From the Southern California Tax Revolt Coalition… Join us February 27th as Roger Hedgecock and Richard Rider headline our celebration of the one-year anniversary of the nationwide Tea Party Movement. We will focus on California and it’s roll in 2010, as-well-as host a petition drive for the Citizen Power Campaign and the Reform Call Now. http://www.facebook.com/l/db99f;UnplugThePoliticalMachine.org/ FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=271087863588&index=1 …
Felony Stupid
Please raise your hands, everyone who plans on standing up for these punk kids, claiming they are somehow misunderstood or that they are simply being targeted because they are conservative activists… http://apnews.excite.com/article/20100128/D9DGVRK00.html No hands? Gee, might it be that the ACORN scandal went a little too much to someone’s head, leaving him wanting more attention and resulting in thinking he …
Three For Three! What A Deal!
Fast food restaurants seem to have figured out how to navigate through today’s horrible economy. So many of them are selling hamburgers and similar items for only a buck. Even if you buy three such sandwiches, chances are, you are paying half to one third of what you paid in the past. Of course bigger meals such as “The Baconator” …
Sen. Mimi Walters, Candidate for State Treasurer, to Speak at FRWF
Fairbanks Republican Women Federated Annual Membership Luncheon In honor of Our 15th Anniversary FRWF is proud to host a special guest speaker California State Senator Mimi Walters – Candidate for California State Treasurer Mimi currently serves as the Senate Assistant Republican Leader, Chair of Ethics Committee, Vice Chair of Revenue & Taxation Committee, on the Business & Professions Committee and …
The Worst State of the Union Speech Ever?
What a joke the State of the Union speech was. I have never heard a president utter so many cliches, phony policy ideas, and insults in what used to be considered, historically, a speech composed of substantial policy proposals. Obama retierated his promise to use the federal government to create jobs, a phony proposition if there ever was one. As …
Guest Column by Veritas: Response to Jerry Sanders & the Defense of Gay Marriage
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My Predictions For Tonight’s State of the Union Address
My predictions for tonight’s State of the Union address are as follows: 1) We will hear that the state of the union is good. Wow! Didn’t see that one coming, did you? After the big sigh of relief is heard from across the land, Obama may say something to the effect of, “I can see where it may not look …
Ethics Commission sets February 25th “Showdown” date with Marti Emerald ——- Table stakes —— $5,000 a Count !
> San Diego city council member Marti Emerald has been “invited” to the Feb. 25th meeting of the San Diego City Ethics Commission. The invite is from Alison Adema, the still-new General Counsel for that body, and it alleges Emerald’s campaign committee violated the San Diego Municipal Code’s elections statute. The proposed punishment goes as high as $5,000 a count, …
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 …
The Garrick Question…Some Simple Advice
My last Sunday San Diego column at the FlashReport… As Jon Fleischman hi-lited on the main FR page Saturday, the Union-Trib editorialized on the selection of Martin Garrick as the new Assembly minority leader, praising the decision, while asking a question in the headline: Will he be the latest GOP leader to cave on taxes? Clearly, the UT gets it, …
DeMaio and Frye Outline Bipartisan Pension Reforms
Continuing their bipartisan partnership to bring real reform to the city’s troubled pension system, Councilmembers Carl DeMaio and Donna Frye are asking the Mayor and City Council to act this year on pension reform. “A number of pension reform options do exist to help save taxpayers millions each year and achieve retirement security for city employees,” DeMaio and Frye write …
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
Poll results recently released by the San Diego Unified School District suggesting strong support for an annual parcel tax ballot initiative for school funding among likely voters are being thoroughly discredited by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association. In a letter to Voice of San Diego published this afternoon and distributed to SDCTA contacts, Taxpayers Association President Lani Lutar makes …
Update on race for County Assessor – Recorder – Clerk — Republicans Ernie Dronenburg and Jeff Olson take the early fundraising lead
SD Rostra has learned that Jeff Olson and Ernie Dronenburg, the two declared Republican candidates for SD County Assessor / Recorder/ Clerk filed their campaign finance reports early this week, well before the February 1st deadline. Jeff Olson reports $14,315 raised, with $9,411 cash-on-hand. Olson, who serves as “division chief of Assessment services” in the ARC office, loaned his campaign …
Pay cut proposed for SDUSD Teachers and other staff. What about the bureaucrats?
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jan/23/sd-teachers-asked-take-pay-reduction/ “Teachers and other San Diego school employees could take pay cuts next year of up to 8 percent to help offset a projected $93 million deficit, under a proposal presented to labor groups this week.” Let’s look at this proposal. First of all, I’d like to know if the district has already made fiscal changes to their Cadillac benefit …
A Fairy Tale Where Straw Spins into Gold
Rumpelstiltskin himself, could not have spun Scott Brown’s victory the way Democrats do it. In answer to the question, “What were the citizens of Massachusetts trying to tell Washington?” liberal pundits and politicians offered a plethora of creative answers. Some of these performances should be nominated for an Academy Award. The first quick and easy response was at least anticipated: …
The Rules for Rostra Noted Again
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When We Do What We Do Not Want You To Do, You Do Not Get To Do Anything About What We Do
Democrats are so much fun when they lose elections. In my next blog, I will discuss their response to Scott Brown’s victory, but first, let’s back up and review, because actually, Democrats are fun no matter what the situation: During the first six years George Bush was president, the Democrats said, “It is American tradition to criticize those in power, …
Baldwin hosting Amato show tonight, KCBQ, 1170 AM
I will be hosting the Rick Amato show once again tonight from 9-11, 1170 AM (or listen on the web at www.kcbq.com). My guests are Brian Camenker and Brad Dacus. Mr. Camenker will come on shortly after 9 PM. He is the President of MassResistance, the leading conservative group in Massachusetts. Camenker will talk about the Scott Brown revolution and …
President Obama’s First Year in Office: Promises, Promises
As originally posted on www.SDNN.com Supervisor Pam Slater-Price: “Our economy is flat and we are still involved in a war on two fronts. Yet while on the campaign trail the President promised to resolve both issues. “Many citizens voted for President Obama because he promised to get us out of Iraq. McCain, on the other hand, was honest and …
U.S. Supreme Court rolls back campaign spending limits
Big decision today. We’ll post up some links here as they come in… http://www.flashreport.org/blog0a.php?postID=2010012111334941&post_offsetP=0&authID=2005110112071864 http://www.flashreport.org/blog0a.php?postID=2010012111320152&authID=2006111814423192 http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/01/21/supreme-court-sides-hillary-movie-filmmakers-campaign-money-dispute/
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