"Listen to Mr. Economics, giving us his theories."
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2005, at a meeting with the Union-Tribune editorial board
Reed's commentary on state issues is "combative and uninformed."
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer, 2005, at a meeting with the Union-Tribune editorial board
"I don't give a sh-- what you think."
California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi in a 2007 phone interview
"Everything I've ever read of Chris Reed's is remarkably clear-headed, intelligent and truthful."
KFI 640 AM's John Kobylt on "The John and Ken Show" on June 14, 2011
"Chris might be the single most knowledgeable guy about this crazy state we've ever talked to."
Jack Armstrong, Armstrong & Getty, FOX 910AM, San Francisco and Talk 650 KSTE, Sacramento
"Chris Reed has the finest combination of knowledge, passion and conservative good sense of anyone living and breathing in California today. I ALWAYS want to know what he thinks."
Joe Getty, Armstrong & Getty, FOX 910AM, San Francisco and Talk 650 KSTE, Sacramento
"Chris Reed combines policy smarts, solid political instinct and an uncanny ability with the written word. Whether you follow local, state or national politics, Reed is a must read!"
Jon Fleischman, Flash Report founder, gracious even though "What they're saying" is ripped off from his site
"You can always count on Chris Reed to cut through the crap and tell it like it is, regardless of who he offends. Whether he’s wrong or right – and he’s usually right – Chris is a great read."
Steve Greenhut, author of "Plunder!" and editor-in-chief of CalWatchdog
Reed "juices the predictable conservative cant of his frequent rants with a lively, passionate, hair-on-fire style that’s fun to read and often informative."
The Calbuzz guys in 2009 in a post that otherwise was harsh about C. Reed
"Chris Reed annoys me for many reasons. One of those reasons is that he's often right."
Joe Mathews, co-author of "California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It" and contributor to The Los Angeles Times and The Daily Beast
"You idiot, it's pronounced new-klee-ur, not new-cue-lur."
Many KOGO 600 AM callers, 2009-2011
"You idiot, it's not the Noble Prize, it's the Nobel Prize."
Several KOGO 600 AM callers, 2009-2011
"“Chris Reed is a scholar. He can digest volumes of data and provide a concise and precise analysis. And his conclusions are always correct. Just ask him. Because he knows how to exceptionally communicate his analyses.”
John M.W. Moorlach, Orange County supervisor and the guy who saw O.C.'s 1994 bankruptcy coming but couldn't get reporters to take him seriously
"For a guy who has spent a lot of time in Hawaii, Chris Reed is hardly laid back when it comes to confronting California’s political and policy issues. He charges at them like a knight on a mission, with a sharp pen for a lance and a shield made up of knowledge and insight."
Joel Fox, founder, Fox & Hounds Daily, and former president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
"Back in the mid-1990s, when Chris was at the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin whining up a storm about politicians in the Inland Empire, at least he only got on people's nerves three days a week. Now with his website he can be a pain 24/7/365. I'm not sure if this qualifies as progress."
Jim Brulte, former California Senate and Assembly GOP leader
