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\nRepublican Attorney Jim Sutton.
\nPhoto by Luke Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Larry Roberts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: <\/strong>The following is a response from Mr. Roberts to political operative Jim Sutton’s editorial which appeared in today’s San Francisco Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n

June 12, 2009<\/p>\n

Jim Sutton’s opinion piece, “Independent expenditures are not sneaky loopholes,” (SF Examiner, June 12, 2009) omits a relevant piece of information from his biography.<\/p>\n

Sutton has repeatedly been subjected to investigation and fines by the San Francisco Ethics Commission for ethical violations involving large sums of money. More of his resume may be examined by Googling the articles “The Political Puppeteer<\/a>“, “The Repeat Offender<\/a>” and “They’re Back: Ethics Resumes Meltdowns<\/a>.” The article “Stealth Dollars<\/a>” discusses his involvement in under reported independent expenditures in the District 6 Supervisor race.<\/p>\n

A lecture from Sutton on the ethics of independent expenditures is like a treatise by an Enron executive on the benefits of energy deregulation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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