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In Case You Missed ItColleagues Shelter Fabián NúñezPosted: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Colleagues Shelter Fabián Núñez
La Opiniòn "In an interview with the Spanish language newspaper La Opiniòn, Assemblyman Kevin de Leòn tried to defend his colleague and friend Fabian Nùñez over the current criticism and questions surrounding his exuberant travel and spending. "Rather than send others to answer questions about his activities, the once media-friendly Nùñez should come out of hiding and speak for himself. ‘El Que Nada Debe, Nada Teme (He who owes nothing, fears nothing).'"
Ron Nehring, Chairman, California Republican Party
Article was internally translated from Spanish: 10 de octubre 2007 Araceli Martinez Ortega ...
"... only one legislator wanted to talk. "The Assemblyman from Los Angeles, Kevin de Leòn, a very close friend of Nùñez, commented that he did not understand the reason for this scandal, when not a single cent that was spent by the Assembly president came from contributors. "‘It is campaign money, therefore these expenses are legitimate and fall within the law', he emphasized. "De Leòn indicated that the declarations by [Los Angeles Times reporter Nancy] Vogel on the lifestyle of the Assembly president, said to resemble one of the many in the middle-class, was taken out of context. "‘Fabian continues to be a humble and simple man who fights for the interests of the workers. Nevertheless he is also the president of the Assembly, and in that position he must travel to foreign countries and would have numerous expenses, but they are necessary for him to do his job', he emphasized. "According to Leòn, if the Assembly president did not stop to attend to the press in Los Angeles, after the published article, ‘this was because the journalists, rather than question him for the truth, wanted to lynch him [journalistically speaking]'. "‘Right now, there are some journalists who care more about making headlines. In the case of the Los Angeles Times article, the only thing that it has done is to turn Fabian into a joke for certain columnists', he expressed." ... To View Entire Article, Please Visit: http://www.laopinion.com/ciudad/?rkey=00000000000002454270 |
