Dear Marcy Winograd, Thank you for sending me the PDA LA endorsements list. Nevertheless, other than Debra Bowen and possibly Bustamante, I will be voting Green. I don't think Angelides has a chance in hell of beating Schwarzenegger. He's not supposed to and I personally don't care if voting Green is used as the "reason" Angelides is beaten. You know much more than most citizens that the election rigging operations have not been thwarted in time for this election, the critical races have long ago been determined by the elites with the wink-wink, nod-nod crowd keeping mum in Sacramento 'just one more time'.
Have you ever heard of the term, "designated loser"? Ask "Professor" Susan Estrich, she's an expert on how it's done. Don't you think if Phil Angelides was a real opponent of the powers that front Schwarzenegger, that Angelides would have been generating and maintaining voter and media focus on Arnold's meetings in 2001 with Ken Lay and other Enron execs? Those meetings were arranged by Mayor Richard Riordan and were a key element of the political operation to draft Arnold for the recall campaign. Although probably considered by so-called campaign "experts" to be an 'old story without legs', if played effectively, Angelides could have used Arnold's direct connection to the biggest swindle in California history to discredit the Governor. It may be too late now and of course Angelides won't touch the issue anyway. The fact of it is the elections will be rigged anyway to make it appear Angelides lost even if a miracle happened in the collectively dumbed down consciousness of the California voter and they realized we ought not to have a Nazi in the Governor's office. (Go to: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0310/S00064.htm) In the case of Attorney General, hard core Republican Chuck Poogigian is the designated loser. But you don't actually think Jerry Brown is anything close to being a "progressive", do you? You are doing a disservice to your political base and to the progressive cause by promoting Jerry. He is an outright fraud and a fascist. I don't care what anyone says, he is totally on board with the so-called "war on terror" and will cozy right up to Schwarzenegger and Bush as the lie about the terrorist threat is escalated in our state. He will submit to further federalization (that means federal control) of local police and other emergency resources that should be under state control. He will not resist the further and continued trampling and disregard of our unalienable civil and human rights as the police state grows. Under no circumstance should Brown be promoted in this race. You've made a serious political mistake. It's this kind of politics that have brought this country to the place we're at now and the Democrats are to blame, flat out. Yes, your personal political fortunes may grow if you suck up to the Art Torres, Villagairossa way of the Dems but where does that take us in the final analysis? Jonathan Markowitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > **PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS OF LOS ANGELES** > > BALLOT ENDORSEMENTS FOR TUES., NOV. 7TH > > DEMOCRATIC PARTY CANDIDATES > > Phil Angelides, Governor > http://www.angelides.com/ > > John Garamendi, Lt. Gov. > http://www.garamendi.org > > Jerry Brown, Attorney General > http://www.jerrybrown.org/ > > Debra Bowen, Secretary of State > http://www.debrabowen.com/ > > Cruz Bustamante, Insurance Commissioner > > State Senate: No Endorsement > > Cynthia Matthews, 26th Congressional District (Pasadena to Pomona) > http://www.matthews4congress.com > > Ferial Masry, 37th Assembly District Candidate (Westlake Village area) > http://www.ferialmasryforassembly.com/ > > PDA (National) also endorses 11th Congressional District Candidate > Jerry McNerney > (Stockton area) > http://www.jerrymcnerney.org/ > Take Back the House/Download phone numbers to call for McNerney > > > NOVEMBER 7 BALLOT MEASURE RECOMMENDATIONS > > > > PDLA STRONGLY ENDORSES PROPOSITIONS 87 (develop alternative energy) AND 89 (publicly finance elections) -- AND JUST AS STRONGLY OPPOSES PROPOSITIONS 83 (drive sex offenders underground) AND 85 (require parental notification for abortion). We urge you to read your voter pamphlet and study the text and arguments for each proposition. Our PDLA endorsement committee, consisting of several members, closely studied the ballot propositions before bringing recommendations to the membership for approval. Though not everyone agreed and some propositions stimulated vigorous debate, the recommendations below received 60% of the vote. > > CALIFORNIA PROPOSITIONS : > > > 1A Transportation Fund Protection (Legislative Constitutional Amendment) > > Dedicates gasoline sales tax revenues solely to transportation-related purposes, and limits further diversions for non-related purposes. The legislature and the governor, however, wish to retain the ability to utilize those funds when needed for educational and other worthy purposes : NO > Prioritizes transportation over schools and healthcare. > > 1B Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality and Port Security (Bond Act) > > This $19.9 Billion General Obligation Bond Issue will fund necessary improvements in highway safety, traffic reduction, air quality and port security : YES > > 1C Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006 (Bond Act) > > This $2.85 Billion General Obligation Bond Issue will pay for housing and emergency shelters for the homeless and others in need : YES > > 1D Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities (Bond Act) > > This $10.4 Billion General Obligation Bond Issue will fund necessary construction and repair of public school facilities : YES > > 1E Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention (Bond Act) > > This $4.1 Billion General Obligation Bond Issue will fund necessary rebuilding and repair of levees and other flood control structures : YES > > 83 [Right-Wing Wedge Issue] : Sex Offenders, Sexually Violent Predators, Punishment, Residence Restrictions and Monitoring (Initiative Statute) > > This flawed proposal is not a good-faith effort to solve these crucial criminal law and mental health problems. It is solely intended to bring conservative Republicans to the polls on November 7, and to portray Democratic critics as being "soft on crime". It would also drain crucial law enforcement resources, drive predators underground and into suburbs, and cost hundreds of millions of dollars to taxpayers : NO > For more information, visit: http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/25347.html > > 84 Water Quality, Safety and Supply. Flood Control. Natural Resource Protection. Park Improvements. (Bond Initiative Statute) > > Restoration of the San Joaquin River, Delta and coastal fisheries would get hundreds of millions of dollars for protection and flood control, as would local, state and regional parks and the clean beaches programs throughout California. There is no money in this measure for water storage or for reservoirs and aqueducts, however. And, less than 15 percent goes to flood control. Proponents of 84 argue that the purposes are not parallel, citing portions of this bill for safe, clean drinking water and the protection of waterways and beaches from pollution — there were 1,200 beach closings and advisories in California last year. Water and parks bonds have become quite common the past few years. Since 2002, voters have supported four similar measures and others are almost certain to appear on future ballots. > > But this measure doesn't include money to operate or maintain projects, which could cost state and local governments millions of dollars more per year. Money raised through bond measures isn't free. Normally, we have to repay about twice what we borrow. (Inside Bay Area) > NO > > 85 [Right-Wing Wedge Issue] : Waiting Period and Parental Notification Before Termination of Minor's Pregnancy . (Initiative Constitutional Amendment) > > This flawed proposal, which chips away at Roe v. Wade, is not a good-faith effort to solve a perceived problem. It is solely intended to bring anti-abortion Republicans to the polls on November 7, and to portray Democratic critics as being unwilling to protect troubled teens : NO > For more information, visit www.noon85.com > > 86 Tax on Cigarettes. (Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute) > Though this measure may deter young adults from smoking and pay for badly-needed hospital emergency services, it may also exempt hospitals from liability clauses. NO > > 87 Alternative Energy. Research, Production, Incentives. Tax on California Oil Producers. (Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute) > > Unlike Texas and Alaska, California does not now impose an equitable Extraction Tax on oil producers. The additional revenues which will result would be used in part to develop alternative energy sources that would reduce dependency on oil : YES > For more information, visit www.yesoncleanenergy.com > > 88 Education Funding. Real Property Parcel Tax. (Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute) > > This proposal would assess an annual tax of $50 per real property parcel, (regardless of its size, location, value, use or zoning), to provide additional public school funding. Though the measure sets aside funds strictly for classroom textbooks and other instructional uses, it imposes an inequitable tax and probably could not survive a legal challenge : NO > > 89 Political Campaigns. Public Financing. Corporate Tax Increase. Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Limits. (Legislative Constitutional Amendment) > > Corporations and financial institutions would be taxed an additional 0.2 % to provide public campaign funds to eligible candidates for state elective office. This is an attempt to reduce the influence of special interests and to level the playing field : YES > > For more information, visit: http://www.cleanmoneyelections.org/ > > 90 [McClintock's Measure] : Government Acquisition, Regulation of Private Property. (Initiative Constitutional Amendment) > > This purported attempt to stop eminent domain abuse is actually a proposal to significantly weaken existing governmental controls on developers. 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