Tag Archive 'berkeley'

The Berkeley City Council embarasses me

Posted by Moonage on 31 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: Idiot of the day, Political Correctness

Here’s my early morning list of the jerks of the day:

Tom Bates, Mayor
Calvin Fong
Linda Maio
Darryl Moore
Maxwell Anderson
Dona Spring
Laurie Capitelli
Betty Olds
Kriss Worthington
Gordon Wozniak

They all get it for abusing their position as a representative FOR Berkeley in order to embarass the rest of the country, which they do not represent.
If Berkeley feels so compelled to speak on [...]

What type of government is this?

Posted by Moonage on 30 Jan 2008 | Tagged as: Idiot of the day, Political Correctness, US Regional Politics

Here’s part of the agenda of a recent governmental entity:
5. Discussion on a proposal to express Solidarity with Firestone Natural Rubber Company Workers in Liberia, and formulation of a recommendation to City Council.
6. Discussion on the Subcommittee on United Nations Reports and a recommendation to extend the Subcommittee through December 2008
7. Discussion on a request [...]

Majority voters determine how smart everyone else is?

Posted by Moonage on 19 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Opinions

Morgan Quitno Press released this list of the “smartest states” list. Without further ado, here it is, color coded to make it more fun to play with:

1
Vermont

Looks kinda grim for all those people who mocked the “Al Gore voters are smarter than Bush voters” thingy from the past. However, Morgan Quitno has kept [...]

Liberal and Conservative Cities

Posted by Moonage on 14 Aug 2005 | Tagged as: National Politics

The Bay Area Center for Voting Research has come out with a list of the more liberal to conservative cities in the US.  Without any further comment, here it is:

Rank
City
State

1
Detroit
Michigan

2
Gary
Indiana

3
Berkeley
California

4
District of Columbia
 

5
Oakland
California

6
Inglewood
California

7
Newark
New Jersey

8
Cambridge
Massachusetts

9
San Francisco
California

10
Flint
Michigan

11
Cleveland
Ohio

12
Hartford
Connecticut

13
Paterson
New Jersey

14
Baltimore
Maryland

15
New Haven
Connecticut

16
Seattle
Washington

17
Chicago
Illinois

18
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania

19
Birmingham
Alabama

20
St. Louis
Missouri

21
New York
New York

22
Providence
Rhode Island

23
Minneapolis
Minnesota

24
Boston
Massachusetts

25
Buffalo
New York

26
New Orleans
Louisiana

27
Ann Arbor
Michigan

28
Jersey City
New Jersey

29
Portland
Oregon

30
Daly City
California

31
Atlanta
Georgia

32
Dallas
Texas

33
Hayward
California

34
Madison
Wisconsin

35
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania

36
St. Paul
Minnesota

37
Los Angeles
California

38
Rochester
New York

39
Memphis
Tennessee

40
Milwaukee
Wisconsin

41
Vallejo
California

42
Dayton
Ohio

43
Bridgeport
Connecticut

44
Springfield
Massachusetts

45
Syracuse
New York

46
Jackson
Mississippi

47
Jackson
Mississippi

48
Akron
Ohio

49
Denver
Colorado

50
Richmond
Virginia

51
El Monte
California

52
Pasadena
California

53
Toledo
Ohio

54
Eugene
Oregon

55
Elizabeth
New Jersey

56
Cincinnati
Ohio

57
Santa Rosa
California

58
Worcester
Massachusetts

59
Kansas City
Missouri

60
Kansas City
Kansas

61
Durham
North [...]