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Former Democratic Campaign Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Clients of Millions
Kinde Durkee, once California’s go-to Democratic political campaign treasurer, pleaded guilty March 30 in Sacramento to five counts of mail fraud stemming from filing false campaign reports to cover up stealing millions of contributions made to her clients — the largest campaign embezzlement scheme in state history
Durkee, 59, “routinely” defrauded at least 50 candidates, office holders and political groups of more than $ 7 million over more than a decade, according to federal prosecutors. Read more »
More Fun Than Adults Should Really Have Talking About Politics
Karen Skelton of Skelton Strategies, Rob Stutzman of Stutzman Public Affairs and Torey Van Oot of the Sacramento Bee
Where Else? “Politics on Tap” Read more »
Mitt Romney Wants Money
The following letter was recently sent to GOP households in California:
Hoodies in the State Capitol
This is the text of an email from Cine Ivory, chief of staff to Sen. Rod Wright, a Los Angeles Democrat:
“On Thursday, March 29, members of the California Legislative Black Caucus, Latino Legislative Caucus and Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus will don their ‘hoodies’ and join together in a show of solidarity with the family of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin, who continue to seek justice in his death. Read more »
Meaning of the Name “Yosemite”
A group of some 200 miners called the Mariposa Battalion entered the Yosemite Valley on (March 27) 1851, hoping to drive out a tribe of Native Americans who lived in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and were threatening the miners’ claims to the land and its ore.
The group was led by John D. Read more »
Ryan Gosling and the Apocalypse
“The way I do most of my posts is I think, how can I get someone to press ‘like’ on this?”
— Mark Stopera, an editor at BuzzFeed, quoted in the Sunday March 25, 2012 San Francisco Chronicle Business Report, which goes on to say:
“At BuzzFeed, Stopera compiles popular articles and lists that people can share on Facebook by clicking a ‘like’ button. Read more »
Happy Birthday Robert Frost!
The American poet was born March 26, 1874.
Below is “Dedication,” the poem Frost wrote for President John Kennedy’s 1961 inauguration.
He didn’t recite it, however.
The sun’s glare off the snow blinded the 86-year-old poet. Instead, he recited from memory, “The Gift Outright.”
NBC’s Brian Williams offers a touching postscript. Read more »
There’s No Shortage of Stupid Headlines
Deaf College Opens Doors to Hearing
Enraged Cow Injures Farmer with Ax
Include your Children When Baking Cookies
Iraqi Head Seeks Arms
Jerk Injures Neck, Wins Award
Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
Lack of brains hinders research
Legislator Wants Tougher Death Penalty
Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
Messiah Climaxes In Chorus Of Hallelujahs
As The Assembly Conducts Its Annual ‘Woman of the Year” Ceremony March 26…
…Its 80 members and their honorees should consider these facts from a March 5 article in The Daily Beast called “Women and the Leadership Gap:”
The United States ranks 71st in the world in female legislative representation. Bangladesh, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates score higher.
Seventeen percent of US Senators are women. Read more »
Today’s Latin Lesson is Why Collaboration Is So Effective
Nemo Solus Satis Sapit
“Two Heads Are Better Than one”
(Literally: “No One Is Sufficiently Wise Alone.”) Read more »
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