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Yahoo!Smear tactics, politicians and mud were created about the same time. And the mud now being slung by Lansing Duncan is shameful.
Campaigns fearing the power of facts unleash surrogates to confuse voters, discredit opponents and deflect scrutiny from their own weaknesses.
Now resurfaces Lansing Duncan, mouthpiece for Doreen Farr and Gail Marshall. And Steve Pappas, Independent candidate for 3rd district supervisor, is his target.
Duncan, a clumsy and ineffective backroom politician, was caught in 2003 trying to sneak through Marshall’s disguised pro-development agenda. Outraged citizens rallied, causing his resignation as Marshall's GPAC chairman.
The lies, errors and omissions in Duncan’s attack defy rebuttal in this limited space.
The real Steve Pappas has honorably served his community, at a cost to his family and business, to prevent a sell-out to special interests, not for personal gain.
Steve’s accomplishments are public record. The unfounded assault on him by Duncan and his cohorts is vicious to a degree unprecedented in our county.
Interestingly, in 2007, the founding group and current board of directors of the Valley Alliance includes Gail Marshall, the 3rd district supervisor nearly recalled over issues of poor leadership, Doreen Farr, current 3rd district candidate and Lansing Duncan.
It would be interesting to know what other conflicts of interest might exist between members of the alliance and tribal members collecting as much as $50,000 a month from casino profits and who aggressively support Valley development.
This is why Democrats and Republicans alike are voting for Steve Pappas on June 3.
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There are 2 gross falsehoods in this letter that might be a sign of desperation from the Pappas campaign.
First, Marshall was not "nearly recalled". Her margin of victory in the recall was virtually identical to her margin of victory when elected the second time. Voters recognized that the recall was just a vicious, brazen political ploy timed to have a 3rd District election when UCSB students were gone for the summer.
Second, the letter writer somehow tries to tie Marshall to the Chumash. Excuse me but when Marshall stood up to the Chumash, she was called a racist. Plus the Chumash contributed tens of thousands of dollars to try to defeat her.
To suggest that there is a "conflict of interest" or collusion between the Valley Alliance and the Chumash would be like suggesting that there is an alliance between the Environmental Defense Center and Greka!
If Pappas wants to stay true to his campaign promise to get everyone working together and end divisiveness, he will denounce this vicious attack by one of his supporters.
Richard_Saunders (anonymous profile)
May 30, 2008 at 4:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)
http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=...
billclausen (anonymous profile)
May 30, 2008 at 5:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I have heard that Marshall's daughter-in-law is an enrolled member of the Chumash. Can anyone verify this?
billclausen (anonymous profile)
May 30, 2008 at 5:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This is really comical about an allegation on mud slinging by Lansing Duncan, and then no examples cited... all followed by carpet bombing of goopy mud balls against Duncan with a heavy stucco of pro-Pappas cliche spin that was more fluff than even his TV ads.
SOME Democrats and Republicans may be voting for Pappas, but not many of each.
David_Pritchett (anonymous profile)
June 2, 2008 at 5:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Apparently ENOUGH Democrats and Republicans to get him in the runoff.
shosyv (anonymous profile)
June 4, 2008 at 3:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
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