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Wednesday, April 06, 2005

Villar raises over 650k

Today the Tony Villar campaign released their fundraising totals before the deadline of tomorrow.

Their form shows Antonio has raised well over 650 thousand dollars for his campaign for Mayor.

Hahn refused to release his, citing that the information will be public tomorrow.

The only question to ask is, why would Antonio release this information early? Is it like what many folks suspect, that Antonio has outraised Hahn.

Many City Hall pundits have said that Hahn may have a hard time raising money in this election because of all the corruption probes that have been launched. Much of the money Hahn raised in the primary was in the bank well before Sen. Alarcon ever announced. Alarcon was the first candidate to announce.

Hahn raised the most money in the primary -- will he raise enough in the run-off?

Tomorrow we will get the first picture of what we can expect in funding.

Which means if Hahn doesn't raise enough money, and with TV costing $1 million a week for 1,000 points how can he drop any negative stories on Villar without the money to back it up?

For all the blogger chatter about "timing" it may not look like Hahn can afford the watch to even know the time.

**** Update: Kam Kuwata of Mayor Jim Hahn's campaign said he expects the incumbent'sfigures will be lower than Villaraigosa's... from City News Service

71 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Said it before -- just this week, the most EXPENSIVE man out there to keep OUT of office. $8 million and counting in the past 5 years, al all he's got to show for it is two lousy years on city council. . .

April 06, 2005 6:20 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

As the old saying goes, "The proof- it is in the pudding." And so it will be when Hahn's campaign releases its finance report. Let's wait and see.

April 06, 2005 6:22 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

You've neglected one of the most critical facts, as always, the power of the incumbency. Hahn can actually DO things in office to stay in front of the voters, every day, every week. Call them pandering, whatever, who cares.

ADV has to invent endorsements and fake events -- and pay full price for every ounce of visibility.

April 06, 2005 6:25 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

I believe that the combination of corruption stories, the lack of meaningful endorsements for Hahn and the accumulation of solid endorsements by Antonio, and finally, the pol showing Antonio with 54% and Jimmy with 32% has ground the Hahn fundraising to a halt.

Do not be surprised to see an Ira Reiner move, with Han just withdrawing. Remember, it was Wardlaw and Carrick who were behind that strategy as well.

When you have no money to fund a campaign, how can you run one?

No Commissioners to raise the money and nobody fool enough to do an I.E. (except the unions who will go down with the ship in their tradition).

The fat lady is gargling...

April 06, 2005 6:28 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Hard to get headlines (earned media) with all those guys in dresses parading around the Vatican for the next two weeks as we wait to see who the next Pope will be...

Thepower of the incumbency is waning by the day. And it won't work to throw the mud he nees to throw to make a difference. Kissing babies won't do it, and Jimmy is camera shy anyway.

Sorry, we don't buy this one...

April 06, 2005 6:31 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

The unions need to take care. They cannot coordinate with anyone in the campaign, so who will advise them and help them do a good campaign?

Tony Cardenas? Nick Pacheco? Gil Cedillo? CD 14 Council?

April 06, 2005 6:37 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Things are looking dismal for Hahn and company.

Can he move to CD 14 and run for Council?

April 06, 2005 6:44 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Cmon Anti-Antonios. The fun is just beginning; don't get shy.

Tell us aobut some rapes, some beating some dope dealings, some arrests. Some parks in CD 14 and a contract with Pscheco's fronts.

How about his bed wetting when he was in diapers at one year old?

Stay away from today and reality.

April 06, 2005 6:52 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

**** Update: Kam Kuwata of Mayor Jim Hahn's campaign said he expects the incumbent'sfigures will be lower than Villaraigosa's...

Well, Duh

Maybe "the incumbent", whoever he is, needs to check with the CD 14ers for some big bucks.

This is where the rubber meets the road vatos. Welcome to the big time...

