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Election Losers, Whiners, and Winners By Roger Burdick www.Chronwatch.com Friday, November 08, 2002 The biggest losers in the latest election are the citizens of California. In his one term, Gray Davis took a two-billion-dollar surplus and turned it into a 50-billion-dollar deficit. That will grow to over a 100-billion-dollar deficit by the end of his next term. Why would anyone in his or her right (or left) mind vote for this guy? I repeat: ''The citizens of California are the biggest losers in this year’s election.'' Senator Jim Jeffords of Vermont is certainly a loser. It's going to be fun...

The Courage to Go It Alone? By the Black Shadow www.Chronwatch.com What is the definition of insanity? Trying the same approach multiple times and expecting a different result. While the San Francisco Chronicle's editorial today praises Bush for hand-wringing over North Korea, it skips out on assigning any blame to the Clinton Administration's appeasement approach for the past decade towards the rogue state. Worse, the Chron doesn't have the temerity to call itself wrong when it blasted Bush for assigning North Korea among the ''axis of evil'' last year in a State of the Union address. The SF Chron howled...

Peace Is a Mental Construct By Cinnamon Stillwell Friday, October 18, 2002 With the Bay Area awash in anti-war rallies, it seemed a good time to address that so illusive of concepts and the stated goal of the pacifists: peace. The problem is, peace doesn’t really exist. In fact, it’s never prevailed throughout the history of humankind. When it has briefly made an appearance, it’s because societies have had to fight off aggressors to achieve it. The truth is, peace is nothing more than a mental construct, adopted by the delusional left to justify its relentless anti-Americanism. Perhaps the peaceniks...

A Dissident Theory Regarding Bali By Dr. Steven Plaut Sunday, October 20, 2002 I ordinarily avoid making predictions about the future. After all, I am an economist, and so belong to a profession that correctly predicted nine out of the past four recessions, and otherwise cannot predict next week's exchange rate. Nevertheless I am going to go out on a limb here and hope I will not regret it. I predict that when the perpetrators of the Bali atrocity get caught, it will turn out they were NOT targeting the tourists, Australians, or the others, at all. So whom were...

Shocking Personal Story from a Student at Santa Monica High Posted by the ChronWatch Founder, Jim Sparkman Tuesday, October 15, 2002 ChronWatch received this amazing letter from a student at Santa Monica High. The events happened last year and early this year. It speaks for itself: To whom it may concern: My name is Christopher Moritz and I am a senior at Santa Monica High School in California. For the last four years I have endured the stigma of being an outspoken conservative Republican in a sea of liberalism. This is my story. As we are all well aware, the...

Muslims Bali-hoo Their Idea of Peace By Marc J. Rauch Tuesday, October 15, 2002 At first, the news reports this past Saturday said that just a handful of people were victims of terrorist bombings in Bali, Indonesia. By Sunday night, the death toll was up to 188, with another 300 people injured. The explosions took place in a night life area that is typically frequented by tourists and vacationers. Indonesia is a Muslim country, the most populous Muslim country. It’s not near Israel or the United States. It’s not run by Jews or Americans. There are no 'illegal' Jewish settlements,...

Follow-Up to the Appearance on Malanie Morgan's Show By Patrick Mallon Tuesday, October 15, 2002 Patrick Mallon provides ChronWatch with a follow-up on his appearance yesterday morning with Melanie Morgan on KSFO-560: Melanie Morgan, Brian Sussman, and Officer Vic were great hosts and started off the show immediately by talking about ChronWatch. I said that Jim Sparkman has given a multitude of writers opportunities to address the leftist Chronicle, as well as issues of the day. Melanie's blood started to boil when I brought up the secret ''withholding'' law Gray Davis signed on September 11 (AB 2065). She couldn't believe...

"Who is your favorite candidate for the Nobel Prize?" Yasser Arafat (5.5%) 9 votes Kofi Annan (2.5%) 4 votes Jimmy Carter (5.5%) 9 votes Jane Fonda (3.1%) 5 votes Jesse Jackson (1.8%) 3 votes Ronald Reagan (81.6%) 133 votes Total votes: 163

Read This and Immediately Lose Weight By Leo Lacayo Friday, October 11, 2002 The U.S. Postal Service just delivered my City and County of San Francisco Voter Information Pamphlet and Sample Ballot, and if you think the name is long, just check out your edition. Skip the book (for starters my name is listed nine times so that means I must know more than you about the issues or that I spent more money putting my name in there than you did). So don't waste your time, here are my recommendations for statewide office. The election of this short list...

Nobel Prize Awarded to "Goobers" By Dr. Steven Plaut Saturday, October 12, 2002 In an era when Yassir Arafat and Shimon Peres hold Nobel Peace Prizes, I suppose none of us should find it too surprising that Jimmy Carter gets awarded one. Jimmy Carter, Mister Peanut from Plains, Georgia, was without a doubt the worst American president in the post-World War II era, and possibly the very worst president ever. True, Clinton would be a major contender, but Clinton will be remembered for his sneaky sleaze, underhandedness, and sly dishonesty, whereas Carter will be remembered for his disgracing America, for...

