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Former NBC newsman Tom Brokaw is apparently not a big fan of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. According to a Mediaite report, the legendary NBC newsman was at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., on Saturday to discuss his book, "A Lucky Life Interrupted," when he told the crowd that the idea of covering Trump was not exactly his cup of tea. "If I was at ‪NBC News right now leading with‪ Donald Trump every night, I'd call in sick," said Brokaw.

Tom Hanks Says Mormon Supporters of Proposition 8 'Un-American' Friday, January 16, 2009 By Hollie McKay LOS ANGELES — Tom Hanks, Executive Producer for HBO’s controversial polygamist series “Big Love,” made his feelings toward the Mormon Church’s involvement in California's Prop 8 (which prohibits gay marriage) very clear at the show’s premiere party on Wednesday night. “The truth is this takes place in Utah, the truth is these people are some bizarre offshoot of the Mormon Church, and the truth is a lot of Mormons gave a lot of money to the church to make Prop-8 happen,” he told Tarts....

Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., dismissed the suggestion of prominent columnists to introduce a bill of impeachment against President Bush for lack of border enforcement, saying his immigration reform bill will do what is necessary to stem the flow of illegal aliens into the U.S. This week, WND columnists Patrick Buchanan and Joseph Farah called for legislation to begin the impeachment process due to, as Buchanan wrote, Bush's "conscious refusal to uphold his oath and defend the states of the Union against 'invasion.'" Wrote Farah: "President Bush has had nearly five years in office to honor his oath of office...

The Oui Republican Print Friendly Format E-Mail this to a Friend By George Neumayr Published 9/3/2003 12:04:00 AM Arnold Schwarzenegger, not yet ready to play a Republican on television, planned to duck Wednesday's gubernatorial debate. Here we have the four-corners pampered celebrity offense. Schwarzenegger will only appear at one debate, a mid-September event that gives the candidates the questions in advance. Schwarzenegger can learn his lines for that one. Schwarzenegger must chuckle at the ease with which he has manipulated this race. He only had to toss a few bones toward Republicans to get them to jump up on his...

Peaking Tom A conservative tries to become California's next governor. Conservative Tom McClintock isn't worried about spoiling fellow Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger's bid for governor in California. "You could say the same thing about him," he says. "He's spoiling my chance to become governor." McClintock, a 47-year-old state senator from Ventura County, is the one candidate in the race who can honestly say he's surging. Last weekend's L.A. Times poll had him shooting up to 12 percent, doubling his popularity from a few weeks earlier. This mark put him behind frontrunner Cruz Bustamante (35 percent) and GOP heavyweight Schwarzenegger (22 percent),...

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California's Corrupted Contracts At the height of California’s electricity purchases in March 2001, the Wall Street Journal quoted a trading floor manager for the Bonneville Power Administration. The expert was incredulous as he watched California traders bid on electricity, “at times offer(ing) to pay $50 to $100 per megawatt hour more than the available market price.” He said, “They agree to prices that make you wonder. You’d at least think they’d check to see what the prevailing price is before throwing out their offer.” At the same time, California officials were also committing consumers to long-term energy contracts at unprecedented...

CBS/AP) As state election officials unveiled a complicated system Monday for ranking the scores of candidates expected on California's recall ballot, some opponents pressed movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger to make his policy positions known. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Times reports, more Democrats adopted the strategy of denouncing the recall on one hand, and campaigning for Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante — the leading Democrat in the race to replace Gov. Gray Davis — on the other. For his part, Davis slammed the recall election as an insult to voters. Visiting New York City, Schwarzenegger refused to take questions, fueling criticism that...

Aug. 13 (Bloomberg) --Arnold Schwarzenegger, the actor who is running for governor of California, said billionaire investor Warren Buffett will be the financial and economic adviser to his political campaign, the campaign said in a statement. Buffett, the world's second-richest man, has built a fortune buy buying companies through his company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Debbie Bosanek, Buffett's assistant, didn't immediately return a phone call seeking comment.

Arnold is no RonaldCal Thomas (archive) August 11, 2003 | Print | Send Ronald Reagan was an actor who became governor of California, so why not Arnold Schwarzenegger? Or so the argument goes. Why not actor Gary Coleman, then, or any of the other candidates for whom inexperience, not to mention cluelessness about what's needed to repair the damage done to the state's economy, seems to be their main qualification?President George Bush has endorsed Schwarzenegger, saying he would make a good governor. Based on what? The president couldn't possibly know what Schwarzenegger stands for, because no one else seems to...

