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CA-26: Final Candidates Set for Congressional Race – 4 Democrats, 1 Republican and 1 No Party Preference
California Congressional District 26 Map from Around the Capitol
Here is the final cast of candidates for the primarily Ventura County based 26th Congressional District:- Julia Brownley, Democrat and current member of the 41st California Assembly District
- Albert Maxwell Goldberg, Democrat and realtor from Ventura
- Jess Herrera, Democrat and current Oxnard Harbor District commissioner
- Linda Parks, independent (no party preference) and current Ventura County supervisor
- Tony Strickland, Republican and current California State Senator
- David Cruz Thayne, Democratic businessman from Westlake Village
This will be a very competitive race with the Primary election in June where the top two vote getters moving on to face off in the general election in November.
According to the Ventura County recorder’s office, as of Jan. 3, 40.85 percent of voters in the 26th Congressional District are registered as Democrats, 35.22 percent are registered Republican and 2.3 percent are independent. The rest are registered with parties other than Democratic or Republican.
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The Morning Flap: March 15, 2012
These are my links for March 14th through March 15th:
- CA-25: Life Long Republican Cathie Wright Joins Congressional Race | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – CA-25: Life Long Republican Cathie Wright Joins Congressional Race
- CDC Using Scary Graphic Ads to Combat Smoking – Today Begins Ad Campaign | Smiles For A Lifetime – Temporary (Locum Tenens) Dentistry – CDC Using Scary Graphic Ads to Combat Smoking – Today Begins Ad Campaign
- Flap’s California Morning Collection: March 15, 2012 » Flap’s California Blog – Flap’s California Morning Collection: March 15, 2012
- TAPPER: And that’s not comparable to what Limbaugh said about Sandra Fluke?
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MAHER: To compare that to Rush is ridiculous – he went after a
civilian about very specific behavior, that was a lie, speaking for a
party that has systematically gone after women’s rights all year, on
the public airwaves. I used a rude word about a public figure who
gives as good as she gets, who’s called people “terrorist” and
“unAmerican.” Sarah Barracuda. The First Amendment was specifically
designed for citizens to insult politicians. Libel laws were written
to protect law students speaking out on political issues from getting
called whores by Oxycontin addicts.TAPPER: What about all the clips of you saying rather “edgy” things –
offensive to many people, no doubt – from your show on HBO, “Real
Time”?MAHER: Of course if you take out of context over 10 years snippets
inside comedy bits you can make anyone look bad – and sometimes, I
have been! Not perfect, but not misogyny. In general, this is an
obvious right wing attempt to dredge up some old shit about me to
deflect from their self-inflicted problems. They are the kings of
false equivalencies.And through it all, I have defended Rush’s right to stay on the air!
Not what he said, that was disgusting – but the right to not disappear
because people who don’t even listen to you don’t like what you said.
That really bothers me. I never hear Rush Limbaugh unless a guy in the
next truck at a stop light has it on; it would be arrogant for me to
say “he has to disappear” and deprive the people who do listen to him
of what they like. We all have different tastes and different
opinions, that’s America. - Why Ron Paul May Cut a Deal With Mitt Romney – For Ron Paul, victory is finally in sight. No, not a swearing-in ceremony next January 20, or even a single statewide win. Halfway through the primary season, Paul has won only a preference poll in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and he is running dead last in delegates among the four GOP candidates for President. He has spent a lot, if not always wisely: the $31.55 he has dropped per vote (more than even Mitt Romney) is a sum that might shock even a Democrat.
But winning the presidency was never Paul’s foremost goal, and as he nears the end of his last presidential crusade, he has one more chance to promote his ideas. The Republican race is a muddled mess. Even after his southern losses, only Romney has a real shot at amassing the 1,144 delegates required to wrap up the nomination, and he would then face the task of unifying the GOP’s warring factions. Which is why Paul’s campaign has sent discreet signals to Camp Romney that the keys to Paul’s shop can be had for the right price.
- Obama’s Top Campaign Bundlers Among State Dinner Guests – – More than three dozen of President Obama’s top re-election campaign financiers are guests at tonight’s White House state dinner in honor of British Prime Minister David Cameron.
They include Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, media mogul Fred Eychaner, Pfizer executive Sally Susman, Stoneyfield Farms president and CEO Gary Hirschberg, and Microsoft executives Suzi Levine and John Frank. Several have each raised more than half a million dollars for 2012, according to estimates provided by Obama’s campaign.
- Racial Quota Fallout – Re: Derrick Bell by Thomas Sowell – Derrick Bell’s options were to be a nobody, living in the shadow of more accomplished legal scholars — or to go off on some wild tangent of his own, and appeal to a radical racial constituency on campus and beyond.
