California Recall Daily Thread(9/19/2003): 18 Days To Go

California Recall Daily Thread: Up To The Minute News ^ | 9.19.2003 | DoctorZin

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In just 18 days (or 170 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.

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"Straw Poll: McClintock and Arnold, Neck and Neck"

ChronWatch ^ | 9-17 | ChronWatch
Posted on 09/19/2003 1:41 AM PDT by ambrose

Posted by Ann Thompson
Wednesday, September 17, 2003

Capitol Resource Institute, a pro-family foundation located in Sacramento, conducted a straw at the state convention of the Republican Party this past weekend in Los Angeles, and here are the results. In a press released today, Karen England of CRI stated that the poll was ''a good snapshot of the party activists'' who attended the convention....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/985435/posts

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Schwarzenegger blasts McClintock over tribes

Sfgate.com ^ | 9-19-03 | Sfgate.com
Posted on 09/19/2003 1:49 AM PDT by ambrose

Robert Salladay, Chronicle Political Writer
Friday, September 19, 2003
©2003 San Francisco Chronicle | Feedback
URL: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/09/19/ARNOLD.TMP

Sacramento -- Only moments after saying he "didn't like negative," Arnold Schwarzenegger launched into an attack Thursday on fellow Republican Tom McClintock by saying the state senator was being used by Indian casino owners to elect a Democratic governor....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/985440/posts

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Schwarzenegger shifts toward center [Triangulation Alert]

Contra Costa Times ^ | 9-17 | Contra Costa Times
Posted on 09/19/2003 1:59 AM PDT by ambrose

Posted on Wed, Sep. 17, 2003

LOS ANGELES TIMES

Title: "Principles"

Producer: Don Sipple

The script: Schwarzenegger is pictured in the same cafeteria setting used in his last three TV commercials. Addressing what the campaign says are Schwarzenegger volunteers sitting around a lunch table, Schwarzenegger says: "My principles of leadership: progress over politics, bipartisanship always, and the will of the people is paramount. I will do the people's work, and I will take responsibility and be accountable to you." ....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/985444/posts

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State Sen. Tom McClintock is a 'conviction politician' prepared to discipline the state.

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | 9-18-03 | GEORGE WILL
Posted on 09/19/2003 2:10 AM PDT by JustPiper

LOS ANGELES -- All that was lacking to complete the awfulness of California's recall was supplied when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals shoved its oar in....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/985446/posts

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Unlikely duo (Bustamante & Mcclintock) tag teams Schwarzenegger as attention turns to court

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Sept. 19, 2003 | JIM WASSERMAN
Posted on 09/19/2003 2:14 AM PDT by FairOpinion

As they raced toward a finish line that may only be a mirage, an unlikely duo emerged Thursday: Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, the only prominent Democrat in the race, and conservative Republican state Sen. Tom McClintock....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/985448/posts

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Adwatch: Schwarzenegger 'Morphs' Into Davis Ad

KCRLA ^ | Sept. 19, 2003 | KCRLA news
Posted on 09/19/2003 2:45 AM PDT by FairOpinion

As part of KCRA's Commitment 2003 coverage of the recall election, KCRA is looking in-depth at some of the political ads currently on television. How much of what these ads say is true? How much is relevant to voters? And how much is fluff? ....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/985457/posts

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Tribe buys TV time for McClintock. Morongo Indians deny the move aims to help Bustamante.

INland So. California ^ | Sept. 19, 2003 | Claire Vitucci & Jim Miller
Posted on 09/19/2003 2:52 AM PDT by FairOpinion

SACRAMENTO - The Morongo Band of Mission Indians, an Inland tribe that already has contributed money to Democratic front-runner Cruz Bustamante's recall campaign, will begin running television ads today for conservative candidate Tom McClintock, a tribal spokeswoman said.

Critics accuse Morongo and other tribes of supporting McClintock in a veiled attempt to help Bustamante. They say by pouring money into McClintock's campaign it will hurt Arnold Schwarzenegger and help Bustamante win....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/985458/posts

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Tom McClintock - The conscience of a conservative?

