Starting tonight, Thursday Jan. 18, The Rick Amato Show begins airing in the Inland Empire on on 590 KTIE radio. Jim Sills had the news a few weeks ago, although Amato’s start was set back a week from the original Jan. 11 date. KTIE will pick his show beginning at 8 p.m., its second hour. In the same announcement today, …
What About Bob?
At lunch with a well-connected San Diegan this week, I heard a fascinating rumor about the Mayor’s race in the City of San Diego. It was the notion that a sizable majority of San Diego’s Jewish community does not want Congressman Bob Filner to run for Mayor, because it would lose “the highest ranking Jewish member of Congress and a …
A nation of dummies? NYU study says college students aren’t learning
According to a recent study by New York University, approximately half of college freshman and sophomores show little academic gains, with researchers concluded these non-learning students were more focused on their social activities. The report also pointed out that college professors tend to focus on their own research rather than teaching incoming students, and that undergrads typically studied 50 percent …
Kearny Mesa and Chula Vista Assessor / Recorder Offices are Reopened to the Public Today — Dronenburg fulfills Campaign Pledge …. Just 3 weeks after being Sworn In!
Fulfilling a campaign pledge, new County Assessor/Recorder Ernie Dronenburg today welcomed the public back into his full-service Kearny Mesa and Chula Vista offices. Under his appointed Democrat predecessor, the public was barred from them in July 2009, owing to “budget reductions” which were not publicly specified … (Please see photograph of Kearny Mesa office sign shown above). ******************************* UPDATE *********** This writer visited the Kearny Mesa office …
San Diego Stays classy: Make Lawsuits, not bombs on Mt. Soledad
In response to the Ninth Circuit of Appeals recent decision that the cross atop Mt. Soledad is unconstitutional, hundreds showed up to support the war memorial on Saturday. They were entreated to an inspirational and humbling program. War veterans spoke, including a survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack. He had to be helped both onto and off of the stage, …
Zapf, Sanders and a Shiny New City Hall
The question of whether to put a new civic center on the ballot is beyond premature. We should not even be asking the question of council versus ballot for a new city hall, instead the Council and Mayor should be focusing on fixing our budget and pension problems.
Democrat poll shows CA voters want pension reform
Posted on my blog: http://open.salon.com/blog/richard_rider/2011/01/17/democrat_poll_shows_ca_voters_want_pension_reform When George Skelton, a big government, pro-labor union columnist for the LA TIMES, finally grasps the problem of government overcompensation of its employees, it’s pretty apparent that we’ve come a long way, baby. See below. In this article, the polling by OUR OPPONENTS shows that the California voters get it. Jerry Brown simply HAS to …
San Diego’s Mt. Soledad Cross Controversy: Much Ado About Nothing
Originally published on 1-17-11 by San Diego News Room. Used by permission. From The Associated Press Jan 4, 2011. A war memorial cross in a San Diego public park is unconstitutional because it conveys a message of government endorsement of religion, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in a two decade old case. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. …
A compendium of left-wing hate and violence 2000-2010
Okay, ENOUGH. I’m sick and tired of the liberal pundits and partisans claiming that it’s “the climate of hate” by conservatives that somehow led to not only the Arizona shooting, but to the poisoning of civil discourse in America. Most of the political violence today (and the actions that supposedly foster violence) emanate from the vituperative left. And finally we …
Examples of defensive use of firearms
The NRA’s monthly Armed Citizen column — actual examples citizen use of firearms to defend themselves and others. Lots of good ammo — so to speak. www.americanrifleman.org/BlogList.aspx?id=21
Happy MLK Day and How GOP Can Learn From King’s Ultimate Victory
“People should be judged by the content of their character, not their color of their skin.” His message was simple, righteous, and most importantly, true. Yet he continually struggled with people trying to portray his message and his intentions as something different than what they were. Sound familiar?
Assemblyman Jones Expresses Frustration with First Assembly Budget Hearing
Assemblyman Jones Expresses Frustration with First Assembly Budget Hearing on Governor Brown’s 2011-12 Budget Plan SACRAMENTO – Assembly Budget Committee member Brian Jones, R-Santee, today expressed deep frustration with the Governor’s budget proposal, which is short on cutting the size of government and long on smoke and mirrors. “I almost want to support the governor’s proposed initiative, if for no …
For Maher, Tonight Was Not A Good Night
Originally published by The Washington Times, 1-14-11. Used by permission. Although it has become fashionable for liberals to challenge right-wing “hate speech” with patronizing pleas to “tone down the rhetoric” and a microscopic ability to examine their own verbal ammunition, the discussion reached an all-time low this week following Arizona’s fateful shootings. Quick to add his personal spin on recent …
Michael Steele is Out as RNC Chairman — defeated by Reince Priebus of Wisconsin — And Finally, A new start for the RNC
Michael Steele has committed his last gaffe as Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Yesterday he lost a bid for a second 2-year term, defeated by Wisconsin GOP head Reince Priebus. Priebus won on the 7th ballot with 97 votes from the 168 RNC members. Steele dropped out after the 4th ballot, endorsing another candidate who also lost. Priebus [pronounced …
Is it Live …. or is it Datamar? …. SD pollster Raul Furlong believes automated Telephone surveys get more Accurate Poll results
Successful San Diego-based pollster Raul Furlong tells us how automated phone polling works well for his clients. If you’ve heard the voice of radio/TV legend Clark Anthony asking your views on politics, it was likely Raul’s firm Datamar calling you. [Last month John Neinstedt of San Diego’s Competitive Edge firm made the case for ‘live’ surveys (a real-time interviewer asking questions]. …
Global Warming Panic Explained
Now I understand. Click graphic for video:(Disclaimer: This post does not necessarily reflect the views of my employer, the North County Times.)
City Hall and the Tea Party – 2011
Dave Maass asked me earlier about what I thought the Tea Party would be watching locally in 2011. As the unofficial chief ideologist, I thought the question deserves an answer. (By the way, no one selected me, in a decentralized organization, people just do the job that needs to get done. Shared vision is the glue that keeps the Tea Party together, not a party organization.) Here is what we will be watching:
Cost-Cutting Before State Tax Hikes
This op-ed originally appeared in the Orange County Register As promised Gov. Jerry Brown released his budget, asking for a five-year tax increase to help close the state budget deficit. Playing to his special interest groups, a coalition of public employee and teachers’ unions, as well as environmental interests, we should expect this governor to request tax increases. And, playing …
DeMaio Pension Reform Proposal Becomes Centerpiece of Mayor-Council Offer to Unions
It has been a very good week for fiscal reform! The public pressure is paying off and the Mayor and City Council have agreed to offer our pension reform package as part of a settlement offer to the labor unions. Now the ball is in the labor unions’ court. If they do not want to join us in this …
Another Candidate Declares for an Assembly Seat that Doesn’t Exist
A couple of weeks ago I reported that Del Mar Councilwoman Crystal Crawford had already declared herself a candidate for the non-existent 74th Assembly District (all lines will be redrawn by a state commission by August of 2011). Yesterday afternoon at the Fairbanks Republican Women luncheon Republican Sherry Hodges declared herself a candidate for the 74th AD. Hodges is District …
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