Wednesday, May 20, 2009

RECALL ARNOLD THE PERPETRATOR AND THE TRAITOR.

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NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD PEOPLE TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR COUNTRY!

THE CRUBENATOR DESIRES TO BALANCE CALIFORNIA'S BUDGET BY CUTTING SCHOOL LUNCHES FOR POOR CHILDREN, RELEASING STATE PRISONERS, AND HARSHLY CUTTING BACK HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS FOR THE ELDERLY (I ANSIANI), THE DISABLED AND MENTALLY ILL PEOPLES, ALL-THE-WHILE THIS JERK FLIES BACK AND FORTH TO WASHINGTON, D.C. IN ORDER TO BROKER MORE BACKROOM "DEALS" WITH HIS EASTCOAST BANKER BUDDIES TO FURTHER OPPRESS THE COMPROMISED. Wayne Dennis Kurtz.

FULL AND SUDDEN IMPACT:CALIFORNIA IS BANKRUPT...

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NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD PEOPLE TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR COUNTRY!

WHERE HAS ALL THE MONEY GONE? AS THE GRUBENATOR FLIES TO WASHINGTON, D.C., TO "CURRY FAVOUR" WITH THE BELTWAY POLITICIANS...Wayne Dennis Kurtz.

California voters exercise their power -- and that's the problem

Residents relish their role in the lawmaking process, but they share the blame for the state's severe dysfunction.

By Michael Finnegan
May 20, 2009

Californians are well known for periodic voter revolts, but on Tuesday they did more than just lash out at Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Legislature over the state's fiscal debacle.

By rejecting five budget measures, Californians also brought into stark relief the fact that they, too, share blame for the political dysfunction that has brought California to the brink of insolvency.

Rightly or wrongly, voters in the special election refused either to extend new tax hikes or to cap state spending. They also declined to unlock funds that they had voted in better financial times to set aside for special purposes.

Nearly a century after the Progressive-era birth of the state's ballot-measure system, it is clear that voters' fickle commands, one proposition at a time, are a top contributor to paralysis in Sacramento. And that, in turn, has helped cripple the capacity of the governor and Legislature to provide effective leadership to a state of more than 38 million people.

Clogged freeways, the decline of public schools, an outdated water system and a battered economy are just a few of the challenges demanding action by state leaders. Instead, they are consumed by yet another budget crisis, one that voters worsened Tuesday.

California election results

Voters are to decide on five propositions aimed at shoring up California's finances and another that would freeze state salaries.

Other contests include a runoff for L.A. city attorney and races for L.A. City Council, state Senate and U.S. House seats.

» County-by-county propositions result map

» Live results for all state and local races

What would the props do?

» Prop 1A: Rainy Day Fund

» Prop 1B: Education Funding

» Prop 1C: Modernize Lottery

» Prop 1D: Child Services Funding

» Prop 1E: Mental Health Budget

» Prop 1F: Elected Official Salaries

"No one's really stepping back and confronting the harsh realities that face our state in a critical sense, because of constraints put on our elected leaders," said Mark Baldassare, president of the Public Policy Institute of California. "We're unable to focus on the long term and the big picture at a time when we desperately need to do so."

The results Tuesday fit Californians' long-standing pattern of demanding what is ultimately irreconcilable, all the more so in an economic downturn: lower taxes and higher spending.

"We all want a free lunch, but unfortunately that doesn't exist," said former Gov. Gray Davis, whose 2003 recall stemmed largely from a budget crisis brought on by the dot-com bust. For decades, Davis said, Californians have been "papering over this fundamental reality that the state has been living beyond its means."

Davis and many other elected officials bear some responsibility for that. But so do voters.

In the Proposition 13 tax rebellion of 1978, Californians voted to require a two-thirds approval by the Legislature to raise taxes, a major obstacle to budget agreements. Over the last couple of decades, voters have also passed a patchwork of ballot measures directing billions of dollars to favorite causes, among them public schools and transportation projects.

On Tuesday, Californians showed they were unwilling to scale back their demands in tight times: Voters turned down propositions that would have freed up money that they set aside years ago for mental-health and children's programs.

"The irony is that the more the hands of the Legislature and governor are tied up, the more frustrated people are," said Tim Hodson, director of the Center for California Studies at Cal State Sacramento.

Together, voters' piecemeal decisions since the 1970s have effectively "emasculated the Legislature," said John Allswang, a retired Cal State L.A. history professor.

"They're looking for cheap answers -- throw the guys out of power and put somebody else in, or just blame the politicians and pretend you don't have to raise taxes when you need money," he said.

