Monday 25 July 2005

Nader Gets Added To Scandal-Ridden San Diego Mayor Ballot

Gov. Schwarzenegger Considering Old Laws and New Eminent Domain Ruling To Take Over City

Rebuffed so far this year for posts as Iranian President, heading the European Union, becoming Pope and a seat in the new Iraqi Parliament, Ralph Nader made it under the deadline to become the 12th candidate for the open, scandal-ridden San Diego Mayorship.

San Diego, billed as "America's Finest City' and the seventh largest in the United States, has seen three mayors over the past week, following the resignation last week of Dick Murphy, only eight-months into his second term. Murphy believed the city needed a "fresh start", following a storm of acquisitions over civic corruption.

City Councilor Michael Zucchet was named Acting Mayor, but was forced to resign his first day in the post, after being convicted, along with another City Councilor, Ralph Inzunza, of taking payments from a local strip club owner. Both maintain they are innocent and plan to appeal their convictions.

Nader wasted no time in springing to action, collecting the required signatures to place him on the ballot. Nader, doggedly, beat the pavement around the sprawling city, including causing a stir by "caging" himself at the world-famous San Diego Zoo, threatening to stay there until he was placed in the race - including the coveted debates.

This motivated zoo workers and supporters to assist Nader in securing the signatures, as his presence was beginning to upset nearby animals. And, through their keen senses, dolphins and whales at nearby Sea World also showed signs of agitation.

"Look what they force me to do to take part in democracy", lamented Nader.

Among the 11 other candidates Nader is facing, the top three are;

- Jerry Sanders, former Police Chief, who commanded a SWAT team back in 1984 during a mass-murder at a McDonalds,

- Donna Frye, co-owner of a surf shop and an environmental activist. Ms. Frye joined the City Council in 2001 and, in a write-in campaign last November and nearly toppled incumbent mayor, Mr. Murphy.

- Steve Francis, who portrays himself as an outsider in the mold of New York's mayor, Michael R. Bloomberg. Mr. Francis founded, ran and is now chairman of AMN Healthcare Services, a publicly traded corporation that supplies nurses to hospitals.

Nader dismisses his competition.

"I've run in just about every election since 1964. They can't come close to my experience".

Despite a strong economy, a booming biotechnology industry and low unemployment (4.4.percent), Nader has an ambitious plan to lift the city over its' current setback and problems.

"We secede from the United States and annex Mexico. This makes San Diego a national capital and a seat at the table with the big dogs. And that means getting billions in foreign aid from the U.S.".

Looming in the background, ready to throw a wrench into Nader's plans is Governor Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger has called a special election for November 8th in an attempt to push through, now two special referendums (a court just recently threw out a third).

Rumors out of Sacramento have been growing that the Governor has his eye on San Diego. Both, through some old, obscure laws still in the California constitution, and the recent Supreme Court ruling upholding Eminent Domain seizures for economic development, Schwarzenegger could take over the city and appoint a person of his own choice to place in the Mayor's office, to serve the remaining term of Murphy.

"I'm sure he would think that to be a 'Fantastic' thing to do" Nader stated drolly. "We know he was being paid under-the-table by the muscle and steroid industry, I'll be filing papers tomorrow to see if he's being paid by the real estate and commercial developers as well".











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ABC Miffed; Plans On Sending Sawyer To Sudan

Says Mitchell A Wimp; Their Star Will Fight Back To Get Story

ABC News announced that it is preparing to send star correspondent Diane Sawyer to Sudan, to interview Sudanese President Lt. Gen. Omar el-Bashir.

And that "she won't back down to a good fight"

ABC News President David Westin was reported to be fuming that rival NBC and correspondent Andrea Mitchell, who was traveling with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, got into a shoving altercation with El-Bashir's secret police.

Mitchell had tried to ask el-Bashir about his alleged involvement in the violence in Sudan's Darfur region. Security forces jumped on Mitchell and began to drag her away, and soon hustled all other reporters out of the room.

The dust-up came after el-Bashir initially barring all media from the meeting. After complaints, television reporters were allowed in, but with the condition that no questions could not be directed to el-Bashir.

'We'll send Diane over there to get the story. She'll knock the snot out of anyone who tries to stop her", said Westin. "And she won't accept any conditions".

"I guess NBC News must be promoting "Not See TV" these days", continued Westin. "I mean, what is she going to do - send her husband over there to defend her?"

Mitchell is married to 79-year-old Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve Bank Chairman.

Sawyer is said to be preparing for the interview with a regiment of workouts, including boxing and kick boxing instruction.

"I have complete faith in Diane", stated Westin. "When she gets finished with el-Bashir, we might get another series out of it - Desperate Despots Who Get Their Butts Kicked".