April 06, 2005 9:20 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Now we all know where Antonio's CD14 budget went. For 2 yrs. he's been telling the community he has no money. He hasn't spent any money from his budget on his district. Also let's not forget all that money he had left over from State campaign. Can hardly wait for Laura Chick Audit on Antonio's budget for CD14. I know for a fact he transferred tons of money that was suppose to go to some very needy causes. Remember Antonio has that gangbanger mentality.

April 06, 2005 10:26 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

The reason CD14 posts here is who knows better how the Antonio has performed then his very own constituents. Take AV's and Hahn's baggage aside. Look at the issues and who's done what. There's no comparison. Hahn without a doubt has done for the major issues. The city owes him a debt of gratitude for getting rid of Parks and almost destroying LAPD.

April 06, 2005 10:44 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Have you all noticed the direction this blog has taken. All we have now is the Antonio Villaraigossa camp bashing, not his opponent, but bashing the councilmembers OWN council district. Is that perverse or what?

April 07, 2005 12:28 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

For those bloggers out there who are unhappy with Antonio's serve as your CD 14 Councilman, I have a suggestion- elect Antonio as Mayor. This way, the CD 14 seat will be vacated and then you can elect who you want!

April 07, 2005 12:33 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Its great to have friends that are on the opposing side that and we can discuss the issues. We all tend to agree though that the LAT is definitely bias against Hahn. As a mayor candidate they do agree that his council record should be published. Call Call Call and leave reader comments. 213-237-5000. Today's paper states that AV has worked 4 hours per day since last November working on his campaign. With all those homicides in his district it's no wonder he hasn't had time to do anything about them.

April 07, 2005 7:07 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Phew! For a moment there I was pretty sure that you guys were going to allege that Antonio actually committed those murders; why not, he's pretty much committed every other sin you guys can conjure up.

This blog is about MONEY. You know, the green stuff that buys TV time? Try to stay on thread, OK?

Jimmy is having a lot of trouble getting money from his traditional sources. The black community has turned its back, the Valley is too hip to the polls. No one wants to fund losers except unions, who die with candidates for a policy reason.

All the money raised by Jimmy was early on, when Wong, Stein, Edwards, Acevedo, Hammond, and Dowie were at the height of their influence. I know, as I was one of the folks who got his arm practically twisted off by these guys.

But alas, they have gone underground, and all Jimmy's plans to squeeze out the opposition have backfired on him. He's the guy being squeezed and no one wants to step up.

Maybe the County endorsement fight provides a clue: Jimmy, you are going down and everyone knows it. Losers can't raise money.

Enjoy your day, and by the way, how about releasing your calendar like Antonio did? Embarrassed by too many afternoons in San Pedro? Late to work and early to leave makes for bad calendars at election time, doesn't it?

A former supporter who is disappointed in the last four years.

April 07, 2005 8:53 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Most likely, they are blank for mornings before ten o'clock and show lunch, then blank after two o'clock.

The man has been riding on our dollar for twenty four (24) YEARS.

You expect him to start working now?

Leave that to the dreamers of CD 14 who scream on this blog...

April 07, 2005 9:16 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

You guys are funny. AV releases his calendar but then of course he doesn't release everything that should be on them as well. Per Jimmy there are "Personal" entries no one can see. I sure would like to see how many city council meetings he's missed in the last 2 years. AV has told since day one his community he has no budget and no money. Then he turns around and give organizations outside his district thousands combined. Waiting for that Laura Chick audit.

April 07, 2005 9:23 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

12:33 a.m. said:

"For those bloggers out there who are unhappy with Antonio's serve as your CD 14 Councilman, I have a suggestion- elect Antonio as Mayor. This way, the CD 14 seat will be vacated and then you can elect who you want!"

You are just too damn dumb to save. I hope you get your wish and get a mayor like Villaraigosa, and I can spend the next four years saying: "Sorry, he CAN'T do anything for you or the city -- and you were warned. Prepare for worse gridlock, worse scandals, and most of all NO improvement in any kind of city service.

Because HE JUST DOESN"T CARE!

