Schwarzenegger appointed California Secretary of State
Bruce McPherson went negative against his opponent
Senator Debra Bowen chair of the California Elections Committee last night when he sent out an email claiming that Sen. Bowen is funding her campaign with Wal-Mart stock.
So, how is it that the current Secretary of State, who is in charge of all of the official records - i.e. reporting for candidates and lobbying, how is it that he could have received such bad intelligence??Could McPherson just not find the right FPPC file?
I think Mr. McPherson must have used a DIEBOLD electronic search to get his information! OOPSY!
McPherson sent this email to his supporters yesterday afternoon:
Accusing Senator Bowen of not only possessing Wal-Mart stock, but using that stock to fund her campaign for fair elections in California.
McPherson went so far as to make up a quote from Senator Bowen - saying
"I realize that makes me a hypocrite since it runs counter to my Democrat ideals but, hey - the ends will justify the means when I'm Secretary of State!" - Brucie Mc`P' doing a really pathetic impression of Sen. Bowen
What Mr. McPherson failed to mention is that:
1. Senator Bowen DOES NOT own Wal-Mart stock.
2. If Senator Bowen DID own Wal-Mart stock - in California it is NOT permissible to loan stock to a campaign. (how does he not know this again?)
3. Senator Bowen, unlike Mr. McPherson, has actually been voting in support of working people for the last 14 years - and is endorsed by the California Federation of Teachers, the California Nurses Association, AFSCME, the United Teachers of Los Angeles, and the State Council of Laborers.
Mr. McPherson, on the other hand - (according to Project Vote Smart a non-partisan, non-profit group that catalogues and tracks votes and rankings from various groups)
in 2003 had a 4% Rating with the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
in 2005 had a 20% rating with the California School Employees Association
Too:
McPherson approved Diebold voting equipment even after computer scientists declared the software possibly illegal and has security holes
Does this guy just not get it?
Or is he just bought and paid for by the right wing extremist machine to disenfranchise working people??
If asked these questions Mr. Mc "p" (now little "p") might respond:
"I realize this makes a mockery of our voting system, our Constitution, and even this office, and runs counter to the ideals of every voter who cares their vote is counted accurately, but HEY - the ends justify the means when I certify the count!" -Me pretending to be Mc "p"
For goodness sake - CONTRIBUTE to stopping these lies!! or use ActBlue and get some good government over there in California... ya'll are killing me!! Little p frightens me!