Pete Stark’s ladder, Wedding of the Century, Chris Pareja’s audit
A viral video of Rep. Pete Stark’s recent comments at a town hall meeting in Hayward last month is making the rounds. Steven and Nick discuss his assertion the federal government can do as it wishes…Wedding bells are in the air in Hayward. The former city councilwoman and the former city manager are tying the knot and TnT is in charge of the favors…The Tea Party’s independent candidate to challenge Stark needs 9,500 signatures by Friday to qualify for the ballot. We’ll audit the list. 9,499…9,498…

The Weekly TnT Skewer List (people, ideas criticized in this week’s podcast)
Pete Stark, God the Father, Charlie Rangel, Maxine Waters, Anna May, Greg Jones, Bill Lockyer, Roberta Cooper, Olden Henson, Bill Quirk, Michael Sweeney, Kevin Dowling, Barbara Halliday, Fudge Guy, Mike Katz-Lacabe, Yankees/Red Sox/Indians fans, Phil Bronstein. 

Steven Tavares, reporter for the EastBayCitizen.com, and former Hayward and Alameda County commissioner Nick Terry take a weekly look at the East Bay political scene with a bit of irreverence and smarts. There are many blogs in the Bay Area, but only the EastBayCitizen.com provides “news for those who can’t read.”