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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bear Flag League, California, Media Bias, Politics, Proposition 74, Proposition 75, Proposition 76, Proposition 77, Special Election 2005
California Special Election Watch: KNBC-TV Los Angeles Apologizes to Schwarzenegger for Ventura County Lefties Selection for Voter Forum
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger asks citizens to vote for his Propositions on the next Nov. 8th California’s Special Election, as he takes part in ‘Decision 2005: The Voter Forum,’ an event sponsored by KNBC and KVEA, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005, in Los Angeles.The ASSociated Press and San Frnacisco Chronicle has LA TV station apologizes to Schwarzenegger after audience mix-up.
KNBC-TV apologized to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s campaign Friday after the station found that the audience it organized for a voter forum this week apparently included several Democratic activists.
The Republican governor was peppered with questions with a partisan slant at the televised event Thursday, and at one point a man in the audience tried to shout him down.
The Ventura County Star reported Friday that questioners at the forum included Larry Miller, a member of the Ventura County Democratic Central Committee; Chris Robson, a member of the state Democratic Party central committee; and Mary Pallant of Oak Park, a Democratic congressional candidate in the 24th District.
The newspaper identified Miller as the audience member who yelled at Schwarzenegger, “You’re wrong.”
The studio audience of about 75 people was selected by a research company, which was directed to assemble a balanced group of voters from the Los Angeles area, news director Robert Long said.
But the station was unaware that several of those picked were actively involved in local Democratic politics, and that was never made clear in the broadcast.
Previously on Flap: California Special Election Watch: Ventura County Lefties Let Schwarzenegger Have IT.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger(R) gestures as he answers questions from an audience of voters regarding Propositions 74 through 77 of next week’s Special Election from during an election forum at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California.The Ventura County Star has County activists grill the governor
Two Camarillo Democratic activists peppered Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday with the toughest questions he’s faced during a special-election campaign in which the governor has mostly appeared before only hand-selected audiences.
During a televised town hall forum at the Skirball Cultural Center, however, Schwarzenegger faced hostile questions from a panel selected by a market research firm hired by KNBC. Among those chosen to ask questions were Larry Miller, a member of the Ventura County Democratic Central Committee; Chris Robson, a member of the state Democratic Party Central Committee representing the 37th Assembly District; and Mary Pallant of Oak Park, an announced candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 24th Congressional District.
Interesting how this market research firm hired a “representive” audience of left wing idealogues, union representatives and Democrat Party activists.
By all press accounts the Governor handled himself well and probably should have mixed it up with these folks weeks ago.
Alejandro Puesan of the station’s research department said the selections were made randomly by the research firm charged with selecting questioners who represented the demographics of Southern California, by gender, age, race, ethnicity, county of residence and political affiliation.
Yeah right!
It was a set up by the LEFT, but what else do you expect?
Schwarzenegger was fine on the issues and will be fine on November 8th.
Miller, an elected trustee of the Ventura County Community College District, engaged in such a fierce exchange with Schwarzenegger that at one point, when the governor sought to complete his response, Miller blurted out, “No, I’m not going to let you finish because you’re wrong.”
Miller had challenged Schwarzenegger about Proposition 74, the initiative he’s backing that would extend the probationary period for new teachers from two years to five. Schwarzenegger calls it a reform of “teacher tenure” designed to make it more difficult for teachers to obtain “a job for life.”
“You’re absolutely wrong about tenure,” Miller said.In an interview afterward, Miller noted that the word “tenure” does not exist in the state Education Code governing K-12 teachers. The law does say that after a two-year probationary period teachers become “permanent” employees who have full due-process rights, including that of a hearing to challenge a decision to fire them.
“The principals are the ones who aren’t doing their jobs,” Miller said during his exchange with the governor. “They’ve got the tools.”
Flap also was an elected member of the Board of Trustees of the Ventura County Community College District and knows Larry Miller very well.
Larry is a retired Moorpark College Biology professor and a long time American Federation of Teachers negotiator and union leader. He often represented the union before the VCCCD Board of Trustees. He even walked precincts for Flap when Flap first ran for office.
Miller is a fierce advocate for his left-wing views and very outspoken.
But, he is wrong on Proposition 74 and the remainder of the Governor’s reform agenda.
