Archive for July, 2010
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-31
- Shall I get a calzone, or join in the pizza? (@ Rocket Pizza Lounge) http://4sq.com/26Tuei #
- Another #CAGov spending story, another piece focused ENTIRELY on TV buys. A week of TV $$ buys a year+ of field/online: http://bit.ly/d2qrKC #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-30
- I can barely hear this conference call with the gun shoved into my ear… #
- @EricBauman Oh, Eric you nasty! in reply to EricBauman #
- I'm down for dim sum any time. Just holler. RT @BettinaInclan: I had dim sum for lunch… i wish I could eat dim sum every day…. #
- New @TulchinResearch poll shows iPhone users back @JerryBrown2010: http://bit.ly/dl0heS Seems like a good time for him to roll out an app! #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-29
- Hadn't been to PO Box in a while, STOKED to find @giant_robot #66 in there! If you're not a subscriber, you should be! http://bit.ly/9c4Jns #
- @Gov20LA Look forward to being there…especially now that I'm Gov 2.0 — left campaigning (mostly) behind & joined the Speaker's Office. in reply to Gov20LA #
- Exposure of Breitbart vids won't moderate attacks. Will intensify search for more aggressive tactics. http://shar.es/mN9fe #
- @Brwnizofmine Thanks for retweeting — interesting stuff, eh? (http://shar.es/mN9fe) in reply to Brwnizofmine #
- You like Crab Rangoon? (@ Liliya's China Bistro) http://4sq.com/cwlRFe #
- This reality show (h/t to @disgrasian) proves something I knew about @Vannarith & @clarklee! http://bit.ly/bSaAw9 #AsianMenHateShirts #
- The @Schwarzenegger assault on working people continues… RT @KQED_CapNotes: Guv vetoes overtime pay 4 farm workers. http://ow.ly/2i3Bn #
- @ca_dem Thanks for the retweet…keep on 'em; Meg, Carly and the rest. Especially @Schwarzenegger. He's already doing damage. in reply to ca_dem #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-27
- Great day training Assembly candidates w/ @EricBauman, @ClarkLee, @NickVelasquezCA & others! Takin' it to 'em in Red & Purple districts! #
- What could be better after a @JerryBrown2010 presser? (@ Great Steak) http://4sq.com/bFomy7 #
- I just became the mayor of Great Steak on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/bFomy7 #
- New business cards for new gig. Really wish I was allowed to put "I build crowds. Guaranteed." as my title. http://youtu.be/4YBxeDN4tbk #
- io9: The Industrial Revolution has a @giant_robot problem [Smackdown] http://bit.ly/d6dVtF #
- RT @ezraklein: Tell me again about the public sector employees and their outrageous pensions. http://bit.ly/bM7uF0 #
- Did you know there was a @JerryBrown2010 campaign blog? Check it out: http://bit.ly/9MzdMe #
- .@carlicita Absolutely…but sorry for tweeting in past tense. Wasn't focused on typing. There IS a Jerry Brown blog: http://bit.ly/9MzdMe #
- .@carlicita Hope that when you launch for real, the blog is actually – y'know – on Jerry's site, where it can immediately engage supporters. #
- .@carlicita I was (mostly)kidding, but had seen it in the nav…but it's a link taking people off-site, away from signup/donate/vol options. #
- .@carlicita More importantly, though…Good content. Good writing. Very human. But turn on Salsa's blog tool & do it at the "mothership." #
- Forget unpaid unemployment…Lets see Meg's returns, so we know how much she'ss pocket eliminating capital gains tax! http://bit.ly/9yyYqh #
- Want to draw a robot, bitches? Here's how: How to draw robots http://bit.ly/avWopW (via Boing Boing) #
- Callous Governor @Schwarzenegger content to let people suffer for the rest of his term: http://bit.ly/azmTD9 #22Percent #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-26
- Mayor @villaraigosa, appreciate your tweet about food trucks (http://bit.ly/9LwEZz). They need an allies like you in fighting La Bonge. #
- Training day! (@ Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO) http://4sq.com/9dfEPQ #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-24
- Beth @Krom4Congress is a Finalist for the @DFAaction Grassroots All-Star endorsement. Join me & Vote Now http://bit.ly/dyyMfr #DFAStars #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-23
- Republicans seem to be catching onto the fact that Meg Whitman has no convictions: http://bit.ly/b3FJ7B #
- @NickVelasquezCA All the Whitman's & Harsh's seem quite adept at avoiding conviction, eh? #twojusticesystems in reply to NickVelasquezCA #
