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Rudy Giuliani is Electable – Obvious Statement of the Day
Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani holds up a card listing his 12 Committments to the American people as he speaks to a group in San Francisco, Monday, July 23, 2007.
The brain donors over at WaPO can read their own poll.
DUH……..
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Rudy Giuliani Watch: California Dreamin’ – Summer in the Inland Empire
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Rudy Giuliani Watch: California Dreamin’ – Summer in the Inland Empire
Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani reaches for 3-month-old Ethan Gaines, son of Coffee Depot owners Geof and Evelyn Gaines, during a stop Tuesday at Coffee Depot in Riverside.
When the California GOP a few years ago changed Republican Presidential convention delegate rules, they envisioned candidates campaigning in all or most of California’s numerous counties.
Who is the ONLY GOP candidate traveling from San Francisco to Fresno to Riverside and San Diego – Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Yesterday, the Giuliani campaign rolled into the Inland Empire.
During a brief stop Tuesday morning at Riverside’s Coffee Depot, Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani visited with patrons and criticized Democratic rivals, saying they fail to recognize the threat of terrorism.
In between kissing babies and sipping iced coffee, the former New York mayor positioned himself as the candidate to fight terrorism.
Rudy Giuliani currently is the front runner in Inland Empire and California state polls.
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Day By Day by Chris Muir July 24, 2007
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Giuliani Notes: Rudy Continues Commanding Double Digit Lead in Latest Washington Post – ABC News National GOP Presidential Poll
Mayor Rudy Giuliani continues his commanding double digit lead in the latest Washington Post – ABC News National GOP Presidential Poll.
The GOP NUTS:
Let’s look at the state of the race:
- Rudy leads in fundraising and cash on hand
- Rudy leads and has led most if not all national GOP polls for months
- Rudy has been actively campaigning in most early primary and February 5 Super Tuesday states, including California.
- Rudy leads in most(spelled majority) state primary polls without ANY advertising.
- John McCain is broke and scaled back his campaign to three early primary states.
- John McCain fired his campaign staff and is reorganizing his campaign – he vows he will not quit. However, Newt gingrich predicts he will quit the race after he receives his federal election matching funds.
- Fred Thompson has not even announced his candidacy and fired his campaign manager today because of a fight with his wife.
- Fred Thompson will have ONLY three months to fundraise and campaign before the first primary elections.
- Mitt Romney fails to poll in double digits nationally and trails badly in Super Tuesday state polls – often polling in single digits.
- Mitt Romney barely leads Rudy in New Hampshire polls where he has been on television for many weeks.
Rudy is the inevitable GOP Presidential nominee.
End of story.
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Fred Thompson Watch: Thompson Replaces Campaign Staff Because of Rift With His Wife
Former U.S. Senator and potential presidential candidate Fred Thompson (R-TN) walks with his wife Jeri Thompson (L) as they leave a luncheon at the Clarion Town House Hotel in Columbia, South Carolina June 27, 2007.
Carl Cameron at Fox News mentions on air that Fred Thompson’s non-Presidential campaign has shifted gears by changing its campaign manager because of a disagreement with the non-candidates wife, Jerri.
The Thompson campaign was first to announce his campaign for the Presidency around the 4th of July, then the announcement was changed to August and now September.
Will Thompson EVEN run?
Or is he just acting the part?
If he does, he better get a better game – and get rid of the youngish wife making campaign decisions.
Not a good day for Thompson.
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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Watch: Will Telemundo Decide Mirthala’s Fate Today?
*****Breaking*****
Luke Ford warns of a breaking story about the Mayor at ERSNews.com. It is not up yet but Flap will have it.
Anyone know what is up?
Eric Leonard on KFI radio’s Bill Handel Show says that it is being rumored that NBC/Telemundo has made their determination on Mirthala Salinas and will make an announcement today.Leonard notes that there are no public events on Mayor Villaraigosa’s schedule for today.
Anyone out there have more to add?
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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Watch: Mayor Denies Affair With Anita Moreno #2
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Watch: Mayor Denies Affair With LAPD Officer Anita Moreno
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Watch: Anita Moreno and the Mayor?
