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Thu, 21 Sept 2006 11:46 WesternIndonesiaTime
Subject:
Nancy Reagan's Objection on Jim Webb Campaign
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of Paris Hilton inside a car with me, the work
began in August 22, 2006, to commemorate the
August 31, 1997 car accident of Lady Diana in
Paris.
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Nancy Reagan objects to campaign ad
By BOB LEWIS, Associated Press Writer Sat Sep 9,
5:47 AM ET
RICHMOND, Va. - Democratic Senate candidate Jim
Webb has a television ad ready to air featuring praise from his late
boss
Ronald Reagan — and Nancy Reagan called on him
Friday to cancel it.
Webb, who was Reagan's Navy secretary before Webb
switched to the Democratic Party, uses the ultimate GOP icon to send
a sentimental message to conservatives and moderates courted by his
Republican opponent, Sen. George Allen (news, bio, voting record).
The ad is scheduled to begin airing next week.
But a three-paragraph letter from the former
first lady's office said the use of footage of Reagan, who died in
2004, is "neither authorized nor appropriate."
The 30-second ad opens with video of Reagan
praising Webb during a commencement address at the U.S. Naval
Academy in 1985, when Reagan was president and Webb, a Navy grad,
was an assistant secretary of defense.
"James' gallantry as a Marine in Vietnam won him
the Navy Cross and other decorations," Reagan says on the video.
Webb was campaigning in southwestern Virginia on
Friday and was not immediately available for comment on the
criticism. His campaign spokeswoman, Kristian Denny Todd, said the
ad was fair.
"At this time, we are not changing our plans,"
Denny Todd said.
The first lady's letter, sent from the Ronald
Reagan Presidential Foundation in Simi Valley, Calif., said use of
his name and image implies endorsement of the candidate.
"At the direction of Mrs. Reagan, please refrain
from the use of her husband's name, video footage, photograph,
likeness, and/or quotes in any further campaign materials, including
television advertisements," it concluded.
In a telephone interview, Edwin Meese, attorney
general under Reagan, called use of the footage "improper, unethical
and very possibly illegal. ... For him to use video of Ronald Reagan
to appear in a campaign ad to favor him is fraud."
The ad debuts days after Allen mailed campaign
brochures that include a photo of a boyish looking Allen standing
beside Reagan. The same photo and a Reagan quote appear on Allen's
campaign Web site.
"So, I guess this means George Allen is going to
take down all the images he has on his Web site of him with Ronald
Reagan?" Denny Todd said. "Where's the cease-and-desist order
there?"
Webb became Navy secretary in 1987 but resigned
the following year, refusing to reduce the Navy fleet after
congressional budget cuts. More recently, he left the GOP over
President Bush's decision to invade
Iraq and other issues. He won a contentious
Senate primary in June.
Allen's campaign manager, Dick Wadhams, called
the ads "disingenuous and terribly hypocritical" and cited Webb's
1988 resignation, saying he "quit on Ronald Reagan after he did not
get his way as Navy secretary."
Allen, seeking a second term, began airing his
own biographical ads last month while Webb scrambled to raise money.
Allen's campaign had more than $6.6 million on hand at the start of
July compared with $424,245 for Webb.
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When I began to work the painting of Paris
Hilton inside a Rolls Royce, I was not meant to connect it with the fact
that rolls Royce has the initial of "RR" just like the initial of the
late president Ronald Reagan, who was also previously a movie star like
Paris Hilton. My reason to produce it was about my consent to meet the
end, like I explain in my previous letter
Second Chance of August 31, In Paris in remembrance with Lady Di's
car accident in Paris on August 31, 1997.
On the other hand I also could not deny the
possibility that there would be some notions that Paris Hilton would
someday follow the steps of Ronald Reagan. Especially since this is the
painting of Rolls Royce Phantom, and the title would be "Paris RR
Phantom", of course there could be some notion that Paris Hilton would
take the path of the "phantom" of the late Ronald Reagan.
Since Paris Hilton previously attended the
campaign of democratic presidential candidate John Kerry in 2004, while
Ronald Reagan was a republican, so there could be some objections from
the republicans.
And on early September 2006, a few days
after I began that painting on August 22, 2006, there was the news about
Nancy Reagan objection to the campaign of Jim Webb.
Webb, who was Reagan's Navy secretary before
Webb switched to the Democratic Party, uses the ultimate GOP icon
Ronald Reagan to send a sentimental message on his campaign ad.
The 30-second ad opens with video of Reagan
praising Webb during a commencement address at the U.S. Naval
Academy in 1985, when Reagan was president and Webb, a Navy grad,
was an assistant secretary of defense.
"James' gallantry as a Marine in Vietnam won him
the Navy Cross and other decorations," Reagan says on the video.
Webb was campaigning in southwestern Virginia on
Friday and was not immediately available for comment on the
criticism. His campaign spokeswoman, Kristian Denny Todd, said the
ad was fair.
Of course I hope it has nothing to do with
my producing the above painting, and I have also wrote to Paris about my
having no capacity to determine who would become a leader, in my letter
RR the 40. And most of all, my position is still
the same, I made the painting related to my consent to meet the end,
symbolizing my second chance, if there could be, to be in the car that
would take my life away in remembrance of Lady Di's car accident in
Paris on August 31, 1997.
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Date:
Thu, 21 Sept 2006 10:58 WesternIndonesiaTime
Subject:
Bill Ford Down, Give Way to Allan Mullaly
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| Painting design
of Paris Hilton inside a car with me, the work
began in August 22, 2006, to commemorate the
August 31, 1997 car accident of Lady Diana in
Paris.
