Posts Tagged ‘California’
Chris Christie quotes rock group The Eagles in »
At a town hall meeting in Robinsville, NJ, Governor Christie, a self-proclaimed "Bruce Springsteen fanatic," quoted another classic rock group:"This is not about teachers... my argument is not with the teachers of New Jersey. My argument is with the Union... who collects $730 a year in mandatory dues. And if you don't want to join the Union, [...]
Mark Hinkle wins National Chairman for Libertarian »
BREAKING NEWS!!From Eric Dondero:Meet the new National Chairman for the Libertarian Party. Mark Hinkle is from California. He's a very longtime LPC member, and has served in numerous capacities including running for statewide office on the Libertarian ticket.Hinkle won on a third ballot beating Wayne Root 268 to 228.In a brief interview with [...]
Libertarian Party to hold its National Convention in »
From Eric Dondero:Leftists may shreik. But Libertarians, un-ashamed capitalists to the core, will be holding their Bi-Annual National Convention in St. Louis this weekend, at the luxorious downtown Renassiance Grand Hotel. Part of the Marriot chain, the hotel is described as both "distinctive and stylish."About 600 to 800 delegates are expected [...]
White House in Disarray »
Heritage FoundationA fudgelike goo coating Louisiana's marshes. A thick oil slick stretching across the Gulf of Mexico. A plume of oil miles below the ocean surface. A tragic loss of life. Reverberating economic consequences. Throw in a poll that shows that 53 percent of Americans rate President Barack Obama "poor" or "very poor" in his handling [...]
Police State: Cops Shut Down Seven Year Old’s »
Police in Tulare, California shutdown the lemonade stand of a 7 year-old girl because she did not hold a permit or registered location. The girl and her family appealed to city council and have drawn media attention since.
Plummeting Marijuana Prices Create A Panic In Calif. »
For decades, illegal marijuana cultivation has been an economic lifeblood for three counties in northern California known as the Emerald Triangle. The war on drugs and frequent raids by federal drug agents have helped support the local economy — keeping prices for street sales of pot high and keeping profits rich. But high times are [...]
Does Sarah Palin have the Midas Touch? »
The Midas touch, or the gift of profiting from whatever one undertakes, is named for a legendary king of Phrygia. Midas was granted the power to transmute whatever he touched into gold. -- MythWeb.com From Eric Dondero:Every Republican primary candidate she endorses turns to Gold.Consider:Five weeks ago, she broke with the GOP leadership, and [...]
UC Islam, I See Anti-Semitism »
Mike AdamsMonday, May 24, 2010It now seems that the good Muslim citizens of The University of California Irvine (UCI) Muslim Student Union (MSU) lied when they repeatedly denied orchestrating systematic interruptions of an invited guest. That guest was Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren who readers may remember from my February 16th column “Welcome [...]
Wayne Root wins endorsement of Indianapolis City »
Root's Big Tent Libertarianism gets biggerFrom Eric Dondero:The Libertarian Party will hold its national convention in St. Louis, Missouri over Memorial Day weekend. Thousands of delegates from all over the Nation are expected to attend. At main issue is the race for National Chairman. Bill Redpath will be stepping down after two terms. [...]
Arizona border controversy becomes issue in »
Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman is a close friend and ally of current Democrat for Senate frontrunner Lt. Governor Lee Fisher. They're so close in fact, that Fisher got Coleman's wife a cushy job in the Ohio Dept. of Development, which she later had to resign from for rampant absenteeism. Some called it cronyism. Coleman has since [...]
