Valley News: Valley News Endorses Anthony Silva for Mayor

Valley News: Valley News Endorses Anthony Silva for Mayor: "Valley News Endorses Anthony Silva for Mayor Stockton, CA. has been one of if not the hardest hit city in America, ailing crime, foreclosures, and a city council that seems unable to make the right decisions. When these type problems are compiled with inflation, and a shrinking budget, the outcome is a city like Stockton, CA.

 Voted the most miserable city in America in two of the last three years, Stockton is still getting worse, and will continue to crumble, unless a change in leadership is made. Valley News sees the changes that can be made to fix the status quo in our two-time All-American city. The Mayoral candidate we are endorsing is Anthony Silva.

 Anthony Silva is a man of integrity, honesty, and loyalty, all characteristics that our city's current mayor Ann Johnston lacks. She has been on the council for the last twelve years, as I recall, Stocktonians were better off in 2000, correct? So stand with the Valleys sole source of truth, VALLEY NEWS, and do whats right for Stockton's future, elect Anthony Silva for Mayor. "

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Ron Paul Talks About Santorum Dropping Out of the Race – Apr 10 2012 | Ron Paul videos - Ron Paul Flix

Ron Paul Talks About Santorum Dropping Out of the Race – Apr 10 2012 | Ron Paul videos - Ron Paul Flix

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RON PAUL FIRST GOP CANDIDATE TO APPEAR ON BALLOT IN ALL 50 STATES

“BEING FIRST TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT IN ALL FIFTY STATES PROVES THAT RON PAUL IS THE ONLY CANDIDATE WITH THE ORGANIZATIONAL MUSCLE, RESOURCES, AND STAMINA TO CHALLENGE MITT ROMNEY.”

LAKE JACKSON, Texas – 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul is the first candidate among those vying for the GOP nomination to appear on the ballot in all 50 states, and the only candidate aside from moderate-establishment Mitt Romney to have any prospects for 50-state ballot access.

The 12-term Congressman from Texas filed to appear on the ballot in New Jersey today – Tuesday, March 27th – with double the required 1,000 signatures, giving him the status of first candidate to have nationwide ballot access. Romney is expected to file in New Jersey in the coming days, making his 50-state ballot access likely.

Not all states require activity such as the need to file paperwork to appear on the ballot. In the case of some states, for example, the respective secretaries of state simply green-light ballot access for candidates. In the over 30 states that do require some form of filing activity, filing requirements range from formalities such as filing paperwork and paying a fee to appear on the ballot, to similar requirements plus a quota of signatures from those enrolled in the relevant political party, to stringent requirements as in the example of Virginia, which requires filing plus thousands of signatures to authenticate candidate support.

In Virginia, Paul and Romney were the only candidates that appeared on the ballot in the Commonwealth’s primary held on March 6th – Super Tuesday. Counterfeit conservative Rick Santorum failed to file at all in Virginia, and serial hypocrite Newt Gingrich filed but fell short of qualifying. Would-be candidate Rick Perry’s suit that the other candidates joined against the Commonwealth was struck down on appeal, and an injunction determining whether and when paper ballots were to be printed was lifted, making possible the Paul-Romney matchup. More recently, Santorum failed to file in the District of Columbia, which is holding its primary on Tuesday, April 3rd or one week from today.

“Success in accessing ballots no matter a state’s requirements is a barometer for the strength of a campaign organization. Being first to appear on the ballot in all fifty states proves that Ron Paul is the only candidate with the organizational muscle, resources, and stamina to challenge Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination,” said Ron Paul 2012 National Campaign Manager John Tate.

“In concert with our delegate-attainment strategy, which is working well in states like Iowa, Nevada, Washington, and Missouri, we’re prepared and eager to continue on the long road to Tampa,” added Mr. Tate, referring to the Republican National Convention in to be held in Florida in September. “See you on the campaign trail.”

Calif. Democratic treasurer perpetrated $7M fraud

By TOM VERDIN and DON THOMPSON
Associated Press
Published: Tuesday, Mar. 27, 2012 - 10:20

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Democratic campaign treasurer Kinde Durkee defrauded at least 50 candidates, officeholders and political organizations out of $7 million in a scheme that dates back more than a decade, according to a court filing made Tuesday by federal prosecutors.

The U.S. attorney's office in Sacramento filed the additional charges in federal court, providing the most detailed account to date in a case that has left some Democratic candidates scrambling for campaign cash in an election year.