April 07, 2005 9:49 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

HA HA... Tony's Toadies took a thumping in El Sereno last night. Still licking their wounds.

Punk junior pols can't even handle a "coup" well enough to get past one of the wimpiest departments in the city, D.O.N.E.

Yeah, the ADV crowd in LA32 is DONE, all right. DUM and DONE...

Preview of weeks to come, ADV thumped back at every turn, till he's a two-time loser for mayor.

April 07, 2005 9:52 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

MEAT discredits neighborhood councils but then again one of the worse by far with all his campaign committee on it is LA32. They dare question and defy Rocky's decision to reinstate the president. They fought, argued, behaved immaturely until finally they realized they were doomed. They are an embarrassement to all NC's, have the biggest egos, are arrogant and don't give a damn about their community but themselves. MEAT this is AV's group. Interesting you can't find ONE field staffer at any of the other community meetings or events but AV had TWO there last night. Alvin Parra needs to "come out of the closet" and get rid of his bitterness. He'll be a much better person for it.

April 07, 2005 10:14 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Hmmm, I somehow sensed Nellie was actually a beard! Good catch!

April 07, 2005 10:20 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

D.O.N.E.-L.A.90032--A.V.groupies.

All but the details out in the 14th district.Demise of the Neigh. Souncils started under new mayor, LA Times headline will be funny!!!

But this blogg is about "Villar raises over 65k"

April 07, 2005 10:25 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Anyone see Jimmy's numbers yet?

Ted Stein, Leland Wong, Doug Dowie, Troy Edwards...why have you forsaken him?

Come out, come out, wherever you are...

Well, I guess everyone will have to go to work for the unions as they do their I.E.'s

Does that mean Kam Kuwata can actually switch employers, or just switch to the ones who pay him now?

Gil Garcetti and the so called "Ethics Commission" what about this crap?

April 07, 2005 10:45 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

My god, say it aint so... another 4-5 weeks of non-stop, say nothing smiley face TV ads from these two. Time to buy a Dish.

April 07, 2005 11:29 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Clever partisan wording there, CP. "Hahn wouldn't release his." Like he's hiding something -- when it's just a desparate attempt by ADV to get a little MORE free press by beating the deadline by a day.

Sheesh, can't even just rely on ADV's spin, you gotta spin it away for good measure.

April 07, 2005 12:57 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

You absolutely can't compare pre-primary $$ raised/spent by Hahn against just Villaraigosa's spending and get a true picture of what affected the primary outcome ($3.5 million vs. 2.5 million).

Add up what was spent by ALL 4 or 5 of the leading candidates on (mostly) bashing Hahn(closer to $5-6 million, right?), then compare that to what Hahn's own 3.5, and you'll see it does track much closer to the primary election results.

In many ways, it IS about money spent, but also how spent, and who's the target of most of the spending.

Now it's one-on-one. New game, what past is past.

April 07, 2005 1:07 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Current LA WEEKLY --
Robert Green reports on the 2003 "do nothing" Los Angeles city council.
He puts the LA TIMES to shame.He could teach Jessica Garrison about what a big city news paper should be about.
a disgrace to her proffession.

April 07, 2005 2:43 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

South LA blacks are saying that Antonio is definitely going to use the race card to get elected. He's going to portray Hahn as a racist cause he got rid of Bitter Bernie. Antonio's camp think they will get the black vote that way. However, blacks say that will backfire because it insults them for being stupid and thinking color will do it for AV. They don't want a "Latino" mayor. Especially one that is as "racist" as AV. Bring up MECHA to blacks and its all over. The philosphy behind MECHA is as racist as you can get.

April 07, 2005 3:01 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Where are JImmy's numbers? Are they lost?

If they are, I'll bet Jimmy "doesn't know anything about it, but he'll look into it".

After all, you can't hold him responsible for something he knows nothing about, can you?

Seems to me I've heard that song before...

April 07, 2005 3:14 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

They're not even late yet -- get a grip, spinner. . .

