Posted on 09/08/2004 8:11:06 AM PDT by Sactivist
Parra cries foul over Web attack
By CHRISTINE BEDELL, Californian staff writer e-mail: cbedell@bakersfield.com Posted: Tuesday September 7th, 2004, 11:35 PM Last Updated: Tuesday September 7th, 2004, 11:39 PM
Go to nicoleparra.com and you'll get an eyeful -- but not from Nicole Parra.
It's a Web site registered to a longtime Parra critic and contains vicious personal and political attacks against the 30th District assemblywoman.
Parra is called "Sacramento's fraud queen," a "Parrasite" and "princess."
"This Web site is dedicated to one of the most slippery, slimy, worthless (yet ruthless) slimeballs in California politics ... Her Royal Highness, Nicole Parra," the site reads.
It's not just mean-spirited and untrue but also illegal, according to the Parra camp, which says it will sue if accusations of voter fraud aren't retracted from the site.
Campaign attorneys on Tuesday planned to mail a "cease-and-desist" letter to the site's registered owner, Saundra Duffy-Hawkins of Fresno, and said they will file a lawsuit if the warning is not heeded.
They cited California law prohibiting the use of a domain name identical to a candidate's name with "the intent to mislead, deceive or defraud the voters."
The attorneys said it's also illegal to use such a domain name when it denies a candidate the chance to use the name.
"I think it is truly unfortunate that (Parra opponent) Dean Gardner and his supporters have stooped to such a horrible level of campaigning so early in the season," said campaign spokeswoman Gale Kaufman.
Duffy-Hawkins, who has protested at Parra political and community events, including her swearing-in, lambasted Parra and her campaign for, in her words, trying to quash her freedom of speech.
"They believe free speech is good only if they like what's being spoken," she said.
Duffy-Hawkins said she'll only take down her allegations if it looks like legal action could hurt her family financially. She said she takes home $1,600 a month and her husband, who used to work for an assemblyman, is unemployed.
"This doesn't surprise me a little bit. It's typical of her and typical of her campaign," Duffy-Hawkins said of the lawsuit threat. "They can dish it out but they can't take it."
Gardner, a Republican businessman from Bakersfield, said he's heard about the site but had not seen it, and so can't condone or reject it. He said it's "dirty politics," but Duffy-Hawkins is entitled to free speech.
"I have nothing to do with it. I'm not party to it," Gardner said. "I'm trying to run a clean campaign and not attack my opponent."
Gardner accused Parra of mudslinging, saying her campaign helped with a lawsuit that barred him from listing his occupation as "educator" on the Nov. 2 ballot.
The nicoleparra.com Web site says it's time to do some "house cleaning in Sacramento and toss Princess PARRASITE out on Her Royal Hiney!"
It claims she's done "NOTHING" in Sacramento and lists more than 100 of her campaign contributors.
"Princess Parra's list of supporters is a Who's-Who list of every union and political action group that brought California to the verge of bankruptcy," the site reads. "They aren't donating money to Princess Parra because they like her, (nobody really does) ... They want her vote to give them State business or raise their wages!"
The site also highlights voter-fraud accusations Gardner launched after losing to Parra in 2002. The charges involved ineligible people voting, people voting twice and registration irregularities.
The Web site alleges the Kern County District Attorney's office "sat on its thumbs and made only one or two token prosecutions" because Parra's father, Supervisor Pete Parra, helps determine the D.A.'s budget.
Deputy District Attorney Mike Yraceburn, who helped investigate 1,400 fraud allegations by Gardner and others, said there were no prosecutions because none were warranted.
The D.A.'s office determined that of 125 people whose citizenship was in question, most turned out to be natural-born citizens and the few remaining had been naturalized.
"It has been our office's policy, and (District Attorney) Ed (Jagels) has stated on numerous occasions, that he is a separately elected official and we will conduct our investigations in an objective and professional manner and let the chips fall as they may," Yraceburn said.
DON'T BE A GIRLIE MAN - VOTE FOR DEAN GARDNER.
Well, I sure won't be voting for Nicole Parra if she's in my district :o)
Interviewed by 47 TV CBS News; supposed to be on tonight at 11. Was on Jaz McKay KMJ radio last night and will be on Bakersfield conservative talk show radio tomorrow. Thanks to Parra's whining and crying, lots of people who would otherwise NEVER have heard about the web site are flocking there to have a look see.
As some of you may know my web site www.NicoleParra.com has been in the news because Assemblywoman Nicole Parra went ballistic and threatened me with legal action if I did not take it down. The site is a parody and joke. It was meant to be read and laughed at by conservatives like us but thanks to Parra's stupidity and arrogance, it has been read by thousands upon thousands of folks from all walks of life from around the country. By the way, through her own incompetence, by letting the site lapse (bounced check?), Parra permitted me to purchase the domain for the whopping sum of $12.98. As soon as she found out about it, she went berserk because it slams her on several fronts.
