Rick Sanchez of CNN shuts down McCain Spokesman Mike Goldfarb
JTP [Abbreviated Due to the Over use of his Stupid name] Didn't Show up
to a rally, I guess No one told McCain
The Gays are Nazis, or at least they are just like them
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Politics as Usual
JTP [Abbreviated Due to the Over use of his Stupid name] Didn't Show up
to a rally, I guess No one told McCain
The Gays are Nazis, or at least they are just like them
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Touching
With the Election only 5 days away I feel confident about an Obama Win
but you never know. Hopefully Things will move toward change. Obama/Biden/McNerney/Garamendi/Gamino
but you never know. Hopefully Things will move toward change. Obama/Biden/McNerney/Garamendi/Gamino
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
NO ON PROP 8!
Let me make this perfectly Clear, I am not for Gay Marriage, But let me also add that I am not for Straight Marriage either. I am Voting no on Prop 8 on the basis of Equality. I don't care if a Gay or Straight couple marries, But I do care if someone tries to take away the right for them to do so. It makes me sick that people would try to take something like Marriage away from others just because it doesn't fit into the vision of what people think marriage should be.
I see a lot of the conservative voters rallying behind this and it makes me really question things, Some of these people are the same ones that vote for candidates based on things like Small Government and Deregulations in the Markets, What I see is those people want government out of their lives but support it in others lives. How is that Fair. Who is anyone to say that people can't Marry. Is it the Sanctity of Marriage the question again? the very same Marriage that people Like Britney Spears and Elizabeth Taylor abuse, The Same marriage that so many divorcees were allowed to participate in? The Very Same marriage that shows like "who wants to marry a millionaire" can mock. Is this the sacred Institution those people want to Protect? How about Prop 8 being "Marriage is FOR LIFE and CAN'T BE USED AS A PUBLICITY STUNT" makes more sense in the whole Protection Terms.
I stood Out on Sunday and rallied for it in my hometown and i heard the people who support 8 Yelling some pretty funny things out. Nothing like PROTECT MARRIAGE or ITS A SIN or something like that but things like "GO BACK TO FRISCO U SICK PEOPLE" and "DICK MONGERS". I guess Being for equality isn't their vision of America. And for all those who wish me on a trip to hell. At least I will be with hundreds, no thousands of other NO ON 8 SUPPORTERS
Newspapers
Los Angeles Times
The San Diego Union Tribune
Orange County Register
The Riverside Press-Enterprise
Contra Costa Times
The Sacramento Bee
The San Francisco Chronicle
The Napa Valley Register
The San Jose Mercury News
The Palm Springs Desert Sun
The New York Times
Redding-Record Searchlight
La Prensa San Diego
Ventura County Star
The Tracy Press
Santa Cruz Sentinel
The San Francisco Bay Guardian
The San Gabriel Valley Tribune
La Opinión
Daily Iowan
LA Daily News
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
The Bakersfield Californian
The Daily Bruin
Asian Week Endorsements
LA Downtown News
The Fresno Bee
Businesses
* PG&E
* Levi Strauss & Co.
* Google
* Amgen
* Sweet
* Morgan Hotel Group
* San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
* California Black Chamber of Commerce
* San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce
* Valley Industry and Commerce Association
* Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
* Apple Inc.
* Clear Channel
Civil Rights Organizations
* ACLU Northern California
* ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties
* ACLU Santa Barbara Chapter
* ACLU of Southern California
* Anti-Defamation League Southern California
* Asian Pacific Islander (API) Equality
* Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California
* Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA)
* California NAACP
* Equality California
* Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
* Greater Sacramento Urban League
* Japanese American Citizens League
* Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF)
* NAACP – Oakland Branch
* Organization of Chinese Americans – Orange County Chapter
Labor Organizations
* AFSCME California PEOPLE
* California Federation of Teachers
* California Labor Federation
* California Nurses Association
* California Teachers Association
* Communication Workers of America District 9
* San Francisco Deputy Sheriffs’ Association
* Screen Actors Guild Hollywood Division
* SEIU California State Council
* United Farm Workers
* UNITE HERE!
* United Teachers of Los Angeles
Faith Based Organizations
* Affirming Spirits of the First Congregational United Church of Christ
* All Saints Episcopal Church
* Altadena Community Church United Church of Christ
* Apple Seed Friends Meeting
* Berkeley Fellowship Unitarian Universalists
* Beth Chayim Chadashim (BCC)
* Beth El Congregation
* Bloom in the Desert Ministries UCC/Methodist
* Board of Rabbis of Southern California
* Board of Trustees, Unitarian Universalist Church of Ventura
* California Church IMPACT
* Call to Action / USA
* Catholic Democrats of California
* California Faith for Equality
* Christ Chapel Metropolitan Community Church
* Church of the Foothills
* Claremont United Methodist Church
* Clergy and Laity for Economic Justice Santa Barbara
* Clergy United, Inc.
* Community Church of Atascadero, UCC
* Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
* Congregation Beth Am
* Congregation Beth El
* Congregation Church of Belmont UCC
* Congregation Kol Ami
* Council of Churches of Santa Clara County
* The Episcopal Diocese of California
* Fair Oaks United Methodist Church
* First Congregational Church, Riverside
* First Congregational United Church of Christ
* First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto
* First Unitarian-Universalist Church of San Diego
* Golden Gate Association of the Northern California Nevada Conference of the United Church of Christ
* Hollywood Lutheran Church
* Immanuel Presbyterian Church
* Institute for Judaism and Sexual Orientation
* Interfaith Clergy Coalition
* Irvine United Congregational Church, UCC
* Jewish Community Relations Council SF, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
* Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles
* LGBTQI Interfaith Clergy Council of Los Angeles
* Lutherans Concerned – Los Angeles
* Lutherans Concerned – North America
* Metropolitan Community Church of the Coachella Valley
* Metropolitan Community Church Los Angeles
* Metropolitan Community Church – Region 6
* Metropolitan Community Church in the Valley
* Ministry in Action Commission, St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
* Mira Vista United Church of Christ
* Mission Hills United Church of Christ
* Mormons for Marriage
* Mount Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church
* Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church
* Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis
* Pacific Central District of the Unitarian Universalist Association
* Pacific School of Religion
* Pacific Southwest District, Unitarian Universalist Association
* Palomar Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
* Progressive Jewish Alliance
* Redlands United Church of Christ
* Region One Metropolitan Community Church
* Sacramento Call to Action
* Saint Aidan’s Episcopal Church
* Saint Paul Lutheran Church
* San Marino Congressional UCC
* Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society
* Social Justice Committee, Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara
* Starr King Unitarian Universalist Church
* St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church
* St. John’s Presbyterian Church
* St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
* St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
* Stone Church of Willow Glen
* Temple Adat Shalom
* Temple Isaiah
* The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion
* The Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist
* The Metropolitan Community Church of San Diego
* The Southern California Nevada Conference of the United Church of Christ
* The Workmen’s Circle – Arbeter Ring
* Union for Reform Judaism – Pacific Southwest Council
* Union for Reform Judaism – Pacific Central West Council
* Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim
* Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley
* Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis
* Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno
* Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach
* Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto
* Unitarian Universalist Church of Santa Monica
* Unitarian Universalist Church of Ventura
* Unitarian Universalist Community of the Mountains
* Unitarian Universalist Community Church – Sacramento
* Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin
* Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Santa Rosa
* Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Los Gatos
* Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San Dieguito
* Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Stanislaus County
* Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Tuolmne County
* Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Visalia
* Unitarian Universalist Laguna Beach – Board of Trustees
* Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry Action Network
* Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry, CA
* Unitarian Universalist of Santa Clarita Valley
* Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento
* Valley Ministries MCC
Community Based Organizations
* AIDS Emergency Fund
* API Equality LA
* API Equality SF
* Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area
* Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice
* Asian and Pacific Islander Family Pride
* Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom
* Billy DeFrank Lesbian & Gay Community Center – San Jose
* Black AIDS Institute
* Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry
* Chinese Rainbow Association
* Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of LA (CHIRLA)
* ElderHelp of San Diego/Aging As Ourselves
* Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
* Family Equality Council
* Freemont Alliance for a Hate-Free Community
* Gay and Lesbian Alliance of the Central Coast (GALA)
* Jordan/Rustin Coalition
* Justice Matters
