HOLY MARY! OBAMA'S OVAL OFFICE CHAT ON OIL MESS LEAVES SOME PRIESTS SPEECHLESS. OMG.

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By Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
June 15, 2010
9:36 p.m.

The White House

Holy Mary. So, what did you think of President Obama's Address to the Nation tonight over the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill? Little wacky, huh?  What was the POINT of tonight's talk?

I found this on You Tube and wanted to post it....and....just in case you didn't get to see our Commander in Chief in action tonight you need to take the next NINE minutes to see this for yourself.

The BP Oil Spill is now the biggest man-made disaster in America's history. President Obama even pulled out "the Priest card" tonight in trying to stop this crisis.

Tell me, is this a President in control of the situation or can we do better?

Are his "facts" correct.

Some White House watchers are saying President Obama had lots of his data wrong, and what do you think about his lets "page the Priests" to help fix the leak?

Here is the LAST 3 PLUS minutes of his talk:

"It's a faith in the future that sustains us as a people. It is that same faith that sustains our neighbors in the Gulf right now.


Each year, at the beginning of shrimping season, the region's fishermen take part in a tradition that was brought to America long ago by fishing immigrants from Europe. It's called "The Blessing of the Fleet," and today it's a celebration where clergy from different religions gather to say a prayer for the safety and success of the men and women who will soon head out to sea, some for weeks at a time.


The ceremony goes on in good times and in bad. It took place after Katrina, and it took place a few weeks ago, at the beginning of the most difficult season these fishermen have ever faced.


And still, they came and they prayed.


For as a priest and former fisherman once said of the tradition, "The blessing is not that God has promised to remove all obstacles and dangers. The blessing is that he is with us always," a blessing that's granted "even in the midst of the storm."


The oil spill is not the last crisis America will face. This nation has known hard times before, and we will surely know them again. What sees us through -- what has always seen us through -- is our strength, our resilience, and our unyielding faith that something better awaits us if we summon the courage to reach for it.


Tonight, we pray for that courage, we pray for the people of the Gulf, and we pray that a hand may guide us through the storm towards a brighter day."
President Obama
My opine....

Yikes....enough of the chit chat.
Plug the damn hole!

Paging Father Tony....!

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FITZ FACTOR: Brian Fitzgerald's lead for GOP Insurance Commissioner Nomination shrinks....again....to 1,310 over ASS. Mike Villines

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 By Randy Economy
http://www.economy4abc.blogspot.com/
June 15, 2010
9:11 p.m.


Sacramento:

The race for the Republican nomination for California Insurance Commissioner has gotten closer tonight, with more late ballots being reported by the California Secretary of State's Office.

Underfunded challenger Brian Fitzgerald now leads Assemblyman Mike Villines by less and 2/10th of One percent of the votes cast. 

Out of more than 1.65 million votes cast, Fitz is still up by 1,310 votes, and the counting is  NOT over.

 REPUBLICAN NOMINATION
STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER

Brian Fitzgerald   828,037 50.1%

Mike Villines       826,727 49.9%

Fitzgerald spent less than $6,000 on his ENTIRE campaign.  Amazing when you stop and think about the HUNDREDS of MILLIONS of DOLLARS that were spent in the past June Primary campaign here in California.

The winner will face Democratic Assemblyman Dave Jones who bested South Gate Assemblyman Hector De La Torre by almost 400,000 votes.  Stay tuned.  More votes will be reported on Friday.

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UPDATE: Fire in Hacienda Heights reportedly "out." Lakers SMOKIN' CELTICS at HALFTIME at STAPLES 51-31!

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By Randy Economy
http://www.economy4abc.blogpspot.com/
June 15, 2010
7:29 p.m.

Hacienda Heights, CA:

That brush fire appears to be out over in The Heights tonight, but another fire has broken out at the Staples Center as the LA Lakers are BURNING UP the hardwood court and are smoking the Boston Celtics after the first half by 20 points.

Pau Gasol has got game.  Kobe is blazin and life is good here in LA LA LAND!

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BREAKING NEWS: FIRE BREAKS OUT IN HACIENDA HEIGHTS. EVACUATIONS UNDERWAY

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By Randy Economy
http://www.economy4abc.blogspot.com/
June 15, 2010
7:17 p.m.

HACIENDA HEIGHTS -- The Los Angeles Lakers aren't the only thing on fire tonight here in Southern California, so is an area of Hacienda Heights.

More than 100 firefighters are now battling a brush fire that for a while tonight briefly threatened homes and forced evacuations north of Colima Road.


