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David Whiting

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Bootlicker David Whiting and the Footwear of Justice

    This week Orange County Register columnist David Whiting changed things up. Instead of licking the boots of brutal police officers, he licked the loafers of the three Fullerton councilmembers facing recall in June: former Mayor Dick Jones, former Fullerton cop Don Bankhead and former Fullerton Polic ... More >>

  • News

    May 10, 2012

    The Orange County Register Urges the Public to Not Believe Its Own Eyes

    [Moxley Confidential] Bootlicking 101, using the now-infamous Kelly Thomas video

  • News

    December 29, 2011

    What We Learned

    The Year on Navel Gazing and Beyond!

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Kelly Thomas Killing Befuddles The Orange County Register Newsroom

    Register: You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll be spoon-fed the official police version!​There's no doubt that Fullerton police officers killed Kelly Thomas last July in an outrageous incident that provoked international focus on police brutality in Orange County.I'm focusing on the word "killed" beca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2011

    David Whiting: Cops Can Kill Innocent Man; Just Don't Screw with Nixon Library Floor Mats

    Whiting and The Art of Bootlicking​Six Fullerton cops savagely beat a defenseless homeless man to death in July, but that didn't piss off Orange County Register columnist David Whiting.In fact, officers literally tore off Kelly Thomas' face before he took his last breath. Thomas' crime? He took un ... More >>

  • Columns

    November 10, 2011

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    Whiting and The Art of Bootlicking​Six Fullerton cops savagely beat a defenseless homeless man to death in July, but that didn't piss off Orange County Register columnist David Whiting.In fact, officers literally tore off Kelly Thomas' face before he took his last breath. Thomas' crime? He took un ... More >>

  • News

    November 3, 2011

    David Whiting: The Register's New Bootlicker

    [Moxley Confidential] Gordon Dillow may have left the building, but his cop-loving spirit lives on

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Frank Mickadeit Wants To Hurt Somebody Tonight

    R.Scott Moxley / OC WeeklyHere's the leaner, meaner Frank Mickadeit​On July 15, Frank Mickadeit, Orange County's best-dressed journalist, took what must have been painful action. He stripped off his natty business attire, hung it inside a locker and donned something similar to my daily outfit: a t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    OC Register Article on Factory Records Has Best. Lede. Ever. LOL.

    Miguel VasconcellosDave James of Factory Records​We're not even going to say anything about how OC Register published a story on vinyl records making a comeback, five days after we put the same story on our cover (Revinylized, by Brandon Ferguson) on the same people, and photographed by a former O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2010

    The Orange County Interwebs Horror Show

    ​Today begins what will hopefully become a weekly Monday feature, although that may depend on if there is enough content to make that happen. Otherwise, it will go up when there are enough items to make it so. What am I yammering on and on about? The Orange County Interwebs Horror Show, a coll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    What is Craig Reem Hiding at the Great Park?

    Shhh! I'm hiding great park secrets.​Crooks and con artists tend to erect ridiculous hurdles for journalists. For example, Mike Carona--our ex-sheriff-turned-convicted-felon--liked to grant interviews to journalists he knew would toss him only softball questions.For other reporters (like me), ther ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2010

    Sunday News Notes

    News highlights include:Relax, sir. It's only .000034 percent of your wealth.​Is OC's Biggest Billionaire Stingy?Two of Donald L. Bren's children are expected to take their father to court this week in Los Angeles in hopes of winning $800,000 in retroactive monthly child support payments because, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2010

    OC Register Writer Dons A New Hat

    You never know who is at the other end of an online chat​A couple of years after her husband died, Diane Sandison decided to find new love online at services such as Match.com, but only discovered unsuitable characters who ultimately wanted her to send them money, according to a recent column ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    Why Doesn't the Register Take OC's Holocaust Deniers Seriously?

    From left: Weber, Kelso, Fromm. Three skins in suits!​Hopefully, the new ownership at the Orange County Register will bring a sense of sanity to the paper's recent editorial decisions, most perplexing of which has been to grant longtime editor David Whiting a column. I like his outdoors writing, b ... More >>

  • News

    October 2, 2008

    The Newly Dumbed-Down 'DayBreak OC' Is the Funniest OC-Centered Sitcom Since 'Arrested Development'

    From left: Weber, Kelso, Fromm. Three skins in suits!​Hopefully, the new ownership at the Orange County Register will bring a sense of sanity to the paper's recent editorial decisions, most perplexing of which has been to grant longtime editor David Whiting a column. I like his outdoors writing, b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2008

    Dumbest Register Story Ever?

    According to folks we know who work there--see our OC Register Death Watch archive for all the depressing details--morale has never been lower at the Orange County Register. Last weekend, I bumped into one prominent Reg writer who told me it takes all his strength to even show up at work for fear of ... More >>

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