* Latino Coalition for Justice – LA
* Los Angeles County Bar Association
* Los Angeles County Psychological Association
* L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center
* Lesbian and Gay Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
* Mexican American Concilio of Yolo County
* National Council of Jewish Women Los Angeles
* Network on Religion and Justice for Asian and Pacific Islander LGBT
* Pacific Center
* Pacific Pride Center – Santa Barbara
* Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center
* San Diego LGBT Community Center
* San Diego LGBT Pride
* San Diego Psychological Association
* San Francisco Human Services Network
* San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center
* Sonoma County Pride Committee
* Sonoma State University Academic Senate
* South Asian Bar Association of Northern California
* South Bay LGBT Center
* Southern California HIV Advocacy Coalition (SCHAC)
* Southern California Lambda Medical Association
* Southern California Psychiatric Society
* Stanislaus PRIDE Center
* The Center Advocacy Project San Diego
* The One Love Campaign
* Trans Equality
* USC Medical Gay and Lesbian Organization (USC MedGLO) LA
* Ventura County Rainbow Alliance
* The Wall Las Memorias
Statewide Organizations
* BIENESTAR
* California American Academy of Pediatrics, California
* California Faculty Association
* California National Organization for Women (NOW)
* California Psychiatric Association
* California Psychological Association
* Gay-Straight Alliance Network
* Lambda Legal
* Latino Issues Forum
* League of Women Voters of California
* Liberty Hill Foundation
* National Association of Social Workers, CA Chapter
* National Council of Jewish Women California
* Pacific Coast College Health Association
* Women’s Foundation of California
National Organizations
* American Jewish Committee Western Region
* American Medical Student Association
* Association of Counseling Center Training Agencies
* Children of Lesbian and Gays Everywhere
* Feminist Majority Foundation
* Green For All
* Hispanic National Bar Association
* Human Rights Campaign
* Human Rights Watch
* Marriage Equality USA
* Mexican American Bar Association
* National Black Justice Coalition
* National Black Police Association
* National Center for Lesbian Rights
* National Congress of Black Women
* National Council of Jewish Women
* National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
* Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PLAG)
* People for the American Way
* Zuna Institute
Political Groups and Organizations
* Bayard Rustin LGBT Coalition PAC
* Black American Political Association of California
* California Democratic Party
* California Young Democrats
* Courage Campaign
* Del Mar/Carmel Valley Democratic Club
* Democracy for America
* Democratic Alliance for Action
* Democratic Club of San Jose State University
* Democratic Women’s Forum of San Francisco
* Democrats for Israel Los Angeles
* Democrats of Rossmoor
* Elections Committee of the County of Orange-ECCO
* Escondido Democratic Club
* Foothill Community Democrats
* Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund
* Green Party
* Honor PAC
* Irish American Democratic Club
* Lake County Democratic Club
* Libertarian Party of California
* Log Cabin Republicans California
* Los Angeles African American Women Political Action Committee
* Los Angeles County Democratic Party
* NARAL Pro Choice California Privacy PAC
* Northeast Democratic Club
* Owens River Democratic Club
* Planned Parenthood Action Fund
* Potrero Hill Democratic Club
* Poway Democratic Club
* Progressive Democrats of America, Monterey County
* San Mateo County Democracy for America
* Santee Democratic Club
* Silicon Valley Young Democrats
* Stonewall Democrats California
* Stonewall Democrats of Ventura County
* Stonewall Young Democrats
* The Lake County Stonewall Democratic Club
Elected Officials
* United States Senator Barbara Boxer
* United States Senator Dianne Feinstein
* United States Representative Lois Capps
* United States Representative Susan Davis
* United States Representative Anna Eshoo
* United States Representative Jane Harman
* United States Representative Mike Honda
* United States Representative Barbara Lee
* United States Representative Zoe Lofgren
* United States Representative Doris Matsui
* United States Representative George Miller
* United States Representative Nancy Pelosi
* United States Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard
* United States Representative Linda Sanchez
* United States Representative Adam B. Schiff
* United States Representative Brad Sherman
* United States Representative Hilda L. Solis
* United States Representative Jackie Speier
* United States Representative Pete Stark
* United States Representative Ellen Tauscher
* United States Representative Mike Thompson
* United States Representative Henry Waxman
* United States Representative Lynn Woolsey
* California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
* California Lt. Governor John Garamendi
* California State Controller John Chiang
* California State Board of Equalization Chair Judy Chu
* California State Board of Equalization Vice Chair Betty T. Yee
* California State Senate President pro Tempore Don Perata
* California State Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero
* California State Senator Ron Calderon
* California State Senator Gilbert Cedillo
* California State Senator Ellen Corbett
* California State Senator Lou Correa
* California State Senator Denis Moreno Ducheny
* California State Senator Sheila Kuehl
* California State Senator Carole Migden
* California State Senator Jenny Oropeza
* California State Senator Alex Padilla
* California State Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas
* California State Senator Jack Scott
* California State Senator Patricia Wiggins
* California State Senator Leland Yee
* California State Senator Elaine Alquist
* California State Senator Christine Kehoe
* California State Senator Alan Lowenthal
* California State Senator Darrell Steinberg
* California State Senator Tom Torlakson
* California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass
* California Speaker Emeritus Fabian Nuñez
* California Assembly Majority Leader Alberto Torrico
* California Assembly Assistant Majority Leader Kevin de Leon
* California Assembly Majority Whip Fiona Ma
* California Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Sally Lieber
* California Assemblymember Jim Beall
* California Assemblymember Patty Berg
* California Assemblymember Julia Brownley
* California Assemblymember Anna Caballero
* California Assemblymember Charles Calderon
* California Assemblymember Tom Campbell
* California Assemblymember Joe Coto
* California Assemblymember Mike Davis
* California Assemblymember Mark DeSaulnier
* California Assemblymember Mervyn Dymally
* California Assemblymember Mike Eng
* California Assemblymember Noreen Evans
* California Assemblymember Mike Feuer
* California Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes
* California Assemblymember Warren Furutani
* California Assemblymember Loni Hancock
* California Assemblymember Mary Hayashi
* California Assemblymember Ed Hernandez
* California Assemblymember Jared Huffman
* California Assemblymember Dave Jones
* California Assemblymember Betty Karnette
* California Assemblymember Paul Krekorian
* California Assemblymember John Laird
* California Assemblymember Mark Leno
* California Assemblymember Lloyd Levine
* California Assemblymember Ted Liu
* California Assemblymember Tony Mendoza
* California Assemblymember Gene Mullin
* California Assemblymember Pedro Nava
* California Assemblymember Fabian Nunez
* California Assemblymember Anthony Portantino
* California Assemblymember Curren Price, Jr.
* California Assemblymember Ira Ruskin
* California Assemblymember Mary Salas
* California Assemblymember Lori Saldana
* California Assemblymember Sandre Swanson
* California Assemblymember Lois Wolk
* County of Calaveras Supervisor Chair Steve Wilensky
* County of Los Angeles Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke
* County of Los Angeles Supervisor Gloria Molina
* County of Los Angeles Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky
* County of Marin Supervisor Susan L. Adams, Ph.D
* County of Marin Supervisor Charles McGlasman
* County of Monterey Supervisor Elect Jane Parker
* County of Monterey Supervisor Dave Potter
* County of Sacramento Supervisor Roger Dickenson
* City and County of San Francisco Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier
* City and County of San Francisco Supervisor Tom Ammiano
* City and County of San Francisco Supervisor Bevan Dufty
* City and County of San Francisco Supervisor Sophie Maxwell
* County of San Luis Obispo Supervisor Elect Adam Hill
* County of Santa Barbara Supervisor Salud O. Carbajal
* County of Yolo Clerk/Recorder Freddie Oakley
* County of Yolo Supervisor Elect Jim Prozenza
* County of Yolo Supervisor Helen Thomson
* County of Yolo Supervisor Mariko Yamada
* City of Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates
* City of Davis Mayor Ruth Asmundson
* City of Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums
* City of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
* City and County of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom
* City of Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo
* City of San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders
* Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca
* City of Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo
* City and County of San Francisco Treasurer Jose Cisneros
* City and County of San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera
* City and County of San Francisco Sheriff Michael Hennessey
* County of Yolo Sheriff Ed Prieto
* County of Humboldt District Attorney Paul V. Gallegos
* City of Avalon Councilmember Michael Ponce
* City of Clearlake Councilmember Joyce Overton
* City of Davis Councilmember Sue Greenwald
* City of Davis Lamar Heystek
* City of Davis Councilmember Don Saylor
* City of Davis Councilmember Stephen Souza
* City of Laguna Beach Councilmember Jane Egly
* City of Long Beach Councilmember Bonnie Lowenthal
* City of Long Beach Councilmember Tonia Reyes Uranga
* City of Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti
* City of Los Angeles Councilmember Jose Huizar
* City of Milpitas Councilmember Armando Gomez
* City of Norwalk Councilmember Jesse M. Luera
* City of Sacramento Councilmember Rob Fong
* City of Sacramento Councilmember Lauren Hammond
