Your Villarsalinas lunch break
Yowser! Last night's late-breaking news had the dum-dums buzzing and Roderick, among others in the local blogosphere, reacting.According to an NBC 4 report filed by Ana Garcia, Telemundo reporter Mirthala Salinas was granted exclusive, unprecedented access to Mayor Villaraigosa during a visit to New York in March 2006.
As if that wasn’t enough to chew on, Garcia also reveals that there was more to the Mayor’s notorious jet ride to Rosa Parks’ funeral than met the eye. Kevin explains:
[According to Garcia]…the November 2005 evening when Villaraigosa was famously spotted with a bottle of wine at [Salinas’] Valley apartment was the same night of his controversial flight to the Rosa Parks funeral on the Ameriquest corporate jet.
So, we finally learn what put the squeeze on his schedule that night—no pun intended. It should be noted, however, that the proximity to Van Nuys from Salinas’ Sherman Oaks condo does earn the Mayor points for reducing his carbon footprint—and, if I learn that he carpooled to the airport after the tryst, I’ll completely forgive his use of non-commercial aircraft.
In other Villarsalinas news today, Eric Longabardi of ERSNews claims the flames of passion burn strong (or at a minimum, the two remain on speaking terms). Citing anonymous sources, Longabardi says that the Mayor and Ms. Salinas have met secretly on at least one occasion since all Hell broke loose two weeks ago.
I'm a bit skeptical of this one. What would be the rationale for keeping it under wraps and risking more eye witness reports? If a relationship still exists, wouldn't bringing it out of the shadows only help to rebuild his image at this point?
That said, I’ll continue to keep an eye on this one, because now, according to ERS, the security detail is involved. That's your money, dum-dums.
Labels: mayor antonio villaraigosa, Mirthala Salinas, summer of love
Posted by solomon @ 7/17/2007 12:26:00 PM
66 Comments:
He made his security wait while he shtupped Mirthala?
What a dumbass.
Chilero Culero
Who's taller, him or her?
Speak DIRECTLY into the microphone...
As more of this story "drips out," the picture will get more and more challenging.
When someone feels that they are above the rules and are entitled to special treatment, they don't just make ONE mistake. They have a pattern of rule-breaking.
We will see what else pops up...
Villaraigosa is 3 1/2 ft
Mirthala is 6 ft
The Mayor and Mirthala are not together anymore. Where was the Mayor when he cancelled all his appointments for 4 days?
Our Mayor is a sociopath. Read the medical description here. Fits him to a "t." Antonio is a socio
Please vote at www.TonyVillar.com
1:21 PM
HA HA! Attending the Bill 'N Hill Academy Of Shuck And Jive taking a course in Advanced Dodge And Weave!
There's no way this poser is going to be our next Governor. I say it'll be Garamendi in 2010!! He is a REAL MAN!!!! And much better looking too. :)
1:46
Actually there is no evidence that 1:21 is incorrect, but anyone who doesn't pile on with unsubstantiated rumors and refer to the mayor with crude pejoratives is just a spinmeister huh?
You need to cool your jets because more and more you're looking like a real ignorant ass.
Hollywood Political Donors By Candidate
CNN Political Research Director Robert Yoon has compiled a list of celebrity donors from the latest batch of presidential fundraising disclosures. I'm sure it's incomplete, but it's also interesting nonetheless. I'll look for more moguls who contributed.