How he was chosen for this confrontation with the Governor is probably a story worth pursuing.
And the story has been pursued.
The company recruited the Ventura County voters from a list of “politically aware” citizens it had compiled, Long said. But survey forms submitted by prospective audience members gave no hint that some had partisan ties — because they weren’t asked.
The forum was intended to give voters a chance to learn more about Schwarzenegger’s slate of initiatives on the Nov. 8 ballot.
During the forum, the abundance of politically charged questions didn’t appear to unsettle the governor.
Schwarzenegger “did exactly what he should have done, which was politely listen to their not-so-polite questions and set the record straight,” said Todd Harris, a spokesman for the governor’s campaign.
What a crock!
This was a set-up to make Governor Schwarzenegger look bad, the Governor handled it well and the MSM has been exposed as the corrupt, biased bunch that they are.
The California State Fair Political Practices Commission and the FCC should investigate this breach of fair play.
Technorati Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Recovery Team, California Special Election, Bear Flag League, Proposition 74, Proposition 75, Proposition 76, Proposition 77, Ventura County Community College District
Cross-posted to the Bear Flag League Special Election Page
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Dentistry Today: BriteSmile Files New Suit Against Discus Dental
BriteSmile Files New Patent Infringement Suit Against Discus DentalBriteSmile Development, Inc. (“BDI”), a wholly owned subsidiary of BriteSmile, Inc. (NasdaqSC: BSML) filed on October 28, 2005, a patent infringement suit against competitor, Discus Dental, Inc. (“Discus”) in federal court in California. The suit alleges that Discus’ Zoom! 2 tooth whitening system infringes a patent issued to BDI on October 25, 2005, because it employs a high pH pre- treatment prior to contacting teeth with a hydrogen peroxide composition.
BriteSmile and Discus have been involved in patent litigation since 2002 over patents directed to novel tooth whitening technology owned by BriteSmile and BDI. The new suit alleges that, as a result of that litigation, Discus attempted to reformulate its tooth whitening products to avoid infringement — including launching the Zoom! 2 Chairside Whitening System. The new suit alleges that, despite the reformulation, the Zoom! 2 system infringes the newly issued BDI patent.
The Bleach Wars resume.
Technorati Tags: dentistry, dental, dentist, tooth, teeth, teeth bleaching
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bear Flag League, California, Politics, Proposition 74, Proposition 75, Proposition 76, Proposition 77, Special Election 2005
California Special Election Watch: Ventura County Lefties Let Schwarzenegger Have IT
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger(R) gestures as he answers questions from an audience of voters regarding Propositions 74 through 77 of next week’s Special Election from during an election forum at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California.The Ventura County Star has County activists grill the governor
Two Camarillo Democratic activists peppered Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday with the toughest questions he’s faced during a special-election campaign in which the governor has mostly appeared before only hand-selected audiences.
During a televised town hall forum at the Skirball Cultural Center, however, Schwarzenegger faced hostile questions from a panel selected by a market research firm hired by KNBC. Among those chosen to ask questions were Larry Miller, a member of the Ventura County Democratic Central Committee; Chris Robson, a member of the state Democratic Party Central Committee representing the 37th Assembly District; and Mary Pallant of Oak Park, an announced candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 24th Congressional District.
Interesting how this market research firm hired a “representive” audience of left wing idealogues, union representatives and Democrat Party activists.
By all press accounts the Governor handled himself well and probably should have mixed it up with these folks weeks ago.
Alejandro Puesan of the station’s research department said the selections were made randomly by the research firm charged with selecting questioners who represented the demographics of Southern California, by gender, age, race, ethnicity, county of residence and political affiliation.
Yeah right!
It was a set up by the LEFT, but what else do you expect?
Schwarzenegger was fine on the issues and will be fine on November 8th.
Miller, an elected trustee of the Ventura County Community College District, engaged in such a fierce exchange with Schwarzenegger that at one point, when the governor sought to complete his response, Miller blurted out, “No, I’m not going to let you finish because you’re wrong.”
Miller had challenged Schwarzenegger about Proposition 74, the initiative he’s backing that would extend the probationary period for new teachers from two years to five. Schwarzenegger calls it a reform of “teacher tenure” designed to make it more difficult for teachers to obtain “a job for life.”