Such filings typically are a prelude to a plea, but prosecutors would not confirm such a development or offer any further details.

Durkee, who heads Durkee & Associates in Burbank, was arrested in September and charged with suspicion of mail fraud after millions of dollars disappeared from the campaign accounts of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, other Democratic members of Congress and several Democratic state lawmakers.

The filing details a complex shell game in which Durkee shifted campaign money to cover an array of personal and business expenses.

In one example, $23,000 taken from Feinstein's account was used to help pay American Express credit card charges from the Los Angeles Dodgers, Amazon.com, Disneyland, Trader Joe's and Turners Outdoorsman.

Other misappropriations from Feinstein's account covered payments for a Long Beach condominium owned by Durkee and to the 401(k) plan for her employees.

The court filing said Durkee had devised a scheme from January 2000 until she was arrested last September "to defraud clients of Durkee & Associates, and to obtain money from them by means of materially false and fraudulent pretenses, representations and promises."

It said she had signature control over roughly 700 bank accounts, including those used by political campaigns.

Durkee's attorney, Daniel Nixon, did not return telephone and email messages Tuesday evening.

John Kevin Vincent, the assistant U.S. attorney listed as the chief prosecutor in the case, declined to discuss the material in the latest filing and would not say whether a plea deal was in the works.

"When we get to that point, we'll send out a notification," Vincent said.

Durkee was scheduled to appear in court Friday afternoon at a hearing that had been set before Tuesday's developments.

She has been accused of looting the accounts of dozens of Democratic officeholders, candidates and political organizations. Prosecutors also say Durkee filed false information with the Federal Election Commission and the California Secretary of State, which track campaign contributions and expenditures.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/27/4371582/prosecutors-filing-hints-at-plea.html#storylink=cpy

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/27/4371582/prosecutors-filing-hints-at-plea.html#storylink=cpy

Santorum On Romney: 'He's Not Someone You Can Trust'

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Rick Santorum said that Mitt Romney has misled voters about his position on a federal mandate for individuals to purchase health insurance, hammering his primary opponent hard one day before Ohio voters go to the polls. "During the heart of the debate on Obamacare, Mitt Romney stepped forward in 2009 and advocated for a mandate, an individual mandate. Taxing people who did not buy insurance, that is an individual mandate," Santorum said on a conference call organized abruptly by his campaign, between campaign events. Santorum was referring to a 2009 op-ed in USA Today, written by Romney, that came to light over the weekend.

"People are starting to realize that what you have with Governor Romney is someone who is simply not a genuine article, he's not someone you can trust on the issue of big government," Santorum said.

"Then for Mitt Romney to do what he's done on repeated occasions, to mislead the public as to what his position was, to continue to mislead, and to try to obfuscate by just throwing negative ads at someone and not having to respond to the fact that he was an advocate for something he says he wasn't, it's firm evidence that conservatives will not trust him, will not rally around him through this primary season," Santorum said.

"And ultimately, I don't care how much money he will spend, we will be the nominee," he thundered.

The Romney campaign responded with the same defense that their candidate has consistently used when criticized for the health care overhaul he signed into law as Massachusetts governor in 2006.

"Rick Santorum has a habit of creating distortions, exaggerations and falsehoods about Mitt Romney’s record. Over the last several years, Governor Romney has said many times, in many different formats, that his health care reform plan was the right model for Massachusetts, and that it should not be used as a one-size-fits-all national health insurance plan," said Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul. "Governor Romney is a federalist and has always said that states should be free to come up with their own health care reforms."

The problem with the 2009 op-ed is that there is no mention by Romney of what has been a standard line: each state should be free to take the approach they think is best.

Romney has made comments over the years, particularly in a 2007 appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press," that he thought a mandate approach could serve as a national model.

It is a good issue for Santorum to hit Romney on, and he is clearly trying to regain the offensive in Ohio to stop a repeat of last week's result in Michigan. Santorum held a large lead in Michigan, only to see Romney's edge in money and TV advertising help his opponent to a victory.

Santorum also started to spin the results in Ohio ahead of time, just as his campaign tried to do last week. He pointed out that Romney and a super PAC supporting Romney are outspending him by a margin of 12 to 1.

"To suggest this is David and Goliath is probably a little bit of an understatement," Santorum said. "No matter what the result is tomorrow in Ohio, we're going to feel great because under that barrage we stood tall, we stood on principle, and we were able to come out and run a great race in this state."