MensNewsDaily.com ^ | September 19, 2003 | Bob Chandra
Posted on 09/19/2003 6:11 AM PDT by Dave S

September 19, 2003
by Bob Chandra

In recent days, Tom McClintock, the "other Republican" in California's recall race, has accepted a million dollars spent on his behalf by a left-wing special interest group. He has claimed that a Democrat victory in the recall election would be desirable, as it would better his chances in 2006. And he has joined with Democrat Cruz Bustamante in a boycott against fellow Republican, Arnold Schwarzenegger. This is the man we're supposed to believe represents the conscience of conservatism? At the end of the day, Tom McClintock's Faustian Pact with the Left has made one thing clear - it's all about Tom McClintock....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/985534/posts

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California recall energizes, angers Democrats

Charlotte Observer ^ | 09/19/03 | JIM PUZZANGHERA
Posted on 09/19/2003 6:27 AM PDT by bedolido

WASHINGTON - The California recall is fueling outrage among liberal activists nationwide, helping to fire up the Democratic Party's base earlier than usual heading into a presidential election, political organizers and analysts said.

Democrats are hoping that the recall will boost their chances at the polls in 2004, given that an angry party base has proven to be a potent political force in the past....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/985544/posts

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TOM MCCLINTOCK DAILY EDITION - 9/19/03 (CA GOVERNOR'S RACE)

Posted on 09/19/2003 6:46 AM PDT by Rabid Republican

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/985557/posts

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Debating Proposition 54: Let's strive for 'colorblind' ideal

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 09-19-03 | Ward Connerly
Posted on 09/19/2003 6:47 AM PDT by Alia

The thought does not escape me that over the past decade or so I have been a pain in the rear to many liberals and, on occasion, to a few conservatives as well, all because I believe the American people should consider themselves one extended human family, undivided by "race," color, ethnicity, national ancestry, gender or sexual orientation....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/985558/posts

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Calif: Political Media Refuses to do its Job - 9th Circuit Isn't the Worst Player in this Drama

September 18, 2003 | Jill Stewart
Posted on 09/19/2003 7:02 AM PDT by John Jorsett

If the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals delays the recall, pity the voters who will be subjected to months of Gray Davis faking he likes church (as when he loudly pronounced Psalms as "Palm" while praying with Bill Clinton) and faking he's a good man.

But pity voters even more for having to rely on the California media, a bunch whose political coverage is, with some exceptions, best categorized as journalistic malpractice....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/985571/posts

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Davis concedes he had lost touch with voters (major gaff included)

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 09/18/03 | Robert Salladay, Zachary Coile, Chronicle Political Writers
Posted on 09/19/2003 7:09 AM PDT by Phantom Lord

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/985578/posts

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Times flip-flops on punch-card ballots

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Friday, September 19, 2003
Posted on 09/19/2003 1:47 AM PDT by JohnHuang2

A New York Times editorial applauding the federal appeals court decision to delay the California recall election conflicts with the papers' own reporting and editorial comment on the state's 2002 race for governor, a media watchdog asserts....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/985439/posts

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Actor's Team Sprints, but Can It Finish a Marathon?

LA Times ^ | 9/19/03 | Mark Z. Barabak and Joe Mathews
Posted on 09/19/2003 7:16 AM PDT by NormsRevenge

For weeks, Arnold Schwarzenegger has run a lavish campaign — more like a bid for president than a run for California governor....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/985589/posts

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Schwarzenegger Staff Pledges Confidentiality

LA Times ^ | 9/19/03 | LA Times Staff Reports
Posted on 09/19/2003 7:19 AM PDT by NormsRevenge

Arnold Schwarzenegger's campaign, which has employed many of Hollywood's techniques for media management, has picked up another Hollywood practice — the confidentiality agreement....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/985591/posts

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Election officials say delay would be costly

Washington Times ^ | Friday, September 19, 2003 | By James G. Lakely
Posted on 09/19/2003 12:07 AM PDT by JohnHuang2

The Washington Times
www.washingtontimes.com
By James G. Lakely
Published September 19, 2003

Postponing the California gubernatorial recall until March would cost the state much more than the estimated $66 million price tag for the Oct. 7 election, and local officials say they are not equipped run the recall election effectively with the state primary....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/985388/posts

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Good for Tom, I support a Conservative for Governor, If I cant have Tom then I say it should go back to the Liberals who made the mess, I wont let a Rino or a Rino supporter take my Party away from me. Like the Rank and file Democrats have let the Radical Liberals steal their party.