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Your Weekend Links
As blog content naturally drops off during the weekend on an all-volunteer site like SD Rostra, we bring you the following political news and blog links as a “portal” for your ease of use during those droughts. If you’d like a link added, please let us know at info@sdrostra.com.
Our Statewide Media Partner
San Diego Media
San Diego News Network – Politics
San Diego News Room – Politics
Alternate Weekend News Links
Here are some added info sources for SD Rostra fans. Batting lead-off is Matt Potter, the best investigative reporter in San Diego… and the best this town has seen since the immortal Harold Keen in the 1960s and 1970s on Channel 8 and San Diego magazine.
SAN DIEGO READER - Matt Potter
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/staff/matt-potter/stories/
NATIONAL REVIEW
http://www.nationalreview.com/
CHANNEL 10 NEWS
http://www.10news.com/news/index.html
HUMAN EVENTS
http://www.humanevents.com/
MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
http://www.mrc.org/public/default.aspx
SAN DIEGO NEWS NOTES
http://www.sdnewsnotes.com/
AMERICAN SPECTATOR
http://spectator.org/
Did Lorie Zapf’s Big victory surprise local Liberals? — Some were Flabbergasted !
Last week I wrote a column about SD Rostra’s success in correctly predicting Upset victories in June by Juan Vargas and Lorie Zapf.
Not very controversial, right?
But a writer for a SD liberal publication attacked, saying (A) Zapf’s victory was no surprise, and (B) no one said she would miss the runoff and (C) we Rostrafarians were “Morons”.
As Jack Benny used to say, “Well !”
But was the Last Angry Man right in his basic complaint? We did some fact-checking to see and found these quotes of note:
Lessons from 2010 Primary …..Whose Polls can you Trust?
In the last month before the June primary, Barry Jantz reported a poll showing a close race between Howard Wayne and Lorie Zapf in SD city council district 6.
Soon after, I reported on polling which showed Juan Vargas leading Mary Salas outside SD County and would likely win the 40th senate Democratic primary.
Barry Jantz took flack from some in the local MSM, who demanded documentation and sourcing on these polls. Barry replied that many posters here are political professionals and, as such, “hear” breaking info which doesn’t reach traditional media, and which are told us on the basis of no attribution.
Site Problems
Due to technical difficulties beyond the control of simple Luddites like those of us at SD Rostra, the website was down this morning. We are also working to correct the slow downloading and posting issues many of you have noted over the last several days. We apologize for the problems.
CityBeat: Election post-mortem
Read yesterday’s take by SD CityBeat’s Kelly Davis on Tuesday night’s live blogging effort, which included participation by Rostrafarians Gayle Falkenthal and Barry Jantz…
Last night, CityBeat tried something new: “live blogging” from election central and the W Hotel (where the Democratic Party was camped out, due to a labor boycott of Golden Hall). It got a little chaotic at times, but it was fun and we plan to do it again in November. You can read through the archive here and I’ve included some highlights below:
www.sdvotes.com: Live Blogging Election Night with SD CityBeat
TONITE: Check out www.sdvotes.com !!!!!!
It’s a match made in … well, San Diego. Rostra is hooking up, so to speak, with San Diego CityBeat for a live blogscan on Tuesday night, starting at 6 p.m.
We may be Center-Right, the folks at CityBeat may like to call themselves Progressives, and they may even be full of turds on occasion (you might need to click the link on that one). Yet, we can all agree that it would be way cool to provide some real time, high-tech election analysis, discussion, and good-natured smack to our respective readers on Tuesday night. Which IS pretty progressive, if not in the philosophical sense.
A Recap on Rostra
As partly noted in a comment by us yesterday…
Let’s not forget what Rostra is…a mostly unedited and largely uncontrolled group of VOLUNTEER bloggers that write what they want and when they want, based on whether they have the time and interest at any one moment. Each opinion is that of the author, individually, not collectively. Collectivism is bad.
There are no “beat reporters,” although we do select contributors based on geographical location within San Diego County, background, and/or access to decent political information. Yes, it is mostly made up of insiders, as we often find them to be knowledgeable about — while having access to — good political information and sources.