The reality is, if Santorum loses Ohio, it will be very hard for him to argue he is still competing with Romney.

Post Debate Statements From Ron Paul

Ron Paul Quotes

“I'm convinced that you never have to give up liberties to be safe. I think you're less safe when you give up your liberties.”
― Ron Paul

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.”
― Ron Paul, The Revolution: A Manifesto

“Liberty is lost through complacency and a subservient mindset. When we accept or even welcome automobile checkpoints, random searches, mandatory identification cards, and paramilitary police in our streets, we have lost a vital part of our American heritage. America was born of protest, revolution, and mistrust of government. Subservient societies neither maintain nor deserve freedom for long.”
― Ron Paul

“Failure of government programs prompts more determined effort, while the loss of liberty is ignored or rationalized away...whether is it is the war on poverty, drugs, terrorism...or the current Hitler of the day, an appeal to patriotism is used to convince the people that a little sacrifice of liberty, here or there, is a small price to pay...The results, though, are frightening and will soon become even more so.”
― Ron Paul

“Let it not be said that no one cared, that no one objected once it’s realized that our liberties and wealth are in jeopardy.”
― Ron Paul

“When the federal government spends more each year than it collects in tax revenues, it has three choices: It can raise taxes, print money, or borrow money. While these actions may benefit politicians, all three options are bad for average Americans.”
― Ron Paul

“Don't steal - the government hates competition!”
― Ron Paul, End the Fed!

“It is true that liberty is not free, nor is it easy. But tyranny - even varying degrees of it - is much more difficult, and much more expensive. The time has come to rein in the federal government, put it on a crash diet, and let the people keep their money and their liberty.”
---- Ron Paul

“Ideas are very important to the shaping of society. In fact, they are more powerful than bombings or armies or guns. And this is because ideas are capable of spreading without limit. They are behind all the choices we make. They can transform the world in a way that governments and armies cannot. Fighting for liberty with ideas makes more sense to me than fighting with guns or politics or political power. With ideas, we can make real change that lasts.”
― Ron Paul, Liberty Defined: The 50 Urgent Issues That Affect Our Freedom

Wise Words From Benjamin Franklin

"Tricks and Treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be honest!" - Benjamin Franklin

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(NOBODY BUT) RON PAUL ATTRACTS 2,300 VOTERS AT A SPOKANE, WASHINGTON CAMPAIGN RALLY

OVERFLOWS CITY’S CONVENTION CENTER, CONTINUING A MEMORABLE PACIFIC NORTHWEST CAMPAIGN TOUR

BELLEVUE, Washington – 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul attracted an astonishing 2,300 voters at his Spokane, Washington campaign rally today, ending this day of campaigning in the Pacific Northwest with an uncharacteristically large display of support.The 12-term Congressman from Texas’ rally took place at 7:30 p.m. PST at the Spokane Convention Center. Taken together, Dr. Paul’s Pacific Northwest campaign visit has so far resulted in his having reached thousands of supporters and undecided voters in candidate appearances alone. Tomorrow, Dr. Paul heads to Boise, Idaho for another large rally.

RON PAUL ATTRACTS MORE THAN 2,400 VOTERS TO BOISE RALLY

ENDS PACIFIC NORTHWEST CAMPAIGN TOUR IN THE GEM STATE WITH SENTIMENT THAT WASHINGTON AND IDAHO ARE FERTILE GROUND FOR STRONG CAUCUS SHOWING

BOISE, Idaho – 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul ended his Washington-Idaho campaign tour in the Pacific Northwest’s eastern enclave of Boise, a city that greeted him by turning out over 2,400 supporters to his rally. The 12-term Congressman from Texas’ rally took place at 12:30 p.m. MST at CenturyLink Arena, 233 South Capitol Boulevard, Boise, ID 83702.

RON PAUL DRAWS MORE THAN 2,000 VOTERS TO MOSCOW, IDAHO—DOUBLING EXPECTATIONS

CAPACITY-CROWD OF 1,200 ATTEND RALLY INSIDE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO STUDENT UNION BALLROOM, PLUS HUNDREDS MORE IN OVERFLOW AREAS AND OUTSIDE

BOISE, Idaho – 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul attracted more than double the number of expected attendees of his large Moscow, Idaho campaign rally held at the University of Idaho.