Well, we just found out that Nicole Parra HERSELF has a slam web site against her opponent, Dean Gardner. Go to http://www.whoisdeangardner.com and see for yourself. Parra believes in free speech so long as it's hers and not mine. Calling Nicole Parra a HYPOCRITE is way too kind.
Stay tuned . . .
Saundra Duffy-Hawkins
Owner of www.NicoleParra.com
James C. Harrison
Remcho, Johansen & Purcell
201 Dolores Ave.
San Leandro, CA 94577
Dear Mr. Harrison:
I am in receipt of your letter dated September 7, 2004, regarding my web site, NicoleParra.com.
I am not a lawyer but I’m not stupid, either. You, sir, have been misled, deceived and duped by your client(s).
Nicole Parra used to own that web name but through her own incompetence and ineptitude, she let it lapse. (Rumor has it that she bounced a check.) Therefore, I was able to purchase the site fair and square for the whopping sum of $12.98.
One would have to be brain dead to not figure out that my web site is a parody. It was designed to poke fun at Nicole Parra, a public figure, and to be enjoyed by my conservative like-minded friends. However, because of Nicole Parra’s paranoia and whining conniption fit, the site is now viewed by thousands of persons all over the country. Tell your client I said “thanks” for that.
Now, regarding your accusations that I have somehow committed fraud or some such nonsense. The web site contains my THOUGHTS and OPINIONS. If you are trying to say that I do not have a right to express my thoughts and opinions on the Internet, then we have a big problem. Is this my America? Nicole Parra is trying to stifle my free speech, plain and simple, and I will not allow myself to be intimidated and bullied by the likes of her or you.
Are you aware that Nicole Parra’s campaign has a slam web site of its own? Go to WhoIsDeanGardner.com and check it out. If it has been taken down already, I will provide a copy for your information. Note that she uses DEAN GARDNER’s name in the web address. I thought you told me I wasn’t supposed to do that. This is ridiculous. I can’t believe I am forced to waste my valuable time typing this letter.
Now, I want you to know that I am not a wealthy person. I work as a secretary and my take-home pay is $1,600 per month. In addition, my husband is battling cancer; surgery on 7/23/04 and he is in the midst of radiation treatments. Nicole Parra and her father are wealthy, powerful people. Please tell them to GET OFF MY BACK. If she can’t handle free speech, she has no business serving in the State Assembly. I have not violated any anti-cyberfraud laws and you know it.
I demand that you and Nicole Parra cease and desist from harassing me. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Saundra Duffy-Hawkins
Owner of NicoleParra.com
cc: (None of Your Business)
Go kick some ass, Saundra.
Parra's campaign folks called us twice tonight. My husband hung up on them the first time. I answered the second time. I asked, "She's a democrat isn't she?" The answer was "yes". I told him I would never vote for a communist democrat for any reason, then hung up. Haven't had any more calls.
You just made my day. Now I think I can go to bed and get some sleep. Yahoo!! She is a real piece of work, isn't she? You should see the letter her lawyer sent to me. Trying to scare me. And the lawyer is from SAN LEANDRO. What, she couldn't find a lawyer in her own district? Sheeeesh. Good night, Sweet Prince, and thanks again.
(They don't call me "the destroyer" for nothin'.)
I lived in Kern county until '96. Ed Jagels always made my skin crawl. He just looks quilty of something..... Then when he bloviates you just know he should be investigated. He's a slick willie if I ever saw one.
Sweet dreams! Fighting the good fight is almost always ugly at some point, but you just have to stick to your guns. Thankfully there is FR for support and strength. Hang tough Saundra.
Time to bump this thread over into the next grouping. Nicole Parra and her Bd of Supervisors Daddy (Pete Parra) have been investigated and investigated and NOTHING EVER HAPPENS. Sheeeeeesh. Maybe I'll post a copy of her lawyer's letter to me. It's a hoot and a half. It'll be up on http://www.nicoleparra.com pretty soon. (My response is posted above somewhere.)
We are going to Woodward Park today for the annual tailgate FreeRepublic get-together. We will be remembering 9/11 and fellowshipping. Jim Robinson HIMSELF will be there.
God bless America.
LOL!
I sure am grateful to FR; you got that right, FReeper pal. What would we do without this site and our FReepin' friends.
parra4assembly.com is available. Somebody should put a parody site up on it. parraforassembly.com is the official site.
Now THAT'S funny!!!!!!!!!! This just gets better and better.
http://www.nicoleparra.com is now new and improved . . . check it out.
I sure will :o)
Big doings in Bakersfield today. Gardner is holding a couple of press conferences.
I talked to a reporter. Parra's camp accused me of depriving Parra of the web name NicoleParra.com and I told the reporter that SHE HAD THE WEB SITE AND LET IT LAPSE!!! I got it fair and square for $12.98. Ha!
Stay tuned . . .
http://www.nicoleparra.com/Stupid.htm
A new section on the web site. Enjoy. Exposing the little creep for her voting record.
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