April 07, 2005 3:57 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

They're not even late yet -- get a grip, spinner. . .

April 07, 2005 3:58 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

They're not even late yet -- get a grip, spinner. . .

April 07, 2005 3:58 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

6:31 p.m. -- Also hard to call headlines "earned media" in a town where the largest paper has such obvious biases. . . they have always telegraphed their preference for Villaraigosa, because he speaks their language -- sound bites.

You don't have to "buy it" - you're in the minority, citywide.

April 07, 2005 4:09 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Can't you guys just be satified with one post? Or are you so challenged you can't get your fat fingers off the "publish this comment" button?

We get the idea with one. More than one is a turn off, or, is that they way they impress you in CD 14?

April 07, 2005 4:11 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Some of your folks really have a problem with these accidental multiple posts -- it really border on a psychosis.

Having posted at home, and at work through different ISPs, I can tell you sometimes there's no way to avoid them. It's not a "conspiracy" (is that what they teach you at Antonio's headquarters -- cast blame first, ask questions later?), and it doesn't mean the person should be insulted or accused of some sinister motive.

ISPs, dial-ups, bad connections, blog hicchups, can all cause it. You need to take two aspirin and relax a bit.

April 07, 2005 4:17 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Jimmy will file. At 4:59. He's been too busy today announcing another breathtaking endorsement.

(drumroll)

Paula Boland. Wow. Oh, and Nate Holden is still with him too.

April 07, 2005 4:18 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Hahn's filing is up. A truly pathetic $407,000 raised in the period. A quarter of a million less than Villaraigosa.

April 07, 2005 4:53 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

When will ADV FINALLY announce (sound of tin cups ringing across rows of jail cell bars.....) MIKE HERNANDEZ AND RICHARD ALATORRE?

(Always in his entourage, always carrying his dirty water, but NEVER, ever listed as endorsers of supporters"....) "Can I get you a cup of coffee Tony (SNOOOOORRRRT), Can I."

Wonder why? (Nah, don't really wonder). "YOU'LL NEVER SEE MY NAME ASSOCIATED WITH SCANDAL... we're too careful for that" (ADV)

You'll never find two better examples of right-living Latino manhood (but then ADV would have to break the rule about not having any individual Eastside supporters listed under endorsements).

April 07, 2005 4:57 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Now we know where Antonio's CD14 budget went. Thanks Robert Greene. Great story in LA Weeekly on the so called "progressive coalition" Ludlow/Villaraigosa/parks. Yeah, right. The 3 stooges. Greene reports like a credible journalist and puts the facts in his story. What a great title 'YOUR CITY COUNCIL (NOT) AT WORK. I'm sure Chief Parker is too damn weak to post it. Let's DARE HIM TO POST LA WEEKLY ARTICLE.

April 07, 2005 4:58 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

WHAT, you mean Jimmy's not "hiding" anything? There's no "conspiracy" to deceive? We can't claim he's CORRUPTed the reporting process, by simply releasing them in time?

DAMN, now what are the Hahn-hater gonna talk about until 3 a.m.

April 07, 2005 4:59 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Hahn has a little thing called tbe city government behind him, in case you forgot (GET OVER IT, ADV, he won 4 years ago).

That means when he does something as mayor to help the city, daily, weekly etc., IT'S ALREADY NEWS. He doesn't have to "invent" photo-ops.

OH yeah, Oh yeah. I already know what the Jimmy haters are gonna say. He isn't "doing" anything, right? WRONG. He's done more good for the city SINCE the primary that ADV has in two years.

That's funny if you DO try to say that, though -- the city Website has new developments written up every day.

Too bad ADV doesn't have a paid position with the city, where he could do something for his constituents (say they lived in CD14 - just as an example).

Then HE could actually release information about improvements in that district, and wouldn't have to keep "faking" news or paying for $100,000 ad buys to re-discuss "accomplishments" from years ago, just to stay visible. Or even making a BIG splash, by announcing fundraising A WHOLE DAY EARLY!! Is he gonna file his income taxes on the 14th, also... and MAKE THE FRONT PAGE.

