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CA: Cunningham Figure Gave to Gov., Got 2 Board Seats
LA Times ^ | 12/8/05 | Dan Morain

Posted on 12/08/2005 9:02:06 AM PST by NormsRevenge

Edited on 12/08/2005 9:54:36 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: 109th; adcs; arnolddonors; boardseats; brentwilkes; california; cunningham; dukecunningham; figure; gave; governor; schwarzenegger

1 posted on 12/08/2005 9:02:07 AM PST by NormsRevenge
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Oops.


2 posted on 12/08/2005 9:18:05 AM PST by AuH2ORepublican (http://auh2orepublican.blogspot.com/)
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To: NormsRevenge

So what?


3 posted on 12/08/2005 9:52:05 AM PST by Logical me (Oh, well!!!)
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To: NormsRevenge
At Schwarzenegger's behest, Brent Wilkes... resigned

Good move, Arnold.

When asked whether Wilkes' appointments were linked to the donations, Thompson said: "Absolutely not…. There is no connection at all."

LOL. Yah. right.

4 posted on 12/08/2005 9:52:30 AM PST by calcowgirl
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To: calcowgirl

See post #3. :-\

davi$ never left the Gub's office, he just sub-leased it.


5 posted on 12/08/2005 10:08:31 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Logical me

So what?

Uh, hate to bother ya but are you a California resident?

Hard to tell from your blank profile.


6 posted on 12/08/2005 10:12:42 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: NormsRevenge
You got it. And Wilkes was quite the operative. Try reading this one.

Contractor 'knew how to grease the wheels'
ADCS founder spent years cultivating political contacts
By Dean Calbreath and Jerry Kammer
San Diego Union-Tribune, December 4, 2005

7 posted on 12/08/2005 10:14:45 AM PST by calcowgirl
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To: Logical me
So what?

What? Wilkes looks like a corrupt scumbag. Other than federal campaigns, his biggest contributions went to Schwarzenegger. Arnold needs to distance himself from the scum and the crooks (as he is apparently doing in this case).

8 posted on 12/08/2005 10:19:24 AM PST by calcowgirl
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To: AuH2ORepublican

Bwahahahahahahaha !!!


9 posted on 12/08/2005 1:48:58 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Cheney X -- Destroying the Liberal Democrat Traitors By Any Means Necessary -- Ya Dig ? Sho 'Nuff.)
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To: calcowgirl
When I said "So what?". No way can any politician can be sure that contribution are all within the law. It is impossible with the complicated volume of contributers to guarantee it. We should be a little more forgiving of the error as long at the error is admitted and the funds returned. Just no way. Wish there was.
10 posted on 12/08/2005 2:00:08 PM PST by Logical me (Oh, well!!!)
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To: Logical me

What "error" are you talking about? It was lawful--it was just from a yet-to-be-indicted crook. Arnold got contributions ($73,000--the most Wilkes gave to any non-federal politician), then appointed the scumbag to two plum seats, the Del Mar Fair Board and to the State Race Track Leasing Commission .

You don't think there was any connection between the contributions and the appointments?

Arnold is doing the right thing by backing away from the guy.


11 posted on 12/08/2005 2:40:33 PM PST by calcowgirl
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To: calcowgirl

The error is appointing contributors to plush jobs. That always is room for problems. If the appointment was determined that this individual was qualified for the job, then is was no mistake. But appointments generally based on making large contributions is a mistake in my book.

Do I blame Arnold. Hell No. Do I say be careful. Hell yes. Does this bother you?


12 posted on 12/08/2005 10:59:57 PM PST by Logical me (Oh, well!!!)
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