One thing is for sure, our politicians are counting on the electorate to believe lies. Truth is becoming as rare and threatened as the most vulnerable endangered species. Instead of valiantly trying to save and propagate the last surviving examples of truth, the Establishment is clearly determined to hunt it down, imprison it, or shoot it dead. At the risk of sounding repetitious, if you seek Truth, put your phone on the counter and pick up your Bible.
Mathew 26:52 Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword. Those in SB and in the US use the Sword
Thank you, Robert, always great to read your column and entertaining to see your accompanying artwork.
But I do have problems with your Putin Derangement Syndrome. I wish you would list your sources for what you contend about him and Ukraine. I listen to a number of people on it and don't get anything like what you say. Douglas MacGregor, for example, has an entirely different view of how Putin is doing. More importantly, I find your view of how we got into this Ukraine conflict omits Biden's financial interest in a war in Ukraine. It also omits that we are at least partly responsible for the huge death toll of Ukrainian military. And today with you likening Putin to Gaddafi, I am frankly sickened. We killed Gaddafi, not because he was a monster, but because Hillary and Co. were afraid he would get economic independence for his country. Your writing today reminds me of Hillary's gleeful “we came, we saw, he died - hahahaha” (a kackle Kamala would die for), possibly Hillary's most disgusting moment.
If you are going to indulge in your hatred of Putin, I think you owe it to your readers to offer more than hearsay and Neo Con party line. We have too much media doing that already, albeit for the Left. I expect more substance from SB Current. I would be interested in hearing how you think Russia would fare without him. I would like to know your view of our coup in Ukraine to establish Zelensky. Of our continued baiting of Putin over the years. Of our bio labs on the border. And how the money we've spent on this is justified.
Thanks again for being part of SB Current's lively scene. You and the other columnists are giving Santa Barbara a much needed intelligent alternative voice.
Polly, I have to agree with you on your questioning Mr. Eringer's sources leading to his stance on Putin, Ukraine and the Middle East. I, too, have a completely different twist from his and have listened to many in the know and seasoned people that paint a completely different picture of the situations described by Mr. Eringer.
When out right contradictions of fact are placed in the face of the people why are there no greater response of anger?
Perhaps the people want to see the world not as it is but with cotton candy pinks and goooo gggoooo.
Why else would the destruction of the entire transportation grid in Santa Barbara not result in RECALL?
Why else would the blatant Middle Finger Goleta Council destroy Old Town Hollister, create massive congestion not result in RECALL? How much Carpetbagger City councilmen will Goleta suffer?
"Why else would the destruction of the entire transportation grid (AND the core downtown) in Santa Barbara (AND Goleta) not result in RECALL?" THAT is the obvious question, isn't it? Years ago I remember reading "The state of a city's streets is the state of the Government." The goal is to aggravate automobile drivers into using bicycles instead. Not gonna happen. And when an ambulance is delayed by having to take a circuitous route avoiding bicycle-only road restrictions, and dense housing without sufficient parking provided is promoted, everyone suffers with the rats-in-a-cage rage.
Merchants and employees in Old Town need massive outside help. If a merchant complains, his/her business is fined, harassed by Council leaders and bureaucrats. Reprisals by costly. CarsAreBasic, civic clubs, customers, and a responsive taxpayer group need to initiate recall efforts. No doubt Old Town is slated to die which is the goal of the progressive, authoritarian Goleta Council: eliminate the private sector.
Operating In Good Ole SB and SBPD and Sheriffs Office Clueless!"
I quote from Mr. Eringer as follows "“President Biden's participation in this conspiracy to enrich his family constitutes impeachable conduct. By monetizing the Vice Presidency for his family's benefit, he abused his office of public trust, placing the welfare of his family ahead of the welfare of the United States. He also put foreign interests ahead of the interests of the American people.”
Ok Lets again bring this all home to our Lovely Little Ole Santa Barbara Beach Town.
Any of our So-Called SB Leaders enrich themselves and own "Expensive Mansions" up in Solvang and here in Santa Barbara? How about ownership of additional Expensive Real Estate? How did they do that on yearly Salaries of less than $300k to 350k a year? Hmmmm "GREAT" question.
Oh and I just Love the Last Part, yes I do. Any of our So-Called-Leaders have Concealed Overseas
"Research shows that the U.S. is one of the easiest places in the world to set up an anonymous shell company. According to a 2019 report by Global Financial Integrity, many states required more information to obtain a library card than to register a company that can be used for laundering money. A law passed by Congress in 2021, the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA), aimed to change this. But it won’t succeed without all parties involved in combating money laundering — law enforcement, U.S. regulators and banks — trusting and using the new systems now under development."
I think that we have alittle part of Russian-Acting-Like-Leaders here in our Lovely Little Ole SB!!!
As they say ............ FOLLOW THE MONEY LAUNDERING WITH CORRUPT LEADERS.....................
I leave You-All with a little Mid-Nigth Reading with this Lovely RICO-INDICTMENT of the LA So-Called-Leaders. Just Got To Love the Corruption in CALIFORNIA!!!!
I have a HUGE Question for Ms. Van Mullen ARE YOU CONCEALING ANYMORE SEXUAL ABUSE CASES in SANTA BARABAR????? SANTA BARBARA HOME OF THE SEXUALLY ABUSED.
Howard, you continue to post many veiled slurs against a limited pool of identifiable local persons. Yet you refuse to speak with any direct specifics or evidence. I find little utility in this string of your obscure postings. Just my opinion.
Hi Howard and J. - I enjoyed this back and forth between you two. Too many commenters here today are instead indulging in meta-conversations - they complain about how Robert Eringer says something rather than what he is actually saying. They behave as if they're editors or critics rather than enjoying the opportunity Jim Buckley is giving us to discuss interesting and crucial topics. There are no other news magazines in Santa Barbara that do that.
Yes I agree Poly. The problem is that most "News", now podcasts and substacks and UTUBE and whatever the flavor "Discusses" or "Indentifies" the problems instead of providing Documents in form of "Evidence." Discussions are nice but does not cut it. I am not into this for "Discussion" because as I clearly stated I have Documents that show widespread CORRUPTION here in Santa Barbara that include and is not limited to the Santa Barbara Police Dept. SBPD the Santa Barbara District Attorneys Office, the Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Dept and additional "SB Agencies". It is being addressed but for me not quick enough.
