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Theyre just not that into you

They’re just not that into you

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo April 18, 2012

I feel pretty bad for Gov. Mitt Romney. He’s surrounded by a party who just isn’t that into him. Every endorsement, from congressman Paul Ryan (who you could easily mistake as a more feminine Ayn Rand)...

Theyre just not that into you

They’re just not that into you

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo April 18, 2012

I feel pretty bad for Gov. Mitt Romney. He’s surrounded by a party who just isn’t that into him. Every endorsement, from congressman Paul Ryan (who you could easily mistake as a more feminine Ayn Rand)...

Palin Goes to Hollywood

Palin Goes to Hollywood

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo March 21, 2012

I was so excited to watch HBO’s “Game Change,” the television movie chronicling former Gov. Sarah Palin’s rise and fall in the 2008 presidential elections. And no, it wasn’t just because Julianne...

Play that funky music, white boys

Play that funky music, white boys

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo March 7, 2012

Is there anything better than when music meets politics? If you watch as much C-SPAN as I do, then your answer is definitely no. Problem is, most popular musicians are rather peeved when Republican Party...

Hannity Hallucinations

Hannity Hallucinations

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo February 22, 2012

Osama bin Laden is dead. In fact, I’d argue he is very dead. I’d propose that he is somewhere in the deepest levels of hell, making non sequiturs with Hitler and the guy who invented “business casual”...

Hand to God

Hand to God

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo February 9, 2012

As far as Republicans go, I can’t imagine a group I disagree with more, except for perhaps Nickelback fans or people who watch The Voice. But with Representative Michele Bachman, pizza guy Herman Cain,...

ASB president optimistic about past and future changes

ASB president optimistic about past and future changes

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo November 30, 2011

The American River College Associated Student Body under the head of Craig Bundy has seen a growth in student participation in their shared governance at ARC. A popular petition has been passed around...

Americas love affair with socialism

America’s love affair with socialism

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo November 30, 2011

I wish I knew how to quit you: America’s rollercoaster relationship with Socialism I was watching Woody Allen’s romantic comedy classic Annie Hall. I used to identify with Woody Allen’s character...

Everyone’s favorite teenagers are returning for a ninth season, with plenty of promise

Everyone’s favorite teenagers are returning for a ninth season, with plenty of promise

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo November 9, 2011

The last time Beavis and Butt-Head were on the national spotlight, America was catching a bad case of Seinfeld fever, getting to know a peculiar president we now know as William Jefferson Clinton, and...

Insane in the Cain Brain

Insane in the Cain Brain

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo November 9, 2011

I feel really sorry for Herman Cain. The former Godfather’s Pizza CEO and Republican presidential candidate is currently the GOP front-runner. However, I’m almost entirely positive he doesn’t want...

Wasilla or Bust

Wasilla or Bust

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo October 26, 2011

The 2012 presidential elections have already exhausted me. Whether it’s Gov. Rick Perry and Gov. Mitt Romney arguing over which one is more compassionate (compassion, in this case, being a derogatory...

Does Obama deserve a second chance?

Does Obama deserve a second chance?

Jaime Carrillo and Jaime Carrillo October 12, 2011

The first vote I ever cast was for Barack Obama (save for that one time I voted for Sanjaya) and I remember the day like it was yesterday. I wore a nice collared shirt I had bought just for the occasion,...

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