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29 Oct

Meg Whitman: “No one’s going to care about Nicky Diaz”

News and videos of story on Meg Whitman throwing Nicky Diaz under the bus at Fox News to appeal to Republicans, while at the same time still trying to appeal to the Latino...
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26 Oct

Meg Whitman’s New Anti-Immigrant Radio Ad

Looks like the Meg Whitman campaign has gone back to its Pete Wilson playbookÂ even though the whole scandal of Whitman having employed an undocumented immigrant is still fresh in the electorate’s mind.Â The new ad now playing across AM stations...
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15 Oct

The Majestic Plastic Politician

Story on how undeserved communities of color have supported the ban an plastic bags and favor the use of reusable bags instead....
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14 Oct

Meg Whitman Arguing for E-Verify

Video clip of Chris Matthews discussing Meg Whitman v. Jerry Brown at their last debate in the California gubernatorial race on issue of...
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13 Oct

Carly Fiorina & Meg Whitman Love Mexican Tequila

MSNBC's Ed Schultz Show video of Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman doing shots of Tequila at a campaign...
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10 Oct

Tea Parties Are For Old British People

Discussion of Farmer John's marketing campaign to promote their bacon-wrapped hot dogs in the Los Angeles market and how it relates to the racist anti-Latino Tea Party supporters....
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7 Oct

Carly Fiorina Pal’ing Around With Supporter of Neo-Nazi Law: Sarah Palin

Post demanding that California Senatorial candidate Carly Fiorina denounces endorsment of Sarah Palin due to Palin's support of Arizona's authoritarian neo-Nazi law and opposition to gay marriage....
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5 Oct

Farm workers tell Meg, â€˜I am Nickyâ€ outside of her office

Report on farm workers protesting outside of Meg Whitman's campaign offices regarding guest worker program after second debate between her and Jerry...
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4 Oct

Stunning: Lou Dobbs Supports Higher Wages for Undocumented Farm Workers?

Video of Lou Dobbs on MSNBC's new show "The Last Word" with Lawrence O'Donnell and how it relates to AgJobs, Stephen Colbert, Meg Whitman, and The Nation report on Lou Dobbs hiring undocumented...
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3 Oct

Univision Debate Between Brown & Whitman

Complete video and transcript in English AND Spanish of entire California gubernatorial debate 2010 before November elections between Republican Meg Whitman and Democrat Jerry Brown. Find out what they said about guest worker programs v. comprehensive immigration reform, a...
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