HILLARY CLINTON (D)
* Ruby Dee, actress: $250
* Danny DeVito, actor: $2,300
* Fran Drescher, actress: $2,300
* Joely Fisher, actress $4,600
* Tom Hanks, actor: $2,300
* Ed Helms, actor: $250
* Sharon Lawrence, actress: $1,000
* Tobey Maguire, actor $4,600
* Marla Maples, actress: $1,000
* Paul Newman, actor: $4,600
* Rhea Perlman, actress $2,300
* Pauly Shore, actor $1,000
* Ben Stiller, actor $6,900
* George Takei, actor $1,000
* Lily Tomlin, actor $2,000
* Rita Wilson, actress $2,300
* Joanne Woodward, actor $4,600
CHRIS DODD (D)
* John Lithgow, actor: $1000
* Christy Romano, actress: $300
JOHN EDWARDS (D)
* Oliver Stone, director: $500
* Mary Steenburgen, actress: $2300
* Ben Stiller, actor: $4600
* Peter Coyote, actor: $1054
* Sharon Lawrence, actress: $1000
MIKE GRAVEL (D)
* Mark Ruffalo, actor: $700
BARACK OBAMA (D)
* Adam Arkin, actor $250
* Paul Dooley, actor $2,300
* Jodie Foster, actress $1,000
* Jamie Foxx, actor $2,300
* Martha Hackett, actress $2,300
* Bruce Hornsby, singer $2,300
* Anna Horsford, actress $500
* Cedric “The Entertainer” Kyles, actor $2,500
* Eriq La Salle, actor $500
* Paul Newman, actor $4,600
* Tom Skerritt, actor $1,000
* Jean Smart, actress $4,600
* Jada Smith, actress $4,600
* Will Smith, actor $4,600
* David Sutcliffe, actor $1,250
* Isaiah Washington, actor $2,300
* Joanne Woodward, actress $4,600
DENNIS KUCINICH (D)
* Shelley Morrison, actress: $1600
* Alexandra Paul, actress: $1300
* Deirdre Hall, actress: $1000
* Hector Elizondo, actor: $300
BILL RICHARDSON (D)
* Michael Douglas, actor: $3100
* Val Kilmer, actor: $2300
* Paul Newman, actor: $2300
* Edward James Olmos, actor: $2300
* Wendie Malick, actress: $500
* Steven Spielberg, director: $2300
* Kate Capshaw, actress: $2300
* Jodie Foster, actress: $1000
* Christie Brinkley, actress: $500
* Bette Midler, actress/singer: $4600
* Sherry Lansing, ex-mogul: $2300
* William Friedkin, director: $2300
* James L. Brooks, director: $1000
RUDY GIULIANI (R)
* Tony Sirico, actor: $1000
* Melissa Gilbert, actress: $4600
2:42 PM
Well, confusion reigns! I never said 1:21 was correct or incorrect about anything. Are you referring to the statement about the two not being together? Post at 1:46 made no such reference. Nor did it call the 1:21 poster anything - it did refer, quite humorously, to many references here that Villar had gone running off for tutelage in how to slide out of this from Bill and Hillary's own masters of deception. Your response is, to be kind, quite strange ... so I guess you may be the one looking rather like an ignorant ass right about now... and since you have no idea what posts are mine, how can I be looking MORE AND MORE like anything to you?
2:58
My mistake
3:07 PM
Okay.
The favorite for the Democratic Nomination for Governor has been, and still is, Jerry Brown.
Antonio was the only one within spitting distance.
Garamendi is yesterday's news, while Jerry is yesterday's, today's and tomorrow's news. Ugly, ain't it?
Get your copy of Jerry Brown 3.0 for windows.
The Mayor was in La Jolla. No spin. No rumor.
3:11 ... please elaborate.
3:11 PM
Yes, isn't that sad for them ... Moonbeam!!
Isn't term limits retroactive?
Nope, he was out before it passed and he can serve two more terms.
Makes you kind of sick, doesn't it??
How many of Antonio's ex girlfriends, booty calls or one night stands occupy positions of power in his adminsitration?
Celebrity Donations - Interesting how some contribute to several candidates.. can't make up their minds, kissing all asses for future connections, or??
"A source close the case even went as far to tell ERSNews.com that Salinas 'special relationship' with the mayor was utilized by station management to garner access to the mayor when it was beneficial for the station to do so."
Ahem, did I not post here last week that lobby firms and media outlets intentionally hire pretty young things and send them to womanizers to get the vote or story. I was sent in to lobby the womanizers. At least I never "did" anything with them except talk, smile and compliment them on their eyes and ties.
An LA lobbyist, and pretty young thing
One thing to keep in mind with donors is that some of them donate to more than one contender. I've see some donate to almost all of the councilmembers. You think they're gonna check and see if that person also donated to their contender? Nope. The donor just covers all bases.