“You’re absolutely wrong about tenure,” Miller said.In an interview afterward, Miller noted that the word “tenure” does not exist in the state Education Code governing K-12 teachers. The law does say that after a two-year probationary period teachers become “permanent” employees who have full due-process rights, including that of a hearing to challenge a decision to fire them.
“The principals are the ones who aren’t doing their jobs,” Miller said during his exchange with the governor. “They’ve got the tools.”
Flap also was an elected member of the Board of Trustees of the Ventura County Community College District and knows Larry Miller very well.
Larry is a retired Moorpark College Biology professor and a long time American Federation of Teachers negotiator and union leader. He often represented the union before the VCCCD Board of Trustees. He even walked precincts for Flap when Flap first ran for office.
Miller is a fierce advocate for his left-wing views and very outspoken.
But, he is wrong on Proposition 74 and the remainder of the Governor’s reform agenda.
How he was chosen for this confrontation with the Governor is probably a story worth pursuing.
Technorati Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Recovery Team, California Special Election, Bear Flag League, Proposition 74, Proposition 75, Proposition 76, Proposition 77, Ventura County Community College District
Cross-posted to the Bear Flag League Special Election Page
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Dentistry Today: Studying Human Anatomy in 3D
Zygote Female Anatomy Collection from 3D Science.comFrom PR Newswire, Female Anatomy 3D Models for Medical Clip Art and Medical Illustration Now Available From Zygote Media Group
– New Female Anatomy 3D Model Collection Generates Photo-Realistic Medical Illustrations for Every System of the Human Body –Zygote Media Group, provider of world-class 3D biomedical models, images and animations, today announced the launch of its new Female Anatomy 3D Model Collection 3.0, which is exclusively being offered through Zygote’s online store http://www.3dscience.com/.
“Historically, 3D models involving human anatomy have been lacking when it came to female anatomy,” said Bryan Brandenburg, CEO of Zygote Media Group. “We are proud to offer the most accurate and complete female anatomy 3D model collection available.”
Artists, animators, bioengineering designers, biophysicists, physicians, pharmaceutical and medical device companies will be able to utilize the 3D Female Anatomy Models for generating breathtaking medical clip art, medical illustration and other 3D scientific visualizations.
New features of the Female Anatomy 3D Model Collection 3.0 include an accurately detailed muscles system, deeper sulci and gyri of the cerebrum and surface corrugation of the cerebellum, with the major arteries and veins of the brain. The crown jewel of the Female Anatomy 3D Model Collection 3.0 is a next-generation heart derived from MRI and CT data. Textures derived from actual human specimens and cardiac cycle animation files are available separately.
The 3D Science website is here.
Check out these new 3D models and illustrations.
WOW!
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Illegal Immigration Watch: Ending Birthright Citizenship and/or Build a Barrier
Armored vehicles from a reconnaissance squadron based in Fort Lewis, Wash., were stationed along a 20-mile stretch of highway 9 between Columbus and Playas, N.M., yesterday, watching for illegal immigrants.The Washington Times has GOP mulls ending birthright citizenship
House Republicans are looking closely at ending birthright citizenship and building a barrier along the entire U.S.-Mexico border as they search for solutions to illegal immigration.
A task force of party leaders and members active on immigration has met since the summer to try to figure out where consensus exists, and several participants said those two ideas have floated to the top of the list of possibilities to be included either in an immigration-enforcement bill later this year or in a later comprehensive immigration overhaul.
The United States should enact them both.
Many areas of Los Angeles County are like third world Mexico – South America and the illegal population birthrate of “U.S. born Anchor Babies” is growing with each month.
Several lawmakers said the U.S. and Mexico are the only major Western countries to have birthright citizenship. Most European countries have moved away from birthright citizenship in recent decades.
It is time to examine this issue and pass a constituional amendment if a statute will not suffice.
Meanwhile, the idea of a fence or other barrier also is gaining support.
At this week’s “unity dinner,” House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, Illinois Republican, said he supports a barrier system of fences in some places and electronic surveillance or vehicle barriers in others, one participant said.
Border barriers received a big boost yesterday when Rep. Duncan Hunter, California Republican and chairman of the Armed Services Committee, announced a broad enforcement bill with a fence as its centerpiece.
