Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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We are all pleased with the progress being made on gaining local control of the land we own at the airport. I think it's worth noting, though, as I did earlier this week in a letter to the local newspaper, that this progress came about because of the united work of all seven Councilmembers. Grossly inaccurate materials have been circulated in some Santa Monica neighborhoods alleging that the Council was split on this, and even that one Councilmember in particular was "for...
(August 18, 2016 as posted by SA) Donald Trump's Lack of Respect for Science Is Alarming The U.S. presidential election shows how far the political conversation has degenerated from the nation's founding principles of truth and evidence Four years ago in these pages, writer Shawn Otto warned our readers of the danger of a growing antiscience current in American politics. "By turning public opinion away from the antiauthoritarian principles of the nation's founders," Otto...
Jake Anantha, an 18-year-old college student and Donald Trump supporter was enthusiastic about attending a Trump rally at the Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, last Thursday. He joined the waiting crowd at about 3:30 p.m., and then proceeded toward the stage around 4:30 when the attendees were finally allowed inside. Suddenly, Anantha reports, a member of Trump's security team tapped his shoulder and led him to the side. The man said they knew who Anantha was,...
Hillary Clinton appeared as a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live Monday night. Kimmel's name and likeness have appeared on Los Angeles are buses as a candidate for Vice President. I'm not sure how serious he is. Clinton wasn't serious at all. She grimaced and feigned difficulty opening the glass jar of pickles. It would've been perfect if Bernie Sanders had walked onto the set and helped her, but he's too busy working on his political legacy. Meanwhile, the man the Washingotn Post...
The Washington Post, which among American newspapers is the most unabashedly pro-Clinton and Anti Trump, says "(Trump Campaign Spokeswoman) Katrina Pierson is at it again:" "... saying Thursday on MSNBC that Hillary Clinton suffers from a medical condition -- dysphasia -- with which Clinton has never been diagnosed. "What's new are the other reports of the observations of Hillary Clinton's behavior and mannerisms, specifically with what you just showed in those previous...
The federal government is opening all bathrooms in national buildings managed by the Government Services Administration (GSA) to use by transgender individuals. Under the new policy released by the GSA, employees and visitors to these properties must be allowed to use the bathrooms that match their alleged gender identity. Not satisfied with simply allowing transgender people to use the bathrooms opposite their biological sex, the regulation explicitly forbids providing sin...
In a Star Trek episode, the Enterprise discover a powerful alien who possesses an unknown painting by Leonardo da Vinci and an unknown work of music by Johannes Brahms. Kirk and Spock confront him and the man admits that, yes, he is both da Vinci and Brahms. He is in fact immortal and omni-powerful. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin is on the move. His special forces units are preparing for another invasion of eastern Ukraine. In a recent piece in the Washington...
Despite several warnings and a criminal complaint, Donald Trump's presidential campaign continues to ask for donations from foreign nationals. In June of this year, complaints were filed with the Federal Election Committee (FEC) by the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 against Trump after it became public that he had been asking for campaign contributions from members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. UK Parliament Members Peter Bottomley and Bob Blackman both...
(Press Release on Thursday, August 4, 2016) Dear Members and Alumni, In every presidential election since 1888, the members and Executive Board of the Harvard Republican Club have gathered to discuss, debate, and eventually endorse the standard-bearer of our party. But for the first time in 128 years, we, the oldest College Republicans chapter in the nation, will not be endorsing the Republican nominee. Donald Trump holds views that are antithetical to our values not only as...
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have duked it out for so long in the national consciousness, that they have entered our subconscious. It's an open secret that no one is excited with our choices, except perhaps fans of The Apprentice ("You're fired.") The Great Excommunicator will probably continue stumbling along, saying stuff that outrages the press and offends the groups that compose the Democratic party. Meanwhile, Clinton will continue to stumble along, with questions...
Trump has escalated his claim that Pres. Barack Obama and Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton founded the Islamic State in Syria. He has also said that he was being sarcastic, speaking metaphorically, and "meant it literally," so take your pick. "Our government isn't giving us good protection. Our government has unleashed ISIS," he said as he addressed the National Association of Home Builders in Miami. "I call President Obama and Hillary Clinton the founders of...
(Released August 8, 2016) STATEMENT BY FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICIALS The undersigned individuals have all served in senior national security and/or foreign policy positions in Republican Administrations, from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush. We have worked directly on national security issues with these Republican Presidents and/or their principal advisers during wartime and other periods of crisis, through successes and failures. We know the personal qualities required...
ABC News reports that GOP party leaders believe that Donald Trump may just up and quit his candidacy. They are considering their other options as Trump's campaign seems to be on the verge of collapse. It has become obvious to everyone that Trump is not only uninformed but also unwilling to become informed about issues of either international or domestic policy. His general disregard for the most rudimentary courtesies of political discourse could be disastrous for the country....
