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Posted on 06/18/2002 4:13:19 PM PDT by ElkGroveDan
Group formerly supported Davis
A nasty spat between Gov. Gray Davis' re-election campaign and a group of former law enforcement supporters erupted yesterday over the California Organization of Police and Sheriffs' endorsement of Republican nominee Bill Simon.
A war of words between Davis campaign manager Garry South and COPS officials culminated in a lively late afternoon news conference in San Diego dominated by a most unlikely topic for the straight-laced Simon campaign: horse manure, or a crude synonym to that effect.
Monty Holden, executive director of the group, said it's backing Simon because Davis has failed to live up to his commitment to support local law enforcement.
Officials said they had been subjected to harassment at the hands of the Davis campaign since word of the impending endorsement got out.
They produced a fax sent by South in late March to COPS president Kelley Moran threatening Holden's position on the Davis-appointed Police Officers Standards and Training commission.
"What is this horse----?!" South demanded. "Monty Holden declaring war through COPS on the governor of California – who only appointed him to POST – and pimping for Simon?"
"Has Holden lost his mind?" South continued. "If this reflects his sentiments, he needs to lose his job!"
COPS lobbyist Bill Hemby said South should watch his mail for a package of the substance in question.
"We have a fax from Mr. Garry South, who is the chief orchestrator of the governor's campaign, calling our executive director a pimp and the fact that we may be endorsing Bill Simon he called it horse----," said Hemby.
"Well, we're sending Garry South a box of horse manure to let him know that our endorsement of Bill Simon was not horse----, but what we're sending him is going to be."
South said COPS pulled its endorsement of Davis after trying unsuccessfully to shake the campaign down for $100,000 to buy onto a slate mailer before the primary election when the governor had no significant Democratic opposition.
"They're a bunch of money-grubbing mercenaries who sell out to the highest bidder, and we didn't play with them in the primary, so they got (ticked) off and went in the other direction," South said.
Hemby said the Davis campaign approached COPS about the mailer.
COPS claims to "represent" 5,000 law enforcement officers but is far smaller when it comes to dues-paying members.
A March memo from Holden to COPS directors circulated yesterday by the Davis campaign depicts a financially struggling organization that was losing members.
In the memo, Holden says a Simon endorsement would be "a huge recruiting tool" among Republican rank-and-file police officers.
That pretty much sums it up.
Cost of 1 bag of manure at Home Depot - $1.50
Cost of seeing Gray Davis' face as every CA FReeper mails a bag of manure to Davis - PRICELESS!
ROFL!!!
We need to start a fundraising pool to help out the Major West Coast Distributor!!!
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Now that the COPS have left Davis, we find out all about their numbers, nature and character from SS Trooper Herr South.
Hey, Liz, this is getting close to the rats turning on each other as their leader loses power. I still waiting for some sacrificed and fired rats to roll over and start knibbling on Davis's rat legs.
Don't you just love the sound of Rats devouring each other:
What is this horse----?!" South demanded. "Monty Holden declaring war through COPS on the governor of California – who only appointed him to POST – and pimping for Simon?"
"Has Holden lost his mind?" South continued. "If this reflects his sentiments, he needs to lose his job!"
COPS lobbyist Bill Hemby said South should watch his mail for a package of the substance in question.
"We have a fax from Mr. Garry South, who is the chief orchestrator of the governor's campaign, calling our executive director a pimp and the fact that we may be endorsing Bill Simon he called it horse----," said Hemby.
"Well, we're sending Garry South a box of horse manure to let him know that our endorsement of Bill Simon was not horse----, but what we're sending him is going to be." ----------------------------------------------------------
Remember you heard it first from Grampa Dave: The only reason people could ever like Davis is to receive money or a touch of his power. Without money and power, Davis is one of life's real losers unliked by all whom know him.
Well for one the story above WAS a Bill Simon event. It was a rolling press conference that was covered in every major paper in the state. He held press conferences in Burbank, Bakersfield, Fresno, Sacramento and Oakland.
Now if you are talking about TV commercials and the like, that has been discussed extensively on other threads. Patience, dear friends, patience. As they used to say, wait until you see the whites of their eyes...
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