The blaze was burning in dry bush in the steep hillsides near Halliburton Road.

About a dozen residents in six homes were evacuated and firefighter are working to get an upper hand on the dry brush near the residences.

According to reports from the scene:  Four camp crews are trying to cut breaks along the flanks of the blaze and three water-dropping helicopters are overhead.

The blaze was reported shortly before 6 p.m. and quickly spread from 3 acres to just under 10 acres.

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Stacy Choi wins 2010 ABCUSD Student Iron Chef Competition held at Sheraton Cerritos Hotel for her amazing “Grilled Veggie Panini!”

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Chef Carlos Garcia far left and the 2010 Top Student Chefs here in the ABC Unified School District at last weeks annual food fest.  Chef Adam Wilson, last years winner is on the far left, and he is now working at the Sheraton Cerritos!  Congrats to ALL of this years CHEFS!  AMAZING JOB to ALL OF YOU!

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By Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
June 15, 2010
4:21 p.m.

Stacy Choi, a 17 year old graduating senior from Cerritos High School has won the 2010 Iron Chef Competition for 2010 for the Southeast Area ROP at the annual event held last week at the Sheraton Cerritos Hotel.

Choi wowed a panel of 7 local judges (including myself) with her all grilled veggie sandwich piled high on super fresh baked Italian bread. It literally melts in your mouth and has lots of roasted peppers, mushrooms, onions, and crunchiness bit after bit.

The new dish will be featured on the famous “Grille 91 Restaurant” at the Sheraton Cerritos Hotel menu for the next year.

Chef Carlos Garcia from the Sheraton Cerritos has been serving as the instructor for this fantastic student chef program that attracts area high school students from the ABC Unified School District for the past few years.

Once again, he is totally impressed with the skills of these local soon to be chefs.

The other students competing this year (and their dishes) were Olivia Hill with a Sweet Pineapple empanada  ; Erin Unison with an Asian Pear Salad; Genevieve Vasquez, Chipotle Chicken Cilantro and avocado sandwich; Chelsea Logan with a Amaretto Peanut Brittle Mousse (seen here); Talia Desiongco and a Summer Berry Bread Pudding; and Alexandra Cabriales with a Shrimp and Pork Buckwheat Sobe noodle salad entree.

Congratulations to these amazing talented young people here in our community. These students attend Cerritos High School, Tracy High School, Artesia High School, Gahr High School and Gretchen Whitney High School here in the ABC Unified School District.

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How prepared are you for "THE BIG ONE?" A check list EVERYONE needs to have here in Earthquakeville

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By Randy Economy
http://www.economy4abc.blogspot.com/
June 15, 2010
12:53 a.m.

Cerritos, CA

Tonight we have had more than 4 dozen small earthquakes here in Southern California.  We live in "Earthquake Country" and the BIG one WILL hit us sooner or later.  It isn't a matter of "IF" we will have a major quake of 6.5 or more....but a matter of "WHEN."

So, if that in mind, I wanted to post this vital information from the good boys and girls over at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, also known as "FEMA."

Remember.  Be Prepared.  Don't be SCARED.  BE PREPARED!

FROM FEMA:


Earthquakes strike suddenly, violently and without warning. Identifying potential hazards ahead of time and advance planning can reduce the dangers of serious injury or loss of life from an earthquake. Repairing deep plaster cracks in ceilings and foundations, anchoring overhead lighting fixtures to the ceiling, and following local seismic building standards, will help reduce the impact of earthquakes.


Six Ways to Plan Ahead
1.Check for Hazards in the Home
◦Fasten shelves securely to walls.
◦Place large or heavy objects on lower shelves.
◦Store breakable items such as bottled foods, glass, and china in low, closed cabinets with latches.
◦Hang heavy items such as pictures and mirrors away from beds, couches, and anywhere people sit.
◦Brace overhead light fixtures.
◦Repair defective electrical wiring and leaky gas connections. These are potential fire risks.
Secure a water heater by strapping it to the wall studs and bolting it to the floor.
◦Repair any deep cracks in ceilings or foundations. Get expert advice if there are signs of structural defects.
◦Store weed killers, pesticides, and flammable products securely in closed cabinets with latches and on bottom shelves.

2.Identify Safe Places Indoors and Outdoors
◦Under sturdy furniture such as a heavy desk or table.
◦Against an inside wall.
◦Away from where glass could shatter around windows, mirrors, pictures, or where heavy bookcases or other heavy furniture could fall over.
◦In the open, away from buildings, trees, telephone and electrical lines, overpasses, or elevated expressways.

