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Red Herring Politics
RealClearPolitics ^ | 10/4/2010 | Thomas Sowell

Posted on 10/06/2010 5:48:07 PM PDT by Randy Larsen

In an election year, this is the time for an "October surprise"-- some sensational, and usually irrelevant, revelation to distract the voters from serious issues. This year, there are October surprises from coast to coast. There are a lot of incumbents who don't want to discuss serious issues-- especially their own track records.

This year's October surprise that is getting the biggest play in the media is the revelation that California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman once employed a housekeeper-- at $23 an hour -- who turned out to be an illegal immigrant. It is great political theater, with activist lawyer Gloria Allred putting her arm protectively around the unhappy-looking woman.

(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: california
For those of us who remember the days of Rose Bird, a Brown appointee who helped overturn the death penalty of Charles Manson and his followers to life in prison with parole!

Refresh your memories here!

1 posted on 10/06/2010 5:48:09 PM PDT by Randy Larsen
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To: SierraWasp; calcowgirl

PING!


2 posted on 10/06/2010 5:56:29 PM PDT by Randy Larsen ( BTW, If I offend you! Please let me know, I may want to offend you again!(FR #1690))
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To: Randy Larsen

Yes! How well I rember!! Thanks!!!


3 posted on 10/11/2010 11:44:50 PM PDT by SierraWasp ("Contempt of Congress?" Forget it! I'm in contempt of government! All illegitimate levels!!!)
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