Eddie's Corner

The shocking rape and murder of  17-year old Chelsea King by a convicted sexual predator in northern San Diego County could have been prevented if only the judicial system and law enforcement had done their job. 

First of all, let’s set the record straight.  The alleged perpetrator, John Albert Gardner III, is not just a sexual offender—he is a sexual predator!  The morally bankrupt mass media is so intent on being politically correct that they are willing to deceive and mislead the public.  It’s like calling an illegal immigrant an undocumented worker.  The reason they don’t have documents is because they’re here illegally!

Just as evil—if not more so—are the prosecutors and judges in this country.  The prosecutors want to look good by obtaining a conviction,  so they enter into a plea bargain agreement with the perpetrator’s lawyers, getting the perpetrator to plead guilty in exchange for a reduced (and often ridiculously short) sentence.  And the judges have become so obsessed with the “rights” of the criminal, that they are willing to overlook the rights of the victim!

John Albert Gardner III is not just a sexual offender—he is a sexual predator.   He is a psychopath who never should have been released from prison after committing his initial crime.  Sexual predators and pedophiles can never be cured or rehabilitated.  They need to be incarcerated and not let out on the street to prey on innocent and unsuspecting children.

And where was law enforcement?  Why didn’t they advise the community that there was a sexual predator in their midst?  Why did they wait until a girl was raped and murdered before taking action?

Let us hope that this psychopath John Albert Gardner III receives a speedy trial and is given the death penalty that he rightly deserves.  And let us further hope that our courts, with their Rose Bird mentality, don’t allow Gardner to thwart justice and languish in prison for 40+ years like Rodney Alcala before the sentence is carried out.

The Honorable Eddie Rose

Former Laguna Niguel (CA) City Councilman

If Waterboarding were an Olympics sport, would Dick Cheney be a shoo-in for the gold medal???

The Honorable Eddie Rose

Former Laguna Niguel City Councilman

Like millions of Americans. my eyes were affixed to the TV set this week to watch the Winter Olympics from Vancouver.  I have the greatest admiration for these world-class athletes who excel in their respective disciplines.

Most of the Olympics events, fortunately are objectively scored (i.e., the fastest time recorded in an event determines the outcome of that event).  Some events, however, are scored subjectively by judges who, presumably, consider a competitor’s overall performance in assigning a “score” to that competitor, thereby determining the final outcome of an event.

I have no quarrel with awarding the gold medal in men’s figure skating to Evan Lysacek of the United States.  Both his short and long program performances were magnificent and flawless.  Nor do I disagree with awarding the silver medal to Evgeni Plushenko of Russia, whose performances contained a greater degree of difficulty than the other skaters. 

However, the blatantly biased downgrading of the superb short and long program performances of American skater Johnny Weir by the Olympics judges was, in a word, disgraceful.  Johnny Weir’s two performances were flawless—well choreographed, technically sound, and without error.  At the very least, he should have been awarded the bronze medal over the three other competitors who were wrongfully placed ahead of him, all of whom either fell or stumbled during their respective performances.

A competitor—any competitor—should be judged on his or her ability, as evidenced by his or her performance, and not because of what he or she wears, or what he or she believes.  So Johnny Weir is flamboyant—so what?  What does that have to do with his skating performance?  When the scores were read after Johnny Weir’s final program, the audience loudly and rightfully booed the judges’ scores.  They were shocked, as was I.  Were I in attendance, I would also have booed as loudly as they did.

This judging spectacle in Vancouver brought to mind the last Miss America pageant when Miss California, Carrie Prejean, was singled out by a biased judge who asked her (and only her among all the contestants) about her views on so-called “gay marriage”.  Unfortunately, Miss Prejean’s honest and reasoned response did not coincide with the bigoted views of the pageant’s judges, who used this as an excuse for not declaring her the pageant winner.

Personal bias and animus has no business whatsoever in the judging of any competition.  If a judge is incapable of being fair and objective, or holds personal bias or animus toward a competitor, that judge should disqualify himself or herself.  Every competitor—in any competition—has the right to be judged on his or her performance, and nothing else.

The Honorable Eddie Rose

Former Laguna Niguel (CA) City Councilman

In this day and age where many businesses are only too eager to rip off the consumer, and where corporate greed has become a way of life in the business community, it is wonderful to see that there are still some excellent companies that truly have the interests of the consumer in mind.  Such is the case with S. Martinelli & Co., makers of the world’s best, and purest,  apple cider.

S. Martinelli & Co. is located in Watsonville, a farming community of approximately 50,000 residents, located in Santa Cruz County in Northern California.  It seems that the local city fathers (and mothers too, no doubt) decided about a decade ago to add sodium fluoride (a main constituent of rat poison) to the public water supply, not unlike many other incompetent City Councils and/or municipal water districts (including, sadly, our own in south Orange County).  In 2002, however, the residents of Watsonville, who did not want local bureaucrats to poison their drinking water, passed an initiative to block the fluoridation of their water supply.