* City of Sacramento Councilmember Kevin McCarty
* City of Sacramento Ray Tretheway
* City of Sacramento Vice Mayor Steve Cohn
* City of San Diego Councilmember Toni Atkins
* City of San Diego Councilmember Jim Madaffer
* City of Santa Ana Councilmember Michele Martinez
* City of Santa Barbara Councilmember Roger Horton
* West Covina Mayor Pro-Tem Roger Hernandez
* City of West Hollywood Mayor Jeffrey Prang
* City of West Hollywood Mayor Pro Tem Abbe Land
* City of West Hollywood Councilmember John J. Duran
* City of Woodland Councilmember Martie Dote
* Berkeley PTA Council President Cathryn Bruno
* City College of San Francisco Trustee Milton Marks
* Davis Joint Unified School Board President Sheila Allen
* Davis Joint Unified School Board Member Richard Harris
* Duarte Board of Education Vice-President Francisco Figueroa
* Garvey School District Board Member Henry Lo
* Long Beach City College Board Trustee Roberto Uranga
* Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education President Monica Garcia
* Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education Member Tamar Galatzan
* Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education Member Julie Korenstein
* Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education Member Dr. Richard A. Vladovic
* Lynwood School Board Member José Luis Solache
* Montebello School Districts School Board Member David Vela
* Peralta Community College District Trustee Abel J. Guillén
* San Francisco Board of Education Vice-President Kim-Shree Maufas
* San Francisco Board of Education Member Hydra Mendoza
* San Francisco Board of Education Member Norman Yee
* San Leandro Unified School District Trustee Mike Katz-Larabe
* Sonoma Valley Unified School District School Board Trustee Nicole Abate Ducarroz
* Southwestern Community College District Governing Board Member Terri Valladolid
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The No on 8 campaign includes:
* ACLU of Northern California
* ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties
* ACLU of Southern California
* American Institute of Bisexuality
* Anti-Defamation League
* Asian & Pacific Islander Equality
* Asian & Pacific Islander Equality-Los Angeles
* Asian & Pacific Islander Equality-San Francisco
* Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California
* Barbara Jordan / Bayard Rustin Coalition
* Bienestar
* Billy DeFrank Lesbian & Gay Community Center (San Jose)
* Black AIDS Institute
* CAA Chinese for Affirmative Action
* California Faith for Equality
* California NAACP
* California NOW
* The Center Advocacy Project (San Diego)
* Children of Lesbian and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE)
* Congregation Kol Ami
* Courage Campaign
* Equality California
* Family Equality Council
* Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
* Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund
* Gay And Lesbian Alliance of the Central Coast (GALA)
* GSA Network
* Human Rights Campaign
* Jordan Rustin Coalition
* L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center
* Lambda Legal
* Latino Coalition for Justice-Los Angeles
* Libertarian Party of California
* Liberty Hill Foundation
* Log Cabin Republicans-California
* Love, Honor, Cherish
* Marriage Equality USA
* Metropolitan Community Church of Los Angeles
* National Black Justice Coalition
* National Center for Lesbian Rights
* National Council of Jewish Women
* National Council of Jewish Women California
* National Council of Jewish Women Los Angeles
* National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
* Our Family Coalition
* Pacific Center
* Pacific Pride Center (Santa Barbara)
* PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
* Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
* Pride At Work
* The Progressive Project
* Republicans Against 8
* San Diego LGBT Community Center
* San Francisco LGBT Community Center
* Santa Cruz County No on 8
* Stonewall Democrats’ California
* Trans Equality LA
* Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry Action Network
* The Wall Las Memorias
* Zuna Institute
I see a lot of the conservative voters rallying behind this and it makes me really question things, Some of these people are the same ones that vote for candidates based on things like Small Government and Deregulations in the Markets, What I see is those people want government out of their lives but support it in others lives. How is that Fair. Who is anyone to say that people can't Marry. Is it the Sanctity of Marriage the question again? the very same Marriage that people Like Britney Spears and Elizabeth Taylor abuse, The Same marriage that so many divorcees were allowed to participate in? The Very Same marriage that shows like "who wants to marry a millionaire" can mock. Is this the sacred Institution those people want to Protect? How about Prop 8 being "Marriage is FOR LIFE and CAN'T BE USED AS A PUBLICITY STUNT" makes more sense in the whole Protection Terms.
I stood Out on Sunday and rallied for it in my hometown and i heard the people who support 8 Yelling some pretty funny things out. Nothing like PROTECT MARRIAGE or ITS A SIN or something like that but things like "GO BACK TO FRISCO U SICK PEOPLE" and "DICK MONGERS". I guess Being for equality isn't their vision of America. And for all those who wish me on a trip to hell. At least I will be with hundreds, no thousands of other NO ON 8 SUPPORTERS
Newspapers
Los Angeles Times
The San Diego Union Tribune
Orange County Register
The Riverside Press-Enterprise
Contra Costa Times
The Sacramento Bee
The San Francisco Chronicle
The Napa Valley Register
The San Jose Mercury News
The Palm Springs Desert Sun
The New York Times
Redding-Record Searchlight
La Prensa San Diego
Ventura County Star
The Tracy Press
Santa Cruz Sentinel
The San Francisco Bay Guardian
The San Gabriel Valley Tribune
La Opinión
Daily Iowan
LA Daily News
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
The Bakersfield Californian
The Daily Bruin
Asian Week Endorsements
LA Downtown News
The Fresno Bee
Businesses
* PG&E
* Levi Strauss & Co.
* Amgen
* Sweet
* Morgan Hotel Group
* San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
* California Black Chamber of Commerce
* San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce
* Valley Industry and Commerce Association
* Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
* Apple Inc.
* Clear Channel
Civil Rights Organizations
* ACLU Northern California
* ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties
* ACLU Santa Barbara Chapter
* ACLU of Southern California
* Anti-Defamation League Southern California
* Asian Pacific Islander (API) Equality
* Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California
* Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA)
* California NAACP
* Equality California
* Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
* Greater Sacramento Urban League
* Japanese American Citizens League
* Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF)
* NAACP – Oakland Branch
* Organization of Chinese Americans – Orange County Chapter
Labor Organizations
* AFSCME California PEOPLE
* California Federation of Teachers
* California Labor Federation
* California Nurses Association
* California Teachers Association
* Communication Workers of America District 9
* San Francisco Deputy Sheriffs’ Association
* Screen Actors Guild Hollywood Division
* SEIU California State Council
* United Farm Workers
* UNITE HERE!
* United Teachers of Los Angeles
Faith Based Organizations
* Affirming Spirits of the First Congregational United Church of Christ
* All Saints Episcopal Church
* Altadena Community Church United Church of Christ
* Apple Seed Friends Meeting
* Berkeley Fellowship Unitarian Universalists
* Beth Chayim Chadashim (BCC)
* Beth El Congregation
* Bloom in the Desert Ministries UCC/Methodist
* Board of Rabbis of Southern California
* Board of Trustees, Unitarian Universalist Church of Ventura
* California Church IMPACT
* Call to Action / USA
* Catholic Democrats of California
* California Faith for Equality
* Christ Chapel Metropolitan Community Church
* Church of the Foothills
* Claremont United Methodist Church
* Clergy and Laity for Economic Justice Santa Barbara
* Clergy United, Inc.
* Community Church of Atascadero, UCC
* Conejo Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
* Congregation Beth Am
* Congregation Beth El
* Congregation Church of Belmont UCC
* Congregation Kol Ami
* Council of Churches of Santa Clara County
* The Episcopal Diocese of California
* Fair Oaks United Methodist Church
* First Congregational Church, Riverside
* First Congregational United Church of Christ
* First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto
* First Unitarian-Universalist Church of San Diego
* Golden Gate Association of the Northern California Nevada Conference of the United Church of Christ
* Hollywood Lutheran Church
* Immanuel Presbyterian Church
* Institute for Judaism and Sexual Orientation
* Interfaith Clergy Coalition
* Irvine United Congregational Church, UCC
* Jewish Community Relations Council SF, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
* Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles
* LGBTQI Interfaith Clergy Council of Los Angeles
* Lutherans Concerned – Los Angeles
* Lutherans Concerned – North America
* Metropolitan Community Church of the Coachella Valley
* Metropolitan Community Church Los Angeles
* Metropolitan Community Church – Region 6
* Metropolitan Community Church in the Valley
* Ministry in Action Commission, St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
* Mira Vista United Church of Christ
* Mission Hills United Church of Christ
* Mormons for Marriage
* Mount Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church
* Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church
* Pacific Association of Reform Rabbis
* Pacific Central District of the Unitarian Universalist Association
* Pacific School of Religion
* Pacific Southwest District, Unitarian Universalist Association
* Palomar Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
* Progressive Jewish Alliance
* Redlands United Church of Christ
* Region One Metropolitan Community Church
* Sacramento Call to Action
* Saint Aidan’s Episcopal Church
* Saint Paul Lutheran Church
* San Marino Congressional UCC
* Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society
* Social Justice Committee, Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara
* Starr King Unitarian Universalist Church
* St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church
