Wow. Nice work, Ms. Barber. A thoughtful and informed treatise on tyranny from a real observer, someone who'd lived a real life and had seen the other side. And, who ended her story beautifully. Thank you for adding a dash of flavour to my early morning coffee.
It is an article of faith that one should pay no attention to anything Salud has to say. He is a typical California Democrat—easily elected not because of his thoughtfulness or insight but because he parrots the talking points of the progressive left. Santa Barbara deserves better.
And do you think for one minute that you Republicans DONT MIMIC the thoughtless lies of your “ grab the wealth “ “ DONT help the needy “ “ hate those who help the needy “ approach to life ? Don’t bother answering. It will only be another skewed approach to facts.
Re praying for me….knock yourself out. It is still free to do so…..OH WAIT, I just learned Trump is toying with a third term. He’ll probably turn Musk into a Jesus Christ.
Will I “have the hell scared out of me “? “ Literallly “? And your evidence for this is….what? And does that make you happy?
Excellent article, Celeste, and I think it would be a great idea to present it to The Santa Barbara Independent magazine. It would be interesting to see if they would print it. There are a number of folks that, no matter what facts (real facts and history) are presented to them will still go on believing the left's ridiculous nonsense that the bigger our government the better off we our and there are also a lot of people here in Santa Barbara who have lived too long on the gravy train of big government to have anyone look into finances, local, state, or federal. UCSB and City College come to mind. It's much easier to create a couple of boogymen ,(Trump and Musk) that can be held up as examples of "losing our Democracy"
Celeste, I always enjoy reading your perception in your articles, I so appreciate it because it’s rare that we read such discernment in SB articles. Thank you.
Thank you. Yes what is needed in our world is open minded people who will listen to both sides and then decide. I have tried to be one if these but it’s so hard with all the negativity and biased people who only want their way or the highway. Still hoping that more Americans will become open to different ways of doing things and different perspectives
Interesting article Celeste, how Germany has gone backwards when it comes to freedom and free speech. Yes, saying the wrong thing in Germany nowadays and you can find yourself in the klink! Ironic how Germany, who once put human beings in ovens, can now take issue with controversial speech! This is what our GI’s gave up their lives for during WWII?
Our Congressman, Salud Carbajal was quoted as saying our Commander in Chief is a “dictator?” Really, that’s on video? If so, it should be turned over to the Congressional Ethics Committee for potential censorship of Carbajal. How ironic for Carbajal to use this disgusting term when he and his family entered our country illegally! The fact that Carbajal is a former member of the armed forces is equally disgusting.
The other cast of characters mentioned; Jerry Roberts, Nick Welch, Monique Limon, are all engaging in lies and disinformation in order to brand local conservatives as “racists,” “homophobic” or somehow “less intelligent than others.” This, in a outrageous attempt to give cover to the fraud, mismanagement and incompetence of the Democratic establishment which has ruled our County and State for the last 50 years. Sure, when you have NO alternatives to the bankrupt policies which has led us to financial ruin, start throwing around hateful rhetoric. Standard operating procedures for radicals, get in people’s faces, make some noise, break some things and maybe they won’t look into the scams which has been going on for generations. Now that is real tyranny, just what we have seen by the liberal elite here in SB.
Trump was called a dictator because he said he would be, and he is acting that way.
I don’t know where the rest of you get your facts, but the intelligent people I listen to believe our Democracy is being destroyed by a maniac with such a low self esteem he needs to destroy what IS to demonstrate his sick idea of power.
. What I’d like to know is, what is he going to do with the money he saves from taking it out of the lives of Americans and the needy who count on it….USAID, MEDICARE, the Military, maybe Social Security, FAA……endless madness. That criminal in the White House is being the vindictive child he promised out loud he would be…..Retribution, he said, within my hearing.
Thank you for writing. I showed up at the Dem rally, but stayed on the fringes listening to Congressman Carbajal speak (lousy sound system, by the way) to the attendees. Outside was the usual older crowd of progressives nodding and clapping as Carbajal "attempted" to excite the crowd, but it's Carbajal, so no real anything happened. The crowd was underwhelmed and commiserating with each other that things will be changing; I saw shrugging shoulders outside; the local news media made a big deal, but they usually do when hating Trump is in their sights.
Free speech was alive, but as you stated, one has to sort out the facts.
It is so refreshing to hear stories and thoughts from clear thinking individuals with life experience that can bring clarity to issues of the day so beautifully. Thank you, Celeste, as always, your insights are a pleasure to be privy to.
Constitution under attack. Tyrannical behavior from the Rules for Thee, But Not for Me Party, Democrats.
Obama, Biden, Harris, etc have openly attacked the 2nd Amendment.
Zuckerberg & Twitter files show that Biden openly attacked the 1st amendment.