Where are the threads on pedophile-protector Roger Mahony?? This local dirtbag allowed unspeakable crimes against children, and the cowardly, morally-bankrupt political power structure of Los Angeles doesn't say a word??
C'mon MS & AW, call on Steve Cooley to arrest Mahony and throw his sorry ass in jail!!
4:03, it will never happen. Mahoney is enlising the aid of the ACLU.
The Cardinal can get his own thread. What's in La Jolla?
Right. What about the "security detail"? We saw Steve Cooley at a party once with three bodyguards. A lawyer who is pretty connected said that Cooley's "security detail" costs $600,000 a year. Not hard to believe with three county employees out with him on a weekend evening. They had to be drawing overtime.
So how much does MAV's "security detail" cost? How many cops does it take off the street? Do they stand outside Mirthala's door, or sit outside in the Tahoe? I think that you are onto a big issue here, maybe even bigger than the "shtupping" itself (thanks 12:39).
4:03 PM
Unfortunately, you will never see that happen - but don't worry - he won't live forever and he WILL answer for what he has done ...
A statewide poll by a leading Democratic pollster of potential Democratic gubernatorial candidates in April suggests that Villaraigosa, although widely seen as a formidable force in a 2010 gubernatorial race, is hardly unstoppable. The poll showed that in a potential gubernatorial field, Jerry Brown, a former governor, leads the pack with 23 percentage points, followed by a tie between Newsom and Villaraigosa at 12 points and former state Controller Steve Westly next at 11 points.
But if Brown, now California's attorney general, decides not to run, the poll showed that Westly and Newsom tied at 15 points, followed by Villaraigosa in third place with 13.
The bottom line: With political rivals knocking at his door, another shocking episode of "Amor Prohibido" could turn the Los Angeles mayor's once-bright political future into a telenovela called "Mi Vida Loca
Wow. Over 500 votes at www.TonyVillar.com.
Call a press conference. Invite the Mayor.
Antonio Villaraigosa's Affair - Horndog Mayor Has Hillary Clinton In A Bind - RadarOnline
It isn't only Antonio Villaraigosa's political rivals who are gleeful over the Los Angeles mayor's extramarital exploits. Democratic presidential hopefuls not named Hillary Clinton are snickering at how one of the party frontrunner's most coveted supporters has suddenly become a potential embarrassment.
Villaraigosa, who serves as one of four national co-chairmen of Clinton's campaign, admitted earlier this week that he's been having an affair with Telemundo news anchor Mirthala Salinas. Villaraigosa's wife Corina—the two merged their last names, Villar and Raigosa, when they married in 1987—announced their separation last month. (Salinas has been pulled off of the air while her bosses look into whether she violated the station's ethics rules.)
A rising star in the Democratic party, Villaraigosa's endorsement had been heavily courted by other candidates, especially New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, the only Hispanic in the race. "They're probably pretty relieved now that they didn't win that one," laughs an insider from another campaign.
Villaraigosa's revelation leaves Clinton in a bind, says the insider. "They want people to forget all the ethical, marital partisan wars that were being waged" during Bill Clinton's time in office, and "this is exactly the type of scandal that's going to remind people of that." On the other hand, "it would be very difficult for them to walk away from someone who's widely viewed as one of the most influential Hispanic politicians in the country."
"They're highly motivated to find a way to justify keeping him," agrees a strategist from another campaign. "Where they are going to find themselves in a tough situation is if Mrs. Villaraigosa goes to the mat the way [Rudy] Giuliani's wife did. If she gets militant about the divorce, they are going to be in an incredibly awkward situation."
For now, Clinton's best response is probably to do nothing, says a former Democratic consultant. "The Clintons don't stick with people who become liabilities, but to get rid of him would invite comparisons they don't want," he says. "Bottom line, she's a bigger punchline if she throws him off."
1:17, this is 1:09. Shall we rename him "Shorty Villar?" Double entendres are invited.
