Thursday, November 3, 2005

Calif Election Special FEATURED ARTICLES - No in November to Arnold's Groping:  A Short Animation From Arnoldwatch - Vote "No in November", Arnoldwatch - 'No' Vote is Powerful only If You Cast It, SF Chronicle - The Secret Force Behind the Propositions, LA Times 2 QUOTES: "Any of those kinds of real big, powerful special interests, if you take money from them, you owe them something...I don't have to take money from anybody. I have plenty of money." - - Candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger (During the recall election) "We would have appreciated if he would have done his fundraising after the Nov. 8 election, because you know we need now all the money in the world." - - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (Oct 20, 2005 speaking of W's recent Bev Hills fundraiser) RHINO HERE: Greetings! 5 Days and counting Until the California Election! Rhino sez, "Nix the 6 (Vote no on 73- 78) Or... Vote no down the line until you get to 79! " Whatever the method for remembering, we all must vote and make sure our friends, neighbors, family vote too. This election is not just about California, it is about our nation. The ripple effect of some of these propositions will be disastrous. Let's keep California Blue so that in 2006 and 2008 we can turn Congress and the White House Blue too! (o/)(o/)(o/) No in November to Arnold's Groping Arnoldwatch Watch a short animation about the Gov's Nov. 8th ballot measures. Arnold propositions Minerva in the State Seal and, with the help of California's Bear, she defends herself against Arnold's advances. SEE IT AT:  http://www.arnoldwatch.org (o/)(o/)(o/) Vote "No in November" No On Prop 73 Buried in his Deceptive Constitutional Amendment is Fine Print Which Will Undermine Legal Rights Under Roe v. Wade No On Prop 74 Don‚t Let Arnold Punish the Parents and Teachers Who Stood Up to Him No On Prop 75 Don't Let the Governor Use the Initiative Process to Shut Up Nurses, Firefighters, Cops and Teachers No On Prop 76 Stop the Gov's Budget Power Grab & Save Education Funding No On Prop 77 Stop Arnold's Partisan Redistricting Power Grab to Win More Legislative Seats No On Prop 78 Stop the Drug Companies' Phony Plan that Will Lead to Higher Prices for Prescription Drugs MORE INFO AT:  http://www.arnoldwatch.org (o/)(o/)(o/) 'No' Vote is Powerful Only If You Cast It by Jamie Court,  SF Chronicle, October 30, 2005 Nurses, firefighters, cops, teachers and Planned Parenthood have called upon California's progressive voters to just say no to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger-backed ballot measures in the Nov. 8 special election. The problem for them is that getting out the public for a "no vote" is like turning vegans out for dinner at Harris' Steak House. Abstinence seems to be the only sensible course when there's nothing for you on the menu. But the main power of voters in the ballot measure process has been and always will be the power to say "no" to what they perceive as rip-offs, abuses of power and dishonest agendas... MORE AT:  http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/co/?postId=5383 (o/)(o/)(o/) The Secret Force Behind the Propositions; by Jamie Court, LA Times, October 30, 2005 When President Bush came to Los Angeles earlier this month, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger treated him like a rival Mafia boss crossing a turf line. Schwarzenegger didn't want Bush raising money from the same right-wing Beverly Hills donors who the governor wanted to help underwrite his November ballot measure campaigns. "We would have appreciated if he would have done his fundraising after the Nov. 8 election, because you know we need now all the money in the world," said Schwarzenegger, who ran for office saying that he was so rich he didn't need anyone else's money. By turning to those donors, Schwarzenegger has revealed a truth about his proposals. He presented them as nonpartisan, but they are unquestionably rooted in a gene pool of conservatism. Some of the nation's leading conservative thinkers and strategists are seeking, through Schwarzenegger's initiatives, to alter the balance of power between the right and left wings of California politics. Their hope is to turn California red in '08 and pioneer a new gospel that can spread across the country... MORE AT:  http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/corporate/co/?postId=5386 -=+=-=+=- Rhino's Blog is the responsibility of Gary Rhine. Feedback & requests to be added or deleted from the list are encouraged. (rhino@kifaru.com) See The Latest Greatest Political Cartoons      While You Read Rhino's Blog AT : http://www.rhinosblog.info Rhino's Other Web Sites: http://www.dreamcatchers.org  (Indigenous Assistance & Intercultural Dialog) http://www.kifaru.com  (Native American Relations Video Documentaries) Articles are reprinted under Fair Use Doctrine of international copyright law. http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html All copyrights belong to original publisher. Tell a friend about Rhino's Blog 9:34:27 AM    comment

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