(Bad news, even the DN buried this one deep inside).

ADV really should have run for city office two years ago - maybe as a councilman, then he could have gotton some "free press," too - without having to invent reasons for people to cover him.

TOO bad (for CD14).

April 07, 2005 5:08 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Chief Parker you should have posted this story instead....
In a campaign disclosure statement filed with the City Ethics Commission one day before the filing deadline, the Villaraigosa campaign said it also spent $78,000, leaving him with about $575,000 cash on hand.

While the pace of contributions to Villaraigosa’s campaign has accelerated since the primary, it’s STILL SLOWER slower than the pace of his 2001 runoff campaign, in which he collected $2.9 million but still lost to Hahn.

Unbelieveable considering all those endorsements he's been out there getting.

April 07, 2005 5:10 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

The little shit is getting our tax dollars to NOT work....the LAT notes that Villaraigosa last year began devoting more time to his role as campaign co-chair for John Kerry, and after becoming a candidate for mayor set aside up to four hours a day for campaigning

April 07, 2005 5:12 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Say what you will 5:10 an...us, these are still the numbers:

Hahn: $407K raised in period
Villaraigosa: $653K raised in period.

April 07, 2005 5:15 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

5:12 an...us.

The Times also reposted that the big shit, Jimmy-boy, was, based on the few schedules they could get a hold of, doing substantial work on his campaign back in 2003.

April 07, 2005 5:18 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

$407,000 is pitiful! Especially for a guy who was rolling in lucre in the primary.

How is Kam Kuwata gonna get paid enough to keep his belly full?

Guess we won't see too much of Jimmy on the tube this time around. All we're gonna see is AV bashing by the I.E. run by the unions. Will Miguel go the full nine yards?

April 07, 2005 5:18 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Gee Antonio not wanting to comment is serious. He loves a camera but didn't want to say anything after HAHN got endorsement of Paula Boland. She was on public safety committee in assembly and stated AV was light on criminals not wanting to pass tougher penalities. And before MEAT says anything HAHN has done more for public safety than AV. Getting rid of Bitter Bernie is his greatest fete. AV still lying and taking credit for Greg SMith's proposal. Go valley for Hahn

April 07, 2005 5:23 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

As a Republican, I really love this spectacle. Two years ago, a supposed "progressive" coalition was plopped into City Council, and then just fizzled out, per the Weekly.

Now at least some of those progressives actually want to blame their flaccid terms in office on the mayor -- saying if they only had a so-called "progressive" there, as well, then they might actually be able to "progress."

Everywhere else, Democrats harp that it's the GOP (majority/minority -- doesn't matter), causing gridlock. When you give the liberal Democrats a REAL monopoly -- with 80-90 percent of city government, they still have to find someone to blame for getting nothing done. So, they turn on each other, and carve themselves into still smaller sub-factions.

(Surely their failure to "perform" couldn't have anything to do with the fact that most of the "progressives" on council were spending more time trying to "progress" their backsides into other jobs, than moving any kind of real agenda? Or that they had promised and pandered in so many conflicting directions that they literally "gridlocked" themselves into a corner?)

I think maybe Villaraigosa, especially, was born with his finger pointing away from him, already mouthing the words, "it's his/her fault, not mine."

So make him mayor, with his "progressive" buddies on council, too. It'll be the worst favor anybody could do for him. Who can be blame next year, or the year after that? Someone else will have to be at fault, because there's never any real progress associated with his previous jobs.

Blame, uh. . . Rocky? Zev? Anybody will do - until they need their endorsement for the next position. Quick, someone find a new scapegoat for 2006.

April 07, 2005 5:25 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Paula Boland, huh? No wonder Antonio was struck speechless.

Who could have anticpated that Hahn would have found a huge endorsement like this? Why, it's a shame that Mayor Sam quit keeping score, because this biggie probably put JIm over the top and out of reach for Antonio.

