No, this isn’t about Gandhi. But you have to admit, the following reader comments posted today to Chris Reed’s America’s Finest Blog entry on Prop8, are about as hilariously "ironical" as you’ll find….

Jenny (excerpted): "I’m a liberal democrat, and support Prop 8. I’ve supported gay rights since I was a teenager, but over the past few years, I’ve had my eyes opened to the cold hard facts that the gay activists are more interested in grinding an axe against the religious, than any kind of equality. Today for example, reading comments to an article online, I read comments by gays waging the no on prop 8 battle online, shrilly excusing the attack against a man who was only handing out lawn signs outside of a church, by a gay man who tried to steal the signs. The comments included that the religious don’t have rights, that they should get over it, and accept the fact that they would be challenged now at every turn and subject to derision.

"Those were the words of a… Read More

This morning I watched broadcast news from 8:45 to 9:05 and here is what I saw:

Block for 78th Assembly: 1 (although I’d note their buy is huge I just appear to be missing them) McCann for 78th Assembly: 1 Evans & Jackson for San Diego School Board: 1 Prop 4 No: 1 Prop 8 No: 1 Prop 2 No: 3 Prop 5 Yes: 1 Prop 7 Yes: 1 No on B: 1… Read More

San Ramon Mayor Abram Wilson is running to replace Guy Houston in the State Assembly. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed Wilson today. Today. One week before the general election. He is swinging by a Wilson fundraiser tomorrow evening when he’s in the neighborhood to help raise money for Prop. 11. But as Republicans struggle to keep, much less gain, seats in the State Legislature, you would think that our GOP governor would be working hard to help get fiscally conservative legislators elected. Especially since we’re looking at another ugly budget fight as soon as the new legislature takes office.

Perhaps this is just the way life is in a post-partisan world. But if Schwarzenegger is not willing to help a Bay Area Republican who has a host of bi-partisan endorsements, he deserves the pro-big government, high taxes, high spending Democratic-controlled legislature he’ll end up with next year.… Read More

If Proposition 8 fails, my school district will teach gay marriage and Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell knows it!

Of course, school board members like me, some teachers, and some parents will resist this type of instruction. But like the Borg in the Star Trek Series, the law, education code, judges and pro-gay marriage groups will eventually force their “tolerant” view of gay marriage on all children in public schools.

This is how it will work in California public schools:

Education Code section 51933 makes it clear that schools that teach “comprehensive sex education” have to teach, “respect for marriage and committed relationships”. This is something no school district can get around.

It is the choice of school districts whether or not they teach sex education. This is why the Anti- Proposition 8 campaign and Jack O’Connell say there is no requirement to teach about marriage.

What Jack O’Connell knows but doesn’t say is that 96% of school districts teach comprehensive sex education. Those numbers are from O’Connell’s… Read More

If Proposition 8 fails, my school district will teach gay marriage and Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell knows it!

Of course, school board members like me, some teachers, and some parents will resist this type of instruction. But like the Borg in the Star Trek Series, the law, education code, judges and pro-gay marriage groups will eventually force their “tolerant” view of gay marriage on all children in public schools.

This is how it will work in California public schools:

Education Code section 51933 makes it clear that schools that teach “comprehensive sex education” have to teach, “respect for marriage and committed relationships”. This is something no school district can get around.

It is the choice of school districts whether or not they teach sex education. This is why the Anti- Proposition 8 campaign and Jack O’Connell say there is no requirement to teach about marriage.

What Jack O’Connell knows but doesn’t say is that 96% of school districts teach comprehensive sex education. Those numbers are from O’Connell’s… Read More

Not every FlashReport reader will be perusing the official Voter Information Pamphlet sent out by the State of California (access its contents here). If you do, you will see that the official argument against Proposition 3 (online here) was co-authored by me, along with Lew Uhler, President of the National Tax Limitation Committee and Ted Costa, President of the People’s Advocate.

Below I have reprinted our argument against the $980 million Children’s Hospital Bond Act…

ARGUMENT AGAINST PROPOSITION 3

At a time when California is already deeply in debt, when its residents’ ability to pay off bonded debt is questionable and its credit rating causes bond interest rates to soar, adding bonded indebtedness for anything but the most essential infrastructure… Read More

As a follow up to my Sunday San Diego post on the race, here’s a KGTV Channel 10/Survey USA poll, from the news website….

Goldsmith Possibly Positioned to Topple Incumbent Aguirre in San Diego City Attorney Race: In an election for San Diego City Attorney held today, 10/24/08, eleven days until votes are counted, challenger Jan Goldsmith may have the strength to unseat incumbent Michael Aguirre, according to this latest exclusive KGTV-TV poll conducted by SurveyUSA. At this hour, it’s Goldsmith 50%, Aguirre 38%, Undecided 12%. Whites and Hispanics vote differently. Whites back the challenger. Hispanics back the incumbent. In… Read More

This morning from 8:30 to 9:00am Iflipped throughthe morning shows on broadcast,clicking to Fox cable from time to time. I thought I’d make a list of what ads I saw in that time period.

Bilbray for 50th Congress: 3 Fletcher for 75th Assembly: 1 McCann for 78th Assembly: 3 Block for 78th Assembly: 1 Goldsmith for City Attorney: 1 Proposition 7 Yes: 1 Proposition 7 No: 5 Proposition 4 Yes: 1 Proposition 4 No: 1 (a particularly nasty one) Proposition 2 Yes: 2 Proposition 2 No: 1 Proposition 8 Yes: 3 Proposition 8 No: 1

I usually only watch TV early in the morning and late at night… but I think the ‘most ads’ award this year goes to No on Proposition 7 – particularly the one with the woman talking on the right half of the screen and the various endorsements and whatnot on the right side. I see that one in my sleep now.… Read More