Mayor Sam's Hotsheet for Monday
More than $40 million is being spent by both sides in the battle over Proposition 8, which removes the right of same-sex couples in California to wed. Be sure to read my commentary urging you to vote no on the measure.
A blogger runs into Council Member Dennis Zine having lunch at the Eastside Market Italian Deli in Downtown Los Angeles. No word on what Dennis was actually eating.
Here's yet another story illustrating the politically correct goofiness that has changed the meaning of youth sports in America. It used to be that sports were to teach kids teamwork, responsibility and being their best. May the best team win. However in recent years because of concerns about children's "self esteem" these sports programs have worked to make everyone a winner such as giving a trophy even to losing teams and anything else to deman the efforts of the best performers. The latest is a story about a prodigy nine year pitcher from a Connecticut Little League team, who has been disqualified from playing, because he is "too good." Unbelievable.
You may wish to read my essay "The Audacity of Non-Conformity" over at my personal blog, Absolute Random Nonsense. I detail my experience of being on the opposite side of the Presidential question of most folks I know as a young idealistic Democrat in 1984 and as a middle aged pragmatic Republican a quarter century later.
Labels: absolute random nonsense, Bill Maher, dennis zine, fannie mae, freddie mac, maxine waters, proposition 8, youth activities
Posted by Michael Higby @ 10/13/2008 02:00:00 AM
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Lets's not forget about the duplicity of the Mayor and the other mexican politicians who don't want you to read about the mexican drug cartels in mexican gangs members who freely come into the U.S.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081013/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_mexico_violence
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - Gunmen killed six young men at a family party in the gang-plagued Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, prosecutors said Sunday.
The men, ages 20 to 25, were killed during a party in a house, said Alejandro Pariente, a spokesman for the regional attorney general's office. The motive for the attack was unknown.
At least 1,000 people have been killed this year in Ciudad Juarez, a city across from El Paso, Texas. Many of the deaths were attributed to warring drug gangs.
In the border city of Tijuana, across the border from San Diego, federal police announced the arrest of seven reputed members of a cell of the Arellano Felix drug cartel, including a city police officer.
The suspects holed up in a Tijuana house Saturday and opened fire on police, the Public Safety Department said in a news release. Local news media reported that neighboring homes were evacuated and police apparently used tear gas to flush out the gunmen.
The officers seized 21 assault rifles, 4,000 rounds of ammunition and body armor in the raid.
Authorities reported on Friday that 91 people have been killed throughout Tijuana in a wave of gangland homicides since Sept. 26.
Perhaps at this point it's called piling on, but in his New York Times column, conservative William Kristol says that John McCain should fire his entire staff. The campaign, he writes, is close to being out-and-out dysfunctional.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/opinion/13kristol.html?_r=2&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
"Editor and Publisher" tracks newspaper endorsements in the presidential race, and claims a high level of accuracy.
Over the weekend, Obama picked up 16 endorsements, including 6 in swing states, and 3 that had supported Bush last time.
It's very early, but Obama leads 26-11.
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003873282
There's probably a good reason for it, but one blogger wonders why Sarah Palin's kids aren't in school instead of running around the country with mom on school days.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/12/84029/130
If you really want to see why we are in a financial crisis today read this GSE reports about Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae accounting practices dating back in 1999 & 2004.
And of course the executives of these two government back agencies donate heavily to BOTH political parties. It doesn't matter which part is in the majority big corporations pay both side handsomely.
Of course Higby does not mention tht fact that John McCain campaign adviser was lobbyist for these corporations and was still being paid until he got caught by the news media.
http://www.gsereport.com/SSS/TaxpayersvFannieMae.pdf
http://www.gsereport.com/2004/Nov.%201-Nov.%2012.pdf
8:10, you're full of it.
8:56 writes...
Your full of it.
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Now there is your typical Highy reader and Joe Six-Pack the idiot. Why don't you at least explain why his comment is full of it.
I realize it might require some intelligence and actual knowledge. lol
The fact that McCain's campaign advisor is a lobbyist (aren't they all?) and belongs to a firm that is on the payroll of these two firms has been well-documented on this blog, and not denied by the McCain campaign.
1011 can't you figure it out on your own and i will remind you that you are a frequent reader here or else you wouldn't know what the visitors are like would you now?
You would like to say that you just stumbled on the blog but you are here often enough to get to know what we are like the whole time, right.
You are joeseph male-handler or debbie rodriguez-garcia-ortega. You fag.
11:15 you were doing alright until you hit your third paragraph. What's up with the name calling? You sound like one of the McCain haters!
i see your point higby, i will try to restrain from the name calling
Higby the FatBoy writes.......
"You sound like one of the McCain haters!
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You mean like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf6YKOkfFsE
2:16, you ain't much of a bargain either.
Mister Higby is endeavoring to losing weight.
2:16 should endeavor to lose their hate.
Zine spotting -- turning onto Main from Sixth about 10 minutes ago in a Ford Explorer with E Plate.
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