Los Angeles Politics Hotsheet For Wednesday
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The SOTU can be declared a great, forward thinking, and inspirational speech if only because the oil industry was so quick to pan it. In truth, Obama was doing Kennedy-lite, even invoking Sputnik at one point. The speech was very good, but not great. In a post-Tucson America, maybe it was exactly what was needed. The seating arrangements made for a refreshingly subdued, if not sporadically partisan audience that only managed to interrupt the speech about 20 times. My favorite was watching House Speaker John Boehner jonesing for a scotch and soda and a cigarette throughout the entire speech.
The official Republican response was given by Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. The extreme Republican response was given by the American history challenged Representative from Minn., Michelle "The Camera's Over Here" Bachman.
UPDATE: Teabaggers throw Michele Bachman under the bus, "She has no right to speak for us".
The Mayors of 9 California cities, including Los Angeles, will meet with Gov. Brown this afternoon to weep, moan, thrash about, and beg for him to abandon his proposal to disband CRAs across the state. I'm looking forward to his response.
Related; Our good friend, Ron Kaye, has had excellent coverage this week on LA's CRA scandal, and our very own Red Spot has reported on Huizar's absence from Council yesterday, that could be CRA related, no matter how hard his staffers deny it.
West Hollywood, a progressive city as it is, may be about to lead the nation in another cause by becoming the first Fur Free City in the United States. Chinchillas, Foxes, Rabbits, Bob Barker, and myself, would like to recognize this effort and look forward to implementation of this ordinance. For more on the fur trade, try this.
Serial adulterer, Newt Gingrich, is trying to grab some facetime by calling for the EPA to be abolished and replacing it with a more polluter friendly environmental advisement council. "Hey BP, that's a dangerous oil rig you have there, it could blow up at any minute", "Gee thanks for the heads up, but rest assured, everything is just fine", "Ok, great, I'll see you at the Texas Tea All You Can Eat buffet tonight"!
The Santa Monica City Council has just voted to ban single use plastic bags! Here's the story before the vote.
Labels: CRA, Fur Free, Gov Brown, Michelle Bachman, newt gingrich, SOTU, west hollywood
Posted by Unknown @ 1/26/2011 12:00:00 AM
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When all is said and done, the bottom line is that, right now, LA can't afford the CRA. We need the money for infrastructure. And besides, the CRA money was not used very wisely, anyway. Oversight and accountability need to be more a part of LA's CRA.
Will you never tire of picking on Sleazy Huizee? So he missed a meeting who cares? Do you really expect anything good from him anyway? At least you were not disappointed which whatever hollow excuse he came up with. Now I understand that Mr. Potato Head Koretz was busing stuffing his mouth and that is why he was late, me thinks he needs to pass on the free buffet a bit.
Great speech, according to whom?
Even lefty Sam Donaldson said it was flat. I guess Obama forgot that his constituents in 2008 were very young. Their PARENTS barely remember Sputnik.
The great thing about Obama is that even though everyone was warning that his double-speak about spending (e.g. "investments") was coming, he couldn't help himself.
I think his fate as a one-term president is sufficiently sealed. He quickly forgot about the November election results.
As a funny aside, Phil Jennerjahn's girlfriend, Michelle Bachmann, confirmed that she is a nut. No wonder Phil likes her.
Hey Joe,
Why do you think Obama made ZERO reference to Gitmo?
He promised to have it closed a YEAR ago!
Looks like BEING president is a lot tougher than he thought when he was a CANDIDATE for president.
Gitmo: it was a good idea then, and it remains a great idea.
Put THAT in your liberal pipe and smoke it.
Not ONE reference to Gitmo in the SOTU speech! Ha ha ha, lol, good one!
Lots of hot air last night. Smart, efficient government is what Obama promised in 2008. He talks about making government more accountable and then does the opposite (see: Obamacare negotiated behind closed doors, rushed to vote on Christmas). Of course, people who value style over substance will be enamored with him no matter what he does and that speaks to the state of our union more anything he uttered.
HEY RED SPOT,
MAILANDER HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH HUIZAR COMING UP.