"This is what the public wants, and they deceive themselves constantly. They're not realistic."

The public's contradictory impulses were laid bare by a recent Field Poll. It found that voters oppose cutbacks in 10 of 12 major categories of state spending, including the biggest, education and healthcare. Yet most voters were unwilling to have their own taxes increased, and they overwhelmingly favored keeping the two-thirds requirement for tax hikes.

"They clearly want more in services than they're willing to pay for in taxes," said Ethan Rarick, director of the Robert T. Matsui Center for Politics and Public Service at UC Berkeley.

Also intensifying California's troubles is a surge in debt, often with voter consent at the ballot box, which makes future budgets harder and harder to balance. Under Davis, outstanding general-obligation debt jumped from $26 billion to $37 billion; it has soared to more than $70 billion under Schwarzenegger, according to the state treasurer's office.

Adding to the state's difficulties is the complexity of many ballot measures, no doubt a factor in the defeat of the main budget measures that lawmakers put before voters Tuesday.

"We pay the legislators to go to Sacramento and figure these things out," said Denise Spooner, a lecturer on California history at Cal State Fullerton.

As for the cumulative problems created by the last few decades of ballot-measure voting, she said, "I certainly don't think this is what the Progressives had in mind."

To John Hein, a veteran Sacramento campaign consultant, the absence of any master vision by voters appears to be a key flaw in the state's recent history with ballot measures.

"They kind of take each issue in a microcosm, rather than relate the decision to prior decisions, or future decisions that they might make," he said. "Voters don't think about the consequences of how one thing fits with another."

Others point to the term limits that voters imposed on state officials in 1990 as an enduring problem. Lawmakers who focus on quick career advancement tend to neglect California's long-term problems, they say.

Whatever the ups and downs of the proposition system, California's voters have seen themselves for a full century as "the arbiters of the future of the state," said social historian D.J. Waldie. To Waldie, the grim circumstances of Tuesday's election suggest that they are losing faith in any grand ambitions for public investment in California's future.

"I'm rather pessimistic at this point," he said. "We're reaching the point where Californians are throwing in the towel."

michael.finnegan@latimes.com

Monday, May 18, 2009

NO BLOOD FOR OIL...

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NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD PEOPLE TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR COUNTRY!

LET ME SEE IF I UNDERSTAND THIS CORRECTLY? #1 THE GOOD OL' USA GOVERNMENT POSSESSES ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OVER THE PRICE OF ENERGY, ESPECIALLY BENZINA; #2 WE CONTINUE TO SAY "HOW HIGH" WHEN ISRAEL ORDERS UNCLE SAM "TO JUMP"; #3 WE AS A NATION CONTINUE TO SACRIFICE THE LIVES AND SOULS OF YOUNG AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN TO KILL AND BE KILLED IN THE MIDDLE EAST SO THAT WE CAN CHOKE ON OUR OWN AUTOMOBILE FUMES, DIE OF ASTHMA AND CANCER, AND TURN OUR COLLECTIVE HEADS AWAY FROM AFGHANISTAN'S AND MEXICO'S HEROIN DRUG TRADING IN OUR COMMUNITIES?

DOES ANYONE ELSE SEE THE DANGEROUS GAME THAT WE ARE PLAYING, ON OURSELVES?

Wayne Dennis Kurtz.

Friday, May 15, 2009

PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BOOK STORES...Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam and you can sip lattes and read good books, all the day long...

PLEASE SUPPORT AND ATTEND THE LOS ANGELES TIMES UCLA SPRING FESTIVAL OF BOOKS. IT IS A FAMILY TREASURE.

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NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD PEOPLE TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR COUNTRY!

PLEASE SUPPORT DUCKS SOUP IN THEIR NEW VAN NUYS STORE AND CITY LIGHTS IN SAN FRANCISCO.PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD BOOKSTORES AND LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

Wayne Dennis Kurtz.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

SUDDEN LESBIAN SYNDROME, COMING SOON TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU...this means you!

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NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD PEOPLE TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR COUNTRY!

Men,

If your wife or girlfriend asks to tune up your Chevy truck, then she needs help...:)

Wayne Dennis Kurtz.

CNN/Oprah.com: Calls Sudden Lesbian Syndrome a 'New' Trend Without Any Proof

By Warner Todd Huston (Bio | Archive)
May 4, 2009 - 04:03 ET

Oprah.com and CNN have decided that there is a growing "new" trend in American sexual relations. The two Internet giants have teamed up and have decided that increasingly "women are leaving men for other women." Shocking news, I know. Only one little problem. Oprah.com has no proof for any such proclamation.

