“We want to know what and when they knew it.” — Rep. Darrell Issa on new subpoenas to be issued regarding Fast and Furious, on “Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace.” More from Issa: “But more importantly, we have to understand — at what level of the authorization really come? It wasn’t an ATF operation. They were part of that. …
One More Pension Reform Signature
Here’s a photo I took of San Diego mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio and supporters collecting signatures for San Diego City pension reform at a supermarket in Del Mar Heights Sunday, Sept. 25. After months of procrastination, I finally gave my signature there. So thank you, San Diego Firefighter Willie Alegre and colleagues, for helping galvanize my decision. Over at San …
Nice San Diego You Got There . . . Shame If Anything Happened To It
“And we all know that an aging population of firefighters, police officers and lifeguards who can’t afford to retire isn’t best for our safety. Be fair and be safe. Refuse to sign.” — San Diego firefighter Willie Alegre, ever-so-subtly advising city of San Diego voters it wouldn’t be in their interest to sign the pension reform measure now being circulated. …
Misleading Ocean Climate Stories From City News Service (via KPBS) And Union-Tribune
(UPDATE: With new graphic illustrating press release journalism.) In honor of Al Gore’s global warming scareathon beginning Thursday Wednesday, here’s a phony climate scare story, carelessly reported by City News Service and carried uncritically by our local public media outlet KBPS radio, and independently by the San Diego Union-Tribune. First, please examine this chart. I’ll explain why it’s important later …
Coming Sept. 14: Al Gore’s Powerful Science-Based Message To Global Warming Denialists
On Sept. 14, Al Gore launches another of his increasingly influential science-based appeals to fight global warming. Here’s a taste of the enlightenment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q60fA9btksc&feature=player_embedded Directed to our use of reason and logic, in the grand tradition of last year’s highly successful 10/10 “No Pressure” campaign: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfnddMpzPsM The message to unbelievers is clear:
DeMaio, Slater, Horn And More – Rick Perry Event Videos
Here’s a few more videos from Rick Perry’s campaign appearance in San Diego Wednesday night after the GOP presidential candidate debate. These include San Diego mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio, Chairman of the San Diego County Republican Party Tony Krvaric, County Supervisor Bill Horn, KFMB Radio talk show host Mike Slater, pastor Miles McPherson and others. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnKcaHVJBvQ
Rick Perry Speaks In San Diego – Videos
After the GOP presidential candidates’ debate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry hopped on a plane to San Diego for an appearance sponsored by the Republican Party of San Diego County. Although this was not officially a Perry rally, evidence of Perry support was all around, in the signs people held in the audience of perhaps 500 (800 according to Jim Sills, …
New York Times Corrects Correction On Issa Story
From the Sept. 7 New York Times: An article on Aug. 15 about Representative Darrell Issa’s business dealings, using incorrect information from the San Diego County assessor’s office, misstated the purchase price for a medical office plaza Mr. Issa’s company bought in Vista, Calif., in 2008. And because of an editing error, a correction in this space on Aug. 26 …
It Gets Complicated — VOSD Response
I just got off the phone with Will Carless from Voice of San Diego. He made what appeared to be good rebuttals to Kelly Davis’ rebuttals to his affordable housing piece. Confused yet? I certainly feel that way. Will says VOSD has sent a reply to SD CityBeat defending its piece. I’ve asked VOSD to send me a version that …
UPDATE: Kelly Davis’ Data-Driven Smackdown Of VOSD Article
UPDATE: Will Carless of VOSD says through email that Kelly Davis got her rebuttal story wrong. So please hold off any judgments until I post a followup. If he’s right, then I screwed up. — Bradley ———————————————– Journalists aren’t known for their facility with numbers. After all, we’re just English majors who couldn’t find anything else to do with our …
Science Helping Endangered Species: A Very San Diego Story
