The Western Conservative Political Action Conference is coming up in October, in Newport Beach naturally, but while they will be attacking immigrants and gay marriage, they are making Prop. 13 the theme of their conference. If only they would completely sunder their ties with the Taliban wing of the GOP and just focus on cutting taxes, limiting the growth of government, and protecting the U.S. Constitution.
As one might expect, OC GOP hack blogger and immigrant basher Jon Fleischman, who recently got caught trying to bribe an Orange County podiatrist in the amount of $2,500 so he could meet with GOP California Insurance commissioner Steve Poizner, is on the WCPAC board. Fleischman also was red-faced when one of his bloggers was charged with six felonies a couple of weeks ago. (I have a feeling ethics won’t be an item of discussion at this conference).
Poizner and crazy Congressman Dana Rohrabacher will also be speaking at this conference. Most likely Rohrabacher will talk about the dangers of wearing panties on your head and of course the threat of asteroids. Poizner on the other hand will probably send Fleischman through the audience, like a church usher, to collect more payola.
Here is the official press release announcing the WCPAC:
(Newport Beach, CA) – The Western Conservative Political Action Conference (WCPAC) announced today that Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association (HJTA) will co-host this year’s conference, October 10th and 11th at the Radisson Hotel in Newport Beach California.
The theme of the conference will be Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Prop 13. “We continue to see legislation out of Sacramento that seeks to attack the tenets of Prop 13” said HJTA President Jon Coupal, “We welcome the opportunity to remind everyone of the important home owner and property rights protections Prop 13 has ensured for Californians these past 30 years.”
This year’s WCPAC conference will also host panels that focus on the state of the conservative movement across topics including Immigration, Energy/Oil Exploration and the Protection of Marriage. “We are excited to have Howard Jarvis Taxpayers partner with our conference” said WCPAC Chairman Jim Lacy, “We feel our panels will provide thoughtful discourse across a spectrum of pertinent conservative issues.”
WCPAC seeks broader understanding and acceptance of conservative political philosophy through its conferences and is supported and affiliated with the American Conservative Union (which sponsors the national Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington D.C.)
For additional information on WCPAC or to register online click here.
If only they would completely sunder their ties with the Taliban wing of the GOP and just focus on cutting taxes, limiting the growth of government, and protecting the U.S. Constitution.
Strange advice coming from a guy who’s chosen presidential candidate who advocates policies to do exactly the opposite.
As one might expect, OC GOP hack blogger and immigrant basher Jon Fleischman, who recently got caught trying to bribe an Orange County podiatrist in the amount of $2,500 so he could meet with GOP California Insurance commissioner Steve Poizner, is on the WCPAC board. Fleischman also was red-faced when one of his bloggers was charged with six felonies a couple of weeks ago. (I have a feeling ethics won’t be an item of discussion at this conference).
That’s quite an allegation, Art, not to mention a strange one — paying someone to meet with an elected official? I suppose you have evidence to prove it?
As for Adam Aleman, precisely what do his troubles have to do with Jon’s ethics? Nothing — but, of course, that doesn’t stop you from wielding your patented smear-by-association brush.
Matt/Jubal,
Don’t you read the newspaper? John sent an email to a podiatrist who wanted to meet with Poizner, tellinf him that he could arrange a meeting for $2,500. That is called “pay to play.”
As for Aleman, don’t worry. Fleischman is praying for him. Just like he prayed for Carona. Isn’t it interesting how often Fleischman’s GOP associates get indicted? And didn’t Aleman write for you too?
Matt/Jubal,
Re your first comment, didn’t your boy Bush spend 8 years growing the government and too many years blowing 14 billion a month in Iraq?
Let’s not forget Jon Fleischman ties to the most corrupt politician in Orange County history, Sheriff Michael Corona.
It seemed too coincidental that a few months before all came crashing down for the sheriff, Jon felt he needed to explore other employment options.
I’m betting that of that long list of witnesses, Jon is on one of them. He was too close to not know all this corrupt crap Corona was involved in.
Hearing about all the Grand Oil Party veterans is enough to make me want to embrace Howard Jarvis and oppose all government.
Isn’t that funny, the Grand Oil Party guys who preach small government are the guys who spend without limit (and line their pockets) creating an ever larger government to regulate what goes on in our bedrooms, libraries, and beaches while leaving the serious, life changing problems that are facing the American people like the price of gas and a national energy policy, clean air and water, affordable health care, job security, education, and retirement income to so called “market forces.”
The working men and women in that party never seem to see that they are just being manipulated, primarily through fear, by this group of super-rich who are systematically dismantling the middle class in America and growing their wealth to a degree never before seen in this country.
Art – Who do you think would best represent the Trotskyite wing of the Democrat Party?
junior,
“Trotsky’s politics differed sharply from those of Stalinism, most importantly in declaring the need for an international proletarian revolution (rather than socialism in one country) and unwavering support for a true dictatorship of the proletariat based on democratic principles.” (Wikipedia)
There is actually an organization called the Democratic Socialists of America (http://www.dsausa.org/dsa.html). Many members of Congress belong to this organization, via the Progressive Caucus, including:
Xavier Becerra (California)
John Conyers (Michigan) – chairman, House Judiciary Committee
Sam Farr (California)
Bob Filner (California) – chairman, House Veterans Affairs Committee
Barney Frank (Massachusetts) – chairman, House Financial Services Committee
Stephanie Tubbs Jones (Ohio) – chairwoman, House Ethics Committee
Tom Lantos (California) – chairman, House Foreign Affairs Committee
Barbara Lee (California) – Co-Chair
George Miller (California) – chairman, House Education and Labor Committee
Charles Rangel (New York) – chairman, House Ways and Means Committee
Hilda Solis (California)
Pete Stark (California)
Maxine Waters (California)
Diane Watson (California)
Henry Waxman (California) – chairman, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Lynn Woolsey (California) – Co-Chair
You can read the full list of Progressive Caucus members at this link: http://www.freedomsenemies.com/_more/progressivecaucus.htm.
