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Gail Powell

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San Diego DA Bonnie Dumanis to Run for Mayor

I agree with SurfPuppy619. We can despise the utter mendacity and worthlessness of Bonnie Dumanis without dragging her propensity for carpet-munching into the fray. However, just like Railsplitter, I have also received a taste of Bonnie's idea of justice-which is really a bogus persecution for the sake of looking like she's hard on crime. So I understand Railsplitter's rage and desire for (verbal) comeuppance. We should all band together and get our Bad Bonnie stories out. If you go check on Yelp.com San Diego, Bonnie's supporters from Beantown Boston are now getting on there and trying to reverse all the "1" Yelp Stars her Bonnie Dumanis for Mayor 2012 group is getting. The idea of this reprehensible pol thinking she even has a chance at being mayor is preposterous! The fact that there are so many other much better candidates- waiting in the wings to throw their hat into the ring- shows just how out-of-touch Bonnie Dumanis really is!
— March 18, 2011 7:15 p.m.

FM 94/9 Out of the Sahara

I am not going to get in a war of words with sageofsantee, but I will say that it is surely a misnomer for this sage commenter to even associate him/her self with sagacity because the previous comment castigating Mikey and his witnessing on the radio is spiritual folly. Jesus said in Acts 1:8, "...you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth." The witnessing Mikey does-whether some people deride it as fake or Mikey as a hack is irrelevant. Witnessing is an act of faith-most especially to unbelievers. It is Holy Spirit-derived. Furthermore, "sage" of santee, you will note that since you have felt free to criticize Mikey's testimony, keep in mind this passage in the New Testament- Mark 12:31: "So I tell you, people can be forgiven for every sin, and everything they say against God. But whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven...now or in the future." This means that slamming people who have sincere testimony is folly. Not that you cannot do it or shouldn't do it. There is always the option of "free will." I don't agree with every thing that Garett does at 94.9 but I do respect his spine in backing the Mikey Show. So, "sage" of santee, perhaps it might behoove you to listen to Mikey at 9:30 AM on Friday's, when he speaks from the heart to help heal broken people that need forgiveness. Matthew 15:11 "It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person." It is not just in the Reader's Sheep & Goats that you will find Bible-thumping!
— January 18, 2011 10:22 a.m.

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