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Stanley “Tookie” Williams Watch: Stars rally around Condemned Killer
Caution: This POST contains graphic violent images.
Rapper Snoop Dogg reads the works of Stanley Tookie Williams to school students as part of “a day of action” to demonstrate against the pending execution of Williams.
The ASSociated Press has Stars rally around Stanley Tookie Williams
A cell-phone call from convicted killer-turned-gang peace activist Stanley Tookie Williams interrupted a Los Angeles rally on his behalf attended by actor Jamie Foxx, rapper Snoop Dogg and dozens of students.
“Stan, it’s Jamie! How are you, my brother?†Foxx, who once portrayed the death-row inmate, said into the receiver. He then held the phone to a microphone so Williams, scheduled to die by lethal injection Dec. 13, could address the crowd.
“I’d like to thank all you youngsters,†Williams said. “I am honored, truly honored, and regardless of what happens to me, whether I am alive or executed, I know you all will remember me.â€
How about remembering your four murdered victims, Tookie:
Albert Owens
Yen-I Yang
Tsai-Shai Chen Yang
Yu-Chin Yang Lin
Foxx gave the phone back and turned to the crowd.
“If that don’t move you, I don’t know what it takes,†the Oscar-winning actor said.The event at the downtown library was one of several held around the state Wednesday to urge Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to spare Williams. The co-founder of the Crips street gang was convicted of murdering four people in 1979.
Foxx, Flap knows what MOVES him.
Justice for the victims of Tookie’s violence!
Previously:
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: California Supreme Court Refuses to Halt Execution
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: NO REMORSEStanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: Tookie’s “Human Angelâ€
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: Isn’t it The Truth By Cobb
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: Schwarzenegger to Hold Private Clemency Hearing
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: California Governor Schwarzenegger MULLS ClemencyStanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: FLAP Over “Tookie Must Dieâ€
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: Jesse Jackson, Bianca Jagger Plead for LIFE
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: SNOOP DOGG BEGS SCHWARZENEGGER FOR CLEMENCY
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: California’s Life-and-Death Politics
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: Death Warrant Signed
Technorati Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Stanley Tookie Williams, Crips
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Watch: California Republican Assembly Sponsoring an Online Petition Asking Governor to Rescind Susan Kennedy Appointment
The California Republican Assembly is sponsoring an online petition asking the Governor to rescind the appointment of Susan Kennedy as Chief of Staff.
Citizen’s Petition
To: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
I strongly urge you to rescind your appointment of Susan Kennedy as your Chief of Staff. By electing you Governor, the people of California rejected Gray Davis and his corrupt politics. Susan Kennedy is one of the worst Davis cronies. Her appointment is an insult to the thousands of men and women who worked for your election.
First Name: Last Name:
Email: Zip:
Sign up for CA Republican Assembly Updates Well…….
Get Over There and sign it.Flap knows you will be glad you did!
Previously:
Arnold Schwarzenegger Watch: Governor Names Partisan Democrat Chief of Staff – THE FLAP
Arnold Schwarzenegger Watch: Pat Clarey, Arnold’s Chief of Staff ResignsTechnorati Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Susan Kennedy
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LA Times Watch: Blogging LA
Heather Schlegel writes about living and loving in Los Angeles on her aptly named Heathervescent blog.
The Los Angeles Times has Blogging L.A.
- The view from the Web offers a different perspective on Southern California, whether it’s politics, relationships or neighborhoods.
GAG………
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Stanley “Tookie” Williams Watch: Snoop, Hollywood Left’s Support for Tookie Props Killers Up as Heroes – Joseph C. Phillips
Joseph C. Phillips at last summer’s Bear Flag League Conference.
Joseph C. Phillips of Blackamericaweb.com has Commentary: Snoop, Hollywood Left’s Support for Tookie Props Killers Up as Heroes.
Standing outside the walls of San Quentin prison, the rapper Snoop Dogg recently urged California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to grant clemency to convicted murderer Stan “Tookie†Williams. Williams, the co-founder of the notorious Crips street gang, was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1979 slayings of Albert Owens, Yen-I Yang, his wife, Tsai-Shai Chen Yang, and their daughter, Yu-Chin Yang Lin. Barring intervention by the governor, he will die by lethal injection on December 13.
Speaking before a thousand young people and supporters, Snoop lectured the governor: “Stanley ‘Tookie’ Williams is not just a regular old guy, he’s an inspirer … His voice needs to be heard.”
The voice that needs to be heard is the cry for the four murdered victims of Tookie.
Phillips continues……
The argument for commutation of Tookie’s sentence centers on all the good work he has done since going to prison. The series of children’s books he has written and his work to stop gang violence is proof of his redemption, and his death, they say, will only serve to rob those youth currently in gangs (or considering joining gangs) of hope. Witness that his supporters do not claim that Tookie is innocent of his crimes. They are not seeking that Williams be released, only that his sentence be commuted. Williams, however, has never admitted guilt. That little inconsistency suggests the great “inspirer†is not only an unrepentant murderer, but a liar as well.
