West Hollywood Councilwoman Lindsey Horvath Invokes Arizona Shootings To Win Votes?

Please don't let us get stuck with this Lindsay Horvath. She has nothing of substance to say, so she's reaching for bizarre..parralels? That she says are not parralels? Why doesn't she say something that really DOES have to do with West Hollywood?

Being an educated voter you understand that the endorsements by these self appointed back slapping "progressive clubs" are only to target the ignorant voters. The ones who don't do any research on their own. To the educated voter they are hog wash, we know this. But Im shocked and disappointed at Gavin Newsom's endorsement of Lindsey Horvath. If you would like to contact the Lt. Governor please do... here is his web site- please express your disappointment. As he will rely on votes from West Hollywood in any future state wide election. http://www.ltg.ca.gov/m_contac... You can also call his office at Telephone: (916) 445-8994 Please, please do so!

Terrible attacks!!?? Bwhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha How about terrible acts? Like taking the democratic process away from the city of west hollywood based on the cost of an election while 100 million dollars sits in the bank. "Were AAA bond certified" "we haven't had to lay anyone off" but a special election and its costs? Hell no! Thats terrible!

@"guest" Conservative bias? Revel yourself, if you have nothing to hide. @Davis - Yes, she is a Republican - look what I foundhttp://www.nd.edu/~observer/11...

At the start, let me say that I have been leaving comments on this controversy for a while and the bloggers remove them. Having written a political blog for over 10 years (before the word was even coined) I have never removed a comment. I mention that because I find it truly indicative of the closed circle of people who are collectively launching a campaign that is attacking the 3 current council members who are running and their only agenda is that of electing people in their circle.

Secondly I wonder what is the actual diversity of this circle. Congratulations on Scott receiving the endorsement of Lance Black but I hardly see what that has to do with labor, law enforcement, national leaders, local & state leaders, dozens of community organizers, clubs, non-profits etc. Not to put the onus on Lance but what criteria is both the endorsement given and applied? It certainly demonstrates a peculiar sensibility of public service.

As a feminist, a bisexual senior woman who has participated with many WeHo events, it is hardly just a city of identical social circles. As a public health administrator who, in 1983, had the terrible task of telling first the client at the OC Free Clinic that he had some unknown illness that has yet to be named, as a woman who worked on the NO on 6 campaign and the NO on 8 campaign, as a state and local elected leader in NOW; I want to say that the City of West Hollywood is alive, breathing, contributing to life in 2011. It is not a romantic diorama of John Reichy’s City of Night.

Schools, libraries, safe streets are all landmarks indicating that the queer community is seeking hetero-normative rights to have and raise families. WeHo is not under a dome untouched by progress. I suppose, we will always call it Boy’s Town, but to Ricky Martin & Elton John, they may be looking for another type of play town for their boys.

These terrible attacks, based on some imaginary never-never land in the middle of Los Angeles County are sign posts themselves. The people putting these forth are not conscious, caring, diverse, inclusive people. They are not offering lists of policies, advances, positions, votes or accomplishments. They are a violent, irresponsible, shallow circle of people who simply want what they want because they want it and their method is to destroy anyone or anything that they perceive as an obstacle.

The citizens of West Hollywood deserve so much more than this little tribe can ever imagine, certainly never deliver.

Once again, Patrick Range McDonald sickens us with his extreme bias. He is quite the character assassin. Lindsey Horvath is just the latest in a string of McDonald's victims. In McDonald's deRanged mind, Ms. Horvath joins a slew of activists and electeds such as Don Duncan, John Heilman, Abbe Land and Geoff Kors. These folks have done a lot for the progressive community, unlike McDonald and the new LA Weekly. The Weekly has spiraled down so low and so fast, it is hard to remember when it actually had a progressive voice in Los Angeles. Let's face it, the new Weekly and writers like McDonald coexist to sell sex, weed and a conservative bias.

I find what passes for political discourse amongst the commenters here highly entertaining. Nothing like high drama and low information. Classy.

For those who only believe what the mainstream media offers, the shootings in Arizona had nothing to do with political discourse and avoid overheated rhetoric. A psychotic kid off his meds had everything to do with the shooting. Lindsey's dishonesty proves why she has no place in elected office, and why the three incumbents need to be voted out.

@ Davis. Yes, she is a Republican. Check this out http://www.nd.edu/~observer/11...

That right Woody! We MUST elect 3 NEW people. Or the change will not be fast enough. We deserve change NOW!

In the recent candidate's forum, the 3 incumbents expressed their "pride" in their "accomplishments" more times that I could keep track ofl. When we began our quest for cityhood, the motivatng factors were high rents, demolition of affordable housing, displacement of seniors and other long time residents, citizens lack of voice in government, traffic congestion, no parking, etc. Today, 27 or so years later, the main issues are high rents, demolition of affordable housing, displacement of seniors and other long time residents, citizen's lack of voice in government, traffic congestion, no parking, etc. I wonder exactly what it is that they are so proud of, and why the people of West Holllywood are not as proud of them as they are of themselves. All they have given us is more of the same but in much bigger stronger doses. It seems the most important "achievement that John Heilman can come up with is that "Santa Monica Blvd looks alot better than it used to." John & Abbe have been in office far too long. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. It is time for a big time change. I would hope we could unseat all 3 incumbents, but otherwise one at a time is a start afinally improving the qualityof life for all residents of West Hollywood. We deserve better.

Maybe like me she ran into character actor Danny Trejo yesterday on the streets of West Hollywood and is now ready to declare Martial Law in The Creative City. Relax Lindsey: those are only movies and Mr. Trejo is just playing rather boistrous characters in them. In real life, in person, he's actually quite pleasant, often strolling the Venice Boardwalk with his family on weekends.

Really disgusting. If anyone disagrees with her, she labels them as dangerous? Are you sure she's not a Republican?

Oh! Be careful Phoebe! Dante Atkins will be here any minute to whip you into shape.

Unbelievable! I really hope West Hollywood can save their city from the likes of these three incumbents. As a resident of LA, I can see the corruption in the West Hollywood politics seem like that of the other small cites we have seen unearthed. I just cant believe a city that claims to be a progressive hot spot, has someone like this on their council. She makes West Hollywood look like a joke. A very sad joke.