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Where is Rudat’s Home Sweet Home?

Last week the Orange Politicos Blog broke the story about where Orange City Council candidate Carol Rudat really lives and the Orange County Blogsphere just keeps the story going.
Here is the timeline of the life of a blog story we call:
The Rudat Blog Story Review

August 16, 2006
The filing deadline for the open Orange City Council seats ends with twelve candidates filing. Among the 12 is Carol Rudat, wife of former Orange City Manager and current County of Orange Deputy CEO, David Rudat.
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http://greaterorange.blogspot.com/2006/08/election-watch-2006-81606-600-pm.html

September 1, 2006
Citing an email, Orange Politicos breaks the story about Rudat not living at the address she used in her candidate declaration. Then one day later removes the post.
Two days later in another post on the Orange Politicos Blog explains why the original post was removed.
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http://orange-politicos.blogspot.com/2006/09/answering-e-mail-questioned.html

September 2, 2006
Orange Net News ecasts and posts a story with background information on the Greater Orange News eBlog about the Orange Politicos Rudat story.
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http://greaterorange.blogspot.com/2006/09/election-watch-2006.html

September 5, 2006 “B” DAY
• OC Blog picks up the story from the Orange blogs with two posts. The OC Blog post includes information on Rudat’s voter registration history, including the fact that she registered to vote in Orange in April, 2006.
• In three posts, Orange Politicos announces the OC Blog post and: adds comments from Rudat’s campaign literature: reveals that Rudat’s Orange house ownership was transferred to a holding Trust: releases Newport Beach telephone numbers for the Rudat family
• The Greater Orange News eBlog posts links to the blog stories.
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OC Blog post #1 http://www.ocblog.net/ocblog/2006/09/does_orange_cou.html
OC Blog post #2 http://www.ocblog.net/ocblog/2006/09/more_on_carol_r.html

Orange Politicos post#1 http://orange-politicos.blogspot.com/2006/09/oc-blog-picks-up-story-on-candidate.html

Orange Politicos post#2 http://orange-politicos.blogspot.com/2006/09/more-prove-rudat-not-resident-of.html

Orange Politicos post#3 http://orange-politicos.blogspot.com/2006/09/more-proof.html

Greater Orange News eBlog http://greaterorange.blogspot.com/2006/09/election-watch-2005.html

September 6, 2006
• OC Blog posts information about Rudat’s son Brandon Rudat. Brandon is a reporter for a Connecticut NBC TV station and in his bio posted on the station website identifies his parents living in Laguna Beach.
• Orange County Register reporter Ellen Pak chases the blogsphere story on the Register’s own blog Total Buzz. Pak presents the other side of the story with comments from Janette Littler who is identified as Rudat’s spokesperson who lives in…SAN DIEGO.
• The Liberal OC Blog posts about the Total Buzz post.
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OC Blog
http://www.ocblog.net/ocblog/2006/09/exactly_where_d.html
Total Buzz
http://blogs.ocregister.com/buzz/2006/09/carpetbagger_or_not.html

Liberal OC
http://theliberaloc.com/2006/09/bloggers-make-waves-in-oc-politics.html

September 7, 2006
• The OC Blog posts about the Liberal OC post; checks out Rudat’s trash can; talks to a neighbor; and posts a telling photo from the home’s front porch
• The Greater Orange News eBlog posts the The Rudat Blog Story Review
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OC Blog
http://www.ocblog.net/ocblog/2006/09/oc_blogosphere_.html

More Blog Talk about Orange Movers and Shakers
Local watchdog Shirley Grindle is always a favorite to quote for all sides of a campaign reform discussion. The latest talk from Grindle about a new campaign local finance initiative next year is no different.
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OC Blog
>http://www.ocblog.net/ocblog/2006/09/oc_campaign_fin.html

OC Register’s Total Liberty Blog
http://blogs.ocregister.com/orangepunch/archives/
2006/09/grindle_upset_about_gop_local.html



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