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The Minuteman Pussy Out!
Next Saturday, April 1 will be the one-year anniversary of the Minuteman Project, the organization started by Aliso Viejo resident and capitalism-hater Jim Gilchrist. Don't know what Gilchrist plans for festivities--maybe some taquitos?--but he'll probably be at a protest somewhere. But neither Gilchrist nor any of his tribe attended a scheduled March 11 protest outside the Mexican Consulate in SanTana. Why? According to the Minuteman blog, the protest was fake. "What a great sight!" Gilchrist w
March 24, 2006Keeping the White in White House
I've never doubted that Aliso Viejo's Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project, was deluded, but until now I've never suspected he's delusional as well. Gilchrist tells the rightwing news service WorldNetDaily that he's seriously considering running for President of the United States. Gilchrist told WND the only candidate he would support as the Republican Party presidential nominee in 2008 was Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo. "If John McCain enters the race for president," Gilchrist said. "I
May 3, 2006Going, Going, Gone to Court
The question of which Nguyen won is about to be answered. Or maybe not. The Los Angeles Times reports that OC Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley has finished the recount of the February 6 special election, and determined that Janet Nguyen is the winner. Republican Nguyen's margin of victory over Republican Trung Nguyen is said to be seven votes, which brings the proceedings to a neatly symmetrical end, since the losing Nguyen (T.) was seven votes ahead of the winning Nguyen (J.) at the beginning
February 27, 2007Unfortunate Acronym of the Day
Earlier today, representatives from the Arizona Interfaith Network, Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform, Kansas City's El Centro and the United Farm Workers set up a teleconference call to argue why comprehensive immigration reform is necessary. They met under the name Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, or CCIR for short. Of course, the famous CCIR 'round these parts is the Mexican-hating California Coalition for Immigration Reform. Given that CCIR head witch Barbara Coe was recently
May 23, 2007Neo-Nazis for Gilchrist
The Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Report has a piece on Jim Gilchrist, co-founder of the border-sealing Minutemen Project, tolerating neo-Nazis campaigning for him when he ran unsuccessfully for an Orange County congressional seat last year. We think someone misunderstood when it was suggested the Minutemen need to be more tolerant. The story claims that neo-Nazis were spotted at Gilchrist rallies in Sacramento, Lake Forest and Laguna Beach, and that when Orange County dance instr
August 8, 2006Friday's Headlines & Surprises: Who the Hell Does Benito Acosta Think He Is?
Heil, err, Mansoor! Let’s see . . . Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor let people with the Minutemen Project stand during a 2006 city council meeting to show their support for his police-immigration plan. Later, at the same public meeting, other people lead by Benito Acosta attempted to stand in the audience to show their opposition. Though he didn’t rule the first demonstration out of order, Mansoor declared, “I will not allow it,” regarding the second. That seems pretty fair. And so what
September 28, 2007Saturday's Headlines & Surprises: It worked for the Chinese?
The Final Solution: Alicia Robinson at the Daily Pilot takes over court duty in the Benito Acosta trial and finds ACLU lawyers continuing to press their point that Acosta’s arrest for speaking at a Costa Mesa city council meeting was “political.” At a 2006 public meeting, Mayor Allan Mansoor allowed members of the Minutemen Project to stand to show support for a controversial cops-immigration plan backed by Mansoor. But when it was Acosta’s turn to speak, Mansoor--an honorary member of
September 29, 2007Friday'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, who are shopping for locations to build a casino if they soon win federal recognition of their tribe. Vanja Petrovic and Vik Jolly at the Register report that Campbell, a longtime Agran nemesis, intr
October 5, 2007Tuesday's Headlines. No Surprises: More Street dirt
More Street dirt: In his pre-treasurer-tax collector days, Chriss Street allegedly billed (and double-billed!) a bankrupt trust "for thousands of dollars in expenses, including a $3,584 laptop computer and $1,200 in office supplies," reports Ronald Campbell at the Register. The records collected by The End of the Road Trust show that Street charged thousands more for trips, gourmet meals and a personal trainer. The trust is suing Street for $7 million. Eagle eye Amormino: Orange County sheriff'
November 13, 2007CCIR Doesn't Just Hate Mexicans
Few groups have provided a better glimpse into Orange County conservatism's evil, noxious soul like the California Coalition for Immigration Reform, which has provided the Weekly with much fodder over the years. CCIR head Barbara Coe and her minions usually go after illegal aliens (read: Mexicans), so it was nice to see Babs also hates Muslims as well--and she makes no distinction between legal and illegal Muslims, terrorist or non-terrorist Muslims. Just Muslims. Last Thursday, Coe sent out a
April 2, 2008Quien es Más Minuteman?
