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'Pay to play' concerns fueling Simon's gubernatorial hopes
The Contra Costa Times ^
| May. 19, 2002
| Sandy Kleffman
Posted on 05/20/2002 12:35:32 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Edited on 04/13/2004 3:29:21 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Bill Simon Jr., the GOP candidate for governor, couldn't have scripted it any better.
Newspapers throughout the state have run headline after headline in recent weeks raising questions about Gov. Gray Davis' prolific fund raising.
The controversy provided a needed boost to Simon's campaign, creating a focus for his attacks on Davis' leadership.
(Excerpt) Read more at bayarea.com ...
TOPICS: Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: 2002election; calgov2002; california; davis; simon
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"He's got to convince people that this issue has put him back in the game," said Bruce Cain, a UC Berkeley political science professor. REWRITE: "He's(DAVIS') got to convince people that this issue has put him back in the game," said Bruce Cain, a UC Berkeley political science professor.
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05/20/2002 11:34:43 AM PDT
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d14truth
To: Avoiding_Sulla
"Many observers say the controversy came at just the right time for Simon, a Los Angeles businessman making his first bid for public office." REWRITE: Many observers say the controversy came at just the right wrong time for Simon Davis, a Los Angeles businessman conflicted governor making his first excuses for the current $23.6 billion deficit, in his re-election bid for public office.
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05/20/2002 11:43:24 AM PDT
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d14truth
To: d14truth
You have noticed that I have stayed from her name: Sherry Bebitch Jeffe. I haven't noted that Sherry is a BeBitch operative for Davis.
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
bttt
To: Avoiding_Sulla
"Collaboration can be fun!" Nice to get the 'right' side of an issue into black and white. The 'left side' keeps promoting 'Gray'.
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05/22/2002 9:30:00 PM PDT
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d14truth
Go here for the side by side comparison of this article and an alternative version.
How Easy Is It to Slant A News Report?
PascalFervor | May 22, 2002 | d14truth and Avoiding_Sulla
Posted on 5/22/02 11:10 PM Pacific by Avoiding_Sulla
This question was asked and answered by our contributors, a writer and editor from FreeRepublic.com.
We are reproducing it here as an educational benefit for our readers. Our contributors show us, by simply changing a few words and their slant, how easily is changed the bias.
Care was taken on their part not to alter or remove any quotes that were employed by the original reporter.
What were altered was some of the reporter's words and a good deal of the reporter's spin.
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05/23/2002 8:39:02 PM PDT
by
heleny
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
I'm sure that you've noticed that the major media have frozen out the Green Party's gubernatorial candidate from getting ANY press.
Wouldn't want any Democrats defecting from the Plantation, after all...
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05/23/2002 8:46:41 PM PDT
by
Southack
To: Southack
Had not noticed , very interesting!
To: Southack
We can sure help though!
Print a few of these to get disgruntled dems a hint of what to do with their vote.
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05/23/2002 8:51:56 PM PDT
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nimc
To: heleny
Thank you for 'linking' this the other way, heleny.
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posted on
05/24/2002 11:41:04 AM PDT
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d14truth
To: nimc
Beautiful, the liberal option!!!
'The COLOR of what used to be
YOUR money.'
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05/24/2002 11:45:06 AM PDT
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d14truth
To: nimc
Can you get this onto the 'Green Party' website? Or better yet, DU?
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05/24/2002 11:46:10 AM PDT
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d14truth
To: d14truth
I'd love to, but we have to make them think it was their idea.
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05/24/2002 1:13:58 PM PDT
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nimc
To: nimc
{;~)
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05/24/2002 1:17:22 PM PDT
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d14truth
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