Now, in what amounts to a slap-in-the-face to the voters, the Watsonville City Council is again proposing to ram fluoridated water down the throats of its citizens, whether they want it or not.

This is where the Martinelli Company, one of Watsonville’s biggest employers. comes in.  Martinelli has said that it would rather move its planned expansion elsewhere than use fluoridated water in its new line of juices.  According to John Martinelli, president of S. Martinelli & Co., his family’s business for 142 years, “We believe fluoride is bad for your body so, morally and ethically, we simply cannot put that water in our products,  If half the people in this town don’t want to be mass-medicated, then we shouldn’t be.”

Amen!!!  It’s time more people see through the lies and propaganda foisted upon the American people for years by the American Dental Association (ADA) and other charlatans of their ilk. 

As for me, I’m going down to my local supermarket and buy a case of Martinelli’s sparkling cider.  Kudos to the Martinelli Company for standing up and speaking out on behalf of the public.   And for demonstrating that there are still some moral and ethical companies around.

The Honorable Eddie Rose

Former Laguna Niguel (CA) City Councilman

“A Voice—Not an Echo”

On March 14, 2007, my girlfriend Ann Gillespie and I docked in Aruba.  This venue was not our choice, but rather one of several islands visited on an otherwise glorious 14-day Caribbean cruise on the Sea Princess.

Once a seemingly idyllic spot, Aruba gained notoriety in May 2005, when Natalee Holloway, a beautiful 18 year-old American girl on a high school graduation trip to Aruba, was raped and murdered by the son of a prominent and powerful Aruban family.

But rather than punish the perpetrator, incompetent police officials, aided and abetted by a corrupt judiciary and an apathetic Aruban citizenry, allowed him to go free.  Eventually, fearing prosecution, the perpetrator and his family fled to The Netherlands.

Aruba, a former colony of The Netherlands, is approximately 20 miles long, and six miles wide (at its widest point).  Geographically, it is located some 15 miles north of Venezuela.

The very nature of this relatively small island leads to the inescapable conclusion that Natalee’s body (which was never found) could not have been buried on land.  Although only the perpetrator knows exactly what happened, the most likely scenario is that, after a night of drinking and partying, the perpetrator slipped Natalee a date rape drug, subsequently took her to one of Aruba’s beaches, and sexually assaulted her.  Whether Natalee had a severe physical reaction to the alcohol and drugs, and/or threatened to report the perpetrator to the authorities, the perpetrator panicked and killed Natalee.  He then borrowed his daddy’s boat and dumped her body in the ocean to cover up the crime.

It has been stated by the police that the perpetrator changed his story of the events of the evening at least a dozen times.  This is not the mark of an innocent man, but rather the typical behavior of someone with blood on his hands.

What is really troubling, however, is the attempt of the Aruban government, through its mouthpiece www.aruba.com (the official Aruba website) to cover up this horrendous crime.  As far as they are concerned, it’s “business as usual”.  In fact, it’s all about business.  All they are concerned about is the tourist dollar, and they wouldn’t want us gullible “gringos”  to think anything could possibly be wrong with Aruba.

But something IS terribly wrong with Aruba.  When the murder of an American citizen goes unpunished just because the perpetrator is part of a prominent and powerful Aruban family, and when the Aruban government and the Aruban people try to sweep it under the rug as if nothing ever happened, it’s time for Americans to boycott Aruba.  When Annie and I were in Aruba in 2007, we spent NO money whatsoever on food, drink, goods, or anything (other than a dollar or so at the local internet cafe to retrieve our e-mail, and a shared taxi ride with two fellow cruise passengers to a nearby public beach).  We will definitely NOT go back to Aruba until and unless justice is obtained in this matter.

Aruba likes to glamorize itself as a means of boosting tourism,  It’s motto is “One Happy Island”.  Tell that to the parents of Natalee Holloway.

The  Honorable Eddie Rose

Former Laguna Niguel (CA) City Councilman

The California Consumer Federation of California (www.consumercal.org) is an excellent organization, dedicated to the protection of the rights of the consumer.  The California Consumer Federation publishes a quarterly newsletter, “The California Consumer”, in which it tracks state legislation affecting the consumer. 

In the Fall 2009 issue of “The California Consumer”, a “Consumer Scorecard” is  published, in which the various California state legislators (Assembly and Senate) are rated in terms of their support of or opposition to legislation affecting the California consumer.

Not surprisingly, the VERY WORST state legislator in terms of support for the consumer is none other than “our” State Senator from the 33rd Senate District, Mimi Walters.  Ms. Walters has the dubious distinction of scoring 6% for the year 2009, based upon her votes on bills affecting the California consumer.  This means that out of 17 bills, Ms. Walters voted AGAINST the consumer 16 times!!!  Furthermore, she is one of only two California legislators with a voting record in SINGLE DIGITS!!!

Mimi Walters is a disgrace and an embarrassment to the residents of the 33rd Senate District.  She doesn’t represent us—she represents the special interests who funded her campaign, and to whom she is indebted.  Unfortunately, most voters are completely clueless and could care less.  Little wonder that we have individuals such as Mimi Walters that hold elected office.