You'll be hard-pressed to ever find two sides in a lawsuit less sympathetic than the parties who are scheduled to show up in Orange County Superior Court on May 27. On one side will stand Minuteman Project founder Jim Gilchrist, who was fired last year from the organization he founded for accusations of fraud, embezzlement and other such financial shenanigans; supporting him will be Tim "I Want to Kill Muslims When I Grow Up" Bueler. Suing him on the above charges are current Minuteman Project b
April 19, 2008Minutemen-Mexican Fundraiser!
June 24, 2008Orange County: A Personal History Gets Starred PW Review!
July 18, 2008San Diego Minutemen Get Back Their San Clemente Adopt-a-Highway Sign
Mere hours after the Weekly's story regarding the tale of two Minuteman Project Adopt-a-Highway signs hit the streets, a federal judge ordered Caltrans to restore the one on Interstate 5 near the San Onofre immigration checkpoint sponsored by the San Diego Minutemen. In a misleading email sent out last night ("misleading" only because the subject line read " My heartfelt thanks go out to you!" and I thought it was about me, but in reality it was a mass e-mail), San Diego Minutemen founder Jeff S
July 25, 2008Orange County's Original Minutemen
I get two kinds of reactions whenever I state Orange County is the Mexican-hating capital of America: knowing nods or protestations saying another domain is worse. Never any debate, though, about the Mexican-hating essence of us. I make the case for this dishonor in my book, and I keep digging up more material even when I don't mean to. Didja know, for instance, that SanTana had its own Minuteman Project decades before Jim Gilchrist ever attended a CCIR meeting? The truth is found in The Story
October 14, 2008Silence Is Golden
September 8, 2005Goodbye, Jim
August 24, 2006El Chinaco's Pupusas Still Número One--Even Catered!
It cracked me up when commentator hungrymomma left this gentle scold regarding my taco review--hey, I'm a wab, chula! But I also laughed because I was planning to do a re-review of El Chinaco, the iconic Salvadoran eatery whose owner, Mirna Burciaga, famously took on the Minuteman Project a couple years back. I lectured last week at UC Irvine regarding Orange County: A Personal History, and the small reception afterward featured El Chinaco catering for some strange reason--again, I'm a wab, not
November 12, 2008Jim Gilchrist to Speak at Long Beach State Today--Students, Please Go
The Southern California progressive community is abuzz with word that Minuteman Project founder Jim Gilchrist and his anti-illegals pal, Ted Hayes, will "lecture" at Long Beach State today. "The topic is to inform students and the general public on the Racist Agenda of the La Raza at the national, college, and high school level," says the press release put out by the Conservative Student Union, which doesn't even have a location for what will surely be an afternoon of laughs. This time last yea
November 19, 2008Jim and Ted's Excellent (Immigrant-Bashing) Adventure
If you thought you missed your chance to pelt the father of the once headline-gobbling Minuteman Project and his Cricket playing, immigrant-hating homeless sidekick with your burning questions (Why do you wear a straight-jacket-vest-thing over your clothes? Are you gay?), you'll get your chance this Monday. Jim Gilchrist, who caused a ruckus last year at Cal State Long Beach during a scheduled debate, is back for another rant session. This time he'll be teaming with sidekick Ted Hayes, the dread
December 4, 2008The Curious Case of the Crapping Minuteman
A couple of weeks ago, I received a fascinating envelope with the claim that a Minuteman Project member sent a racist letter to Wahoo's Fish Tacos founder Wing Lam AND took a shit in a Wahoo's trash can. The envelope carried a letter purportedly written by Minuteman Project member Brian Gilmore, and a Post-It note."I work at Wahoos," read the note. "My boss was going to throw [Gilmore's letter] out. This Brian Gilmore pendejo really took a crap in our trash area and wiped with our aprons. Can yo
December 10, 2008The Godfather of Mexican-Haters to Visit CCIR Tomorrow!
