'Pay to play' concerns fueling Simon's gubernatorial hopes

The Contra Costa Times ^ | May. 19, 2002 | Sandy Kleffman

[d14truth]

"He's got to convince people that this issue has put him back in the game," said Bruce Cain, a UC Berkeley political science professor.

REWRITE: "He's(DAVIS') got to convince people that this issue has put him back in the game," said Bruce Cain, a UC Berkeley political science professor.

[d14truth]

"Many observers say the controversy came at just the right time for Simon, a Los Angeles businessman making his first bid for public office."

REWRITE: Many observers say the controversy came at just the right wrong time for Simon Davis, a Los Angeles businessman conflicted governor making his first excuses for the current $23.6 billion deficit, in his re-election bid for public office.

[Grampa Dave]

You have noticed that I have stayed from her name: Sherry Bebitch Jeffe. I haven't noted that Sherry is a BeBitch operative for Davis.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

bttt

[d14truth]

"Collaboration can be fun!"

Nice to get the 'right' side of an issue into black and white. The 'left side' keeps promoting 'Gray'.

[heleny]

Go here for the side by side comparison of this article and an alternative version.

How Easy Is It to Slant A News Report?
PascalFervor | May 22, 2002 | d14truth and Avoiding_Sulla
Posted on 5/22/02 11:10 PM Pacific by Avoiding_Sulla

This question was asked and answered by our contributors, a writer and editor from FreeRepublic.com.
We are reproducing it here as an educational benefit for our readers. Our contributors show us, by simply changing a few words and their slant, how easily is changed the bias.
Care was taken on their part not to alter or remove any quotes that were employed by the original reporter.
What were altered was some of the reporter's words and a good deal of the reporter's spin.
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[Southack]

I'm sure that you've noticed that the major media have frozen out the Green Party's gubernatorial candidate from getting ANY press.

Wouldn't want any Democrats defecting from the Plantation, after all...

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Had not noticed , very interesting!

[nimc]

We can sure help though!

Print a few of these to get disgruntled dems a hint of what to do with their vote.

[d14truth]

Thank you for 'linking' this the other way, heleny.

[d14truth]

Beautiful, the liberal option!!!

'The COLOR of what used to be YOUR money.'

[d14truth]

Can you get this onto the 'Green Party' website? Or better yet, DU?

[nimc]

I'd love to, but we have to make them think it was their idea.

[d14truth]

{;~)