Thursday, June 29, 2006
Two-Steppin' With The Minutechicks
Rumor has it that our young jailer/mayor, Allan Mansoor, just
might be the beneficiary of a fundraiser to be put on in July by
the ladies of the Minuteman mob. I never really know how to
refer to them. Do you call them the Minutechicks, Minutebabes,
Minutegals or what? And, while we're talking about the
Minutemen, I have to tell you that I always chuckle when I hear
their name. When I think of that misguided mob I don't think of
them in the Revolutionary War context, I think of them in the
"Desperately in Need of Viagra" context. Sorry, I just can't
help it.
I'm not surprised that the members of the Minuteman Project are going to offer financial support to Mansoor in his campaign for re-election. Earlier this year he was embraced by their co-founder, Jim Gilchrist, and hailed as a savior when Gilchrist pronounced Mansoor an honorary Minuteman. We've seen meeting after meeting when Gilchrist and/or members of his frothing posse stood before the City Council and praised our young jailer/mayor for his "courage" and "leadership". The way some of the women fawned over him, you'd have thought they were be lining up to bear his children, for goodness sake.
My understanding is that this little shindig is going to have a cowboy theme. It's probably going to be quite an event, with the gals twirling their lassos or whatever, trying to raise money for their own little cowpoke, the mayor. I could go on and on with witty little comments about "horsing around", rounding up the heifers, etc., but I won't - this is too serious.
You'll likely recall that I predicted this would happen when Gilchrist and his band of rabid right-wingers first descended on Costa Mesa. It looks like they are going to flood our city with Mansoor money in an attempt to perpetuate Costa Mesa's decline into the dark hole of intolerance. And, remember - our young jailer/mayor is not prohibited from passing off some of that abundant cash to any other candidate he might choose to join him on the ballot. It looks to me like Gilchrist and his Minuteman mob might just be trying to buy themselves a city.
This is how it's going to be this year. We've already seen our old pal, Your Neighbor, begin his attack against possible opponents of Mansoor, just as he did two years ago as he ramped up his effort to get Eric Bever elected. Expect more of the same.
This campaign will be unlike any before in this town, where well-healed outside interests will supply the support and cash for candidates on several sides. I'm not happy about all this outside interference with our city, but I hope the voters will see through it and sort out the wheat from the chaff. I hope enough of them will pay attention this time around and realize this is a tipping point for our city. If the electorate returns Mansoor to office and replaces Gary Monahan with another puppet of the forces of intolerance, our city is doomed. If we thought the past eighteen months was distasteful, just wait until the Mansoor/Bever crowd has another two years in which to dismantle any semblance of civility and compassion in this town.
I hope the voters in this city, regardless of their ethnic background, will vote with their brains and not their emotions. I hope they will see that there are clear distinctions among the candidates and realize that Mansoor and his crowd have only a very narrow focus in mind, and it's sure not fixing the streets. If you follow his roadmap you will take this city backward a half century, when intolerance was the norm. The voters of this city are better than that, and it's time to demonstrate that for our mayor.
More to follow...
3:56 pm pdt
I'm not surprised that the members of the Minuteman Project are going to offer financial support to Mansoor in his campaign for re-election. Earlier this year he was embraced by their co-founder, Jim Gilchrist, and hailed as a savior when Gilchrist pronounced Mansoor an honorary Minuteman. We've seen meeting after meeting when Gilchrist and/or members of his frothing posse stood before the City Council and praised our young jailer/mayor for his "courage" and "leadership". The way some of the women fawned over him, you'd have thought they were be lining up to bear his children, for goodness sake.
My understanding is that this little shindig is going to have a cowboy theme. It's probably going to be quite an event, with the gals twirling their lassos or whatever, trying to raise money for their own little cowpoke, the mayor. I could go on and on with witty little comments about "horsing around", rounding up the heifers, etc., but I won't - this is too serious.
You'll likely recall that I predicted this would happen when Gilchrist and his band of rabid right-wingers first descended on Costa Mesa. It looks like they are going to flood our city with Mansoor money in an attempt to perpetuate Costa Mesa's decline into the dark hole of intolerance. And, remember - our young jailer/mayor is not prohibited from passing off some of that abundant cash to any other candidate he might choose to join him on the ballot. It looks to me like Gilchrist and his Minuteman mob might just be trying to buy themselves a city.
This is how it's going to be this year. We've already seen our old pal, Your Neighbor, begin his attack against possible opponents of Mansoor, just as he did two years ago as he ramped up his effort to get Eric Bever elected. Expect more of the same.
This campaign will be unlike any before in this town, where well-healed outside interests will supply the support and cash for candidates on several sides. I'm not happy about all this outside interference with our city, but I hope the voters will see through it and sort out the wheat from the chaff. I hope enough of them will pay attention this time around and realize this is a tipping point for our city. If the electorate returns Mansoor to office and replaces Gary Monahan with another puppet of the forces of intolerance, our city is doomed. If we thought the past eighteen months was distasteful, just wait until the Mansoor/Bever crowd has another two years in which to dismantle any semblance of civility and compassion in this town.
I hope the voters in this city, regardless of their ethnic background, will vote with their brains and not their emotions. I hope they will see that there are clear distinctions among the candidates and realize that Mansoor and his crowd have only a very narrow focus in mind, and it's sure not fixing the streets. If you follow his roadmap you will take this city backward a half century, when intolerance was the norm. The voters of this city are better than that, and it's time to demonstrate that for our mayor.
More to follow...
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