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John Campbell

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2006

    Red (County) Herring

    Tan Nguyen is an unfortunate, foolish, racist man who did and continues to do unfortunate, foolish, racist things. But who cares? Don't get me wrong, the issue deserves coverage, especially from OC's homegrown authority on all things Mexican. But Tan is drawing all eyes to him - journalists and blog ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2005

    Mea Culpa, We Fuck-Uppa

    There were two HUUUUGE mistakes in the virtual droolings below. First, in KEN CALVERT'S MOD SQUAD, we reported that OC Blog has always been behind state Senator John Campbell (R-Richy Richland) from the beginning of his quest for the 48th Congressional District seat. A close follower of Clockwork an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2006

    Harmin' Harman

    Another law the Fullerton-based California Rifle and Pistol Association sponsors, and had introduced by Assemblyman Tom Harman (R-Huntington Beach) would allow those brought up on non-violent weapons charges to enter a "pre-trial diversion program," like traffic school for minor vehicle law offender ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2006

    Drilling Bit Players

    Further proving that otherwise politically conservative Newport Beach has an environmental streak when it comes to its own shores (but no one else's): Rep. John Campbell (R-The Arches) joined Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Garden Grove) as the only members of the Orange County congressional delegation to v ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2007

    Monday's Headlines & Surprises: Ass Slapping Fun!

    Worm Attack in Dana Point? TMZ reports that Orange County police are investigating former Los Angeles Laker/Chicago Bull Dennis Rodman for allegedly committing a “crime” inside the Hennessy's Tavern near PCH in Dana Point. The celebrity website says Rodman was accused of slapping a female custo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2007

    Friday's Headlines & Surprises: Hanging with Henry Segerstom

    Pair of Jacks: To build the impressive Great Park that it has promised, Larry Agran’s Irvine political machine is desperate for new sources of revenue. Congressman John Campbell (R-Nothing Down; Drive Off The Lot) wants to block Agran, a Democrat, from partnering with the Juaneno Mission Indians, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2007

    You're only an Indian if the government says so

    Forget that the Juaneno Indians helped build Mission San Juan Capistrano, or that they had a very real and very different name (the Acjachemem) before the Spanish renamed them after the Mission, or that they've been around for 9,000 years. The federal government just ain't buyin' it. The blow came ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2008

    Firecrackers, Rats and Some GOP guy's Mansion

    On a cool evening in the heart of Little Saigon loud firecrackers periodically exploded as Vietnamese Americans celebrated the coming of Tet (Vietnamese New Year) and something that should comfort Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle: the launching of the Year of the Rat. Of course, I'm kidding. According t ... More >>

  • News

    November 7, 2002

    Endorse-O-Matic!

    On a cool evening in the heart of Little Saigon loud firecrackers periodically exploded as Vietnamese Americans celebrated the coming of Tet (Vietnamese New Year) and something that should comfort Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle: the launching of the Year of the Rat. Of course, I'm kidding. According t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    Mackerel Flats' Folks Leaning Toward Obama? Who Knew?

    Around 11 this morning, KPCC 89.3 FM's AirTalk show presented a call-in segment called "I Didn't Know My Neighbor Was Voting For (Fill In The Blank)!" Host Larry Mantle wanted to know whether anyone's neighbors put political signs on their front lawns that surprised the listener. First caller Garr ... More >>

  • Columns

    January 22, 2004

    Mars Barred

    Around 11 this morning, KPCC 89.3 FM's AirTalk show presented a call-in segment called "I Didn't Know My Neighbor Was Voting For (Fill In The Blank)!" Host Larry Mantle wanted to know whether anyone's neighbors put political signs on their front lawns that surprised the listener. First caller Garr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    Dems Bringing Sexy Back?

    *Update: They just announced Papi Pulido beat out Michelle Martinez for the SanTana mayoral seat. Not much cheering. Everyone's busy bumping and grinding. *Update 2: A mean trick played by accident on congressional candidate Steve Young led him and his campaign team to believe, for a brief, exulta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2009

    It's a Quick Read

    When I moved from a growing inland daily newspaper that was printing 70,000 copies to the shrinking Daily Pilot of Newport Beach/Costa Mesa that was printing 25,000 copies or whatever it was in 1989, the press on the other side of the wall from the newsroom quickly got up to  ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2009

    An Orange County with Two Democratic Congress Members?