4th amendment has been violated whenever you fly. You are searched with zero probable cause by federal agents.
Right of privacy was violated during Biden when they required private medical information to be public, he then forced the experimental, defective drugs for Covid on millions against their will. Defective bec the drug did not do what it was “approved” to do, prevent Covid.
Immigration laws are willfully ignored by the Democratic Party to bring in illegal labor disguised as “humanitarian” bec the illegal aliens can’t get a good paying job in their home countries. Then they use tax payer, public monies to encourage and help illegal law breakers to live and hide from the law.
They are violating US Laws.
Democrats are funny. Dem leaders are corrupt. They get their constituents, their cult followers who have been lied to about their mission, to take to the street and act like a bunch of self entitled children throwing tantrums with zero facts and zero ability,it’s to articulate the reason why they are upset.
Obviously a lot of people had no show highly paid jobs, perks, special deals, or something. When that is taken away, there is a tendency to be outraged.
6,000 Democrats showed up for Salud’s rants? That’s more people than Biden or Harris could get to show up and they paid the people to attend like extras in a movie.
Salud gonna run for CA governor? President? He’s apparently more popular than any other puppet they’ve run so far.
But seriously, the number of attendees is like the big fish that got away.
The number gets bigger and bigger each time someone talks about it.
The building held 385 people.
So the thousands upon thousands standing around outside would have taken over several city blocks.
First thought, did Salud get a permit? Per the City you need a permit to get together with friends to jump in the ocean. You need a permit to blow bubble in the park.
Or dud Salud violate yet another rule by our local tyrannical government?
Hahaha, I wasn't going to point out that our paths go back decades, but you are certainly correct! And for those who don't know, "Chancellor" was our high school's nickname, Chatsworth High. It was definitely a solid background for independent thought.
"Defendant understands that for defendant to be guilty of the crime charged in Count One of the Information, that is, Federal Program Bribery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(2), he must have
committed the crime of Federal Program Bribery and/or aided and abetted in its commission"
BANG-BANG! This Should Get Your Alls Attention>"Overview of the Bribery Schemes"
"In or around June 2017, the City started the process of permitting the sale, cultivation, and manufacture of marijuana within the City’s limits. Around that same time, Pacheco decided to
corruptly solicit bribe payments from companies seeking marijuana development agreements and related permits (“marijuana permits”) in the City." OH MARI-JANE LIKE SANTA BARBARA!!!!!
Howard Walther Member of a Military Family
PS 1 - Page 18 of the Plea Bargain SEE PERESON #21 #23>"On or about September 16, 2019, defendant transferred $150,000 from his Tafoya Law Group, APC bank account via wire transfer to Person 23 to facilitate the purchase of a home in Mexico"
PS 2- From Cali Bar > "This attorney has been charged with a felony. The felony matter is pending in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California (case no. 2:23-cr-00384)"
Thanks for your informative and pleasantly written article. I agree with your point, we have to listen and talk to “the other” point of view.
Your article and just one of maybe two contributors to Current. That write reasonably without wild ridiculous and often downright insulting language. Thanks.
WHAT??? --- No one was rounded up following - church doors remained wide open - no government agents hiding in plain sight -----------
To the author are you sure ????? This sounds like a basically free society.
Now the next time you have a chance to attend a city council meeting and want open discussion about the failed vision zero, 15 minute city, connectivity and more take a recorder with you. The time spent droning on about the "hand book" to justifying 40 years of failure will deplete your batteries.
You lived as the saying goes, in interesting times.
Thanks Jill. Ten years ago, my son and I self-published a book about our experience in the GDR, "Ghosts of East Berlin." I'd be happy to give you a copy. Let me know.
Wow. Nice work, Ms. Barber. A thoughtful and informed treatise on tyranny from a real observer, someone who'd lived a real life and had seen the other side. And, who ended her story beautifully. Thank you for adding a dash of flavour to my early morning coffee.
Thanks, Jim. And thank you for publishing my writing.
It is an article of faith that one should pay no attention to anything Salud has to say. He is a typical California Democrat—easily elected not because of his thoughtfulness or insight but because he parrots the talking points of the progressive left. Santa Barbara deserves better.
And do you think for one minute that you Republicans DONT MIMIC the thoughtless lies of your “ grab the wealth “ “ DONT help the needy “ “ hate those who help the needy “ approach to life ? Don’t bother answering. It will only be another skewed approach to facts.
Nancy
God bless you!
Politicians don’t save people.
Jesus Christ does.
Please reach out to me if you ever want to talk.
Talk about what? I don’t think Jesus Christ is alive, and if you do, you might consider therapy.
You can’t stop me from praying for you!🙏
And yes he is alive and you will stand before him one day!
Being a nonbeliever that fact should scare the hell out of you.
Literally!!
