October 7, 2008 by PT Rothschild.

LOCAL POLITICS GOES HEAD TO HEAD WITH NATIONAL POLITICOS

Temecula, CA - Tonight marks the ‘do or die’ debate stage for John McCain, if you have read the web stories, but maybe what you haven’t read is that all the candidates running for city council in Temecula are also meeting for a debate at City Hall, tonight at 7PM. This is a way to meet all the new candidates, who have been profiled here, and the incumbents, of which only one has been covered so far, who still run the city.


You can go and hear what they all have to say about the state of the city, economics as they see them, and their vision of the future for the citizens living here. Not knowing the format, I can’t say whether anyone in the chamber audience will be able to ask questions, speak, or provide any input. However, being there is worth the effort because, at present, the whole country is teetering on the brink of economic failure of catastrophic proportions.

While whatever happens in Washington will, of course, affect us here sooner or later, it is the leadership and direction of council members on the local level that will impact your and mine life more intimately and a damn sight sooner. How the local issues are handled may determine whether we turn into a modern urban ghetto, complete with abandoned McMansions and boarded up businesses or not. So remember, you can read about who ‘won’ the debate in Nashville tomorrow but if you haven’t got a plane ticket to it, you might as well TiVo it and plop you buns at City Hall tonight where you may get the chance to directly influence your standard of living. In other words, Be There and Be Square! My name is PT Rothschild and I approve this message.

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October 7, 2008 by Bill Gould, Publisher.

From: David Plouffe, BarackObama.com

Over the weekend, John McCain’s top adviser announced their plan to stop engaging in a debate over the economy and “turn the page” to more direct, personal attacks on Barack Obama.

In the middle of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, they want to change the subject from the central question of this election. Perhaps because the policies McCain supported these past eight years and wants to continue are pretty hard to defend.

But it’s not just McCain’s role in the current crisis that they’re avoiding. The backward economic philosophy and culture of corruption that helped create the current crisis are looking more and more like the other major financial crisis of our time.


During the savings and loan crisis of the late ’80s and early ’90s, McCain’s political favors and aggressive support for deregulation put him at the center of the fall of Lincoln Savings and Loan, one of the largest in the country. More than 23,000 investors lost their savings. Overall, the savings and loan crisis required the federal government to bail out the savings of hundreds of thousands of families and ultimately cost American taxpayers $124 billion.

Sound familiar?

In that crisis, John McCain and his political patron, Charles Keating, played central roles that ultimately landed Keating in jail for fraud and McCain in front of the Senate Ethics Committee. The McCain campaign has tried to avoid talking about the scandal, but with so many parallels to the current crisis, McCain’s Keating history is relevant and voters deserve to know the facts — and see for themselves the pattern of poor judgment by John McCain.

Take a look at the video below and judge for yourself who is the right choice on November 4 2008.

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October 7, 2008 by Bill Gould, Publisher.

Car chase results in arrest, car accidents and injury to a child

Murrieta, California - On 10-6-08 at approximately 252pm, Murrieta Police Department Motorcycle Officer Frank Lavigne attempted to stop a driver of a van for a traffic infraction.  The driver did not yield to the officer and sped off at a high rate of speed.  Within seconds the driver ran a stop sign and was involved in a minor traffic collision at Alta Murrieta Drive and Whitewood Road.

The driver continued, driving away from the scene of the collision, and led officers in a pursuit that lasted approximately 12 minutes.  During the pursuit the driver committed two additional minor traffic collisions at Rancho California Road and  Interstate 15, and at Winchester Road and Jefferson Avenue. Speeds reached approximately 80 mph on the freeway and 60 mph on the city streets.

The pursuit terminated a Jefferson Avenue and Larchmont Lane.  The driver was identified as 46 year old Kevin Ellis.  A twelve year old boy was also found to be in the back of the van.  Kevin Ellis was arrested for felony evading of police officers, felony child endangerment, drunk driving, hit-and-run traffic collisions, and a misdemeanor warrant.  He was booked at the Southwest Detention Center.

The juvenile was treated for minor injuries at the hospital and released to his mother.

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Female teen robbed at gunpoint for Ipod

Murrieta, California - On 10/6/2008 at 837pm Officers from the Murrieta Police Department responded to a Robbery call in the 38000 block of Members Club Drive.  Officers arrived and contacted the victim, an 18 year old female.  The victim stated she was walking south on Members Club Drive when she was confronted by the male suspect, who was wearing a ski mask.  The suspect pushed the victim to the ground.  The suspect demanded the victim stay down on the ground.

The victim, wearing head phones, could not clearly hear what the suspect was asking her to do.  At this point, the victim realized the suspect was pointing a black semi automatic handgun at her.  The victim removed her I-Pod and the suspect grabbed it out of her hand.  She told the suspect she was not carrying anything else of value.  The suspect ran back to a waiting vehicle and entered the passenger side.  The vehicle left the area towards Robert Trent Jones.

The Police Department believes anyone walking in the area on this night may have seen the suspect vehicle and/or the suspect described as follows:

Suspect #1: white or Hispanic male 20- 25 years old 5′7 140 lbs (thin build) wearing black hooded sweatshirt, black basketball shorts with white stripes on the bottom and a black ski mask

Suspect #2: Driver (no further description)

Suspect Vehicle: black 1990’s 4 door compact - unknown make and model

Anyone with information regarding this crime is encouraged to call the Murrieta Police Department Detective Bureau at 951-696-3615.

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Four Moreno Valley men arrested for selling stolen Nordstroms clothing at Murrieta In-N-Out

Murrieta, California - On 10/6/2008 at 638pm Officers from the Murrieta Police Department responded to the parking lot of the In-n-Out Burger regarding several males selling clothing from the trunk of their vehicle.  Officers arrived and detained four males near a 4 door Honda Civic.  The investigation revealed over $2,000 worth of stolen Nordstrom’s clothing was in the trunk of the Civic.

Security tags and price tags were still attached to the majority of the merchandise.  Between the four males, sales of the stolen clothing had netted $250 cash prior to police arrival.  Several people inquiring and/or purchasing the merchandise were released from the scene after a short detention.  All 4 males were booked at the Southwest Jail for felony possession of stolen property.

The Police Department reminds the public, the City of Murrieta requires anyone selling items from a vehicle in a public place to have a valid business license, as well as a solicitation permit.  The practice of selling merchandise from the trunk of a vehicle frequently involves stolen property and a call to the Police Department to verify the activity is legal is encouraged.  The Police Department’s non emergency number is 951-696-3615.

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