For Bustamante, tribal gaming may be ace in the hole | Sacramento Bee

[Ediacara]

For Bustamante, tribal gaming may be ace in the hole
By Steve Wiegand -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 a.m. PDT Tuesday, August 12, 2003

Unable to dig deeply into his own relatively shallow pockets, Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante may have to rely heavily on California's slot machines to feed his campaign in the Oct. 7 recall election.

Bustamante has long been a political favorite of some of the state's tribal gambling interests, which have become one of the largest sources of campaign contributions in the state.

And judging from his personal income-tax returns for the past five years, which he released Monday, Bustamante will need all the financial help he can get.

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[blackcat77]

1. That's a bigge for Flynt, too nt

[dolstein]

2. This is supposed to make me feel good?

So the best thing Bustamente has going for him is that he's a captive of gambling interests? Okey dokey.

[Democat]

3. At this point, it's either that or have Bush running the state by proxy

There are only three likely ways this election will end. Either Davis, Cruz, or Arnold will win. If we don't support Cruz and Davis, we are handing the state over to Arnold, a close friend of the Bush family.

[BrotherBuzz]

4. John Doerr will be tossing in some money, too

Payback time for Bustamante's involvement in Lieberman's campaign was going to be John Doerr's support/war chest for his 2006 run for Governor, only the timetable has changed. Doerr is THE mover and shaker in the Silicon Valley, and an endorsement from him is literally money in the bank. I'm not a fan of Lieberman but I think Doerr's support (and money) is just what Bustamante needs right now. Expect to hear Doerr's endorsement soon.

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Prior to delivering the speech, he (Lieberman) picked up an endorsement from venture capitalist John Doerr, a leader in the high-tech field and a political heavyweight from Silicon Valley, sources said.

As part of the Northern California-based Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Doerr sponsored several major investments in such companies as Compaq, Amazon.com, Netscape and Sun Microsystems. Doerr advised Democrat Al Gore's campaign in 2000.

Today, Lieberman is set to receive the endorsement of California Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante -- one of the nation's most prominent elected Latino officials -- at a stop in Santa Monica. The joint appearance is part of a burst of campaign activity across California, as several Democratic contenders scour the state for money and support during the congressional Memorial Day recess.
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http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/news/politics/5966830.htm

[PROGRESSIVE1]

5. I Hope that Mr. Doerr does it soon; REAL SOON!

Cruz needs this monet PRONTO, NOW!!! He's got to get his campaign into full gear by next week!!!
Ignore the Lieberman Connection and Support Mr. Bustamante!