I’m voting no on all of them. Tom McClintock has his thoughts, Kurtis has his, and John and Ken.
My main reason is…I don’t want higher taxes for the next two years. Screw the state government. Our state budget has DOUBLED since the late 90′s…and for what? What the crap are we getting now that we weren’t 10 years ago? Jack squat. Those idiots in Sacramento can LOWER the budget, and LOWER my taxes thank you very much.
I’ve completed my review of all the propositions on the ballot. If you look closely, it also makes a very neat pattern. We’ll see what I get to in regards to candidates.
Congressional Positions
State Positions
Judicial Positions
Prop 1A – YES
Prop 1B – NO
Prop 1C – NO
Prop 1D – NO
Prop 1E – NO
Prop 83 – YES
Prop 84 – NO
Prop 85 – YES
Prop 86 – NO
Prop 87 – NO
Prop 88 – NO
Prop 89 – NO
Prop 90 – YES
Resources
LA Times Proposition Summaries
State Voter Guide
Tom McClintock’s Positions
California Taxpayer Protection Committee
John and Ken’s Voter Guide
Eagle Forum of Sacramento
Robyn Nordell
California Republican Assembly
California Pro-Life Council
Antonio Villaraigosa (the toilet guy) has called out John and Ken for "dividing" the nation and said "shame on you, shame on you." This is classic liberal speak about how it’s ok to have an opinion…until a liberal disagrees. What Villaraigosa and all the illegals who marched in downtown LA did was great, but when John and Ken argue the issues everyday on the radio it’s "shame on you, shame on you." Instead of arguing the facts, he’d rather just paint John and Ken as bad guys.
John and Ken are at the forefront of rational voices in a sea of crazy amnesty here in Southern California. Yesterday they had special illegal alien boycott coverage (which I unfortunately couldn’t listen to), but they were also asked on Fox 11 News to give "their side" of the debate, which they did very well. As noted by Angelo, crazy Tony Valdez is at the end.
While they point out many of the problems caused by our current illegal immigration fiasco, I think the following clip does an even better job of contrasting the differences between the mainstream media and intelligent talk radio. Notice how all the newscasters sound like drones without brains, but John and Ken have sharp minds that make Fox 11 look like a bunch of idiots. Great stuff!
John and Ken were talking about the rally held here in Los Angeles the other day. One of the people that led the rally was public servant Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. The man that is in charge of the city of Los Angeles had these amazing words to say:
"Today we say to America — we’ve come here to work," Villaraigosa told the crowd near Olvera Street. "We clean your toilets. We clean your hotels.We build your houses. We take care of your children. We want you to help us take care of our children as well."
I find this statement interesting for two reasons. Notice how the Mayor uses the term "we" over and over. He is including himself with illegal aliens, and promoting the breaking of our nation’s laws. The second part I find interesting is the work he claims illegal aliens do, and also the order that he lists.
Out of every job held by an illegal alien, the first one he can come up with is "we clean your toilets?" This is amusing for several reasons. 1) The mayor is admitting that he cleans people’s toilets (hence the funny picture) and 2) IT’S NOT IMPORTANT! I can clean my own toilet thank you very much. If every illegal alien was deported, the worst thing that would happen is our toilets wouldn’t get cleaned? HA! Our economy will not be falling apart due to dirty toilets.
Don’t believe the nonsense that our country won’t survive without illegal aliens, it’s rubbish.
We’re making a webpage in Microsoft Word. Boo Yah! We haven’t done anything notable today, so I’ll just go on. Four more class sessions left after this one.
Since I have nothing amusing to say about my class I will instead talk about my favorite radio talk shows.
Larry Elder (790 KABC ~ 3-6 pm PST)
This guy is awesome. Much of his discussions revolve around race relations and various current events. As a black conservative he is a very rare breed (somewhere around 1-2% of US population). Recently he has been discussing the Alito hearings, and before that Tookie Wookie was a big one. One of my biggest draws to the show comes from his Libertarian background. He is a firm believer in personal responsibility and not crying victim.
Michael Savage (870 KRLA ~ 6-9 pm PST)
Broadcasting out of the heart of Liberalism in San Francisco, Savage tends to border on insane. This guy is an ultra-conservative, and that’s what I like about him. He doesn’t care what anyone thinks, or if anyone likes him, he just speaks his mind. I recently read his book "Liberalism Is A Mental Disorder," a good read. He will either drive you nuts or inspire you.
John Ziegler (640 KFI ~ 7-10 pm PST)
This is a newer friend of mine I’ve started listening to on the way home from school. Ziegler usually covers local events similar to John and Ken, but with a little more variety in his topics (and John and Ken start to grate on my ears after a while). Lately he’s been bashing Arnold for going soft and becoming a Democrat.
Laura Ingraham (870 KRLA ~ 6-9 am PST)
My drive to work is usually less than 10 minutes, but if I turn the radio on I dial in to Laura. She’s a fairly mainstream conservative, but not afraid to speak her mind when she disagrees with the Republican party. If she disagrees with the President or his policies, she will come right out and say it. Pretty much 100% politically driven.
Other Notables…
Sean Hannity – I listend to Sean non-stop during the 2004 Presedential campaign. Overall I enjoy his show, but he’s a little too mainstream for my liking. He tends to not be quite as objective as some of the other guys I listen to, but he’s still very good
Michael Medved – He would be at the top of my list, except I’m working while he’s on. He is very intellectual and value driven. He is a firm believer that Judeo-Christian values have made this country great, and he discusses how many liberal ideas/values go against those Judeo-Christian values (like family).
Dennis Prager – Very philosophically driven (and like Medved he is Jewish), this is probably the most intellectual show on the airwaves. He loves to discuss morality and is great brain stimulation. Unfortunately he is on from 9 am-Noon, so I never get to hear him.
Those are pretty much all the people I usually listen to. Sometimes I have to take a break and listen to some music, but talk radio is excellent brain food. Flip over to AM the next time you’re bored with FM.