* St. John’s Presbyterian Church
* St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
* St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
* Stone Church of Willow Glen
* Temple Adat Shalom
* Temple Isaiah
* The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion
* The Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist
* The Metropolitan Community Church of San Diego
* The Southern California Nevada Conference of the United Church of Christ
* The Workmen’s Circle – Arbeter Ring
* Union for Reform Judaism – Pacific Southwest Council
* Union for Reform Judaism – Pacific Central West Council
* Unitarian Universalist Church in Anaheim
* Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley
* Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis
* Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno
* Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach
* Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto
* Unitarian Universalist Church of Santa Monica
* Unitarian Universalist Church of Ventura
* Unitarian Universalist Community of the Mountains
* Unitarian Universalist Community Church – Sacramento
* Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin
* Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Santa Rosa
* Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Los Gatos
* Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San Dieguito
* Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Stanislaus County
* Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Tuolmne County
* Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Visalia
* Unitarian Universalist Laguna Beach – Board of Trustees
* Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry Action Network
* Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry, CA
* Unitarian Universalist of Santa Clarita Valley
* Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento
* Valley Ministries MCC
Community Based Organizations
* AIDS Emergency Fund
* API Equality LA
* API Equality SF
* Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area
* Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice
* Asian and Pacific Islander Family Pride
* Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom
* Billy DeFrank Lesbian & Gay Community Center – San Jose
* Black AIDS Institute
* Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry
* Chinese Rainbow Association
* Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of LA (CHIRLA)
* ElderHelp of San Diego/Aging As Ourselves
* Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
* Family Equality Council
* Freemont Alliance for a Hate-Free Community
* Gay and Lesbian Alliance of the Central Coast (GALA)
* Jordan/Rustin Coalition
* Justice Matters
* Latino Coalition for Justice – LA
* Los Angeles County Bar Association
* Los Angeles County Psychological Association
* L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center
* Lesbian and Gay Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
* Mexican American Concilio of Yolo County
* National Council of Jewish Women Los Angeles
* Network on Religion and Justice for Asian and Pacific Islander LGBT
* Pacific Center
* Pacific Pride Center – Santa Barbara
* Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center
* San Diego LGBT Community Center
* San Diego LGBT Pride
* San Diego Psychological Association
* San Francisco Human Services Network
* San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center
* Sonoma County Pride Committee
* Sonoma State University Academic Senate
* South Asian Bar Association of Northern California
* South Bay LGBT Center
* Southern California HIV Advocacy Coalition (SCHAC)
* Southern California Lambda Medical Association
* Southern California Psychiatric Society
* Stanislaus PRIDE Center
* The Center Advocacy Project San Diego
* The One Love Campaign
* Trans Equality
* USC Medical Gay and Lesbian Organization (USC MedGLO) LA
* Ventura County Rainbow Alliance
* The Wall Las Memorias
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* BIENESTAR
* California American Academy of Pediatrics, California
* California Faculty Association
* California National Organization for Women (NOW)
* California Psychiatric Association
* California Psychological Association
* Gay-Straight Alliance Network
* Lambda Legal
* Latino Issues Forum
* League of Women Voters of California
* Liberty Hill Foundation
* National Association of Social Workers, CA Chapter
* National Council of Jewish Women California
* Pacific Coast College Health Association
* Women’s Foundation of California
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* American Jewish Committee Western Region
* American Medical Student Association
* Association of Counseling Center Training Agencies
* Children of Lesbian and Gays Everywhere
* Feminist Majority Foundation
* Green For All
* Hispanic National Bar Association
* Human Rights Campaign
* Human Rights Watch
* Marriage Equality USA
* Mexican American Bar Association
* National Black Justice Coalition
* National Black Police Association
* National Center for Lesbian Rights
* National Congress of Black Women
* National Council of Jewish Women
* National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
* Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PLAG)
* People for the American Way
* Zuna Institute
Political Groups and Organizations
* Bayard Rustin LGBT Coalition PAC
* Black American Political Association of California
* California Democratic Party
* California Young Democrats
* Courage Campaign
* Del Mar/Carmel Valley Democratic Club
* Democracy for America
* Democratic Alliance for Action
* Democratic Club of San Jose State University
* Democratic Women’s Forum of San Francisco
* Democrats for Israel Los Angeles
* Democrats of Rossmoor
* Elections Committee of the County of Orange-ECCO
* Escondido Democratic Club
* Foothill Community Democrats
* Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund
* Green Party
* Honor PAC
* Irish American Democratic Club
* Lake County Democratic Club
* Libertarian Party of California
* Log Cabin Republicans California
* Los Angeles African American Women Political Action Committee
* Los Angeles County Democratic Party
* NARAL Pro Choice California Privacy PAC
* Northeast Democratic Club
* Owens River Democratic Club
* Planned Parenthood Action Fund
* Potrero Hill Democratic Club
* Poway Democratic Club
* Progressive Democrats of America, Monterey County
* San Mateo County Democracy for America
* Santee Democratic Club
* Silicon Valley Young Democrats
* Stonewall Democrats California
* Stonewall Democrats of Ventura County
* Stonewall Young Democrats
* The Lake County Stonewall Democratic Club
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* United States Senator Barbara Boxer
* United States Senator Dianne Feinstein
* United States Representative Lois Capps
* United States Representative Susan Davis
* United States Representative Anna Eshoo
* United States Representative Jane Harman
* United States Representative Mike Honda
* United States Representative Barbara Lee
* United States Representative Zoe Lofgren
* United States Representative Doris Matsui
* United States Representative George Miller
* United States Representative Nancy Pelosi
* United States Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard
* United States Representative Linda Sanchez
* United States Representative Adam B. Schiff
* United States Representative Brad Sherman
* United States Representative Hilda L. Solis
* United States Representative Jackie Speier
* United States Representative Pete Stark
* United States Representative Ellen Tauscher
* United States Representative Mike Thompson
* United States Representative Henry Waxman
* United States Representative Lynn Woolsey
* California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
* California Lt. Governor John Garamendi
* California State Controller John Chiang
* California State Board of Equalization Chair Judy Chu
* California State Board of Equalization Vice Chair Betty T. Yee
* California State Senate President pro Tempore Don Perata
* California State Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero
* California State Senator Ron Calderon
* California State Senator Gilbert Cedillo
* California State Senator Ellen Corbett
* California State Senator Lou Correa
* California State Senator Denis Moreno Ducheny
* California State Senator Sheila Kuehl
* California State Senator Carole Migden
* California State Senator Jenny Oropeza
* California State Senator Alex Padilla
* California State Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas
* California State Senator Jack Scott
* California State Senator Patricia Wiggins
* California State Senator Leland Yee
* California State Senator Elaine Alquist
* California State Senator Christine Kehoe
* California State Senator Alan Lowenthal
* California State Senator Darrell Steinberg
* California State Senator Tom Torlakson
* California Assembly Speaker Karen Bass
* California Speaker Emeritus Fabian Nuñez
* California Assembly Majority Leader Alberto Torrico
* California Assembly Assistant Majority Leader Kevin de Leon
* California Assembly Majority Whip Fiona Ma
* California Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Sally Lieber
* California Assemblymember Jim Beall
* California Assemblymember Patty Berg
* California Assemblymember Julia Brownley
* California Assemblymember Anna Caballero
* California Assemblymember Charles Calderon
* California Assemblymember Tom Campbell
* California Assemblymember Joe Coto
* California Assemblymember Mike Davis
* California Assemblymember Mark DeSaulnier
* California Assemblymember Mervyn Dymally
* California Assemblymember Mike Eng
* California Assemblymember Noreen Evans
* California Assemblymember Mike Feuer
* California Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes
* California Assemblymember Warren Furutani
* California Assemblymember Loni Hancock
* California Assemblymember Mary Hayashi
* California Assemblymember Ed Hernandez
* California Assemblymember Jared Huffman
* California Assemblymember Dave Jones
* California Assemblymember Betty Karnette
* California Assemblymember Paul Krekorian
* California Assemblymember John Laird
* California Assemblymember Mark Leno
* California Assemblymember Lloyd Levine
* California Assemblymember Ted Liu
* California Assemblymember Tony Mendoza
* California Assemblymember Gene Mullin
* California Assemblymember Pedro Nava
* California Assemblymember Fabian Nunez
* California Assemblymember Anthony Portantino
* California Assemblymember Curren Price, Jr.
