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November 17, 2010
Nicky Diaz Gets $5,500 From Meg Whitman
Photo by Ted SoquiNicky Diaz appears at a news conference last month with Gloria AllredAt a labor hearing today in San Jose, Nicky Diaz was awarded $5,500 in back pay from her former employer, Meg Whitman.Thus ends the only storyline that most people will remember from the 2010 gubernatorial camp ... More >>
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November 7, 2010
Mike Murphy: Meg Whitman's Medicine Was Too Tough
Photo by Ted SoquiMeg WhitmanRepublican strategist Mike Murphy went on "Meet the Press" this morning to give his take on why Meg Whitman lost. His view is that Whitman was offering "tough medicine," and the voters weren't interested."We just had some tough answers that people didn't want," Murphy ... More >>
Blogs
November 5, 2010
California Winners Jerry Brown And 'No' On Pot Had Half As Many Facebook 'Likes' As Losers
PHOTO BY NICHOLE O'CONNORNo Meg, he's not your real friendAnother case for Golden State sovereignty: Facebook 'Likes' may have determined the races in most U.S. states, but Californians should be proud to know that Zuckerberg's popularity meter made no indication of our preference for govern ... More >>
Blogs
November 4, 2010
Meg Whitman Also Lost To Marijuana
Photo of Whitman by Ted SoquiVoters preferred the one on the leftEverybody knows that Meg Whitman spent $160 million to lose to Jerry Brown. Less noticed is the fact that she also lost to legalized marijuana. Whitman got 3.1 million votes. Prop. 19 got 3.4 million votes. Conclusive proof: Califor ... More >>
Blogs
November 3, 2010
L.A. County Vote 2010: Results for Propositions 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 And California Governor, Attorney General, Etc.
Here's how Los Angeles County voters weighed in on November 2010 Election Day as of about 1:15 a.m. Wednesday morning, with 67% of precincts counted: Proposition 19 Legalize Marijuana: YES 582,228 45.39% NO 700,389 54.61% Proposition 20 End Gerrymandering: YES 693,803 57.25% NO 518,10 ... More >>
Blogs
November 2, 2010
Jerry Brown Meg Whitman Election Results: Whitman Concedes
Jerry Brown and Meg WhitmanMeg Whitman just gave a concession speech over in Universal City. Her supporters booed in dismay when she said she had called "Governor-Elect Brown" to wish him well."Tonight has not worked out quite as we hoped," Whitman said. "It looks like the results are in and it i ... More >>
Blogs
November 1, 2010
eBay Haters Not Impressed With Meg Whitman's Corporate Experience
whiteafrican via FlickrMeg Whitman runs on her eBay record: A good thing?Some employees who worked for Meg Whitman during her tenure as the chief of eBay don't remember her so fondly. One, an eBay publicist, once claimed that Whitman shoved her in a fit of anger. More recently, other eBay w ... More >>
Blogs
October 29, 2010
Meg Whitman Vents: "Do I Have To Fucking Do Everything Myself?"
Ted SoquiMeg WhitmanA story in today's Bay Citizen paints an unflattering picture of Meg Whitman's tenure as CEO of EBay. Several anonymous ex-employees portray Whitman as a hard-charging boss who made snap decisions and dropped f-bombs in times of stress.The story recounts an episode from 2006, ... More >>
Blogs
October 28, 2010
Halloween Contestants Poke Fun at Meg Whitman's Anti-Dream Act Stance
Jose EsquivelJuana Noriega, of Los Angeles, won't let Meg Whitman "kill" her dreams Meg Whitman haters gathered at downtown 's Placita Olvera for some early Halloween fun by hosting a "Meg the Dream Killer" costume contest that takes a swipe at the gubernatorial hopeful's immigrant-bashing po ... More >>
Blogs
October 27, 2010
Meg Whitman's Campaign Spending Could Have Gone Toward Two Pizzas For Every California Household: Would You Have Preferred The Pies?
