If men can not get pregnant and if men have never had the experience of an abortion, should they stay out of this controversial discussion? Read my latest column for The Washington Times. Bob Siegel is a weekend radio talk show host on KCBQ and columnist. Details of his show can be found at www.bobsiegel.net.. Comments to posts are discussed …
Taxpayers Champions Named for 2010
Maybe it’s a little early for a holiday celebration, but it didn’t stop the San Diego County Taxpayers Association from a festive lunch event at Jasmine Seafood Restaurant (highly recommended!) in which it named the recipients of the 4th Annual Taxpayer Champions Awards. Taxpayer Champion Honorees for 2010 include: • Robert “Camo” Gleisberg, Oceanside taxpayer • Jon Walz, Senior Director, …
Ed Gallo surges Out to a 148-vote lead in Escondido … The Council majority for years to come is at Stake
New returns released tonight show former Escondido city councilman Ed Gallo zooming out to a 148-vote lead on outgoing Mayor Lori Holt Pfeiler. The Mayor had trimmed Gallo’s lead down to just 33 votes yesterday as the Long Count of Mail Ballots and provisionals continues countywide. Today’s tabulations reversed that 3-day trend. They are competing for the 3rd and last seat …
A Telling Answer to a Simple Question
Leaders (and I use that term loosely) who pushed for Proposition D now know that there won’t be a hike in the already high sales tax in the City. The question for Jerry Sanders is: Are you still a Republican and if so, why? It’s a good question that I’d like somebody to ask him for two reasons. First, Jerry …
Winners and Losers… My Take
WINNER **LORI ZAPF**. Well I know it’s obvious she won the election, and of course that makes her a winner, but it’s more than that. Talk to the wags downtown – particularly the corporate or public relations class – and she was a sure loser (same folks coincidentally that thought Measure D was a great idea). Zapf’s win wasn’t just …
Before Firing Juan Williams, NPR Should Have Taken A Good Look In The Mirror
Journalism seems to be on steroids lately as one controversial news story morphs into another and a commentator’s stated opinion of news becomes the bigger news… Read entire article in my latest piece for San Diego News Room. Bob Siegel is a weekend radio talk show host on KCBQ and columnist. Details of his show can be found at www.bobsiegel.net.. …
What Has Been Going Through Emerald’s Head The Last Few Days
Councilwoman Marti Emerald was shocked at the results of District 6 a week ago. The day of the election she was smilingly predicting a Wayne win, if not walk over. What would a Wayne win have meant? With just two seats in GOP hands and another resounding labor victory, it would have meant a disheartened small business community that would …
Mexican President “It’s a war”- Americans warned
Nearly 30,000 people have been brutally murdered since Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared war on the drug cartels in 2007. This number is greater than the loss of military life in both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. So far President Calderon has deployed more than 45,000 troops and 5,000 federal police officers to Mexico’s 18 states where the drug cartels …
New numbers … Lorie Zapf, Bill Horn, Ron Roberts, Ernie Dronenburg all pulling away! ….. Gallo 8916, Holt Pfeiler 8883 in Escondido…Steve Cooley doubles his statewide lead for Attorney General
New results issued minutes ago show the Conservative and Libertarian sweep gaining new momentum in the “Big 5” San Diego races. Victory margins all increased with today’s counting for Councilwoman-elect Lorie Zapf [now 1861 votes ahead of Howard Wayne, up from 1672 Friday] , for Supervisors Bill Horn (now 8,819 ahead of Steve Gronke, up from 8,064 on Friday] and …
Family dinners secure America’s future
“Hope and change” failed to launch America in the right direction. Time to affirm real lasting change–one dinner conversation at a time. Read my debut piece at The Washington Times entitled “Family dinners secure America’s future.”
TONIGHT: Post-Election Analysis with Consultant Hoy, Pollster Nienstedt
I’m not exactly the most devoted GOP meeting attendee. But I’ll be there tonight to hear the recap of the wildly dead-on pollster John Nienstedt and Nov. 2 success-story consultant John Hoy. I had the honor of working with both men on Proposition A – which crossed the finish line easily with more than 70 percent of the vote. Conversely …
Illegal immigration and the new terrorism threat collide
Late last week Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) demanded the Department of Homeland Security cough up the immigration and naturalization records of Washington D.C. Metrorail suspected terrorist bomber Farooque Ahmed. In an effort to determine the best method to protect Americans from illegal aliens who have nefarious intentions toward U.S. citizens, Grassley sought the immigration process used by Ahmed from the …
Time to Tackle ‘Green Energy’ Mythology
The incoming GOP-led House of Representatives has an ideal target to show it’s concerned about the economy: cutting back the Obama administration’s massive and unprofitable taxpayer subsidies of “green energy.” The Solyndra debacle is an excellent case in point. This company makes solar panels, and last year received $535 million in taxpayer loans.for a factory expansion that was much-praised by …
Pull Those Political Weeds
I’ll say it right up front. I dislike political signs. I consider them litter. When I see them sprouting up like so many weeds in my neighborhood in the weeks before an election is held, I cringe. If I could restrict them to being in people’s yards or the windows of homes or businesses, I’d be a happy camper. Someday, …
Great Election News from Oceanside!
Despite the statewide election disappointments (Brown AND Boxer?) there was some really good news in San Diego County. The Zapf, Roberts and Horn victories have been covered, but others have gotten less notice, particularly with the temporary derailment of Rostra. Those of you who don’t follow North County races might have missed the reelection of Oceanside City Councilman Jerry Kern. …
Masters of America’s Destiny? You Betcha
If you thought conservatives did not have swagger, then you were mistaken. Youth representation in the Conservative Movement is clearly needed more than ever. We are lucky enough to embrace small bastions here on the Left Coast and in other blue states. Nevertheless, there is hope–and it lies in the Northeast with this instance. If you have not heard about …
Allow Me To Supply An Answer
Well, it didn’t take the main stream media long, did it? In the wake of Tuesday night’s historic victory, our new Speaker of the House John Boehner is being asked what Republicans will do to create jobs since they didn’t care for the ideas coming from Obama and his fiscally brilliant staff of golden goose growers. My Republican friends, lest …
SDUT: Dewey Defeats Truman
I’m wrestling with a problem. I like the Union-Tribune, I really do, I just wish it wasn’t completely worthless. Maybe (hopefully) it is just the “reorganization” that is tanking the quality of the reporting and it will recover, but thus far it’s proved this election cycle that the paper is approaching utter pointlessness. The UT was severely out investigated by …
San Diego helps Steve Cooley (GOP) take statewide lead for California Attorney General from Kamala Harris (D)
New election updates posted yesterday by San Diego and Orange Counties have put Republican Steve Cooley (3,502,021) ahead of Democrat Kamala Harris (3,485,926) in the close race to be the next State Attorney General. Cooley would be the only statewide Republican winner if he hangs on, and the early favorite for Governor in 2014. Harris also might be gubernatorial material if …
New Vote Totals ….. Lorie Zapf, Bill Horn and Ron Roberts all pulling away… Holt Pfeiler trails Gallo by 37 in Escondido
Welcome back to the Real Rostra, election fans! New totals released by the SD County Registrar of Voters in the last hour added 20,000 more ballots to the tabulation of key local election results. Here are a few of SD Rostra’s significant findings: (1) Lorie Zapf grew her lead over Howard Wayne from 1,570 votes on Wednesday to 1,672 today. …
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