“The speakership scuffle continued yesterday, with current Assembly leader Karen Bass crowning Assemblyman John Pérez her heir apparent,” according to the Sacramento Bee.
My sources in Sacramento tell me this is a done deal.
The Republicans won’t like having a gay, Latino speaker! Good.
Here is Perez’ bio, from his website:
John A. Pérez has dedicated his career to helping working families succeed in his 15 years working for labor unions, most recently serving as UFCW political director. Growing up in the working class communities of El Sereno and Highland Park, John’s parents taught him the values of hard work and community service. John has channeled that passion into fighting to create jobs, expand healthcare and protect basic rights like an eight-hour day with overtime.
John became politically active as a high school student over twenty years ago successfully helping to organize students against the proposed East Los Angeles prison. As a member of the Redevelopment Commission, he helped lead the effort at the Community Redevelopment Agency to turn that same site into a Green Tech Center that creates jobs and serves as a business incubator.
Knowing that opportunity and a path to success are not always easy to find in our community, John has worked tirelessly to create jobs for local residents. He helped lead the effort to mandate a local hire agreement requiring 30% of all major construction jobs to be dedicated to local residents and those in need, providing those individuals with valuable experience and training in skilled professions. He also played a leading role in the increase of the California minimum wage.
Having worked both in housing projects and with immigrants on job sites to improve wages, healthcare and benefits, John also has a deep understanding of the daily struggles that so many working families endure just to survive. John helped organize tenants to learn about lead exposure and abatement programs, implemented free lead screening tests, and instituted education efforts for residents in developments impacted by lead exposure.
John’s work on behalf of the community has been recognized by various elected officials and organizations. Three mayors, including Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, have appointed John to major Los Angeles City Commissions. State Assembly Speaker Bob Hertzberg appointed John to serve on the Blue Ribbon panel studying state initiative reform. John also received a Presidential appointment to serve on the President’s Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS.
In addition to his work in the labor movement, John serves as an elected member of the Democratic National Committee. John has served as a board member for the California League of Conservation Voters, AIDS Project Los Angeles, the Latino Coalition against AIDS, the California Center for Regional Leadership, and the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation.
¡Qué bueno, es hora de que tengamos un jotón fuerte y progresivo para jefe!
“O MY GOD”, DOUBLE THE BITCHING AND MOANING OF MORE, MORE, MORE!
Really can this place become any worse? yeah! don’t know much about the gay/latina mouth piece, but if he is a gay/latina moan bag activist, can we really take anymore of these idiot ethocentric, homocentric wackos!
IN GOD WE TRUST!
(I know its getting harder and harder, it seams the wackos have taken over our lives)
Note: I’ve just deleted a couple comments en espanol suggesting that Perez might have AIDS. I consider it hate speech to equate homosexuality with SIDA.
(Quinn on the other hand qualifies as harmless entertainment and instructive ignorance.)
“(Quinn on the other hand qualifies as harmless entertainment and instructive ignorance.)”
EXACTLY
Quinn writes:
“yeah! don’t know much about the gay/latina mouth piece, but if he is a gay/latina moan bag activist, can we really take anymore of these idiot ethocentric, homocentric wackos”
She admits not knowing much but that does not stop her from commenting. The result is her usual ignorant statements. After all…..bigotry is based on ignorance and hate.
She admits not knowing much but that does not stop her from commenting. The result is her usual ignorant statements. After all…..bigotry is based on ignorance and hate.
Hi Doc long time, missed your latino ethnocentric rubbish( You are my favourite:)
As you can see i stated,”if he is another, activist”, latina/gay we all know the crap we are going to endure. And i am not the one who titled him latino/gay, like its the most important part of him becoming a speaker… So is he only going to speak for latino’s and gays??? Or is he an American who will speak for all citizen’s. I don’t think i have heard of a Irish/hetrosexual speaker??
No Doc my Latino/hetro mouth piece, “ignorance is based on stupidy”.
I am glad i entertain you Vern, just you wait its going to get really good!
“I’ve just deleted a couple comments en espanol suggesting that Perez might have AIDS.”
You make an interesting point Vern but do you have any science to back up your claim? What % of those with AIDES in the U.S. are homosexual?
Perez is a bought and paid for union hack. If he represents anyone, he represents the public employee unions who are fleecing taxpayers.
