Once again, I am hosting the Rick Amato show this coming Thursday on 1170 AM KCBQ from 9-11 PM. My first guest will be Brian Kennedy, President of the Claremont Institute, perhaps California’s leading conservative think tank. Mr. Kennedy is an expert on the Progressive Movement, missile defense, and defense issues in general. At 10 PM, my guest will be Bob …
Former 77th Assembly District candidate, Jeff Kover, endorses Christine Rubin for State Assembly
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: (858)245-3050 March 17, 2010 Former 77th Assembly District candidate, Jeff Kover, endorses Christine Rubin for State Assembly. (San Diego) Former 77th Assembly District candidate, Jeff Kover, has officially endorsed Christine Rubin in her bid for the 77th Assembly District. “My campaign for the 77th Assembly seat allowed me to travel and meet some great people throughout …
Emerald and Lightner may turn against unions?
It’s not time YET, but as the city of San Diego runs out of options, and Carl DeMaio keeps hammering on real solutions, look for cracks in the Dem CC members’ heretofore unflinching loyalty to their bosses — the public employee labor unions The one Dem who has for years sometimes failed the union loyalty tests has been iconoclast Donna …
Xema Out – Mullen In?
I’ve also heard what ‘Sunshine’ heard – that Xema is out as Chief of Staff to Marti Emerald. Further, though, I heard that Emerald offered the position to another long time City Hall staffer liberal Democrat Don Mullen. Xema and Mullen had a very, very rocky relationship, and rumor has it he threatened to quit in the last couple days …
BREAKING: BYE BYE XEMA
Multiple people from several departments within City Hall have informed me that Xema Jacobson’s run as City Councilwoman Marti Emerald’s Chief of Staff came to an emotional end today. Who will replace Xema is yet to be seen, but I am sure there will be a flood of questions about Marti and the direction she wants to take, given her …
Former State Assemblywoman, Sharon Runner, Endorses Christine Rubin for State Assembly
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: (858)245-3050 March 16, 2010 Former State Assemblywoman, Sharon Runner, Endorses Christine Rubin for State Assembly (San Diego) Former Assemblywoman, Sharon Runner, has officially endorsed Christine Rubin in her bid for the 77th Assembly District. “I am honored to have the support of Assemblywoman Runner. Having served as Assistant Republican Leader, Vice-Chair of the Assembly Appropriations Committee …
Toni Atkins, Developer. What?
A few days ago I raised some questions about interesting ballot titles and over the past few days I have received some answers, some more hysterical than others. It looks like I do have my answer about Toni Atkins being a “small businesswoman”. She backs up her claim by listing herself as a Senior Principle at LeSar Development Consultants. My …
Richard Bailey Endorses Bill Wells in AD 77
Richard Bailey has opted not to vie for the 77th Assembly District seat, leaving Brian Jones, Christine Rubin and Bill Wells as the Republicans in the race. SD Rostra received the following from Mr. Bailey… Dear Friends, Campaigning the past few months as a candidate for the 77th Assembly seat has been a tremendous experience. Now more than ever, voters …
Rush Limbaugh blasted for racist Obama comment!
