“A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing…
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‘Pep’ This.
by Mike Lawson •
People have been talking about the ‘pep’ talk that was given to some students at Esperanza High School. [OC Register] On Monday 200 students (which were all coincidentally Hispanic) were pulled out of their classes to receive a motivational speech…
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To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.
by Mike Lawson •
The Orange County newspapers won’t be telling you this, but there are plenty of places in OC for you to stand up and protest the war in Iraq. Here’s a list we’ve compiled: Wednesdays 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. There is…
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Some things to do at 7 tonight
by Mike Lawson •
7:00 p.m. Orange County Young Democrats meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Today they’ll be meeting at the Orange County Democratic Party Headquarters: 200 North Main Street, Mezzanine. Contact: Tim Steed, 949.735.2353, tim@ocvf.org, http://www.ocyd.org 7:00 p.m. Laguna Beach…
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Campaign mailers spurt court order
by Mike Lawson •
Cassie DeYoung, the Republican mayor of Laguna Niguel, is currently running for 5th District county supervisor seat. And a Superior Court judge yesterday, issued a temporary restraining order against DeYoung finding that her campaign mail and TV ads violated state…
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Another Tan Nguyen sign
by Mike Lawson •
I certainly don’t condone tagging or defacing property–but couldn’t you call the barrage of signs defacing our public property? This defacer was dead-on:
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Bush’s Best Moment as President
by Steve Kim •
Bush’s best moment in office? Reeling in big perch Sun May 7, 2006 11:01 AM BST BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. President George W. Bush told a German newspaper his best moment in more than five years in office was catching…
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Update from Tim Whitacre re lawsuit against OC GOP
by Mike Lawson •
[Information via Orange Juice Blog] The endorsment for Mike Carona isn’t solid yet.Tim Whitacre sent emails out that told his supporters and people in the media that his case would be heard starting on Monday, the 15th at 11 a.m.…
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Do something useful tonight.
by Mike Lawson •
7:00 p.m. 67th Assembly District Committee Meeting. The 67th Assembly District covers West Anaheim, Cypress, West Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, and portions of Stanton, Sunset Beach and Westminster. The Committee meets at Coco’s Restaurant…
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‘Military Families Speak Out Orange County’ wants help
by Mike Lawson •
Pat Alviso from the Military Families Speak Out Orange County Chapter will be meeting with Diane Feinstein, and he wants to bring her some letters from people in the Orange County area. Pat wrote this in a letter to members…
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The Republican Party of Orange County gets sued.
by Mike Lawson •
Back in April there was a silly vote, re-vote, name-calling, childish game played by the Orange County Republicans that eventually led to a narrow endorsement of Sheriff Mike Carona. I don’t have the patients to sit here and explain the…
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It’s a No-Go for Tan
by Mike Lawson •
This site has been getting a lot of hits from the tagged-up Tan signs that we’ve been posting about. OCBlightwatch found us, probably through a google search. They are a group of folks that are fighting temporary sign blight of…
