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CA-36: GAME-CHANGER! L.A. Station’s Report Destroys Democrat Janice Hahn

Posted on | July 7, 2011 | 56 Comments

When Janice Hahn’s lawyers sent a cease-and-desist letter to KTTV Fox 11 — trying to stop the Los Angeles station from following up on its 2008 investigation of Hahn’s controversial “gang intervention” progam — they probably didn’t expect this. “Large mistake, madame,” says the award-winning Ace of Spades. Because KTTV and Chris Blatchford not only stood by their original coverage, they followed up with an in-depth eight-minute report that devastates Hahn’s credibility:

The special election is Tuesday, and so the final weekend of the campaign is going to be all about Hahn’s gang-bangers.

Da Tech Guy is on the story.

The Lonely Conservative is on the story.

Bob Belvedere at Camp of the Saints is on the story.

Bryan Preston at PJ Tatler is on the story.

Every blogger’s on it now, or they’ll be on it soon. There is an Army of Davids on the march. We buy our pixels by the metric ton, and this story is likely to dominate the news right up until Election Day. So if by some miracle Janice Hahn loses this otherwise “safe” Democrat seat . . .

Hey, remember that “offensive” ad from Ladd Ehlinger Jr. that every officlal Republican denounced? It worked.

It worked like a $3,000 Swiss watch. Slate’s Dave Weigel explains:

But had the ad never run, is it likely that Fox11 would have revisited its 2008 report on Hahn’s gang rehabilitation program? A report that ends with the anchor telling voters that she dodged their questions and sent them a cease and desist letter?
This is actually how “offensive” ads often work; it’s how the “Willie Horton” ad worked. The campaign distances itself from the imagery (and Huey really had nothing to do with Ladd Ehlinger, Jr’s latest opus) but the question is begged.

Rock on, Ladd.

UPDATE: National Journal has a comprehensive report on the 36th District special election, with this important quote:

NRCC communications director Paul Lindsay said “these new allegations prove that Janice Hahn’s disturbing ties to gang members threaten what once was considered a guaranteed victory for Democrats in a deep-blue district.”

And dude: She’s broke. Busted. Pissed away a million dollars on post cards.

“Buh-bye, Janice!”

UPDATE II: The Pro from Poca: “A Republican win in a congressional race in California?” Believe it, baby!

UPDATE III: Andrew Breitbart’s got the video.

Fox Nation is on the story and — what did I tell you? — Army of Davids, baby!

UPDATE IV: Mike Flynn at BigGovernment.com on Hahn’s idiotic legal threats against KTTV:

This isn’t just dumb, this is a terrible, horrible, no-good, very-bad-day kind of dumb.
Now, the 36th is a Democrat district and I can’t overstate that this is in California. Still, this has to be beyond the pale even for California voters.

Stephen Tawney at The American Pundit is also on the story.

UPDATE V: Welcome, Instapundit readers and, yeah — this isn’t about Jessica Hahn, the chick who did Jim Bakker and also later was Sam Kinison’s girlfriend.

UPDATE VI: Linked by Aleister at American Glob — thanks!


Category: California, Crime, Democrats, Election, Video

Everything You Will Ever Need to Know About ‘Political Communication Strategy’

Posted on | July 7, 2011 | 7 Comments

“Total candor with the press — or anyone else, for that matter — is not one of the traits most presidential candidates find entirely desirable in their key staff people. Skilled professional liars are as much in demand in politics as they are in the advertising business . . . and the main function of any candidate’s press secretary is to make sure the press gets nothing but upbeat news. There is no point, after all, in calling a press conference to announce that nobody on the staff will be paid this month because three or four of your largest financial backers just called to say they are pulling out and abandoning all hope of victory.
“When something like this happens to you, quickly lock all the doors and send your press secretary out to start whispering, off the record, that your opponent’s California campaign coordinator just called to ask for a job.
“This kind of devious bullshit is standard procedure in most campaigns. Everybody is presumed to understand it — even the reporters who can’t keep a straight face when they’re jotting it all down for page one of the early edition . . .”
— Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail ‘72

Category: Books, Election, Journalism, Politics

Trek Pussy: The Final Frontier In Disaffected Obama Supporters

Posted on | July 7, 2011 | 16 Comments

by Smitty (h/t Miss Cellania)

Ensign Generic knew that no good could come of the meeting with Valerie Jarrett to discuss the bailout for the Star Trek Pussy Union. Quietly, he cursed Andy Stern for suggesting the meeting, red shirt, and idea of supporting the administration in the first place.

