We need an Open Thread, and this just came across my radar. The site is called Prosecute Fraudulent Facemask Exemptions. I don’t know who’s behind it — and it doesn’t look like it’s as up to date as I wish it were — but I urge people to read it and let us know what you think! This rococo Glenn Beck-style diagram alone — centered on our own Mad Doctor Jeffrey Barke — is worth the price of admission! We can’t stand by all of the alleged connections here — like Beck, we’re just asking questions! — but I haven’t notices any misstatements based on a quick read! (Well, the implication that former Senator Sonny Perdue is Jeffrey Barke’s son, if that’s what it’s saying, seems a little off.) Go to that link to see this at a larger size! Any thoughts on this?
This is your Weekend Open Thread — maybe several weekends, the way things have been going! Talk about this or whatever else you’re like, within reasonable bounds of decency and discretion.
Somewhat verbose attorney, semi-disabled and semi-retired, residing in northwest Brea. Occasionally ran for office against jerks who otherwise would have gonr unopposed. Got 45% of the vote against Bob Huff for State Senate in 2012; Josh Newman then won the seat in 2016. In 2014 became the first attorney to challenge OCDA Tony Rackauckas since 2002; Todd Spitzer then won that seat in 2018. Every time he's run against some rotten incumbent, the *next* person to challenge them wins! He's OK with that.
Corrupt party hacks hate him. He's OK with that too.
He does advise some local campaigns informally and (so far) without compensation. (If that last bit changes, he will declare the interest.)
His daughter is a professional campaign treasurer. He doesn't usually know whom she and her firm represent. Whether they do so never influences his endorsements or coverage. (He does have his own strong opinions.) But when he does check campaign finance forms, he is often happily surprised to learn that good candidates he respects often DO hire her firm. (Maybe bad ones are scared off by his relationship with her, but they needn't be.)
*Hey, how bout those Anti-VAX Pack Mom’s out there protesting yesterday? Made signs and everything…..but as usual…..here behind the Orange Curtain…..they always miss the bigger opportunities. Why no music? Why no Food Trucks? Why no local Politicians to pump up the volume? And these people are going to Home School their kids? Brutal.
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Completely independent and authority over its borders. That sounds about right. Not wrapped in tin foil.
*Hey, how bout those Anti-VAX Pack Mom’s out there protesting yesterday? Made signs and everything…..but as usual…..here behind the Orange Curtain…..they always miss the bigger opportunities. Why no music? Why no Food Trucks? Why no local Politicians to pump up the volume? And these people are going to Home School their kids? Brutal.
You should start a consulting firm!