3.Educate Yourself and Family Members
◦Contact your local emergency management office or American Red Cross chapter for more information on earthquakes. Also read the "How-To Series" for information on how to protect your property from earthquakes.
◦Teach children how and when to call 9-1-1, police, or fire department and which radio station to tune to for emergency information.
◦Teach all family members how and when to turn off gas, electricity, and water.

4.Have Disaster Supplies on Hand
◦Flashlight and extra batteries.
◦Portable battery-operated radio and extra batteries.
◦First aid kit and manual.
◦Emergency food and water.
◦Nonelectric can opener.
◦Essential medicines.
◦Cash and credit cards.
◦Sturdy shoes.

5.Develop an Emergency Communication Plan
◦In case family members are separated from one another during an earthquake (a real possibility during the day when adults are at work and children are at school), develop a plan for reuniting after the disaster.
◦Ask an out-of-state relative or friend to serve as the "family contact." After a disaster, it's often easier to call long distance. Make sure everyone in the family knows the name, address, and phone number of the contact person.

6.Help Your Community Get Ready
◦Publish a special section in your local newspaper with emergency information on earthquakes. Localize the information by printing the phone numbers of local emergency services offices, the American Red Cross, and hospitals.
◦Conduct a week-long series on locating hazards in the home.
◦Work with local emergency services and American Red Cross officials to prepare special reports for people with mobility impairments on what to do during an earthquake.
◦Provide tips on conducting earthquake drills in the home.
◦Interview representatives of the gas, electric, and water companies about shutting off utilities.
◦Work together in your community to apply your knowledge to building codes, retrofitting programs, hazard hunts, and neighborhood and family emergency plans.

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Earthquake CAUGHT on VIDEO TONIGHT during SAN DIEGO PADRE GAME! Reminds us of the 1989 Bay Area World Series Earthquake....sort of.

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By Randy Economy
http://www.economy4abc.blogspot.com/
June 14, 2010
11:31 p.m.

San Diego, CA

Tonight's 5.7 earthquake near the US/Mexico Boarder has been caught on tape during the San Diego Padre/Toronto Blue Jay  baseball game.

This clip just got loaded up on You Tube.

During the bottom of the eighth inning, PETCO Park began to shake due to a 5.7-magnitude earthquake roughly 90 miles east of San Diego.

Listen to the fan reaction.  BTW, don't pay any attention to the First Baseman who is grabbing his "balls" if you know what I am talkin about. 

It sort of reminded me of the World Series Earthquake in the SF/Oakland Bay Area in 1989 when the A's and the Giants were playing in the World Series in Game 3.  I was in Century City over 400 miles south of San Francisco when that quake took place and I had to walk down 33 flights of stairs.  Yikes.  What a horrible night that was for the people of Northern California.






Much of the San Francisco Bay area was destroyed in that massive shaker back then.  Tonight we dodged a bullet here in Southern California.

We live in "EARTHQUAKE COUNTRY."

Be prepared.  Don't be scared.  Be PREPARED.

R

BREAKING NEWS: TONIGHTS EARTHQUAKES COULD BE AFTERSHOCKS FROM 7.2 QUAKE from EARLIER THIS YEAR

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By Randy Economy
http://www.economy4abc.blogspot.com/
June 14, 2010
10:05 p.m.

Southern California

Experts from Cal Tech are reporting that the swarm of Earthquakes that are hitting Southern California tonight are "probably" aftershocks from the 7.2 quake that hit us a couple of months back.  But everyone is on edge.

I want to make sure that everyone takes proper per caution.  Make sure that you are prepared and remember to stay alert.   Here is the latest QUAKE MAP from the USGS. 

Notice that most of these are taking place in what appears to be the San Andres Fault and the Whittier Fault Line.  Both of these fault lines are capable of MAJOR EARTHQUAKES.

BREAKING NEWS: SWARM OF EARTHQUAKES HIT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT. AT LEAST 17 of them from 3.1 to 5.7. MAPS ARE BELOW!

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June 14, 2010
By Randy Economy
http://www.economy4abc.blogspot.com/
9:49 p.m.

Southern California:

We are experiencing a swarm of earthquakes tonight here in the San Diego area of Southern California.  Experts are no sure if this is a pre warning for a big one.  So far at least 17 of them from 3.1 to 5.7 have hit during the past 20 minutes.

