Make your selections!… The Rostra/FlashReport San Diego General Election Contest — Make your selections! TODAY is the Anniversary of “A Time for Choosing”… Rostra: Reagan’s speech defined conservatism for 50 years Peters-DeMaio Battle… BreitbartCA: CAIR Hosts San Diego Candidates at Islamic Center Debate ABC News: A Brief History of the Craziest Congressional Campaign of the Year KPBS: Outside Groups Pump …
The Rostra/FlashReport San Diego General Election Contest — Make your selections!
Didn’t we just do one of these? Or two? It’s that time again! A reminder of the so-called “rules”… Read the questions closely. No tricks, just read the questions. Send your guesses to info@sdrostra.com ONLY. The Rostra TAs, interns and miscellaneous other rabble are assisting, so don’t send to my email. Do NOT post your answers here. Deadline to submit guesses: …
Troubling information on judicial candidate Ken Gosselin
The KPBS story, “November Election Spurs Question of How Voters Should Judge Judges,” raises some troubling questions about Ken Gosselin. Another troubling story from a few weeks ago about lying for jury duty is here. From the first story above: Earlier this year, Gosselin told voters he was a Harvard-trained attorney. He actually earned his law degree from the University …
Politics Roundup for Sunday, October 26, 2014
Ballot Return Update from The San Diego Group… Mail Ballot Return Update for Thursday Anniversary of A Time for Choosing… Rostra: Reagan’s speech defined conservatism for 50 years Peters-DeMaio Battle… WSJ: Big tent Republicanism Rostra: Scott Peters owes us candor on the Ebola crisis Cate vs. Kim for San Diego City Council… Voice Podcast: Where Chris Cate Stands on Four …
Politics Roundup for Saturday, October 25, 2014
Ballot Return Update from The San Diego Group… Mail Ballot Return Update for Thursday Anniversary of A Time for Choosing… Rostra: Reagan’s speech defined conservatism for 50 years Peters-DeMaio Battle… WSJ: Big tent Republicanism Rostra: Scott Peters owes us candor on the Ebola crisis Miscellaneous… KUSI Video from San Diego County Taxpayers Association Forum: San Diego mayors support new Chargers …
IBD: Reagan’s Speech Defined Conservatism For 50 Years
From Investor’s Business Daily… When Ronald Reagan delivered his televised “Time for Choosing” speech on Oct. 27, 1964, he spoke on behalf of Barry Goldwater’s doomed presidential candidacy. Little did anyone realize that the speech, which you can read or view on our website, would become a defining moment for the American conservative movement. Read More At Investor’s Business Daily
Scott Peters owes us candor on the Ebola crisis
Guest Commentary by Jason Jackson (pictured) The debate about the nation’s Ebola response is yet another example of our elected officials and their media allies attempting to use ambiguous language to obfuscate their positions and motivations. In San Diego, Congressman Scott Peters has repeatedly refused to take a position on restricting air travel from countries suffering from the Ebola outbreak. …
Politics Roundup – Friday, October 24, 2014
Ballot Return Update from The San Diego Group… Mail Ballot Return Update for Wednesday from The San Diego Group Escondido’s Prop H… Voice: The Strange Group of Allies and Enemies Born Out of Escondido’s Prop. H Peters-DeMaio Donnybrook… Voice: The Definitive Timeline of All the Weird Things Said in the DeMaio Scandal NBC7: Emails May Reveal New Details About DeMaio …
Politics Roundup — Thursday, October 23, 2014
Mail Ballot Return Update for Wednesday from The San Diego Group IVN: Peters and DeMaio Find Common Ground At Open San Diego Rostra: Alpine: Local Political Races Are No Longer Immune from Corruption SDUT: A bunch of races – U-T Politics page SDUT: Candidate wore unearned SEAL Trident BreitbartCA: Jon Fleischman: Beyond the Propaganda: How I’m Voting on California Propositions …
Do California smokers REALLY cost us $18 billion a year? I’m skeptical. Here’s why.
