It is no secret that lies and half-truths are a central part of the ongoing presidential campaign. Entire websites are now devoted to the pursuit of fact-checking Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton, with one saying well over half the statements of both are at least half false. There probably should be similar fact-checking for the campaigns around the … Read More
When Spouse Dies but Love Does Not
The feeling was as mellifluously arresting as a second morning sunrise. I couldn’t stop glowing — with envy — this morning at breakfast. I drank in a magnificent tribute from the widow of former KFI newsman Jay Lawrence. Richard Wagoner, who writes a splendid weekly radio column for the Daily Breeze, reported that after Mr. Lawrence died recently of a … Read More
I Swear I Am Ghana Do This Right
Robert Ebsen
It is relatively simple to create and search PDF files on my Mac. Last night, though, I was up figuring out how to do the same on my iPhone. Soon, when I am sitting out in the sunshine, I will be able to search, for example, all 195 countries’ Wikipedia articles about Coats of Arms for the word sword. I … Read More
Times Jabs Jews with Elbows
Western Wall, the remains of Judaism’s Second Temple, with Temple Mount in the distance. Photo: Smithsonian / Polaris
Re: “U.N. Group ‘Awards’ Temple Mount to Muslims” One week after a prominent anti-Semitic United Nations group spat into Jewish faces, again, the historically Jew-loathing Los Angeles Times cried “Me, too.” The uber-leftist newspaper slovenly awakened this morning and, with immense reluctance, belatedly reported the news. Resistant reporter Joshua Mitnick fought his better instincts through all 12 grudgingly relayed paragraphs. … Read More
Being the Grammar Police Is Not Fun
Dateline Boston — Facebook has been very, very good to me. It got me a husband and a job. It also got me an overwhelming desire to correct people’s grammar and misspellings on their posts. I can’t help it. When I see someone write “your” when they mean “you’re,” I cringe. If someone says, “It was on the ground,” and … Read More
Too Many Unknowns About Measure CW
Having a sunset clause in tax measures is the only way taxpayers have to force elected officials to focus on accomplishing intended projects within an agreed period of time and at a certain cost. Our local city officials already have said why this project needs to be started and why it needs to be done: It is a federally mandated … Read More
Only One Measure Worth a Yes
L.A. Watchdog –Of the 24 ballot measures on the Nov. 8 ballot, only four are specific to the city of Los Angeles. Only one deserves a Yes vote (RRR — DWP Reform), two deserve a No vote (HHH — the $1.2 billion homeless bond and SSS – Fire and Police Pension Plans), and one deserves a Heck No vote (JJJ … Read More
Why Old Guys Still Control NEA Wheel
Let me introduce today’s statistic by first repeating a post from October 20, 2015: Two years ago, National Education Assn. discovered the delegates to its convention were, on average, 51 years old. Even worse, only 10 percent of them were under 35 years of age. This led to much handwringing and vows to create outreach programs to attract and train … Read More
Will Mister Hand Off to Missus?
Mr. Elias
The rumor has persisted for almost two years, since state Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris announced she was running for the U.S. Senate seat long held by retiring Democrat Barbara Boxer. That rumor – until after next month’s election, it can be no more – suggests Gov. Brown might appoint his wife of 11 years, lawyer Ann Gust Brown, to serve … Read More
Hillary – Innocent, as Charged
Mr. Podesta. Photo: David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images
Doyle McManus, an essayist for the virulently anti-Trump Los Angeles Times, believes that the 30,000 emails Hillary Clinton said she burned really were all about her yoga classes and Chelsea’s wedding. As a loyal little liberal sycophant, Mr. McManus swore in his Sunday essay that there was nothing worth repeating about corrupt Hill in the lately released WikiLeaks-triggered emails. That, … Read More