dominos.comPizza, or politics?As it seems almost a sure thing that Meg Whitman is going to lose this gubernatorial battle (want to bet? No? Didn't think so.), Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez asks if the $140 million she pumped into her own $160-million-plus campaign could have been pu ... More >>
Blogs
October 27, 2010
Meg Whitman Accidentally Endorses Jerry Brown In 'Why I Came To California' Vid
Pulse2California governor hopefuls Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown have each taken their fair share of pot shots this election season. It's gotten downright catty: "Job killer." "Whore." "Jerryfails.com." "Schwarze-Megger." "Man-ica Lewinsky." "Boo. I'll only stop if Meg does." "No deal, sucker. ... More >>
Blogs
October 26, 2010
Meg Whitman, Jerry Brown Will Not Be Shelving Their Negative Ads, No Matter What Matt Lauer Thinks
Matt Lauer: Why can't political campaigns be as soft and fluffy as the fourth hour of the "Today Show"?At today's Women's Conference down in Long Beach, Matt Lauer asked Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman to take down their negative ads. Why? Because negative ads are mean, and they make the Statue of Li ... More >>
Blogs
October 25, 2010
Is This Thing Over? Brown Whipping Whitman In California Governor's Race
Ted SoquiMeg Whitman could lose this thing via the Latino vote.It looks like Meg Whitman's undocumented maid might lose the former eBay chief California's governorship. The latest poll from USC College and the Los Angeles Times had Attorney General Jerry Brown beating Whitman 52 to 39 percent ... More >>
Blogs
October 25, 2010
Meg Whitman's East L.A. Office Target Of Protests
Ted SoquiMeg Whitman: ¿Dónde está el amor?Updated at 5:14 p.m. with comment from the Whitman campaign.With her polling numbers dropping dramatically among Latinos, Meg Whitman vented her frustration recently, calling out Jerry Brown for taking Latinos "for granted.""He's living on what he did ... More >>
Blogs
October 22, 2010
William Harsh, Meg Whitman's Princeton-Attending Son, Charged With 'Careless' Driving
GawkerDid Meg Whitman spawn demon children?In her $160 million or so of self-funded campaigning (yeah -- it's up to $160-mil-plus now), Meg Whitman boasts that she ran a major corporation, eBay, so she'll have no trouble making Sacramento more efficient and businesslike if she's elected Calif ... More >>
Blogs
October 20, 2010
The Nicky Diaz Effect: Jerry Brown Extends Lead Over Meg Whitman With Support From Latinos And Women
Photo by Ted SoquiJerry BrownJerry Brown has an eight-point lead over Meg Whitman in a new PPIC survey out tonight. Among likely voters, Brown is beating Whitman 44-36.In the September PPIC poll, the candidates were in a virtual tie, with Whitman holding a 38-37 margin.Two big stories have domina ... More >>
Blogs
October 19, 2010
I'm Meg Whitman, And I Approve Of This Cross-Dressing Korean Bassist
Because it's been a long day, and you've earned it, take a look at this video the Meg Whitman campaign linked to on Twitter last night:
Blogs
October 18, 2010
Is It Okay To Call Meg Whitman A 'Political Whore?'
This "bobblehead" Meg ad appeared on the Los Angeles Times' website.When it was revealed earlier this month that an associate of Jerry Brown had called Meg Whitman a "whore," all hell broke loose on the California gubernatorial campaign trail, and the incident quickly overshadowed Whitman's o ... More >>
Blogs
October 15, 2010
Do You Trust A Candidate -- Meg Whitman -- Who Has Spent $140 Million Of Her Own Money To Try To Win California's Governorship?
Ted SoquiIs Meg Whitman trying to buy the state's top office?Comments are raging about who won this week's California gubernatorial debate between Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown. Both sides have good points -- with some questioning the true success of Meg Whitman's tenure at eBay and others po ... More >>
News
October 14, 2010
Whitman's Housekeeper Problem
Scandal cuts into her support among Latinos
Blogs
October 14, 2010
Meg Whitman, Jerry Brown Trade Attack Ads, While Brown Claims Whitman Would Make $14.9 Million By Eliminating Capital Gains Tax
Ted SoquiJerry Brown appears at a Los Angeles elementary schoolJerry Brown's campaign discovered today a new way of saying that Meg Whitman is rich: guessing wildly at her capital gains tax bill and then challenging her to give the real figure.This plays off of Tuesday's debate, in which Brown as ... More >>
Blogs
October 14, 2010
California NOW: Meg Whitman Is A Political Whore
Ted SoquiMeg WhitmanRemember the teachable moment we had when someone on Jerry Brown's staff called Meg Whitman a whore?Well, forget that, because the president of California NOW just called Meg Whitman a "political whore."According to state chapter president Patty Bellasalma, "Meg Whitman could ... More >>
Blogs
October 12, 2010
Meg Whitman Won't Touch Police Pensions, Predicts Union Prez Alan Barcelona
Ted SoquiMeg WhitmanThe head of a state law enforcement union predicted Tuesday that Meg Whitman won't cut police pensions if she is elected governor."I wouldn't think that would be on her radar," said Alan Barcelona, president of the California State Law Enforcement Association, which is backing ... More >>
Blogs
October 12, 2010
Who Won Governor's Debate? Jerry Brown Or Meg Whitman?
