Comments on: Democrat Buchanan earns GOP Stockton mayor’s nod

By: hypocriticalyes?

hypocriticalyes? — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:34:43 +0000

Truthclubber, if you need to smear and make accusatory remarks regarding a journalist who works hard and does an excellent job of reporting the political news it clearly shows that your judgement is lacking any ethical or substance in order to try and justify your endorsement of your candidate. If your candidate was so outstanding you wouldn’t need to try and berate someone else to make your point. Look in the mirror and find your own true self worth, if any.

By: Arne Simonsen

Arne Simonsen — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:58:49 +0000

As the Chair of the Delta Protection Commission and having spent the past 20+ months on the Governor’s Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Forces’ 43-member Stakeholders Coordination Group (one of only 3 elected officials), I am very disturbed by AD-15 candidate Joan Buchanan’s support for a peripheral canal (codenamed “dual conveyance”).

Drawing water off the Sacramento River north of Hood and sending it around the Delta in an “isolated facility” (another codename for the peripheral canal) will only result in greater saltwater intrusion into the Delta.

Clearly AD-15 candidate Abram Wilson understands this which is why I have endorsed Abram Wilson for State Assembly.

Apparently Joan Buchanan will be representing Southern California interests and not those of the 15th Assembly District, which includes a good portion of the Delta.

By: Walter, GOP Livermore City-Chair

Walter, GOP Livermore City-Chair — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 06:36:51 +0000

No real Republican would endorse McNerney over Andal or Buchanan over Wilson! I’d question the Mayor’s real allegiance.

On the topic of Buchanan… I’d question what kind of representation she would provide for the 15th Assembly District since she doesn’t respond to questions regarding her platform. Seems that she would like to shy away from the real issues, as opposed to dealing with them head on.

Doesn’t sound like good leadership to me… and I’m from the 15th Assembly District.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/25/BAJM13JKBT.DTL

By: Truthclubber

Truthclubber — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:13:12 +0000

If we needed yet another sign that Lisa Vorderbrueggen has officially joined the “Ellen Tauscher Suck Up Club”, then this is it: Supposedly non-partisan (and formerly ethical) Lisa Vorderbrueggen has totally pimped (aka “gone into the tank for”) Democratic Assembly District 15 candidate Joan Buchanan (and the latest in what are sure to be a string of losing Tauscher proteges) over Republican nominee and fellow mayor Abram Wilson of San Ramon, by actively choosing to promote this piece of fluff over more impactful news, such as Wilson’s receiving the endorsement of Vorderbrueggen’s own (current) employer, the Contra Costa Times (http://www.contracostatimes.com/search/ci_10738648?IADDID), as well as the major newspaper for Stockton, the Stockton Record.

Vorderbrueggen also recently saw fit to blatantly ignore the statements of fact made by Wilson to her face (as well as to others in the room at the time) about Buchanan’s endorsement of a peripheral canal, despite the fact that Buchanan is on frigging videotape (http://www.youtube.com/doubletalkbuchanan) stating that she (Buchanan) feels that the Delta “would benefit from…a peripheral canal.”

Granted, Vorderbrueggen used to be a journalist and critics say changed ethical standards in order to win favor with the Tauscher coterie. But still, what is going on in the chambers of the CoCo Times, given that other local political blogs (http://halfwaytoconcord.com/tag/ad-15) dare to carry this much more substantial, as well as more balanced and fair news affecting all readers in this area?

Given that Wilson’s campaign is eager to put before the public all of the various ways and claims it is making against this lover of shipping yet more NorCal water to LaLa Land (http://www.wilsonforassembly.com/multimedia.htm) and Buchanan merely chooses to whine about Wilson’s attacking her positions instead of showing us (as Wilson is, every day, right on his web site) what supposed dirt she is shoveling herself, each candidate’s command of, and respect for full disclosure (or lack thereof) says volumes about each would-be Assembly member’ claim to be a true and honest broker on behalf of his or her constituents.

By: Annie B

Annie B — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 09:51:58 +0000

Maybe Chavez got Wilson’s robocall. People really hate those you know.

By: Lisa Vorderbrueggen

Lisa Vorderbrueggen — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:29:14 +0000

Endorsements in and of themselves are not news. Every candidate receives endorsements.

I thought this was interesting because of Chavez’ background as a former Democrat.

By: Janine De La Vega

Janine De La Vega — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:55:45 +0000

I thought I saw that Mayor Wilson has several endorsements from independents and democrats – way more than the competitor – so why aren’t those being posted the same way as Chavez? I think he endorsed Richard Rao in the primary.