Reference

Category: Barack Obama, Unions

SHOCKING REPUBLICAN SCANDAL!

Posted on | July 7, 2011 | 20 Comments

EXCLUSIVE — Major news organizations were scrambling Thursday to confirm allegations of one of the most bizarre scandals in the entire history of the Republican Party, sources say.

“It’s incredible,” one GOP operative said, describing the desperate attempts by investigative journalists to confirm the shocking rumors that began swirling via e-mail about a sordid fundraising scam by a mysterious right-wing organization believed to be located in Masschusetts, known only as “American Glob.”

The Massachusetts connection led many reporters to assume that Republican front-runner Mitt Romney was behind the shadowy group. However, two independent sources confirmed that several organizers for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin were Read more

Category: Scandal

Democrats to America: ‘Sucks to Be You!’

Posted on | July 7, 2011 | 12 Comments

“Did you get an 8% salary increase this year? I don’t think I know anyone who did. Then again, I don’t know anyone who works for President Obama. They have it really good, even better than they had it last year . . .”

Category: Barack Obama, Economics, The Lonely Conservative

Obama: ‘Hey, Grandma, There’s Still Room for You Under This Bus!’

Posted on | July 7, 2011 | 17 Comments

Or, “They Told Glenn Reynolds if He Voted for John McCain, We’d Have a President Cutting Benefits for Senior Citizens — and They Were Right!”

President Obama is pressing congressional leaders to consider a far-reaching debt-reduction plan that would force Democrats to accept major changes to Social Security and Medicare in exchange for Republican support for fresh tax revenue.

This is simply stunning: Obama has apparently decided that his main goal in this negotiation is to increase taxes by any means necessary, so that “fresh tax revenue” is the one point he will not cede, even if it means abandoning the Democrats’ claim as the party of Social Security.

Oliver Willis is shocked and demands a filibuster to stop any deal on Social Security, inspiring mockery from Donald Douglas. But let me just point out: If Obama’s lost Oliver Willis . . .

Category: Barack Obama, Budget, Taxes

NC-13: Nathan Tabor for Congress

Posted on | July 7, 2011 | 6 Comments

A good friend of mine tosses his hat into the ring to take on Democrat Rep. Brad Miller in North Carolina’s newly re-drawn 13th District, sending this e-mail to supporters:

Dear Friend,
Several months ago, running for public office was the furthest thing from my mind. Then I was approached by several folks who started discussing the “what if’s” of the new Congressional District maps. After seeing the maps on Friday, I’ve decided that with the current economic and social crisis destroying our great nation, now is the time to run for the North Carolina 13th Congressional District.
The deciding factors for my decision to run for Congress were: the direction the nation has taken under the Obama Administration and the Democrats in both houses of Congress, and the need to return to conservative values that buttress a capitalist system that can create opportunities for every American.
My main focus will be jobs, jobs, jobs. We must cut taxes and regulations on business owners, and we must lower our dependency on foreign oil. We must also reestablish the moral fiber of our society.
It’s time for principled leadership in Washington that follows the Constitution.
You have my word that I will work hard during this campaign. I want to hear your thoughts, concerns and questions. I want to earn your prayers, support and vote. . . .
Conservatively Yours,
Nathan Tabor

Nathan is a businessman with extraordinary New Media savvy, having run the Web design firm TCV Media and a successful news and opinion site, The Conservative Voice, which he subsequently sold to Salem Communications, which merged it into Townhall.com. Nathan is the author of The Beast on the East River: The U.N.’s Threat to America’s Sovereignty, and I’ve known him and his lovely wife Jordan since we met at a CPAC reception in 2007. You can read his biography here.

Keeping up the conservative momentum from 2010 means challenging vulnerable incumbent Democrats with strong Republican candidates. Re-districting makes Brad Miller vulnerable, and Tabor is certainly a strong challenger. He’s also my friend.

I’m proud to support Nathan’s campaign, and I hope you will, too.

