From Mighty Thor at www.redcountysandiego.com (I believe the news came first from a local progressive blog, actually) comes some amusing news of Republican turned Democrat Auday Arabo’s ‘frontrunner’ campaign for 78th state assembly imploding. Looks like the local Democrats are as eager as local Republicans to skin Auday alive.
The best part of the invite is where they mention Auday sued "the American Lung Association and City of El Cajon to block enforcement of tobacco sales to minors", always a winning issue.
The post:
Auday Arabo: A Man Without a Party
MIGHTY THOR was just forwarded the following evite for a party for "the man without a party". The party scheduled for this Friday at Chevy’s celebrates Auday’s one year anniversary as a Republican Democrat. Click HERE to take a look at the evite.
Here’s the text from the evite:
Host: No Fool For Assembly
Location: Chevy’s Fresh Mex
1202 Camino Del Rio N, San Diego, CA 92108 US
When: Friday, November 16, 6:00PM
Phone: 619-464-8429
"Former" Republican Auday Arabo: he has never voted in a Democratic Primary, but he wants you to vote for him as a Democrat in 2008!
Come celebrate Auday’s audacity, on the first anniversary of his re-registration. Think of what a year it has been!!
Mr. Arabo was a Republican donor, friend of Phillip Morris and staffer for Bilbray, but when he found out that no Republicans would support him for the Assembly, he switched!
In JUST ONE YEAR he has amassed hundreds of thousands of dollars from alcohol, tobacco, Indian gaming and gambling special interests.
Print out the timeline below, and bring it to Chevy’s Tex Mex for Mr. Arabo’s First Anniversary. Tell all your friends! Send this Evite to your entire email list and let’s give Mr. Arabo one incredible party!!
::REPUBLICAN AUDAY ARABO TIMELINE:
8/2004 – Sues the American Lung Association and City of El Cajon to block enforcement of tobacco sales to minors.
10/2004 – Makes his first major Republican contribution, $500 for Republican Arkan Somo.
6/2005 – Donates $1000 to the Republican Lincoln Club
5/2006 – Makes two seperate $1000 contributions to Brian Bilbray
6/2006 – Receives a $10000 check from Phillip Morris
10/2006 – Becomes Co-Chair of campaign against tobacco taxes to fund children’s health.
11/2006 – Re-Registers to vote, changing from Republican to Democrat
11/2006 – Is quoted in the Union-Trib defending liquor stores that sell tobacco to minors
12/2006 – A month after registering as a Democrat, files papers for the Democratic nomination for Assembly.