Some of you may recall a recent lively thread here on Newsom’s power affair with his campaign manager’s wife. Well, it turns out the sex revelations came on the heels of a scandal, the nature of which may be familiar to Humboldt County residents. Apparently, the SF mayor’s press secretary, Peter Ragone, attacked local reporters on blogs using fake names.
Ragone had been caught posting to SFist and other blogs under several fake names and then lying to me and other journalists to cover it up. Just as the controversy over Ragone was coming to a head Jan. 31 — when Newsom told reporters he was “disappointed” with Ragone but dismissed the incident as no big deal — the San Francisco Chronicle broke the story that Newsom had an affair with an employee, Ruby Tourk, who was the wife of his campaign manager and longtime close adviser, Alex Tourk.
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In Newsom’s absence, Ragone’s problems began to unfold, starting with a Jan. 25 post by SFist editor Jon Shurkin, who had discovered multiple commenters posting from Ragone’s computer, all using the same petty style to attack the SFist’s Rita Hao and other Newsom critics. Ragone then did the same thing on KGO-TV’s blog, going after reporter Dan Noyes.
Of course, anonymous posters attack people all the time, as we well know. Would it have been as scandalous if Ragone had simply posted as “anonymous?” Was he trying to give the impression that he was Joe Sixpack? In the editorial, the Bay Guardian refers to Ragone’s conduct as “scorched earth tactics,” but I’m thinking that’s a bit melodramatic just from what is described in the article. Maybe tomorrow I’ll try to dig up the SFist story for the actual content of the posts. Too tired right now.
I like the sex scandal more.
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February 13, 2007 at 6:35 am
Anonymous
My favorite part of the sex scandal is Ruby Tourk. Any more photos?
February 13, 2007 at 6:57 am
Rose
Deja vu, man.
February 13, 2007 at 3:48 pm
Anonymous
Really? I only saw one photo.
February 13, 2007 at 6:19 pm
Anonymous
Eric, WAY OFF TOPIC, but I can’t find your email address. This is in regards to the lunar new year celebration sponsered by post adoption services project:
(Thanks for your indulgence),
Paul Rodriues
p_rod@suddenlink.net
Hope to see you and your kids there on the third!
Hello Everyone….
Here is the email that Lisa and I put together……hopefully it has either gone out already or will be going out today! We’re still looking for “acts” for the talent section of the event. If you know people who can feature their cultural heritage with dance or song please contact them and invite them. If they’re will to share….let me know and I’ll include them.
Have a great week!
Cindra
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In 1981, COAC, a local parent support group, started hosting cultural awareness celebrations. Over time, COAC’s role as a parent support group has evolved into post adoption services and hosting cultural events as well as teen panels and adoption forums.
25 years later, The Annual Multi-Cultural Celebration event is sponsored to help families celebrate all the wonderful different ethnic groups that make up our adoption community. This is a great time for families and especially the children to show their pride by wearing cultural outfits participating in activities viewing artifacts and seeing or participating in performances. This is one of the most important events that brings the larger adoption community together in celebration of world cultures.
We urge you to not only attend, but also consider doing a small part in helping the continuation of this important event.
You are invited to join us for
The 26th Annual COAC Multi-Cultural Lunar New Year Celebration
Sponsored by Post Adoption Services Project
March 3, 2007
11:00am – 2:30pm
Church of the Nazarene
2039 E Street
Eureka, CA
Program
11:00 – 12:00 Social Hour
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 1:30 Performances
1:30 – 2:30 Social Hour
Committee Members
Cindra Ferareza
Cindy Savage
Bernie & Sandy Levy
Lisa Smith
Contact Information
Cindra Ferareza
(707) 444-2097
meljensmom@gmail.com
February 13, 2007 at 8:27 pm
Eric V. Kirk
Hey, I’ll clean this up and post in on the main page later.
My e-mail address is kirk@humboldt.net. It used to be made available through the blogger profile. Don’t know why it isn’t anymore.
February 19, 2007 at 2:00 am
Anonymous
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