Back in the day Federal Law Enforcement handcuffed these folks, but today they just force them out by resigning or retiring or whatever when in fact handcuffs are in order. When anyone fails to serve and instead targets and destroyes it is "TIME FOR HANDCUFFS".
We just had an excellent discussion in which I learned something. We did not spend time on our feelings or how what we wrote could have been more sensitive to whatever. Thank you. Have a great evening. I'm making a British pub style breakfast-for-dinner for my hubby and me with bangers.
Later, I will publish them if I can, but there is an obvious reason why I cannot, at this point in time. I can show those that are Public Records that are bad enough ..... that leads to the others so better to wait. Also they are rather hard to believe unless you have seen things like this before. The LA RICO Public Corruption Case that I have provided is a good reference point for all of this.
With 29M Californians there will certainly be bad behavior with only some being held accountable by our inaccessible, costly judicial system. But Howard you post “teasers”, and you fail to live by your own posted standards. It’s beyond time to present your repeated sources of your missives and stop hiding.
Mont. I have told everyone here directly WHO is here and basically what they are doing and I think anyone that has ANY involvement with the US Government can understand what is going on.
Also anyone can obtain Documents like I have and that is another disturbing trend I see in the US, California and here in Santa Barbara.
All you need to do is write-up your California Record Act/FOIA Letter and GO AND GET THE DOCUMENTS but I guarantee you those Documents that show the real problems they will not give them to you. Better understand how to go into court and compel the Records when they fail to produce them when requested. I would suggest that SB Current and the Main People thereof become the "Santa Barbara Judicial Watch" and Get The Documents.
It is time that you-all-stop-bitching and do something, like find out what is really going on in your own community and GET THE DOCUMENTS.
"Judicial Watch announced today that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) withheld information on a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information about its coordination with the U.S. Secret Service regarding the July 13 Butler, PA, rally at which former President Trump was shot."
Thank you for reviving the House Committee investigation into the Biden family influence peddling operations. The story that should have dominated the headlines, but had media shelf life of two seconds? However I suspect Joe and Hunter were busy in Santa Ynez pouring over each and every page in minute detail. I hope this report finally gets the attention it needs - ASAP.
RE writes: ....."Excerpt from House Committee on Oversight and Accountability press release, 18 August:
"President Biden's legacy is marked by abuse of public office, corruption, and obstruction. The evidence produced by our impeachment inquiry is the strongest case for impeachment of a sitting president the House of Representatives has ever investigated........."
Yes, the Biden crime family is reminiscent of other Irish/Italian crime families; Gambino, Lucchese or Bulger crime syndicates. Shaking down foreign governments, extorting money, selling access and selling out the American public. When someone, like Trump gets close to threatening the family, the Justice Department is used to neutralize anyone from uncovering the truth.
Will there by any action by Congress? DOJ? Seems like corruption is acceptable in our Banana Republic. Lots of GOP investigations and rhetoric, but no action.
As to the Dem Voters, they as a whole do not watch the news. They are as checked out as Republican Voters. But the few that do disseminate the propaganda through social ,education and interactions with like minded people. So they accept what is being t9ld to them by a friend as the truth.
No fact checking, no common sense, just ignorance and bliss in Socrates Cave.
Again, this is an issue of both sides.
The difference is you can ask questions and talk to a Republican without being yelled at or called a racist.
Like questioning why CA has the lowest performing academics in the country despite being under Democratic control for well over a decade. Denial, followed by “you’re a racists”.
What stands out immediately to me is the "Lack of Memory" that Americans have.
Sorry for this long winded example that I've seen it first hand locally here in Santa Barbara, during our wildfires that periodically sweep into our communities. For no more than 90 days after one of many fires burns down homes, the residents want to prevent another fire by removing all high risk vegetation and rebuilding homes that are fire safe. After 90 days, they are back to their old ways with vegetation growing back exactly where it was that carried fire to burn the homes down.
Sorry for the long winded comment. But Americans forget the lies that ALL politicians (Dems and Repukes) make. We never hold them accountable for their lies and corruption and THEY know it. They just make up another lie or escape goat.
We can’t get lax or apathetic. According to John 10:10 he’s out to “kill, steal and destroy” you. The "he" is the corrupt politician.
Mr. Eringer, this is just a suggestion. It would be so much easier for your readers if you stuck to one subject at a time instead of going on a rant about everything that’s wrong with the world all at one time. I was about to leave a comment about your first subject and then I go, oh, there’s something else about something else , still more about something else and it just kept going and going and I forgot what I was going to comment on in the first place. And like it said, just a suggestion.
What happened to Prince Albert. Robert I find it insulting to this country to be using terms like "Kamel". You sound like a nutcase to me. Too bad. May of the contributors to Current seem reasonable and make very intelligent, well thought out case for their topic.
I agree, Anne-Marie; the author referring to Kamala (our next President) as "Kamel" is 4th grade crude and puerile, just as co-opting existing copyrighted photos, regurgitating them through an (A.I?) filter, then claiming it as his own "artwork" is probably more illegal than anything Joe Biden has ever done. Though I did appreciate he acknowledged Jimmy Carter's modest digs. IMHO, Jimmy was the most ethical President ever.
RJ, regarding the silly nickname that Ms. Wagh chooses to use in describing the current democratic presidential candidate, perhaps she feels emboldened by the same, similar, tantrum like behavior exemplified by the Santa Barbara Current editor, Mr. Buckley.
Anne-Marie, Peter and Robert Johnson, I find it odd that you choose to comment by criticizing the style of Robert Eringer's style, rather than either asking about something he said that interests you or disputing a point he makes. I'm tired of discussions here about how something is said rather than what is actually being said. It becomes a meta-conversation rather than a real one. And it's too much of how anything gets publicly discussed in our world right now.
Agree: the modest Carters set the gold standard for exemplary post-presidential behavior. They seemed to live what they preached. I remember well those days of “duty”: keep your thermostats at 60, or lower, keep your jacket or sweater on in the house.