Gol durn, who'd a thunk it? I'm dumbstruck with awe.

By the way, who the Hell is Paula Boland, and what has she done, lately? Last time I looked, she was getting her butt waxed in some insignificant election.

Keep on digging Jim. Maybe you'll find Kenny after all.

April 07, 2005 5:38 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

2:43 p.m. ANON -- Artwork on the Weekly article is great, too. Headline "Broken Promises" -- WHO but ADV could be the poster boy for that?

BUT, the L.A. Times CAN'T run this kind of story on the do-nothing city council... THEY were the one trumpeting two years ago in their editorials that there was finally a "critical mass" of progressives to get something done.

How is it that ADV keeps "rolling up his sleeves" but nothing ever gets completed?

April 07, 2005 5:41 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Boland is Valley 40 percent of the likely voters are there -- what ADV needs, and isn't making any headway in (and DON'T mention SHERMAN, as if that's some kind of come-back).

YEESH!

April 07, 2005 5:42 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

What's that, ANTONIO raised money faster, last time, four years ago?

DAY-JAH VOOOOOO, baby, DJV!

April 07, 2005 5:44 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

The Valley, in case you missed out of the news the last few years, is where the biggest batch of the 20+ percent of the city's Republicans still live -- the one's that won't touch ADV with a ten foot. . . anything.

(Did you miss the news, also, that Hahn is also a Democrat?)

But then, I didn't say anything about the Valley being heavily "Republican" in the first place. . . (who's Goldwater?) Get your eyes examined, old fogey. I just said its the buggest voting block, the one ADV needs, and the one he's gonna lose.

No proof otherwise, spin last months or last years numbers until your eyes heal.

April 07, 2005 6:24 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Harriman-Thena really HATES to have her/his numbers challenged (but they always are). Just too easy...

April 07, 2005 6:26 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Need we mention it again?

ADV had MORE endorsements last time... too. Deja Vu, back at you.

April 07, 2005 6:27 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Hell, I don't care where the Republicans live -- they still won't touch ADV. (Wait until those mysterious auto-dialing calls start up again). The ones that warned Republicans the week before the primary to stay clear of Hertzberg, regardless of Riordan's RHINO endorsement... the ones that kept him from getting the last couple percentage points he needed to make the runoff. One of Hertzberg's phone banks got the message called into them 5-6 times a day.

Imagine the field day they'll have calling the GOP hardcore and telling them about VILLA-Raigosa's so VERY not conservative or even moderate background.

Hahn's gonna end up looking like their last hope of saving the city from, um, the SPAWN of Lou Cypher.

HA!

April 07, 2005 6:32 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

All the campaign money in the world can't convince the right of center one-third or so of the city that ADV is "safe" to play in the Big Office. When he has to get 3/4ths of everything else in the city that moves to even appoach 50+1, they campaign commercial that can overcome the liberal ACLU monkey on his back hasn't been invented yet.

April 07, 2005 6:34 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Re: the LA Weekly article, no wonder the turnout was so bad for the primary. For anybody just checking in to city government it must have looked like a private pissing match between a supposedly "corrupt" incumbent, and a couple of bitter, bounced out councilmembers who can't get anything done on the own jobs. (Plus some hyperbolic guy from Sacramento).

If I hadn't seen the mess Villaraigosa's been making of CD14 (way too) first hand, I'd have probably shined the first round on, too.

April 07, 2005 6:43 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Oh, Hell, that's RIGHT Ass-thena... Nearly ALL of the FIFTY-FOUR SFV democrats group voted to endorse ADV.

That may just push him over the top of there... another 50 hack pols votes.

April 07, 2005 7:04 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Valleyphile Seymore Butts has just announced his support for Antonio but industry stalwart Ron Jeremy is leaning toward Hahn. No word on Jenna Haze and Ginger Lynn.

April 07, 2005 9:43 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Pop Quiz:

Who doesn't know Mayor Hahn or Antonio Villaraigosa?

