HOT Morning Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine Propaganda Hag for Monday

As the 2015 Christmas Season commences, Tribune-financed Buyouts of Los Angeles Times Scribes, Editors and Support Employees, are a barometer of leaner times ahead for the supposed "Fishwrap of Record", in reality, the "Democratic Propaganda Tool of Choice" for the LA Political Elites. 

The increasingly-empty "Old Gray Collectivist Hag on Spring Street".

** Blogger's Note: On this first Monday after the Thanksgiving Holiday, we want to be the first to wish our cyber-audience a politically-incorrect, MERRY CHRISTMAS SEASON. 

Quickly assuming our MERRY CHRISTMAS SEASON bloggin persona, we want to spread the CHRISTMAS cheer to counter the UNHAPPY HOLIDAYS PERIOD of those bemoaning the latest constriction underway at the local, "Democratic Propaganda/Agenda Journalism Tool of Choice" known affectionately as the "Old Gray Collectivist Hag on Spring Street (aka LA Times)". 

It would be a copy-edited understatement to keyboard that the once "Fishwrap of Record", is going through a extended period of tumult, which began with the termination of Publisher Austin "Mini Riordan II" Beutner by its corporate Tribune overseers........., and now is manifesting itself, via the latest round of buyouts of Scribes, Editors and assorted support staff. 

To gauge the level of despondence within the Otis Chandler-conceived, "Old Gray Collectivist Hag" aging support base, one merely needs to venture, cyber-westward to the LA Observed Blog where the likes of former Times Scribes Kevin "Westside White Guy" Roderick and Bill "Westside White Guy Emeritus" Boyarski, provide instantaneous updates on who of their former, democratic-leaning brethren, have accepted taken Tribune money in ending their employment.

But while the likes of "WWG", "WWG Emeritus", Jack Humphreville and the Los Angeles Political Machine await in denial, the appearance of the Eli Broad-financed Mothership (with David Geffen and Richard Riordan on board) to return Austin Beutner, to a future, locally-owned, "Hag, turned Agenda Tramp for the Elites", pardon us for this momentary, politically-incorrect musing on the real reasons for the demise of the Times.

First, the Times while espousing diversity, did not back the talk, as its send walking the likes of T.J. Simers, "GOP Blogger" Andrew Malcolm and cartoonist Michael Ramirez in recent years.

Second, the Times ceded its role as a objective, discerning observer of the Los Angeles Political Machine, by its newsroom, editorial wall of separation-breaking, shilling for local democratic candidates (remember the "LA Antonio Times Era"?) .........., and best exampled on its lack of reporting regarding the "background" behind the death of Los Angeles County Labor Federation Leader Miguel Contreras. 

Third, the absence of objective reporting, replaced by Agenda Musings regarding the issues of  Race, Climate Change and ILLEGAL Immigration.

Simply, a objective "Fishwrap of Record", ceases being such, when its factual news missives, are mixed with the agenda desires of a editorial mindset that is exampled by the Times constricting,  circulation Liberal Westside readership. Thus, its time for a new evolution of cyber-Journalism based upon the basic "Who, What, Where, When, How and Why of Reporting" ......, and a healthy, diverse dialog on the opinions, derided from reviewing the contents of record----Scott Johnson.

Los Angeles Politics Hotsheet for Thursday

Hopefully he didn't like it
and he left the state

Nearly a year after the idiot from New York left town (but leaving behind his chief nemesis) we see that crime continues to go down despite the grown-ups taking back the LAPD from that Irish blowhard.  Chief Charlie Beck told the LA Police Commission that there were no homicides in LA over the weekend and that the overall homicide rate is down 4.9% over last year.