It’s a sad shame that the Demolition party always resorts to identity politics. He’s gay – who cares? He’s Mexicano – good for him. He’s a union hack – bad for taxpayers (including Mexicanos).
Funny, I don’t recall Nunez or Villaraigosa being particularly great for California. In fact, their reckless spending has put us over a cliff. They’re Mexicanos, too. But, I don’t judge people by their ethnicity or sexual preference. Nor should voters.
California’s latino population should remember that the corrupt elites who’ve ruined Mexico were what? Mexicanos. Are we learning anything, yet? Political crooks come in every shape, size, and color. Perez is just another political crook.
Huffington liberal crap:
John Perez is California. He’s openly gay. He’s Latino. He’s a son of Los Angeles. He’s an intellectual, a strategist, an environmentalist, a labor leader. He’s an organizer, a skilled consensus-builder, a unifier and a stunningly disarming public speaker. John is that rare elected official that we know will hold the public interest at heart.
Enough said! John Perez is Calfornia alright: 35% welfare use, high drop out rate, lowest student performance in the basics, caloptima (biggest in the counry entitilement), highest teen preg rate, high taxes, high crime, 20+ billion in debt ect….
He is another liberal idiot, that will drive this state futher into debt!
Rogue,
True. But many moderates in our state are Dems because the GOP hates gays and Latinos. This is why the state Republican Party is dying.
And this is why I applaud Perez’s appointment. It is what the CRP deserves – sadly we the people will pay the price.
You make an interesting point Vern but do you have any science to back up your claim? What % of those with AIDES in the U.S. are homosexual?
AIDES? Well, now you are on solid ground, bilingual homophobe with the same ISP. I’m sure that Assemblyman Perez has several aides!
Art,
MORE LIBERTY! LESS BIOLOGY!
There’s nothing “Gay” about the homosexual lifestyle, it’s a sad, sick choice that has no happy ending.
And Pedroza is wrong when he says the GOP hates Latinos, we only hate him and those who are like him – anti-American, unethcial, immoral; who will say and do anything to try to make himself look good at the expense of someone else.
Making this Perez bozo the head of the Assembly Democrats is the best Christmas gift the GOP could receive. We are going to have too much fun watching him and his cohorts continue to drive the Democrat Party over the cliff of the looney left!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! 🙂
Rogue,
True. But many moderates in our state are Dems because the GOP hates gays and Latinos. This is why the state Republican Party is dying.
The GOP are Republicans, they Republicans run Caloptima, one of the biggest entitlements in the US.
What needs to happen is the WORD NO!
No welfare
No entitlements
No political correct maddness
No to entitlements based on skin colour, orgin,
No to ethnocentric rubbish
No to bad parenting
No to the unions
No to anyother language other than English. No to press one for English
No more money, period!
NO NO NO, to brats!
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Thank You Vern says:
December 3, 2009 at 12:10 pm
“I’ve just deleted a couple comments en espanol suggesting that Perez might have AIDS.”
You make an interesting point Vern but do you have any science to back up your claim? What % of those with AIDES in the U.S. are homosexual?
From Wikipedia:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).[1][2][3]
This condition progressively reduces the effectiveness of the immune system and leaves individuals susceptible to opportunistic infections and tumors. HIV is transmitted through direct contact of a mucous membrane or the bloodstream with a bodily fluid containing HIV, such as blood, semen, vaginal fluid, preseminal fluid, and breast milk.[4][5]
This transmission can involve anal, vaginal or oral sex, blood transfusion, contaminated hypodermic needles, exchange between mother and baby during pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other exposure to one of the above bodily fluids.