Recipe for Voting in San Francisco By Leo Lacayo Friday, October 11, 2002 Okay, folks, the abbreviated version: H-N-P-Q-R and BB are YES votes Be sure to vote NO on: A-B-C-D-E-F-G-I-J-K-L-M-O Oh my my! Don't even try to read that phone-book sized ''pamphlet'' put together by the most inept Department of Elections in the state. To save you a lot of work, I have gone to great trouble and pain--even risking double hernia when attempting to lift it out of my mailbox. So, here are my instant recommendations for San Francisco Voters. Prop A - Water Bonds---NO ! STEALS your...

True confession: I am a loyal reader of two Chronicle features, Letters to the Editor, and Corrections. While Letters occasionally unveils a fresh perspective, the corrections box sorts out those bread-and-butter details that are good to know. (Was that Slovakia or Slovenia? And did they actually send troops into war, or just mention the possibility?) Wednesday’s Corrections though did more than pick the lint from day-old sports and political columns. There was a little libel to fix. Unfortunately, the way it was done left me wondering what the word “corrections” means to the Chronicle. For instead of erasing the false...

Liberals are always accusing conservatives of being racists, but I think it’s the other way around. Liberals are the ones who are obsessed with race. That’s why they’re always calling attention to it and turning it into an issue, even when it has no bearing at all on the subject at hand. When it comes to Secretary Colin Powell, they just can’t seem to see past his skin color. Powell has become a favorite target of liberals and in particular black liberals, solely because of his race. During a radio interview on Tuesday, Harry Belafonte decided it was his turn...

New Editor Hired to "Turnaround the Chronicle" Posted by the ChronWatch Editor, Jim Sparkman Friday, September 20, 2002 Thanks to Bob Holmgren for passing on an article from Philadelphia's citypaper.net. In the article we hear the real reasons for hiring 'Rosey' as the Chronicle's new managing editor. It will come as no surprise to CW readers to learn that the "powers that be" want the Chron "to be better, a helluva lot better." It's of some comfort to realize that our comments about the quality of the paper have been endorsed by the Hearst management. Note the comment about the...

Announcing,"Operation Enduring Support": Oct. 6 - USS Hornet By the ChronWatch Editor, Jim Sparkman Friday, September 20, 2002 We recently received this notice by e-mail, which we are going to put on the ChronWatch calendar. However, the event deserves our full attention, so we are also displaying it as a special item here on ChronWatch. Simon Supporters: Dave Katz, newly elected to the SF Republican Central Committee, is co-organizer for an event we should all try to attend. "Operation Enduring Support" on October 6 between 12 and 5 p.m. will take place on the deck of the USS Hornet. The...

Davis Is Destroying California by the Numbers--and Having Fun with You Too! By Leo Lacayo Saturday, September 21, 2002 The San Francisco Chronicle just can't bring itself to give the people of California the bad news all at once, but the red ink is just so abundant that they are no longer able to hide it. While Simon continues to show favorably in the polls, Gray Davis shows up with negative ratings across the board in excess of 50 %. Under Gray Davis, California has gone from the fifth largest economy in the world, to sixth--behind France! If Davis is...

Lead Editorial "Our Pathetic Spy Game" Is Pathetic By the ChronWatch Editor, Jim Sparkman Saturday, September 21, 2002 The editors of the Chronicle keep putting stuff in their lead editorials that just has to be answered. The Friday editorial on the failures of our intelligence agencies is so typical of the liberal mind-set. Liberals--and that includes the Chron--put up every roadblock they can dream up for the U.S. intelligence activities: racial profiling, protecting civil liberties, Ashcroft is "all bad," protection of minority groups through their victimology reporting, etc. Note the editorial's words: SINCE THE mid-1990s, Osama bin Laden lurked on...

Rob Morse and Observing 9-11 By Cinnamon Stillwell Friday, September 13, 2002 Rob Morse's ill-conceived column, “Top 10 better things to do today," 9/11/02, was in very bad taste, to say the least. Morse suggested that rather than watching the television coverage on 9/11 or attending commemorations, people should instead indulge themselves. As the rest of the nation mourned, Morse instructed his readers to “Make love,” “Go to the movies,” “Trade in your SUV,” or if all else fails, “Have a drink.” Apparently, he (and countless others, according to the letters page) expected our television media to commemorate that tragic...

Simon/Davis: If the Chron doesn't like the news, they make-up their own By the Reality Chick Wednesday, September 11, 2002 You gotta hand it to the headline writers at the San Francisco Chronicle. If they don’t like the news, they make some of their own. The big news last Thursday was the poll numbers that surprised everyone. Despite the daily one-two punches inflicted by Davis’ attack ads and a media mindset that is drawn to Simon scandals like flies to cowpies, the left-leaning Field Poll showed Simon climbing to within 7 points of Davis. Imagine the headlines meeting inside Comical...

Tell us what you think: Is there any rational reason why Emil, Sorensen and Morford write for the Chron? By the ChronWatch Editor, Jim Sparkman Wednesday, September 11, 2002 Welcome to the first in a new series of ChronWatch reader-led discussions. We'll start off the exchange by saying a few words on a particular subject, and then you're welcome to add your own thoughts and comments to this page, using the "Reader Comments" feature below. ...And now for today's discussion topic: At ChronWatch, we try to understand the motivations behind what the Chron does and doesn't do. Recognizing their adopted...