It’s always puzzled me how these financial figures (see KPBS story below) are arrived at — inferring that we’d SAVE that amount if only people didn’t smoke. If these people had not died from smoking-related illnesses, would they have lived forever? Or perhaps simply one night died in their sleep without prior illness or treatment? Yes, they likely would have …
Chula Vista: Our first Rostra cartoon?
We don’t have a resident cartoonist at SD Rostra. We don’t have a syndicated one. Heck, we don’t even know what a syndicate is. But, when a reader sends a cartoon for our exclusive use, well, yeahhhh. The reader/cartoonist wants to remain anonymous, but it’s safe to say the person has an interest in Chula Vista politics. click for a …
Alpine: Local Political Races Are No Longer Immune from Corruption
Guest Commentary by Steve Hunyar Our sleepy little town of Alpine is a great place to live. But as of late, political corruption has begun creeping into our bedroom community. A large (8.5″ x 14″) 2-sided, 4-color hit piece was mailed to presumably all the registered voters in our school district precincts. The pamphlet lambasted a candidate who is running …
San Diego County Ballot Returns – 10/21/2014
thesandiegogroup.com As of October 21, 2014 at 5:00pm, 843,115 ballots have been mailed to registered voters throughout the county, and 114,176 have been returned to the Registrar of Voters. This equates to an overall return rate of 13.54% among all ballots mailed. Comparatively, in 2010, with 14 days until the Election, 97,265 votes had been cast. Breaking down the ballots by party, …
Helix Water District’s Kathleen Hedberg: Integrity is What We Do When No One is Watching
Guest Commentary by Jason Jackson Special District Board elections may not be sexy and certainly don’t get the press of federal races or even that of some of our municipal elections, but they are nonetheless extremely important for setting policy in the San Diego region. If anything the lack of attention paid to these districts adds to the importance of …
Politics Roundup — Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Peters-DeMaio… SDUT: New poll: Peters, DeMaio still deadlocked SDUT: DeMaio email about staffer questioned Voice: The Definitive Timeline of All the Weird Things Said in the DeMaio Scandal Miscellaneous… TimesofSD: Pollster Expects Record Low Turnout on Election Day KPBS: Several North County Mayors Facing Challengers In November SDUT: 3 fined by state political panel SDUT: Campaign cash crackdown OK’d TimesofSD: …
New Law Requires BB Guns to be Painted in Bright Colors
But Criminals are Painting Real Firearms to Look “Fake”, “Are You Kidding Me?” SACRAMENTO, CA – Governor Brown recently signed legislation requiring all BB and airsoft guns to be painted in bright colors. Assemblyman Jones (R-Santee), in his latest “Are You Kidding Me?” segment this week, says he could see the unintended consequences from a mile away. This past September, …
78th Assembly District: You need to win a battle or two to win a war
We turn to you, the readers. What are your thoughts on the AD 78 race discussed below? The question is posed following a very insightful conversation today on our public Facebook page between a Rostra administrator and Elisa Brent, the campaign manager for Barbara Decker, Republican candidate for 78th Assembly District against Assemblywoman Toni Atkins. Brent posted that Atkins is …
Politics Roundup — Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Peters-DeMaio… Are there other races? HuffPo: GOP Candidate Carl DeMaio Cleared Of Sexual Harassment Claims SDUT: DA: No charges for DeMaio, accuser Politico: Prosecutor: Carl DeMaio won’t face charges LATimes: No charges against Carl DeMaio in sex accusations, San Diego D.A. says NBC7: FBI Investigating DeMaio Accusations SDUT: DeMaio vs. Peters: Back to the issues, please Miscellaneous… Rostra: Chula Vista: …
San Diego LBGT “Leaders” Owe DeMaio An Apology But Nobody Is Holding Their Breath
The “leaders ” in the “Big G” gay political movement owe Carl DeMaio an apology. After decades of chastising straight America for holding homophobic stereotypes about gay men, they refuse to stand up for a small g gay candidate, while similar tactics are used against him. They were silent when DeMaio’s Mayoral campaign opponents tried to dig up dirt on …
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