    Make room, Loretta Sanchez?TheLiberalOC.com reported today that serious efforts are underway to elect not just Orange County's second Democrat to Congress but also its second female Democrat. Dan Chmielewski, who runs the influential progressive blog and has undeniable insider Democratic Party conn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    John Campbell's Back, And We Unfortunately Know Why He Left

    You now know too much about this man.No one seemed to notice when John Campbell, the Republican U.S. Rep. for Irvine, Newport and coastal South County, stopped showing up to Congress last month. And by "no one," I mean the Weekly, the Times and the Register, none of which ever mentioned that Campbel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    Krom Makes Congressional Bid for Campbell Seat Official

    Nine days after R. Scott Moxley, with an assist from TheLiberalOC.com, blogged that Irvine City Councilwoman Beth Krom was "putting the pieces together" to seek the 48th Congressional District seat occupied by Republican John Campbell, Krom made it official."On issues that matter to this district, t ... More >>

  • News

    September 11, 2008

    [Moxley Confidential] The Strange Case of the Deputy-Confiscated Videotape

    Nine days after R. Scott Moxley, with an assist from TheLiberalOC.com, blogged that Irvine City Councilwoman Beth Krom was "putting the pieces together" to seek the 48th Congressional District seat occupied by Republican John Campbell, Krom made it official."On issues that matter to this district, t ... More >>

  • News

    March 30, 2006

    The Gilchristification of OC

    Mondays student walkout shows the past aint dead. It isnt even passed

  • Columns

    January 26, 2006

    Diary of a Mad County

    Jan. 18 - Jan. 24

  • Columns

    December 29, 2005
  • Columns

    December 22, 2005
  • Columns

    December 8, 2005
  • Columns

    December 1, 2005

    Letters

    Toots is older than Mick but smokes twice as much herb as Keith Richards.

  • News

    November 24, 2005

    Campbell’s Dupe

    Congressional candidate’s supporters wage war against Minuteman founder Gilchrist

  • News

    October 6, 2005

    Democratic Realpolitik

    In the race to replace Cox, Dems need to support Brewer

  • Columns

    September 22, 2005

    a Clockwork Orange

    In the race to replace Cox, Dems need to support Brewer

  • Columns

    September 15, 2005

    A CLOCKWORK ORANGE

    In the race to replace Cox, Dems need to support Brewer

  • Web

    August 4, 2005

    A CLOCKWORK ORANGE

    In the race to replace Cox, Dems need to support Brewer

  • News

    July 14, 2005

    Tax Man Tran

    Republican Van Tran talks tough on taxes, spends freely

  • Columns

    June 23, 2005
  • News

    July 29, 2004

    Pussies Galore!

    What local candidates dont want voters to know

  • Columns

    March 4, 2004

    The Times They Are A-Changin . . . Back!

    The GOP gets funky, by which of course we mean they smell

  • Columns

    November 13, 2003

    Should We Talk About the Weather

    Discovering the fun zone even though she has lived here for, like, forever

  • Columns

    March 7, 2002

    Diary of a Mad County

    Discovering the fun zone even though she has lived here for, like, forever

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2009

    Congressman Campbell, The Excellent Blogger

    John CampbellIf you're able to stomach the bitchy bitching about Obama, Congressman John Cambpell's "laptop reports" to constituents are actually pretty good reads. Why? He has figured out what makes great bloggers great: gimmicks!This latest bend-over-backwards-to-be-clever narrative structure:Thre ... More >>

  • Columns

    July 9, 2009

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    John CampbellIf you're able to stomach the bitchy bitching about Obama, Congressman John Cambpell's "laptop reports" to constituents are actually pretty good reads. Why? He has figured out what makes great bloggers great: gimmicks!This latest bend-over-backwards-to-be-clever narrative structure:Thre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2009

    The Other Side of the Health-Care Debate Strikes Back

    The other side of the health-care debate (think opposite of Fox News' town hall criers) has come out swinging of late.California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee just issued a statement with the provocative title, "California's Real Death Panels: Insurers Deny 21% of Claims." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    John Campbell Tries To Honor UCI Volleyball But Gets Spiked

    ​Poor John Campbell (R-Real Housewives). He tried to do a nice thing for his constituents -- which we deserve, given that he refuses to earmark federal dollars for local projects -- but his gesture turned into a political football. Ok, a political volleyball.Fox News's Chad Pergram has written up ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    John Campbell's Attempt at 'Negative Earmarking' Voted Down

    Say what you will about his e-mails and digestive issues, but you gotta hand it to Rep. John Campbell (R-Newport) for really, really hating federal earmarks. He doesn't request any federal project dollars for his district -- luckily, other members of the Orange County D.C. delegation do that for him ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    Beth Krom, You Gotta Be Kidding!