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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Watch: Mayor Denies Affair With Anita Moreno #2
OFFICER ANITA MORENO WITH MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA OCTOBER 2005
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Eric Leonard of KFI Radio reports the denial again. On the John and Ken Show yesterday afternoon Leonard mentioned the jealousy of some officers that Moreno gained advancement to the Mayor’s Security Detail as a policy motivation to advance this rumor.A Flapsblog commenter had this:
You guys have the wrong photos for Anita Moreno! The photos you have are of Ofr. Norma Stang … and SHE has been a legitimate member of LAPD Metro for 4-5 years. She never bypassed any of the normal testing procedures and did NOT stay on the Mayor’s detail (for obvious reasons.) You are tarnishing Ofr. Stang’s stellar reputation by mistakenly representing that she is Anita Moreno!
Now, Flap is confused.
Is this Stang or Moreno? And why is the LAPD being so quiet?
Here is the photo from Eric Leonard:
An LAPD officer assigned to the Mayor’s protective detail monitors a public appearance last week.
Looks like the same person to Flap.L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has denied a rumor he had another affair with an attractive LAPD officer assigned to his protective detail.
“Absolutely false,” Villaraigosa said.
The officer — already named in other news reports — was transferred to the bodyguard unit from a training division assignment in 2005, according to department records obtained by KFI NEWS under the California Public Records Act.
End of story?
Flap doesn’t think so.
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MSM vs. Blogs – LA Times Style
Author Luke Ford and reporter Draeger Martinez
Ok, who won?
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Day By Day by Chris Muir July 24, 2007
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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Watch: Still Smitten; Update: Eric Leonard Investigating Documentary Evidence Mayor’s Office Has Different Press Rules for Spanish Language Media
Reporters swarm the mayor’s Suburban at a news conference in the mid-city area Monday, July 23, 2007.
At a mid-morning news conference, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa confirmed that he continues to see Telemundo political reporter Mirthala Salinas who is now on leave from her job because of their affair which is the subject of a Telemundo ethics investigation.
In the audio that is located here, the Mayor defends his girlfriend:
“I continue to have the utmost respect and confidence in the journalistic abilities and the high ethical standards of Mirthala Salinas,” the mayor said.
“I can tell you that I believe that if this investigation addresses all of the issues here, including the fact that she made it absolutely clear the extent of the relationship that we have, that I expect she’ll be vindicated.”
Villaraigosa confirmed he and — as he called her — “Seniorita Salinas” were still dating and speak to each other daily.
The Mayor deflects questions about the appropriateness of the affair to NBC/Telemundo. And is high in his praise for Mirthala.
“Even what you’ve read doesn’t accurately reflect the level of her talents and the seriousness of her journalism,” Villaraigosa said.
“She’s been nominated for three Emmys, she’s received two Emmys – not one; she has four Golden Mikes, not one — maybe five!”
Gad, the Mayor is supportive of the journalistic ethics of Salinas who “on air” announced the Mayor’s divorce from his wife while she knew she was the “other woman.”
Some ethics there, Mr. Mayor? Didn’t you run for Mayor on an ethics and reforming government platform?
No wonder former Mayor James Hahn is gearing up to run against you.
Update:
Eric Leonard was on KFI’s John and Ken Show and said that he is now investigating documenatary evidence that the Mayor’s office had different press rules for Spanish language media than the regular MSM. Leonard mentioned a source who remained unidentified.
Leonard also reported that he has received three calls – one from an insider at Los Angeles City Hall – that gave reported sightings of the Mayor with Mirthala Salinas since the Flap blew up a few weeks ago.
He also snarked out the strategy of Mayor Villar and Mirthala to “BLAME” Telemundo executives for ANY breach of journalistic ethics on the part of Mirthala. Flap has to ask: Are they both worried that NBC/Telemundo will fire her? Apparently, Salinas will NOT be resigning or going away quietly.
John mentioned that today’s defense of Mirthala and the glowing praise will get the Mayor some extra nookie tonight.
Indeed……
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