HUGH HEWITT SHOW- Corruption is to Gray Davis as...

Remember!

IT'S TOOOO EASY!!!

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PR99:161 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 1999 GOVERNOR DAVIS ANNOUNCES STATE ENERGY LOANS TO DAIRY FARMS SACRAMENTO—Governor Gray Davis today announced that the State is extending low-interest loans to dairy farmers in Glenn, Stanislaus, Kings, Merced, Madera, Fresno and San Bernardino Counties as part of his commitment to keep California agriculture on the cutting edge of energy technology. Eight dairy operations will use the loans that range from $7,500 to $39,500 to purchase energy-efficient, adjustable speed drive vacuum pumping systems that can reduce the amount of electricity used in milking by 30 percent. Nearly a quarter of all the energy used at dairies goes to milking cows. The loans are made through the California Energy Commission's Energy in Agriculture Program which funds demonstration projects employing new, commercially available technology. Once the technology is installed, the Commission monitors and evaluates the demonstration project. Energy and cost benefits are then shared with other growers through field days and workshops held by the Commission. Six of the larger dairies will also install adjustable speed drives on the pumps that move milk to the cooling units. A fifth of a dairy's energy use is typically used to cool the milk, and these improvements should reduce energy consumption in this area by an estimated 20 percent. With substantial savings on energy bills, the dairies all should be able to repay their loans with a 3.3 percent annual interest rate before the seven-year deadline for repayment. The California Energy Commission will use the loan repayments to fund future projects. ###

Hewitt's right! It literally IS the cheese! From the Secretary of State's database of campaign contributions- http://cal-access.ss.ca.gov/Global/search.asp?SEARCH=dairy

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ENTITY ID	ENTITY NAME	ENTITY TYPE	STATUS
478597	ALTA-DENA DAIRY	MAJOR DONOR
830257	ALTA-DENA DAIRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE *	RECIPIENT COMMITTEE	ACTIVE
744648	ASSOCIATED DAIRYMEN	RECIPIENT COMMITTEE	TERMINATED
910781	CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE CREAMERY STATE P.A.C. OF DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA. INC.	RECIPIENT COMMITTEE	TERMINATED
E24623	CALIFORNIA DAIRY CAMPAIGN	LOBBYIST EMPLOYER	TERMINATED
990607	CALIFORNIA DAIRY CAMPAIGN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	RECIPIENT COMMITTEE	ACTIVE
497090	CALIFORNIA GOLD DAIRY PRODUCTS *	MAJOR DONOR
C26504	CALIFORNIA GOLD DAIRY PRODUCTS	LOBBYIST CLIENT	TERMINATED
C26504	CALIFORNIA GOLD, DAIRY PRODUCTS *	LOBBYIST CLIENT	TERMINATED
C27763	CHASE BROTHERS DAIRY	LOBBYIST CLIENT	TERMINATED
C26491	DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA *	LOBBYIST CLIENT	ACTIVE
1219426	DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA - DAIRY EDUCATIONAL PAC	RECIPIENT COMMITTEE	ACTIVE
C26491	DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.	LOBBYIST CLIENT	ACTIVE
741436	DAIRY INSTITUTE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE	RECIPIENT COMMITTEE	ACTIVE
E21544	DAIRY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA	LOBBYIST EMPLOYER	ACTIVE
741436	DAIRY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE *	RECIPIENT COMMITTEE	ACTIVE
1235759	DAIRY PRODUCERS ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATION	MAJOR DONOR
497519	DAIRYMANS COOPERATIVE CREAMERY ASSOCIATION	MAJOR DONOR
802381	DAIRYMAN'S COOPERATIVE CREAMERY ASSOCIATION STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE *	RECIPIENT COMMITTEE	ACTIVE
802381	DAIRYMAN'S/LAND O'LAKES STATE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	RECIPIENT COMMITTEE	ACTIVE
C27762	DRIFTWOOD DAIRY	LOBBYIST CLIENT	TERMINATED
1243304	JACK & MARK STIEFEL DAIRY *	MAJOR DONOR
C26491	MID-AMERICA DAIRYMEN, INC., CALIFORNIA GROUP *	LOBBYIST CLIENT	ACTIVE
482345	PACIFIC COAST DAIRY	MAJOR DONOR
782484	SALES DRIVERS & DAIRY EMPLOYEES LOCAL UNION #166	RECIPIENT COMMITTEE	TERMINATED
496553	SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY DAIRYMEN	MAJOR DONOR
488243	SENTRY INSURANCE A MUTUAL COMPANY AND THE DAIRYLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	MAJOR DONOR
1243304	STIEFEL DAIRY, JACK & MARK	MAJOR DONOR
499596	UNITED DAIRYMEN OF ARIZONA	MAJOR DONOR
831348	UNITED DAIRYMEN OF CALIFORNIA	RECIPIENT COMMITTEE	TERMINATED
771500	WESTERN DAIRYMEN'S POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE *	RECIPIENT COMMITTEE	ACTIVE
C27666	WESTERN UNITED DAIRYMEN	LOBBYIST CLIENT	ACTIVE
E00850	WESTERN UNITED DAIRYMEN	LOBBYIST EMPLOYER
990584	WESTERN UNITED DAIRYMEN PAC	RECIPIENT COMMITTEE	TERMINATED
771500	WESTERN UNITED DAIRYMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE	RECIPIENT COMMITTEE	ACTIVE
771500	WESTERN UNITED DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE *	RECIPIENT COMMITTEE	ACTIVE

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Wow. Well, it looks like I'm done with Alta Dena milk.

Yeah, let government decide where capital should be allocated. Wouldn't want to subject such decisions to the market place, would we, Red Davis?

So how much did the dairy industry contribute in order to become a "critical industry" in Kali, direly in need of capital infusion?

The sheeple don't get it yet. The big, and still growing, problem isn't corporate corruption, it's gov't/corporate cronyism, and special favors and/or protectionist measures and/or assistance in wiping out the competition for politically connected companies and industries. And the Dems (and corrupted Pubbies) are using the current political climit to increase gov't "oversight," providing ever more opportunities for gov't behavior to diferentially impact particular industries, industry leaders versus innovative competitors, and so on. We even have a "Star Chamber" at the federal level now, courtesy of Senator Sarbanes.

Does't really go with the posting but a plummer might say:
"Cold on the right, hot on the left and Davis flows down hill"

Corruption is to Gray Davis as...

advocacy journalism is to the New York Times.

Yes, I agree. The problem is that the media isn't shedding light on the substantially convicting list of big donors to the Gray Davis campaign. Did you see the listing I made last night on the biggest donors?

Thanks , you are on top of things really .

Hey Bones , keep in touch . "...for God is love ." - 1 john 4:8 Church Of Christ , voa-davidk 7/31/02

Amen!