John Ziegler of KFI 640 Talk radio Los Angeles had Phillip’s as his guest last night.
Listen to the interview:
JUSTICE for Tookie’s victims – NO CLEMENCY.
Previously:
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: California Supreme Court Refuses to Halt Execution
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: NO REMORSEStanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: Tookie’s “Human Angelâ€
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: Isn’t it The Truth By Cobb
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: Schwarzenegger to Hold Private Clemency Hearing
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: California Governor Schwarzenegger MULLS ClemencyStanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: FLAP Over “Tookie Must Dieâ€
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: Jesse Jackson, Bianca Jagger Plead for LIFE
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: SNOOP DOGG BEGS SCHWARZENEGGER FOR CLEMENCY
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: California’s Life-and-Death Politics
Stanley “Tookie†Williams Watch: Death Warrant Signed
Technorati Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Stanley Tookie Williams, Crips
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Watch: Governor Names Partisan Democrat Chief of Staff – THE FLAP
Gov. Arnold Schwarzengger and California Public Utilities Commissioner Susan Kennedy, walk to a news conference where he named her to be his new chief of staff in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 30. 2005. Kennedy, a Democrat and cabinet secretary to former Gov. Gray Davis, will replace Schwarzenegger’s former chief of staff Patricia Clarey.
Reuters has Schwarzenegger Names Dem Chief of Staff
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday took the first step to shaking up his administration after his resounding special election failure, appointing a longtime Democratic activist as his chief of staff.
The move to replace Patricia Clarey had been widely expected since voters defeated all four of the governor’s “year of reform” measures Nov. 8. Clary was campaign manager for the effort.
But the announcement of state Public Utilities Commissioner Susan Kennedy as Clarey’s replacement caught many Republicans and Democrats off guard.
But, the bottom line for the Governor is will it make ANY difference for his political rehabilitation after LOSING the California Special Election just three weeks ago?
The blogosphere and MSM is all over this story:
The Republican credentials of Susan Kennedy: NONE
The Democrat credentials of Susan Kennedy (she currently serves as a Davis appointee to the California Public Utilities Commission and the information comes from her official web site :
Deputy Chief of Staff for Gray Davis
Cabinet Secretary for Gray Davis
Was responsible for the phony $93 million Oracle contract under Gray Davis
Helped set energy policy for the Davis Administration
Executive Director, California Democratic Party
Executive Director, California Abortion Rights Action League
Communications Director, Senator Dianne Feinstein
In the phone calls I received tonight about her, the donors and the grass roots leaders now believe that the Governor is not running for re-election. They feel the Democrats won’t support him, the Independents no longer trust him and the Republicans have lost trust in him. They also note the numerous other Davis top staffers like Bonnie Reiss and Daniel Zingale, the Chief of Staff for Maria Shriver, also a former Deputy Chief of Staff for Davis in top advisory positions in the Administration–but where are the leading Republicans–and will they stay –want to stay–or allowed to stay?
One legislator I spoke with this evening flatly said that Kennedy has no credibility in representing Schwarzenegger to the Republican legislative caucuses. “What happens”, he said, “when the governor needs GOP votes to pass the budget? Kennedy was one of those responsible for the massive deficits under Davis, why should we listen to her?” The question was also raised, how can she work with the GOP grass roots to give support for the measures of the Governor. Not only doesn’t she know them, but due to her previous work, she was what these folks were working against.
Some on the RIGHT are in open revolt against Schwarzenegger and some are NOT:
The San Francisco Chronicle has Governor’s hire riles GOP conservatives ANALYSIS: A move to attract moderates
Steve Frank: “The question is: Do we challenge him for re-election…. I believe it won’t come to that, because this sets a signal that he’s not running.”
Michael Spence, head the California Republican Assembly: said that within hours of the news of Kennedy’s appointment, the buzz from the right included talk of finding alternatives to the GOP governor who has “betrayed the loyalty of people who worked for him in the special election.”
Already, he said, there is talk of an effort to draft state Sen. Tom McClintock, R-Thousand Oaks (Ventura County), a favorite of conservatives who ran in the recall election. And calls have gone out to gauge the interest of possible high-profile GOP alternatives, including another well-known film action-hero and director, Mel Gibson, he said.
Former California Gov. Pete Wilson: “Most of them don’t know Susan Kennedy and don’t know of her record of performance on the Public Utilities Commission…. She was articulate and forceful in describing the command and control of the PUC … and she has talked chapter-and-verse of how it affects California’s job climate…. Anybody who heard that (speech) knows she is very serious about trying to improve the jobs climate in California by improving the regulatory climate.”