Can both sides quit with the name calling? Calling a presidental candidate Camel - or how ever you want to spell it - is as lame as any orange man title. I may like one candidate more than the other - but let's try to respect the office they are running for even if you don't respect the person running.
Thomas John, that doesn't make sense- this isn't "two sides" this is extreme evil passing itself off as good, these people are asserting a satantic agenda and one of the best ways to deal with satan is to mock him, those who represent satanic ideals ought to be mocked, it is much lighter than they deserve- If you step into reality with honesty, no words can describe how unvirtuous it is to have a person as horrible as Camal be an actual presidential candidate- she almost make Joe look presidential, which of course he never was if we take our founding seriously- to call for an end to name calling of those asserting such grave evil and harm to our country and citizenry is like asking those storming the beaches of Normandy not to use violence as they approach the enemy. On the other hand, however repugnant Trump might be in his personal life (certainly not facts in evidence but the current media obsession) he is pro-life, pro secure boarder, pro- energy independence, against the evil green agenda, against the unnatural LGBTQ agenda, against transgenderism, how about the media stop slandering and name calling a man asserting good policies? Policies that are grounded in natural law and good for our country- the satanists denigrate the office and there is nothing about proper name calling that touches the office, not in respect to the damage done by DEI hires and satanic militants. To say both sides should not name call is not apples and oranges, it is comparing apples and arsenic.
Sorry Steven, we don't see it the same way. I do agree with many of Trump's policies. Not all of them. I see both sides as as being similarly flawed. But I don't share your religious beliefs so much of your arsenic doesn't affect me. But I am giving it more thought about how it changes society as a whole - both for good and bad. (and is it affexct or efffect? - I always get that mixed up)
John Thomas, although you say you are unburdened by any religious mooring, do you nevertheless believe in a morality that holds children should not be sexualized and that it is the responsibility of the parents and not the state to determine if medical procedures are suitable for their children? Or that children should not be introduced to transgenderism and gender fluidity at the age of six years? What Steven or I might call satanic or evil you can agree is just wrong, perverted or weird and hot healthy for children. It is not just two alternate viewpoints but is truly good vs evil. It is stunning how the left has normalized deviant behavior to be viewed as two viewpoints as if we were discussing what to have for dinner.
Jeff, I don't believe in a formal/traditional god - but I am thankful and appreciate the cultural structure of good and bad that has been formed by Western culture and judeo christian values. And I agree that young children shouldn't be exposed to topics beyond their comprehension - such as those you listed above- transgenderism, or really anything sexual until they are older. I think the challenge is where what do you do when they are 16, 18 or whatever. Most of the times kids sexuality is about a 1/2 or full decade ahead of the development of their judgement. Not to trivialize this - but what else falls into the good and evil? Gay marriage? That I could care less about.
Watching a cell divide and contemplating the process of DNA replication, it is impossible to imagine that this occurred spontaneously without the hand of God. Yet evolutionary theory is no theory at all because in the end it simply says that life occurred.
I am not opposed to your gay marriage or any gay marriage. Using the justice system to prosecute and fine and possibly imprison a political rival for a bookkeeping violation while giving a pass to Hillary for destroying evidence or Biden for possession of classified material is immoral. A one-sided justice system is not justice at all. It is a political weapon. Allowing open borders in order to change the composition of this country to favor Democrat voters is immoral. Enabling human trafficking at the border is immoral. The Democrat party has denied all Democrats the democratic process of selecting their candidate and this is immoral especially when clothed in the pretext of saving democracy form the orange plague. How can you support a depraved party that denies its constituents the right to choose their candidate? How about the sin of false witness? Biden is fit as a fiddle, the smartest man in the room, sharp as a pike. Trump says there will be a bloodbath if he loses the election. Trump says the Ku Klux Clan is a bunch of swell fellas. All such toxic lies and yet Trump is labeled as a liar when he says that his rally was the biggest most beautiful rally ever and the fact checkers say that actually Obama had a bigger crowd. As a gay man you should appreciate this.
Jeff- what you label as immoral, or sin, many of us label ‘wrong’. Semantics, word choice, impacts how messages are received as you likely know. Many informed voters know both candidates are flawed. Policies are marketed by POTUS Candidates. Reality is that many prospective voters I know like MAGA policies but can’t stand the antics and rudeness of messenger Trump so tell me they won’t vote for either candidate. A Viet Veteran told me yesterday over coffee, “I simply can never vote for self-centered bully Trump.”
How will voter avoidance of casting a vote for either POTUS candidate, impact down ballot candidate outcomes?
Fair enough Thomas John, and either you make my point or I make yours. I believe you to be a kind man of good will, but my words for you are the apple- yet still, I admire the effort to bait and switch. Both sides are not similarly flawed, there are many on the right that are members of the uni-party and they of course are similarly flawed, but men of good faith and intelligence are nothing like the progressive left.
Easy to mix up, but I think you used it correctly here-
Can't get any extra credit. But I do want stricter immigration programs. Not sure a wall is the only answer - didn't keep anyone in Gaza. But a mix of wall, technology and higher penateys for being here illegally to both the person and who ever is giving them money. Glad to have NAFTA renegotiated - as well as NATO reminded that we're a team an not just the US. If Trump didn't have such a weird fascination/relationship with Dear Leader I'd like being tougher with North Korea. I'd also like all the street vendors in town to have a biz permit and be paying taxes.
Where the hell did you get the idea that Trump has a strange fascination/relationship with Un? To my knowledge he is the only president to ever travel to North Korea and exercise diplomacy. Trump has commanded the respect of our rivals worldwide. I can't imagine Harris going to North Korea other than to surrender.
These seem to all be Trump policies that you agree with. What policies do you disagree with. You said you disagree with some of Trump policies. Which ones are they?
Robert: Might I suggest you take a year or two off from ingesting the news cycle? The level of anger and hatred that you harbor cannot be good for your health.
Stephen: Media watch dogs play a critical role in our unique system of governance. There is no anger and hate in what he reviews and reports. Are you sure it is not you who is made angry by what he continues to expose?
First off: Thank you, everyone, for taking the time to comment. And thank you, the administrators of SB Current, for publishing the comments of all who care to share their thoughts.