NATHAN TABOR for U.S. CONGRESS

Category: Congress, Election 2012, North Carolina

LIVE AT FIVE – 07.07.11

Posted on | July 7, 2011 | 3 Comments

TOP NEWS
GOP Signals Flexibility On Obama Deficit Plan

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor

Loophole closures must be matched by offsetting tax cuts, Cantor says

Female Grizzly Kills Yellowstone Hiker
Not a Sarah Palin story

No Stone Left Unthrown In Direction Of Rupert Murdoch
Labour, Tory MPs condemn behavior of Murdochs’ media empire as phone scandal continues to grow





Latest Threat: Surgically Implanted Bombs?
DHS warns airlines of fresh splodeydope interest in method



POLITICS
ATF Head Implicates FBI, DEA In Gunwalker Scandal

Acting ATF head Kenneth Melson

FBI, DEA kept ATF in the dark about cartel members’ informant status

Court Forces End To Military Gay Discharges In Advance of DADT Repeal Effective Date


Mitt Taps Disgruntled Wall Street Donors, Leads Cash Race

It’ll Be Palin v. Potter Next Week At The Box Office

House And Senate Panels Take Up Three Trade Bills



THE ECONOMY, STUPID
ECB’s Trichet Fights A War On Two Fronts
Stocks, Metals Advance On PRC Rates Outlook
Mexico Suspends Punitive Tariffs As Truck Programs Begin
Crude Prices Up As US Inventory Shrinks
US Stocks Advance As Euro Weakens; Treasuries Gain
Facebook, Skype Launch Video Chat
The Apps That Eat Your Wireless Data
Amazon Cloud Player Adds Unlimited Storage
Apple Seeks Ban On Import Of Samsung Phones & Tablets



SPORTS
Annual Running Of The Bulls Kicks Off In Pamplona

Thousands pack the main square in Pamplona waiting for feast to officially begin

No death, only one injury in annual rite

Jeter Close To 3000 As Yanks Head Home After Another Loss To Tribe

Poor Dodgers: Team Drops Fifth In A Row, This Time To Mets


Not Much Love For Clemens From Jury Pool

Canadian Doctor To Star Athletes Pleads Guilty To HGH Smuggling

Schierholtz Homers In 14th For Giants Win

Former UNLV Hoops Star Armen Gilliam Dies, 47

ROK Expects Huge Economic Boost From 2018 Winter Olympics

Errors Lead Pirates To 8-2 Loss As Astros Avoid Sweep

Two Blasts And A Bunt Lift Nationals To 5-4 Win



FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS
Natalie Portman Names Son Alef

Natalie and hubby in New York

So what’s in a name?

Vivid Prez: Casey Anthony Could Be XXX Star

Charlie Sheen’s New Show: “Anger Management”
(No, Really)

“Glee” Wants Chord Overstreet Back

Lindsay Lohan Returns To Form In Vanity Fair Italy Shoot

Keri Russell Pregnant With Second Child

Done Deal! James Spader Joins “The Office”


Taylor Swift Cancels Shows Due To Illness

Taylor Lautner Stars In “Field Of Dreams 2” Spoof

Oprah Winfrey’s New Role: High School Teacher

Spike Lee In Talks To Direct “Oldboy” Remake
Ugh, no. 🙁



FOREIGNERS
PRC Insists Jiang Zemin Not Dead Yet
Can South Sudan Limit Internal Strife?
Taliban Refutes Claims Of Peace Talks
Dozens Arrested Ahead Of Syrian “Reform” Summit
Greece Offers Aid After Flotilla Banned
Israel Braces For Arrival Of Pro-Palestinian Activists At Airport As Flotilla Plans Run Aground



BLOGS & STUFF
American Power: Obama Proposes Social Security Cuts
Weasel Zippers: Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC) Floats Impeachment If Obama Usurps Congressional Authority On Debt Limit
Allahpundit: Bachmann Within Single Digits Of Romney In New Hampshire?
Confederate Yankee: Blowing Gunwalker Wide Open
Lonely Conservative: Your Tax Dollars At Work Bullying People On Twitter
Michelle Malkin: All The President’s High-Paid “Engagers”
Atlas Shrugs: US Takes Israel Off Terror List, DHS Blames “Inaccurate Information”
Jawa Report: UNHRC’s Richard Falk Posts Anti-Semitic Cartoon, Forgets That Internet Doesn’t Forget
John Stossel: The College Scam
Hit & Run: The High Price Of A Stimulus Success
Ed Driscoll: California Finally Focuses On Solving The Big Issues
Sister Toldjah: Our Race-Baiting First Black President

— compiled by Wombat-socho

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