Posted on 10/10/2002 4:27:46 AM PDT by RonDog
Edited on 04/13/2004 3:29:49 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The quote below from Theodore Roosevelt should be posted after every whine and stab in the back reply posted by these losers in life:
It is not the critic who counts, not the one who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcomings, who knows the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at best knows in the end the high achievement of triumph and who at worst, if he fails while daring greatly, knows his place shall never be with those timid and cold souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
There is only one thing worse in this world than rats, those are the phoney conservatives who spend every waking moment condemning republicans, President Bush and in this case Bill Simon.
These losers in life practice the same political actions practiced in Germany in the late 1920's and in the 1930's. If you can't win elections via the votes, be a political thug and intimidate people and electronically lynch legitimate republican candidates and office holders.
Actually, I don't give Davis credit for that kind of creativity; Pete Wilson was pretty good at the same game. Davis is just more blatant about it.
You don't think the Slave Party has the balls to pull a Torridchili and whip Crux Bustamentalcase into the Governor's chair at this late date, do you?
(Please don't say so, I want to keep my illusions!)
If Simon gets a hold of the Nathanson letter, he'd better keep holding it until it's too late to make the switch!
Articles posted earlier today claim that it was in the private home of a Davis backer.
Thanks for your post # 5. I love that story!And, from the REST of that story, FReepers are Patton's Third Army...
See also:1944: Forces from the United States Third Army under General Patton punch through the last German resistance around Bastogne, relieving the "Screaming Eagles" of the 101st Airborne Division and the units of the 10th Armored Division that have held the town against all Nazi attacks since mid-December. In their final push to relieve Bastogne, Patton's men have traveled 150 miles under heavy fire in nineteen hours.
VIDEO): Dump Davis Freep featuring the eGray Hooker and a cast of dozens - October 5, 2002
amazing.com ^ | 10/08/2002 | David H Dennis (that's me!)
Posted on 10/08/2002 7:15 PM Pacific by daviddennis
On Saturday, October 5, the eGray Hooker, Steve the Chickenman, and a cast of dozens appeared to freep the hapless Governor Gray Davis and Hillary Clinton in their union-sponsored appearance at the Century Plaza Hotel in Century City. Freepers were joined by a wonderfully high-energy bunch of San Diego students for the ultimate freep experience
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The death blow came Wednesday when Davis' staff tracked down the private Santa Monica home where the governor posed for pictures with a campaign contributor. The positive identification of the home by the host of the 1998 event rebuffed the Simon campaign allegation that the photos of Davis accepting a check were taken in the state Capitol, which would have been a violation of state law.
The house, with an abstract painting by artist David Amico, belonged in 1998 to Bruce Karatz, chairman and CEO of KB Home. The company was then called Kaufman and Broad. In the photos, "the door behind Gray leads into his (Karatz') den," said company vice president Larry Gotlieb. "(Karatz) recognized the door that leads into his den and he recognized the Amico painting."
Karatz has since sold the 8,451-square-foot house. But Gotlieb said Karatz still owns the distinctive painting that is shown in the photos. Gotlieb said Karatz hosted a campaign meeting on the morning of Jan. 31, 1998, the day the photos were taken. Gotlieb said he also attended the meeting.
Further supporting the Davis' account, campaign records filed with the secretary of state show that Kaufman and Broad gave Davis a $1,663 non-monetary contribution by hosting a "breakfast meeting" that morning.
Interesting point about his military service which I was unaware of.
Excerpt from the Gray Davis official bios:
"He entered active duty in the U.S. Army in 1967, rising to the rank of captain while serving in Vietnam in 1968-69. In Vietnam he earned the Bronze Star for meritorious service. He is a life member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
My impression of him as a lightweight is merely based on the few times I have seen him on TV and obviously I was somewhat disgusted with his sleazy pandering and self-serving persona. Notwithstanding his military service, I'm still somewhat unimpressed with his gravitas and his corrupt nature can probably be exploited with the right approach. I'll readily admit that I'm doubtful that Simon is capable or competent enough to accomplish this. Anyone as corrupt as Davis is definitely vulnerable to a direct confrontation and the opportunity exists for the right opponent.
I'm not a California resident and can only extend my best wishes that your candidate can rise up to this challenge.
Best of luck to my fellow Freepers and all conservatives in your state.
They should be shot. I fail to see how the campaign could possibly have been run any worse. Simon was always on the defensive. His positions flip-flopped and were not well established before release. He went after small electoral segments at the expense of much larger ones. Pathetic is the operative word. It's so bad, it's like they were on Davis' payroll. Hopefully they are blacklisted as traitors and never work again.
Just for the sake of documentation... here's the LA County Property Tax Assessment map for this property (which MAY be the one Mr. Karatz refers to). The property i question is Lot 16.
Here is an overhead shot of the area from Terraserver.Microsoft.Com
If there is a UCLA Freeper who can drive a few miles down San Vicente and if this not gated, then you can snap a digital photo of the area and compare.
Exactly...now the painting has been found, but apparently it is "moveable", since:
Karatz has since sold the 8,451-square-foot house. But Gotlieb said Karatz still owns the distinctive painting that is shown in the photos.
Therefore, the painting could have been hanging just about anywhere in 1998, and we have only Karatz's word (he the beneficiary of the "kick-front")that in fact the photo is of the interior of his previous residence. To prove his veracity:
we need a high resolution scan of the view over Lt. Gov. Davis' right shoulder.
Or perhaps more "corroborating photos" of the house, its surroundings, and the campaign event in question. Do we see Davis et. al. offering this proof?!
Seriesly, Simon needs to hammer Davis on kick-fronts and other of his mendacious and quite likely illegal political practices, but it's nice to have a "conspiracy theory" to go along with it...and after all, who knows? ;)
Where was all this "righteous indignation" when Gray Out called Simon a criminal as a result of the unfounded verdict against Simon's company? The verdict was later thrown out, but did Davis apologize or drop out of the race? Of course not.
In fact, Davis continued to play the ads!!!
You can't outslime the master. Just because Simon impetuously walked into this situation doesn't mean he is an idiot, or not fit to govern. It does show, however, that he is not equipped to 'campaign' at this level.
Meanwhile, it's now revealed that Simon has paid COPS and an affiliated consulting firm to the tune of $444,000.
One of the other threads for this story had a good blow-up of the window. You can't see a golf course, but you can see an ivy-covered garden wall just a few feet outside the window. It always looked more like a residential setting than any sort of government building.
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