It sounds like satire, but it's not. David Duke, former KKK Grand Wizard, founder of the National Association for the Advancement of White People, and Holocaust Denier, sees the GOP nomination of Donald Trump as a sign that America finally wants his brand of politics. "My platform became the GOP mainstream," he said. "I'm overjoyed to see Donald Trump and most Americans embrace most of the issues that I've championed for years." Duke, who calls himself a "racial realist,"...
Hillary Rodham Clinton took to the stage tonight after her daughter, Chelsea, the first ever female nominee of a major American political party. Surely an historic occasion. But an unusually careful Observer of the speech by a Four Star Admiral that preceded Mrs. Clinton, noticed that the background to the Admiral's speech, were 4 powerful Russian Naval Warship. Retired Admiral, top Navy lawyer, and Republican-turned-Democrat John Hutson spoke of the need for a strong...
Senator Bernie Sanders walked out to address the convention looking like the Democratic nominee. The music playing was "We've all come to look for America" by Paul Simon. We all know the story. Starting out polling about 6%, the progressive Vermonter, who had been an independent most of his career, started the primary season polling around 6%. The white haired 72 year old ended the primary season in Santa Monica's Barker Hanger, with 1846 pledge delegates. He earned 70% of the...
Atheism is, in its broadest sense, the absence of a belief in the existence of deities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism. This weekend, Wikileaks released e mails suggesting some at the top of the Democratic party, considered labelling Sen. Bernie Sanders an Atheist, in order to lessen his primary chances. Organized atheists reacted to this news story today, as follows: We found it appalling that anyone within the Democratic National Committee would casually suggest...
Embattled DNC Chair Wasserman Schultz resigned her post as Chairwoman, just 24 hours before their Convention opens in Philadelphia. She sacrificed her job to "keep the peace" within the DNC, amid calls from Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders' campaign manager for someone to be "held accountable" for the anti-Sanders collusion proven by the leaked emails. "Going forward the best way for me to accomplish those goals [of winning the presidency for Hillary Clinton] is to step down as...
Actress Sarah Silverman, addressing the Democratic National Convention with Comedian/US Sen. Al Franken: Hi, I'm Al Franken, and I'm Sarah Silverman, and this past year I've been feeling the Bern! Relax, I put some cream on it. Franken: You see Sarah is the comedian and I'm the politician. Sarah Silverman: "Al, get out of my frame, (Laughter, Al Franken exits stage left)" As some of you know I support Bernie Sanders and the movement behind him. He's succeeded in so many ways,...
On July 22, 2016, Hillary Clinton announced that she had selected Tim Kaine as her vice presidential running mate in the 2016 presidential election. Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine, 58, is an attorney serving as the junior United States Senator from Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, Kaine was elected to the Senate in 2012. Clinton named Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia to be her running mate Friday, according to a senior campaign official, selecting a battleground state...
Peter Thiel, the founder with Elon Musk, of Paypal, just addressed the Republican National convention. The speech was much anticipated because he is openly gay, and also because he is from Silicon Valley. Donald Trump is popular with neither groups. Here's what Thiel said: Where I work in Silicon valley, it's hard to see where America went wrong. But Silicon valley is a small place. If you drive across the bridge to Oakland, and you won't see that same prosperity. That's how...
Defeated Republican primary candidate Ted Cruz defended his decision not to endorse Donald Trump at the Republican national convention last night. The speech was widely booed by trump delegates, while 1000 cruise delegates sat quietly with their arms crossed. While the speech was not unprecedented, it was without precedent in modern times. Apparently Goldwater did the same thing in 1964. Cruz - a conservative firebrand who famously read "Green Eggs and Ham" to the Senate floor...
Donald Trump's prepared speech to the Republican National convention, annotated Trump takes stage ahead of convention speech Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said "I love the media" as he tested his microphone. (Video: Reuters/Photo: Ricky Carioti) Donald Trump's prepared remarks accepting the Republican nomination in Cleveland Thursday night were provided on an embargoed basis. The embargo was broken by other news organizations -- therefore we are posting them...
" Donald Trump will never, ever, give up. And, most importantly, he will never, ever, let you down. Donald is, and always has been, an amazing leader." Melania Trump, addressing the RNC, July 18, 2016 Glenn Beck is a vocal voice behind the Never Trump movement. He wanted "Ted Cruz," a "true conservative, to be the Republican nominee. But he has just put forward an intriguing theory to explain how Michelle Obama's words ended up in Melania Trump's mouth: She was sabotaged,...
A bill, dubbed the First Amendment Defense Act, introduced on June 17 by Representative Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) would protect individuals who maintain that marriage is between a man and a woman from being penalized by the federal governments. It is being lambasted by House Democrats as "anti-LGBT Legislation." The bill is still in committee and has not been released to the House for a vote - but the accusations are already flying. "What the bill's supporters wish to sell as pr...