“The fence works,” Mr. Hunter said. He led the fight earlier in this Congress to complete a 14-mile section of fence near San Diego, and he and other members said the success there gives the idea momentum.
Both ideas have merit and Flap handicaps the GOP will rework their illegal immigration enforcement policies.
Flap’s recommendation to the President: Forget a Guest Worker/Amnesty type program and concentrate on decreasing the incentive for Mexican illegal immigrants to cross the border, including employer sanctions.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bear Flag League, California, Politics, Proposition 74, Proposition 75, Proposition 76, Proposition 77, Special Election 2005
California Special Election Watch: Schwarzenegger Debates the Issues – Decision 2005
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger takes part in ‘Decision 2005: The Voter Forum,’ an event sponsored by KNBC and KVEA, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005, in Los Angeles.The San Francisco Chronicle and the ASSociated Press has Schwarzenegger spars with voters in televised forum.
Facing testy voters in a freewheeling televised forum, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Thursday disputed that he was targeting teachers and other unionized workers with his ballot proposals and warned that their defeat could shortchange schools and leave the state financially hobbled.
“This is not a witch hunt after teachers,” the governor said while discussing Proposition 74, which would require teachers to work five years, rather than two, to earn tenure.
If voters turn back his slate of four initiatives on Tuesday, “We will be back where we were two years ago, almost in bankruptcy and with a failed education system,” the governor said.
Will California voters remember why they recalled Gray Davis two years ago and elected Arnold?
Will they give Schwarzenegger the tools to REFORM California or will California government revert back to the status quo with the large public employee unions calling the shots?
As he has throughout the campaign, Schwarzenegger described his proposals as critical steps to reform Sacramento, where “spending addicts” in the Legislature have pushed the state toward financial ruin.
The governor remained composed in the face of sharp, sometimes hostile questioning from several audience members.
One man, identified as Democrat from Camarillo, accused the Republican governor of using sugarcoated “spin” to convince the public to support Proposition 75, which would require public employee unions to obtain written permission from members before using their dues for political purposes.
“The way you describe it, it wouldn’t make any sense,” Schwarzenegger told him. “We want to reform the system that is good for everybody. … We are not trying to silence anyone.”
When Schwarzenegger was discussing schools, another audience member challenged the governor’s characterization of teacher tenure.“Let me say this to you … it’s almost impossible to fire a teacher,” the governor said.
Indeed, it is.
Stay tuned as the voters begin to focus on the election and GOTV efforts swing into action.
Educator Margaret Fortune, chairperson of the proposition 74 campaign, speaks in support of the measure as California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger looks on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005 in San Diego.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
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United States Economy Watch: Payrolls Expand, Jobless Rate Decreases – Stupid
Job seekers line up at booths for the ‘Salute Our Heroes’ veterans job fair Thursday Nov. 3, 2005 in New York. The job fair provides former servicemen and women with job opportunities. America’s payrolls grew by a rather tepid 56,000 in October, a sign that the nation’s job market is slowly regaining its footing after the beating administered to the Gulf Coast area by Hurricane Katrina.The ASSociated Press has Payrolls Expand in Oct.; Jobless Rate Dips
America’s payrolls grew by a rather tepid 56,000 in October, a sign that the nation’s job market is slowly regaining its footing after the beating administered to the Gulf Coast area by Hurricane Katrina. The unemployment rate dipped to 5 percent of the labor force.
The latest snapshot released by the Labor Department on Friday offered fresh insights into the impact of Katrina, the most costly natural disaster in U.S. history.
Importantly, job losses in September turned out to be just 8,000, according to revised figures. That was smaller than the 35,000 decline in jobs that was reported a month ago, suggesting the damage to the job market from Katrina wasn’t as terrible as many had feared. Still, the storm was certainly felt: The drop in payrolls in September was the first nationwide employment decline in two years.
The unemployment rate, meanwhile, edged down to 5 percent in October as some people opted to leave the civilian labor force for any number of reasons. The jobless rate in September had crept up to 5.1 percent.
“The United States’ economy is strong. It’s healthy,” President Bush proclaimed Friday while attending the Summit of the Americas in Argentina.
Alot of criticism of the President and his poll numbers are down.
But, it is the ECONOMY, STUPID……….and the economy is strong.
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Day By Day by Chris Muir
