Desert Political Opinion: Recent Comments

Comment on Desert Fashion Plaza Imbroglio - A way out?

2010-02-17T07:59:13Z

Thanks for the information you shared that's so useful and quite informative and i have taken those into consideration....

Max Sullivan,
Women's Beauty Portal

Comment on Palm Springs Fuzzy Math In Election Results Reporting

2010-02-16T13:48:20Z

02/16/2010
Last night I was hit with measure G I was going over my cell phone bill when I came across 2 new charges(a cell usage tax and a 400% increase in the 911 fee).This amounted to an additional charge of $5..00 on mt bill.
I call my cell company to question these charges and was told they are new taxes and that nothing can be done to remove them.
The interesting part of my story is that I live in in an unincorporated area of Riverside County not in any city.
I went on the internet to research this matter and this is where I came across Measure G. I called my Cell company back and explained to them that this is a city of Palm Springs tax. They in turn explained to me that the entire Coachella Valley is classified as the City of Palm Springs by the cell companies. Because of this the City of Palm Springs is now illegally collecting around $900,000 a month in additional taxes(from non resident) they are not entitled too.
In my opinion each and every City of Palm Springs was fully aware this would happen and should have criminal charge be brought against them by the states Attorney General. If I'm wrong about their knowledge then at the least they should be fired for be so incompetence.

Comment on Is the Palm Springs City Council race over?

2010-02-02T13:12:51Z

If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error.

Comment on Another Despicable Human Being

2010-01-16T10:47:12Z

This is just typical of Rush Limbaugh. He is getting very close to exposing his whole ugly self to all americans.

When will he topple from this throne that some have put him on?

Has this country turned in to the type of people that really listen to this drug addict?

Keith Olbermann shows video of Rush Limbaugh on the radio often, and he bounces around in that chair and picks at his shirt like he is high as a kite.

Then when he talks, you are positive he is on drugs.

Comment on Desert Fashion Plaza Imbroglio - A way out?

2009-12-09T04:27:44Z

I agree with Erica, shame to Palm Springs City Council.

Comment on Desert Fashion Plaza Imbroglio - A way out?

2009-11-20T07:20:29Z

Thanks for great info....

Comment on Measure G Revisited - "Beating a Dead Horse"

2009-11-19T01:57:06Z

I listened to what you said and tried to share the info where ever I went. My whole family voted against it. Thanks.

Comment on Palm Springs Fuzzy Math In Election Results Reporting

2009-11-06T03:02:55Z

Good article. Yup, The Desert Sun can be very misleading, and quite honestly misses half the story at times. And of course they have their Gannett conservative slant to some of the articles. 9Don;t get me started on their inane editorials).
In relation to this election, and other recent ones, I can not understand why it takes so long to get election results out. According to the Registrar's site a whopping 17.xx% voted in Riverside county , for a total of 54,000 votes. At 8;10pm they released the first set of numbers which could only be the counted absentee votes, and then nothing for 3 hours ! NJ and Virginia were able to count millions of votes and declare winners in less time.
There seems to be real incompetence from Ms. Dunmore or she is just not up to the job. Riverside county is no longer a backwater but the fastest (?) growing county in California. We need someone who is up to the job.

Comment on Palm Springs Fuzzy Math In Election Results Reporting

2009-11-06T00:47:36Z

I completely agree with this article. The Desert Sun has evolved in to what appears to be a High School newspaper.

I know times are tough for newspapers, but by printing so much mis-information and leaving out so much from their articles, it might be better to shut the newspaper down, and go to the internet, like many newspapers have had to do, and hopefully employ fewer but better people to get the news out to locals here in the Coachella Valley.

I've written AND called the Desert Sun about my feelings, and I urge others to do the same. Quote specific
article(s) if you can to make your point more specific.

Comment on Palm Springs City Council Race - Incumbents and Challengers

2009-11-02T06:05:59Z

First off "Odin" is spelled "Oden". Now in regards to the Mayors race in 2003, Will was hardly anti-gay, just the opposite, for he had quite a bit of the support from the gay community. What transpired was pretty easy.

When discussing the Bike Weekend event and its law enforcement needs, etc... he commented that he wanted to know what police and medical calls for service occurred at the White Party. People felt it was an attack on the WP when it was not, but rather a fair comparison of the two biggest events held in the city.

Opponents tried to go after him for his church membership, etc...subsequently, he was on the defense trying to defend things he should not have had to and he was required to prove he was a supporter of the gay community, which he was.

The disappointing thing about all the negativity is he has been overlooked for his good. He was and continues to be the best mayor PS has had since Bono. He turned a part time job into a full time service and represented the city well.

U mention u've been here since 2002. The gay community has grown quite a bit here and has been a very positive and productive community in cleaning up PS, providing jobs and pride, etc...but what I've seen is a community with its own division, which is expected when it grows and becomes more involved. U have the more establish gay community who had blended in and then u had a newer more activist oriented sector.

What I saw in relation with Will was the long term gay community support him and the newer gay community oppose him, not knowing what he had done for the city. When Oden decided to run, he became the face of the new gay community, hence why the energy behind him and why Oden won.

Palm Springs itself has always had this division of some sort with some wanting more of an economy and others to keep it a small town, others want more retirement and some more activities and so this type of struggle is truly PS and what its been like here for many years. Not really a bad thing cause it keeps things in check, but when it occurs, I would hope the newbies or those on one side or the other would look at the good before formulating an opinion on rumors and 3rd hand info. This balance is what makes PS that much more special then the rest of the valley.