Here’s something non-political and uplifting for Rostra denizens to enjoy this Labor Day weekend: A story of how biotechnology has combined with conservation efforts at the San Diego Zoo to help two endangered species. I wrote about this story for the North County Times. Here’s a sample: Two rare African animals, the nearly extinct northern white rhinoceros and an endangered …
Will Sarah Run? Clues In Her Iowa Speech
A spectre is haunting Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Rick Perry and the other Republican candidates for president — the spectre of Sarah Palin running for president. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8Pg_1i53_Y Most of all, a Palin candidacy may haunt an increasingly vulnerable President Obama. All his rhetoric about green jobs, ObamaCare and all the other talking points of the left aren’t distracting Americans from …
Juan Vargas’ Anti-Consumer Choice Bill Goes To Gov. Brown
A bill by State Sen. Juan Vargas, D-Chula Vista, that makes it harder to open big box superstores in California is on the way today to Gov. Jerry Brown. The legislation most prominently affects Wal-Mart, which has long been opening such supercenters. Vargas’ bill, SB 469, amends the Permit Streamlining Act to impose more restrictions on opening the superstores. The …
Rick Perry In San Diego Next Week
From the Republican Party of San Diego County.RSVP: Texas Governor Rick Perry “Meet & Greet” Presidential Candidate, Texas Governor Rick Perry “Meet & Greet” with San Diego Republican activists. WHAT Presidential Candidate, Texas Governor Rick Perry will be doing a “Meet & Greet” with San Diego Republican activists as he arrives in San Diego following the Reagan Library Presidential Candidates …
New York Times Continues To Dodge The Truth On Eric Lichtblau’s Issa Story – UPDATED
(Update in section toward the end about the alleged golf course view.) As most Rostrafarians probably know, the New York Times has corrected two more errors in its article implying improper financial dealings by Rep. Darrell Issa. But the paper is still far from admitting the truth that the story is rotten at its core, and refuses to retract it. …
David Weigel’s Feeble Defense of NYT’s Lichtblau, Plus Issa/Bardella Conspiracy Theory!
David Weigel, the former conservative movement columnist for the Washington Post, is running interference for Eric Lichtblau of the New York Times. Lichtblau authored the falsified New York Times article claiming Darrell Issa was engaging in business practices that led to profits improperly tied to his position as a Congressman. Weigel’s column in Slate attempts to dispute Issa’s recent suggestion …
Twist, But No Exoneration, For Eric Lichtblau’s NYT Story About Darrell Issa
NOTE: I’m assuming you already know about last week’s New York Times article on Rep. Darrell Issa by Eric Lichtblau. The article accused the Vista Republican of unseemly financial practices that took advantage of his public office. If you aren’t up to speed, go read the original NYT article, along with my previous posts about the article. ————————- A limited …
U-T Watchdog Finds Errors In NYT’s Issa Story — Plus, My Place Overlooks A Golf Course!
The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Watchdog team did some excellent investigative work examining errors Rep. Darrell Issa’s office claimed in last week’s New York Times story on Issa. Watchdog found some serious inaccuracies. Among them, Watchdog confirmed Issa’s claim that he bought a medical office building for $16.6 million, not the much lower price claimed by the New York Times. Thus, …
What Did Darrell Issa Do With DEI? Another NYT Piece To Consider
UPDATE, Sunday morning: Here’s a piece about Issa by my most-excellent North County Times colleague, Mark Walker: After eight months at work as the Republican Party’s chief watchdog in Congress, Vista Rep. Darrell Issa has yet to find any “smoking guns” revealing corruption in the Obama administration. But in his role as chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government …
Baxamusa Changes Headline To Be Just Misleading, Not Totally False
Better than nothing, I guess. Murtaza Baxamusa has changed his false headline charging that SD Rostra published the home address of labor leader Lorena Gonzalez into something less wrong, but still misleading. While the creep who broke Gonzalez’ home window deserves to go to jail, this headline is still a smear that presumes what there is no evidence for. (I …
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