Noboby, everybody pretty much knows who they are and endorsements don't get you anymore name id.

April 07, 2005 10:55 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Well, I'm a Republican and I thought Paula Boland was dead...haven't seen or heard her or her name in years. I can tell you that her name or endorsement means next to nothing.

Keith Richman, on the other hand, got more votes in the Valley for Mayor than anyone else; he's a Republican elected official. I respect him and feel his endorsement is meaningful. Richard Close's endorsement is meaningful.

Sorry. but when all Jimmy can come up with is Paula, Nate Holden, Hal Bernson and David Cunningham, Jr., I have to say that Antonio wouldn't even have wasted a press conference on the bunch of them together.

Money raised shows two things:

1) Enough to send one's message on TV; and

2) A barometer as to how the campaign is going.

I'd say Hahn's campaign is on life support about now. Good thing for him he's not in Flori-duh, or someone might pull the tube out.

April 08, 2005 1:50 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

$407,000?? $407,000??? That's it?

The power of the incumbency? A myth?

Support of the anti-Mexicans? A myth?

Hahn, SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!

Antonio rolls out Baca soon...what does that say about public safety?

Baca is in charge of all Emergency Homeland Security for both LA and Orange Counties.

Hahn's strategy is four years old and won't work this time.

Hahn is a ship adrift, ready to sink.

April 08, 2005 8:19 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

TIMING! TIMING! TIMING! NEVER UNDERESTIMATE HAHN...LAT..Boland criticized Villaraigosa for voting against bills to increase penalties for gang crimes, allow judges to require gang members convicted of crimes to register with local law enforcement, allow the seizure of assets from gang members convicted of crimes, and increase the penalty for those convicted of child abuse resulting in death.
FLIP FLOP AV...Villaraigosa of voting against a 1995 bill to authorize as many as 300 charter schools statewide.

April 08, 2005 8:27 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Gotta love Steve Lopez column this morning. A black customer is quoted, "If Villaraigosa wins," said Mr. Ford, we might as well all be living in Mexico." Ain't that that the truth!!

April 08, 2005 8:41 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

MEAT POST THESE BILLS THAT ACE IS SAYING ANTONIO VOTED AGAINST GANGS. Daily News writes, What they are doing is taking a handful of votes out of context," Smith said. "Antonio Villaraigosa voted for dozens of measures to crack down on gangs.

How the hell does someone take a vote out of context. Antonio voted in support of gang bangers plain and simple.

April 08, 2005 9:02 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Yeah, Eastside listserv groupies for Villaraigosa are trying th play the "Kerry" vote style for ADV on the Megan's Law votes, too. Sounds identical (only in reverse) to the tactics of his FLIP-FLOP mentor, the major loser presidential candidate.

HE VOTED AGAINST IT BEFORE HE VOTED FOR IT!

Huh??

(Who was the co-chair of Kerry's embarrasing loss to "stupid," under-50% approval rating GW?
OH YEAH, I remember now, that "charismatic" mayoral candidate running against the "boring" wounded incumbent, low approval rating Hahn).

Maybe it's not 2001 all over again. Maybe it's 2004!

April 08, 2005 9:15 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

This thread is about money, remember Morfon?

M-O-N-E-Y

I know it's hard to keep that in mind when you are so blinded by hate, but try not to bore the shit out of the rest of us.

April 08, 2005 9:20 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

I remember Morfon... wasn't she the mother of Antonio's 4th illegitimate child? (One of the one's that HAD to go to public schools, unlike the children of the trophy wife?)

April 08, 2005 12:17 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

No, MORON, not everything is about CD 14. There are 14 other CD's where life goes on without you.

Go back to your intercine wars. Other adults have real business to transact.

April 09, 2005 12:08 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

This thread was about Villaraigosa.

He's the councilmember for CD14.

Ergo, this thread IS about CD14.

(Your silly argument would be like the Hahnistas saying we can't talk about LOS ANGELES).

Yutz!

April 09, 2005 6:33 PM  

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