We are in Cerritos, and our house has been rolling over and over again during the last half hour.  Lamps in our living room are still swaying.  It feels like a long gentle roll.  Like being on a ship with wave after small wave.

I HATE earthquakes.

Did you feel it?

BREAKING NEWS: 5.7 EARTHQUAKES ROLLS THROUGH SO CAL! Swarm of them are hitting

BREAKING NEWS:
By Randy Economy
http://www.economy4abc.blogspot.com/
June 14, 2010
9:35 p.m.

CERRITOS, CA:

We just had a 5.7 earthquake here in Southern California.

It occurred at 9:28 p.m.  Wait a minute.  We just had a second one.  It is still rolling.

YIKES.  I was watching the Artesia City Council Meeting  and it was caught on tape during that meeting.

Wait a minute.....Two or 3 of them more just hit. .
Magnitude 5.7


Date-Time Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 04:26:58 UTC

Monday, June 14, 2010 at 09:26:58 PM at epicenter



Location 32.698°N, 115.924°W

Depth 6.9 km (4.3 miles)

Region SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Distances 8 km (5 miles) SE (124°) from Ocotillo, CA

24 km (15 miles) WSW (244°) from Seeley, CA

26 km (16 miles) ENE (70°) from Jacumba Hot Springs, CA

36 km (22 miles) WSW (254°) from El Centro, CA

43 km (27 miles) W (277°) from Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico

104 km (65 miles) E (79°) from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico



Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 0.5 km (0.3 miles); depth +/- 1.4 km (0.9 miles)

Parameters Nph= 62, Dmin=6 km, Rmss=0.32 sec, Gp= 76°,

M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=z

THE JOHN AND KEN FACTOR: Late Votes keep Brian Fitzgerald on top over Assemblyman Mike Villines for California State Insurance Commish

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RAZOR
THIN!


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By Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
June 14, 2010
2:53 p.m.

Sacramento, CA

The race for the Republican nomination for State Insurance Commissioner has gotten really really close after additional late ballots have been tallied after last Tuesday's California Primary Election.

The super underfunded Brian Fitzgerald (who bankrolled a huge amount of publicity from the ever popular "John and Ken Show" on KFI Talk Radio still leads heavy favorite Assemblyman Mike Villines by a little more than 5,300 votes out of nearly 1.6 million ballots cast. 

BTW....Fitzgerald was also my pick.  See bottom link below.

Here are the raw totals:

Brian Fitzgerald  780,575 50.2%

Mike Villines      775,206 49.8%

Fitzgerald spent less than $5,000 on his entire campaign and has sent a political shock wave throughout the political world here in California.  Stay tuned.  Turn on John and Ken at KFI each and every weekday afternoon for the latest campaign updates.

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VIDEO: South Carolina US Senate Nominee Alvin Greene. The new "HOPE" of the Democrats this Fall! LOL

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By Randy Economy
http://www.economy4abc.blogspot.com/
June 14, 2010
4:00 a.m.

Way Down in South Carolina:

So, have you seen the new Democratic nominee for the United States Senate from the great state of South Carolina?


He is Alvin Greene.  A veteran of the Iraqi War.  A proud African American. 

He got the most votes in last Tuesday's Democratic Primary election here in South Carolina.

He is the Democrats official pick to take on popular US Senator Jim De Mint in this November's General Election. 

Greene is 32 years old.  He is unemployed.  He put his life on the line in to defend America. He lives in his families home. He has had a few brushes with the law, and today the Democratic Party is having a nervous breakdown over his election win last week.

Greene defeated Vic Rawl, a former judge and state legislator who had a $186,000 campaign war chest.  Greene was an underdog to say the least.  He won the Democratic Nomination for US Senate  by out polling  Rawl by a margin of 58% to 41%. It wasn't even close.

Greene looks "great on paper" and today is the Democratic Party's biggest headache in the making. You see, Greene appears to have a few "screws loose" upstairs if you know what I mean. 

Some call him a "tad" off when you watch him talk. Some call him "Change You Can REALLY Believe in....LOL."  Today he is becoming an "Internet hit."

President Barack Obama's top political ops are scrambling to get Greene off the fall ballot.  Even David Axlerod the mastermind behind the Obama campaign in 2008 can't figure out how to deal with Greene.

So is South Carolina Democratic Senate nominee Alvin Greene intellectually incapable of participating in the general election race, or his he the new "face" of the Democratic Party in this Falls campaign?

