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CA: Governor again cancels fund-raiser
Sac Bee ^
| 12/9/03
| Alexa H. Bluth
Posted on 12/09/2003 9:57:10 AM PST by NormsRevenge
Edited on 04/12/2004 6:01:58 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger canceled a Sacramento fund-raiser for the second time Monday in a move that critics believe was prompted by their plans to protest the event.
Spokeswoman Margita Thompson said the governor postponed the fund-raiser at the Sheraton Grand, which was to be hosted by Stockton developer Alex Spanos, because of ongoing budget talks with lawmakers.
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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: calgov2002; cancels; fundraiser; governor; knife; schwarzenegger
To: *calgov2002
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posted on
12/09/2003 9:57:46 AM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi)
To: NormsRevenge
Lol, people with too much time on their hands :-)
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posted on
12/09/2003 10:08:36 AM PST
by
TheSpottedOwl
(I'd rather have dead rats in my walls, than Hillary for President.,)
To: NormsRevenge
Business as usual in Sacramento.
Was there ever a poltician who even kept his campaign promises? I doubt it.
To: Amerigomag
What does "The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumers Rights " have to do with how a candidate pays his campaign bills ?
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posted on
12/12/2003 5:08:49 AM PST
by
RS
(nc)
To: RS
What does "The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumers Rights " have to do with how a candidate pays his campaign bills ?Here's their info page.
The 4th hyperlink down is titled "Holding Politicians Accountable". It would appear that their interest has more to do with their preception that a camapign promise was broken than the fundrasing event itself.
To: Amerigomag
"It would appear that their interest has more to do with their preception that a camapign promise was broken than the fundrasing event itself."
Yeah, I guess that could steretch to fit, but I wonder how many grants and things they apply for based on their start as what appeared to be a consumer advocacy group... sure sounds like bait and switch to me...
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posted on
12/12/2003 10:31:08 PM PST
by
RS
(nc)
To: RS
sure sounds like bait and switch to me...Bingo
Wonder how much of this goes on? Probably 5% of the fedreal budget.
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