    ​"I don't see it as a setback."--In the wake of Democrats losing Ted Kennedy's U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts last week, Irvine Democrat Beth Krom--who is challenging Orange County Republican Congressman John Campbell--shared this laughable opinion with the Daily Pilot. Krom has a history of ut ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2010

    OC's Five Least Reprehensible Elected Officials!

    Photo by John GilhooleyDevore: OC's second-least reprehensible GOPer?​I was having lunch over the weekend with a pal, a Republican who will never vote for an OC Reep due to their rank hypocrisy. I, as a lefty nut, shared with him my frustrations with the Democratic Party of Orange County, the grou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Rep. John Campbell Targeted in House Ethics Probe

    ​The Newport Beach Republican who represents much of south Orange County is among a group of congressional lawmakers being scrutinized in a House of Representatives ethics investigation, according to Washington, D.C. newspaper the Hill. The probe apparently centers around financial regulation ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    John Campbell Weighs in on Totally Predictable BP Apology Scandal

    Flickr user tifotter / Creative Commons​A mild brouhaha broke out today when Texas congressman Joe Barton told BP CEO Tony Hayward that he was "ashamed" at the way the Obama administration had asked the notorious oil-spilling company to set aside $20 billion in a fund to help cover the damages cau ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    [UPDATED:] Election 2010: Coker is Spun, Polled, Teabagged

    ​1:28 p.m.: Orange County agreed with state voters on most ballot initiatives, although more of us did want to keep choking on polluted air until the unemployment rate drops and most like the state budget approval process to remain fucked-up, thank you very much (probably because many are philosop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    [UPDATED] Rohrabacher, Calvert and Campbell Support Bad-Air Bills, NRDC Says

    ​UPDATED, JAN. 28, 11:04 A.M: Representative Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn), who authored House Resolution 97, backed by Rohrabacher, Calvert and Campbell, issued this response to claims the bill supports polluters over the health of citizens: "The NRDC's connection between greenhouse gasses and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    OC Planned Parenthood Funding in Crisis

    ​On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a budget resolution that eliminates Title X, a program that gives low-income women access to family-planning services. Taking the biggest hit is Planned Parenthood--the nation's largest reproductive health services provider--which would lose a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    Reps. Dana Rohrabacher and John Campbell Join Progressive Chorus for Afghanistan Pullout

    ​What do Dana Rohrabacher, John Campbell, Barbara Lee and Maxine Waters have in common (besides being the dream cast for a white-black, Republican-Democratic S&M video)?All want U.S. troops out of Afghanistan.Pronto!

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Rep. John Campbell, "Gun-Owning Animal Lover," Finds Himself in NRA Crosshairs

    ​Rep. John Campbell (R-Irvine) scored A- grades from the National Rifle Association heading into his successful 2008 and 2010 elections. (By comparison, Orange County's lone Democrat in Congress, Loretta Sanchez, received a D). But Campbell recently found himself in an unfamiliar spot: in the midd ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Sukhee Kang to Run for Congress in 2012

    Sukhee Kang​Irvine Mayor Sukhee Kang announced today he's running in 2012 for what will likely be three-term Republican John Campbell's newly redrawn congressional district seat.Kang, obviously un-chilled by City Council colleague, former mayor and fellow Democrat Beth Krom's handy loss to Campbel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    ProPublica Blew Orange County Redistricting Story Targeting Loretta Sanchez

    Sanchez on the big screen​Earlier this month, ProPublica--a respected, investigatory news agency based in New York City--issued a report that blasted Democrats for an unethical campaign to corrupt the California Citizens Redistricting Commission that was charged with designing new boundaries for f ... More >>

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