- @TomOdell There's a history there, that owes as much to personality as it does readiness to lead. That said, there in reply to TomOdell #
- @TomOdell That said, there's plenty of time left for endorsements — and timing is important in when they come. in reply to TomOdell #
- @TomOdell Necessity of ANY election is to do both: presenting a vision/direction you'll take AND establishing your opponent as wrong/unfit. in reply to TomOdell #
- @TomOdell Not about being a liar. It's about no previous interest in public service & willingness to say anything to further herself. in reply to TomOdell #
- Look out Michael Phelps! RT @SarahKSilverman: I would take thalidomide, b/c it relieves morning sickness & my baby would be a born swimmer. #
- @TomOdell I can tell you're wholly against negative campaigning — but the fact is no campaign wins without it. Must differentiate. in reply to TomOdell #
- Will it be streamed for those of us stuck in California? RT @gagnier: Excited for the CA panel in the afternoon. I heart CA. #nn10 #
- These guys: http://bit.ly/dmDCKL RT @jashsf: @JerryBrown2010 who were those douchebags that ranked you the top, worst state ag? #
- @gagnier It looks like they have a half dozen streams going — so I'm sure it's covered. Look forward to your commentary! in reply to gagnier #
- @TomOdell You don't need years of video to make a killer spot. You need seconds…in George Allen's case, you needed one word. in reply to TomOdell #
- @TomOdell You're right. Now that I think about it, why don't we just cancel the election now and save the state millions? in reply to TomOdell #
- @jashsf I'm sure they ARE wearing it as a badge of honor. But it shows the organization we're against and the need to work to win. in reply to jashsf #
- Meg's Friends: Whitman campaign — already outed as serial misleaders — pushing study from questionable think tank: http://bit.ly/9ChOiY #
- @TomOdell I'll take this (http://bit.ly/abaQYz) as aimed at me, since you asked a question & I didn't answer. I was driving, you douche. #
- Are you a student? Are you for @JerryBrown2010? Then why the f' aren't you following @Students4Jerry? #
- RT @ustream Check out California’s Challenge: From “Failifornia” to Progressive Laboratory http://ustre.am/:zqDM #
- From @WatchTheTitles: Two-part interview with movie title design giant Kyle Cooper (http://bit.ly/9p2HBx & http://bit.ly/bBLWhS) #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-22
- @gagnier You watching 'Louie" on FX? in reply to gagnier #
- @gagnier Than yes you did. Though I think it's basically a cameo he makes in the pic. Glad to see him going back to movies! in reply to gagnier #
- So, @Murphy4MegNews & @sarahpompei are pimping a "Worst AGs Report" that just happens to feature only Dems seeking higher office. #laughable #
- @TomOdell Not gonna post link to the garbage "study." It's drummed up by a think tank of climate change deniers & corporatist shills. #
- @TomOdell WWII analogies are easily and too often made by politicians of all stripes, and should be avoided in almost all cases. in reply to TomOdell #
- Secret weapon? Got this one in the bag! RT @carlicita: @mutgoff & i have discovered the key to winning the election…jerry brown dioramas! #
- @TomOdell "Coldest summer on record" seems like a change in climate to me. ;) in reply to TomOdell #
- Thanks for the RT, @mutgoff. Saw that you were joining @JerryBrown2010 — didn't realize it be for diorama construction. #
- New competition for @giant_robot? RT @Billyjensen: Topless Robot Comicon party announced. http://bit.ly/aCI7Bj #
- Having this place open is going to be bad for me… (@ Great Steak) http://4sq.com/bFomy7 #
- @jkarsh No problem. How you been? Curious what happened with your book on life an Obama organizer. Can I buy a copy yet? #
- @jkarsh Doing my best to stay out of trouble. Pretty busy with the 2010 vote only 104 days away. in reply to jkarsh #
- Mrs. @Reelpolitik's day: Dentist. Drop off money to a Priest. Pick up a guitar and lizard from Uncle Brian. #
- @TomOdell Me too. Everyone in the family got taken care of today — except me. in reply to TomOdell #
- Doesn't he want detonators? RT @NickVelasquezCA: Meg's campaign touts anti-Jerry Brown report prepared by Hans Bader. Who is Hans Bader? #
- Maybe Hans Gruber can fix it for her. RT @NickVelasquezCA: Trouble brewing for Whitman among conservatives? http://bit.ly/ao0PoI #
