JoAnn Loulan, Portola Valley's powerhouse fundraiser

It seems a little odd to me that a senator comes flying in from across the country to scoop up $80K in donations. That money could have gone toward supporting local candidates. Anyway that's an impressive performance for 2 days of campaigning.

Separately, I don't think America is turning into a "white male straight Christian" country. That may have been a reasonable characterization of the power structure 100 years ago, but what we have today is most definitely pluralistic and becoming more so, not less. And there's nothing wrong with being white, male, straight, or Christian, or any combination thereof. People really need to stop bashing white males as a means to empower other groups who, in the end, just want the same thing that they criticize white males for having. Don't disparage us, come join us.

Four students were killed by the National Guard at Kent State in 1970, not six.

I like Ms. Loulan's hair. She must have a very good colorist.

Congrats on her charity fund-raising. Nice job, and good luck at the April Event.

Nice to see so many unhappy Democrats.

Love that comment Jeanette ("nice to see so many unhappy democrats"). Says it all. And speaking of the Versatel machine ('ka-ching')known as Silicon Valley, wonder if one's charity would include repaying ALL of us taxpaying citizens for the special police/sheriff protection the money grubbers expect whenever they come to town to collect their booty; it's particularly distasteful when rich politicians expect charity. Doesn't sound very democratic (i.e., 'fair') to this writer. Isn't there something called "The Fairness Doctrine" that would preclude handouts to other than the desperate (or maybe they're all 'desperate')!

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