All opinions are welcome. A free society values this above all.
Dr. Paul: You are clearly not only the quickest but the smartest of all. It must be the Armenian in you!
Howard Walther: No doubt, SB is a microcosm of the world and, as such, has its own bit of mischief going down. But given human nature, I’m not sure anywhere is safe. Please feel welcome to send me the documents you possess and I will investigate. Reringer@gmail.com.
Polly: I truly appreciate that you are enjoying my column.
Regarding artwork: It is nothing special. I’m not an artist and I claim no artistic ability. I utilize AI and an app I favor to generate graphics.
Regarding Putin: While operating undercover for FBI Counterintelligence in the late 1990s, I learned from former KGB Chairman Vladimir Kryuchkov (in Moscow) of a plan to install one of their own (from the KGB) to succeed Boris Yeltsin as President of Russia. Their plan came to fruition and, thereafter, Putin became almost psychopathic in his need to reach out beyond Russia’s borders to murder persons he believed to have betrayed the Motherland (and many since within Russia’s borders). It was also clear, way back in the late 1990s, that the old KGB intended to support him in his plan to corral what had become independent republics and try to recreate the Soviet Union.
Regarding sources: These are indicated as a prelude to my commentary.
Regarding Gaddafi: All things considered, despite Hillary’s glee, hard to lament his passing, given PA 103.
To Anna-Marie: Not sure where you are from, but in this country (and especially in the UK—the fortnightly “Private Eye” comes to mind) satire—including the use of satirical nicknames—is healthy in a democracy. Leaders, especially when they display a lack of leadership, deserve to be satirized.
To Robert Johnson: We are not in fourth grade and adults are perfectly capable of dealing with satire. If not, they should probably be back in fourth grade. As mentioned above, I use AI and another app to recreate graphics. (I don’t claim this as “artwork” on my own site but, for whatever reason, SB Current credits it that way.)
To Julia: You are missing the point of a “News Revue”: It attempts to cover a handful of items reported the previous week by news organizations.
To Thomas John: Thank you for bringing "Granny Lost her Marbles" to the forefront. I hope others have a chance to read my grandmother’s lapse from sanity due to the trauma she experienced as an Armenian child in Istanbul during the attempted genocide of Armenians by the Turks.
Regarding your objection to name-calling. I see it as satire, which plays a healthy role in a democracy. I see no need respect anyone just because they have been elected to office. They should expect investigation and satire to keep them in check. Furthermore, respect must be earned, not expected.
To Stephen: I’m not angry and I don’t hate; I merely see truth and humor where others may not.
I'm exceptionally worried about the election fraud especially in the 7 swing states against Trump. Trump won in 2020 against basement Biden, but then Biden was installed as our "overlord." I'm afraid that is the plan but just much bigger this time for Kamel. The deep state and the Dems aren't stupid. They know the American electorate are waking up and don't like Kamel. This is why you have open borders and the illegals who are illiterate will "vote" in this election. In addition, there will be MASSIVE fraud. Only with that combination and constant propaganda by the presstitute media through bogus polls in favor of Kamel can they install Kamel in the WH. We unfortunately live in a banana republic.
Love the illustrations!! Brilliant. Putin Derangement Syndrome - my favorite! But since when did conservatives become anti-wealth? So what if the Obama's are wealthy. Imo, nothing to see here.
One thing is for sure, our politicians are counting on the electorate to believe lies. Truth is becoming as rare and threatened as the most vulnerable endangered species. Instead of valiantly trying to save and propagate the last surviving examples of truth, the Establishment is clearly determined to hunt it down, imprison it, or shoot it dead. At the risk of sounding repetitious, if you seek Truth, put your phone on the counter and pick up your Bible.
Mathew 26:52 Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword. Those in SB and in the US use the Sword
are about to see the wrath of God.
Thank you, Robert, always great to read your column and entertaining to see your accompanying artwork.
But I do have problems with your Putin Derangement Syndrome. I wish you would list your sources for what you contend about him and Ukraine. I listen to a number of people on it and don't get anything like what you say. Douglas MacGregor, for example, has an entirely different view of how Putin is doing. More importantly, I find your view of how we got into this Ukraine conflict omits Biden's financial interest in a war in Ukraine. It also omits that we are at least partly responsible for the huge death toll of Ukrainian military. And today with you likening Putin to Gaddafi, I am frankly sickened. We killed Gaddafi, not because he was a monster, but because Hillary and Co. were afraid he would get economic independence for his country. Your writing today reminds me of Hillary's gleeful “we came, we saw, he died - hahahaha” (a kackle Kamala would die for), possibly Hillary's most disgusting moment.
If you are going to indulge in your hatred of Putin, I think you owe it to your readers to offer more than hearsay and Neo Con party line. We have too much media doing that already, albeit for the Left. I expect more substance from SB Current. I would be interested in hearing how you think Russia would fare without him. I would like to know your view of our coup in Ukraine to establish Zelensky. Of our continued baiting of Putin over the years. Of our bio labs on the border. And how the money we've spent on this is justified.
Thanks again for being part of SB Current's lively scene. You and the other columnists are giving Santa Barbara a much needed intelligent alternative voice.
Polly, I have to agree with you on your questioning Mr. Eringer's sources leading to his stance on Putin, Ukraine and the Middle East. I, too, have a completely different twist from his and have listened to many in the know and seasoned people that paint a completely different picture of the situations described by Mr. Eringer.
When out right contradictions of fact are placed in the face of the people why are there no greater response of anger?
Perhaps the people want to see the world not as it is but with cotton candy pinks and goooo gggoooo.
Why else would the destruction of the entire transportation grid in Santa Barbara not result in RECALL?
Why else would the blatant Middle Finger Goleta Council destroy Old Town Hollister, create massive congestion not result in RECALL? How much Carpetbagger City councilmen will Goleta suffer?
It is always interesting Eringer, Thanks
"Why else would the destruction of the entire transportation grid (AND the core downtown) in Santa Barbara (AND Goleta) not result in RECALL?" THAT is the obvious question, isn't it? Years ago I remember reading "The state of a city's streets is the state of the Government." The goal is to aggravate automobile drivers into using bicycles instead. Not gonna happen. And when an ambulance is delayed by having to take a circuitous route avoiding bicycle-only road restrictions, and dense housing without sufficient parking provided is promoted, everyone suffers with the rats-in-a-cage rage.