After the shocking headline and the first three paragraphs proclaiming a new lesbian revolution in America today, though, the piece admits that there are no real statistics to prove the thesis. The whole claim is merely based on the anecdotal stories of the "experts" that Oprah.com dug up to substantiate the tale.

aALLWEARESAYINGISGIVEPEACEACHANCE...

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NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD PEOPLE TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR COUNTRY!

John Lennon and Yoko Ono sing "ALLWESAYINGISGIVEPEACEACHANCE"...

On You Tube...

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

IL GIRO D'ITALIA - THE TOUR OF ITALY.

LANCE ARMSTRONG, AT 37 YEARS OLD, COMPETES WITH INTEGRITY IN THE 2009 GIRO D' ITALIA,,,

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With his eyes chiseled deep into his head, Lance Armstrong looked on. Up ahead, top riders like Ivan Basso, Danilo DiLuca, Levi Leipheimer, Denis Menchov and Carlos Sastre rode away on the stage five climb to Alpe di Siusi at the 2009 Giro d’Italia.

In his prime, Armstrong could have dropped any of these riders with just one leg. But that was when he was in his prime. On Wednesday, the 37-year-old American found himself in the middle of his biggest test since announcing his comeback: a 125-kilometer mountain stage in the Tour of Italy.

With his back hunched, Armstrong’s eyes appeared to be searching. Perhaps he wondered, at least briefly, just why he returned to competitive racing after retiring three years absence. Just seven kilometers from the finish on Alpe de Siusi, Armstrong was all alone except for a handful of Astana teammates helping him limit his time losses on the day.

“I hoped to lose two minutes,” Armstrong said afterwards. Instead he lost three on what could at best be described as a valiant effort and an example of the seven-time Tour de France winner’s legendary concentration.

But Armstrong is a master of peaking. He knew coming into this race that he was in no condition to contend for overall victory. “No I don’t think that is possible. I don’t think it’s possible to win the Giro,” he said before the start of the race. “We’re just not there yet.”

The Giro d’Italia is the first major test of his comeback. After breaking his collar bone in March, the Giro-like the Tour de France a three-week race-became a “Must.”

Currently, after the first five stages, Armstrong has proven to be a solid “B” student-not bad for a rider that has not raced in Europe for over three years.

“Like I said in the beginning, the first half is not going to be my half. I have to ride into the race and get my condition back after the accident,” Armstrong said after finishing 2 minutes 59 seconds behind Denis Menchov, the winner of stage five. “I didn’t come in with any big illusions. I knew I’d be minutes behind the best guys.”

Although Menchov did not see Armstrong for much of the final climb, he seemed confident that Armstrong is on track for the Tour de France. “Lance Armstrong isn’t here to fight for overall. But he’s good - he’ll be good at the Tour.”

After hitting the Alps early in this year’s race, the riders now have a significant break before any serious climbing returns. That’s good news for Armstrong, as it gives him ample opportunity to improve his condition and recover before the next major test.

“I’m definitely a little tired, it’s a hard climb and we knew that we’d be behind,” he told Rai TV. “We just said ride tempo and try to limit the losses. I’ve always said the first half is not going to be mine, I’ve still not got my condition back after my accident and I can’t expect to be at the front.”

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

UNITED STATES SOLDIERS ARE KILLING THEIR OWN...SAY GOODBYE TO AMERICA!

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NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD PEOPLE TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR COUNTRY!

TECHNICALLY, IT'S CALLED FROGGING BUT IN REALITY IT'S CALLED THE RESULT OF MENTAL STRESS DUE TO THE COMPLETE UTTER CHAOS AND INSANITY OF A PROLONGED WAR IN IRAJ.

OUR SOLUTION TO THIS SABOTAGE IS TO CREATE MORE INSANITY: MOVE OVER TO AFGHANISTAN AND FOLLOW OUR NEW MILITARY LEADER THERE WHO IS A SPECIAL OPS GUY, ID EST, HE KNOWS HOW TO KILL BETTER AND IN SURREPTITIOUS WAYS...

EVEN GINGUS CHAN KNEW BETTER ABOUT AFGHANISTAN: HE SO-CALLED CONQUERED IT AND THEN GOT OUT.

AFGHANISTAN IS A HELL HOLE AND NO FOREIGN COUNTRY HAS EVER SUCCESSFULLY OCCUPIED IT.