Ides of March Rider Blog comment: http://open.salon.com/blog/richard_rider/2010/03/15/rush_limbaugh_blasted_for_racist_obama_comment Rush Limbaugh blasted for racist Obama comment! The press and civil rights leaders are outraged by an admittedly blatant, racist comment by Rush Limbaugh — “Articulate Obama couldn’t even sell watermelons . . . “ It’s the tragic end of Limbaugh’s career. Here’s the smoking gun — the incriminating video catching him on tape. …
Independence Caucus Endorses Christine Rubin, for State Assembly in the 77th District of California
Media contact: John Petree E-mail: Jpetree@att.net FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Independence Caucus Endorses Christine Rubin, for State Assembly in the 77th District of California California, (March 4, 2010) – The Independence Caucus is proud to announce their support for State Assembly Candidate Christine Rubin in the 77th District. The Independence Caucus carefully chooses candidates based on an extensive vetting process including …
Tourism Ambassadors Program Launched to “Bring the Business Home”
Local Business Leaders Asked to Use Their Influence to Attract Conferences Corporate Meetings and Sporting Events to San Diego San Diegans who hold prominent positions in business and trade associations are being asked to bring national conferences and meetings to San Diego to benefit the local economy. Local tourism and civic leaders today kicked off the “Tourism Ambassador Program” …
Illegal immigration costs front and center in California
With the silly season in full swing, candidates are taking sides in an effort to wrangle enough votes to get or stay in office. California is ripe with many contentious races and the home to the largest Tea Party organization and illegal immigration population. California’s budget has wallowed in the red the past two years, many tie the root-cause to …
Murdered teenager Chelsea King memorial captures nation’s attention
Thousands turned out to celebrate the 17-year-old Chelsea King’s life, blue ribbons fluttered in the wind; thousands of sunflowers sprinkled throughout the audience and a sense of hope swirled around Poway High School’s football stadium. Saying goodbye is never easy, but the King family did so with the help of family and thousands of community well-wishers all with a kind …
Sheriff Watch: Politics of Ballot Designations Results in a Challenge to Duffy
From today’s Sunday San Diego at the FlashReport… The first competitive San Diego County Sheriff’s race since 1994 enters its primary leg with three hopefuls to appear on the ballot. As well, a challenge has been filed over one candidate’s chosen ballot description. The pool of anticipated competitors narrowed from four on Friday, when perennial candidate Bruce Ruff dropped his bid in …
Luce Lady and Polemist Ann Coulter To Be Fearless and Informative at UCLA
http://gabriellahoffman.wordpress.com/2010/03/13/luce-lady-and-polemist-ann-coulter-to-be-fearless-and-informative-at-ucla/ There’s nothing better than hearing Ann Coulter speak and educate the Youth about the evils and woes of liberalism. Provocative, insightful, and fiery, Coulter is a magnificent orator and communicator. She simply says it all, and without any hesitation in doing so. Liberals hate her, conservative rave about her, and consumers readily read/buy her books, allowing her to climb …
Ten Little Indians
Well the filing deadline for office has come and gone and there were definitely quite a few interesting developments, some of which have been discussed here and some haven’t, and obviously everything is tentative before signatures are verified. The Sheriff race narrowed to three with Gore, Duffy, and LaSuer. The big question here is where do the Democrats and Independents …
Hey Ken, Couldn’t You Have Picked A Less Controversial Girlfriend?
Wal-Mart is in trouble once more. It’s hard to believe that a simple discount store can continue earning so much non-stop condemnation. But then, when self-righteousness comes in a modern, Politically Correct variety, one need not be so surprised. This time, Wal-Mart is getting hammered for the very practice that made them famous in the first place; selling an item …
More Weekend News and Opinion Links to Inform and Entertain
Here are some added info sources for SD Rostra fans. Batting lead-off is Matt Potter, the best investigaive 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 …
Here are Your Starting Line-ups for San Diego County Offices
In the handy chart attached to this post, you will see the candidates who filed paperwork to run for the key SD County offices: County Supervisor, Sheriff, Treasurer-Tax Collector and Assessor/Recorder. The DA is unopposed for a new term. The deadline to file was today at 5:00 pm, and your “SD Rostra” was there for the ceremonial Locking of the …
The Quad of Young America’s Foundation: Collegiate Blog featuring yours truly
http://gabriellahoffman.wordpress.com/2010/03/12/guest-appearance-on-the-quad-young-americas-foundation-collegiate-blog/ http://www.yaf.org/freespeechUCSD.aspx Report from the Trenches at UC-San Diego From sunny and charming La Jolla, California, I bring rather daunting and implicating news about the attack on free speech at UCSD. For the past several weeks, UCSD students have faced ramifications of a situation taken way too far. From the Compton Cookout to the Associated Students of UCSD’s injunction on cutting media …
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