The Russia Thing
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health care, but for me, it’s personal. When my epresentative Dana Rohrabacher (R-Putin’s Lip daughter Annika was 8 years old, she was afflicted Balm) has routinely and frequently said voters in with leukemia. It was devastating to my family, but his 48th Congressional District do not care about his we got through it—and today she’s doing great.” close ties to Russia’s brutal regime. He adds, “So for her and all our families, we However, two things happened on the same must protect America’s health-care system. October day that reflect the actual toll the RusThat’s why I’m taking on both parties and fighting sia thing is having on Rohrabacher’s attempt to for those with pre-existing conditions.” extend his House of Representatives DING! DING! DING! That’s the Total career beyond the 30-year mark. Bullshit Meter hitting 11 even though it A Los Angeles Times poll pubonly goes up to 10. lished on Oct. 4 found Rohrabacher Ya’ll remember shortly after Rohrain a statistical dead heat with bacher’s other man crush, Donald Democrat Harley Rouda. That Trump, was elected president, is a first for the incumbent, when the congressman over and who has never been in a over again refused to meet congressional race this his own constituents, many close with less than a month of whom have pre-existing before Election Day. medical conditions, over his Former Vice President Joe votes on health care? Biden, speaking that afternoon Their elected representative at Cal State Fullerton on behalf had consistently voted against the of four Democrats seeking Orange Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. ObamCounty congressional seats, said acare). Then, in 2017, Rohrabacher Rouda is “a fighter for California, not supported the GOP’s American Health BOB AUL an apologist for the Kremlin.” Care Act, even though the independent By then, Rohrabacher’s constituents had Congressional Budget Office warned it would been hammered with a progressive politicalresult in 23 million Americans losing health-care action committee’s clever advertisements, which coverage while also undermining protections for “thanked” the “comrade” for his longtime supthose with pre-existing conditions. port of Mother Russia. One set was broadcast Using your little girl as a prop while you act in English, the other in Russian, and both shared as if you care about an issue you wouldn’t even Soviet-style propaganda artwork. talk with your own constituents about should not Rohrabacher’s latest campaign ads show the play well at home, but they’ll love it in Moscow. Russia thing is actually getting to him. As he stands next to his wife with their daughter sitting in a swing, Got Dana Watch fodder? Rohrabacher says, “Politicians argue a lot about Email mcoker@ocweekly.com.
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was going on, you stepped over to the exit. And when I told you the dog was too big for the park, you gave me some bullshit: “This is a puppy park, and this is my puppy being a puppy.” Normally, I’d stop and explain the dog park rules to a dumb fuck like you, but all I could sense getting would be into an altercation, so I split. In case you know how to read and see this and want to stop contributing to giving pit bulls a bad name, dig this: It’s not a “puppy park.” It’s a park for dogs who weigh less than 30 pounds, as well as some disabled or elderly dogs. And it’s a smoke-free park.
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ou were the male oaf with an East Coast accent at Costa Mesa Bark Park’s space for small dogs with a large, playfully aggressive pit bull puppy that took a liking to my two small dogs. I soon realized your dog’s behavior was more than my little dogs could handle. I scooped them up and headed for the exit, but your non-neutered, horny little boy kept lunging up my side at my dogs, and he forcefully humped my leg. I tried some verbal commands, all of which your dog ignored. I held the dog at bay with my foot, but I couldn’t walk to the exit, as the pup was up on me as soon as I moved. It’s too bad you were busy smoking cigarettes on the other side of the park with your buddy and couldn’t call your dog off me. A kind lady finally pulled the pup away so I could leave. When you finally realized what
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