* California Assemblymember Ira Ruskin
* California Assemblymember Mary Salas
* California Assemblymember Lori Saldana
* California Assemblymember Sandre Swanson
* California Assemblymember Lois Wolk
* County of Calaveras Supervisor Chair Steve Wilensky
* County of Los Angeles Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke
* County of Los Angeles Supervisor Gloria Molina
* County of Los Angeles Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky
* County of Marin Supervisor Susan L. Adams, Ph.D
* County of Marin Supervisor Charles McGlasman
* County of Monterey Supervisor Elect Jane Parker
* County of Monterey Supervisor Dave Potter
* County of Sacramento Supervisor Roger Dickenson
* City and County of San Francisco Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier
* City and County of San Francisco Supervisor Tom Ammiano
* City and County of San Francisco Supervisor Bevan Dufty
* City and County of San Francisco Supervisor Sophie Maxwell
* County of San Luis Obispo Supervisor Elect Adam Hill
* County of Santa Barbara Supervisor Salud O. Carbajal
* County of Yolo Clerk/Recorder Freddie Oakley
* County of Yolo Supervisor Elect Jim Prozenza
* County of Yolo Supervisor Helen Thomson
* County of Yolo Supervisor Mariko Yamada
* City of Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates
* City of Davis Mayor Ruth Asmundson
* City of Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums
* City of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
* City and County of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom
* City of Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo
* City of San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders
* Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca
* City of Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo
* City and County of San Francisco Treasurer Jose Cisneros
* City and County of San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera
* City and County of San Francisco Sheriff Michael Hennessey
* County of Yolo Sheriff Ed Prieto
* County of Humboldt District Attorney Paul V. Gallegos
* City of Avalon Councilmember Michael Ponce
* City of Clearlake Councilmember Joyce Overton
* City of Davis Councilmember Sue Greenwald
* City of Davis Lamar Heystek
* City of Davis Councilmember Don Saylor
* City of Davis Councilmember Stephen Souza
* City of Laguna Beach Councilmember Jane Egly
* City of Long Beach Councilmember Bonnie Lowenthal
* City of Long Beach Councilmember Tonia Reyes Uranga
* City of Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti
* City of Los Angeles Councilmember Jose Huizar
* City of Milpitas Councilmember Armando Gomez
* City of Norwalk Councilmember Jesse M. Luera
* City of Sacramento Councilmember Rob Fong
* City of Sacramento Councilmember Lauren Hammond
* City of Sacramento Councilmember Kevin McCarty
* City of Sacramento Ray Tretheway
* City of Sacramento Vice Mayor Steve Cohn
* City of San Diego Councilmember Toni Atkins
* City of San Diego Councilmember Jim Madaffer
* City of Santa Ana Councilmember Michele Martinez
* City of Santa Barbara Councilmember Roger Horton
* West Covina Mayor Pro-Tem Roger Hernandez
* City of West Hollywood Mayor Jeffrey Prang
* City of West Hollywood Mayor Pro Tem Abbe Land
* City of West Hollywood Councilmember John J. Duran
* City of Woodland Councilmember Martie Dote
* Berkeley PTA Council President Cathryn Bruno
* City College of San Francisco Trustee Milton Marks
* Davis Joint Unified School Board President Sheila Allen
* Davis Joint Unified School Board Member Richard Harris
* Duarte Board of Education Vice-President Francisco Figueroa
* Garvey School District Board Member Henry Lo
* Long Beach City College Board Trustee Roberto Uranga
* Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education President Monica Garcia
* Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education Member Tamar Galatzan
* Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education Member Julie Korenstein
* Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education Member Dr. Richard A. Vladovic
* Lynwood School Board Member José Luis Solache
* Montebello School Districts School Board Member David Vela
* Peralta Community College District Trustee Abel J. Guillén
* San Francisco Board of Education Vice-President Kim-Shree Maufas
* San Francisco Board of Education Member Hydra Mendoza
* San Francisco Board of Education Member Norman Yee
* San Leandro Unified School District Trustee Mike Katz-Larabe
* Sonoma Valley Unified School District School Board Trustee Nicole Abate Ducarroz
* Southwestern Community College District Governing Board Member Terri Valladolid
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The No on 8 campaign includes:
* ACLU of Northern California
* ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties
* ACLU of Southern California
* American Institute of Bisexuality
* Anti-Defamation League
* Asian & Pacific Islander Equality
* Asian & Pacific Islander Equality-Los Angeles
* Asian & Pacific Islander Equality-San Francisco
* Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California
* Barbara Jordan / Bayard Rustin Coalition
* Bienestar
* Billy DeFrank Lesbian & Gay Community Center (San Jose)
* Black AIDS Institute
* CAA Chinese for Affirmative Action
* California Faith for Equality
* California NAACP
* California NOW
* The Center Advocacy Project (San Diego)
* Children of Lesbian and Gays Everywhere (COLAGE)
* Congregation Kol Ami
* Courage Campaign
* Equality California
* Family Equality Council
* Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
* Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund
* Gay And Lesbian Alliance of the Central Coast (GALA)
* GSA Network
* Human Rights Campaign
* Jordan Rustin Coalition
* L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center
* Lambda Legal
* Latino Coalition for Justice-Los Angeles
* Libertarian Party of California
* Liberty Hill Foundation
* Log Cabin Republicans-California
* Love, Honor, Cherish
* Marriage Equality USA
* Metropolitan Community Church of Los Angeles
* National Black Justice Coalition
* National Center for Lesbian Rights
* National Council of Jewish Women
* National Council of Jewish Women California
* National Council of Jewish Women Los Angeles
* National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
* Our Family Coalition
* Pacific Center
* Pacific Pride Center (Santa Barbara)
* PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
* Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
* Pride At Work
* The Progressive Project
* Republicans Against 8
* San Diego LGBT Community Center
* San Francisco LGBT Community Center
* Santa Cruz County No on 8
* Stonewall Democrats’ California
* Trans Equality LA
* Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry Action Network
* The Wall Las Memorias
* Zuna Institute
Monday, October 27, 2008
SF CHRONICLE ENDORSES MCNERNEY!!!
THIS IS GREAT NEWS! I HOPE MCNERNEY GETS RE-ELECTED!!!!!
HERE IS THE SF CHRONICLE ARTICLE:
Re-elect McNerney to Congress
Monday, October 27, 2008
Democrat Jerry McNerney, who unseated veteran U.S. Rep. Richard Pombo two years ago, has approached his job as if he would face a tough fight for re-election. He has returned to his sprawling district almost every weekend. He has raised about $3 million.
Still, there was no avoiding a challenge in the 11th Congressional District, which includes both suburbs and rural areas in eastern Alameda, Contra Costa counties and western San Joaquin County. Republicans hold a narrow 41-38 percent registration edge over Democrats.
Republican Dean Andal, a Stockton businessman who formerly served in the state Assembly and on the Board of Equalization, has been hammering the theme that McNerney is too liberal for the district. Andal has attempted to make an issue of McNerney's vote for the $700 billion bailout. Andal also has pledged to oppose any increase in federal taxes - and has advocated a reduction in capital gains taxes. He has criticized the freshman congressman for voting against certain spending bills for the Iraq war.
McNerney responds to such attacks in a measured, thoughtful way. He acknowledged that the bailout bill was a calculated risk - and was heavily opposed by constituents who contacted him - but he was persuaded it was necessary to stabilize the economy. He noted that legislators addressed his serious concerns with the Bush administration's initial proposal: the absence of oversight, transparency and taxpayer protections, and the assumption of executive power. His votes against war spending bills were driven by his determination to include a timeline for a phased withdrawal. Andal's attempt to portray McNerney's war votes as "immoral" or a betrayal of the troops is a cheap shot. McNerney has said that one of his inspirations to run for office was the military duty of his son, who had volunteered for the Air Force after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
McNerney, in his soft-spoken, direct style, acknowledges that he is still learning the ropes in the House. However, he already has demonstrated a refreshing willingness to work hard for his constituents, and to take politically risky votes for what he believes is right for the country. He deserves a second term.
-SF CHRONICLE
OTHER PAPERS THAT HAVE ENDORSED HIM:
HERE IS THE SF CHRONICLE ARTICLE:
Re-elect McNerney to Congress
Monday, October 27, 2008
Democrat Jerry McNerney, who unseated veteran U.S. Rep. Richard Pombo two years ago, has approached his job as if he would face a tough fight for re-election. He has returned to his sprawling district almost every weekend. He has raised about $3 million.
Still, there was no avoiding a challenge in the 11th Congressional District, which includes both suburbs and rural areas in eastern Alameda, Contra Costa counties and western San Joaquin County. Republicans hold a narrow 41-38 percent registration edge over Democrats.
Republican Dean Andal, a Stockton businessman who formerly served in the state Assembly and on the Board of Equalization, has been hammering the theme that McNerney is too liberal for the district. Andal has attempted to make an issue of McNerney's vote for the $700 billion bailout. Andal also has pledged to oppose any increase in federal taxes - and has advocated a reduction in capital gains taxes. He has criticized the freshman congressman for voting against certain spending bills for the Iraq war.
McNerney responds to such attacks in a measured, thoughtful way. He acknowledged that the bailout bill was a calculated risk - and was heavily opposed by constituents who contacted him - but he was persuaded it was necessary to stabilize the economy. He noted that legislators addressed his serious concerns with the Bush administration's initial proposal: the absence of oversight, transparency and taxpayer protections, and the assumption of executive power. His votes against war spending bills were driven by his determination to include a timeline for a phased withdrawal. Andal's attempt to portray McNerney's war votes as "immoral" or a betrayal of the troops is a cheap shot. McNerney has said that one of his inspirations to run for office was the military duty of his son, who had volunteered for the Air Force after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
McNerney, in his soft-spoken, direct style, acknowledges that he is still learning the ropes in the House. However, he already has demonstrated a refreshing willingness to work hard for his constituents, and to take politically risky votes for what he believes is right for the country. He deserves a second term.
-SF CHRONICLE
OTHER PAPERS THAT HAVE ENDORSED HIM:
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No ON 8 Rally in Tracy.
Yesterday we rallied against Prop 8 on the corner of Naglee and Grantline. The People of Tracy showed a lot of support. There was so much fun and energy and cars honking, even some RVs and Trucks haha. We did find some haters tho, 1 person yelled out something to the tune of "Go back to Frisco you sick people" Because all people wanting equality are from Frisco right? haha and some others yelled out sentences that were either way to long or mumbled. Im gonna start a class on how to yell out the window at people for dummies. Ha ha.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Campaign mailer sparks uproar
Written by Eric Firpo
Friday, 24 October 2008
Local Democrats over fuming over a campaign mailer that gives the impression that the Democratic Party recommends people vote for three Republicans in two local non-partisan races.
But one candidate who has his name on the slate said it’s a good way to reach as many voters as possible, and if the ad is misleading, blame the company that makes money to create them.
The mailer titled, “Voter Information Guide for Democrats,” was sent out this week to registered Democrats all over the county, with the pamphlet tailored to local races in each city, local Democrats say.
In Tracy, it recommends people vote for Democrats Barack Obama for president, Congressman Jerry McNerney, Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani, and James Morris, a San Joaquin County Superior Court judge candidate, as well as re-election candidates Mayor Brent Ives and Councilman Steve Abercrombie, and council candidate Mike Maciel. The latter three are registered Republicans, though party affiliation is absent on the ballot in local races.
