President John F. Kennedy
"In January 1953—when thirty-five-year-old freshman Senator John F. Kennedy hired twenty-four-year-old Theodore Sorensen, a Nebraska lawyer and pacifist Unitarian whose intellectual brilliance and gift for elegant prose had caught Kennedy's attention—neither man...
Dark Money Haunts District 2 San Diego City Council Election
San Diego City Council D2 Election 2022 Cruel, immoral, and disgusting! The immorality in the election for District 2 of our San Diego City Council is a scapegoat in order to elect candidates at any cost with prejudice. This must end. Two dark shadowy groups...
The Moment the World Stopped Pretending — When the Dead Were Finally Louder Than the Law
Dachau, Southern Germany. 1945. The war is technically over. But nothing here feels like peace. A man lies on the ground. A shovel is raised above him. And behind it all, an American soldier turns his face away—not out of indifference, but because some things cannot...
Tony the Tiger speaks on San Diego City Council elections.
Hey everyone, it’s your beloved Tony the Tiger. I want you to know that we have another election next year on June 02nd. Since you all love and respect me, I’m asking for your vote. As you know, since 1952, I have represented America’s brand. This fact is...
American Sexual Hypocrisy
American Sexual Hypocrisy Underscores an Underlying Mental Illness The cartoon character Pogo once said, “We have met the enemy and he is us.” In America, from politics to the boardroom we weaponize sex. Social hysteria like wildfire grips neighborhoods. People...
SAFE STREETS
My name is Dan Smiechowski and I am a candidate for San Diego City Council. We don’t need an illusion of safe streets; we need the reality of safe streets. As a former triathlete I having logged over one million miles on San Diego roads in my car, on a bike and on...
My mother lived under Vichy France. I do not support ICE.
My mother lived under Vichy France. I do not support ICE.
Moral of the Story A healthy, confident older man choosing to wear something unconventional—and facing society’s disapproval—naturally points to a deeper message:
Moral of the Story A healthy, confident older man choosing to wear something unconventional—and facing society’s disapproval—naturally points to a deeper message: Moral:Authenticity often requires courage, and society’s discomfort says more about its own insecurities...
REGARDING: “Cruel rodeo back at Petco Park for third year”
Yes, the rodeo is cruel. But cruelty succumbs to money. There is a social need, a social acceptance otherwise the powers to be would give up. The article mentioned two candidates for District 2 San Diego City Council who oppose the rodeo but failed to mention my...
Clairemont, College Area poised for growth under new community plans
Scale back bike lanes in San Diego
Last week, I was honored and privileged to be the guest speaker at the Triathlon Club of San Diego. I was the first member of this Club at its inception in 1984. I love cycling, running and swimming and became an Ironman triathlete in 1985 logging countless miles on...
REGARDING: “Campillo dropped from committee” B1 LOCAL (12.18)
For those of us who understand politics, this is both maddening and disgusting. San Diego's politburo has thrown Lech Walesa under the bus. And like those events in Poland during the early eighties, Mister Walesa later became President. Do not despair Mr. Campillo,...
REGARDING: “S.D. OKs plans for College Area and Clairemont” A1 FRONT PAGE (12.17)
Maybe city fathers ought to have considered physics in the Clairemont Plan. Water moves slowly through a bottleneck. Local streets cannot possibly take all the increased traffic. It's already a mess on Balboa Avenue from East Mission Bay Drive all the way east to...
Christmas in Poland
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REGARDING: “Fletcher (partially) returns to public life at San Diego homelessness conference “Section B Page 4 (12.15)
I have met Mr. Fletcher many times, and like disgraced former mayor Filner, both are good men. American culture condemns sins of the flesh.Except everyone is culpable. So, that makes everyone a hypocrite. Nathan Fletcher fell for the allure of a beautiful woman and in...
REGARDING: “The Clairemont Plan” OPINION (12.15)
City leaders must compromise this plan in view of infrastructure, population density, vehicular traffic, affordability, and most importantly the rights of current homeowners. As a resident of Clairemont since 1967 and past member of the local planning group, I have...
An unpopular view of honesty and truth that most voters will reject..
REGARDING: Nathan Fletcher. (12. 13) San Diego Union Tribune The public trashing and hysteria over Nathan Fletcher show a weakness in our human condition. Looking back at half a century, we have Wilbur Mills and Fanny Foxe, Gary Hart and Monkey Business, Bill...
This man nailed my thoughts, exactly.
Ken perilli says: December 12, 2025 at 9:56 am In a variety of social media platforms, negative comments about Gloria run 10:1. He is widely despised. And he deserves it for all the reasons cited.So how the hell was he re-elected?There was an imperfect, yet ethical...