Category: Lighthearted Politics

Tweeting your way into elected office

This story was reported for the San Diego News Network on June 1, 2010. Forget knocking on doors, hanging signs and mass phone-banking, if you’re not Tweeting your campaign message or friending your constituents on Facebook, you may be S-O-L. In other words: If you’re considering a run for office, consider your “net-roots” first. At least, that’s what experts say.… Read more →

Tip: Leave the sex talk in the bedroom to save your career

This story was reported for San Diego News Network on September 15, 2009. Spanking fetishes, eye-patch underwear and adulterous trysts may have no place in a work environment, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t a topic of conversation – just ask former California Assemblymember Mike Duvall (R-Yorba Linda). The disgraced state legislator resigned after being caught at an Assembly hearing… Read more →

Deciphering the sex appeal of our nation’s politicians

This story was reported for the San Diego News Network on June 26, 2009. See original copy of story. There once was a woman named Maria Belen Chapur. Chapur loved a pretty powerful American man – a governor of about five million people, nonetheless. The governor was named Mark Sanford of South Carolina and Chapur is from Argentina. Chapur isn’t… Read more →

Taxing sex to save California from its budget deficit

This story was reported for San Diego News Network on June 8, 2009. Single, childless, and with an average weekly income of $2,500, one would assume “Samantha” pays a hefty income tax. Not so. The 23-year-old prostitute hasn’t paid taxes in more than a year – and now she’s planning to expand her clientele. If prostitution were legal in California,… Read more →

What if Hollywood called the shots in San Diego?

This story was reported for San Diego News Network on May 5, 2009. While San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders squabbles with unions, deals with the $60 million deficit and evaluates the city’s water usage – Mayor Joe Quimby of “The Simpsons” has his own set of issues. As Mayor of Springfield, the cartoon character Quimby must deal with organized crime,… Read more →

People you may know: Politicians get social

This story was reported for the San Diego News Network on April 9, 2009. California Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher (R-San Diego) climbed Mt. Shasta on April 3, while tweeting. San Diego Councilmember Kevin Faulconer and Lemon Grove Councilmember George Gastil just became “friends.” And, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) thinks “Holder [U.S. attorney general Eric Holder] better NOT shop around.” These facts… Read more →