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Monday, May 11, 2009

RECALL ARNOLD THE GRUBENATOR...it's time.

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PETITION FOR RECALL

TO THE HONORABLE California Secretary of State.

Pursuant to the California Constitution and California election laws, we the undersigned registered and qualified electors of the State of California,

respectfully state that we seek the recall and removal of Arnold Schwarzenegger, holding the office of the governor, in the State of California.

We demand an election of a successor to that office. Governor of California.

The following Notice of Intention to Circulate Recall Petition was served on11/16/2005 to Arnold Schwarzenegger.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CIRCULATE RECALL PETITION. TO THE HONORABLE ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER:

Pursuant to Section 11020, California Election Code, the undersigned registered qualified voters of the State of California, hereby give notice that

we are the proponents of a recall petition and that we intend to seek your recall and removal from the office of Governor of the State of California,

and to demand election of a successor in that office. The grounds for the recall are as follows: threatening public safety and welfare by grabbing

funds from local governments and demoralizing public workers, failing in general to deal with state's major problems as they near crisis proportions,

and dismantling public education in California by starving schools of necessary funds while protecting special interest groups of wealthy

taxpayers. California should not be known as the state with poor schools, poor healthcare, and poor disaster readiness, all caused by a governor

serving only the rich.

The printed names of some of the proponents are as follows: Kenneth Matsumura, Garwood G. Smith, Chelsea Wills, Dorothy Reik, Geraldine M.

Kenyon, Linda A. Johnson, Jan Kearney, Jasper Summer, Jeri Zukoski, Paul K. Blake, Leslie Dixon, Deirdre Nemmers.

To Contact proponents or to return petition: Kenneth Matsumura, 2107 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA 94704. (510) 548 1516.

(No Answer was filed)

Each of the undersigned states for himself/herself that he or she is a registered and qualified elector of the county of _________________________,

California. This column for

Official use only

1. PRINT YOUR NAME RESIDENCE ADDRESS ONLY

YOUR SIGNATURE AS REGISTERED TO VOTE CITY ZIP

2 PRINT YOUR NAME RESIDENCE ADDRESS ONLY

YOUR SIGNATURE AS REGISTERED TO VOTE CITY ZIP

3 PRINT YOUR NAME RESIDENCE ADDRESS ONLY

YOUR SIGNATURE AS REGISTERED TO VOTE CITY ZIP

4 PRINT YOUR NAME RESIDENCE ADDRESS ONLY

YOUR SIGNATURE AS REGISTERED TO VOTE CITY ZIP

DECLARATION OF PERSON CIRCULATING SECTION OF RECALL PETITION

(MUST BE IN CIRCULATOR’S OWN HANDWRITING)

I, _________________________________________________________________ declare:

1. My residence address is (Street Address)__________________________________________

(city) __________________________, in ___________________________, county, California; and I am a registered voter

in California.

2. I personally circulated the attached petition for signing;

3. I witnessed each of the appended signatures being written on the petition and to my best information and belief,

each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be; and

The appended signatures were obtained between the dates of ________________ and __________________, inclusive.

Starting Date Ending Date

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on (date) ________________ at (City or Community where signed)______________________________________,

California.

SIGNED _________________________________________________________

Common Ground

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

RECALL ARNOLD THE PERPETRATOR AND THE TRAITOR.

FULL AND SUDDEN IMPACT:CALIFORNIA IS BANKRUPT...

California voters exercise their power -- and that's the problem

Photos: California special election

Election Central: May 19

Lawmakers are toxic, but voters helped get themselves into this fix

Discuss the election results on L.A. Now

Voteorama: An opinionated guide to state elections

Monday, May 18, 2009

NO BLOOD FOR OIL...

Friday, May 15, 2009

PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BOOK STORES...Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam and you can sip lattes and read good books, all the day long...

Thursday, May 14, 2009

SUDDEN LESBIAN SYNDROME, COMING SOON TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU...this means you!

CNN/Oprah.com: Calls Sudden Lesbian Syndrome a 'New' Trend Without Any Proof

aALLWEARESAYINGISGIVEPEACEACHANCE...

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

IL GIRO D'ITALIA - THE TOUR OF ITALY.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

UNITED STATES SOLDIERS ARE KILLING THEIR OWN...SAY GOODBYE TO AMERICA!

Monday, May 11, 2009

RECALL ARNOLD THE GRUBENATOR...it's time.

My Mom's Rose...

WELCOME...BENVENUTI...BIENVENUE...WILLKOMMEN...歓迎

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