The mailer also lists recommendations on statewide ballot measure, and urges people to support gay marriage by voting no on Proposition 8.
The mailers have become more common in recent years, as have complaints that they mislead voters.
A hastily organized press conference today in front of City Hall was a case in point, as more than a dozen local Democratic party activists denounced the mailer as an underhanded.
"This is the first in a volley of what will be a barrage of deceptive, misleading or just plain false” ads that voters will be exposed to from now until Election Day, charged mayoral candidate Celeste Garamendi.
The mailer was published by a company called Voter Information Guide in Sherman Oaks, Calif. The company makes money by charging candidates to have their names placed on mailers sent out to voters.
Local Democratic Party officials were incensed, and complained the flier suggests tacit endorsement of Ives, Abercrombie and Maciel when in fact local Democrats voted to endorse other candidates.
The Democratic Club of Greater Tracy endorsed Garamendi for mayor, and Councilwoman Irene Sundberg and council candidate Larry Gamino for two seats on the City Council.
The San Joaquin County Democratic Central Committee also endorsed those three for local office here, as did the state party.
Democrat Dilip Tamhane, 65, a retired executive who’s lived in Tracy for the past year and a half, complained the mailer is especially devious to newcomers who may not know Tracy’s political landscape.
“They’re trying to give us the impression (Ives, Abercrombie and Maciel) are part of the preferred Democratic candidate list,” he said.
Ives and Abercrombie said they had nothing to do with the mailer and didn’t know about it until the Tracy Press called them.
Abercrombie thought the mailer was misleading, since it seems to imply that candidates were backed by Democrats. And the councilman said he was a little taken aback that someone can put his name on a slate without asking him first.
Ives said he understood why Democrats might be upset over the flier, but he complained that it was Garamendi who first introduced party politics into the mayoral race when she sent out her own mailer that said, “There’s only one Democrat” in the mayor’s race.
“It inserted party politics in a non-partisan race,” Ives said. “I’ve never done that, and I never will do that.”
Ives said Garamendi’s mailer sends a message to voters who are in the opposite party “that you’re not going to represent that other side, to some degree. I think it’s inappropriate where I sit.”
Maciel saw nothing wrong with the mailer, which was paid for by San Joaquin County Supervisor Leroy Ornellas of Tracy, and said any candidate can have their name appear on it as long as they pay money.
He said he’s endorsed by some local Democrats, including former Assemblywoman Barbara Matthews. He’s also endorsed by the Republican Party, he said.
But a slate mailer is a great way to get a “bang for your buck,” Maciel said, by reaching thousands of voters yet spending only a few hundred dollars. It’s merely a smart strategy in a non-partisan race.
“What you’re trying to do is get your name out there,” he said.
Ornellas sees nothing wrong with the mailer.
“Democrats have to understand it’s a non-partisan seat,” he said. “In non-partisan seats, we go all over the place. We’re not trying to pull the wool over anybody. Get over it Democrats. It’s OK. Obama’s gonna win. You’ll be fine.”
Friday, 24 October 2008
Local Democrats complain mailer gives the impression that Democrats are urging voters to cast ballots for three Republicans in two local non-partisan races.
Local Democrats over fuming over a campaign mailer that gives the impression that the Democratic Party recommends people vote for three Republicans in two local non-partisan races.
But one candidate who has his name on the slate said it’s a good way to reach as many voters as possible, and if the ad is misleading, blame the company that makes money to create them.
The mailer titled, “Voter Information Guide for Democrats,” was sent out this week to registered Democrats all over the county, with the pamphlet tailored to local races in each city, local Democrats say.
In Tracy, it recommends people vote for Democrats Barack Obama for president, Congressman Jerry McNerney, Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani, and James Morris, a San Joaquin County Superior Court judge candidate, as well as re-election candidates Mayor Brent Ives and Councilman Steve Abercrombie, and council candidate Mike Maciel. The latter three are registered Republicans, though party affiliation is absent on the ballot in local races.
The mailer also lists recommendations on statewide ballot measure, and urges people to support gay marriage by voting no on Proposition 8.
The mailers have become more common in recent years, as have complaints that they mislead voters.
A hastily organized press conference today in front of City Hall was a case in point, as more than a dozen local Democratic party activists denounced the mailer as an underhanded.
"This is the first in a volley of what will be a barrage of deceptive, misleading or just plain false” ads that voters will be exposed to from now until Election Day, charged mayoral candidate Celeste Garamendi.
The mailer was published by a company called Voter Information Guide in Sherman Oaks, Calif. The company makes money by charging candidates to have their names placed on mailers sent out to voters.
Local Democratic Party officials were incensed, and complained the flier suggests tacit endorsement of Ives, Abercrombie and Maciel when in fact local Democrats voted to endorse other candidates.
The Democratic Club of Greater Tracy endorsed Garamendi for mayor, and Councilwoman Irene Sundberg and council candidate Larry Gamino for two seats on the City Council.
The San Joaquin County Democratic Central Committee also endorsed those three for local office here, as did the state party.
Democrat Dilip Tamhane, 65, a retired executive who’s lived in Tracy for the past year and a half, complained the mailer is especially devious to newcomers who may not know Tracy’s political landscape.
“They’re trying to give us the impression (Ives, Abercrombie and Maciel) are part of the preferred Democratic candidate list,” he said.
Ives and Abercrombie said they had nothing to do with the mailer and didn’t know about it until the Tracy Press called them.
Abercrombie thought the mailer was misleading, since it seems to imply that candidates were backed by Democrats. And the councilman said he was a little taken aback that someone can put his name on a slate without asking him first.
Ives said he understood why Democrats might be upset over the flier, but he complained that it was Garamendi who first introduced party politics into the mayoral race when she sent out her own mailer that said, “There’s only one Democrat” in the mayor’s race.
“It inserted party politics in a non-partisan race,” Ives said. “I’ve never done that, and I never will do that.”
Ives said Garamendi’s mailer sends a message to voters who are in the opposite party “that you’re not going to represent that other side, to some degree. I think it’s inappropriate where I sit.”
Maciel saw nothing wrong with the mailer, which was paid for by San Joaquin County Supervisor Leroy Ornellas of Tracy, and said any candidate can have their name appear on it as long as they pay money.
He said he’s endorsed by some local Democrats, including former Assemblywoman Barbara Matthews. He’s also endorsed by the Republican Party, he said.
But a slate mailer is a great way to get a “bang for your buck,” Maciel said, by reaching thousands of voters yet spending only a few hundred dollars. It’s merely a smart strategy in a non-partisan race.
“What you’re trying to do is get your name out there,” he said.
Ornellas sees nothing wrong with the mailer.
“Democrats have to understand it’s a non-partisan seat,” he said. “In non-partisan seats, we go all over the place. We’re not trying to pull the wool over anybody. Get over it Democrats. It’s OK. Obama’s gonna win. You’ll be fine.”
Thursday, October 23, 2008
MY THOUGHTS
I am sitting in my Central Valley, Northern California Home and Feeling good. For the first time in a while I have a real good outlook for my City in the Coming years. Lately I have been helping both the Jerry McNerney Re-Election campaign For Congress [CA-11] and Celeste Garamendi's Mayoral Election for my hometown of Tracy. I Go around and all tho I see a heated race between Mayor Brent Ives, Garamendi and Tolbert, Closer than I thought It would be, so I am hopeful. I also see an overwhelming amount of support of Jerry McNerney over his Opponent Dirty Dozen Dean Andal. I mean I see Andal Signs Up and Down Streets, usually attached to Real Estate Property and The Pombo Realty business, which is a great way to make people think you're good for the area unlike that very same POMBOplague of the past haha. I went to Stockton and Even there, I saw very few andal signs on lawns, just up and down streets in business lots. Maybe he is going for the name recognition vote and not running on policy, I've seen the polling and maybe that is a safer route due to his horrible stances on women issues and the environment. He seems like an asshole to be honest, the debate made me really not like the guy. I hope the trend continues and We keep McNerney in Office, The Candidate the Modesto Bee, Tracy Press and Stockton Record have all endorsed. Something must be going right. Dean Andal must not be elected. Grass roots campaign is strong, The voice of the people must drown out the voices of the Pombo type crowd. OBAMA/BIDEN/MCNERNEY/GARAMENDI 08 =]
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
The Tracy Press for McNerney!
Send McNerney back to Washington
| Written by Press Editorial Board | |
| Tuesday, 21 October 2008 | |
| Jerry McNerney has only been in office for two years representing the 11th congressional district. Because he listens to his constituents, we think he should go back to Washington. |
In 2006, seven-term Republican lawmaker Richard Pombo of Tracy plunged to stunning defeat, and a little-known mathematician named Jerry McNerney went to Washington as our district’s congressman. Some people, including Pombo, said the Pleasanton Democrat wouldn’t last longer than two years in Congress. We think this election will prove them wrong.
Why do we endorse the freshman congressman this time around, when two years ago we backed Pombo?
He’s a moderate, especially compared to his challenger, Dean Andal of Stockton, and he’s independent enough to stick his neck out to support bipartisan efforts, such as the $700 billion Wall Street bailout — something that would have been easy to vote against given his tight congressional race.