Merchants and employees in Old Town need massive outside help. If a merchant complains, his/her business is fined, harassed by Council leaders and bureaucrats. Reprisals by costly. CarsAreBasic, civic clubs, customers, and a responsive taxpayer group need to initiate recall efforts. No doubt Old Town is slated to die which is the goal of the progressive, authoritarian Goleta Council: eliminate the private sector.
I read this ALL-OVER-THE-MAP Article by former "Intelligence Person" Mr. Eringer
titled "Corruption Galore! The Kamel's a Phony! Kennedy Lore! Putin Now Lonely!
I stear this story back to Santa Barbara with the real title as>>>>
"SB Corruption Galore, So-Called SB Leaders Phoney! Russian Organized Crimed Was
Operating In Good Ole SB and SBPD and Sheriffs Office Clueless!"
I quote from Mr. Eringer as follows "“President Biden's participation in this conspiracy to enrich his family constitutes impeachable conduct. By monetizing the Vice Presidency for his family's benefit, he abused his office of public trust, placing the welfare of his family ahead of the welfare of the United States. He also put foreign interests ahead of the interests of the American people.”
Ok Lets again bring this all home to our Lovely Little Ole Santa Barbara Beach Town.
Any of our So-Called SB Leaders enrich themselves and own "Expensive Mansions" up in Solvang and here in Santa Barbara? How about ownership of additional Expensive Real Estate? How did they do that on yearly Salaries of less than $300k to 350k a year? Hmmmm "GREAT" question.
Oh and I just Love the Last Part, yes I do. Any of our So-Called-Leaders have Concealed Overseas
Bank Accounts JUST LIKE THE RUSSIAN OLIGARCHS living in Montecito and Hope Ranch CA?https://www.bbc.com/news/world-60608282
https://www.hudson.org/foreign-policy/west-has-let-russian-oligarchs-hide-their-wealth-here-for-far-too-long
https://gjia.georgetown.edu/2022/05/16/sanctions-and-freeports-where-to-look-for-russias-hidden-wealth/
https://bpi.com/russian-oligarchs-hide-money-in-u-s-only-reliable-data-can-stop-them/
And I quote from above>>>
"Research shows that the U.S. is one of the easiest places in the world to set up an anonymous shell company. According to a 2019 report by Global Financial Integrity, many states required more information to obtain a library card than to register a company that can be used for laundering money. A law passed by Congress in 2021, the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA), aimed to change this. But it won’t succeed without all parties involved in combating money laundering — law enforcement, U.S. regulators and banks — trusting and using the new systems now under development."
I think that we have alittle part of Russian-Acting-Like-Leaders here in our Lovely Little Ole SB!!!
As they say ............ FOLLOW THE MONEY LAUNDERING WITH CORRUPT LEADERS.....................
I leave You-All with a little Mid-Nigth Reading with this Lovely RICO-INDICTMENT of the LA So-Called-Leaders. Just Got To Love the Corruption in CALIFORNIA!!!!
https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/former-los-angeles-politician-jose-huizar-sentenced-13-years-federal-prison
Howard Walther, member of a Military Family
PS - Here is the DOJ Link to the RICO INDICTMENT of So-Called-LA-Leaders>>Sound Familiar?
https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/los-angeles-city-councilman-jose-huizar-charged-34-count-indictment-alleging-wide
And I quote from the above "Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar Charged in 34-Count Indictment Alleging Wide-Ranging Political Corruption"
PSS - Lets look at one of our Leaders Rachel Van Mullen County Counsel Pay >>>>>
https://www.countyofsb.org/2062/County-Counsel
https://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/2022/santa-barbara-county/rachel-van-mullem/#google_vignette
Ms. Van Mullen is getting Regular pay:$249,629.65, Overtime pay: $0.00 Other pay:$12,584.00
Total pay: $262,213.65 and Benefits: $94,292.34 Total pay & benefits" $356,505.99
Now did not someone here in SB Current bring up Child Sexual Abuse? I think we heard that BEFORE
here in Santa Barbara, please see this weblinks for Sexual Abuse Concealment Cases >>>
1. https://www.taylorring.com/blog/woman-sexually-assaulted-by-jail-employee-sues-santa-barbara-county/
2. https://www.independent.com/2023/05/31/sexual-abuse-lawsuit-against-santa-barbara-unified-former-teacher-settles-for-950000/
3. https://keyt.com/news/2023/12/11/jury-awards-25-million-verdict-in-civil-lawsuit-filed-on-behalf-of-sexual-abuse-survivor-against-santa-barbara-unified-school-district/
I have a HUGE Question for Ms. Van Mullen ARE YOU CONCEALING ANYMORE SEXUAL ABUSE CASES in SANTA BARABAR????? SANTA BARBARA HOME OF THE SEXUALLY ABUSED.
Howard, you continue to post many veiled slurs against a limited pool of identifiable local persons. Yet you refuse to speak with any direct specifics or evidence. I find little utility in this string of your obscure postings. Just my opinion.
Well Mr. Livingston you do not have the Documents that I have do you.
And You Do Not Know Who Else Has the Documents do you.
You are more than welcome to sit down with me and I will show you the Documents
As soon as you see the Documents and anyone else will immediately move out of SB as I have. This is NOT A SAFE PLACE.
And further-more Mr. Livingston I do not like Cowards who sit and do NOTHING
Howard Walther, member of a Milirary Family
Hi Howard and J. - I enjoyed this back and forth between you two. Too many commenters here today are instead indulging in meta-conversations - they complain about how Robert Eringer says something rather than what he is actually saying. They behave as if they're editors or critics rather than enjoying the opportunity Jim Buckley is giving us to discuss interesting and crucial topics. There are no other news magazines in Santa Barbara that do that.
