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Senator John Campbell with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

The first absentee ballot results are in for the California Special Election Congressional District 48.

Orange County
48th Congressional District Primary Election
October 4, 2005

Unofficial Results for Election

Can Campbell hold onto 50% + 1 and avoid the run-off?

Stay Tuned.

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Drudge has MIERS FOUND CHRIST, TURNED REPUBLICAN.

By 1979, Harriet Miers, then in her mid-30s, had accomplished what some people take a lifetime to achieve. She was a partner at Locke Purnell Boren Laney & Neely, one of the most prestigious law firms in the South.

But she still felt something was missing in her life.

The NEW YORK TIMES is set to splash the “something” on Page Ones on Wednesday, newsroom sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT.

It was after a series of long discussions with Nathan Hecht, a junior colleague and sweetheart, that led her to a decision that many of the people around her say changed Miers life.

“She decided that she wanted faith to be a bigger part of her life,” Hecht said. “One evening she called me to her office and said she was ready to make a commitment,” to accept Jesus Christ as her savior and be born again, Hecht said. Miers became an evangelical Christian and began identifying more with the Republican Party than with the Democrats who had long held sway over Texas politics. Developing…

Ok!

And she has taught Sunday school as well.

Both commendable.

And Flap continues to support her nomination.

Technorati Tags: Supreme Court, George Bush, evangelical christian, Harriet Miers

Barbara Kerr, President of the California Teachers Association

In some light-hearted fun, Todd Harris over at the Join Arnold blog has this on CTA President Barbara Kerr.

Barbara Kerr’s Schedule

Todd Harris

So there I was, walking through downtown Sacramento, minding my own business, when I happened upon a small piece of paper on the sidewalk from what looked like a Franklin Planner. I guess it stood out to me because of the big “I Hate Arnold” doodle in the upper left-hand corner.

I reached down to pick it up and you can imagine my surprise when I read what it was: “Barbara Kerr, Daily Schedule.” I found it quite interesting and therefore have reproduced it here for all of you:

Barbara Kerr Daily Schedule

8am Check in with Fabian to give daily marching orders

8:30am Check on billboard budget for 9th Senate District

8:35am Call Perata to make sure he hasn’t done anything stupid lately

9am Shakedown local teachers for campaign cash

10am Edit new TV ads attacking Governor for hating kids

10:30am Give Los Angeles Times their daily set of talking points and recommended stories

11:30am Check with media buyer re: bulk discounts on ad rates

12:00pm Meeting with bullhorn sales reps re: bulk purchases

12:30am Toss second letter from Tom Campbell requesting debate

1pm Check on interest rates for second and third mortgages on business properties

1:30pm Casting meeting for my new original ballet: “The Dance of the Lemons”

2:30pm Write intimidation letters to people who disagree with me, and therefore must hate kids

3:30pm Inquire as to whether it would be cheaper to simply buy TV stations

4:40pm Cancel meeting re: goals for increasing student achievement

4:41pm Schedule meeting re: goals for increasing union dues

Heh!

You gotta love it!

The Alliance for a Better California has “No on Prop 74” Campaign Releases Two New Television Ads.

Today the “No on Prop 74” campaign released two new television commercials airing statewide to outline the Governor’s continued broken promises and how his initiative will devastate public schools and drive teachers out of the profession.

“It is essential that voters understand just how devastating Prop. 74 really is to our public schools,” said Barbara E. Kerr, president of the California Teachers Association. “At a time when our state will need 100,000 new teachers over the next 10 years, this Governor is working to blame teachers for the problems in our schools and drive both new and experienced teachers out of the profession.”

The Videos are here.

Watch the new No on 74 commercial “Record.”

Watch the new No on 74 commercial “Stop Playing.”

Let’s look at the “Big Lie (s)”

Commercial #1

Teacher: Governor, you’ve already broken your promises on education. Now you’re sponsoring Proposition 74, a ballot measure that allows one principal to fire a teacher without giving a reason – or even a hearing. While doing nothing to improve teacher training.

Parent: Parents like me are voting no on Prop 74 to send the Governor a message: Stop playing politics with our schools. And get to work on smaller class sizes, up-to-date textbooks, and restoring music and art classes—the things our kids really need.

Proposition 74 official title and summary is here.

• Increases length of time required before a teacher may become a permanent employee from two
complete consecutive school years to fi ve complete consecutive school years.
• Measure applies to teachers whose probationary period commenced during or after the 2003–2004
fiscal year.
• Modifies the process by which school boards can dismiss a permanent teaching employee who receives
two consecutive unsatisfactory performance evaluations.

LIE: Proposition 74 does not allow one principal to fire a teacher without giving a reason – or even a hearing.

Current California law gives a school district the right to terminate a probationary teacher already. Proposition 74 will lengthen the probationary period from two to five years.

Commercial #2

NARRATOR:
Before taking Governor Schwarzenegger’s word that his Prop 74 is good for schools…

… look at his record:

Schwarzenegger borrowed two billion from our schools and broke his promise to pay it back.
He wants to reduce school funding by another four billion and give himself the power to make more cuts without consulting anyone else.
Now his Prop 74 allows a principal to fire a teacher without giving a reason – or even a hearing.

Prop 74. Another bad Schwarzenegger idea that hurts our schools.

LIE: Proposition 74 DOES NOT allow a principal to fire a teacher without giving a reason – or even a hearing. The principal can recommend the school board do that now to a probationary teacher.

LIE: Governor Schwarzenegger has actually budgeted increased funding for California Schools to the tune of $3 Billion.

Flap is looking forward to Governor Schwarzenegger’s reply.

Technorati Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Recovery Team, California Special Election, Bear Flag League, Proposition 74, Proposition 75, Proposition 76, Proposition 77

Cross-posted to the Bear Flag League Special Election Page

Shouldn’t someone tell this Moonbat Moron that there is an election next year?

And tell these Berkeley Morons the same.

The Journal of Pediatrics has Comparison of the Cariogenicity of Cola, Honey, Cow Milk, Human Milk, and Sucrose.

Objective. The purpose of this study was to determine and compare the cariogenicity of various fluids that are frequently fed to infants and toddlers. We chose to examine sucrose, cola drink, honey, human milk, cow milk, and water because some of these have been associated with development of early childhood caries, although direct experimental evidence is lacking.

Methods. We used our desalivated rat model because the approach mimics the situation found in infants, whereby the flow of saliva is interrupted through mechanical effects of a nipple. The animals received basic nutrition by gavage, and the fluids being tested were available ad libitum. Thus, the only substances that came in contact with teeth were the test fluids. The investigation continued for 14 days.

Results. Cola, sucrose, and honey were by far the most cariogenic. In addition, cola and honey induced considerable erosion. Human milk was significantly more cariogenic than cow milk probably because of its lower mineral content and higher level of lactose.

Conclusions. Our data show that the use of honey, cola, and sucrose water in nursing bottles should be discouraged. Although human milk is more cariogenic than cow milk, it is no more cariogenic than are common infant formulas. Protracted exposure to human milk or formula through allowing an infant to sleep on the nipple should be discouraged, and the need for oral hygiene after tooth eruption should be emphasized.

Flap would not recommend the abandonment of breast-feeding.

But, those overnight bottles laced with sugary substances and honey have got to go – Flap has seen too much dental damage as a result.

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