Wilson said conservatives in the party who expect Schwarzenegger won’t run — or will retreat from a strong GOP agenda — are underestimating a man who has been underestimated since he entered California politics.
“He’s going to run, and he’s going to be re-elected, and they would do better to devote their energies to that,” Wilson said. “He’s going to be making the decisions. Her job is to assist him in achieving his agenda. If she is effective in doing that, she will be a great asset.”
Dan Weintraub of the Sacramento Bee has Another Kennedy?
I think the governor’s decision to hire Susan Kennedy as his chief of staff is a smart move…..
Right-wingers who are gnashing their teeth at the moment need to remember that, except on economic issues, Schwarzenegger has never been a conservative…
The early speculation is that hiring Kennedy will hurt Schwarzenegger with Republican voters. I don’t buy it. Most voters will never know who is in the governor’s inner circle. And virtually all voters will judge Schwarzenegger on his results, not on his choice of advisers. If Kennedy helps Schwarzenegger accomplish the goals he has set for his administration, she will help him get reelected.
Randy Thomasson, president of the Campaign for Children and Families has Arnold’s Left Turn Appointment of Susan Kennedy Angers Pro-Family, Conservative Voters
An open homosexual, Kennedy is a liberal’s liberal with a resume that includes: Cabinet Secretary in Governor Gray Davis’ administration, Communications Director to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, Executive Director for the California Democratic Party, Executive Director of the California Abortion Rights Action League.
“Arnold Schwarzenegger has become a liberal Democrat. By placing a leading homosexual, pro-abortion Democrat activist in charge of his entire administration, Arnold has taken a disastrous turn to the left. Conservative voters who supported him are waking up from their dream and stepping into reality – and the reality stinks. This is like George W. Bush appointing Hillary Clinton to be in charge of his administration. It’s utterly ridiculous. Why doesn’t Arnold get honest and just leave the Republican Party?â€
So what is THE FLAP?
Is Flap surprised by the appointment? NO, Flap thought it would be former California Assembly Speaker and Democrat Bob Hertzberg. Reports are that he turned Arnold down.
Is Flap nonplussed over the appointment of Susan Kennedy? NO, Flap knows that Schwarzenegger is NOT a conservative but a RINO. Is he better than recalled Democrat Governor Gray Davis? Marginally…..if the recall were held today Flap would have to consider a NO vote.
Will the Republicans mount a primary challenge to Schwarzenegger in June? NO. The CRP has no other viable candidates in the bull-pen and it is too late in the campaign cycle to raise the money needed for a media campaign to mount a serious challenge campaign.
What effect will this have on the Schwarzenegger governorship? May help it, but he has only a few months to govern before the election campaign.
What will the California RIGHT do? Sit out the election – like they did in the special election three weeks ago.
Will Arnold Schwarzenegger be re-elected Governor of California? Doubtful, He is TOAST.
Technorati Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Susan Kennedy
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President 2008 Watch: Laura Bush – Condi WON’T Run in 2008
First lady Laura Bush stands in between paintings used for this year’s Christmas card, left, and Holiday program ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’, right, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005. With table centerpieces of fresh tangerines and lemon leaves, and Christmas trees decorated with real roses and lilacs, the White House is taking a fresh and natural approach to the 2005 holiday season.
Reuters has Laura Bush predicts Rice won’t run in 2008
First Lady Laura Bush believes U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would make a great president but predicts she will stay out of the race in 2008.
Many Republicans have been fascinated at the thought that Rice, 51, a confidant of
President George W. Bush, might consider a run for the presidency.Victory would make her America’s first woman and first black president but, while there is even speculation of a race against New York Democratic Sen.
Hillary Clinton, Rice said as recently as this week that she has no political ambitions.“I’m all for her. She says isn’t going to run, of course, and I really don’t think she will. But she’d be terrific,” Laura Bush told MSNBC in an interview on Wednesday.
No, it is too soon for Condi.
She will return to Stanford and look for California political opportunities – Governor in 2010 or Barbara Boxer’s Senate seat.
There will be opportunities for her to hone her executive skills in the political arena in California.
She will then be ready to seek the Presiency – if that is what she desires.
Rice said in an interview published in USA Today newspaper on Tuesday that she was looking forward to going back to Stanford University, where she was provost before joining Bush’s team, when the president leaves office.
“When I go back to Stanford in 3-1/2 years I can guarantee you I will probably oversee dissertations that look at” what went wrong and right in
Iraq, she told the paper.Laura Bush discussed Rice’s future as part of a round of media interviews to show off this year’s holiday decorations for the White House.
Of course, there is always th rumour that should Vice President Dick Cheney decide to resign due to health problems………. hummmmmmmmm
Stay tuned…..
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meets with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the State Department in Washington Tuesday Nov. 29, 2005.
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Day By Day by Chris Muir