Brad: The many lies of Bruce McPherson (Bowen - McPherson debate)

[Amaryllis]

The Many Lies of Bruce McPherson
California Secretary of State Has Difficult Relationship With the Truth
McP Squares Off, Falls on Face, Against Non-Lying Opponent Debra Bowen in Live Debate

We spoke about the Democratic, and actually qualified candidate for California Sec. of State Debra Bowen yesterday.

So, equal time. Let's talk about the completely unqualified, partisan mouthpiece, the current Schwarzenneger-appointed California Secretary of State and accomplished liar, Bruce McPherson.

Oh, and as the end of yesterday's debate revealed, he's also a loathsome human being.

The two debated before the San Francisco Chronicle editorial board. It was broadcast live — now available to watch on the web — and very informative. Here are some thoughts of ours on several of McP's obfuscations lies comments during the debate.

NOTE: Quotes of his below aren't always exact, but damned near. One of McP's quotes, however, we had to go back and check three times, just to make sure we heard him right. We did. And we're appalled.

He actually said, "Under Secretary of State Bowen, if that ever happens, I will tell you, the blind and disabled will not be eligible to vote privately and independently."

Bowen replied gracefully by saying his comment was "shameful" and "not finest moment."

Our personal replies to that appalling comment, and McP's host of other lies, follow below, and are far less charitable. As you may know, the election for California SoS may prove to be the most important race for the future of the nation's electoral system. Our snarky, point-by-point rebuttal to the truth-challenged McP — who is working for the voting machine companies, not the voters of California — follows in full…

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3640#more-3640


And a review on Daily Kos:
Bowen kicks some serious ass
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/10/18/211416/43

[fooj]

1. I'm making phone calls for her.

I live in Santa Cruz County...home of McPherson. It's all about DEBRA!

[sakabatou]

2. What an asshole

[EFerrari]

3. An unelected asshole, at that.

[Wilms]

4. .

[nicknameless]

5. McPherson told lie after lie after lie after lie.

It was almost breathtaking.

Bowen was gracious and handled the situation very well.
(I wish she'd had more time to respond to his claims about VotePAD.)

How could he possibly assert that no voters were disenfranchised?
His voter registration restrictions deprived 26,000 individuals in Los Angeles County alone from being registered for the Primary.

According to Bowen, of those 26,000, only 263 actually went to the polls to cast provisional ballots.
So 99% of those people did NOT vote as a direct result of McPherson’s actions.

Add to that, 500 disenfranchised voters in Kern County
http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1890&Itemid=113

McPherson's Assistant Secretary, Susan Lapsley, notified the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives that Bilbray had won the CA-50 race -- even though the results hadn't been certified.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0608/S00338.htm

In addition to Kern County, voters in San Diego and San Jaoquin Counties were turned away at the polls due to those *perfectly functioning voting machines* that McPherson certified.
http://www.votetrustusa.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1483&Itemid=113

[Kurovski]

6. Kick(nt)

[Wilms]

7. Kick