Yes I agree Poly. The problem is that most "News", now podcasts and substacks and UTUBE and whatever the flavor "Discusses" or "Indentifies" the problems instead of providing Documents in form of "Evidence." Discussions are nice but does not cut it. I am not into this for "Discussion" because as I clearly stated I have Documents that show widespread CORRUPTION here in Santa Barbara that include and is not limited to the Santa Barbara Police Dept. SBPD the Santa Barbara District Attorneys Office, the Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Dept and additional "SB Agencies". It is being addressed but for me not quick enough.
Back in the day Federal Law Enforcement handcuffed these folks, but today they just force them out by resigning or retiring or whatever when in fact handcuffs are in order. When anyone fails to serve and instead targets and destroyes it is "TIME FOR HANDCUFFS".
Regardless thanks for the comment.
We just had an excellent discussion in which I learned something. We did not spend time on our feelings or how what we wrote could have been more sensitive to whatever. Thank you. Have a great evening. I'm making a British pub style breakfast-for-dinner for my hubby and me with bangers.
Howard, why can't you just publish these papers?
Later, I will publish them if I can, but there is an obvious reason why I cannot, at this point in time. I can show those that are Public Records that are bad enough ..... that leads to the others so better to wait. Also they are rather hard to believe unless you have seen things like this before. The LA RICO Public Corruption Case that I have provided is a good reference point for all of this.
With 29M Californians there will certainly be bad behavior with only some being held accountable by our inaccessible, costly judicial system. But Howard you post “teasers”, and you fail to live by your own posted standards. It’s beyond time to present your repeated sources of your missives and stop hiding.
Mont. I have told everyone here directly WHO is here and basically what they are doing and I think anyone that has ANY involvement with the US Government can understand what is going on.
Also anyone can obtain Documents like I have and that is another disturbing trend I see in the US, California and here in Santa Barbara.
All you need to do is write-up your California Record Act/FOIA Letter and GO AND GET THE DOCUMENTS but I guarantee you those Documents that show the real problems they will not give them to you. Better understand how to go into court and compel the Records when they fail to produce them when requested. I would suggest that SB Current and the Main People thereof become the "Santa Barbara Judicial Watch" and Get The Documents.
It is time that you-all-stop-bitching and do something, like find out what is really going on in your own community and GET THE DOCUMENTS.
https://www.judicialwatch.org/
See Here what and how to Get Documents>>>this is what you are facing in SB. Better understand this>>>>
https://www.judicialwatch.org/trump-assassination-records/
"Judicial Watch announced today that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) withheld information on a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information about its coordination with the U.S. Secret Service regarding the July 13 Butler, PA, rally at which former President Trump was shot."
Thank you for reviving the House Committee investigation into the Biden family influence peddling operations. The story that should have dominated the headlines, but had media shelf life of two seconds? However I suspect Joe and Hunter were busy in Santa Ynez pouring over each and every page in minute detail. I hope this report finally gets the attention it needs - ASAP.
RE writes: ....."Excerpt from House Committee on Oversight and Accountability press release, 18 August:
"President Biden's legacy is marked by abuse of public office, corruption, and obstruction. The evidence produced by our impeachment inquiry is the strongest case for impeachment of a sitting president the House of Representatives has ever investigated........."
Yes, the Biden crime family is reminiscent of other Irish/Italian crime families; Gambino, Lucchese or Bulger crime syndicates. Shaking down foreign governments, extorting money, selling access and selling out the American public. When someone, like Trump gets close to threatening the family, the Justice Department is used to neutralize anyone from uncovering the truth.
Will there by any action by Congress? DOJ? Seems like corruption is acceptable in our Banana Republic. Lots of GOP investigations and rhetoric, but no action.
Election law is reserved to the states.
Love the recap.
The show is just getting started.
As to the Dem Voters, they as a whole do not watch the news. They are as checked out as Republican Voters. But the few that do disseminate the propaganda through social ,education and interactions with like minded people. So they accept what is being t9ld to them by a friend as the truth.
No fact checking, no common sense, just ignorance and bliss in Socrates Cave.
Again, this is an issue of both sides.
The difference is you can ask questions and talk to a Republican without being yelled at or called a racist.
Like questioning why CA has the lowest performing academics in the country despite being under Democratic control for well over a decade. Denial, followed by “you’re a racists”.
Many Democrats, 23 million of them, simply watch the size of their taxpayer-funded government paychecks.
See Above Mr. Livingston on SB Legal County Counsel Van Mullens yearly pay
of over $350,000 as the SB County Conceals One Child Abuse case after another
Child Abuse Case after another Child Abuse Case.
At least SB County is dead-on consistant on Concealing Sexual Abuse Cases.
Gotta Love that D I V E R S I T Y and All-Inclusion on Sexual Abuse.
Howard Walther, Absolutely-Fed-Up-of-Concealment of SEXUAL ABUSE in Santa Barbara.
Interesting article.
What stands out immediately to me is the "Lack of Memory" that Americans have.
Sorry for this long winded example that I've seen it first hand locally here in Santa Barbara, during our wildfires that periodically sweep into our communities. For no more than 90 days after one of many fires burns down homes, the residents want to prevent another fire by removing all high risk vegetation and rebuilding homes that are fire safe. After 90 days, they are back to their old ways with vegetation growing back exactly where it was that carried fire to burn the homes down.
Sorry for the long winded comment. But Americans forget the lies that ALL politicians (Dems and Repukes) make. We never hold them accountable for their lies and corruption and THEY know it. They just make up another lie or escape goat.
We can’t get lax or apathetic. According to John 10:10 he’s out to “kill, steal and destroy” you. The "he" is the corrupt politician.
Excellent! The Eringer ‘truth with humor’ is fresh and REfreshing. Some are offended by the truth. Oh well. 🤓
Mr. Eringer, this is just a suggestion. It would be so much easier for your readers if you stuck to one subject at a time instead of going on a rant about everything that’s wrong with the world all at one time. I was about to leave a comment about your first subject and then I go, oh, there’s something else about something else , still more about something else and it just kept going and going and I forgot what I was going to comment on in the first place. And like it said, just a suggestion.
