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Santa Clarita’s Own Rally to Restore Sanity

By ✖ the Monk ✖ on October 30th, 2010

Sign - I Disagree with you but I'm Pretty Sure you're not hitlerI learned about this Rally to Restore Sanity from an article in the Signal newspaper this week.

The Rally had about 20-25 people mostly young college aged with a few older democrats who saw this as an opportunity to push their agenda. The biggest being Carol Lutness who showed up with a suitcase full of political propaganda and was really only interested in talking with the press. Obviously Lutness missed the entire purpose of this rally and the rally in Washington DC.  These Rallies aren’t for or against a particular view point but are against the polarizing of the American people which in the last two years has been over the top ridiculous.  If you voted for Barrack Obama you don’t just have opposing political views, you are some how a secret socialist mole hell bent on the destruction of the United States!!! Really?

Luttness isn’t the only person who missed the purpose of these rallies.  Take a look at Bill Reynolds (notaferryfan) comment on the Signal article.

this rally sounds silly especially since you’re not promoting an actual idea or suggestion. Looking for middle ground? Please help me understand by providing your opinion of “middle ground” and what you consider “progress”.

Well of course this Rally sounds silly to a Republican Wingnut extremist like Bill Reynolds, Continue reading Santa Clarita’s Own Rally to Restore Sanity →

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This is How You Defeat Extremism

By ✖ the Monk ✖ on October 30th, 2010

I am very impressed with this  Lauren Valle’s response to Mr. Profitt’s outrageously pompous attitude that he deserves an apology! This man stomped on a ladies head while she was on the ground held down by 2 other people.

Mr. Profitt, You have asked that I apologize to you. Perhaps this is not the apology that you are looking for, but I do have some things to say.

I have been called a progressive, a liberal, a professional agitator. You have been called a conservative, a Republican, a member of the Tea Party movement. Fundamentally and most importantly, you and I are both human beings. We are also both American citizens. These two facts, to me, are far more meaningful than the multitude of labels that we carry. And if these two facts are true then it means we are on the same team.

I have not been for one moment angry with you and your actions. Instead I feel thoroughly devastated. It is evident that your physical assault on me is symptomatic of the crisis that this country is struggling through. And it seems that I will heal from my injuries long before this country can work through our separation. Only when we decide let go of our hate, our violence and our aggression will we be able to communicate to each other about the issues that divide us. Right now, we are not communicating, we are stomping on each other. No one can ever win, no one can ever be heard, with violence. Continue reading This is How You Defeat Extremism →

Commentary, Local 3 comments

Roger Gitlin crashes and burns

By ◄ The Centaur ► on October 29th, 2010

His whiny, “I’m a victim” email leaks out after The Signal stops publishing his race-baiting vomit:

Subject: Poor communication and disrespect to me
I have known you three years

I sent the Op Ed on ” What happens November 3″ in Monday, October 17. No response or acknowledgement of receipt was given me. Former Opinion editor Josh Premako would always acknowledge receipt.

I sent a follow up e mail Wednesday, October 19. No response of acknowledgement.
Some weeks back, I wrote a relevant piece entitled, ” Is it OK to use the word Negro.?” Lila, I am still waiting nor your three-times asked for explanation why you and The Signal refused to run that piece.
Lila,if no one ever told you, when you ignore some one that is rude behavior. This is not the first time you have displayed that behavior. Continue reading Roger Gitlin crashes and burns →

Media, Politics 2 comments

Hilarious :: Donald Duck Meets Glenn Beck

By ✖ the Monk ✖ on October 4th, 2010

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Gitlin and Sulpizio dislike independent thinking

By ✖ the Monk ✖ on September 25th, 2010

This letter to the Editor was mailed to my local Paper The Signal in response to two no nothing political blowhards from both political parties.  For whatever reason it was never printed, I will assume it was misplaced.

I am writing in response to Roger Gitlin’s conservative voting guide from May 30th and Patricia Skinner Sulpizio’s Democrat and Decline-to-State voter’s guide from June 1st .  It comes as no surprise that the unprincipled, plagiarism-defending Gitlin would be arrogant enough to tell people how they should vote. Gitlin is the guy who defended illegal immigration attack-dog Frank Jorge’s violent revolutionary rhetoric until the dog turned on its owner and bit conservative George Runner. Gitlin then became the conservative lap dog and transformed into Mr. Apology.

What kind of message is Gitlin sending by publishing a “Conservative Voting Guide?” It really seems a bit unpatriotic to tell people how they should vote. In Gitlin’s defense, I suppose hard-line conservative followers can’t be trusted to think for themselves.

Sulpizio’s voting guide is even worse than Gitlin’s. At least he explains why he is endorsing his people. Sulpizio’s submitted a list with instructions for her party. Does she have so little respect for her fellow Americans that she doesn’t even attempt to persuade them? Does she just expect them to just automatically vote the party line? It is no wonder the Republicans have been owning the Democrats in the valley for so long; Democrats can’t even come up with good reasons to vote Democrat other then, “Oh, well – I am not a Republican.”

Voters need to wake up and stop letting political parties, media blowhards and local partisan drones – like Gitlin and Sulpizio – tell them how to think, feel and vote.