Hillary better get rid of Antonio or else she will lose tons of votes. Latinas are going with Obama. As long as Hillary doesn't say a word about what a lying, cheating, mouse of a man, greasy, cholo, gang banging mayor did to his family and then sticking up NOT for his wife and family but about his mistress is unacceptable. So goodbye Hillary and Helloooo OBAMA
Oprah Winfrey to Raise Money for Obama....CHICAGO (AP) - Forget the girl of YouTube videos. The real Obama girl is doing her part for the candidate. Talk show host Oprah Winfrey plans to hold a Sept. 8 fundraiser for Democratic hopeful Barack Obama at her palatial estate near Santa Barbara, Calif., according to campaign spokesman Dan Pfeiffer.
Obama has raised more than $58 million for his White House bid. Forbes magazine estimates that Winfrey, the Chicago-based host who boasts a lot more, including a magazine, is worth $1.5 billion.
Obama already enjoys the support of Hollywood moguls like David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Winfrey's fundraiser is another chance for him to tap into money in California, which was his top donor state from April through June with a total take of $4.2 million.
"Bottom line, she's a bigger punchline if she throws him off."
July 17, 2007 5:12 PM
This is a total lose-lose situation for Hillary (thank God!). She will have to decide which way will be the less damaging ... and whether or not that statement is true remains to be seen, I think in the end it will prove to be wrong.
Celebrity Donations - Interesting how some contribute to several candidates.. can't make up their minds, kissing all asses for future connections, or??
July 17, 2007 3:40 PM
Well, that's Hollywood - "sleep with" anyone or anything that can advance YOU or be useful to you ...
Holy mackerel, 5:30! What a low blow!
5:30
"As long as Hillary doesn't say a word about what a lying, cheating, mouse of a man, greasy, cholo, gang banging mayor did to his family "
He he he he he he ... now, really, HOW can SHE come out and say THAT with a straight face and not expect to be laughed off the stage?? I mean, she's like a turd magnet!!
He would resign from being a chair of Hillary's campaign if he truly was supporting her because he thought she would be good for the country. Sad, he only thinks of himself. He's leaving her to blow in the wind just like Corina, all of his children, the citizens of Los Angeles, other Latino candidates who are in office and those thinking of running and all the other women he has had and used...I think that says it all...
OK, let's move on, Nothing more to see here.
You guys are obsessed with Antonio; just like ZD, the fool.
OK, let's move on, Nothing more to see here.
You guys are obsessed with Antonio; just like ZD, the fool.
July 17, 2007 7:47 PM
Oh, but be patient ... there will be! hehehehehehehe
4:03.....Maphoney isn't the only one who shields pedophiles..........LAPD does too.....I know of two, and one is in prison. The one was a YSO, that they knew about and left in place for 7 months in the explorer program to molest additional kids.
Antonio Watch,
I have a ton of info that you'd be interested in but it'd jeopardize my ability to influence my targets. I have built some great relationships which I need in order to get my items approved. I'm not going to risk that to give you two dirt. But, I have no problem giving you the goods on other people or items as long as it doesn't affect my deals. I send in and post anon info as it is.
PYT
also, the fly on the wall of City Hall
after nbc led with the ana garcia story on villaraigosa last night, on it's 11:00 pm newscast, there wasn't one word on the subject this afternoon. they did however advertise it as coming up on their 5:00 pm news show but they never showed it and nothing about it on the 6:00 pm show either. why did they pull it? is somebody cntrolling them? what's up, has anyone heard?
What a mess Antonio has made for Hillary. If she dumps his sorry ass some people may get mad and use the race card. IF she keeps him then the Latino vote she is looking for will go with Obama or Richardson. It will take one more scandal to put a fork in Antonio and I hear its coming.
Who's going to take the lead and launch an Antonio recall campaign?
9:24 - to have any chance of success, you first need an egregious ethics violation or flat-out crime. Thus far, we have nothing but a telenovela with bad acting.
A little info from city employee..... Mayor has more connection to NBC. His new Information Technology Agency General Manager is a former NBC Executive. Is there another connection. She is a recent appointee...
Is she pretty? Most city commissioners aren't, kind of puts a pin in the balloon that he's sleeping with all those commission appointees.
But some Council people did question why there are so darned many of them, and they lack accountability; are they in service until they resign?