The Moscow Rally took place at 4:00 p.m. PST at the campus’ Student Union Ballroom, located in Moscow, ID 83884. Campaign officials planned to accommodate 1,000 guests – roughly a room capacity crowd – yet more than 1,000 additional people arrived. At stops along his Pacific Northwest campaign tour, the 12-term Congressman from Texas has made every effort to greet overflow crowds of voters outside speaking venues.

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ABC Blatantly Keeps Ron Paul Out of View

Today, I was looking at the ABC 2012 election coverage website, and they show every other candidate but Ron Paul. They are even showing news articles for Herman Cain and Michelle Bachman, But nothing for the guy who is second in the nationwide polls. For Ron Paul this is nothing new, but why would you continue reporting on the people that have already conceded? That would be like filming the Runner that fell, instead of filming the rest of the race. I am asking the MSM to allow Ron Paul to be on national television before he wins the nomination, otherwise all of us watching will know you're lying to us!!! visit this link to see what I am talking about!!

Ron Paul Looks to Extend Mitt Romney's Losing Streak

By STEVE PEOPLES, ASSOCIATED PRESS SANFORD, Maine -- Mitt Romney hoped to avoid a fourth straight election setback Saturday in the GOP presidential nomination race, but feisty Ron Paul could extend that losing streak with a victory in Maine's caucuses. Romney, the one-time front-runner, stepped up efforts to court Republicans in recent days, reflecting growing concern about the outcome of what has become a two-man race in Maine. Neither Newt Gingrich nor Rick Santorum, who won in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado on Tuesday, is actively competing in Maine, where party officials planned to declare a winner Saturday evening. Paul was optimistic as he greeted morning caucus-goers in Sanford, where a few hundred Republicans gathered in a nearly-filled high school gymnasium. "I think we have a very good chance," Paul said. Romney will "be better off if he wins it and I'm going to be a lot better off if I win. So this will give me momentum and it will just maintain his. It's a pretty important state as far as I'm concerned." Romney wants Maine voters to help in his struggle to convince his party's conservative wing that he should be the candidate they back. The former Massachusetts governor said in a Washington speech Friday that he was "a severely conservative Republican governor." to continue reading this story, click here...

Nevada Caucus should have been won by Ron Paul

Get To The Facts Already

I have been dazzled by the quickness we are spinning right now, we must have really picked up speed... It's been day & Nite, radpidly rotating and causing a lapse in judgement when applied to time. We shall see what is in the cosmos for us in 2012...? Interesting insights from the wizard show there is only the inner most thought in everyones mind, as if we have all had the same dream.. You know the dream.... Categorize as defiant at times, I often feel like I'm the most intelligent being in my surroundings. Rebellious at heart, any strength I have acquired I can now multiply it's intensity. Fear isn't the tactic, it's the the reaction from being lied to. Wait you'll be more surprised to see the Gui-Chit, On your knees, head forward, that's chit.

Hold on tight cause, something is changing and its coming quick... I am not one for predictions, but I'm guessing Ron Paul is going to win the 2012 Presidential Election, and a week before his inauguration he will Start Pursuing his passion for Poker. It's obvious how he is quick to smile at one's mistakes, but forgets when to establish which side he takes. This is due to the fact that Ron Paul has no reason to explain the other candidates tactics that don't work. It has been hard enough for him to get his word out, and he is being shunned again by the main stream media.

When Will We See Change? Finally in 2012!

There are plenty of Republicans I could, and would never support. 2012, the Republicans have a spirited Ron Paul, who is shaking up the politcal spectrum. Nothing is too bold for his insight, he seems to have pulled me from the social democratic party. I jumped across party lines to help emsure he has the chance to speak against President Obama in front of the masses. Something needs to change, because Individuality is what allows Humans to experience life.

Ron Paul is a constitutionalist, who believes that the constitution was drafted in order to create a more perfect union. If that was the case, why would America start to implement laws that strip us of most of our rights? Dr. Paul defends Liberty more than all the other candidates running against him in the 2012 republican primary elections. To the disbelief of the main street media, Ron Paul is the only Republican who has the chance to beat Obama in November, and turn this ship around.

If the other Republican Candidates see that Paul has the better message, and an authenticity that can be trusted, a rare characterization for a Politician. They should do what's right for the party as well as the Country and step down, to allow Ron Paul to build momentum early, rather than making each other look in-electable.

RON PAUL IN 2012!