State Rep. Todd Rutherford told Fox News that he went to Greene's house to discuss with him how Greene succeeded last week in becoming the candidate to challenge Republican Sen. Jim DeMint in the November election, but he found it difficult to decipher an answer.

"About two questions into a conversation with him, it would become apparent that he is not probably fit to answer the questions befitting a Senate candidate," Rutherford told Fox News.  Even Keith Olberman interviewed him a couple of days ago.  Watch it for yourself.  He appears a little slow a lot nervous, but nothing too bizarre.

"If he was put into this, then it is a joke that is funny to all the rest of us, but he doesn't get it -- because I don't know that his mental status is such that he can get it."

What, someone is finally talking about the "mental status" of a Candidate for the United States Senate?

How different.

Stay tuned this is going to get fun!

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Pedestrian killed on 91 Freeway in Bellflower on Friday is identified as Quinn Luckett, age 20

Breaking News
By Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
June 13, 2010

Bellflower, CA:

A local man identified as Quinn Luckett, age 20, was killed after he apparently jumped in front of a car on the westbound 91 Freeway Friday night at around 7:30 p.m.  The accident shut down the freeway for several hours.

Luckett was listed as a Bellflower resident at the coroner's office, but the California Highway Patrol said he actually lives in Whittier.  Tonight, I want to send my thoughts and prayers to those who knew this young man.


A motorist called 911 and reported that Luckett was running north across eastbound lanes of the 91 then jumped over the center divider to the westbound side of the freeway and was struck by a silver Honda Accord.

CHP is reporting that Luckett "intentionally jumped" into the path of the Honda, and his injuries resulted in his death.  He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics and an investigation is pending.

No arrests were made, and the driver of the Honda who struck Luckett is reported to be a 22-year-old Long Beach woman who was not injured or arrested.  

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RAW VIDEO of ARKANSAS FLOOD: 20 are DEAD and Hundreds are missing is massive river flood in remote campground in the Ouachita National Forest

BREAKING NEWS:

CNN is reporting that at least 20 people died this morning at an Arkansas campground after heavy rain and flash flooding, and hundreds more are missing and unaccounted for after this tragic incident.

Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said there's word from the Red Cross that there could have been as many as 300 people in the rugged Albert Pike campground area of western Arkansas, but he said there is no registration that would show the precise number.

Bill Sadler, a state police spokesman, said a search is on for people still trapped in the area, a relatively remote and rural region where cell phone service could be spotty. Arkansas emergency management officials said 36 people were unaccounted for.

Raw Video from the scene showed a river coursing through the valley. The floodwaters overturned vehicles, crushed asphalt, downed trees and crushed cabins.

A spokesman for St. Joseph's Mercy Health System in Hot Springs said that five flood victims were in stable condition there.

The Albert Pike Recreation Area, a 54-unit campground in the Ouachita National Forest, was packed with vacationing families, many of them from Louisiana and Texas, Fox said. Two dozen people were hospitalized and another 60 were rescued from the steep Ouachita Mountains valley.

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Hawthorne Mayor Larry Guidi formally charged with stealing school kitchen mixer. Faces three years in the slammer. What was he thinking? Paging Judge Judy!

By Randy Economy
http://www.economy4abc.blogspot.com/
June 10, 2010
10:51 p.m.

LOS ANGELES – If you haven't been paying attention to this crusty caper that is unfolding like a bad case of rotten yeast, check this out.

Popular Hawthorne Mayor Larry Guidi, some call him the "Godfather of Hawthorne Politics" because of his deep Italian roots,  was charged on Wednesday with stealing a commercial food mixer from Hawthorne School District because he allegedly needed more dough for his home pizza oven. Are you kidding me?  Nope, afraid not.

Guidi is known for being a "hands on Mayor" according to his official city bio on Hawthorne's website.   I guess he was "too hands" on during this crime that could land him in the slammer for 3 years.

Guidi, 52, who works as a warehouse operations manager for the Hawthorne School District, allegedly stole the food mixer and a cart on March 25 from a school district warehouse. The theft was allegedly captured on video security camera.

The mayor of 17 years was charged in felony complaint No. BA372095 with one count each of second-degree burglary and grand theft, said Deputy District Attorney Ed Miller with the Public Integrity Division. Prosecutors will ask bail be set at $20,000.

Guidi was arraigned on Wednesday morning at the Criminal Justice Center, 210 W. Temple St., in Department 30.

If convicted, he faces up to three years in state prison.

I wonder what kind of "defense" he is going to claim during his trail?

How about this one, ol' Lar....