- @TomOdell You leave out a key fact. DiFi didn't want the job. More sane than Jerry? Less egotistical than Meg? in reply to TomOdell #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-21
- Solazyme Provides U.S. Navy with Algal Jet Fuel http://bit.ly/d202G9 #
- This is not a pipe. http://twitpic.com/26yg6i RT @Rachael: This is not a tweet. #
- …and so begins the General Election! RT @JerryBrown2010: Looks like it's official! Got this in the mail today. http://twitpic.com/2741ze #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-20
- The latest round of the "What Jerry isn't doing…" articles is same as the rest, completely ignores Online & Field. http://bit.ly/duL0TA #
- I know Jerry's campaign will never be OfA'08, but ObamaCA vols made 10 mil+ calls. Worth as much as Meg's ads. It's not all about TV! #
- Not sure why I'm ranting about this tonight… F' it. I'm gonna play Modern Warfare 2 & mind my own business. #
- @BobBrigham There are 106 days, 22 hours until polls close. Plenty of time! Of course, you also knock a month off that for VBMs… in reply to BobBrigham #
- @TomOdell I wouldn't presume to guess outcome of this one. That said, I've plenty of electeds&candidates to keep me busy…w/ or w/o Jerry. in reply to TomOdell #
- I wholeheartedly agree. RT @kevinponto: Louie C. K. Is way more entertaining than Meg Whitman. #channelsurfing #
- So f'ing #nom This is what my day needed. (@ Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles) http://4sq.com/2E4QLl #
- @laurenm Next time you're out here it's on me. in reply to laurenm #
- @laurenm It's on! in reply to laurenm #
- @EricBauman Jealous, sir? in reply to EricBauman #
- @carriedann What was his ancestry? That name has a strange sound to it. in reply to carriedann #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-19
- Officially decided to walk to the music store around the corner from the Reagan building on Monday to buy a Ukulele. #
- @asherhuey Probably learn to play a bunch of Decemberists tunes. in reply to asherhuey #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-18
- The nerve of @Brian_Leubitz, calling our Controller names! "John Chiang is a Nerd(That's a Good Thing)" from Calitics: http://bit.ly/ahvPNv #
- From @Mashable: Facebook Redesigns Event Pages http://bit.ly/dagtBG #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-17
- @politico34 Thanks for the #FF love! You get the credit if I break 1,000 followers today! in reply to politico34 #
- I just ousted @lindseychen as the mayor of Ocean Seafood Restaurant on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/8Yp5XZ #
- Wanted to take a sec to thank all of you who have me teetering on the edge of 1,000 followers. I appreciate the chance to share with you. #
- @vigneshr4m Not sure if I'll be able to make the @Boxer_2010 event…but with the folks involved, I know it'll be great! in reply to vigneshr4m #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-16
- She'll never change, Jerry! RT @JerryBrown2010: Ad Watch: Whitman attack on Brown's record stretches truth – http://bit.ly/csE9Y2 #
- Diniing at the @JerryBrown2010 L.A. headquarters! (@ Lucy's El Adobe) http://4sq.com/d11J36 #
- Scarier than Secret GOP Plan funded by $30 mil from Meg? That they have a plan. Too many campaigns never really have one! #
- You a gamer? Check this: RT @pennyman: You can now purchase @coinoptv dvd vol. 3 on Amazon – http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003VPABQ4 #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-15
- RT @RogerSalazar Join the campaign to ban plastic bags on FB: Yes on AB1998/No Urban Tumbleweeds http://bit.ly/bU3sDQ #
- @ScottKGraham Who are those other two votes? in reply to ScottKGraham #
- She think nobody remembers her primary? RT @LATPoliticsCA: Whitman says she & Brown are similar on illegal immigration http://lat.ms/9ZJMdn #
- @Urbane_Gorilla I'm convinced anti-nurse attacks are @Murphy4MegNews using Meg's bottomless wallet to get revenge for '05! in reply to Urbane_Gorilla #
- .@avflox If you're looking for foodie sites, check http://bit.ly/d96eV0 (@ZesterDaily). Bring @estarLA, @mvermut & @ZachBehrens, too! #
- @FlashReport Is your meeting w/ @Schwarzenegger one more meeting than the GOP Asm/Sen leaders have had? in reply to FlashReport #
- Yeah, 'cause she produces so much high-quality "fertilizer" when she talks. RT @CarlyforCA: Support for Carly in the ag community is clear. #
