Letter: Surprised at Meg’s spending (June 7)
Holy cow! I can hardly pick my chin up from the floor after reading the Tribune’s article regarding gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, and her “remarkably lavish campaign” spending. From her chartered jets, a political consultant she pays $90,000 a month, buying an entire TV channel at the host hotel during the state convention to “blanket the airwaves with a never-ending stream of advertising,” to spending thus far more than $81 million ($71 million from her “personal” fortune) to land the top-spot in our state capital that pays a meager (well, it would be for her) annual salary of $212,179.
If she can so freely and nonchalantly spend her own money can we just imagine what she’d do with ours? She may be a Republican but it appears she’s anything but conservative. Sounds like a bit of deja vu don’t you think? Something smells mighty stinky here.
Come on, Californians, let’s all wake up and stop this crazy nonsense. Thoroughly research all candidates then let your voices be heard loud and clear on election day.
Remember, they’re employed by us — we chose whom to hire or not.
Pam Pistoresi,
Madera
i agree there must be a hidden agenda. special interest groups and shell make a alot more money than she paid. look at arnold. vote jerry brown
I am a supporter of Meg Whitman, who seems to be the target of unfair treatment with the Jerry Brown campaign the last few days. I read in The Tribune the negatives that were felt about Meg, which are totally untrue.
I was born and reared in Oakland, as were my parents and grandparents. The Oakland I saw as a child, who attended Roosevelt Junior High and Oakland High, was an Oakland I was proud of. I can remember as a child going to downtown Oakland with my family to the indoor movies — there were three — The Fox Oakland, The Paramount and The Roxie.
I can remember going to Lake Merit for 4th of July every year. I can remember trick-or-treating every Halloween with my mother, and in the areas you would consider not going into today.
Today, occasionally, I go to Oakland for a visit to my mother’s grave in Piedmont, and I drive with my car doors locked and my windows rolled up.
Why did Oakland go to hell? Bad politicians, including Jerry Brown, the biggest loser as mayor of Oakland from 1999 to 2007.
For those of you having a tough time deciding whom to vote for, for governor, take a drive to Oakland. It used to be mostly African Americans from the 1960s to 1999, but when Jerry Brown became mayor the African Americans became a minority.
Thanks to Jerry Brown, Oakland looks 10 times worse than Madera; it is totally taken over by illegals.
Jerry Brown let Oakland, one of the major crime cities, just keep on trucking. Is this what you want for California? Jerry Brown is old and tired, and he needs a long vacation, and if we are not smart enough he will take his vacation in Sacramento.
We need jobs in California, and Meg Whitman can make that happen. We need a strong leader. We need someone not ready for retirement, and that is Meg Whitman.
Don’t be confused. We have heard all the lies with Barack Obama. Let’s make California a great state again. Vote for Meg Whitman.
Linda Sousa,
Madera