They're not elected and paid almost as much in some cases as the council, without all the pressure, so they're pretty cushy jobs.
1:15: so don't speak directly into the mic, who cares, if you can't find the mic you have nothing worth saying
Tonight's 5 and 6 Ch 4 news featured the Mayor and Bratton and other city officials in charge of public safety and terrorism preparations talking about...that. Gee, sorry Inquiring Minds, seems even the MSM has gotten the message that mainstream viewers have had enough of their milking the scandal story. Maybe stuff like, how is our city trying to keep us from getting blown up by Al Qaeda, and why is that such a lower priority here than in NYC, when Bush finally confirmed that Al Qaeda are sneaking in via the Mexican border, heading to a mall of synagogue near you -- might be more important?
They must love these dumb Americans and Latinos: too busy getting worked up over a guy who can't keep his pants zipped up to devote any time to trying to stop them.
Hey, that's it: this is an Al Qaeda plot to distract us.
1132 I'll tell you what Antonio is doing to protect LA from terrorism. He put a marxist fanatic in charge of LA homeland security! Until we wake up and put some adults in charge, we are screwed. And now, back to the Telenovela.
We do have adults in charge: Bratton who of course, came here from NYC, and is steeped in the importance of this issue, and Weiss, head of public safety comm. Baca's budget is higher than LAPD, and all way lower than NYC, but they work together in a cooperative way that's a model for the country. Believe it or not, they are all well-respected everywhere else, where people aren't hung up solely on AV's zipper: see Judith Miller's piece in the Opinion 7/15, excerpt from her xlnt long NY article, it's online.
Bratton is never in town. It's a racket with these guys. They use a taxpayer job to fund the groundwork for their private consulting business when they leave office.
Gee, can you ever get that it is not "just" an obsession with Villar's zipper? Yes, that kind of smarminess IS the current subject of debate and investigation, but this is a corrupt and thoroughly dishonest guy, if his zipper is the vehicle to bring him down and possibly uncover and bring to light his corruption (and his gang of cronies) then cool!
Idiot Antonio again trying to take credit for something he had nothing to do with like the lower stats in homicides and gangs. This loser can't keep his mouth shut or stay away from cameras.
Ah, the "local blogsphere reacting." Now there's a tree falling in the forest...
ERSNews has learned that Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and his "girlfriend" Mirthala Salinas have secretly met since the scandal broke nearly two weeks ago. The most recent meeting taking place late last week. The meeting involved the Mayor with his city provided security detail in tow. Multiple sources have confirmed to ERSNews that the secret meeting in fact took place.
Mayor Villaraigosa for the past two weeks has been attempting to recover from the revelation of a "personal relationship" with Telemundo political reporter and anchor Mirthala Salinas for at least a year and half. The relationship is believed to have played a part in his separation and now pending divorce from his wife Corina. New details about their secret relationship continue to trickle out every day since the story broke.
As for Salinas, she was placed on leave while her station Telemundo KVEA in Los Angeles investigates whether or not Salinas violated ethical standards by dating the Mayor and other notable politicians while covering them as a journalist.
ERSNews first revealed that the Mayor was not the first major California politician Salinas dated while covering the news in recent years. Her list of political boyfriends seems to be a who’s-who’s of Hispanic politicians in the state. Her relationship with Speaker of the California Assembly Fabian Nunez occurred in 2003 and 2004. Other media outlets have reported other notable politicians Ms. Salinas dated prior to the Mayor.
The Mayor first acknowledged his personal relationship with Salinas publicly in response to inquiries by the Los Angeles Daily News on July 3, 2007. The Daily News had informed the Mayor that it was planning to publish a story about the relationship, which had been rumored across town, but was not confirmed by the mayor or by any media sources independently.
On Thursday of this week ERSNews revealed exclusively that the condo Salinas purchased in Studio City in early 2006 had been bought from a political supporter and campaign contributor who was is the CFO of one of the largest PR/Lobbing firms in Los Angeles. The Mayor since has denied having any knowledge or involvement in the condo sale in response to the ERSNews report.
