The Fascist Green Police Super Bowl Ad Is Stuck In My Head

And that’s the point, I guess. Watch this ad for a “clean diesel” car by Audi, and good luck getting this slightly modified version of the Cheap Trick classic “Dream Police” out of your head. I couldn’t get it out with a lobotomy. It’s been playing off and on in my brain since it first aired during the Super Bowl.

But beyond the diddy, I also can’t get the vision of a fascist “green” future out of my head — even if it’s portrayed with a heavy dollop of of “Reno: 911“-style cop-show parody. Good comedy has to have a grain of truth in it to work, and this spot has plenty. It’s not just a peek at a ridiculous future, but a look at our “be green or else” present. An overreaction? Tell that to the chief of America’s Green Police, San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, who Tweeted:

“Ok .. That ‘green police’ Audi commercial hits home..”

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Tags: Al Gore, audi, big environment, California Air Resources Board, California Energy Commission
Posted Feb 10th 2010 at 6:59 am in Environment, Media Criticism | 72786285 Commentshttp://biggovernment.com/jlakely/2010/02/10/the-fascist-green-police-super-bowl-ad-is-stuck-in-my-head/The+Fascist+Green+Police+Super+Bowl+Ad+Is+Stuck+In+My+Head2010-02-10+14%3A59%3A41James+G.+Lakely

CA Flash Point for Obama? Republican Uses Unique Strategy In Run For Congressional Seat

The San Francisco Bay Area may just prove to be the 3 am the wake call the Obama Administration doesn’t want.  This November 3, a potential trend setting – special election – is taking place in Congressional District 10.  CD 10 is the old Ellen Tauscher (D) seat  she vacated when she became #3 in the State Department.

It is a battle featuring a Big Government Liberal, aka John Garamendi,  and the Republican David Harmer who is employing an interesting, new strategy.   Before I get to Harmer:  I know what you are thinking:  The SF Bay Area?  A Republican pick up?  The answer quite possibly could be YES.

Polling shows the race just outside the margin of error and the Generic Congressional ballot is even closer.  With one month to go (1) enthusiasm is running high among Harmer supporters and (2) John Garamendi is a classic target for a rebound election.

According to Garamendi, we have to “change the mindset” of Californians on Prop 13 – the landmark property tax reform passed by the CA voters in 1978 to keep higher property taxes from running people out of their homes.   Garamendi wants to end Prop 13 as we know it and the two-thirds majority vote needed for the CA Legislature to pass a budget or levy taxes.  He also supports higher income taxes “without apology”  – most of the time.  Recently, however, he was caught double dealing on the issue as highlighted by this Harmer Campaign video. Beyond that, Garamendi wants “European-style” health care for America. 

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Tags: Barack Obama, Big Government, Bill Clinton, Congressional District 10, David Harmer
Posted Oct 15th 2009 at 4:31 pm in Congress, Politics, State Politics | 1695491 Commentshttp://biggovernment.com/tdelbeccaro/2009/10/15/ca-flash-point-for-obama-republican-uses-unique-strategy-in-run-for-congressional-seat/CA+Flash+Point+for+Obama%3F+Republican+Uses+Unique+Strategy+In+Run+For+Congressional+Seat2009-10-15+23%3A31%3A02Thomas+Del+Beccaro

Pork Report: September 28, 2009 **LINKS FIXED**

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Posted Sep 28th 2009 at 2:00 pm in Congress, Earmarks, Politics | 9802266 Commentshttp://biggovernment.com/porkreport/2009/09/28/pork-report-september-28-2009/Pork+Report%3A+September+28%2C+2009+%2A%2ALINKS+FIXED%2A%2A2009-09-28+21%3A00%3A11The+Pork+Report