Dennis Kucinich

Tim Carpenter, OC-Tied Director of Progressive Democrats of America, Calls On Federal Spending Boost

Cal State Fullerton graduate Tim Carpenter--a longtime, popular liberal activist in Orange County before moving to Massachusetts--is calling on Democrats to resist Republican attempts to shortchange middle class and low income Americans in advance of the federal government's so-called looming "fisca ... More >>

Some People's History of the Century: Not Everybody's, and Very Slowly

Today I offer a frustratingly joyful--if joyfully frustrated--celebration of a book which seems to have been written just for you, by which I mean me, us. It arrives to meet a need, answer a desire. It's impossible, finally, for The Bibliofella not to share without also going on and on, and in this ... More >>

Jenna Jameson's for Mitt Romney But What About These 8 Porn Actresses?

We mentioned earlier how adult entertainer-turned-Huntington Harbour mom Jenna Jameson and gay pornpressario Michael Lucas are solidly behind (oofa!) Mitt Romney for president, while Ron Jeremy likes, but probably will not vote for, the former Massachusetts governor.Well, we now know how eight other ... More >>

[UPDATED with Irvine Call for Closure:] Tim Carpenter Back to "No Nukes" San Onofre with All His Old Progressive Pals

UPDATE, APRIL 25, 10:53 A.M.: As expected, the Irvine City Council Tuesday night called for the shutdown of the nuclear power plant 22 miles away, the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS).Among the more than 200 people who turned out for the agenda item was Arnie Gundersen, a former nuclear ... More >>

Progressive Counterparts to Teabaggers Brown Bag It at Local Congressional Offices Today

​House members are being criticized for leaving Washington, D.C., without a federal budget vote to campaign in their districts before the November election. Some Orange County Congress people, like their brethren around the country, can escape the scorn by sharing a brown bag lunch at their distri ... More >>

The Bard of the Gypsy Den Replies to the Democratic Party's Plea for Midterm Money

What, me worry?​Ann Marie Habershaw, chief operating officer of the Democratic National Committee, sent out one of those mass emails claiming her party has a plan to do well in the mid-term elections--if the person receiving the message sends back five bucks by tonight. Little did H ... More >>

Progressive Stars Mimi Kennedy, David Clennon, Norman Solomon to Attend Newport Coast Reception Tonight

TheRagBlog.blogspot.comThe PDA's chairwoman, actress Mimi Kennedy, and national director, Tim Carpenter.​If out-of-town Republicans can sweep into Newport Beach every campaign cycle to scoop up cash for their causes and candidates, why can't Democrats?

Tim Carpenter Returns Home to Push Single-Payer Healthcare

Progressive Democrats of AmericaTim Carpenter makes his single-payer pitch.Tim Carpenter had been the longtime face of progressive politics in Orange County before leaving in 2002 to become a top organizer for Dennis Kucinich's presidential bid followed by his current post: national director of the ... More >>

Tim Carpenter: Back With a Vengeance

“I haven't seen you since 1988,” Tim Carpenter says with astonishment as he finally recognizes the progressive activist whose hand he's been shaking during a brief break between a press conference and rally for Democratic candidates at the Teamsters Local 952 union hall in Orange last Friday. B ... More >>

Dick's Out

That's right, folks. Dick Cheney is in town today to attend a high-dollar fundraiser for fellow Republican Ken Calvert. You may remember Ken from his 1993 arrest for soliciting a prostitute in Corona. Or maybe it's from his 2006 designation by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics as one of th ... More >>

First shocker of the night!

ABC calls Utah for Romney! Which is like calling Berkeley for Kucinich...

Moneyopoly

Who are the OC players who contributed to the 2008 presidential candidates?

Monday's Headlines. No Surprises.

Need a Carona/Haidl primer? Paul Pringle and Christine Hanley provide one in today's Times. Or you could just skim the Moxley archives. Flying (and crashing) solo: An OC sheriff's deputy crashed his cruiser into a tree on an on-ramp to the I-405 in Seal Beach early this morning. The Register report ... More >>

Dennis the Not-Very-Menacing

Ohio Congressman and looooong shot Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich is coming to Republican-dominated Orange County later this month to rally some funds for his cause. During his visit he is expected to speak briefly and then, well, collect money. Here are some things Kucinich migh ... More >>

Film

MOJADOS: THROUGH THE NIGHT

Picks 'n' Pans

Don't miss Freedom From Despair and Mojados: Through the Night at Fullerton Film Fest. Don't bother: A Dios Momo Dem Bones

Web Exclusive! Let's Help the Democrats Find Their Spines

Eight Days

Supersize This

Orange Coast Colleges trendiest watch your waistline for extra credit

Letters

Dead Man Talking

The Passion of the Kucinich finds an audience in Long Beach

American Bigmouth

The right, and even some on the left, would love to shut up Michael Moore. But he aint budging

Deja You

Agran and Kucinich could be twins . . . very wee twins

How Will We Know?

Only our vaginas know for sure!

Lewis Black plugs, mugs, shrugs

Whos Your Daddy?

Its Rebecca Schoenkopf!

A Patriot Acts

His sons death leads Fernando Suarez del Solar to speak out against the war

This Slaphappy Summer

Corndogs and Paella in OC; Braunsweiger in the Governors Mansion

Letters

Dont Bitch, Vote Kucinich!

OC activists rally to underdog candidate

To Your Corporate Health

Diary of a Mad County

Serious Stuff

Whitey and War

Slick Talk

Moidering Dem Bums

Give It Up, Al

Citizen Gore's shadow campaign

Patience, George

Space Case

Apparently theres something called Space Command . . . and theyll control the weather