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First off, to all of our readers and writers: FELIZ AÑO NUEVO! / HAPPY NEW YEAR! It is indeed the first day of 2011 and the Orange Juice Blog continues on!
There have been many changes in the past month or so, but count on the OJ being freshly squeezed and always a refreshing read. We have new bloggers joining in the fray from all sides of the political spectrum continuing Orange Juice Blog’s tradition as a unique space in the multimedia landscape. Too many outlets practice “ideological ghettoization” and that’s true from national mediums of communication as well as the major blog sites in Orange County. You can visit other websites to get a so-called “Liberal” perspective or a “Conservative” one if you consider yourself of either stripe and yet never or rarely see anything challenged – most importantly your own views – beyond the comments section.
If singularly reconfirming your political perspectives is your thing, keep visiting those sites! But if you want a blog that takes all kinds of views on the news and puts them in the blender, Orange Juice is the place to be. Among our new additions are the Liberal OC’s banished Anaheimer Steve Perez, the self-proclaimed Conservative Hirota, Rashad the Happy Arab, Geoff Willis, and the individualist libertarian of Irvine going by the handle of Guy Fawkes. The OJ whipper-snapper new juice bloggers join the politically diverse old timers: Vern Nelson, Ron & Anna Winship, Over But Not Out, Larry Gilbert, Duane Roberts, and the cross postings of Tony Bushala’s 4F crew. Me? I’ve only been around for six months. And we’re still looking for and actively recruiting women writers to fill the void of Red Vixen and to not be the “sausage fest” that other blogs are.
The blend has already been in the mix for a couple weeks now. Hirota and Guy Fawkes have both stirred up debates along ideological lines that have driven up the comments count. One suggestion for your future posts: Try to keep it more local, locos! That’s what the OJ brand is all about and your bents will help keep it fresh! If you have a national/international/philosophical post, find an OC angle if possible. If not, go on with your bad self! (Just not too often)
And with that, here’s a tall glass toast of Orange Juice to the New Year! If readers have any suggestions on how to make 2011 the best yet for this blog…post them below. Player Haters welcomed!
“You can visit other websites to get a so-called “Liberal” perspective or a “Conservative” one if you consider yourself of either stripe and yet never or rarely see anything challenged – most importantly your own views – beyond the comments section.”
Would that it were even true. And nobody challenges the schlock because they know it would be like arguing with a PR flack. And come to think of it…
The irrepressible Mr. Bushala, ladies and gents!
“FELIZ AÑO NUEVO! / HAPPY NEW YEAR!”………….. Hmmmmm
Shouldn’t it be “HAPPY NEW YEAR!/FELIZ AÑO NUEVO!” ?????
It is this effort by the Mexicans to change a culture of the USA which makes them unexceptionable for any amnesty.
You will never be accepted by Americans until you embrace the America….. Gabriel.
“Unexceptionable?” Hmmmmm … Shouldn’t that be “unacceptable,” Fiala?
It is this lack of mastery of the English language that makes Eastern European immigrants so exceptionable in my book…. Stanley.
Oh snap! My post features a whole four words in Spanish. Reconquista alert! Reconquista alert! haha!
Good pick up Vern! It always seems as if those who criticize any sight of Spanish anywhere have more than a little trouble with English themselves!
Good pick up Vern! It always seems as if those who criticize any sight of Spanish anywhere have more than a little trouble with English themselves!
MQ says:
Maybe the guy/girl was not blessed with a natural tan…..So bless his/her poor heart he/she was not fortunate enough to have benefited from an affirmative action education!
It must be good to be YOU Gab! Just your name alone is a ticket to Calworks cash! With my name, I would be asked for my tax returns for the last 100 years!
As we have all seen over the last few years with the dumbing down of students coming out of university, especially in California. The State Universities are infested with liberal political correct nut cases, who are obsessed with race and the environment instead of facts and academic honesty!
The fact that Mexicans impose and burden this country makes them unexceptionable in a country that despises the socialist ideology!
The fact that press one for English is all over the place in an English Speaking country is very annoying to most Citizens in this Country!
“You will never be accepted by Americans until you embrace the America….. Gabriel.”
MQ says:
I think we don’t need to except anyone who gives us a hard time! Why should we?
And Vern, just to let you know: Most people are poor in Eastern Europe! What makes them different from people like Mexicans/Central Americans… They learn the language, self educate and work their bollocks off to become part of this country! It makes them a desirable immigrant population!
It is not mastery of the English, it is a will to prioritize it, Gabriel!
I do not need direction to the Restroom in Czech, however you need it in Spanish so you know where to make a shit…… or does a direction matter.
lol!
I am still laughing!
Don’t mess with the best, cause the best don’t mess!
Europeans rock!
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“Unexceptionable?” Hmmmmm … Shouldn’t that be “unacceptable,” Fiala?
I do not think so!
USAGE NOTE: Unexceptional and unexceptionable are sometimes confused. Unexceptionable is derived from the word exception in the sense “objection,” as in the idiom take exception. Thus unexceptionable means “not open to any objection,” as in A judge’s ethical standards should be unexceptionable. Unexceptional, in contrast, is related to the common sense of exception and generally means “not exceptional, not varying from the usual,” as in Some judges’ ethical standards have unfortunately been unexceptional.
Oh, shut up. You meant “unacceptable.” Neither “unexceptionable” nor “unexceptional” fit what you were saying.
That is because you are stupido!.
Will you consider a Summer Intern writer? I will be on break from law school for a few months and welcome the opportunity to break up this sausage fest.
Summer is a long time from now, but tell us more…
Really Folks,
As my professor advocated for us all to say while bringing in the new year:
“Prospero Ano Nuevo!!!”
Something this country really needs for 2011 and beyond.
CJ
don’t forget that little squiggly line over the n!
… known as a tilde … or an “eñe,” as the unlettered hispanics refer to it…
If you still have an old-school keyboard, with a numeric keypad, you can get that by holding down “alt” while typing “164.” Otherwise you may be “shit out of luck”
I am very concerned that what CJ typed – “prospero ano nuevo” – means, without the tilde, “rich new anus.” Although we at the Orange Juice are also big enough to wish you that, if it’s your thing.
The “umlaut” folks!