AIDS is now a pandemic.[6] In 2007, it was estimated that 33.2 million people lived with the disease worldwide, and that AIDS killed an estimated 2.1 million people, including 330,000 children.[7] Over three-quarters of these deaths occurred in sub-Saharan Africa,[7] retarding economic growth and destroying human capital.[8]
The AIDS pandemic can also be seen as several epidemics of separate subtypes; the major factors in its spread are sexual transmission and vertical transmission from mother to child at birth and through breast milk.[6] Despite recent, improved access to antiretroviral treatment and care in many regions of the world, the AIDS pandemic claimed an estimated 2.1 million (range 1.9–2.4 million) lives in 2007 of which an estimated 330,000 were children under 15 years.[7] Globally, an estimated 33.2 million people lived with HIV in 2007, including 2.5 million children. An estimated 2.5 million (range 1.8–4.1 million) people were newly infected in 2007, including 420,000 children.[7]
The majority of HIV infections are acquired through unprotected sexual relations between partners, one of whom has HIV. The primary mode of HIV infection worldwide is through sexual contact between members of the opposite sex.[85][86][87]
History
Main article: Origin of AIDS
AIDS was first reported June 5, 1981, when the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recorded a cluster of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (now still classified as PCP but known to be caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii) in five homosexual men in Los Angeles.[142] In the beginning, the CDC did not have an official name for the disease, often referring to it by way of the diseases that were associated with it, for example, lymphadenopathy, the disease after which the discoverers of HIV originally named the virus.[70][71] They also used Kaposi’s Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections, the name by which a task force had been set up in 1981.[143] In the general press, the term GRID, which stood for Gay-related immune deficiency, had been coined.[144] The CDC, in search of a name, and looking at the infected communities coined “the 4H disease,” as it seemed to single out Haitians, homosexuals, hemophiliacs, and heroin users.[145] However, after determining that AIDS was not isolated to the homosexual community,[143] the term GRID became misleading and AIDS was introduced at a meeting in July 1982.[146] By September 1982 the CDC started using the name AIDS, and properly defined the illness.[147]
A more controversial theory known as the OPV AIDS hypothesis suggests that the AIDS epidemic was inadvertently started in the late 1950s in the Belgian Congo by Hilary Koprowski’s research into a poliomyelitis vaccine.[148][149] According to scientific consensus, this scenario is not supported by the available evidence.[150][151][152]
A recent study states that HIV probably moved from Africa to Haiti and then entered the United States around 1969.[153]
Misconceptions
Main article: HIV and AIDS misconceptions
A number of misconceptions have arisen surrounding HIV/AIDS. Three of the most common are that AIDS can spread through casual contact, that sexual intercourse with a virgin will cure AIDS, and that HIV can infect only homosexual men and drug users. Other misconceptions are that any act of anal intercourse between gay men can lead to AIDS infection, and that open discussion of homosexuality and HIV in schools will lead to increased rates of homosexuality and AIDS.[61]
Rogue #7 & 11, look at your (hopefully embarrassing) ally on #12. It’s because of attitudes like his that it is important and noteworthy that gays and other minorities like Perez and Obama continue to shine in public roles of authority. Not JUST because they’re gay or black, but the fact that they are is a plus as it helps drives a stake into the heart of bigots like #12 and 6. And Quinn.
PS. Another AIDS comment from the same dick just went into the delete bin. The ongoing fight against bigotry should be a priority of all parts of the political spectrum.
Your hilarious Vern. Obama is tanking not because he is black, but because he sucks as a leader!
There are alot of minorities that shine in poltical roles of authority, they are not liberal. You base your role models on colour and sexuality, i base my role models on values and results!
It not a crime to be brown or gay, it is a crime to gay/brown/white who is stupid and a danger to the free people of the country!
Michelle,
I missed you too.
“As you can see i stated,”if he is another, activist”,”
This means you do not know whether he is or not , so you are commenting on ignorance.
“ignorance is based on stupidy”.
Stupidity is a lack of intelligence. Ignorance is a lack of knowledge or education. Again you show your ignorance not stupidity, from what I can tell.
Sweetheart, I wasn’t expecting you to understand a word I say. I was speaking to the grownups. Have another Bushmill’s now darling.
This means you do not know whether he is or not , so you are commenting on ignorance.
I am trying to interrupt the meaning of.. The Republicans won’t like having a gay, Latino speaker! Goodie.. Why is he an gay/latino activist? if so most likely is going to be a pain in the arsh!
But dont worry, i will learn all about the guy or should i say gay/latino person?
Sweetheart, I wasn’t expecting you to understand a word I say. I was speaking to the grownups. Have another Bushmill’s now darling.
Vern half the friggin country does not get what your saying. And i don’t know if you have kids but in my case it is a bucket of red bull i need, not bushmills:)
See ya later guys, have a big day tomorrow with trying to fix a really bad school district:)
There’s nothing “Gay” about the homosexual lifestyle, it’s a sad, sick choice that has no happy ending.