Re praying for me….knock yourself out. It is still free to do so…..OH WAIT, I just learned Trump is toying with a third term. He’ll probably turn Musk into a Jesus Christ.
Will I “have the hell scared out of me “? “ Literallly “? And your evidence for this is….what? And does that make you happy?
You are too kind, whoever you are.
Lady
You are nuts
Jenn, I truly do enjoy your intellectual comment. Keep it up.
Spoken like a true Republican.
Excellent article, Celeste, and I think it would be a great idea to present it to The Santa Barbara Independent magazine. It would be interesting to see if they would print it. There are a number of folks that, no matter what facts (real facts and history) are presented to them will still go on believing the left's ridiculous nonsense that the bigger our government the better off we our and there are also a lot of people here in Santa Barbara who have lived too long on the gravy train of big government to have anyone look into finances, local, state, or federal. UCSB and City College come to mind. It's much easier to create a couple of boogymen ,(Trump and Musk) that can be held up as examples of "losing our Democracy"
Celeste, I always enjoy reading your perception in your articles, I so appreciate it because it’s rare that we read such discernment in SB articles. Thank you.
Thank you. Yes what is needed in our world is open minded people who will listen to both sides and then decide. I have tried to be one if these but it’s so hard with all the negativity and biased people who only want their way or the highway. Still hoping that more Americans will become open to different ways of doing things and different perspectives
Interesting article Celeste, how Germany has gone backwards when it comes to freedom and free speech. Yes, saying the wrong thing in Germany nowadays and you can find yourself in the klink! Ironic how Germany, who once put human beings in ovens, can now take issue with controversial speech! This is what our GI’s gave up their lives for during WWII?
Our Congressman, Salud Carbajal was quoted as saying our Commander in Chief is a “dictator?” Really, that’s on video? If so, it should be turned over to the Congressional Ethics Committee for potential censorship of Carbajal. How ironic for Carbajal to use this disgusting term when he and his family entered our country illegally! The fact that Carbajal is a former member of the armed forces is equally disgusting.
The other cast of characters mentioned; Jerry Roberts, Nick Welch, Monique Limon, are all engaging in lies and disinformation in order to brand local conservatives as “racists,” “homophobic” or somehow “less intelligent than others.” This, in a outrageous attempt to give cover to the fraud, mismanagement and incompetence of the Democratic establishment which has ruled our County and State for the last 50 years. Sure, when you have NO alternatives to the bankrupt policies which has led us to financial ruin, start throwing around hateful rhetoric. Standard operating procedures for radicals, get in people’s faces, make some noise, break some things and maybe they won’t look into the scams which has been going on for generations. Now that is real tyranny, just what we have seen by the liberal elite here in SB.
Yes, Salud really said it. That's why I used quotation marks and cited my sources. I, too, was incredulous.
Trump was called a dictator because he said he would be, and he is acting that way.
I don’t know where the rest of you get your facts, but the intelligent people I listen to believe our Democracy is being destroyed by a maniac with such a low self esteem he needs to destroy what IS to demonstrate his sick idea of power.
. What I’d like to know is, what is he going to do with the money he saves from taking it out of the lives of Americans and the needy who count on it….USAID, MEDICARE, the Military, maybe Social Security, FAA……endless madness. That criminal in the White House is being the vindictive child he promised out loud he would be…..Retribution, he said, within my hearing.
Seek professional help
Trump and Musk are taking down these lying cheating liberals
Thank you for writing. I showed up at the Dem rally, but stayed on the fringes listening to Congressman Carbajal speak (lousy sound system, by the way) to the attendees. Outside was the usual older crowd of progressives nodding and clapping as Carbajal "attempted" to excite the crowd, but it's Carbajal, so no real anything happened. The crowd was underwhelmed and commiserating with each other that things will be changing; I saw shrugging shoulders outside; the local news media made a big deal, but they usually do when hating Trump is in their sights.
Free speech was alive, but as you stated, one has to sort out the facts.
It is so refreshing to hear stories and thoughts from clear thinking individuals with life experience that can bring clarity to issues of the day so beautifully. Thank you, Celeste, as always, your insights are a pleasure to be privy to.
Constitution under attack. Tyrannical behavior from the Rules for Thee, But Not for Me Party, Democrats.
Obama, Biden, Harris, etc have openly attacked the 2nd Amendment.
Zuckerberg & Twitter files show that Biden openly attacked the 1st amendment.
4th amendment has been violated whenever you fly. You are searched with zero probable cause by federal agents.
Right of privacy was violated during Biden when they required private medical information to be public, he then forced the experimental, defective drugs for Covid on millions against their will. Defective bec the drug did not do what it was “approved” to do, prevent Covid.
Immigration laws are willfully ignored by the Democratic Party to bring in illegal labor disguised as “humanitarian” bec the illegal aliens can’t get a good paying job in their home countries. Then they use tax payer, public monies to encourage and help illegal law breakers to live and hide from the law.