- @FlashReport Glad they're all getting acquainted! Sounds like you had quite the schedule today. Get off Twitter, have a drink & kick back! in reply to FlashReport #
- @amyjane12 It'll only get worse from here! in reply to amyjane12 #
- I'm at AWESOMETOWN (Town Center Dr, McBean Pkwy, Valencia). http://4sq.com/bjkSz1 #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-14
- At the meeting of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party (@LADemocrats) who are now taking up ballot measure endorsements. #
- OH at @LADemocrats: I'm gonna have a #Prop19 debate in my room tonight. Was NOT said by @danteatkins or @ericbauman. #
- Cowboy Steak. #nom (@ Pacific Dining Car) http://4sq.com/8NXcyu #
- @prop19myths Don't know. Wasn't there. I just overheard someone saying that last night. #
- @TomOdell Take a look here: http://www.factcheck.org/2010/07/jerry-brown-a-legacy-of-failure/ in reply to TomOdell #
- I don't doubt that. I'll find out when Mrs. drags me to it! RT @Ned94608: IMHO, the best part about Eclipse was the Harry Potter preview… #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-13
- eMeg "investment" in @MurphyMike is like hoarding of domains. Claimed to not be running & spent undisclosed millions. http://nyti.ms/9xk30g #
- Comic author Harvey Pekar dead at 70 http://bit.ly/cAWLWT #
- You have a loose definition of 'facts.' RT @ChipHanlon: Interesting Jerry Brown facts: http://bit.ly/a83Dwf LOVE the groovy photos! #
- Having a day where you feel you can't make a difference? Watch this video & give One Day's Wages to help change lives: http://bit.ly/dedavD #
- Team lunch at the GCM, bitches. (@ Grand Central Market) http://4sq.com/5jgrzX #
- Explains attempt by Murph to buy Poizner out of race, too! RT @MotherJones: Did Meg Whitman Buy Off the Opposition? http://mojo.ly/boAj6F #
- Not as well done as the last one. In a hurry 'cause you're worried? RT @sarahpompei: New @Whitman2010 TV ad hitting the air tomorrow. #
- Cleaning up as well as BP does! RT @aaronmclear: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: Guv's IHSS reforms cleaning up the program #
- @markos You're just jealous of Jerry, 'cause he can go on TV and you've been banished! ;) in reply to markos #
- @JerryBrown2010 Whatever you do, don't say "Tea Bagger" this time. The Tea Baggers are all upset about your visit to Hardball! #thinskinned #
- Focus of @JohnKingCNN on the oil spill is right in @JerryBrown2010's wheelhouse. Ahead of his time the first time & ready for the job now! #
- Interview w/ @JohnKingCNN ends w/ debate invite. Without hesitation, @JerryBrown2010 says: I accept. I guess Meg won't do this one, either. #
- The Glamorous Life of Van Tamom! RT @Vannarith: Amazing Bakersfield Airport…having a beer at a Blimpie! #
- "…Mr. Brown, contrary to your assertion, never in my life have I accepted a man's testicles into my mouth…" http://bit.ly/9lRFh8 #cagov #
- @tomodell You turned on your TV lately? Seen the wholly-discredited attacks Whitman's running? You're knocking Brown over a few tweets! #
- @TomOdell I wouldn't call them the originals…negative campaigning has been here from the first elections this country held. in reply to TomOdell #
- @TomOdell Meg's negativity is one thing -though the lies are particularly brazen- the real issue is the buying up the airwaves for the lies. in reply to TomOdell #
- Yes he does. The voters. RT @FlashReport: RT @AFPCalifornia: More on State Controller mutiny: "Does John Chiang have a Boss?" #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-12
- Finally tackling this damn cough. (@ The Doctors' Office) http://4sq.com/5wQoP4 #
- I'm at AWESOMETOWN (Town Center Dr, McBean Pkwy, Valencia). http://4sq.com/bjkSz1 #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-11
- So, @JerryBrown2010 goes on Hardball & uses term "tea bagger," which -of course- starts the Tea Baggers frothing at the mouth. #predictable #
- I just became the mayor of Macy's on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/8Y6HVp #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-10
- @NickVelasquezCA But they have had several vague and contradictory accounts of what happened. Isn't that good enough for you? in reply to NickVelasquezCA #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-09
- TPM: Meg Whitman Copies 'Obama Playbook' In Pursuit Of Her California Dreams – http://bit.ly/cmzzZF #CAGOV #