Many relationships are sick and have sad endings, it has nothing to do with the choice of a male or female partner!
Ok saulte!
Dr. Lomeli, what about willful, proud ignorance – a la Bush, Palin, and our Michelle? I think that is a whole other level beyond regular innocent ignorance. Or below.
rouge great post by you.. art sees everything from race colored glasses . he is always mixing words and coming up with out of this world comments . he cant be a normal candidate has to be a latino . reps are haters because they DONT support illegal immigrants . michell your right some of verns stuff on here is press one for english . notice he puts this guy as a gay latino . who cares if he is gay as long as he can do the job . if he was a gay conservative and their are someout there i guess they cant do the job .
Quinn do you not respond to the “Bushmill’s” insult? You take umbrage so easily and that’s a real gobsmacker…
In MQ’s original post she states:
“IN GOD WE TRUST”
Would that include differet Gods: Jesus, Mohamed, Bhudda and maybe Elton John if one so desired?
The real story here is the Villagrossa machine pushing for a leader that can ride out a nice FAT 5 year tenure. This might depending on this guy Perez’s handlers be good for the state. For we have’nt had an effective speaker since Willie Brown (except Dorris Allen, who hosed Pringle!).
Michelle,
Art Pedroza placed the words “Gay” and “Latino” because he knows how words like these get far right conservative activist crazy when these words are spoken and/or written.
“I am trying to interrupt the meaning of.. The Republicans won’t like having a gay, Latino speaker! Goodie.. Why is he an gay/latino activist? if so most likely is going to be a pain in the arsh!”
Some of us are trying to interpret Far Right conservative activist like you and many of us believe you are a pain in the arsh!”.
You and others have a problem with some descriptive words (Gay, Latino) and I guess others have the same problem with different descriptive words ( far right conservative, bigot), so join the crowd….don’t be angry.
Michelle, do you you drink Bushmills or Jameson? A subtle distinction.
Quinn do you not respond to the “Bushmill’s” insult? You take umbrage so easily and that’s a real gobsmacker…
The fact that Vern knows that i am Irish, he is generalizing me as a drunk. My culture is well known for its love of the booze, but i take no offense to a bit of slaggin, if he can dish it, he better be able to take it, “right, Rin tin tin”. 🙂
Some of us are trying to interpret Far Right conservative activist like you and many of us believe you are a pain in the arsh!”.
Would you really define me as a conservative? I really think that is hilarious!
And i am very happy to be a pain in your arsh:)
Michelle, do you you drink Bushmills or Jameson? A subtle distinction.
When i was 16 yrs old i managed a bar in a club called the Green Brier. Girls would come in looking and acting like respectable young women, at the end of the night after a few jameson’s they would become raving whorebags, it was a good lesson for me i never did touch the hard stuff after that:)
I do like the wine though, Blackstone is my all time favourite!
It (sic) not a crime to be brown or gay, it is a crime to (sic) gay/brown/white who is (sic) stupid and a danger to the free people of the country.
Who wants to arrest Michelle Quinn for being felony stupid???? God help us if she is responsible for fixing any kind of school district.
I’m an Irish-Mexican drunk myself, currently on a sober binge as it happens… But I wouldn’t assume you’re a drunk just because you’re Irish; I’m not obsessed with race and nationality like you are.
No, I’ve always assumed that you’re drunk whenever you comment because you sound that way, the sloppiness & insensitivity, the endless amusement with yourself, and the assumption that you amuse everyone else too.
hey heres one word that drives libs and dems crazy its this descriptive word that gets some on this site angry its the word ILLEGAL …
No, I’ve always assumed that you’re drunk whenever you comment because you sound that way, the sloppiness & insensitivity, the endless amusement with yourself, and the assumption that you amuse everyone else too.
I sound drunk, from my posts?? I try not be sloppy and as far as insensititvity, i am not the one who called you a drunk!. i have been quite clear that i don’t need booze to enjoy myself, which i do, because you and your like are so easy. As far as being amusing, i hope i am, with all the crap in this world, i don’t take anything too seriously and nor should you. Just a word of advise, anytype of binge is a bad sign!
I’m not obsessed with race and nationality like you are. REALLY??
Who wants to arrest Michelle Quinn for being felony stupid???? God help us if she is responsible for fixing any kind of school district.