Please Comment Here on Senate District 36 Candidate Guest Columns
All of the candidates have now submitted a guest column. Click on the names below to get to each commentary.
In the race to succeed Dennis Hollingsworth for State Senate, instead of reader discussion ensuing separately on each of the candidate commentaries, please enter your comments below this post. Here are the individual links to the candidate guest columns….
For all of the posts on the SD 36 race, click here.
Frye: “I think that’s wonderful.”
Not only were some people “taken” for a few seconds by our little April 1st fun of yesterday (some apparently longer than others, since they can’t read more than a short paragraph…DOH!), but Donna Frye appreciated the humor as well…
From the UT:
Is Frye Endorsing Roberts?
http://www.signonsandiego.com/weblogs/all-in-favor-politics/2010/apr/01/frye-endorsing-roberts/
The Rules for Rostra – Part 2
As noted previously, here you will find the general rules for comments:
http://sdrostra.com/?page_id=2
Additionally, questions have been asked about whether comments may be removed from a post for other than a violation of the stated rules, such as disagreeing with the author of a post or being someone the author doesn’t particularly like.
Let’s make this clear for both the readers and the blog authors: Comments will not be removed for any reason, other than a violation of the rules.
The Rules for Rostra Noted Again
Please click on the link for more info, or go to “What is San Diego Rostra?”under Navigation in the upper right-hand column…
If you missed The California Review on Rick Amato’s Show 12/7/2009, listen to it here!
Listen to The California Review live from December 7th, 2009, on the Rick Amato Show guest-hosted by SD Rostra editor, Barry Jantz. This particular segment features yours truly, a Staff Writer for the paper and its editor-in-chief, Alec Weisman.
Enjoy, rant, comment, whatever you heart desires!!!
Since its beginning in late August, “SD Rostra” has reached and
surpassed its initial goals. Check these numbers, and remember
this Blog website did not exist until just 4 months ago:
Posters in Blogpen:…………..35
Individual Posts………………264
Comments……………………750
Categories……………………..42
Thanks to the Bloggers, and to Rostra’s Readers. Together we
have accomplished something quire remarkable in record time.
You made it look Easy, but it really wasn’t.
Let’s keep the Momentum going for San Diego county in 2010….
making SD Rostra THE place to go for well-informed and news-
worthy conservative and libertarian insights.
For all you do…. Major thanks !
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http://twitter.com/sandiegorostra
The latest tweet…
@sandiegorostra Who Outed ACORN in East County?; Sheriff Watch; Busby Celldriving; Baldwin on Amato tonite
Rick Amato Does Radio “Chicago Style” Monday Night on KCBQ
Talk show host Rick Amato will broadcast a special show tonight from the San Diego County Republican Party Sheriff’s Candidate Forum & Statewide Straw Poll event at the Town & Country Hotel. The forum runs one hour beginning at 6 p.m.; the straw poll follows at 7 p.m.
Rick’s show will air from 9 to 11 p.m. with complete coverage of the event on KCBQ AM 1170 or www.kcbq.com
The straw poll is “Chicago-style” in that you “buy” your votes as a fundraiser for the local Republican Party. Your $10 ticket gets you one vote, but you can purchase more.
Sign up and vote (whether you attend or not!) at http://www.sandiegorepublicans.org/strawpoll/ Please mention “Rick Amato” and “San Diego Rostra” in the comments section.
The Politics of ACORN
With all the smoke in the air over ACORN, it’s hard to know how big of a fire we’re dealing with right now.
Too many people focused on the theatrics of the videotaped pimp and prostitute story which distracted from the troubling allegations surrounding the organization including voter registration fraud, embezzlement, and illegal use of taxpayer funds.
Locally, my colleagues on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in favor of legislation co-docketed by Supervisor Bill Horn and myself to assist state and local investigators to conduct an inquiry into the voter registration practices of ACORN, or Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. The legislation also requested that an investigation conducted last year be revisited.
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