John McCain will be in Santa Barbara on June 24, Tuesday

John McCain will attend an energy and environment panel discussion on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 in Santa Barbara. The doors open at 7:30am
What: Environmental Briefing in Santa Barbara, CA
When: June 24, 2008
Where: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
2559 Puesta del Sol Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Wonder if he’ll change his mind.

South Korea doesn’t want our beef - Europe doesn’t want our chemicals

This past week in South Korea saw tens of thousands of citizens protesting the government’s move to begin US beef imports. The Seattle Times reported:
President Lee Myung-bak suggested Tuesday that South Korea will seek to ban imports of U.S. beef from older cattle amid a public backlash against his government over fears of mad [...]

Impeachment Rally Westlake Village - Stand With Mary Pallant and other Impeachment Supporters

Emergency Rally in support of Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s Resolution presented to Congress on June 9th, at 8:40pm Eastern time, asking for the Impeachment of George W. Bush and listing 35 articles of Impeachable offenses.

For the love of our Country and Constitution let us show support and solidarity for this resolution. Impeachment is not [...]

Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Pray at home. We’re going to need it.

Marta Jorgensen - Educator? Think not

The June 3rd election upset was interesting. How is it that Democrats of the 24th district voted to nominate Marta Jorgensen?
Jorgensen withdrew from the race and then jumped back in 2 weeks before the election. She clearly has no money to run against an incumbent with a million dollar campaign fund, and hasn’t [...]

Outcome prediction for the 24th District CA race - Pallant leads

Here is the activity across Actblue.com.  While this merely indicates donation activity, it may be suggestive of the final outcome of today’s election.  Mary Pallant is clearly coming out ahead and shows the most serious intention to step forward for the Democrats of the 24th Congressional District.

Mary Pallant

See who’s raising
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Raised across ActBlue: [...]

Jill Martinez at it again…using old endorsements

In another sign of questionable integrity, Jill Martinez, who is running in the 24th Congressional district June 3rd primary, has again added outdated endorsements to her website that are no longer valid.
Today, June 2nd, Martinez has placed an endorsement from the Iron Workers Local #433 on her website that is from a 2006 election.  Campaign [...]

Immmigration Myths and Cable News

Here is an interesting article about immigration that looks at the myths promoted by mainstream media.  It is a study completed by Media Matters Action Network.  Great insight.  En Espanol
Here is the link of the summary .

Here is the downloadable PDF file.
Here is a very brief summary of the article, please use this link to [...]

Mary Pallant gains State Senator Sheila Kuehl’s endorsement! (CA 24)

Mary Pallant’s campaign got a big new boost today: the endorsement of progressive CA State Senator Sheila Kuehl.

State Senator Kuehl has progressive credentials most of us can only dream of. She has been an incredible advocate for issues across the progressive spectrum from universal healthcare to the environment to civil rights. Her [...]

Jill Martinez campaign removing opponent’s campaign signs?

Poor behavior. But I believe it to be true. I personally placed a Mary Pallant campaign sign at the exit point of Lewis Road in Camarillo. Four days later, it was removed and a Martinez sign was placed in the exact location. Since the swap happened at the same time, [...]

Ojai Playhouse Presents “Body of War” for Pallant Fundraiser

TOMORROW - SATURDAY MAY 31
The Ojai Playhouse presents the film “Body of War” as a fundraiser for the Congressional campaign of Mary Pallant, who is running for the House seat currently held by Elton Gallegly. The film screens at 4:30pm for a $10 donation at the door.
Body of War is an intimate and transformational feature [...]

Jill Martinez needs to update her campaign website

But will she?
Marta Jorgensen has made it clear that she has rejoined the CA 24th Congressional race. She has withdrawn her endorsement of Martinez. Martinez continues to display on her website misinformation pertaining to endorsements and who she is running against.
Campaign stated references to any participation in Helsinki, Finland, are unreferenced and also [...]