His writings showed clearly that the latter was the path he chose. His previous writings had been those of a sensible man saying sensible things about civil rights issues that he understood from his years of experience as an attorney. But now he wrote all sorts of incoherent speculations and pronouncements, the main drift of which was that white people were the cause of black people’s problems.
Bell even said that he took it as his mission to say things to annoy white people. Perhaps he thought that was better than being insignificant in his academic setting. But it was in fact far worse, because the real damage was to impressionable young blacks who took him seriously, including one who went on to become President of the United States.
- Day By Day March 15, 2012 – Drive-By Theater | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Day By Day March 15, 2012 – Drive-By Theater
- Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-03-15 » Flap’s California Blog – Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-03-15
- Initial Claims Beat Expectations For Week Of March 10 – RT @businessinsider: INITIAL CLAIMS BEAT SINKING TO 351K
- Whether Romney or Santorum wins, the road to the nomination will be ugly – The Washington Post – RT @washingtonpost: As #2012 race drags on, #GOP convention could turn from pep rally to brawl
- (404) http://t.co/3PZCF – RT @WestWingReport: Latest polls: 48% approve of #Obama, 45% don’t (Gallup); 47%-52% (Rasmussen). Avg. of all polls in …
- CDC unveils graphic ads to combat smoking –
- Battle of addition: 165 days until GOP convention – Battle of addition: 165 days until GOP convention
- Bill Maher: Rush Limbaugh attacked a ‘civilian’ – Bill Maher: Rush Limbaugh attacked a ‘civilian’
- CDC unveils graphic ads to combat smoking – CNN.com – CDC unveils graphic anti-smoking ads
- Google Gives Search a Refresh – WSJ.com – Google Gives Search a Refresh –
- The Tea Party has drowned – The Tea Party is over. In the way of parties that end, there are still people around. Those who remain search for a return of the old energy and make unconvincing demonstrations of people having a good time. But the central focus, the excitement, the purpose of the thing is dissipating. That is because the bad stuff that its members and boosters put out — lies, slanders, paranoia, ignorance — is losing what grip it had over the minds of people with minds. What’s left, though, is something else, which will not go away: the identification of moral choices blurred and contemporary indifferences ignored.
- Untitled (http://getglue.com/Fullosseousflap/stickers/checkin_rookie?s=ts&ref=Fullosseousflap) – I unlocked the Check-in Rookie sticker on @GetGlue!
- Brokered convention | GOP | Mitt Romney | The Daily Caller – ‘Brokered’ GOP convention? Get ready, say political strategists
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-03-15 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-03-15
- Untitled (http://getglue.com/tv_shows/criminal_minds?s=tch&ref=Fullosseousflap) – I’m watching Criminal Minds (1610 others checked-in) @GetGlue @CrimMinds_CBS
- Untitled (http://getglue.com/topics/p/los_angeles_lakers?s=tch&ref=Fullosseousflap) – Almost time for a short run… @GetGlue #LosAngelesLakers
- Untitled (http://ag.ca.gov/cms_attachments/initiatives/pdfs/i1056_12-0008_(pension_reform).pdf) – RT @JudyLinAP: GOP attorney Tom Hiltachk begins circulating Government Employee Pension Reform Act. ?
- Jerry Brown and Teacher’s Union Reach Compromise Tax Increase Initiative Deal » Flap’s California Blog – Jerry Brown and Teacher’s Union Reach Compromise Tax Increase Initiative Deal
- GRAPH: The escalating cost of Obamacare – So I’ve created the updated graph below. Notice how low the numbers are in the 2010 to 2013 time period and how they quickly soar. All the spending to the right of the black line wasn’t reflected in the CBO’s estimate for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) at the time of passage.
- Untitled (http://getglue.com/tv_shows/special_report_with_bret_baier?s=tch&ref=Fullosseousflap) – I’m watching Special Report with Bret Baier @GetGlue #SpecialReport
- CA-25: Dante Acosta Agrees to Substitute for Rep Buck McKeon for Lunch Auction | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – CA-25: Dante Acosta Agrees to Substitute for Rep Buck McKeon for Lunch Auction
- Football: Oaks Christian Coach Bill Redell announces retirement – latimes.com – RT @latimessports: Oaks Christian football coach Bill Redell retires
- Untitled (http://getglue.com/tv_shows/espn?s=tch&ref=Fullosseousflap) – Mets vs Tigers @GetGlue #ESPN
- President 2012 Poll Watch: In North Carolina President Obama Leading Republican Field | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – President 2012 Poll Watch: In North Carolina President Obama Leading Republican Field
- Stratfor on Methamphetamine Production in Mexico | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Stratfor on Methamphetamine Production in Mexico
- Flap’s California Morning Collection: March 14, 2012 » Flap’s California Blog – Flap’s California Morning Collection: March 14, 2012
- Flap’s Dentistry Blog: The Morning Drill: March 14, 2012 – The Morning Drill: March 14, 2012
- The Morning Flap: March 14, 2012 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – The Morning Flap: March 14, 2012
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CA-25: Life Long Republican Cathie Wright Joins Congressional Race
Cathie Wright
From the press release:Daughter of retired California State Senator Cathie Wright will offer new and bold solutions that restore the power to the people.
