The Buzz

OC Register columnist Martin Wisckol reported on a dissident group in the Orange County Republican Party, http://totalbuzz.ocregister.com/2012/06/07/dissidents-purged-from-o-c-gop-committee/86259/ . However, he seems to be writing about it from afar. He neither knows who is on which side nor does he distinguish a genuine reform-minded Republican from a non-Republican bomb thrower. Wisckol’s lists, including those added in the comment section, are inaccurate.

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The California Republican 2012 Fall Convention will be held at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport on Aug. 10-12. The 2012 Republican National Convention will be held in Tampa, FL, on Aug. 27-30. For the first time, national convention coverage will be available in an easy-to-access format, http://www.gopconvention2012.com/about-the-convention-without-walls/

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The Orange County Registrar of Voters will continue posting daily updates at 5:00 p.m. on weekdays until all ballots are counted. The latest report as of this writing, June 8, indicated 17,125 ballots remain to be counted, http://www.ocvote.com/results/left-to-count/total-ballots-left-to-count/ None of the county’s 15,462 provisional ballots had been counted by 5:00 p.m. on June 8.

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Several Primary contests are still too close to call, including who will serve on the OC GOP Central Committee from Assembly District 68. The top three vote-getters in the 68th are Todd Spitzer (21,640), Fred Whitaker (14,891) and Mark Bucher (10,608), followed by Scott Voigts (9,676), Deborah Pauly (9,648) and Jeffrey Lalloway (9,612). Ray Grangoff is in seventh place for six seats with 9,588 votes as of the June 8 update. In another close race, John Draper (12,824) is in sixth place (for six seats) and Bill Dunlap (12.793) is in seventh place in the 74th Assembly District.

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The Supreme Court will rule on "ObamaCare" this month. Liberals, including the media, will likely express outrage if SCOTUS overturns all or parts of that law. They'll be especially miffed if the Mandate section is ruled unconstitutional as it should be.

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As reported by the Capistrano Dispatch, Outreach Ministry of Mission Basilica Catholic Church is a hosting a free brunch for senior citizens, 55 and over, on Sat., June 16, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Parish Community Center. Food, shopping and door prizes will be available. For more information, contact Christina Puga at 949.234.1356 or email her at cpuga@missionparish.org