SOME DAY, YOU MAY GROW UP AND TRY TO SPEAK WITH THESE PEOPLE INSTEAD OF SPREADING LIES, LIKE THE LIES YOU SPREAD ABOUT GATTO AND HAD TO APOLOGIZE FOR AND RETRACT IN THE LA TIMES.
HA HA HA
LOL, GOOD ONE!
Yup, not a WORD on Gitmo.
Supposed to be closed by now, JOE!
Where are you on that? What's next? Obama approving torture, that he once railed against?
Yes, they ARE torturing the "poor terrorists." I thought that Obama was against torture????
Joe B.,
The unemployment rate is 9.4%
Didn't Obama promise that it wouldn't rise above 8% if he got that TRILLION dollars to squander?
We're now in the 22nd consecutive month of unemployment being above 9%, let alone 8%.
What gives?
Hi Joe B.,
The liberal/left NY Daily News says that the speech was overtly partisan.
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2011/01/26/2011-01-26_obamas_state_of_the_union_address_touts_bipartisanship_but_that_doesnt_really_ex.html
Red Spot-
The LA Times has an Opinion today about "citizen journalists," which you amusingly refer to yourself as.
How come they have no reference to you in it?
I thought you are a citizen journalist? I guess the Times doesn't buy that any more than we do, Slanderface!
If your illiterate ass knows how to read, since you don't know how to write, check it out.
http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2011/01/moscow-bomb-youtube-video-citizen-journalism.html
Joe, how come you don't respond to these questions? I'd like to know where you stand on Gitmo, Torture and Obama.
It's open.
He's been president going on three years now. Should've been closed two years ago, according to his PROMISE.
What gives? Luv YUH!
As a bloggin public service, we post these series of rants from our resident cybertroll who is enjoying her momentary attention.
Notice I said momentary?
Indeed, the speech was "overtly partisan"-Compromise and consensus is uniquely Democrat.
The GITMO issue is simple. Don't you read the news?
Obama tried to get it closed. Congress didn't pass it because they didn't want the danger of having inmates from there brought to U.S. soil.
Yeah, 9:49am. That was the DEMOCRAT congress.
How come Obama couldn't work with the DEMOCRAT congress to get it closed?
Think it'll be easier with a Republican House? DUH?
I'm asking what happened to Obama's GUARANTEE that it would be closed by the end of his first year. He's now into his third year, and he's not even trying, let alone talking about it.
garsetti can't even control john walsh, how can he control the city?
All Obama did was say how BAD our country is. Hurt any self esteem in each attendee and then scold.
Typical Manipulative Speech.
Get ready for it. It's being "writted" as we 'speaked' here now, drumroll please.
It's another HUIZAR non-SCANDAL UPDATE of the day, brought to you by the Woodhead & Burnedseat of Mayor Sam's, REED Spit!
(Followed by 40 cut-and-paste posts from RS admirers about there being an 'EME' connection to L.A. City government (because we all know, of course, that anyone with a Hispanic surname can only rise to power through connections with organized crime). Never mind that one of the City's largest distinct voting blocks is now Latinos, NAH, that can't be why we have a handful on Council and a Latino mayor... it's the MAFIA behind them all.
In case you didn't notice, 10:11 AM, you're not living in Venezuela.
Fingers can't just be snapped and changes take place.
Mailander portrayed Huizar as he is, yet completely unvarnished too, warts and all yet human and politically interesting, not as Red Spud wishes he was.
http://street-hassle.blogspot.com/2011/01/jose-adelante.html
Not a treatment at all like the one sided rightwing hacks on this blog put up. Scott must be seeing red spots on his Ramona Garden spuds by now.
END CRA NOW! JERRY BROWN IS RIGHT! TOO MUCH MONEY ENDS UP BEING WASTED ON MULTI-MILLIONARE DEVELOPERS ON PROJECTS MANY OF US HAVE TO FIGHT IN CITY PLANNING. THE MONEY WILL BE BETTER USED IF DIRECTED AT SCHOOLS,LIBRARIES AND CITY SERVICES. I DO BELIEVE IN URBAN RENEWAL BUT WE NEED TO HAVE FULL ACCOUNTING OF IT, PRESENTLY WE DON'T.
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