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Odds and Ends 10/27

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Lots of stuff, let’s get to it.  Make sure you take a look at the videos. Teasers: A terrible fire, Obama-mania, Mehlman is watching you, Survey USA poll, VoteVets against Doolittle, Letterman on Schwarzenegger and more!

  • First, there’s a bad fire near Palm Springs. Four firefighters lost their lives fighting the blaze, which is believed to have been arson.  My sincere condolences go out to the families, firends and co-workers of the brave firemen. Let’s catch those bastards. Tough to transition to politics, but it must be done, so…
  • It’s Obama-time.
  • Arnold knows a lot about you. Does that scare you? Well, get used to it. It’s Ken Mehlman’s thing.  They get the vast voter file, make sure they know everything you buy (yeah, those grocery cards do something) and predict if you are their kind of voter.  Spooky, but it helps win elections…ick.
  • Prop 85 is cool, unless  you actually have, you know, bad or abusive parents.  And that never happens with pregnant teenagers; I’m certain there is no correlation there at all!  Naivete is great!
  • The O.C. really doesn’t learn its lesson.  They want to go back to Merrill Lynch, you know their broker when they went bankrupt.
  • Another day, another depressing poll (SurveyUSA). (h/t to cali_girl_in_texas) This one has Arnold up 55-37.  SurveyUSA has always had Arnold higher than the other polls.  I don’t know if they push leaners, but I’d suspect that’s the case b/c their undecideds (currently 8%) are lower than other polls. 
  • Also from that poll: Feinstein is up big over Mountjoy (59-33); it’s possible that she might get 60%.  Hey, maybe she can pull some people to the poll.  GO vote for DiFi! 
  • Also, Prop 86 continues to enjoy a slight lead (52-46).  BigTobacco has poured a lot of money into this one, but it’s always hard for a ciggy tax to lose.  This one will likely be close, but I expect it to pass by the skin of its chinny, chin, chin.
  • Over $500 million on this year’s election. That’s disgusting. It’s like the No on 89 Campaign is making the case in the other direction.  There is just a ridiculous amount of money floating around.  The only real winners? Consultants. Hey, how come I’m not getting some of that money! (In full disclosure, I suppose I do. But the amount of money I get for those ads -> … well, it barely pays for the hosting of the site)
  • ANSWER is having an anti-war rally in SF on Saturday. Hey, people, shouldn’t you “activists” be knocking on doors to get Pombo or Doolittle out of office. Wouldn’t that be a teensy-weensy bit more effective?  Can’t we have a rally on Nov. 8?

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  • VoteVets.org will be launching an ad against John Doolittle. Like their other ads, it really gets to the heart of the issues.  Doolittle raised his pay, but doesn’t help veterans.  Charlie Brown is a veteran and understands veteran issues.  He will actually vote for veterants, not just pay lip service. Here’s the video:
  •  And finally, a bit of fun. Here’s David Letterman’s Top Ten Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before Voting for Arnold Schwarzenegger:
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    Barack Obama to appear with Dem ticket at USC

    I just got a press release that the junior senator from Illinois, Barack Obama, will be appearing in LA with the California Democratic Statewide ticket.  Considering that Obama is now something of the rock star, this will be a great opportunity for press coverage.  In addition to Phil Angelides, other statewide candidates will be there as well.  John Garamendi, Debra Bowen, John Chiang and Cruz Bustamante will be in attendance.

    If you are in LA, the event will be on Friday 10/27 at 3PM at USC.  Full details are in the extended.

    SENATOR BARACK OBAMA TO JOIN ANGELIDES, VILLARAIGOSA AND STATEWIDE DEMOCRATS  TO RALLY CALIFORNIANS TO GET OUT THE VOTE

    LOS ANGELES — United States Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) will join Treasurer Phil Angelides, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, California Democratic Party Chairman Art Torres and California elected officials at a get-out-the-vote (GOTV) rally at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles on Friday.

    Elected officials also scheduled to attend include State Senate Pro Tem Don Perata, State Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante, Controller Steve Westly, State Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi, Board of Equalization member John Chiang and State Senator Debra Bowen.

    Illinois Senator Barack Obama was recently profiled as “the Fresh Face” of the political landscape in a Time magazine cover story and on Sunday’s Meet the Press said he is considering running for President in 2008.

    DATE/TIME:
    Friday, October 27, 2006 @ 3:00 PM

    LOCATION:
    University of Southern California
    Steps of the Doheny Memorial Library at Alumni Park
    3550 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089

    This is an outdoor rally.Parking Map available here: http://www.usc.edu/a….