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Just got this scoop from California Pro Life Council czar Brian Johnston: The organization will endorse Carly Fiorina Tuesday over Orange County Assemblyman Chuck DeVore.
This is a big deal in conservative circles, as this is California's largest single-issue pro-life group. When Fiorina got the nod recently from the Susan B Anthony Candidate List — think of it as the anti-Emily's List — Team DeVore dismissed it as a DC-oriented group.(They're also going to kick Carly $200,000, they told me.) Don't worry, predicted Team DeVore, California pro-lifers would be behind the rock-ribbed conservative DeVore.
But this pro-life group, the California affiliate of the National Right to Life organization, isn't. And the reason has to do with one thing: They think Fiorina has a better shot at winning. In the June primary and in the fall.
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No one's going to ignore the National Enquirer's reporting on political sex scandals. It is at the height of its prestige now, having been talked about as a serious Pulitzer Prize contender for its coverage of the John Edwards scandal.
The tabloid has cred. And some conservatives and anti-Obama liberals are complaining about the media's refusal to "cover" the Enquirer's web splashes about then-Senate candidate Obama's alleged extramarital affair with a finance staffer, Vera Baker. The lede reads: "PRESIDENT OBAMA in a shocking cheating scandal after being caught in a D.C. hotel with a former campaign aide." Is the media covering for Obama? Are they too afraid to ask the question, fearing ridicule from their peers?
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Everyone dismissed the John Edward's scandal as well -
With two dissents, the U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that, for security reasons, the public will no longer be able enter the court through the majestic doors at the top of the steps beneath the inscription "Equal Justice Under Law."
Instead, people will be directed to a new ground floor entrance.
The announcement was no surprise—as the change was part of a renovation project-but the dissenting statement by Justice Stephen Breyer and "joined" by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was unexpected.
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Ray Haynes at Flash Report has a subtle hit up on somebody running for office this year:
The key years for the current budget are the 06-07 and the 07-08 budgets[….] As critical to the current crisis, however, is the 07-08 budget. A legislator, or former legislator that voted for 07-08 budget, and who is now running for office, who claims to be a fiscal conservative, is deceiving Republican voters.
I confess, I’m only watching two statewide races right now: Governor and Senator. So my first concern was whether this was an attack on Chuck DeVore, the only man in either race with experience in the California Legislature. That led me to check up on the matter.
As it turns out no, this can’t be referencing Chuck. He voted No on three of the last four budget……
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Not true. DeVore voted Yes on Tom Campbell and Arnold's 2005 budgethttp://flapsblog.com/2010/02/09/ca-sen-chuck-devore-rips-schwarzenegger-but-voted-for-arnolds-budget-in-2005-2006/
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CA-Sen: Chuck DeVore Censures Facebook Debate
From Cal Watchdog or at least it was
Shocker!California Republican Assemblyman and U.S. Senate candidate Chuck Devore has censured his Facebook page after a debate with a non-agreeing, non-syncophant blogger, John Seiler.
Here is the text of the post which has now mysteriously disappeared as well as the discourse at Facebook.
U.S. GOP Senate Candidate Chuck DeVore yesterday put up a Facebook post on him erecting 50 billboards across California identifying himself with the U.S. Constitution.
I posted a reply on Facebook, noting that, if he really wanted to follow the Constitution, he would oppose the Iraq and Afghan wars because there has been no declaration of war by Congress, as the Constitution stipulates.
He replied in a message to me: “Subject: Like we did on the Barbary Pirates? Oh yea, that’s right, we never did… And that was Jefferson!â€
I replied that Jefferson sending the Navy and the Marines against the Barbary Pirates was hardly the same as running two long wars that have cost thousands of American lives, tens of thousands of Iraqi and Afghan lives, and trillions of dollars to the American taxpayers, bankrupting the country.
Besides my original post, I’m not sure how much of this debate got onto Facebook. Because whatever was there has been deleted — censored by Chuck.
Must have only happy thoughts, America. The $5 trillion Iraq War didn’t bankrupt the country, bring Obama to power, and cause the Bush-Obama Depression. We can balance the budget without increasing military spending — nay, we can increase military spending and restore prosperity. The President can start a war whenever he wants to. Declarations of war are necessary only against Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan and Fascist Italy. It says so right there in the penumbras of the emanations of the Constitution. War is peace.
– John Seiler
One, you would think that Chuck DeVore has better things to do than engage a blogger on Facebook – like raising money or speaking before some Tea Party group.
Second, if your arguments are good, then let everyone see what you have written.
Having had some discourse with Chuck DeVore over the past few years, I have found him to be very thin-skinned and vindictive. I mean, afer all, he blocked me on Twitter and Facebook, after I questioned his character.
Guess someone else got under his skin – click and delete.
But, now, why did Cal Watchdog delete the post?
Update:
I guess this explains why the Cal Watchdog post disappeared.
Correction: Chuck DeVore blog removed
I removed a post on Chuck DeVore I wrote earlier today after he alerted me to mistakes in it. My apologies to Chuck, whom I have known for more than a decade. I’ll be more careful.
– John Seiler
What mistakes?
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Day By Day May 3, 2010 – Protest
As May begins, America enters election season. There will be elections, special elections and primary elections a plenty in the coming months.Then, November will arrive and the Congressional midterm elections.
Be prepared for the barrage of television commercials, radio ads and a mailbox full of campaign mailers.
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@Flap Twitter Updates for 2010-05-03
- Ca-Gov: Poizner and Whitman, whoever wins will have to do better if they plan on beating Jerry Brown #cagop #catcot #
- CA-Gov: Not to be shallow but Poizner is not wearing a tie (his standard) and Whitman's hot pink top is well – bright. #cagop #catcot #
- RT @JWilliamsAP:Whitman on her voting record: I would ask you not to judge me on the mistakes I have made but on the ideas I have to fix CA #
- CA-Gov: Now watching the debate between Steve Poizner and Meg Whitman on TWC Cal channel #233 #cagop #catcot #tcot #
- Calendaring my Disneyland Half Marathon training schedule – starting in June #
- Laughing my ass off at discourse between @jstrevino who is @ChuckDeVore Flak and a Boxer supporter. DeVore not coming off well #tcot #cagop #
- RT @QueenofSpain: yup @jstrevino questioning Fiorina's attendance at events due to her chemo was a lowpoint for the @chuckdevore camp #tcot #
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