 "Ahh, excuse me, Judge, but I am totally into baking now, and I needed an industrial sized mixer for my kitchen, because my old one broke....."  lol

I hope that some cable news network will cover his trial live across America.  This really is going to be fun to watch.  Better yet, let's get Judge Judy to hear this trial.  Now that would be worth HUGE ratings!

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BREAKING NEWS: TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE ON 405 FREEWAY AS CHP OFFICER IS RUN OVER IN WEST LA

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By Randy Economy
Video from EYEWITNESS NEWS in LOS ANGELES
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
June 9, 2010
4:15 p.m.

Los Angeles, CA

What a traffic nightmare that has played out all morning and afternoon here on the 405 Freeway in West Los Angeles.

A California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer was critically injured in a crash that shut down a busy portion of the 405 Freeway on Wednesday for nearly 8 hours. 

The officer was making a routine traffic stop around 8:45 a.m. on the side of the freeway when another motorist crossed into the shoulder, striking the officer and pushing him into a second vehicle.  The accident took place around the National Boulevard off ramp.

The officer is in critical condition and was rushed to nearby UCLA Medical Center.  The SUV's two occupants received minor injuries. The other driver's condition was not known.

Some of the freeway is open now, but this traffic nightmare is going to last for several more hours.  The side streets and local neighborhoods along the 405 and 10 Freeways are literally a maze of cars linked bumper to bumper.

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CHEAP IN$URANCE COMMI$H CAMPAIGN! GOP newbie Brian Fitzgerald squeezes past Assemblyman Mike Villines by 11,000 votes, spending less than $5,000 on his ENTIRE campaign!

BREAKING NEWS:
By Randy Economy

www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com

June 9, 2010
7:39 p.m.

Napa, CA

The race for the GOP nomination has foisted a newbie onto the California political spotlight by the narrowest of margin's.

Brian Fitzgerald, who has worked for the California Department of Insurance for over 16 years, enforcing the Insurance Code and regulations against companies and agents, has defeated termed out California State Assemblyman Mike Villines by around 11,000.

But the huge news of this campaign was the fact that Fitzgerald spent less than $5,000 on his ENTIRE CAMPAIGN.  Incredible.  Beyond WORDS.

Fitzgerald's "skinny win" earns him the GOP Nomination for California State Insurance Commissioner. 

Steve Poizner, who lost his bib to become Governor in yesterday's mega million dollar Republican primary  is the current Insurance Commish.

Democratic State Assemblyman Dave Jones of Sacramento body slammed local Assemblyman Hector De La Torre to win his Party's nomination.  De La Torre spent millions of dollars in television ads here in Southern California during the past 3 weeks.

Jones, is a relative unknown outside the doors of Sacramento politics. This will be a hot race come Fall.  Stay Tuned.

State Insurance Commissioner
REPUBLICAN PARTY NOMINATION
Brian Fitzgerald     716,331    50.4%

Mike Villines            705,127    49.6%

DEMOCRAT
Hector De La Torre  581,686   38.8%

Dave Jones               916,838   61.2%

AMERICAN INDEPENDENT
Clay Pedersen       29,036     100.0%

LIBERTARIAN
Richard S. Bronstein   13,292   100.0%

PEACE and FREEDOM
Dina Josephine Padilla    2,934  100.0%

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REP. JANE HARMAN holds off MARCY WINOGRAD....again...in CA 36th Congressional District Primary. GOP'S MATTIE FEIN also wins

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Breaking News:
http://www.economy4abc.blogspot.com/
June 9, 2010
2:27 a.m.

South Bay, CA

So much for throwing Democratic Congresswoman Jane Harman under the Bus of Democracy on Tuesday.  In a nasty campaign, Harman beat back a challenge from "ubber Democrat" Marcy Winograd.  This is the second time at the political rodeo for Winograd in her attempt to upset Harman.

This time around, Harman beat Winograd by 18% of the over vote in California's hotly contested 36th Congressional District, Democratic Primary.

Harman will face a stiff challenge from GOP nominee Mattie Fein who was victorious over Pete Kesterson, and Andrew Sharp.

Stay Tuned.  Lady Jane could be in big trouble this Fall.

Results:

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
JANE HARMAN              22,446    58.79%

MARCY WINOGRAD    15,732    41.21%


REPUBLICAN PRIMARY

MATTIE FEIN                 13,964  50.25%

PETE KESTERSON        11,937  42.96%
ANDREW J SHARP         1,887   6.79%