Think about it.  What a great world this would have been if only—

l. George Bush’s father would have married Andrea Yates instead of Barbara Bush.

2. O.J. Simpson would have dated Lorena Bobbitt instead of Nicole Brown.

3. Nancy Pelosi would have to pay as much for makeup as we pay for gasoline.

4. Ah-nold der Grope-in-ator would have learned how to pronounce California correctly.

5. Ann Coulter’s office would have been on the 90th floor of the World Trade Center.

6. Teddy Kennedy would have never gotten a driver’s license.

7. Sarah Palin would have gotten BRAIN implants.

8. Terri Schaivo would have pulled the plug on Michael Schaivo.

9. Someone would have given Rush Limbaugh a $10 gift certificate to Taco Bell for Christmas.

10. Dr. Kevorkian would have been Dick Cheney’s heart specialist.

San Clemente’s so-called “anti-litter” law is not really an anti-litter law—it’s an anti-free speech law.  What part of the First Amendment don’t these city “leaders” understand?  Shades of Nazi Germany and the Bush-Cheney regime!

This bogus “city ordinance” was enacted by the City Of San Clemente in a brazen attempt to stop persons from placing handbills on parked cars.  The intent of the person placing a handbill on a car is not to litter.  It may be to inform (as in the case of a political candidate), or it may be to advertise (as in the case of a small business).  In any case, it is an inalienable right, guaranteed by the United States Constitution. 

The intent of this ordinance is very clear.  It would ultimately deny the opportunity to disseminate information to those individuals running for political office who didn’t have hundreds of thousands of dollars in their campaign coffers to send out elaborate and deceitful political mailers.  Only those “politically correct” candidates, endorsed and financed by the very worst special interests and ”political action committees” (PACS) would be able to effectively campaign for elective office. 

Fortunately, last month, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed, in siding with a man who said a city ordinance that bans people from placing handbills on parked cars violated his right of free speech.  Duh!  A first year law student would have known that.  But apparently not the  elected “leaders” in San Clemente.  Nor their counterparts in five other Orange County cities (Laguna Woods, La Habra, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, and San Juan Capistrano), who have enacted similar unconstitutional ordinances  

Perhaps this court decision will serve as a wake-up call to other cities who are contemplating such an ordinance.  It is reasuring to know that, in this country, an individual can indeed “fight City Hall”—and win!  And local governments do not have the right to trample on the rights of the people, no matter how disingenuous these local governments may be in covering up their true intentions,.

Eddie Rose

The Top 10 reasons why Golf is such a great game.

(10) Golfers don’t have their players in jail every week.

 (9)  Taxpayers don’t subsidize the building of new golf courses.

 (8)  You can’t play golf with a cell phone in your ear.

 (7)  Golfers don’t wear their caps on backwards.

 (6)  Golfers don’t get college scholarships for their ability to dunk a golf ball.

 (5)  Where else but on a golf course can you shoot a couple of birdies without offending animal rights activists?

 (4)  When a golfer is interviewed, he uses words other than “you know” and more than one syllable long.

 (3)  Golfers don’t continually threaten to strike because their seven-figure salaries are inadequate.

 (2)  Tiger Woods doesn’t spike the golf ball when he gets a hole-in-one.

And the number one reason why golf is such a great game—

 (1)  In what other sport can you play a round of golf during the day, brutally murder your ex-wife in the evening, and claim to be looking for “her real murderers” while playing another round of golf?

The excellent website Care2 (www.care2.com)  has an extremely helpful and illuminating post on “the hazards of fluoride in food and water”, selected from Natural Solutions magazine, October 24, 2009.

For years the American Dental Association (ADA), in collusion with the various municipal water districts across the United States, has been trying to con the American people relative to the so-called “benefits” of Sodium Fluoride, presumably in fighting tooth decay. 

This hoax, perpetrated by the ADA, has been exposed in numerous publications over the years.  Sodium Fluoride is actually a primary constituent of rat poison.  Yet the ADA and municipal water districts insist on its dubious “benefits”.

As pointed out in this excellent article, “…fluoride has been tied to serious health problems… (which are) compounded when the source of fluoride  is hazardous waste from the phosphate fertilizer industry.   The actual substances in most fluoridation programs are residues captured from the air quality smokestack scrubbers of fertilizer producers in central Florida…”

According to Dr. Hardy Limeback, head of the Department of Preventive Denistry at the University of Toronto, “this (toxic) waste contains not just fluoride, but also lead, arsenic. amd radium—all carcinogenic—and these are dumped untreated into our drinking water”. 

Dr. Limeback warns mothers “…never to make baby formula with fluoridated water and never to let children under 3 use toothpaste with fluoride”.

This article is definitely worth reading.  It’s an eye-opener.  As for me, I think I’ll stick to Crystal Geyser or San Pellegrino bottled water. 

Eddie Rose