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A PROPOSITION TO BAN PROPOSITIONS
Oct 30, 2008 | 8:09 PM
Category: Political
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I had a dream.. check that.. a nightmare.. i was driving and all i heard on the radio were ads for propositions.. all the billboards on the side of the road were for propositions... i turned on the TV and all the programming had been suspended and proposition commercials were running back to back. The Dodgers used all the money they had to sign Manny and gave it to proposition backers. At Staples Center the Lakers and Clippers were sponsored by various propositions. The Laker Girls had props listed on their chests.. ( you know everyone pays attention to that ! ) Taxi drivers had those rooftop signs that were all about propositions. I ordered a pizza and it came in a box covered with ads for propositions. When i went to the airport, LAX's theme restaurant had a huge tent over it with ads for propositions.. When i went to the rest room and closed the stall door, on the back, well.. you get the idea. Has anyone said ''enough"'..i mean really.... it's not just that the ads are totally confusing misleading, propoganda, and ANNOYING after the 9 zillionth time.. it's that the process is so out of whack that anyone with a couple of million to spend or a cousin with a Sacramento based public relations firm can get something on the ballot. It's good idea that is totally out of control Think of the tens of millions, it not much much more that all of the various campaigns have spent,..( ''7 ''spent about 27 million alone of utility company money to knock that baby down...which i'm sure will be hidden in the fine print of the rate hikes on our subsequent bills) and .. you know what ? despite it all.....everyone's going to vote 'NO on all of ' em anyway ( except maybe 11 )... what a waste of money... That could've been used in SOOOOOOO many better ways..how about the propositions fund raisers raising that kind of money health care ? homeless ? education? donate it to cancer research for God's sakes. Legislators are the ones we pay to go to Sacramento and fight with each other until some laws are made that theoretically reflect what the public wants and needs... granted that is a FAR from perfect system..but hey, isn't that why we have elections ? I propose no more props for 25 years.. can I start a campaign to get that law passed ?
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Biggerslick read my blog
Oct 31, 2008 | 6:38 PM

Prosperity is the surest breeder of insolence I know. - Mark Twain April 5, 1867
marv read my blog view my photos
Oct 31, 2008 | 7:49 PM

excellent subject phil. i grew up in a city in which all voters chose 9 candidates for city council... assuming there were at least 18 people running for the nine spots (no districts, each is a city wide district) there were tons of signs all over and it was fun for me as a kid, it gave us a sense of an important community. as for the current props '08, i can't recall this many interesting measures on the ballot. can you and your fellow reporters each craft a slate of endorsements? i'll probably vote for every measure on jillian's slate. i am hoping monday night will be a good newscast during which i can take notes an be a wise voter. love you. marv.
DfDeportation read my blog view my photos
Nov 2, 2008 | 9:31 PM

YES ON 8

YES ON 4
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.. been in LA since '83... aside from the traffic and an occassional earthquake it's awesome.. why wouldn't you want to live here ? I have a great job.. the people here are fun... I get to do what we call ''long form'' stories, investigations, half hour specials.. we can really get into some serious issues here... ( no not Britney). Someday i hope to meet Jillian. Later.

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