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Audra Strickland Watch: Three Protesters File Criminal Complaints Against Chief of Staff Joel Angeles
Joel Angeles, California Assemblywoman Audra Strickland’s Chief of Staff during protests of June 17, 2008. Photo By Flap
Remember the Flap, Protest and Aftermath? This is what Flap said at the time – over thirty days ago.Flap was there and wrote this post after the altercation/protests and the fundraising event for Assemblywoman Audra Strickland’s husband, Tony.
The entire Flap was and continues to be a “He Said, They Said†argument. Flap did not see the supposed “smack down†but did interview one of the female alleged victims. She did have scratches on her right arm which she said she received by being pushed into an adjoining hedge.
But, the hedge had sharp prongs, the sidewalk was filled with people and Flap was easily pushed into it and scratched his own arm.
Ventura County Sheriff officers interviewed all parties and since none of the parties would pursue prosecution or a citizen’s arrest, no arrests were made.
Today, three of the protesters, all of a sudden, marched right down to the Ventura County Sheriff’s station and filed complaints.
Three people who were allegedly “body checked” by a local politician’s top aide at a protest last month say sheriff’s deputies are investigating the incident and criminal charges may be filed.
Thursday afternoon, Sandy Quiring, John Phillips and Louis Pandolfi filed complaints with sheriffs at the East Valley Station in Thousand Oaks against Joel Angeles, chief-of-staff to Assemblymember Audra Strickland.
They maintain that on June 17, Angeles attempted to prevent a peaceful protest against the tobacco industry, using both verbal and physical threats, during a fundraising event for Strickland’s husband, state Senate candidate Tony Strickland.
Audra Strickland (RMoorpark) placed Angeles on an unpaid one-month leave for showing “poor judgement,” according to a written statement from her office. He is to return to work Aug. 3.
Yada Yada Yada
This smells of hardball politics and an attempt to smear California State Senate candidate and former Assemblyman Tony Strickland via his wife’s Chief of Staff, Joel Angeles. As if, either of the Stricklands have control over a grown-up, California State employee on his day off, right?
Who knows if the Ventura County District Attorney will take the case? And, who knows why this trio of protesters waited over 30 days to get their asses down to the Sheriff’s office and file a complaint in the first place.
Maybe it is better timing for the Fall election season?
Ya think?
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Hannah-Beth Jackson Watch: Blows More Smoke Over Tobacco Company ProtestHannah-Beth Jackson Watch: Blowing Smoke Over Tobacco Company Contributions
Audra Strickland Watch: Chief of Staff Joel Angeles Placed on Leave
Tony Strickland Watch: Taking it to the Streets – Politics That Is
Receiving Campaign Contributions from Tobacco Companies a Campaign Issue? Part 3
Receiving Campaign Contributions from Tobacco Companies a Campaign Issue? Part 2
Receiving Campaign Contributions from Tobacco Companies a Campaign Issue?
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Rush Limbaugh on Barack Obama’s Berlin Speech
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) arrives to deliver a speech at the Victory Column in Tiergarten Park in Berlin, July 24, 2008
El Rushbo on the Barack Obama Berlin speech today:Rush Limbaugh accuses Obama of believe that he will single-handedly reverse the damages caused by the US, which is apparently a nation of philistines.The transcript:
“This is change. But ladies and gentlemen, if you are wondering when you hear Obama talk about change, this is it. The change is: America sucks, America’s deficient, America’s guilty, but America is now willing now to pay the price because we have a Messiah who understands the faults, the egregious errors made by the United States and her people. We are racist, sexists, bigots, homophobes. We discriminate against people who worship differently than we do, have skin color different from ours, and we have not always behaved properly in the world. And we torture. And we, of course, are biased against people who want to get into our country illegally. We have a lot to pay for. Not to mention that we are primarily the country responsible for climate change, shrinking the Atlantic coastline, melting the Arctic ice. This is the change. You want change? This is the change. Now, I think he knew he was on some thin ice.â€
Flap thought he had heard this speech before and he HAD. The presentation was excellent, short on substance and will probably mean little in the long run up to the political conventions.
Not too many voters in Berlin, Germany.
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Rudy Giuliani’s Son Sues Duke University’s Over Golf Team
Andrew Giuliani, son of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has sued Duke UniversityGood grief. Hasn’t Duke University had enough problems with their athletic programs?Also, note that Rudy Giuliani in February of this year had just withdrawn his Presidential candidacy (after the Florida primary on January 29th). Guess the golf coach had no use for Andrew since his father was not going to be President, right?
Stay tuned……..
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Have We Heard Barack Obama’s Berlin Speech Before?
We Are The WorldDamn!Flap knew he had heard Barack Obama’s speech in Berlin before. Jim Geraghty places the context.