Looks like the handful of those who have bought his books feel the same
https://www.amazon.com/Grannys-Lost-Marbles-Robert-Eringer/dp/0910155526/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1VLMO9WCCRFV8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.MJqEeyRMBYN7TWjFnuW1K8Lwne7KDql5h-vM9DzTTdexbiJ8xHOK4GquvFTR31-PE4RiNNVKgV2SBrUB2SO6Tt_JIUzIJKSmvMsVSlRVGNv5bs4myTxoa2ujjhnhyFvVDisy30O5K9BnCQjqh6z7ENwW1dtCL8GmXfIIFkJvzpt4D6tjAVIQo9K2JJI33771-0sJTZl3pn-8bEdcAMGbDCfygGuihU8M6MUDd3DyIFcEe1teulFQjKJ8oqFLh1m4Y-dhZEhQoRlg00LYOQFZJ1cLcKA35bETJXdnv1APgsE.WBFSiejvzQyUSdVPE6qUmockqF3Jlqmx-HzqNcNCrSI&dib_tag=se&keywords=Eringer&qid=1724802025&sprefix=eringer%2Caps%2C111&sr=8-3
What happened to Prince Albert. Robert I find it insulting to this country to be using terms like "Kamel". You sound like a nutcase to me. Too bad. May of the contributors to Current seem reasonable and make very intelligent, well thought out case for their topic.
I agree, Anne-Marie; the author referring to Kamala (our next President) as "Kamel" is 4th grade crude and puerile, just as co-opting existing copyrighted photos, regurgitating them through an (A.I?) filter, then claiming it as his own "artwork" is probably more illegal than anything Joe Biden has ever done. Though I did appreciate he acknowledged Jimmy Carter's modest digs. IMHO, Jimmy was the most ethical President ever.
RJ, regarding the silly nickname that Ms. Wagh chooses to use in describing the current democratic presidential candidate, perhaps she feels emboldened by the same, similar, tantrum like behavior exemplified by the Santa Barbara Current editor, Mr. Buckley.
Anne-Marie, Peter and Robert Johnson, I find it odd that you choose to comment by criticizing the style of Robert Eringer's style, rather than either asking about something he said that interests you or disputing a point he makes. I'm tired of discussions here about how something is said rather than what is actually being said. It becomes a meta-conversation rather than a real one. And it's too much of how anything gets publicly discussed in our world right now.
Agree: the modest Carters set the gold standard for exemplary post-presidential behavior. They seemed to live what they preached. I remember well those days of “duty”: keep your thermostats at 60, or lower, keep your jacket or sweater on in the house.
Can both sides quit with the name calling? Calling a presidental candidate Camel - or how ever you want to spell it - is as lame as any orange man title. I may like one candidate more than the other - but let's try to respect the office they are running for even if you don't respect the person running.
Thomas John, that doesn't make sense- this isn't "two sides" this is extreme evil passing itself off as good, these people are asserting a satantic agenda and one of the best ways to deal with satan is to mock him, those who represent satanic ideals ought to be mocked, it is much lighter than they deserve- If you step into reality with honesty, no words can describe how unvirtuous it is to have a person as horrible as Camal be an actual presidential candidate- she almost make Joe look presidential, which of course he never was if we take our founding seriously- to call for an end to name calling of those asserting such grave evil and harm to our country and citizenry is like asking those storming the beaches of Normandy not to use violence as they approach the enemy. On the other hand, however repugnant Trump might be in his personal life (certainly not facts in evidence but the current media obsession) he is pro-life, pro secure boarder, pro- energy independence, against the evil green agenda, against the unnatural LGBTQ agenda, against transgenderism, how about the media stop slandering and name calling a man asserting good policies? Policies that are grounded in natural law and good for our country- the satanists denigrate the office and there is nothing about proper name calling that touches the office, not in respect to the damage done by DEI hires and satanic militants. To say both sides should not name call is not apples and oranges, it is comparing apples and arsenic.
Sorry Steven, we don't see it the same way. I do agree with many of Trump's policies. Not all of them. I see both sides as as being similarly flawed. But I don't share your religious beliefs so much of your arsenic doesn't affect me. But I am giving it more thought about how it changes society as a whole - both for good and bad. (and is it affexct or efffect? - I always get that mixed up)
John Thomas, although you say you are unburdened by any religious mooring, do you nevertheless believe in a morality that holds children should not be sexualized and that it is the responsibility of the parents and not the state to determine if medical procedures are suitable for their children? Or that children should not be introduced to transgenderism and gender fluidity at the age of six years? What Steven or I might call satanic or evil you can agree is just wrong, perverted or weird and hot healthy for children. It is not just two alternate viewpoints but is truly good vs evil. It is stunning how the left has normalized deviant behavior to be viewed as two viewpoints as if we were discussing what to have for dinner.
Jeff, I don't believe in a formal/traditional god - but I am thankful and appreciate the cultural structure of good and bad that has been formed by Western culture and judeo christian values. And I agree that young children shouldn't be exposed to topics beyond their comprehension - such as those you listed above- transgenderism, or really anything sexual until they are older. I think the challenge is where what do you do when they are 16, 18 or whatever. Most of the times kids sexuality is about a 1/2 or full decade ahead of the development of their judgement. Not to trivialize this - but what else falls into the good and evil? Gay marriage? That I could care less about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N97cgUqV0Cg
Watching a cell divide and contemplating the process of DNA replication, it is impossible to imagine that this occurred spontaneously without the hand of God. Yet evolutionary theory is no theory at all because in the end it simply says that life occurred.
Delightful. Same process in a cow. How was that burger you had for lunch? Or human cells are the only special ones?
I am not opposed to your gay marriage or any gay marriage. Using the justice system to prosecute and fine and possibly imprison a political rival for a bookkeeping violation while giving a pass to Hillary for destroying evidence or Biden for possession of classified material is immoral. A one-sided justice system is not justice at all. It is a political weapon. Allowing open borders in order to change the composition of this country to favor Democrat voters is immoral. Enabling human trafficking at the border is immoral. The Democrat party has denied all Democrats the democratic process of selecting their candidate and this is immoral especially when clothed in the pretext of saving democracy form the orange plague. How can you support a depraved party that denies its constituents the right to choose their candidate? How about the sin of false witness? Biden is fit as a fiddle, the smartest man in the room, sharp as a pike. Trump says there will be a bloodbath if he loses the election. Trump says the Ku Klux Clan is a bunch of swell fellas. All such toxic lies and yet Trump is labeled as a liar when he says that his rally was the biggest most beautiful rally ever and the fact checkers say that actually Obama had a bigger crowd. As a gay man you should appreciate this.