I ask only if i am going to be arrested, that your arrested first!
I assume from your numerous and ridiculous (SIC) this and (SIC) that, that either your one of SAUSD finest or a union mobster. You have PHds up the ying yang running your school district’s into the ground. Hoards of Kevin Gordens with Education degree’s up the ying yang and your school system has become a day care center for gangs and drop outs. i have a passion to change a system that is corrupt, can’t (sic) this and i can’t (sic) that, but i love kids and i want them to suceed more than anything in this world!
And the reason i might just suceed, is because i don’t give up!
Thanks (sic) for the (sic) banter
🙂
No, I’ve always assumed that you’re drunk whenever you comment because you sound that way, the sloppiness & insensitivity, the endless amusement with yourself, and the assumption that you amuse everyone else too.
Vern, as is your custom and practice, you’ve summed it up perfectly.
Michelle, that would be: “that you’re arrested first!” “Your” is possessive. “You are,” I believe, is the contraction you’re seeking…
Okay, it’s apparent you don’t know what “sic” means. In fact, I’m starting to feel guilty for engaging you in what has obviously become an unfair fight. Your bravado could be endearing if you worked a little more on your presentation. There is a wonderful book called The Elements of Style. Check it out! We who enjoy intellectual discourse reading and commenting on the OJ Blog will greatly appreciate your enhanced communication skills!
Vern, as is your custom and practice, you’ve summed it up perfectly.
summed what up? that because he is Irish/Mexican he assumes all Irish/Mexican people drink hard liquor? As usual “reality checker”, the only reality you need to check is your own:)
Michelle, that would be: “that you’re arrested first!” “Your” is possessive. “You are,” I believe, is the contraction you’re seeking…
I was joking, if only you were this serious in the class room.
intellectual discourse reading and commenting on the OJ Blog will greatly appreciate your enhanced communication skills!
I think i am improving my communication skills and i will read the book you suggested.
Please excuse the fact that i can’t seam to use anyother word’s to discribe how you sound when you commuicate to me. I quess it’s my lack of communication skills, but you my friend are quite, “Pompous”,
Sorry, if i hurt your feelings, but i am trying to commuicate to you a very important fact, that just might make you a little less lonely, because really no one likes pompous arrogance.
I would appreicate your constructive criticism on my writing style and i will give you constructive criticism regarding your lack of humility!
Deal 🙂
the great one says:
December 3, 2009 at 9:40 pm
hey heres one word that drives libs and dems crazy its this descriptive word that gets some on this site angry its the word ILLEGAL
I do not believe this is true. The ones with the anger associated with “ILLEGAL”, with obsession are the far right conservative activists and bigots.
The word ILLEGAL in the sense presented by the great one needs to be followed with immigrant. Illegal by itself has very little meaning to he, the rest of the far right activists and bigots.
ok let me do it ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT . AHHH ALL THE ILLEGAL ALIEN SUPPORTERS JUST GOT MAD .
Michelle, you’re not capable of hurting my feelings because I don’t respect you. Really, it’s very difficult to take you seriously. Many commenters here have made that observation but it escapes your comprehension. Have you heard of the defense mechanism projection? Seems to me that every aspersion you’ve cast describes how you’re perceived to a “T.”
Good luck to you, Michelle. Time for me to move on to more productive conversations! 🙂
Michelle, you’re not capable of hurting my feelings because I don’t respect you.
dito!
. Really, it’s very difficult to take you seriously.
If you don’t respect me, why would you try to take me seriously? I really really don’t take anything you say seriously!
Many commenters here have made that observation but it escapes your comprehension
No i comprehened quite clearly that i am conversing with: union workers, ethnocentric wacko’s, public employees, social justice advocates,ect…. I don’t expect this lot to take me seriously, go into any Government office or just a trip to the Santa Ana school district and observe lots of public employees, who don’t take the American Citizen seriously.
Have you heard of the defense mechanism projection?
I am confused, did you not state at the end of your post that you wanted to go on to more productive conversations, then why did you ask me a question??
Having a senior moment?
seems to me that every aspersion you’ve cast describes how you’re perceived to a “T.”
What’s that: cocky,witty,charming, as doc state’s, “a pain in your arsh”.
I will await your answer to my questions, then i will go on to more productive conversations. 🙂