Archive for September 15th, 2008
Monday, September 15th, 2008
Gag me with a spoon
No Comments » - Posted in Measure 10 by l3wis
Monday, September 15th, 2008
SF Special Interest 1 – citizens 0
I’ll have more tommorrow on the sales tax increase vote, but I wanted to point out some memorable moments. In chronological order
- Munson gaveled me because I said the board of ethics was politically appointed. I asked him if he appointed them, he said yes. He belongs to a political party (Republican). I guess he [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in SF City Council, Taxes by l3wis
Monday, September 15th, 2008
Do Sioux Falls city councilors represent you or special interests?
According to 2008 campaign financial statements combined of Litz, Jamison, Brown and Anderson the following special interest contribution amounts were made to the four candidates (siouxfalls.org):
Individual Developer Contributions: $7,500
Housing PAC contributions: $5,750
Realtor PAC contributions: $1,500
Attorney PAC contributions: $400
Telecommunication PAC contributions: $250
Individual contractor/building supplier contributions: $900
Litz got the biggest cut of the money at $6,100 and [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Developers, Ethics, SF City Council by l3wis
Monday, September 15th, 2008
More Neo-con BS on KCPO’s THE FACTS
Yesterday my buddy FolkArts who hosts the show had on another Republican talking head on his show, even though he claims that he has ‘Republican and Democratic viewpoints’. When was that?
Yesterday’s guest was former Pressler press secretary and everyone’s favorite female SF neo-con Kristi (Stewart) Golden. Her talking points were more like a comedy act.
Like [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Media, Republicans by l3wis
Monday, September 15th, 2008
Waits Painting Project
“Singapore”
11 x 14″ – Custom Frame – Acrylic and Mixed media on canvas – $250
No Comments » - Posted in Art, Tom Waits by l3wis
Monday, September 15th, 2008
The Palin Effect
By Deepak Chopra
Friday, September 5th, 2008
Sometimes politics has the uncanny effect of mirroring the national psyche even when nobody intended to do that. This is perfectly illustrated by the rousing effect that Gov. Sarah Palin had on the Republican convention in Minneapolis this week. On the surface, she outdoes former Vice President Dan Quayle as an [...]