Jeff- what you label as immoral, or sin, many of us label ‘wrong’. Semantics, word choice, impacts how messages are received as you likely know. Many informed voters know both candidates are flawed. Policies are marketed by POTUS Candidates. Reality is that many prospective voters I know like MAGA policies but can’t stand the antics and rudeness of messenger Trump so tell me they won’t vote for either candidate. A Viet Veteran told me yesterday over coffee, “I simply can never vote for self-centered bully Trump.”
How will voter avoidance of casting a vote for either POTUS candidate, impact down ballot candidate outcomes?
I'll have to catch my family and friends up on my orientation.
Fair enough Thomas John, and either you make my point or I make yours. I believe you to be a kind man of good will, but my words for you are the apple- yet still, I admire the effort to bait and switch. Both sides are not similarly flawed, there are many on the right that are members of the uni-party and they of course are similarly flawed, but men of good faith and intelligence are nothing like the progressive left.
Easy to mix up, but I think you used it correctly here-
Can you list the Trump policies you disagree with? Extra credit if you can explain alternate and more agreeable policy?
Can't get any extra credit. But I do want stricter immigration programs. Not sure a wall is the only answer - didn't keep anyone in Gaza. But a mix of wall, technology and higher penateys for being here illegally to both the person and who ever is giving them money. Glad to have NAFTA renegotiated - as well as NATO reminded that we're a team an not just the US. If Trump didn't have such a weird fascination/relationship with Dear Leader I'd like being tougher with North Korea. I'd also like all the street vendors in town to have a biz permit and be paying taxes.
Where the hell did you get the idea that Trump has a strange fascination/relationship with Un? To my knowledge he is the only president to ever travel to North Korea and exercise diplomacy. Trump has commanded the respect of our rivals worldwide. I can't imagine Harris going to North Korea other than to surrender.
These seem to all be Trump policies that you agree with. What policies do you disagree with. You said you disagree with some of Trump policies. Which ones are they?
Calling 'em like I see 'em- _Crook_ Biden and _Commie_ Harris. Those are 'just the facts ma'm'
Robert: Might I suggest you take a year or two off from ingesting the news cycle? The level of anger and hatred that you harbor cannot be good for your health.
Stephen: Media watch dogs play a critical role in our unique system of governance. There is no anger and hate in what he reviews and reports. Are you sure it is not you who is made angry by what he continues to expose?
Also in appreciation of excellent satire: https://youtu.be/axsgzg3RyF0?si=P0MIfXdv4KySd0E3
In the interest of being interactive, here we go…
First off: Thank you, everyone, for taking the time to comment. And thank you, the administrators of SB Current, for publishing the comments of all who care to share their thoughts.
All opinions are welcome. A free society values this above all.
Dr. Paul: You are clearly not only the quickest but the smartest of all. It must be the Armenian in you!
Howard Walther: No doubt, SB is a microcosm of the world and, as such, has its own bit of mischief going down. But given human nature, I’m not sure anywhere is safe. Please feel welcome to send me the documents you possess and I will investigate. Reringer@gmail.com.
Polly: I truly appreciate that you are enjoying my column.
Regarding artwork: It is nothing special. I’m not an artist and I claim no artistic ability. I utilize AI and an app I favor to generate graphics.
Regarding Putin: While operating undercover for FBI Counterintelligence in the late 1990s, I learned from former KGB Chairman Vladimir Kryuchkov (in Moscow) of a plan to install one of their own (from the KGB) to succeed Boris Yeltsin as President of Russia. Their plan came to fruition and, thereafter, Putin became almost psychopathic in his need to reach out beyond Russia’s borders to murder persons he believed to have betrayed the Motherland (and many since within Russia’s borders). It was also clear, way back in the late 1990s, that the old KGB intended to support him in his plan to corral what had become independent republics and try to recreate the Soviet Union.
Regarding sources: These are indicated as a prelude to my commentary.
Regarding Gaddafi: All things considered, despite Hillary’s glee, hard to lament his passing, given PA 103.
To Anna-Marie: Not sure where you are from, but in this country (and especially in the UK—the fortnightly “Private Eye” comes to mind) satire—including the use of satirical nicknames—is healthy in a democracy. Leaders, especially when they display a lack of leadership, deserve to be satirized.
To Robert Johnson: We are not in fourth grade and adults are perfectly capable of dealing with satire. If not, they should probably be back in fourth grade. As mentioned above, I use AI and another app to recreate graphics. (I don’t claim this as “artwork” on my own site but, for whatever reason, SB Current credits it that way.)
To Julia: You are missing the point of a “News Revue”: It attempts to cover a handful of items reported the previous week by news organizations.
To Thomas John: Thank you for bringing "Granny Lost her Marbles" to the forefront. I hope others have a chance to read my grandmother’s lapse from sanity due to the trauma she experienced as an Armenian child in Istanbul during the attempted genocide of Armenians by the Turks.
Regarding your objection to name-calling. I see it as satire, which plays a healthy role in a democracy. I see no need respect anyone just because they have been elected to office. They should expect investigation and satire to keep them in check. Furthermore, respect must be earned, not expected.
To Stephen: I’m not angry and I don’t hate; I merely see truth and humor where others may not.
I'm exceptionally worried about the election fraud especially in the 7 swing states against Trump. Trump won in 2020 against basement Biden, but then Biden was installed as our "overlord." I'm afraid that is the plan but just much bigger this time for Kamel. The deep state and the Dems aren't stupid. They know the American electorate are waking up and don't like Kamel. This is why you have open borders and the illegals who are illiterate will "vote" in this election. In addition, there will be MASSIVE fraud. Only with that combination and constant propaganda by the presstitute media through bogus polls in favor of Kamel can they install Kamel in the WH. We unfortunately live in a banana republic.
Love the illustrations!! Brilliant. Putin Derangement Syndrome - my favorite! But since when did conservatives become anti-wealth? So what if the Obama's are wealthy. Imo, nothing to see here.