He posts his entire list of earmarks on his Web site and doesn’t apologize for trying to bring as much money back to our district as possible. After all, Californians send plenty more to Washington in federal taxes than the state receives in federal expenditures.
He listens to his constituents and has been highly visible in the district, returning home all but three weekends since he took office and hosting 45 Congress at Your Corner events.
He refused to vote for President Bush’s open-ended Iraq war policy. During the Tracy Press’ Oct. 11 candidates forum, Andal had the audacity to call him “immoral” for voting not to fund the troops in Iraq. There’s nothing immoral about supporting a timed withdrawal from Iraq, disagreeing with the president and advocating for veterans benefits, as McNerney has.
Andal, a consultant for Mountain House developer Gerry Kamilos, was a California assemblyman from 1991-95 whose extreme conservatism makes us wonder if he can effectively work with 434 colleagues spanning the political spectrum.
In his zeal to lower taxes and fight spending — a desire we applaud if applied with a dose of common sense — Andal voted against raising fuel-efficiency standards and cast votes against the protection of clean water.
The League of Conservation Voters named him one of its Dirty Dozen for his “abysmal record on energy and the environment.”
He also developed a reputation for voting against women’s rights, and recently, state Sen. Ellen Corbett, D-San Leandro, and Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi, D-Hayward, signed a letter that charged, “Someone with a record like Andal’s can be counted on to turn back the clock on all we have achieved.”
McNerney has learned a lot about the valley during the past two years and has worked on issues involving energy, heath care, veterans affairs and education. He serves on the House Committee on Science and Technology and a select committee on energy independence and global warming. And he has pledged his support for a solar farm in Tracy.
Voters in the 11th congressional district — from Lodi to Tracy to Morgan Hill — should send him back for a second term.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
First publicly released poll of CA-11
First publicly released poll of CA-11 race shows McNerney with 11 point lead
By Jeff Mitchell
A poll of the hotly contested CA-11 race released late Thursday shows that incumbent Democratic Congressman Jerry McNerney holds a commanding 11 percentage point lead over GOP challenger Dean Andal.
The SurveyUSA poll, commissioned by KPIX-TV, the San Francisco CBS affiliate, showed the McNerney lead the Stockton Republican 51 to 41 percent.
While Andal could not be reached for comment, McNerney said he was pleased by the polling results.
"The results of the KPIX poll are encouraging and prove that what we've been doing - focusing on the needs and concerns of people in the district, tackling the issues important to the middle class like the economy, energy and honoring our veterans - is what's matters to people," McNerney said in a press statement. "With just under three weeks to go until Election Day, I'll continue to be out on the trail every day meeting with voters and working with grassroots volunteers from across the district who are spreading our positive message."
The poll showed that among men, McNerney leads by 2 points; among women, McNerney leads by a whopping 18 percentage points. Among voters age 18 to 49, McNerney leads by 5 points; while among voters age 50-plus, the congressman enjoys a 17 percentage point lead.
McNerney also leads Andal by single digits among white voters and by double-digits among minorities. Should minorities vote in smaller numbers than SurveyUSA here forecasts, McNerney's support may be overstated. The polling company also noted that early voting began in California on Oct. 6 and that among voters who have already cast ballots, the congressman leads by 11 percentage points.
The polling was conducted Tuesday and Wednesday of this week of 650 likely voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.
By Jeff Mitchell
A poll of the hotly contested CA-11 race released late Thursday shows that incumbent Democratic Congressman Jerry McNerney holds a commanding 11 percentage point lead over GOP challenger Dean Andal.
The SurveyUSA poll, commissioned by KPIX-TV, the San Francisco CBS affiliate, showed the McNerney lead the Stockton Republican 51 to 41 percent.
While Andal could not be reached for comment, McNerney said he was pleased by the polling results.
"The results of the KPIX poll are encouraging and prove that what we've been doing - focusing on the needs and concerns of people in the district, tackling the issues important to the middle class like the economy, energy and honoring our veterans - is what's matters to people," McNerney said in a press statement. "With just under three weeks to go until Election Day, I'll continue to be out on the trail every day meeting with voters and working with grassroots volunteers from across the district who are spreading our positive message."
The poll showed that among men, McNerney leads by 2 points; among women, McNerney leads by a whopping 18 percentage points. Among voters age 18 to 49, McNerney leads by 5 points; while among voters age 50-plus, the congressman enjoys a 17 percentage point lead.
McNerney also leads Andal by single digits among white voters and by double-digits among minorities. Should minorities vote in smaller numbers than SurveyUSA here forecasts, McNerney's support may be overstated. The polling company also noted that early voting began in California on Oct. 6 and that among voters who have already cast ballots, the congressman leads by 11 percentage points.
The polling was conducted Tuesday and Wednesday of this week of 650 likely voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Im Not a Writer, just someone who wants change
Tonight I had a chance to attend the Tracy Press Candidate forum for the 2008 Mayoral Race, I was excited to see each of the Candidates speak on the issues that are on voters minds, Community activist Celeste Garamendi, Mayor Brent Ives and Councilwoman Evelyn Tolbert all showed up and were prepared for what looked to be a good debate. But truth is, by the end of it, I was left with a face similar to one of John McCain Debate 3 Proportions accompanied by the feeling of the short kid in class raising his hand. Left out and confused why.
It seems that our glorious 18 year mayor Brent Ives is completely out of touch with the needs of the youth of Tracy and can’t seem to grasp that the Tracy Ca of 2008 going into 2009 is NOT the same Tracy Mr. Ives was first elected to lead and Our City is going to keep changing. Tonight, when Garamendi expressed her view that Jobs should be the most important priority for Tracy in the next few years, Ives Responded by stating public safety is the most important priority to him. He then went through his stances on gang control and Police enforcement during his terms. A Very Respectable note to older voters, But something didn’t sound right to me as someone that sees what is happening out in the community. What I don’t think the mayor understands is Job Growth is one of the main factors to the rise in gangs, drug use and violence in Tracy, and the lack of Good paying jobs is a reason why the public won’t be safe. See, the Conservative “Trickle down Effect” might not work in economics all too well but The Trickle down cause and effect of Parents not being able to parent is real. The last 10-18 years under Ives and with Evelyn Tolbert has proved to me that they are not in step with the changing city’s Needs.
The Tale has been told so many and sadly too many times, Our Tracy parents needing to commute to the Pleasanton/Livermore area to work for the companies with good paying jobs, Yes Good paying jobs, not the mostly minimum wage jobs Mr. Ives is so proud of bringing to
Also I heard the incumbent politicians talking tonight about the after school programs, the sports, and even a mention of the Grande Theater programs as what they have for the youth (to everyone that is reading this, yes, they said The Grande Theater Programs, and yes, I was also confused on what they were talking about.). We need a place for teens to go and hang out, something to distract them from getting high and drunk, something that makes them feel a part of something not just some demographic of the population the City can throw a teen dance at then assume it will get them to feel included, and more importantly a place where they can and WANT to go. The City of Tracy and its mayor Brent Ives is completely lost on this. Nothing he said in his speeches tonight would make me think otherwise, same with Councilwomen Evelyn Tolbert, who gave an entire answer on what she would do for the kids without stating what she would do for the kids. Both Tolbert and Ives want to run for mayor on what they have done in the last 10 to 18yrs but what is sad is between the 10 to 18yrs they have had in the City’s government all I can see is 10 to 18yrs of abandonment of youth Culture and a complete failure to address the youth in a way that they will listen. We Need a Change!
Now to the gang problem, I will be the first one to say this with a hand over my heart, This Gang Unit that Tracy has come up with is another example how the city government has completely missed the point and is using force or hand when they need to use force of mind. The kids who fall into gang activity are not evil demons we need to exorcized out of the city by harassment and court cases. They are misguided members of the community that need to be cared for not just punished then swept under the rug. The gang wars will come harder now, With The rise in Various rival gangs moving to
The key is GOOD PAYING JOBS MAYOR! That will bring our Commuter parents home, help us get the younger citizens more in line and build up the family unit again. Because you have not brought these to
WE NEED CHANGE!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
GOP Ditches Andal
Politico reports “GOP ditches recruits to save incumbents” – Andal being dumped to save Lungren, Rohrabacher, Dreier and Bilbray?
Politico reports “GOP ditches recruits to save incumbents” – Andal being dumped to save Lungren, Rohrabacher, Dreier and Bilbray?
With Halloween right around the corner, it looks like the Republicans’ worst political nightmare is coming true. According to a report in Politico
Among the Republicans reported to be “fighting for their political lives” are four long-time members of California’s Republican Congressional Delegation: Dan Lungren, Dana Rohrabacher, David Dreier and Brian Bilbray. According to Politico, the news is especially bad for Lungren, who according to private polling leads his Democratic opponent Bill Durston by only three percentage points.
No matter how the GOP may spin it, it is never, ever a good sign when you have to spend precious campaign resources to protect incumbents who together have served nearly 70 years in Congress.
And looking further down the ballot – what does the fact that entrenched congressional Republicans are hanging on for dear life say about for California Republicans’ odds in key legislative races?
