Examiner: Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Sheriff Joe Arpaio

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“America’s Toughest Sheriff,” Joe Arpaio from Maricopa County in Arizona, will be the keynote speaker on May 5 at the Apple Valley Amphitheater at the town hall.  Arpaio will be stumping for 8th Congressional District candidate Phil Liberatore.

“I’m delighted to endorse Phil Liberatore for Congress,” said Arpaio. “Our nation needs strong, credible leadership, especially in today’s difficult economic time.

“We need leaders that will defend the Constitution. Liberatore will fight to enforce our current immigration laws.

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iePolitics: Remember this gem from Red County?

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My reason for posting it will be clearer later today or tomorrow.

From Red County:

High Desert Radio Talk Show Host Launches Racial Assault, Stuns Community

By sbinsider | 4/28/07 | 1:42 PM EDT | 0 Comments
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As referenced in the April 28, 2007 San Bernardino County News Roundup, this shocking story filed by Mitch Deacon of the Victor Valley Daily Press reports the on-air outburst of Barb Stanton, host of her eponymously-titled political affairs program on Apple Valley-based Talk 960 radio station. According the news account, Stanton’s live on-air media meltdown this past week resulted in her hurling ethnic slurs directed at members of the region’s growing Asian-American community. Additionally, Stanton may also have violated federal banking laws.

 

Excerpts from the V V Daily Press article:

 

In a provocative outburst on radio station 960, talk show host Barb Stanton on Thursday cast aspersions on the recent merger announcement between Desert Community Bank and East West Bank, calling it a “dirty little trick.”

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Examiner: Cowboy festival featured western entertainment and education

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If you think Los Angeles County’s fourth largest city seems like an unlikely place for one of the nation’s finest western music and poetry events, you would be wrong.  The city of Santa Clarita recently hosted its 19th annual Cowboy Festival at Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio where western music and movie buffs gathered to enjoy a day or two of top-notch cowboy entertainment topped off with barbeque and peach cobbler.

The event featured four stages of entertainment throughout the festival to provide poetry and music continuously.  On Main Street one could find books, jewelry, art, clothing, furniture, and almost anything else a cowboy could need.

Trick ropers and other characters mosied their way around the ranch to entertain and educate young and old alike about the cowboy way.  .  A buffalo soldier encampment, complete with the wives and children dressed in period costumes, was a definite crowd pleaser.

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iePolitics: Boy am I in trouble!

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The other day I posted some Facebook pages for a variety of friends so that you would know they were there and could “like” them.  Well, one of those pages was CA08Updates.

Apparently, when I linked to it, I did not clear my cache properly and I ended up linking to a doggie site instead.  I happen to think that was appropriate as that race has gone to the dogs, but I have not heard the end of it.

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IePolitics: What is it about John Pinkerton?

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When I write an Examiner story I also put it on Facebook, tweet it, pin it, stumble upon, Google+ and LinkedIn. When I feel like dealing with the site, which is a pain, I also Reddit.

Within 24 hours of posting the John Pinkerton story I had several re-tweets and 39 re-pins. I decided it must be spammers or something.

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Examiner: Governor signs Pet Lover’s Plate time extension bill

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Governor Jerry Brown

California Governor Jerry Brown finally tries to get on the good side of the state’s animal rescue community, at least temporarily.  While the bitterly fought battle over the governor’s plan to neuter the Hayden Act, California’s landmark shelter animal welfare law, continues in the state legislature, Brown signed Assembly Bill 610 into law on Thursday.

Assemblyman Jose Solorio (D-Anaheim) introduced AB6120 earlier this year to extend the period of time in which pre-orders can be obtained for a new specialized vehicle license plate.  The plate will promote spay and neuter programs in the state and is sponsored by the Department of Consumer Affairs Veterinary Medical Board.

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Examiner: Focus on California’s 8th Congressional District: Angela Valles

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Angela Valles

California’s newly created 8th Congressional District is one of the largest geographically in the United States.  It covers more than 20,000 square miles and includes parts of three counties.

There are 13 candidates in the race, 10 Republicans, 2 Democrats, and 1 “no party’ candidate.  Two of the candidates are women, one Democrat and one Republican.

Angela Valles is the Republican woman running for the seat.  Here is what she wanted Examiner.com readers to know about her candidacy.

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Examiner: Focus of California’s 8th Congressional District: John Pinkerton

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John Pinkerton

California’s new 8th Congressional District encompasses more than 20,000 square miles, making it the largest geographically in the state.  It extends from the east end of the San Bernardino Valley, over the mountains, to the Nevada and Arizona state lines and up through Mono and Inyo counties.

There are 13 candidates running for the seat including 10 Republicans, 2 Democrats, and 1 “no party” candidate.  It is a heavily Republican district; however, due to the new open primary system and the number of ways the Republicans will slice up the vote, it is conceivable the top two vote getters could be Democrats.

John Pinkerton is one of those Democrats.  Here are the responses he provided to Examiner.com.

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IePolitics: After Rocha and Kephart, let’s revisit this story

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Remember this story:  Suicide on the Mountain

Also, the was the story of Erin. I don’t know if she still reads the blog and I can’t think of her last name, but all of these people were labeled “crazy” for suggesting something was wrong with the Sheriff’s office in the mountains.