Posted on 08/08/2006 9:46:10 PM PDT by GOPXtreme20
Calif. candidate pulls Mel Gibson letter
By JULIET WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -
The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor said he no longer will use a fundraising letter sent on his behalf by Mel Gibson, who admitted to an anti-Semitic tirade after he was pulled over for speeding.
Tom McClintock decided to pull the letter after the incident, his campaign spokesman said Tuesday.
"Tom saw the news and the situation as it was unfolding with Mel Gibson and made a conscious decision to direct people not to use the letter any further. He was disillusioned by the situation with Mr. Gibson," spokesman Stan Devereaux said.
Gibson was pulled over for speeding in Malibu on July 28. He has since been charged with misdemeanor drunken driving and having an open container of alcohol in his car. He also has apologized for his comments about Jews.
Devereaux said the campaign sent Gibson's letter to would-be donors four times, twice this year and twice last year.
In the letter, Gibson said he was impressed by McClintock's stances during his bid for governor in the 2003 recall election, eventually won by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Gibson said he doesn't usually support political candidates.
"He stood solidly for principles that might not be politically correct — but were right and true," Gibson wrote.
McClintock, a law-and-order fiscal conservative, faces state Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi in November.
It's not the first time McClintock, a state senator, has had to distance himself from others' comments.
His former chief legislative aide, John Stoos, who was his deputy campaign manager during the recall campaign, wrote in a conservative religious journal about his desire to see a Christian majority elected to a city council somewhere in America and then ban abortions within the city limits. He also wrote about fighting a "homosexual agenda" and restoring "the proper biblical understanding of government to our modern system," The Los Angeles Times reported at the time.
McClintock said then that he was not aware of Stoos' positions and was troubled to hear of his writings. Stoos retired from the Senate staff in December, Devereaux said.
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On the Net:
Tom McClintock campaign: http://www.tommcclintock.net
John Garamendi campaign: http://www.garamendi.org
They never mention his Israeli-jewish bodyguard... I guess he wasn't there
>>McClintock, a law-and-order fiscal conservative<<
He has a great name too - reminds me of John Wayne.
>>George Washington McLintock: I know I'm gonna use good judgement. I haven't lost my temper in 40 years, but pilgrim you caused a lot of trouble this monring, might have got somebody killed... and somebody oughta belt you in the mouth. But I won't, I won't. The hell I won't
[Belts man in the mouth] <<
well it was an intelligent choice. We want our party to win, and negative publicity is not good.
Tell me about it
Drago: "Mrs. Warren, Mr. McClintock's got something to say to you about your biscuits."
Yeah. The guy's weird.
We have a secular, not religious, model of government. And it should stay that way.
Well, it is Califoricaction!!
Uh, I disagree. Our country is founded on Christian principals and many of are laws are founded on Jewish and Christian religious law. It's the countries furthering distance from these moral foundations that is causing decay, not it's reliance upon them. Oh, and surprisingly, I'm an agnostic, and still believe in the value of what religion can bring to our society, and government.
McLintock, 1963 , good movie, the mud fight scene was a classic.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057298/
But our country gives no preference to Christianity, nor should it.
The founders of our country were aware that the United States was made up of many people fleeing religious persecution; yes, even Christian religious persecution. And they were very careful not to build a government where any particular religious group would dominate to the detriment of another.
BTW, most early laws were based on English common law.
English common law was based on Christian common law.
"I have a "insert minority" friend"--does that really work?
No. I was just wondering if this guy was near when the incident occured. He is described as a bodyguard
~ McClintock hot potato ping ~
No. I know them both very well. The story is about Gibson.
If I spell your state wrong, will it make me feel better?
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Nope. I'm not feeling it.
The guy is one of my best friends. He understand more about politics and public policy than anyone I've ever met. He's also spot on, as always.
No one bashes John Stoos, Tom McClintock, or the State of California and gets away with it as long as I'm alive and breathing .
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