The condo sale report was widely repeated in the LA local media and brought new questions of possible insider favoritism and perks to the already extensive allegations of questionable journalistic ethics on the part of reporter Salinas. The mayor has repeatedly said Ms. Salinas is a consummate professional journalist. He has denied the charge that he gave any special treatment to Ms. Salinas or her station.
ERSNews has learned that Salinas met with Telemundo’s lawyers last week after returning from being out of town, where she fled to avoid the glare of the media spotlight. She also met with a lawyer last week and has been staying with a friend in Los Angeles, according to sources.
Insiders close to NBC/Telemundo tell ERSNews that the network's human resources department in New York is conducting the investigation into any possible violations of the NBC/GE/Telemundo standards guidelines by Salinas. ERSNews has also learned that during the time Salinas was a political reporter, her personal exploits were brought to the attention of senior management at both Telemundo and its sister station KNBC-TV in Los Angeles.
remember this? Hertzberg got screwed too.
At March 17, 2005 12:27 AM, Anonymous said...
EXCLUSIVE:
HERTZBERG SET TO ENDORSE VILLARAIGOSA.
Bob Hertzberg has decided to endorse his one time room-mate, Antonio Villaraigosa. My understanding is that Hahn hasn't been calling Huggy (maybe just once while Antonio has been calling as much as three times a day)and Bob has now cut a deal with Antonio. For Huggy's endorsement Antonio will back and endorse Hertzberg for LA City Attorney in 4 years time. It seems the old partnership will be back in business. Hertzberg's consultant John Shallman and Controller Chick have been putting pressure on Hertzberg to go with Villaraigosa. Mr. Hertzberg, Cynthia Telles, lost in this battle as she was opposed to her husband endorsing Villaraigosa. Of course, another loser is Jack Weiss who has been repaid for supporting Antonio in the usual manner. Antonio has screwed him - everybody knew that Weiss wanted to be the next City Attorney.
This last post is totally incorrect. Hertzberg WANTED Antonio's endorsement for City Attorney but Antonio refused, having already promised it to Jack.
Hertzberg settled to "Chair the Transition" which ended abruptly the moment Antonio raised his hand and took the oath.
The "Partnership" was not back; it was never back. Hertzberg stepped over the line with Antonio and he can never be close to him again.
Between the two, I'd side with Antonio, as all he did was what all men do. Bob on the other hand was ruthless and cruel, and deserves whatever he gets.
Jack Weiss will be the next City Attorney, notwithstanding what the fools on the blog think, particularily that king of fools, Duma Zogg.
6:13 you have to be kidding. the truth is that Bob & Antonio continue to rub each others backs.
Last blogger: are you saying that AV has secretly reneged on being Weiss's campaign manager for City Attorney? Is he being duplicitous, and playing both sides, with Herzberg? Weiss, Bratton and baca are respected across the country for their work on anti-terrorism (for which they let AV take credit today, in deference to his position as Mayor).
It seems to me, that he's the one who's a potential liability in ANY situation right now; he can hardly afford to be making new enemies right now. I agree w/ previous poster: you are just plain wrong.
To quote from earlier threads: Herzberg couldn't win anything more serious than a pastrami-eating contest at Junior's Deli.
And (this is not me, I am repeating): Hertzberg couldn't win a contest of fat Jewish guys jerking off. Indelicate, but no doubt true.
No way in hell Weiss would win city attorney now with his alignment to Antonio. ARe you kidding? The rich Westsiders can't stand either of them anymore and all those recall Jack Weiss signs are getting the word out. They say "Jack Weiss doesn't care about traffic." OUCH The rich crybabies blame WEiss. Then you have the cheating Mayor who is the joke of the nation and Leno keeps going after him highlighting his affair. Huggy Bob has a lot more support and the Latinos will vote him in.
6:29: Keep dreaming. There are a few disorganized losers and whiners and liars trying to take down Weiss, with about as much chance of success as a pimple on an elephant's ass.
Your pastrami-eating jerkoff fattie has less than zero base of support and is stupider than Paris, Britney, Nicole and Posh and Bush all averaged out together.
One minute you call Antonio a dishonest turncoat for going with Hertzberg, than for not going with him -- you're clueless.
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