Morning Briefs on the "Roasted" Los Angeles Political Machine for Friday

 City Clowncil Central Committee Dictator Herb "Mini Amin" Wesson.

Dictator Herb "Mini Amin" Wesson in Roastee High Chair via the City Maven.

Not wanting to take a hit on my EBT Card balance, this blogger and apparently City Councilman Bernard Parks and colleague City Councilwoman Jan Perry did not attend last evening's 15th annual Los Angeles Political Roast benefiting the American Diabetes Association. The event, hosted by lobbyists Harvey Englander and Arnie Berghoff and Councilman Mitch Englander, raised more than $500,000, including $25,000 from Westfield and $10,000 each from AEG, Arnie Berghoff & Associates, Clear Channel Airports, Cisco Systems, Englander Knabe & Allen, the Los Angeles County Disposal Association, Noresco, Oracle America, Recurrent Energy, Wells Fargo, and Mitch Englander and his wife, as noted by the Alice "The City Maven" Walton.

Coming two days after the City Clowncil Central Committee assumed role playing thirteen Joseph McCarthys (minus level headed Mitch Englander and Joe Buscaino) searching for hate speech in each syllable of dialog at KFI 640 A.M. The same politicos turned out to roast LA Wave Newspaper Columnist Betty Pleasant's "little short guy" Herb "Mini Amin" Wesson.

Again courtesy of the City Maven ,we highlight some of the "material" from last night's roast (** Disclaimer!! White Republicans, Uncle Tom Latinos, Blacks, Koreans and Conservative Talk Show Hosts should not replicate these comments in the course of daily dialog within the City of Los Angeles, or risk non-binding sanctions from the City Clowncil Central Committee).

From the mouth of Mayor Antonio Villar: “Is Chief Cummings here yet? We called him five minutes ago. Late again.” The Family of El Sereno's Luis Gonzalez may have a hard time finding the punch line in Mayor Villar's joke regarding his LAFD enabler.

Herb "Mini Amin" Wesson speaks: Wesson supports same-sex marriage because “motherf...ers deserve to have mother-in-laws like everybody else.” What is said at a roast, stays at the roast, ..... unless you are a republican.

From the 15 Promises Herb Wesson Made to Become Council President (as presented by Dennis Zine and Wendy Greuel): 3.If elected controller, Dennis Zine’s budget will include funds for “pole-sters.” One can see a loan for "The Frisky Kitty" in the near future. 4.As the #3 on council, Tom LaBonge will also get to sit in the big boy chair, and public speakers will be required to say what high school they attended. Look what a LAUSD High School Education has done for the good fortunes of CD 4. Then this zinger directed at Jan Perry. 9. By putting USC in the Ninth District, Wesson promised Jan Perry some Trojans while she gets screwed. Laughs now, lawsuits coming.

Thus, another night of double standard political comedy is a wrap.

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Scott Johnson in CD 14