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Samuel Alito Watch: STEALTH Candidate on Abortion – NOT!
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito (C) along with his wife and children view the casket containing the body of civil rights activist Rosa Parks while it lays in honor inside the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, October 31, 2005.Is Samuel Alito a STEALTH Candidate for the U.S. Supreme Court who closely guards or hides his views on abortion?
Alito’s politically conservative views were not in dispute. “Of course he’s against abortion,” his 90-year-old mother Rose told reporters at her home in Hamilton, N.J. The Drudge Report link is here.
Flap supposes NOT.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bear Flag League, California, Politics, Proposition 77, Special Election 2005
California Special Election Watch: Mobilize.Org YES on Proposition 77 at USC
On Tuesday, November 1, MAY and Mobilize.org are continuing their “What Are YOUR Boundaries?†RV Tour in support of Proposition 77, the California Redistricting Initiative at the University of Southern California. The news conference and rally will happen at noon.
Previously on Flap, Proposition 77 Watch: What Are Your Boundaries? Mobilizing America’s Youth.
The Mobilize.org RV Tour has one major purpose and one major goal. The purpose is to educate, empower, and energize young people throughout the state for the upcoming special election, and our goal is to pass the Voter Empowerment Act – Proposition 77. The RV tour is historic and the first of its kind as no other independent organization has hosted such an event exclusively devoted to a single proposition.
Mobilize.org believes that redistricting is the best way to end the political deadlock in California. We have built a strong coalition of support to help us get that message to America’s youth.
The What Are Your Boundaries Blog is here.
So, tomorrow head over to Tommy Trojan and check out the Mobilize.org RV and rally in support of Proposition 77.
Flap knows you will be glad you did.
Update #1:
The RV tour has already made stops at Sacramento State, UC Davis, UC Berkeley, San Francisco State, San Jose State, UC Santa Cruz, Stanford University, UC Santa Cruz and UCLA.
WHO: Mobilize.org (David B. Smith, Executive Director of Mobilize.org, speaking)
WHAT: Pro 77 rally at USC
WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 12:00 noon
WHERE: Hahn Plaza, in front of the Tommy Trojan Statue (Student Union)
Technorati Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Recovery Team, California Special Election, Bear Flag League, Proposition 77
Cross-posted to the Bear Flag League Special Election Page
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California Special Election Watch: Proposition 73 Galvanizing the Christian Base
The Sacramento Bee has Abortion measure could be pivotal.
Forces for and against are using Prop. 73 to galvanize their base on the governor’s initiatives.
The California Catholic Conference prepared a series of homilies for priests to mark October as “Respect Life” month and to use as a countdown to the Nov. 8 special election.
The sermons make references to Proposition 73, an initiative that would require parental notification before doctors can perform abortions on girls under 18.
“Proposition 73 is family-oriented, pro-life and promotes the culture of life,” wrote Father Richard Benson, academic dean and moral theology chairman for St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo, in his suggested “homily notes” for priests delivering Mass. “It closes the secret access to abortion.”
The talking point homilies are among numerous get-out-the-vote efforts in support of or against the parental notification initiative.
Proposition 73 was in the planning long before Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his special election agenda. But as churches, women’s groups and others rally forces to vote on the initiative, the turnout for Proposition 73 is viewed as a factor in how other special election measures may fare.
On one side, the Traditional Values Coalition is printing 100,000 slate mailers for evangelical churches, declaring: “We must not let Planned Parenthood and their baby-killing allies dominate at the polls.”
And Benjamin Lopez, a coalition lobbyist, said the slate mailers will also urge Christian conservatives to vote “yes” on the governor’s special election agenda, comprising Propositions 74, 75, 76 and 77. The measures would extend the time it takes teachers to earn tenure, require public employee labor unions to get members’ permission before spending dues on political campaigns, give the governor broad powers to make budget cuts and change how legislative districts are drawn.
“We need to get our base motivated about 73 and that, hopefully, will have a coattail effect with the other measures,” Lopez said
With a week to go before the California Special Election it is ALL about turning out your voter BASE.
Will Pro-Life voters deliver proposition victories for Governor Schwarzenegger?
Stay tuned…….
Technorati Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Special Election, Capitol Research Institute, Proposition 73
Cross-posted to the Bear Flag League Special Election Page
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California Special Election Watch: Proposition 73 – Flap Says Vote YES
On July 30, 2004, Diana Lopez received a call from her daughter’s middle school, informing her that her 13-year-daughter hadbeen taken to the hospital because she was bleeding. By the time Diana found out where her daughter had actually been taken, a Planned Parenthood abortion center, her young daughter was already undergoing an abortion — orchestrated by her boyfriend’s mother and Planned Parenthood staff. Diana had not known that her daughter was pregnant or contemplating an abortion. Had Diana known of her daughter’s pregnancy, she would have encouraged and assisted her to have her baby rather than undergo a secret abortion.Flap supports Proposition 73, the Parents Right To Know initiative. and urges its passage at the California Special Election, November 8th.
Proposition 73: Parental Notification
• Termination of Minor’s Pregnancy. Waiting Period and Parental Notification. Initiative Constitutional Amendment.
Summary: Amends California Constitution to bar abortion on unemancipated minor until 48 hours after physician notifies minor’s parent/legal guardian, except in medical emergency or with parental waiver. Permits judicial waiver of notice based on clear and convincing evidence of minor’s maturity or minor’s best interests. Physician must report abortions performed on minors and State shall compile statistics. Authorizes monetary damages for violation. Minor must consent to abortion unless mentally incapable or in medical emergency. Permits judicial relief if minor’s consent to abortion is coerced.
