I mean seriously. Those of us who don’t have the Malefactors of Great Wealth backing our every move – I mean, us rebel upstarts – you and me – we don’t usually win when our interests are threatened. But today we did, thanks to our tireless fighting. If you hadn’t heard: today we learn, the [...]
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A heroine of democracy passed away Tuesday at the age of 100: Doris “Granny D” Haddock, the New Hampshire firebrand who walked 3200 miles across the country at the age of 89 to bring attention to the need for campaign finance reform. Orange Juice friend and South County progressive Bill Hedrick, who’s running against one of the most corrupt members of Congress – Ken Calvert (see my articles here, here, and here) is in a competition over at Act Blue, for a $2500 donation from New York’s Jerrold Nadler! Right now Bill’s in the lead, but this [...] Commenter “Cook” (a Santa Ana community activist, Vietnam vet, and all-around nice guy) started off skeptical last week over Proposition 15, the California Fair Elections Act: It’s important to dispense right away with misconceptions and falsehoods regarding Proposition 15, the California Fair Elections Act. So I’m going to make a habit of responding to mistaken or misleading comments with new posts, instead of burying my responses in the comment threads. Previously in this series: Read it here first, on the Orange Juice! The movement for democracy in California is really picking up steam, with two exciting events this weekend – Saturday in Garden Grove, and Sunday in Laguna Woods. I’ll definitely be at at least one of them! Without further ado, the press release. (Gotta run, got a gig…) MEDIA ADVISORY: The good news is there’s only FIVE propositions to think about this June – just enough to fit conveniently into our little, harried brains: Prop. 13 – would exempt earthquake retrofitting from property taxes. Nobody seems to have any strong feelings about this one yet; it seems like a reasonable idea. Funny though to have another [...] So, commenter Mr. XYZ’s tip last week was solid: James O’Keefe, in every visit to ACORN offices, far from “posing as a pimp” as the popular myth has it, gained workers’ trust and sympathy by pretending that Hannah Giles was his girlfriend whom he wanted to protect from a violent abusive pimp; [I'd been waiting for the brilliant but dwarf-like Robert Reich to write his next great essay, so I'd have an excuse to put up this cool video of him and Conan O'Brien's new detective show. I didn't have to wait long...V] Our Incredible Shrinking Democracy I wish conservatives would stop complaining about [...] I never miss the monthly Democracy For America (DFA) meeting, first Wednesday of every month. They’re just fun, and we get stuff done! We meet at the Karl Strauss Brewery, 901 South Coast Drive in Costa Mesa, around 7:15, but get there before 6:30 to socialize and get cheaper happy-hour snacks & drinks! Here is [...] Just like the rest of the nation, California has long had a problem with its politicians being bought and paid for by the highest bidders, influencing and polluting everything they do in Sacramento. Generally the Republican politicians are owned by big corporations and the wealthy, while Democratic politicians are owned by the public employees’ [...] Vern Nelson, Huntington Beach. I just want to get a few things straight here. Let me know when I’m done if I have anything wrong, because I write for a blog and I hate to get things wrong. |
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