tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post4879362923876352053..comments2024-01-13T00:27:20.813-08:00Comments on Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home of Los Angeles Politics: Pugliese Accuses "Desperate" Galatzan of "Mudslinging," Galatzan Campaign "Denies"Mayor Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16280670018437708708noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-78019593962731444612011-02-28T20:29:11.874-08:002011-02-28T20:29:11.874-08:00This is a pathetic non-issue- fueled by UTLA and B...This is a pathetic non-issue- fueled by UTLA and BS. Get it? BS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-43034243942475005052011-02-28T18:23:56.328-08:002011-02-28T18:23:56.328-08:00A lot of folks are sick of Tamar.A lot of folks are sick of Tamar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-48573707005194980212011-02-28T17:31:42.094-08:002011-02-28T17:31:42.094-08:00I'm trying to imgine how the terms of the loan...I'm trying to imgine how the terms of the loan could have been abusive. Typically, federally-backed student loans carry a low interest rate and can be paid back over a very long time.<br />You can even defer undergraduate loans if you attend grad school.<br />I suppose the terms look abusive if you do not have your finances in order.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-26531884593079578102011-02-28T14:36:49.572-08:002011-02-28T14:36:49.572-08:00Tamar is toast. In this economy, there are a numbe...Tamar is toast. In this economy, there are a number of us who fell behind on our loans. I don't think voters will think this is a big deal. So what Louis is a deadbeat. Aren't we all?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-70517171305045127782011-02-28T13:54:52.125-08:002011-02-28T13:54:52.125-08:00Tamar is getting my vote. Not one bit impressed b...Tamar is getting my vote. Not one bit impressed by Pugliese.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-18832665843691771252011-02-28T11:13:22.181-08:002011-02-28T11:13:22.181-08:00Don't you idiots know how to read? Look at the...Don't you idiots know how to read? Look at the first page of the settlement, lines 18 through 24:<br /><br />"Notice is hereby given by Plaintiff that Plaintiff, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, is accepting payments on the claim herein from Defendant, LOUIS PUGLIESE, and that said Defendant should complete payment of said claim by November 15, 2002. Plaintiff anticipates filing its request for dismissal within 60 days and requests that this court retain jurisdiction to enforce the settlement. Dated: September 23, 2002."<br /><br />Louis, you are busted. Not only are you a fool for bringing this up, you lied about it. You didn't win -- you settled and had to make payments on your unpaid loan. And you had the nerve to argue that you didn't need to pay because the statute of limitations had run out? You just might fit in perfectly well with the losers on the school board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-34759967668818344982011-02-28T10:12:01.286-08:002011-02-28T10:12:01.286-08:00This is bull. Read all the documents on Krinsky...This is bull. Read all the documents on Krinsky's blog.<br /><br />This is what becomes apparent:<br /><br />!) Louis defaulted on his student loan.<br /><br />2) The federal government, using a private local law firm, sued Pugliese to recover the loan they had guaranteed, plus interest and penalties.<br /><br />3)Pugliese argued that he didn't need to pay back the loan, interest or penalties because the statute of limitations had run out.<br /><br />4) Pugliese and the Federal government settled the lawsuit for a lesser amount than the government pursued, but Pugliese still had to pay.<br /><br />Pugliese is more than stretching the truth when he says that he challenged "abusive" terms of the loan in court and "won." The documents indicate that he challenged the terms of the PENALTIES and the INTEREST RATES applied on the loan, on which he DEFAULTED.<br /><br />The Feds backed off a little on the penalties and interest, but still had to go to court to make Pugliese pay off his student loan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-71727999852167041402011-02-28T08:18:26.772-08:002011-02-28T08:18:26.772-08:00I got the call as well. It lasted almost ten minut...I got the call as well. It lasted almost ten minutes! "California Opinion Research" or something similar was the company that called. They read negative and positive stuff about both candidates, but not much. Do "push polls" last this long? My husband was annoyed that I stayed on the phone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-63775142952224003592011-02-28T07:57:07.691-08:002011-02-28T07:57:07.691-08:00Check this out -- Pugliese didn't tell the who...Check this out -- Pugliese didn't tell the whole story http://edobserver.blogspot.com/2011/01/poetic-justice-for-utla.html<br /><br />Also, my union diehard dad in Chatsworth got this call, too, but it didn't sound like a "push poll." He wrote down all the questions, including two attacks on Tamara.<br /><br />"Are you more or less likely to vote for her even though Galatzan's campaign is being bankrolled by extremely wealthy businessmen?"<br /><br />And one other negative question about her.<br /><br />So someone is probably doing a real poll.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-50404503635625207712011-02-28T07:46:37.734-08:002011-02-28T07:46:37.734-08:00Something's fishy here. Pugliese doesn't p...Something's fishy here. Pugliese doesn't post the whole document at his link, but you can read it here -- along with the Pugliese's defense arguments, written by himself:<br /><br />http://edobserver.blogspot.com/2011/01/poetic-justice-for-utla.html<br /><br />The strangest part is that in Pugliese's response to being sued for $11,000 by the federal government for defaulting on his students loans, Pugliese argues that he shouldn't have to pay back the money he borrowed because the statute of limitations expired. It's write there in the response document, written and signed by Pugliese himself.<br /><br />Also odd is that even on the portion of the document Pugliese posted, it says that the terms of the settlement need to be met before dismissal. Is Louis trying to pull a fast one? Is there a lawyer out there who can explain these documents?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-79236922678843580812011-02-28T03:29:25.556-08:002011-02-28T03:29:25.556-08:00No worries Pugliese! You've got the votes and ...No worries Pugliese! You've got the votes and the seat in the bag. Congratulations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-42937115997014028442011-02-27T17:30:43.258-08:002011-02-27T17:30:43.258-08:00Finally, something not from CD 14. Wow.Finally, something not from CD 14. Wow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826939.post-37220375053316404062011-02-27T16:24:58.864-08:002011-02-27T16:24:58.864-08:00Buh-bye Tamar!Buh-bye Tamar!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com