I know I'm probably in the minority here, but I really don't care that President-elect Barack Obama left his Kailua vacation rental at 7:15 this morning for a workout at Kaneohe or that "his shirt was soaked when sweat" when he reappeared at 8:10. I don't care that his neighbors are sitting on "lawn chairs" … Continue reading Stalker nonsense
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Obama’s nutty OC antagonist
And now to plug yet another of my former OC Weekly colleagues. On Monday, according to this Associated Press story, the Supreme Court trash-canned some New Jersey wad's attempt to overturn Barack Obama's presidential election, saying Obama is not a U.S. citizen because his dad was a British national. This is well known. But did … Continue reading Obama’s nutty OC antagonist
Return of the Superferry…
... To court, that is. Today the Hawaii Supreme Court takes up the matter of whether Act 2, the state Legislature's special law passed in 2007 that grants a special exemption from state environmental laws to Hawaii Superferry Inc., is constitutional. The matter begins at 8:45 this morning–click here for live blogging of the proceedings. … Continue reading Return of the Superferry…
Cox sucks (as well as blows)
You have no idea how much I enjoyed writing that title, which refers to current Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox. See, back when I was a reporter in Orange County, California, Cox served as a U.S. Congressman representing the extremely affluent and conservative people of Newport Beach, so I learned first-hand just what … Continue reading Cox sucks (as well as blows)
Toy Story
And now, with the Christmas holidays nearly upon us, here's a heart-warming tale of corporate negligence and stinginess. According to this Pacific Business News report, the State of Hawaii will get a whopping $200,000 from the mighty Mattel Corporation. The money is our cut of a $12 million settlement package between Mattel and 39 states … Continue reading Toy Story
Shoes you can trust
Rather than try to improve on what's turning out to be the shoe-related story of the decade, I'm just going to refer everyone to this take on the matter by my old friend and OC Weekly colleague Jim Washburn. It's far superior to anything I could have written on this momentous occasion, and captures what … Continue reading Shoes you can trust
Iraq can be fun!
Here's a fun little exercise you can do if you get bored this weekend: 1. Read this, a transcript of President George W. Bush's December 6, 2008 Weekly Radio Address in which he discusses why our occupation of Iraq has lately been so successful that we will soon be able to begin withdrawing some of … Continue reading Iraq can be fun!
‘Outsourcing Intelligence’
Now there is a truly glorious contradiction in terms. In this era when the Bush Administration sees privatization possibilities in every corner of government, and government effectiveness and accountability is at its lowest point since the Hoover Administration, I suppose it makes perfect sense that it would hire L-3 Communications, a New York-based publicly traded … Continue reading ‘Outsourcing Intelligence’
Bush’s Legacy, Part 2 (or 1, I can’t keep track anymore of what I’ve written)
Wow, George W. Bush is really taking this whole "legacy" thing seriously. This kind of amazes me, since he's never really taken anything in his whole life seriously (well, maybe executing people when he was Texas governor). Anyway, this article in yesterday's Los Angeles Times says Bush Administration officials are distributing a two-page "talking points" … Continue reading Bush’s Legacy, Part 2 (or 1, I can’t keep track anymore of what I’ve written)
The invisible atrocity
As if we don't already have enough to worry about (global financial collapse, endless wars in the Middle East and Central Asia, the future of network programming), here's an AP story that's gotten very little play but I found on the Honolulu Advertiser website. It says that stupid accidents around the world kill nearly a … Continue reading The invisible atrocity
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