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2003 SurveyUSA Election Polls Sorted: Newest Data on Top Last Updated: 8/12/03 ----------------------------------------------- CA Governor Recall 8/11/2003 Remove Davis 66% Keep Davis 32% Undecided 2% Data Collected 8/9/03 - 8/10/03 Geography State of California Universe 493 Certain Voters Margin of Error 4.5% ----------------------------------------- CA Governor Replacement 8/11/2003 -------------------------------------------- Schwarzenegger 51% Bustamante 17% Ueberroth 7% Simon 6% McClintock 5% Huffington 5% Other 7% Undecided 3% Data Collected 8/9/03 - 8/10/03 Geography State of California Universe 476 Certain Voters Margin of Error 4.6%

Recalling California OrthopoxyI was recently reading some commentary the California Gubernatorial Recall Election, and came across this phrase: “a pox on the purists.” I thought a moment, and asked myself: which ones? The conservative purists, or the moderate purists? The principle purists, or the pragmatism purists? The grass roots purists, or the RNC purists? There is a deep disingenuousness among some Republicans and Freepers on these matters. Their a priori position is that their world view represents "realism," therefore any other view is invalid. They argue from presumption and castigate those who differ, while failing to understand they are as...

SAN DIEGO -- According to an exclusive 10News/Survey USA poll, if the election were held today, Gov. Gray Davis would be recalled and Arnold Schwarzenegger would be elected governor. Of 493 people statewide who say they are "certain" to vote, two-thirds say they will vote to recall Davis from office. And in the second question on the ballot, 51 percent say they will vote for Schwarzenegger, the actor turned candidate.

See and hear Tom on television and radio over the next few days... Tuesday, August 12, 2003 3PM Pacific / 6PM Eastern MSNBC National TV Buchannan and Press 4:30 PM Los Angeles Radio KABC AM 790 Larry Elder Show 5:00 PM Los Angeles Radio KFI AM 640 John and Ken Show 7:00 PM Fox National TV Greta Van Susteren Show Wednesday, August 13, 2003 8:00 AM KOGO San Diego Radio Interview 8:20 AM KABC AM 790 Los Angeles Radio Interview 8:30 AM KTKZ 1380 AM Sacramento Radio interview Eric Hogue Show 9:30 AM RADIO Los Angeles KPCC 89.3 LA Air...

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<p>The race is on for governor of the Golden State. New polls show that 64 percent of Californians are prepared to recall Gov. Gray Davis, setting up the vote for his replacement. Last week, former President Bill Clinton &#8212; who, of course, almost lost his job when he was impeached &#8212; offered Mr. Davis advice on how to keep his own job, and the governor is expecting the Clintons to campaign for him. We are not convinced the former first couple will squander any political capital to embrace this dead man walking, and it probably wouldn't matter even if they did. To put it mildly, Mr. Clinton has never had the Midas touch when it comes to helping other Democrats get elected. That, however, does not mean fellow Democrats aren't coming out shooting.</p>

Welcome to the California Recall Daily Thread. In just 56 days, the people of California will choose a Governor and as a result set a course that will affect the future of the state and our country in profound ways. This thread has been created to keep us all informed of the important developments. I invite you to post all the major recall stories here or if it has already been posted, then add links to these posts. We welcome discussions of the candidates, the issues, campaign strategy, the polls, etc. Please be civil in your comments. If you want...

<p>August 12, 2003 -- LOS ANGELES - Two new polls yesterday showed Arnold Schwarzenegger winning the California gubernatorial race by a landslide, as embattled Gov. Gray Davis called the recall an "insult."</p> <p>In a poll released by KABC-TV in L.A. last night, 66 percent who said they were "certain to vote" in the historic Oct. 7 California recall backed the removal of Davis, a Democrat, while 32 percent opposed it. Of the replacement candidates, Schwarzenegger beat Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, the ballot's only major Democrat, by 51 percent to 17 percent, according to the phone poll taken on the weekend.</p>

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/938401/posts Recall or Revolution?Sac Bee ^ | 6/30 | WeintraubRunning away won't help. Eventually, the liberals get tired of the destruction they have sowed, and move on to better environs - where you moved to. Excellent idea to start to recall the legislators. The demoncrats are scared silly that the Davis recall will spread to other useless riders on the government gravy train.     http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/937923/posts Push to Recall California Governor Enters Final Week CNSNews.com ^ | 6/30/03 | Robert B. Bluey     http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/937824/posts Business and Labor Leaders Call on President to Halt Recall Effortkxtv ^ So how come...