3.52, a three year difference of $1.68, meaning Americans are paying $1,010 more a year than in January 2009.
The average working family simply can’t afford four more years of Barack Obama.
Posted in National | Tagged: Barack Obama, Gas, social security, taxes | 13 Comments »
Posted by Thomas Gordon on February 8, 2012
A group called the Committee to Support Medical Marijuana Ballot Initiative pulled paperwork from the Santa Ana City Clerk to begin the process of gatherings the roughly 5000 signatures needed to qualify it for the November ballot.
The initiative would allow medical marijuana dispensaries to operate under strict guidelines such as limiting hours from 9 am to 9 pm, restricting patients to 21 years of age and older, forbid loitering and limit dispensaries no closer than 600 feet from a school or park. It would also limit the number of dispensaries in Santa Ana to no less than 20, possibly more.
Medical Marijuana dispensaries were outlawed in Santa Ana in 2007 but according to Santa Ana Police no fewer than 62 operate illegally.
In an effort to sweeten the pot the backers of the measure to legalize have proposed an additional 2% sales tax on medical marijuana to benefit the cities depleted general fund.
In 1996 California voters passed Prop 215 which legalized the use of marijuana for medical purposes so long as it was through community collectives.
Given Santa Ana’s track record I’m curious to see how this will all play out…..
Posted in Santa Ana | Tagged: crime, Medical Marijuana, Orange County Register, Santa Ana City Council, taxes | 14 Comments »
Posted by Thomas Gordon on February 6, 2012
Why would someone 78 years old seek re-election to an office that she would hold until she reached 84 years of age?
Good question, but it couldn’t be for the $ 174,000 annual salary she draws from the taxpayers.
Her personal wealth is reportedly between 50 and 150 million dollars all of which is held is blind trust separate from her husbands.
This year Mrs.Feinstein is drawing some challengers.
Al Ramirez, a conservative businessman from Santa Monica has jumped into the race as has Dan Hughes, a conservative businessman from Oceanside who has raised $ 100,000 in the last 30 days.
Elizabeth Emken from Danville is looking to challenge and has already lined up endorsements from OC Republican Assemblymembers Don Wagner and Jim Silva.
Why Democrats keep supporting Mrs Feinstein is a mystery. She co-sponsored PIPA and voted to support the Patriot Act. She’s been in politics since 1978, more than half her life. And with personal wealth in the 100 million range, she’s clearly one of the 1% they loathe.
So will she get rewarded with another 6 years?
Only time will tell…..
Posted in California, National, Uncategorized | Tagged: Al Ramirez, Dan Hughes, Dianne Feinstein, Elizabeth Emken | 4 Comments »
Posted by Thomas Gordon on February 1, 2012
Is a statue of Jesus really scary?
It must be to some people, because the Freedom From Religion Foundation recently pitched a fit about a Jesus statue that has stood at the Whitefish Ski Resort since 1955.
The problem as the FFRF sees it is that Jesus is on Forest Service land.
The Forest Service has just renewed a 10 year land use permit to allow Jesus to watch out over Big Mountain.
Is this disturbing to you?
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: Big Mountain, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Jesus, Whitefish | 3 Comments »
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