Thursday, October 12, 2006
Elephants On Parade In My Mailbox & Post Office Box Facades
Another day, another mailbox stuffed with campaign flyers. If
I could figure a way to gather all this stuff up, I bet I could
make a mountain of money on November 8th selling it as compost.
Today it was elephants on parade. For the second time, flyers for Wendy Leece and her benefactor, Allan Mansoor, appeared together at my home. This time, though, each had the big, round logo of the Republican Party of Orange County, including the red, white and blue image of the elephant, stating they were "Officially Endorsed". Big whoop!
As I looked at the vacuous campaign statements - none with specifics, just glowing "Mom and Apple Pie" kind of stuff used only to attract a voter who won't ask many questions - I had to chuckle. Every single candidate who spoke at the first candidate forum I attended said the same thing - who wouldn't?
I scanned down the lists of endorsers on these two flyers and found only a very few who could actually vote in Costa Mesa. The rest were Republican Party officials, intent on bolstering their "immigration poster boy" - probably for higher office in four years, once he's managed to totally destroy Costa Mesa. As a Republican in Orange County, I have to say that these guys sure don't represent my views in this election.
Of course, smiling out from each was Dana Rohrabacher, surfer dude, father of triplets and occasional Congressman. His biography tells us he served as Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan. I'll bet old Ronnie is spinning in his grave at the thought of Rohrabacher supporting Mansoor - a man whose "strong suite" over the past four years has been his demonstrated ability to divide this city. And, naturally, Rohrabacher has to support Leece, too, since she's virtually become part of Mansoor's anatomy for the duration of the campaign.
Contrast those flyers with another I received today for candidate Bruce Garlich, which included twenty items on a partial list of his service to this community over the past 35 years. Add to that his list of endorsers on the back of the flyer that is like reading a Who's Who of current and former Newport-Mesa officials, including council members, mayors, school board trustees, etc. There is also a long list of residents and business owners who live and/or work in Costa Mesa.
Of course, included on his list of endorsers are the two public safety organizations in Costa Mesa - the people who really understand what it's like to be on the front lines to protect our lives. Those brave men and women have chosen to support Garlich and Mike Scheafer because they feel those two candidates understand what public safety means and needs in Costa Mesa.
When you compare the three flyers, it's easy to see who really represents all the people of this city.
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As an aside, has anyone else noticed that, of all the six candidates running for City Council in Costa Mesa this year, only Mike Scheafer and Bruce Garlich provide their home addresses? The remaining four list only post office boxes somewhere in the city. I guess we can assume they either live in those little spaces or are using them as a facade for some reason. Curious, wouldn't you say?
11:58 pm pdt
Today it was elephants on parade. For the second time, flyers for Wendy Leece and her benefactor, Allan Mansoor, appeared together at my home. This time, though, each had the big, round logo of the Republican Party of Orange County, including the red, white and blue image of the elephant, stating they were "Officially Endorsed". Big whoop!
As I looked at the vacuous campaign statements - none with specifics, just glowing "Mom and Apple Pie" kind of stuff used only to attract a voter who won't ask many questions - I had to chuckle. Every single candidate who spoke at the first candidate forum I attended said the same thing - who wouldn't?
I scanned down the lists of endorsers on these two flyers and found only a very few who could actually vote in Costa Mesa. The rest were Republican Party officials, intent on bolstering their "immigration poster boy" - probably for higher office in four years, once he's managed to totally destroy Costa Mesa. As a Republican in Orange County, I have to say that these guys sure don't represent my views in this election.
Of course, smiling out from each was Dana Rohrabacher, surfer dude, father of triplets and occasional Congressman. His biography tells us he served as Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan. I'll bet old Ronnie is spinning in his grave at the thought of Rohrabacher supporting Mansoor - a man whose "strong suite" over the past four years has been his demonstrated ability to divide this city. And, naturally, Rohrabacher has to support Leece, too, since she's virtually become part of Mansoor's anatomy for the duration of the campaign.
Contrast those flyers with another I received today for candidate Bruce Garlich, which included twenty items on a partial list of his service to this community over the past 35 years. Add to that his list of endorsers on the back of the flyer that is like reading a Who's Who of current and former Newport-Mesa officials, including council members, mayors, school board trustees, etc. There is also a long list of residents and business owners who live and/or work in Costa Mesa.
Of course, included on his list of endorsers are the two public safety organizations in Costa Mesa - the people who really understand what it's like to be on the front lines to protect our lives. Those brave men and women have chosen to support Garlich and Mike Scheafer because they feel those two candidates understand what public safety means and needs in Costa Mesa.
When you compare the three flyers, it's easy to see who really represents all the people of this city.
***
As an aside, has anyone else noticed that, of all the six candidates running for City Council in Costa Mesa this year, only Mike Scheafer and Bruce Garlich provide their home addresses? The remaining four list only post office boxes somewhere in the city. I guess we can assume they either live in those little spaces or are using them as a facade for some reason. Curious, wouldn't you say?
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