They are violating US Laws.
Democrats are funny. Dem leaders are corrupt. They get their constituents, their cult followers who have been lied to about their mission, to take to the street and act like a bunch of self entitled children throwing tantrums with zero facts and zero ability,it’s to articulate the reason why they are upset.
Obviously a lot of people had no show highly paid jobs, perks, special deals, or something. When that is taken away, there is a tendency to be outraged.
6,000 Democrats showed up for Salud’s rants? That’s more people than Biden or Harris could get to show up and they paid the people to attend like extras in a movie.
Salud gonna run for CA governor? President? He’s apparently more popular than any other puppet they’ve run so far.
But seriously, the number of attendees is like the big fish that got away.
The number gets bigger and bigger each time someone talks about it.
The building held 385 people.
So the thousands upon thousands standing around outside would have taken over several city blocks.
First thought, did Salud get a permit? Per the City you need a permit to get together with friends to jump in the ocean. You need a permit to blow bubble in the park.
Or dud Salud violate yet another rule by our local tyrannical government?
Rules for the dictators.
Hahaha, I wasn't going to point out that our paths go back decades, but you are certainly correct! And for those who don't know, "Chancellor" was our high school's nickname, Chatsworth High. It was definitely a solid background for independent thought.
I read this article titled "Protest Against “Tyranny” in Santa Barbara
by Celeste Barber and I have a new title in mind as follows>
"Protest Public Corruption in CALI and Just Maybe in Lil Ole SB Beach Town?"
I quote from Ms. Barber's very good article as follows>
"To Salud Carbajal, Jerry Roberts, Nick Welsh, Monique Limon, Gregg Hart,
Laura Capps, and the Democrat Central Committee: that’s dictatorship."
I would propose it is much worse than A Dictatorship in SB and CALI as follows>
BANG > Major Public Corruption Investigation in a Lil Ole CALI Town Baldwin Park
https://baldwinparknewsonline.com/baldwin-parks-city-attorney-resigned-on-wednesday-citing-new-findings-in-an-fbi-corruption-probe/
"Baldwin Park’s City Attorney resigned on Wednesday, citing findings in an FBI corruption prob"
Now get this Baldwin Park City Attorney Charged with over 50 Felonies involving Public Corruption
involving over 20 Corrupt Folks in Baldwin City. Now that IS ALOT OF CORRUPTION.
December 2024 > Plea Deal FBI & City Attorney Robert Manuel Nacionales-Tafoya Bar #194444
https://tinyurl.com/4hdn8yx9 >>> READ THIS PLEA DEAL SOUND FAMILIAR?
"Defendant understands that for defendant to be guilty of the crime charged in Count One of the Information, that is, Federal Program Bribery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(2), he must have
committed the crime of Federal Program Bribery and/or aided and abetted in its commission"
BANG-BANG! This Should Get Your Alls Attention>"Overview of the Bribery Schemes"
"In or around June 2017, the City started the process of permitting the sale, cultivation, and manufacture of marijuana within the City’s limits. Around that same time, Pacheco decided to
corruptly solicit bribe payments from companies seeking marijuana development agreements and related permits (“marijuana permits”) in the City." OH MARI-JANE LIKE SANTA BARBARA!!!!!
Howard Walther Member of a Military Family
PS 1 - Page 18 of the Plea Bargain SEE PERESON #21 #23>"On or about September 16, 2019, defendant transferred $150,000 from his Tafoya Law Group, APC bank account via wire transfer to Person 23 to facilitate the purchase of a home in Mexico"
PS 2- From Cali Bar > "This attorney has been charged with a felony. The felony matter is pending in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California (case no. 2:23-cr-00384)"
Thanks for your informative and pleasantly written article. I agree with your point, we have to listen and talk to “the other” point of view.
Your article and just one of maybe two contributors to Current. That write reasonably without wild ridiculous and often downright insulting language. Thanks.
Yes, it was a lovely, entertaining, pleasant article. Thanks, Celeste.
WHAT??? --- No one was rounded up following - church doors remained wide open - no government agents hiding in plain sight -----------
To the author are you sure ????? This sounds like a basically free society.
Now the next time you have a chance to attend a city council meeting and want open discussion about the failed vision zero, 15 minute city, connectivity and more take a recorder with you. The time spent droning on about the "hand book" to justifying 40 years of failure will deplete your batteries.
You lived as the saying goes, in interesting times.
Thanks
Interesting to read about your experiences and I warmly appreciate your posts. Glad to have more thinkers like yourself as neighbors.
Thanks Jill. Ten years ago, my son and I self-published a book about our experience in the GDR, "Ghosts of East Berlin." I'd be happy to give you a copy. Let me know.