Jerry BrownJerry Brown and Meg Whitman just wrapped up a feisty debate, in which Brown felt compelled to opine on whether "whore" is as bad as the n-word and Whitman struggled to say nothing about Sarah Palin.There was plenty of substance as well, including a question on the state of Los Angeles ... More >>
Blogs
October 11, 2010
Los Angeles Police Union: Meg Whitman Not A 'Whore'
Meg Whitman didn't make a deal to protect pensions, says L.A. police union.The chivalrous Los Angeles police union stepped back into the whoregate controversy over the weekend, defending Meg Whitman's political honor and declaring she did not make a deal to protect public safety pensions in e ... More >>
Blogs
October 10, 2010
Meg Whitman Won't Weigh In On Los Angeles Police And Fire Pensions
Ted SoquiMeg WhitmanMeg Whitman, the Republican candidate for governor, declined to take a position Sunday on a proposed ballot measure that would cut pensions for L.A. police officers and firefighters.Whitman intends to tackle the state's pension woes by switching new employees to 401(k) plans. ... More >>
Blogs
October 8, 2010
(Audio) Associate Of Jerry Brown Calls Meg Whitman A 'Whore' On Los Angeles Police Union Voicemail
Updated after the jump with responses from both camps. Originally posted at 7:09 a.m. Only a week after Meg Whitman's own kind of Nannygate hit the California governor's race, her Democratic opponent faced his own crisis as an associate of Jerry Brown was caught on audio tape calling Whitman ... More >>
Blogs
October 8, 2010
Meg Whitman "Whore" Controversy: Los Angeles Police Union Official Appalled
LAPPLScott RateThe Los Angeles police union official who received the voicemail in which Jerry Brown or his aide called Meg Whitman a "whore" said Friday that he was appalled by the remark."I was absolutely appalled that he would make that type of disparaging remark about Meg Whitman," said Scott ... More >>
Blogs
October 5, 2010
Meg Whitman, Trailing In Her Own Poll, Claims To Have Weathered Maid Story
Ted SoquiMeg WhitmanMeg Whitman's campaign has released a poll taken Sunday and Monday that shows her trailing Jerry Brown by a 43-41 margin. That's within the margin of error, and the Whitman campaign calls the race "a virtual tie."In the polling memo, Whitman claims to have "weathered the Glori ... More >>
Blogs
October 4, 2010
Meg Whitman's Ex-Nanny: Meg Was Cheap, And I Believe Nicky
Ted SoquiWould all of Meg Whitman's household employees form a single-file line? Reporters will be with you shortly.You've met Meg Whitman's housekeeper. Now, get to know her nanny.Jill Armstrong, 59, of Mountain View, worked for Whitman for two months back in 1998, for which she was paid the pri ... More >>
Blogs
September 30, 2010
Meg Whitman's Husband: I May Have Seen Maid Letter; Gloria Allred Calls Whitman A Liar
Ted SoquiGriffith Harsh IV watches as Meg Whitman talks to the pressUpdated, 2:58 p.m.:Griffith Harsh IV, Meg Whitman's husband, now says it is "possible" he saw a letter from the Social Security Administration alerting him to the inconsistency in their housekeeper's identification.Earlier in the ... More >>
Blogs
September 30, 2010
Meg Whitman Already Attacked For Hiring Illegal Housekeeper In Spanish-Language SEIU Ad. That Was Fast.
Ted SoquiMeg WhitmanThe SEIU-backed group Cambiando California has already produced a TV ad, set to air this weekend on Spanish-language stations, attacking Meg Whitman for employing an illegal immigrant.The ad, titled "9 Años," states that "Whitman attacks undocumented workers to win votes, but ... More >>
Blogs
September 29, 2010
Gloria Allred Announces That Latina Housekeeper Will File Claim In Los Angeles Against Meg Whitman, Woman's Former Employer
Updated after the jump with more comments from Whitman and a response from Jerry Brown's campaign. First posted at 10:38 a.m. If you were waiting for the dirty tricks to start dropping in the governor's race, wait no more: Attorney Gloria Allred announced Wednesday morning that a former hous ... More >>
Blogs
September 28, 2010
Meg Whitman And Jerry Brown First Debate Smackdown; Their Goal: Don't Say Anything Stoopid
As Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman debate for the first time tonight at 6 on ABC 7 in Los Angeles, advisers are no doubt deep in fear, hoping their candidates avoid: 1)Saying something stupid that can be used in an advertisement, ala, Gerald Ford's gaffe in a 1976 debate that Poland wasn't under th ... More >>
Blogs
September 28, 2010
Meg Whitman vs. Jerry Brown Debate, And The Winner Is ...