The Assembly districts within and surrounding Lungren’s congressional district (AD 10 and AD 26) will certainly benefit from voters’ desire for change and an end to politics as usual. The two Democratic Assembly candidates – Alyson Huber in the 10th and John Eisenhut in the 26th – offer new ideas and fresh perspectives that should carry them to victory in an election year when change is voters’ top priority. And with the other GOP members of Congress struggling to hold on, the same scenario is likely to benefit Democrats in legislative races near their districts.
A nightmare for the Republicans indeed.
VOTE!!:
President: Barack Obama/Joe Biden
State Senate: Lois Wolk
U.S House- Ca District 11: Jerry McNerney
Mayor of Tracy- Celeste Garamendi
Tracy City Council- Larry Gamino, Irene Sundberg
Tracy Unified School District Trustee- Walter Gouveia
BALLOT PROPOSITIONS:
[How I'M Voting]
1A: YES
2: YES
3: YES
4: NO
5: YES
6: NO
7: NO
8: NO
9: NO
10: YES
11: NO
12:YES
State Senate: Lois Wolk
U.S House- Ca District 11: Jerry McNerney
Mayor of Tracy- Celeste Garamendi
Tracy City Council- Larry Gamino, Irene Sundberg
Tracy Unified School District Trustee- Walter Gouveia
BALLOT PROPOSITIONS:
[How I'M Voting]
1A: YES
2: YES
3: YES
4: NO
5: YES
6: NO
7: NO
8: NO
9: NO
10: YES
11: NO
12:YES
McNERNEY V. ANDAL
Me and my friend David went to the Congressional Debate between Incumbent Democrat Jerry McNerney, and Stockton Business man Dean Andal. Right away I noticed the McNerney campaign was strong, Lawn Signs, Signs to hold and Giant campaign signs all outside ready to grab when the debate finished. Me and David took a seat, a little ways through an older lady sat next to me with her husband. She continued to say "LIAR" and "LIES" every time it was McNerney's chance to speak. As soon as there was a 60 Sec break me and David relocated ourselves to the opposite side of the building, Where we enjoyed the rest of the debate.
With all that said, here is the reason I wrote this in the first place. I just wanted to point out that Dean Andal is Just like every other rank and file conservative politician. I can't tell you how many times I've seen republicans use the whole "YOU DON'T SUPPORT THE TROOPS" When Democratics dont vote for Bills to fund troops without a time line to bring them home, For some reason they always leave out when the democrats vote for time lines in Bills to fund. It makes me so mad when Anyone of Any party questions someones support for the troops. Honestly It makes me Sick. Cherry Picking on both sides is my biggest pet peeve, makes me really want to run for office to be different. Time will tell...
OH and to Mr Andal...
MCNERNEY RECEIVES A+ ON VETS ISSUES
10-8-08
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerry McNerney (CA-11) announced that he received an A+ for his support for and work on behalf of our nation’s veterans in the 110th Congress.
The nonpartisan Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans for America (IAVA) Action Fund included the A+ grade for Rep. McNerney as part of its 2008 Congressional Report Card. According to IAVA Action Fund, legislators were graded based on their votes on legislation to expand veterans’ healthcare benefits, prevent veteran suicides and provide mental health treatment, and create a new G.I. Bill for the 21st Century.
“I am honored to receive this recognition. My dedication to serving our nation’s veterans is about doing the right thing for the men and women who wore the uniform of our country and put themselves in harm’s way,” Rep. McNerney said. “I will never forget the sacrifices they and their families have made and I will always fight for them.”
According to the IAVA web site, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is the nation's first and largest group dedicated to the Troops and Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the civilian supporters of those Troops and Veterans.
More information about the IAVA Action Fund 2008 Congressional Report Card can be found at www.veteranreportcard.com.
With all that said, here is the reason I wrote this in the first place. I just wanted to point out that Dean Andal is Just like every other rank and file conservative politician. I can't tell you how many times I've seen republicans use the whole "YOU DON'T SUPPORT THE TROOPS" When Democratics dont vote for Bills to fund troops without a time line to bring them home, For some reason they always leave out when the democrats vote for time lines in Bills to fund. It makes me so mad when Anyone of Any party questions someones support for the troops. Honestly It makes me Sick. Cherry Picking on both sides is my biggest pet peeve, makes me really want to run for office to be different. Time will tell...
OH and to Mr Andal...
MCNERNEY RECEIVES A+ ON VETS ISSUES
10-8-08
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerry McNerney (CA-11) announced that he received an A+ for his support for and work on behalf of our nation’s veterans in the 110th Congress.
The nonpartisan Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans for America (IAVA) Action Fund included the A+ grade for Rep. McNerney as part of its 2008 Congressional Report Card. According to IAVA Action Fund, legislators were graded based on their votes on legislation to expand veterans’ healthcare benefits, prevent veteran suicides and provide mental health treatment, and create a new G.I. Bill for the 21st Century.
“I am honored to receive this recognition. My dedication to serving our nation’s veterans is about doing the right thing for the men and women who wore the uniform of our country and put themselves in harm’s way,” Rep. McNerney said. “I will never forget the sacrifices they and their families have made and I will always fight for them.”
According to the IAVA web site, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is the nation's first and largest group dedicated to the Troops and Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the civilian supporters of those Troops and Veterans.
More information about the IAVA Action Fund 2008 Congressional Report Card can be found at www.veteranreportcard.com.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
STOCKTON RECORD ENDORSES MCNERNEY!
In two years, McNerney has worked on energy issues as well as health care, veterans affairs and education.
His reasonable and measured view that the nation should explore all forms of energy has only two conditions: Is it cost-effective? And will it hurt the environment? The nation can be weaned from foreign oil within 10 years, as Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has said, but "it would take a World War II-type effort."
McNerney also makes a compelling case for a national effort on health care, because its cost is strangling businesses and families alike.
[McNerney] has demonstrated a willingness to work both sides of the aisle, recognizing that cooperation among forceful moderates from both parties is the only way anything is going to change. He has been highly visible in the district. And he is fearless about meeting with groups who disagree with him, listening to them and explaining why he takes the positions he takes.
It only makes sense to return McNerney to office. His freshman term is nearly over, and his effectiveness as a moderate voice and as an advocate of the district should only increase.
Dean Andal
Women’s Issues
Andal's voting record on women's issues has been controversial in the past.
He was the only State Assembly member to vote against expanding the legal definition of rape to include situations in which women are unable to resist because they are intoxicated or under the influence of drugs. The bill passed on a 73-1 vote. (AB 85X, 8/31/94, Concurrence).
Andal had previously voted against preventing employers from requiring women to wear dresses to work. The bill passed on a 42-30 vote (AB 3672, 5/27/94).
On September 17, 2008 Senator Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro) and Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi (D-Hayward) sent an open letter to the women voters of the 11th Congressional District to call attention to Dean Andal’s extreme stance on women’s issues. The letter pointed out specific votes he cast during his tenure as an Assemblyman.
Criticisms
STOCKTON, CA – The League of Conservation Voters (LCV), which works to turn environmental values into national priorities, today added Dean Andal to its 2008 “Dirty Dozen” list.* Andal’s abysmal record on energy and environmental issues make him one of the worst candidates for federal office in the nation.
“Californians are paying over $4.50 per gallon for gasoline, and deserve a representative who will work to end our nation’s dependence on oil, and fight for alternative energy sources,” LCV Senior Vice President Tony Massaro said. “Andal has consistently voted against fuel efficiency programs and measures to slow global warming. His current proposals echo the failed policies of the Bush Administration that created the situation we’re in now. If elected, Andal will help the oil industry dismantle the laws that protect California’s coastline from oil spills from tankers and offshore drilling while doing nothing to reduce the price of gasoline.”
Andal, a developer in Stockton, received an embarrassing 9% lifetime score from the California League of Conservation Voters. His opponent, Representative Jerry McNerney, was a wind energy consultant who has voted in favor of clean energy and environmental protection nine times out of ten.**
“This year, Californians have a clear choice between a proven leader who has spent his life working to find alternative energy sources, and a developer who has habitually opposed clean energy,” Massaro continued.
Andal’s dirty record betrays his disingenuous pro-environment campaign rhetoric. During his time as state representative, Andal voted against legislation banning offshore drilling, and against another measure requiring oil companies to find a safe alternative to oil tankers which pose a serious danger to the coast. Furthermore, Andal routinely opposed legislation promoting fuel efficiency and cutting petroleum use, measures that would save consumers hundreds of dollars each year.
“Hints of scandal and one of the worst voting records on energy in California: Dean Andal’s doing the Pombo Mambo,” Massaro concluded.
*LCV's trademark "Dirty Dozen" program targets current and former members of Congress - regardless of party affiliation - who consistently vote against the environment and are running in races where LCV has a serious chance of affecting the outcome. Other 2008 members include Senator Mitch McConnell, Senator Mary Landrieu, former Congressman Bob Schaffer, Congressman Steve Pearce, Senator Jim Inhofe, Congressman Sam Graves and Senator Ted Stevens. The rest of the Dirty Dozen will be announced in the coming weeks.
**The non-partisan LCV Scorecard is a nationally accepted yardstick used to rate Members of Congress on conservation and clean energy issues. Based on key conservation votes in the House and Senate, it is often used by the media to quickly describe a Member's record. For more information, visit www.lcv.org/scorecard.
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