Cathie a single, divorced mother is throwing her hat into the 25th congressional race against incumbent Rep. Buck McKeon and Dante Acosta a Gold Star Father, both fellow Republicans. Cathie has a Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice (Homeland Security and Cyber Crime) and is currently finishing up on her Masters in Criminal Justice Administration and Security.
Cathie was raised in Simi Valley and worked at Von’s for 21 ½ years (her first job) before becoming permanently disabled and unable to return from a medical leave of absences. Like her mother, Cathie believes that a civil servant should not become a millionaire off the backs of tax payers.
Cathie states “I offer something that no other candidate does in this race or any race in the country and it is bold solutions that would restore our country to being facially sound again.”
Wright who prides herself on being an out of the box thinker stated at the Los Angles County GOP Endorsement Convention “The time has come for our country to take the bold steps necessary to restore the power back to the people of this great country. At one time there was talk of developing a second Internet, I say we develop a second Internet for our government to use only, but when we do so we also create a Virtual House and Virtual Senate, keeping our congressmen/congresswomen and senators in their home districts, doing all of their work via the virtual environment.” Wright added “When we do this we get some unique results. First our elected leaders will not suffer from the disconnect they do today, as they will no longer need to travel to Washington D.C., except to be sworn into office or for the Presidential State of the Union. The savings would be close to a half a trillion dollars off of current spending levels, not of future increased spending levels. Second not even Bill Gates or the Apple Corporation will be able to afford to lobby all 547 offices across the United States, West Coast to East Coast, Alaska, to Hawaii. This will really put the power back into the hands of the people. And last, no president will ever again be able to make an out of session appointment circumventing the confirmation process.”
Cathie has a passion similar to her mother’s and promises if she is honored with being elected her constituents will always have a number to reach her personally, or leave a message for her ears only. “We need leaders like my mother; too many of the ones we have are more concerned with their own gains then in taking care of all of their constituents.”
Cathie along with her daughter take care of her mother who suffers from Dementia broke down in tears as she took the oath for office, “I only wish my mother could be here by my side.”
I have known the senior, former Senator Cathie Wright for decades and I am sorry about her health problems.
Senator Wright was a tireless POL for Simi Valley and I always found her accessible. She was especially receptive to input from the dentists in Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks.
Cathie, Jr. has an uphill battle in this Congressional race.
She will be running against a long-time incumbent Rep. Buck McKeon who is also the House Armed Services Committee Chairman. Buck will have over a $1 million of campaign cash to throw into this top two California primary and general election race.
Does Cathie have a chance?
Of course.
Rep. Buck McKeon has some ethics problems in paying his wife, Patricia (also running for the California Assembly) to be his campaign aide or treasurer and has been involved in a Countrywide Financial Home Loan Scandal.
In this California top two election environment, it will be Cathie’s job to win enough votes in the June Primary election to finish at least second. With her name identification in Simi Valley (20 per cent of the Congressional District), she might just be able to do so.
Stay tuned….
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Day By Day March 15, 2012 – Drive-By Theater
Day By Day by Chris MuirChris, projection is correct, especially when the RIGHT exposes the HYPOCRISY of the LEFT.Have you seen the latest in this regard – re: Bill Maher Vs. Rush Limbaugh Vs. Sandra Fluke?
Bill Maher, who has attracted fresh criticism for past comments about Sarah Palin in the aftermath of Rush Limbaugh calling a law student a “slut,” said in an interview that comparing his use of the “c word” to the radio host’s controversial remarks is “ridiculous.”
“To compare that to Rush is ridiculous – he went after a civilian about very specific behavior, that was a lie, speaking for a party that has systematically gone after women’s rights all year, on the public airwaves,” Maher told Jake Tapper of ABC News. “I used a rude word about a public figure who gives as good as she gets, who’s called people ‘terrorist’ and ‘unAmerican.’ Sarah Barracuda.”
Maher added, “The First Amendment was specifically designed for citizens to insult politicians. Libel laws were written to protect law students speaking out on political issues from getting called whores by Oxycontin addicts.”
There you go…
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@Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-03-15
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- GRAPH: The escalating cost of Obamacare http://t.co/jvDbgaKW #
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- Football: Oaks Christian Coach Bill Redell announces retirement – http://t.co/5MtiqMbH http://t.co/PeUSkOuF #
- Did anyone else find that Mitt Romney interview with Megyn Kelly on FNC awkward? Mittens will NOT be a good general election candidate #tcot #
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