It had to kill The Los Angeles Wave, the pit where Ugly Betty Pleasant wallows in her mud, to report that the District Attorney's office cleared Councilman Bernard Parks of bogus charges he had pulled a Richard Alarcon and wasn't living in his District.  The DA's Public Integrity Unit said it found no merit in the claims that Parks had filed fraudulent voter registration affidavits.  I bet Betty is wetting her pants just about now she's so damn mad at that awful racist cracker District Attorney!  Doesn't he know she OWNS the Black Community?  Anyway speaking of Ugly Betty next week we'll have some stories about some friends she has praised that previously published reports so that they are not so praiseworthy.  And if Betty doesn't like it she kiss my enormous but shrinking white ass. And sadly it's not just Betty; the LA Weekly is going to owe Bernie an apology too.

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Los Angeles Politics Hotsheet for Wednesday

Stupidvisor Mark Ridley Thomas working on his office renovation.

Getting closer to Christmas. The Clowncil is on extended recess. Next few days of Hotsheets may not be 100% political. Deal with it.

Mayor Villaraigosa appoints former Burbank City Manager and ex-CRA chief Bud Ovrom as head of the Department of Building and Safety. This is a good appointment. Perhaps with Ovrom in charge and ex-Burbank elected Paul Krekorian on the Council we can bring some of the successful methods of that City to make LA more business friendly. Sidenote: San Fernando Valley business leaders are optimistic about Krekorian's victory.

Tom LeBong joins the nanny state and wants to ban outdoor smoking patios in LA. I HATE cigarette smoke but I also believe in freedom of choice. If a restaurant allowed smoking I would not go there. But I think its up to them and the market. In any case Tom LeBong is a greater danger to his District than second hand smoke is. Just ask anyone who lives there!

Stupidvisor Mark "Curly" Ridley Thomas will hold off on his mega-dollar office renovation. The County Stupes took a vote that sends the project to an auditor for review but inside sources told KFI's Eric Leonard that Curly will now do the project ala Johnny Cash and build it "one piece at a time" under the radar after the smoke clears. Let's keep an eye on that if we can!

David Markland at LA MetBlogs catches onto something MayorSam and Griffith Park Wayist have had on their radar lately: LA's politicians have had a near obsessive relationship with The Grinch this holiday season. What's next? Green Eggs and Ham with Jan Perry?

Paul Hatfield pens a brilliant Christmas poem for Mayor V.

Forget about TV 35 and trying to save public access TV. That's so not 2010. Apple Computer is on the verge of deploying the killer app that is going to do to cable TV what blogs have done to fishwraps and add to that services like Roku, YouTube and Hulu. Anyone can be a TV producer these days.

Mulholland Terrace reports via a cached version of a story removed by a ball-less Chicago Tribune website that "Sam Zell is leaving control of Tribune Company in the hands of a former shock jock who used to reportedly roam the offices of a past employer with a rubber penis tied around his neck." Randy Michaels, who takes the CEO reins from Zell who remains Chairman, "made a name for himself back in the '70s and '80s farting on the air, cracking jokes about gays and tantalizing listeners with descriptions of 'incredibly horny, wet and ready' naked in-studio guests." And you were worried about the fishwraps!

Simon Cowell will step down from his role as the chief judge on Fox's popular "American Idol" television program. We suggest Jack Weiss be his replacement. He still needs a job so why not?

FBI files on Michael Jackson that were to be released Monday and then were delayed have finally been put on public view. However much of the information has been redacted and a lot of it is miscellaneous and sheds no light on his alleged child molestation activities nor his mysterious death. It is not certain if these files were scrubbed but what is clear is that its the files of the LA and Santa Barbara County District Attorneys that will be more revealing. No word on when or if those documents will come forward.

Trib: Bankrupt

The Tribune Company, corporate parent of the newspaper we all know and love as LA ANTONIA TIMES, THE OLD GRAY HAG ON SPRING STREET and the FORMER LOCAL FISHWRAP OF RECORD, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

No word if they're asking Congress for a bail-out.

Newspapers are dinosaurs. Just like public access TV and polyester. Deal with it.