Mid-Day Briefs on the Los Angeles Political Machine for Friday
"Berman vs. Sherman (with two Republicans) in the 30th CD, Round One".
Its on!
The much anticipated political battle between Congressman Howard "of the Berman-Waxman Machine" Berman and Congressman Brad "Assemblyman Mike Gatto's Political Papi" Sherman, got underway with the first dialog/debate among the two congressman who would like to retain their government salary and two republicans Shelly Smith and Mark Reed, who seek to channel "David" in the battle with the democrat "Goliaths".
As hundreds looked on in Woodland Hills, Congressman Sherman wasted no time in morphing into the Parke Skelton crafted progressive counter to the pragmatic Berman. Meanwhile among the republicans, Reed was not afraid to draw the audience ire with his stance on illegal immigrants using public hospitals and extending unemployment benefits. Reed who ran against Sherman in the previous election cycle, could make the runoff if he is able to coalesce the support of the register republicans in the democratic-leaning district. but as illustrated in the print coverage above, the spotlight is on Jewish democrats.
Other news:
** City Attorney Carmen Trutanich staff are having some Sixth Amendment issues in its efforts to prosecute the member of the Flea Party/Red Rabble former occupiers of the now brownfields of City Hall.
** On the topics of the City Hall Brownfields, Recreation and Parks General Manager Jon Kirk Mukri and his staff will attend the Downtown LA Neighborhood Council meeting on Tuesday, January 10 to discuss options for revitalizing the "Red Rabble Watseland".
** The proposed $3 Billion NBCUniversal "Metro Studios@Lankershim Project, has gone up in the pipe smoke of those at MTA who sought to shill this massive project as a "net traffic reduser".
** The grass-roots CD 15 campaign juggernaut of San Pedro Native Son and LAPD Senior Lead Officer Joe Buscaino, continues to roll on and pick up support with the Daily Breeze Newspaper the latest to endorse the first time political aspirant.
** Lastly, as Buscaino's quest to represent CD 15 moves forward, his fellow "rank and file officers" are facing a more dangerous street, thanks to the California Prison Realignment that his challenger Assembly Warren Furutani supported. Thousands of "low level, non violent, non-revokeable parolees" are being release onto the streets and despite the spin from the LAPD brass, crime and attacks on peace officers will surely rise.
Your thoughts ................
Scott Johnson in CD 14
Labels: "Berman vs. Sherman Blog", 30th Congressional District, CD 15 Special election, mta, Occupy LA
Posted by Red Spot in CD 14 @ 1/06/2012 11:33:00 AM
1 Comments:
I LIKE BRAD SHERMAN BUT I DON'T AGREE ON HIS STANDS ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, ISRAEL PEACE PROCESS,AND OPENNESS AT HIS TOWN HALL MEETINGS. WHAT'S OPENNESS? RATHER THAN ALLOWING PEOPLE TO ASK QUESTIONS HE NEEDS TO ALLOW MORE PEOPLE TO MAKE STATEMENTS ON ISSUES. I THINK BY ASKING QUESTIONS HE ONLY UNDERMINES THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE PUBLIC WHO ATTEND HIS MEETINGS. MANY PEOPLE HAVE WORKED ,REPORTED AND JUST PLAIN KNOW MORE THAN HE DOES SHOULD BE HEARD. JUST BECAUSE HE RAN FOR OFFICE AND WON DOESN'T GIVE HIM LICENSE TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. TOO MANY POLITIANS PLAY THIS: I'M SUPERIOR GAME! I THINK OF IT LIKE THOUGHT CONTROL. BLOCK ANY OPPOSING VIEWS FROM BEING HEARD. SADLY, BRAD BLOCKED MARK REED FROM SAYING MUCH AND REFUSED TO DEBATE HIM, WHY? THIS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN OR PROCESS, THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO KNOW.
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