Cypress has followed Westminster's lead in officially embracing the occult.
The Cypress City Council voted in a perplexing 2-1 majority to display "In God We Trust" in council chambers. Aww, poor Cypress - only three council members? Iddle biddle widdle council, so cute! Actually two council members abstained, claiming they didn't want to give views on religious matters. And yet they're willing to passively endorse the phrase? Cowards.
The phrase is a reference to the fact that followers of th
Orange County Register: The third Disney theme park April Fools prankster comes clean. . . . Two teens are busted in the Old Towne Orange tagging spree. Holiday sales were down 18 percent at South Coast Plaza. . . . Sokol: Military members living under Don't Ask, Don't Tell tell. . . . Mickadeit: My life as a flaming thespian.
Los Angeles Times: Where's your messiah now? Four people were shot at a religious reteat east of Temecula. . . . Diamond Bar drops its objection to plans fo
Last night, the Daily Show provided its trademark dose of clarity regarding the case of Lt. Dan Choi, a graduate of Tustin High School and West Point. Choi's an Iraq War veteran and was working for the military as an Arabic translator -- until he announced that he's gay. The ensuing media frenzy has thrown a lot of heat at the 15-year-old "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Luckily, John Oliver is here to remind us of the other side of the argument:
The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cDa
Tustin's Dan Choi, who turned up in previous Navel Gazing posts here and (hilariously) here, is famously battling to remain an Army lieutenant despite having come out as a gay American. He has received 141,262 online signatures of support for his recent letter to President Obama seeking the Commander in Chief's intervention. Rick Jacobs, the chairman of California's progressive online site Courage Campaign, sends word that Choi is again reaching out for public support on the eve of his military
Former Tustin resident Lt. Dan Choi issued the following statement regarding a military panel in New York recommending he be discharged from the Army:
Dear friend -- I've got some bad news. After 10 years of service to our country--including leading combat patrols, rebuilding schools and translating Arabic in Iraq for 15 months--the Federal Recognition Board issued its recommendation on Tuesday that I be discharged from the Army for "moral and professional dereliction" under the military's
Sorry for the late notice, but you can hear Army Lt. Dan Choi, who's recently made headlines for challenging the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy," today at 4:20 p.m. on KPFK-FM 90.7, online at www.kpfk.org. It's a pre-recorded segment, and one where you immediately get the warmth of the man and the idiocy of the miltary policy (although Choi says the armed forces' top brass don't give a damn). Also tune in to hear Choi trash my alma mater, Anaheim High School, versus his beloved Tillers
