Tuesday, August 15, 2006
The Spinmeister And A Reprieve For The Cross
First, some good news. The Los Angeles Times reports today
that President Bush has signed a bill that makes the land on
which the Mt. Soledad Cross sits (see above) federal land. This
means that attempts to have the cross removed from that site
will be much more difficult. This is great news for those of us
who view the cross as a symbol of the patriotism and sacrifice
made by the men and women who fought for our country and whose
names and images are on display at the base of the cross. I've
decided to leave my photo of the cross and the adjacent American
flag on the header of this page for awhile - maybe a long while.
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For more than a week, ever since our young jailer/mayor jammed both feet in his mouth when he uttered those insensitive, callous remarks following the drive-by shootings in the north part of Costa Mesa, a local activist - who resembles my theoretical character, Your Neighbor - has used his blog to attempt to deflect the criticism by criticizing the critics. Smart fella that he is, I'm sure he's aware that his "chosen one" made a huge gaffe and is in very real danger of actually losing his bid to retain his seat on the council.
It's amazing to watch Your Neighbor, who's stock in trade is bigotry and intolerance, attempt to accuse the critics of our young jailer/mayor of being racist. He's attacked councilwoman Linda Dixon, who wrote a scathing commentary about the mayor that was published in the Daily Pilot last week denouncing him for his recent comments. He used infantile references to her photograph in the Pilot as being "airbrushed". An interesting comment from a guy who uses his scowling photograph on the header of his internet essays - sometimes juxtaposed with a swastika - that spout such vile, intolerant stuff that it makes one ill just realizing the genesis of the comments - Adolph Hitler in the first third of the last century. In fact, speaking of airbrushes, with a little furry embellishment on his upper lip on that photo and he could pass for the former Nazi dictator.
This guy attempts to put so much spin on the facts that you can get dizzy just reading it. In his most recent posting this deluded fella tells us that the upcoming council elections will be about one thing - taking the city back from the out-of-town industrialists. That - to use a pet phrase of our young jailer/mayor - is a bunch of baloney.
This election will be about returning control of this city to the clear-thinking folks who care about all residents, not just that angry knot of frustrated, frightened residents who turn the pages of Your Neighbor's songbook while the mayor and his majority on the council sing the verses. It's about taking it back from those who pander to and are embraced by the radical right - those who wish to drag this city back to the dark times of the middle of the last century, when intolerance and bigotry were widely accepted in parts of this country.
This election will be about returning reasonable, responsible, intelligent citizens - who actually understand and practice strong, compassionate leadership - to the helm of our ship of state. It will be about installing leaders who can manage the multiple complex issues facing this city and not dwell on the one-note-samba of illegal immigration that seems to have obsessed our young jailer/mayor and his cronies. This election will be about returning reason to the governance of our city.
4:30 pm pdt
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For more than a week, ever since our young jailer/mayor jammed both feet in his mouth when he uttered those insensitive, callous remarks following the drive-by shootings in the north part of Costa Mesa, a local activist - who resembles my theoretical character, Your Neighbor - has used his blog to attempt to deflect the criticism by criticizing the critics. Smart fella that he is, I'm sure he's aware that his "chosen one" made a huge gaffe and is in very real danger of actually losing his bid to retain his seat on the council.
It's amazing to watch Your Neighbor, who's stock in trade is bigotry and intolerance, attempt to accuse the critics of our young jailer/mayor of being racist. He's attacked councilwoman Linda Dixon, who wrote a scathing commentary about the mayor that was published in the Daily Pilot last week denouncing him for his recent comments. He used infantile references to her photograph in the Pilot as being "airbrushed". An interesting comment from a guy who uses his scowling photograph on the header of his internet essays - sometimes juxtaposed with a swastika - that spout such vile, intolerant stuff that it makes one ill just realizing the genesis of the comments - Adolph Hitler in the first third of the last century. In fact, speaking of airbrushes, with a little furry embellishment on his upper lip on that photo and he could pass for the former Nazi dictator.
This guy attempts to put so much spin on the facts that you can get dizzy just reading it. In his most recent posting this deluded fella tells us that the upcoming council elections will be about one thing - taking the city back from the out-of-town industrialists. That - to use a pet phrase of our young jailer/mayor - is a bunch of baloney.
This election will be about returning control of this city to the clear-thinking folks who care about all residents, not just that angry knot of frustrated, frightened residents who turn the pages of Your Neighbor's songbook while the mayor and his majority on the council sing the verses. It's about taking it back from those who pander to and are embraced by the radical right - those who wish to drag this city back to the dark times of the middle of the last century, when intolerance and bigotry were widely accepted in parts of this country.
This election will be about returning reasonable, responsible, intelligent citizens - who actually understand and practice strong, compassionate leadership - to the helm of our ship of state. It will be about installing leaders who can manage the multiple complex issues facing this city and not dwell on the one-note-samba of illegal immigration that seems to have obsessed our young jailer/mayor and his cronies. This election will be about returning reason to the governance of our city.
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