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Barth Not Running for Mayor of Irvine

By Frustrated Republican | 10/21/09

Local activist and communications director of the Irvine Republican Council, Megan Barth (who caused a bit of a local stir with this refreshingly honest speech on Monday night), has issued a statement saying she will not be running for Mayor of Irvine in 2010, as some had been encouraging her to do. This came across the transom a short while ago: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Irvine - This letter has been drafted in response to numerous calls,... read more »

Dear Michelle Steel: Irvine is Worth Fighting for

By Frustrated Republican | 10/20/09

In his Central Committee roundup, Allan Bartlett describes a highlight from Red County's own Megan Barth. She delivered a rousing speech about the betrayal felt by Irvine Republicans over Michelle Steel's tacit endorsement of Sukhee Kang. Here's the full text of Megan's excellent speech:   First of all, thank you Mr. Chairman, for allowing me this opportunity to speak in this forum. It is a privilege for me to have a few... read more »

IOU's Are Back in California

By Frustrated Republican | 06/30/09

Reports are that California's state government will begin issuing IOU's to creditors this week: Deficit forces California to issue IOUs Meanwhile, the Sacramento Bee reports that the only possible holdup to this plan could be the banks that ultimately have to choose whether to accept those vouchers: State to issue IOUs to vendors, local governments In the end, most Californians seem to be thinking, 'so be it' if this is what it takes to... read more »

Desperate Ahmadinejad Compares Obama to Bush

By Frustrated Republican | 06/25/09

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday called the U.S. president inexperienced, compared him unfavorably to President George W. Bush and suggested he apologize for "interfering in Iran's affairs." "Do you think that this kind of behavior is going to solve any of your problems? It will only make people think you are someone like Bush," the semiofficial Fars news agency quoted Ahmadinejad as... read more »

Protestor on CNN: "It's Time to Act!"

By Frustrated Republican | 06/24/09

A new video report from CNN is burning through the internet because it is an independetly-confirmed, first-hand account of increased violence directed at protestors today in Tehran. Even more powerful, however, is her exhortation at the end of the video, "This is genocide, this is a massacre, this is Hitler! And you people should stop it. A long time we have been exposed to this and nobody takes action. It's time to... read more »

The New Face of Protest: Iranian Women

By Frustrated Republican | 06/23/09

You wouldn't want to speak up too forcefully on their behalf now, Mr. President: Iranian women stand up in defiance, flout rules (CNN) Naaaahhhh... that would be to "intrusive" of us... read more »

"Soraya" Star Rises Up for Iranian Women

By Frustrated Republican | 06/18/09

President Obama won't take up for the people of Iran, but an acclaimed Hollywood actress will. Shohreh Aghdashloo, star of the forthcoming film, "The Stoning of Soraya M," has been doing a laudible job in his wake. As she makes the rounds in promoting the movie, the coincidental developments in Iran have everyone asking about the events taking place in the nation where she was born. Her appearance below, from Wednesday's "Fox and... read more »

Ed Royce Endorses Shawn Nelson for Supervisor

By Frustrated Republican | 06/04/09

Earlier this year, Republican political insiders were buzzing with the rumor that term-limited Republican member of the Board of Supervisors, Chris Norby, had engineered a hush-hush deal with the also term-limited Clerk Recorder, Tom Daly: you endorse me for your seat, I'll endorse you for mine. As clever as this might have sounded, many conservative activists weren't at all happy with the idea of the Republican, Norby, endorsing the... read more »

Chuck DeVore Launches Anti-Initiative Website

By Frustrated Republican | 04/22/09

Assemblyman Chuck DeVore today launched a new website aimed at helping to defeat all six of the May 19th ballot initiatives: www.votenosixtimes.com Said a DeVore for Senate spokesperson, "Over Valentine's Day weekend, California Democrats kept the entire State Assembly and Senate in session for 72 hours straight until Republicans caved. They voted through the single largest state-level tax increase in history and followed up... read more »

SunCal Folding the Tent?

By Frustrated Republican | 11/05/07

It's not a done deal yet, but it looks like SunCal's attempted end-around on Anaheim's zoning laws may be coming to a close. First it was reported last week that SunCal dropped the ball on the option it had been carrying on the land in question, now we find the company has told the city it will not be responsible for costs in the lawsuit it brought about from Disney versus the city. Its basis?  No longer will SunCal "continue to seek... read more »