Latest polling results and a poll summary is here.
Technorati Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Special Election, Capitol Research Institute, Proposition 73
Cross-posted to the Bear Flag League Special Election Page
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DentalCom.net Watch: NO MORE?
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Samuel Alito Watch: POLL – Are You Pleased with President Bush’s Nomination of Judge Alito
U.S. President Bush, left, shakes hands with judge Samuel Alito after he announced him as his Supreme Court nominee in the Cross Hall of the White House Monday, Oct. 31, 2005 in Washington.Are you pleased with President Bush’s nomination of Sam Alito?
Yes
NoIf Senate Democrats filibuster Alito, would you favor invoking the Constitutional Option?
Yes
NoSelect Your State:
Get Over There and……..
Vote NOW!
Flap knows you will be glad you did.
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Jerry Brown Watch: Linda Ronstadt Back in the Oakland Mayor’s Life
The San Francisco Chronicle Blue bayou redux
Singer Linda Ronstadt is back in Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown’s life — joining with actor Sean Penn as a special guest for a $1,000-a-head fundraiser planned for Tuesday at Tosca Cafe in San Francisco to benefit Jerry’s run for state attorney general.
The event is being co-chaired by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, Tosca’s Jeannette Etheredge and Brown’s new bride and campaign manager, Anne Gust Brown.
As for Jerry’s old flame turning out to help headline the event — the only question seems to be, why not?
We’re told Ronstadt has been dividing her time between homes in Arizona and San Francisco, and may contemplating a permanent move here.
No word yet on how many guests have RSVP’d for the cocktail gathering, but Gust Brown assures us, “It’s a hot ticket.”
Flap thought Jerry was recently married……….wonder what his wife thinks?
Ahhhhh those liberals and their “open” marriages.
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Samuel Alito Watch: People For American Way’s Response
The People for the American Way have responded to President Bush’s nomination today of Judge Samuel Alito to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to the United States Supreme Court, Bush Puts Demands of Far-Right Above Interests of Americans with High Court Nomination of Right-Wing Activist Alito.
PFAW will wage massive national effort to defeat nominee who would dramatically shift balance of Court
President Bush put the demands of his far-right political base above Americans’ constitutional rights and legal protections by nominating federal appeals court Judge Samuel Alito to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, said People For the American Way President Ralph G. Neas. “Right-wing leaders vetoed Miers because she failed their ideological litmus test. With Judge Alito, President Bush has obediently picked a nominee who passes that test with flying colors.â€
“We had hoped President Bush would nominate someone with a commitment to protecting Americans’ rights and freedoms,†said Neas. “That’s what the American people want, and it’s what they deserve. Unfortunately, with Judge Alito, that’s not what President Bush has given us. He has chosen to divide Americans with a nominee guaranteed to cause a bitter fight.â€
Neas said that People For the American Way will mobilize its 750,000 members and activists to wage a massive national effort to defeat Alito’s nomination and will work closely with its coalition partners to educate Americans about the threats posed by this nomination.
Bring it On!
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bear Flag League, California, Media Bias, Politics, Proposition 73, Proposition 74, Proposition 75, Proposition 76, Proposition 77, Proposition 78, Proposition 79, Proposition 80, Special Election 2005
California Special Election Watch: Another L.A. Times “Hit Piece” on Schwarzenegger’s Wife
California first lady Maria Shriver hands out emergency backpacks to students at a south Los Angeles elementary school to kick-off Team SAFE-T, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2006.The Los Angeles Times has First Lady Appears to Be Sitting Out This Election.
- Kennedy legacy clashes with her loyalty to her spouse, keeping Shriver silent on ballot issues.
On a recent morning, Maria Shriver had a roomful of admiring listeners hanging on her every word. Unfortunately for her husband, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, none of them was old enough to vote.
Shriver was addressing a fourth-grade class at Charles W. Barrett Elementary School in South Los Angeles as part of a campaign to improve disaster preparedness among children. On another campaign important to the Shriver-Schwarzenegger household — the battle over state ballot initiatives backed by the governor — California’s first lady has remained virtually silent.
Here we go!
One week before the California Special Election and the hatchets come out for Governor Schwarzenegger’s wife.
Paul Pringle the reporter is a committed leftie with a left wing agenda. And he is happy to oblige the Moonbat editors of the Los Angeles TimesAsk Flap how he knows?
Aides to the couple say that isn’t expected to change before the Nov. 8 special election. They and others don’t blame Shriver for her silence, even if it has deprived Schwarzenegger of one of his most articulate and charismatic advocates.
After all, Shriver would be breaking family ranks no matter where she came down on the measures, Democratic and Republican activists say. As a Democrat and a Kennedy, they say, she would have to all but shape-shift to endorse proposals despised by the party that counts three of her uncles as icons.
And if she were to publicly criticize the initiatives, things presumably would get chilly on the home front.
And who from the Los Angeles Times ever asked Sharon Davis about why her husband bankrupted the state while he was California Governor?
This is disgraceful BIASED journalism from the Los Angeles Times.
Technorati Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Recovery Team, California Special Election, Bear Flag League, Proposition 74, Proposition 75, Proposition 76, Proposition 77, MariaShriver
Cross-posted to the Bear Flag League Special Election Page
