Monday, October 9, 2006
Wendy's Web Site (Such As It Is) Reappears
Well, I'm thrilled to pieces to report that Wendy Leece has
finally gotten her web site up and operating again, more or
less. I've kept the link to her blank page bookmarked, just in
case, and tonight I found something there.
I was surprised when "treated" to an audio fanfare when the page appeared. The fanfare, which sounds each time you change to another page, gets really old, really quick.
Anyhow, the Home page greets you with the fanfare and the smiling faces of Leece and her benefactor (and contributor of $5,000 to her campaign) Allan Mansoor. The centerpiece of the Home page is Mansoor's endorsement of Leece. Funny, I kind of expected some kind of a statement of her views, not his. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that he's doing all the talking on her web page, though, since she just stuck herself to his campaign like a barnacle and is letting him call the shots.
So, in search of her views I clicked on the link marked "Issues", which materialized accompanied by that obnoxious fanfare again, only to find that no "Issues" are available at this time. Hmmm. That's funny. I thought for sure that she had some issues to talk about. No, wait - those were the mayor's issues I remember - she just sits there and nods her head as he presents them.
So, back I go to the Home page - and that darned fanfare again - and looked for other pearls to share. Nothing under "Endorsements". Nothing under "Latest News". Heck, even her "Contribute to the Campaign" link is still a work in progress! But, then, since the mayor seems to be underwriting her campaign, maybe she doesn't need much in the way of contributions.
On that subject, today I made my way over to City Hall today and snagged the campaign financial disclosure (Form 460) information for all the candidates and political action committees involved this time around. A quick scan of Wendy's form reveals that 55% of her contributors do not have a Costa Mesa address. So, like her benefactor, she's depending on individuals and organizations from outside our city to fund her campaign.
I guess there's really no rush for her to get her web site up and running again. After all, as the counter at the top of her Home page tells us, there are 28 days remaining to the election. She really didn't have to bother with this one, since she's a feature on the mayor's web site.
The next four weeks are really going to be interesting. Between now and the end of the month there will be three more candidate forums, at which each of the six candidates will have a chance to either impress you or stumble for all to see. The first of these will be Wednesday, October 18th, at the City Hall council chambers and, I've been led to believe, will be televised live on Costa Mesa TV - Channel 24. That one should be worth the price of admission.
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I was surprised when "treated" to an audio fanfare when the page appeared. The fanfare, which sounds each time you change to another page, gets really old, really quick.
Anyhow, the Home page greets you with the fanfare and the smiling faces of Leece and her benefactor (and contributor of $5,000 to her campaign) Allan Mansoor. The centerpiece of the Home page is Mansoor's endorsement of Leece. Funny, I kind of expected some kind of a statement of her views, not his. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that he's doing all the talking on her web page, though, since she just stuck herself to his campaign like a barnacle and is letting him call the shots.
So, in search of her views I clicked on the link marked "Issues", which materialized accompanied by that obnoxious fanfare again, only to find that no "Issues" are available at this time. Hmmm. That's funny. I thought for sure that she had some issues to talk about. No, wait - those were the mayor's issues I remember - she just sits there and nods her head as he presents them.
So, back I go to the Home page - and that darned fanfare again - and looked for other pearls to share. Nothing under "Endorsements". Nothing under "Latest News". Heck, even her "Contribute to the Campaign" link is still a work in progress! But, then, since the mayor seems to be underwriting her campaign, maybe she doesn't need much in the way of contributions.
On that subject, today I made my way over to City Hall today and snagged the campaign financial disclosure (Form 460) information for all the candidates and political action committees involved this time around. A quick scan of Wendy's form reveals that 55% of her contributors do not have a Costa Mesa address. So, like her benefactor, she's depending on individuals and organizations from outside our city to fund her campaign.
I guess there's really no rush for her to get her web site up and running again. After all, as the counter at the top of her Home page tells us, there are 28 days remaining to the election. She really didn't have to bother with this one, since she's a feature on the mayor's web site.
The next four weeks are really going to be interesting. Between now and the end of the month there will be three more candidate forums, at which each of the six candidates will have a chance to either impress you or stumble for all to see. The first of these will be Wednesday, October 18th, at the City Hall council chambers and, I've been led to believe, will be televised live on Costa Mesa TV - Channel 24. That one should be worth the price of admission.
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