What an exciting couple of days it's been for members of the California Coalition for Immigration Reform! They held a rally this past Saturday at their little slice of Nuremburg, the Garden Grove Women's Club, in which a Who's Who of Know Nothings was scheduled to rally geriatrics against amnesty for illegals: Jeff Schwilk of the San Diego Minutemen (a group so goofy they despise Minuteman Project founder Jim Gilchrist), CCIR head witch Barbara Coe, "Chicana" activist Lupe Moreno, Save Our State
February 23, 2009Barbara Coe Compares Obama To Hitler (Again)
We wished California Coalition for Immigration reform head Barbara Coe wrote more often, but most of the dozens of weekly emails she send to members are usually forwarded articles with no insight offered by Babs. But not last week, when Coe sent along this ridiculous screed trying to note similarities between President Barack Obama and Adolf Hitler, something Coe has previously done. "After reading this, is there any doubt that "HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF?" Babs blabbed.Um, no.Pictured: Minuteman Pr
March 17, 2009[¡Ask a Mexican!] Arpayaso Claims the Know Nothing Crown
March 12, 2009[¡Ask a Mexican!] 'Is There a Turnstile at the Border Tallying Up Illegals?'
November 27, 2008Letters From OC Weekly Readers
November 6, 2008This Is Your Life: A Companion Guide/Shameless Propaganda for 'Orange County: A Personal History'
September 11, 2008[Food Issue 2008] For Our Recessionary Times, 54 Orange County Meal Deals Between 99 Cents and $15
August 7, 2008Do the Differing Fates of Two Minutemen Freeway Signs Show a Double Standard at Caltrans?
July 24, 2008[¡Ask a Mexican!®] Stay Home and Watch 'COPS' With Your Traditional Mexican Woman
May 8, 2008Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble's 14
March 6, 2008How the Minutemen Drove Mobile Mexican Consulates Out of the Capistrano Unified School District
March 6, 2008Smiley Coyotl
When is a prosecutor not a prosecutor? The answer spared a Santa Ana activist/punk rocker from criminal charges
October 11, 2007!Ask a Mexican!
February 22, 2007Letters
'PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME ANY MORE EDITIONS OF THE OC POST'
May 24, 2007Letters
'Please note that Spackle is a registered trademark of the Muralo company. Please note this in future articles when referring to Spackle.'
March 15, 2007Picnic 'n' Protest
August 3, 2006!Ask a Mexican!
'Mexicans arent HispanicMexicans are Mexican'
May 18, 2006Unflinching Sincerity
May 4, 2006!Ask a Mexican!
December 29, 2005Letters
Toots is older than Mick but smokes twice as much herb as Keith Richards.
December 1, 2005A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
August 25, 2005THE RIGHT IS RIGHT
Minuteman founder Jim Gilchrist has it all figured outexcept for one little thing
June 2, 2005The Plot Against the Mexicans
May 12, 2005FEAR AND LOATHING ON THE CAMPING TRAIL
April 21, 2005TOO TOUGH TO DIE
April 7, 2005The Disorder at the Border
March 31, 2005Letters
March 17, 2005The Anti-Immigrant Movements Trotsky
February 10, 2005Another Know Nothing Turns Against Barbara Coe
Notice the Iron Cross on Coe's T-shirt...The Beer Hall Putsch of America's modern-day Know Nothing movement keeps turning more hilarious by the day. Earlier this week, we reported on how California Coalition for Immigration Reform head Barbara Coe tried to put murders at the hands of Minuteman Project founder Jim Gilchrist. Now emerges a scathing July 9 email in which Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC) head William Gheen calls Babs a "two-faced backstabber"--and that's one of the
July 11, 2009
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