Patterico’s Pontifications
"Harangues that just make sense."
Author: Patrick Frey is a prosecutor in Los Angeles County.
Blawg Related Categories: Constitutional Law • States • California • Prosecutor
Recent Posts from Patterico’s Pontifications
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Freakonomics Guy: Surprisingly Unexpected Odds Are, Surprisingly, Expected!
Freakonomics guy Steven Levitt takes a look at the “Arizona DNA database” issue raised by a recent L.A. Times article, and pronounces himself surprised to learn that the numbers . . . aren’t surprising: When…
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A New Issue of “Not the L.A. Times”
Funnyman Roy Rivenburg has a new issue out at Not the L.A. Times. One new story reports on Sam Zell’s purchase of the state of California: In his first act as CEO, Zell replaced the…
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Baldilocks Profiled in L.A. Weekly
The L.A. Weekly has a profile of my friend Juliette Ochieng, aka Baldilocks, in the current issue. The article focuses on some uncanny parallels between the lives of Juliette and Barack Obama — and the…
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US-Iraq Agree on Timeline for Troop Withdrawal
[Guest post by DRJ] The AP reports US and Iraqi negotiators have entered into a draft agreement that contains a timetable for withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. Troop withdrawals are to begin June 30,…
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Obama Supporters Like Biden for VP
[Guest post by DRJ] The AP reports Obama’s “staff in Chicago and party activists” like Senator Joe Biden (D-Del) for Obama’s VP because: … he can address two of Obama’s biggest weaknesses — his lack…
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Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones
[Guest post by DRJ] US Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-OH) died today at the Cleveland Clinic of a brain aneurysm: “Tubbs Jones, 58, suffered the hemorrhage while driving her car in Cleveland Heights on Tuesday,…
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An Obama Rorschach Test (Updated)
[Guest post by DRJ] Look at the photo of Barack Obama (scroll down) in this Michelle Malkin post and tell me what it makes you think of. There’s no right or wrong answer. I’m curious…
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McCain Campaign: Obama’s Questionable Associations
[Guest post by DRJ] Following up on Stanley Kurtz’s article on William Ayers and the Annenberg Challenge records, this Rich Lowry post at National Review Online suggests the McCain campaign believes now is a good…
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Advice from Michael Moore
[Guest post by DRJ] Michael Moore has written an open letter to Caroline Kennedy asking her to “pull a Cheney” and pick herself as Obama’s Vice President. He’s also shared with Barack Obama this blueprint…
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Giuliani to give Keynote Speech at GOP Convention
Posted by WLS: Bullseye. Rudy is the closest the GOP has to a speaker as effective from the podium as Obama. I’ve seen him in person both in a large setting and in a small setting. …