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John McCain Watch: Improvement in the Polls
The poll shows this campaign is about Barack Obama, not John McCain, Gerald F. Seib reportsJohn McCain, who according to conventional wisdom is doing poorly in his Presidential race with Barack Obama is hanging in there with American voters.Those findings suggest voters’ views of Sen. Obama are more fluid than his relatively steady lead indicates. In the latest poll, 47% say they prefer Sen. Obama to win, while 41% say Sen. McCain, the same lead Sen. Obama enjoyed a month ago. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
The campaign’s unusual dynamic appears to be the result of an anxious nation now sizing up an unconventional candidate who presents himself as the agent for change, which voters say they want. The contest thus parallels in some ways the 1980 race, when voters seemed ready for a change away from Jimmy Carter and the Democrats, but weren’t persuaded until late in the race that they could be comfortable with a former actor and unabashed conservative, Ronald Reagan, as commander in chief.
Flap remembers Peggy Noonan writing a piece some weeks ago and saying that Americans will make up their mind at the last minute as to whether to trust Obama or not.
The campaign will grind along until a series of sharp moments. Maybe they will come in the debates. Things will move along, Mr. Obama in the lead. And then, just a few weeks out from the election, something will happen: America will look up and see the inevitability of Mr. Obama, that Mr. Obama has already been “elected,” in a way, and America will say, Hey, wait a second, are we sure we want that? And it will tighten indeed.
The polls certainly reflect her observations. In the latest battleground state polls, McCain has indeed made up some ground.
- COLORADO: McCain 46% – Obama 44%
- MICHIGAN: Obama 46% – McCain 42%
- MINNESOTA: Obama 46% – McCain 44%
- WISCONSIN: Obama 50% McCain 39%
In June’s poll, Obama lead in all four states- COLORADO: Obama 49% – McCain 44%
- MICHIGAN: Obama 48% – McCain 42%
- MINNESOTA: Obama 54% – McCain 37%
- WISCONSIN: Obama 52% – McCain 39%
The MSM is aghast with Obamamania. But, this race is not over – YET.
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Is John Edwards a Public Hypocrite?
Jack Shafer fisks the story that the MSM has seemingly avoided – John Edward’s hypocrisy.Related:
Read Mickey Kaus’s (who first reported the story in December 2007) take here.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger to California State Workers – Screw You
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, right, shakes hands with Orange Cove Mayor Victor Lopez, during a water rally held at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, July 23, 2008. More than 500 farm workers and their families rallied to call for the Legislature to approve a measure to place of a $9.3 billion water bond measure on the November ballot to build reservoirs, encourage conservation and restore the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger intends to slash the salaries of California State employees – all 200,000 of them – to the federal minimum wage while the California budget negotiations in the legislature drag on.Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to sign an executive order next week that will temporarily reduce pay for more than 200,000 state workers to the federal minimum wage of $6.55 per hour to preserve cash in the midst of a month-long budget standoff, according to a draft copy of the order obtained by The Bee.
But a spokeswoman for Democratic state Controller John Chiang, who pays the state’s bills, said he would ignore the governor’s order, likely forcing a court battle.
“He will pay state workers the salaries that they have earned, and that’s full salary,” said Deputy Controller Hallye Jordan.
Administration officials said the governor expects to take the action Monday.
“The administration is looking into many different options to preserve cash to ensure we have enough to cover our costs,” Schwarzenegger communications director Matt David said.
The Republican governor, in the executive order, argues that the late state budget means there is “a real and substantial risk” that the state will not have enough cash to pay its bills.
He says that his action complies with a 2003 ruling by the California Supreme Court that made clear that without a state budget in place, federal labor laws require the state to pay most workers “either federal minimum wage or, for those employees that work overtime, their full salaries.” The order would require state agencies to stop authorizing overtime for most employees.
In what is probably the most ludicrous action, Flap can remember of any California governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger decides he will punish California State employees because of his failure of leadership. And, as a result, the Republican Governor further DAMAGES the already moribund California GOP.
Nice job, Arnold.
A tax, spend, borrow, pandering post-partisan RINO POL who does not wish to alienate anyone, Arnold will go down in history as a governor like his movie compadre, Jesse Ventura.
Why did the California GOP EVER recall Democrat Governor Gray Davis?
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Day By Day by Chris Muir July 24, 2008
Day By Day by Chris MuirChris, you mean, the Democrats, including “The One” are not impervious to typical political or “life” mistakes?One would never know from the news coverage of the MSM. But, from the RIGHT – hold the presses.
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links for 2008-07-24
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So just what can John McCain do to draw attention away from his showy Democratic rival? Pick a running mate, perhaps.
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Russia would cross “a red line for the United States of America” if it were to base nuclear capable bombers in Cuba, a top US air force officer warned on Tuesday.
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Did he really find support for his withdrawal plan?
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McCain makes Iraq gaffe. Nobody in America cares about the details
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Joe Klein is a MORON
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New York Times Co. says its second-quarter earnings fell 82 percent from the year-ago quarter boosted by a one-time gain. Meanwhile, print advertising revenue continued to shrink.
What a SHOCK!
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“Walt has falsely accused me of making a comment to him that a draft report on troopers’ activities would somehow make my administration look bad”
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Governor Sarah Palin today strongly denied the latest accusations made by the former commissioner of the Department of Public Safety. The Governor also released details of her schedule outlining her meetings with former Commissioner Walt Monegan.