Meg Whitman.So what did you think? We think Republican Meg Whitman seemed canned and a little stiff in her first debate with Democratic challenger Jerry Brown in their race for governor of the nation's most-populous state. Brown joked (because of his time in office he said he has put in more ... More >>
Blogs
September 27, 2010
10 Terrified States Want Gay Marriage Ban to Stand in California
Wyoming Attorney General Bruce Salzburg10 states not known for their gay-friendliness are mightily nervous about last month's federal court ruling that deemed California's Proposition 8 to be unconstitutional. Why? If the Proposition 8 decision stands as it goes through the federal appeals ... More >>
Blogs
September 16, 2010
Meg Whitman Trumps Michael Bloomberg On Absurd, Neo-Gilded Age Campaign Spending
Michael Bloomberg: cheapskateA year ago, it would have been hard to imagine anyone making New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg look thrifty. He set a record in 2009 by putting $108 million of his own money into his re-election campaign.But Meg Whitman has shattered that mark, spending $119 million of ... More >>
Blogs
September 15, 2010
Five Reasons Meg Whitman Is Looking Like a Slight Favorite
Republican candidate for governor and former Ebay doyenne Meg Whitman came to the Weekly's hometown of Culver City Tuesday, and though she didn't stop by the office, she was at nearby Function Drinks, a high-end beverage maker, for a town hall style meeting. (Function Drinks sample product: U ... More >>
Blogs
August 26, 2010
Meg Whitman May Have Broken Through Against Jerry Brown; Up In New Poll
The California governor's race has been fairly stable this summer. Jerry Brown has a long history and celebrity in this state, has spent barely a dime of his campaign money but has a campaign operation that hasn't always been stellar (the other day Obama made a fundraising pitch for him and i ... More >>
Blogs
August 25, 2010
Meg Whitman's Son Disrupts Princeton Softball Game, Claims Field For Rugby
IvyGateWill Harsh, Meg Whitman's rugby-playing sonIf Meg Whitman becomes governor, one of the big payoffs will be the chance to follow the exploits of her Princeton-educated sons.The older son, Griffith Rutherford Harsh V, was once charged for shoving a woman whose friend had mocked his fraternit ... More >>
Blogs
August 25, 2010
Schwarzenegger Predicts Victory For Jerry Brown?
So Patricia Sellers is an editor-at-large at Fortune, and as such she hangs out in L.A. restaurants where you might just happen to run into people like Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger.Upon bumping into Schwarzenegger on Monday at Le Pain Quotidien, Sellers asked the governor what he thoug ... More >>
Blogs
August 23, 2010
Prop. 8: Meg Whitman Expresses Support For Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman said over the weekend that, if elected, she would defend the California law that outlaws same-sex marriage. A reporter for the Sacramento Bee asked the former eBay chief if she would defend the law in light of its run through the court system. ... More >>
Blogs
August 20, 2010
Jerry Brown And Meg Whitman Go Mano-A-Mano With 'Attack' Websites
Meg Whitman.It looks like California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman has found a new place to sink her millions: Campaign websites. California Watch reports that her campaign has quite a few, including Jerryfails.com as well as sites for women, students, nurses, Latinos, and Chinese-speak ... More >>
Blogs
August 19, 2010
Meg Whitman Faces Rebuke On Immigration At Republican Convention
Meg Whitman meets resistanceLocked in a dead heat with Jerry Brown, gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman is looking for a shot of adrenaline from this weekend's Republican Party convention in San Diego.But the convention could be dominated by friction between Whitman and the party base on immigrat ... More >>
Blogs
July 29, 2010
Jerry Brown Or Meg Whitman? Your Phone Is A 'Tell'
GizmodoIt might be a little scary knowing that pollsters and political operatives can take one look at you or, rather, at your mobile phone, and have some idea of who you will vote for in California's November gubernatorial race. That is, at least if you have one of the two most-popular smart ... More >>
Blogs
July 14, 2010
'Wall Street Whitman' Video Game Launched By California Labor Federation; Mocks Meg Whitman As Job Slasher
The California Labor Federation has taken campaign attacks to another level. Now available for online users everywhere, "Wall Street Whitman" is an interactive video game mocking gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman's record of allegedly slashing jobs. "You're Wall Street Whitman,"the main m ... More >>
Blogs
June 17, 2010
Meg Whitman Woos Latinos, Says She's Against Arizona's Immigration Law
Even before she won the Republican primary after a dog fight with opponent Steve Poizner to determine who was more vehemently against illegal immigration, it was predicted that gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman would start to move left on the issue because the Latino vote in California is s ... More >>
Blogs
June 16, 2010
For Whitmans, Shoving is a Family Affair
Meg WhitmanA day after the New York Times reported that Meg Whitman had to pay an eBay employee as much as $200,000 for shoving her, Gawker is reporting that Whitman's son also has a shoving problem.According to a police report, Griffith Rutherford Harsh V was accused of pushing a woman at a Palo ... More >>
Blogs
June 14, 2010
Meg Whitman Once Allegedly Pushed eBay Worker, Settled Out Of Court
The New York Times on Monday reported that California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman once allegedly pushed one of the employees at eBay in a fit of anger, later settling out of court with the woman for as much as $200,000. The incident reportedly happened in 2007 and involved Young Mi Ki ... More >>
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