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Ford Motor Co., Chairman and CEO
William Clay Ford, Jr. stands next to a Mercury
Mariner hybrid vehicle in a Detroit file photo from Jan. 8,
2006. Ford is stepping down as chief executive
of Ford Motor Co. and will be replaced by Alan Mulally,
formerly of Boeing Co. Bill Ford will stay on as chairman.
(AP Photo/Carlos
Osorio, File)
AP - Sep 05 1:22
PM
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Former Boeing Company Executive
Vice President Alan Mulally speaks during a news conference
in Mumbai, January 11, 2006. Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday named
Mulally president and chief executive officer, and said Bill
Ford will remain executive chairman.
(Punit Paranjpe/Reuters)
Reuters - Sep 05
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Ford Motor Company employees
exit a gate after their shift at the Michigan Truck Plant in
Wayne, Michigan. Ford Motor Co. said it plans to cut a third
of its North American workforce and close more plants as it
accelerates its restructuring plan in the face of massive
losses.(AFP/Getty Images/Bill Pugliano)
AFP/Getty Images - Sep 15 3:19 PM
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Bill Ford, right, and
Alan Mulally laugh during a news conference at Ford
Motor Company headquarters in Dearborn, Mich., Tuesday,
Sept. 5, 2006. Ford is stepping down as chief executive but
will remain chairman of the troubled automaker. Mulally,
previously executive vice president of Boeing Co. and
president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, has been
named president and CEO at Ford.
(AP Photo/Carlos
Osorio)
AP - Sep 05 3:03
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Industry buzz about the future
of the troubled Ford Motor Co. has intensified with
speculation that it could muscle into alliance talks with
Renault-Nissan, or even go private. The Detroit giant's
chairman and chief executive officer, Bill Ford, has
reportedly told Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, seen here
in July 2006, that if talks with General Motors fall apart,
Ford would be interested in discussing a separate alliance.
(AFP/File/Francois
Guillot)
AFP/File - Aug
24 8:52 AM
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An Aston Martin vehicle at a
dealership in Troy, Michigan. Troubled US auto giant Ford
Motor Co. is looking to sell Aston Martin, the prestigious
British sports carmaker immortalised by fictional superspy
James Bond.
(AFP/Getty
Images/Bill Pugliano) AFP/Getty Images - Aug 31 9:46 AM
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A Janguar dealership in Troy,
Michigan, August 2006. Embattled US automaker Ford Motor
Co., which recently unveiled sweeping job cuts and plant
closures to stem losses, said it has no intention of selling
Jaguar, its luxury brand.(AFP/Getty
Images/File/Bill Pugliano) AFP/Getty Images/File - Sep 15
8:27 AM
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Alan Mulally, left, and Bill
Ford listen to a question during a news conference at Ford
Motor Company headquarters in Dearborn, Mich., Tuesday,
Sept. 5, 2006. Ford is stepping down as chief executive but
will remain chairman of the troubled automaker. Mulally,
previously executive vice president of Boeing Co. and
president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, has been
named president and CEO at Ford.
(AP Photo/Carlos
Osorio)
AP - Sep 05 2:38
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After I began to produce the painting of
Paris "RR" on August 22, 2006, there was the news about Bill Ford
stepping down from his position as chief executive of Ford Motor Co. to
give way to Alan Mulally,
formerly of Boeing Co. While Bill Ford will stay on as chairman.
But most of all I have no much
knowledge about automotive, even if Bill Ford was inspired by my
painting about Paris Hilton inside a Rolls Royce, then I just being a
painting artist, that is all.
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Date:
Thu, 21 Sept 2006 13:23 WesternIndonesiaTime
Subject:
Problem of Using Old Photos
There is a problem of using your photos or
any others photos from
long time ago like in the following letter, because whenever anybody else happen to read this trying
to search it in the Internet, they would be unable to find it since
Yahoo Photos only keep photos for certain time, not forever. I have
kept those photos in my homepage, taken form the Internet Yahoo Photos
when they were still available, note yet expired.
It
would then usually create suspicion that I only made those photos by myself
using Adobe Photoshop or other programs. But
of course I should not rely on such suspicion, because I am sure you
still remember any of those photos taken about you, or at least any of the
events related to those photos.
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Date:
Thu, 21 Sept 2006 12:56 WesternIndonesiaTime
Subject:
Urged By Your Photo Playing Cards
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| Painting design
of Paris Hilton inside a car with me, the work
began in August 22, 2006, to commemorate the
August 31, 1997 car accident of Lady Diana in
Paris.
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Microsoft Corp.'s Bill Gates,
left, and Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s Warren Buffett smiles
Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006, before the American Contract Bridge
League's Nebraska Regional Tournament in Council Bluffs,
Iowa.
(AP Photo/Dave
Weaver)
AP - Aug 05 2:32
PM
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Microsoft co-founder and
chairman Bill Gates , plays bridge Saturday, Aug 5, 2006, in
the Nebraska Regional Bridge tournament in Council Bluffs,
Iowa.
(AP Photo/Dave
Weaver)
AP - Aug 05 2:21
PM
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The idea of producing this painting of Paris
Hilton inside a Rolls Royce has appeared in my mind since November 2005,
like reflected in my letter to Paris Hilton
RR the 40. But I postponed to realize it due to some other paintings
to make. When your photo appeared with Mr. Warren Buffett playing cards
on early August 2006,
it was like urging me to realize the painting, and on August 22, 2006 I
really began to work it out.
Especially since Mr. Warren Buffett was
wearing light blue dress, like urging me to realize the "get back to the
eternity
with the escort of light blue dress Paris Hilton...."
While the event was about you and him
playing "bridge", like commensurate with my treating Paris Hilton as my
"Bridge to Heaven".
And when I searched for the photos of rolls
Royce in their website, I also found a "light blue" Rolls Royce in it.
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