- We're hours from the big @JerryBrown2010 announcement. It's not the Grim Sleeper -that's a different event this morning- so what will it be? #
- TPM on @Whitman2010 paints her team as full of McCainiacs who learned from Obama '08. Will our side lose those lessons? http://bit.ly/cmzzZF #
- Touring (@ ONEgeneration ADC) http://4sq.com/ccjMXp #
- At the VICA meeting, and the days events are flying by. (@ Beverly Garland's Holiday Inn) http://4sq.com/4nNmFg #
- Do the billboards have pics of you and Wilson? RT @Whitman2010: Launched our Spanish-language billboard ad campaign: http://bit.ly/aYDekw #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-08
- Several times today, the old tune "I Cover the Waterfront" has popped into my head. What's that about? #
- eMeg's billboards en Español leave out that Pete "187" Wilson is the f'ing CHAIRMAN OF HER CAMPAIGN! http://twitpic.com/235055 (h/t @j_Mine) #
- eMeg's billboards en Español leave out that Pete "187" Wilson is the f'ing CHAIRMAN OF HER CAMPAIGN! http://twitpic.com/235055 (h/t @J_Mine) #
- Do @sarahpompei & @Whitman2010 honestly think they'll get sympathy by whining about working folks standing up to Meg, who's spent 20x more? #
- Not Buying What Meg is Selling: Whitman has spent tens of millions — several times what @JerryBrown2010 has spent — yet still trails! #
- New maps are around the corner… #
- Sad Los Angeles is on list of 12 worst .gov sites. This won't be the case under Mayor @ericgarcetti! http://bit.ly/aArzis #
- Grim Sleeper was apparently a gov't employee…how long until @Whitman2010 jumps on that as reason to bash civil servants? #
- Love speculation on @JerryBrown2010 'big announcement' tomorrow. Interest is piquing. What will meet these expectations? #
- Wasn't a rough one, but that rolled for a good little while… #earthquake #
- #Earthquake a moment ago was merely a foreshock of the BIg Announcment from @JerryBrown2010 tomorrow. Look out eMeg! #
- @RobertKovacik Felt it for a good while downtown. Called wife in Valencia, she didn't know it was happening. in reply to RobertKovacik #
- @xoxo_MO It's a well-made spot, but blatantly false. Get the truth via FactCheck.org: http://bit.ly/a83Dwf in reply to xoxo_MO #
- @zainyk It was that good! Maybe @JerryBrown2010 needs a joke writer… in reply to zainyk #
- Hear the lamentations of the women!!! 'Conan the Barbarian: The Musical' – http://youtu.be/OBGOQ7SsJrw #
- I would love to see the Whitman Billboards en Español bombed with posters detailing her real history on Latino issues! http://bit.ly/dh88iq #
- I'd REALLY love to see a @JerryBrown2010 poster by @TheDateFamers like the amazing piece they did for @BarackObama: http://mysp.ac/bJDn5x #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-07
- Countdown clock starting…now! RT @TheFix: Jerry Brown will make a "campaign announcement" on Thursday at 1:30. Intrigue! #
- @cruickshank No doubt. A good film & message, in the Dawn of the Dead mold. Plus, it inspired one of the best scenes in South Park history! in reply to cruickshank #
- Helping one of their own! RT @ShaneGoldmacher: Billionaires for Meg: Whitman reports raising $1.65 million+ on Saturday http://bit.ly/blnHJN #
- A bit of Fleet Foxes and Deadly Syndrome this afternoon…and with that, I'm off to fight traffic! #
- Last train to awesome town! (@ AWESOMETOWN) http://4sq.com/bjkSz1 #
Twitter Updates for 2010-07-06
- This @sacbee_news story has my two cents… Campaigns spy on opponents in real time in California http://bit.ly/dnfrLa #
- @laurenm But I got it from Wired — a respectable source! in reply to laurenm #
- Courtesy of @adater… Video with 5 hard-hitting Bob Probert fights: http://youtu.be/ZCZEMSsGWYU #RIP #Probie #NHL #
- @laurenm "Tip Number 10"? What are the other nine (or whatever)? Sounds like a good @BSDwire post to me! in reply to laurenm #
- Always several steps beyond me! RT @laurenm: @Reelpolitik The 10 tips are public… And the blog post already exists! http://bit.ly/dAQjzg #
- Swearing in for Assemblyman Gatto. A happy occasion cutting the long weekend short. (@ Autry National Center) http://4sq.com/cCwgZc #
- "Insert" eh? Quite saucy… RT @venice4change: Coming into Beaver, Utah. Insert joke. #
- Big Trouble in Little China. Not even close! RT @tdhurst: Big Trouble In Little China or Escape From New York? #
- When a candidate — for example @Whitman2010 — runs on their biz skillz, always check their resume: http://bit.ly/ajKB8M #