Who amongst this group would best represent the Trotskyite movement in the U.S.? Hard to say. Take your pick. I would not support any of these individuals.
Good work art. Fine selections of House members for the Trotskyite Wing of the Democrat party.
Now, for the Senate. Would you recommend the most liberal US Senator for the Trotskyite wing of the Democrat party? Namely, Barrack Obama.
Actually, I was being kind naming this wing of dem socialists (communists) as the less violent communist, Trotsky. The equivalent of the Talibany wing of the reeps should belong to the Mao Tse-tung or Joe Stalin wing of the dems.
Since, ignoring human behavior, common sense and the desires of the majority of Americans, the only way to enforce Democrat socialist (communist) ideals would be through extreme force.
junior,
It comes down to this – we need to punish the GOP for eight years of Bush. So we elect Obama. If he fails miserably, then in two years the GOP can take back the U.S. Congress in the mid-term elections. Then four years hence, hopefully, a new Ronald Reagan arises and takes back the White House. Only by losing will the GOP get back to business! Otherwise the failures of the Bush administration will continue unabated in the McCan’t administration.
Who will that new Ronald Reagan be? Beats me. The GOP has four years to figure that one out. Might be a woman…
“Hopefully” – that would be a huge gamble Art. I am not ready to bet the house on “double zero.”
I don’t mind punishment for the GOP. I do mind however the punishment to the nation and my Rights that your choice will have on all of us Art. We don’t need to elect those that move the pendulum farther to the left. We need someone who will at least try to push it back to center, ideally at least. The day to day operations of POTUS is less important to me than they next Supreme Court nominations. That portion of the duties of POTUS actually have effect on all of us for a long time. It also can’t be undone.
Carl,
Well, I won’t vote for Obama if Hillary is his running mate. In that case I will vote for Bob Barr.
Wow. Somehow I missed the train wreck. When did this topic go off the tracks. Ron Winship and I attended last year’s event and interviewed several of the event organizers including Michael Reagan. While many bash WCPAC’s upcoming conference the theme, as advertised, is Prop 13 which did not pass statewide until the sixth attempt.
And while Howard Jarvis and Paul Gann are no longer with us look at everyone who has benefited from the cap placed on our property taxes which can increase up to two percent every year regardelss of the ups and downs of the real estate market generating more funding for local and state government.
Instead of saying thank you you bash the event.
No one is twisting your arm to attend but you just might learn something. We will be there.
Art:
Jon is a government/public affairs consultant, which is neither illegal nor unethical. Given that has grown so enormous and pervasive, it can be necessary to hire someone with government/political expertise to help navigate the process. You can rail against that all you want, but it’s reality.
I found Brian Jospeh’s article and read. Unsurprisingly, you attempted to twist Jon’s actions into something nefarious and corrupt.
And yes, Adam Aleman blogged for Red County as well. He started our San Bernardino blog and did a very good job for the most part. You might recall that people are presumed legally innocent until proven guilty — there’s no exception to that for people Art Pedroza doesn’t like.
For example, you may remember the multiple felonies filed against Scott Baugh after the Doris Allen recall. There were lots of people like you gleefully assuming indictment equaled guilt and calling on him to resign. Scott spurned prosecutors offers of a deal and was ultimately vindicated.
I don’t know if that will happen in Adam’s case, but he’s entitled to the presumption of innocence.
And to your smear-by-association attempt against Jon (and now, me): it is just that, an unfortunate example of your ends-justifies-the-means approach to blogging about people you oppose.
Matt/Jubal,
As others have referenced Jon worked for the most corrupt politician in O.C. history – a guy you always supported as well – Mike Carona. And he bailed right before the charges were filed. Interesting timing.
The Register article was very clear. Jon emailed the podiatrist and told him that for $2,500 he could arrange a meeting with an official , Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner. That is payola Matt, plain and simple.
BTW, Aleman and other GOP hacks used public funds to pay for courses they needed because they were hired to do work they were unqualified to do. I bet you’re okay with that too!
You and Jon hired and promoted an unethical party hack to cover the 909 for you. Yes you are guilty by association! And you appear to be unable to criticize your fellow greedy pig Republicans – perhaps because you are one too. Why else do you think I find you and Jon to be so objectionable?
Political consultants can certainly be good people – but you and Jon are not in that category!
And he bailed right before the charges were filed. Interesting timing.
Are you genetically predisposed to being uninterested in being accurate? Jon left the OCSD more than a year before Carona was indicted.
The Register article was very clear. Jon emailed the podiatrist and told him that for $2,500 he could arrange a meeting with an official , Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner. That is payola Matt, plain and simple.
No, it is not, Art. It is called hiring a government affairs consultant to help out with a gov’t affairs problem. You may deplore the need too do so, but it doesn’t make government affairs consulting illegal or unethical.
You also lie by omission (of which you are a master). From the same article:
“As for Fleischman and his $2,500 charge, the blogger and political consultant told me he honestly thought Roth needed some additional consulting services, which based on the e-mail I saw is a reasonable conclusion. He said if he’d have known all Roth wanted was a meeting, he would have tried to help set it up, no charge. The thing is, he said, Roth never made that clear.”
You and Jon hired and promoted an unethical party hack to cover the 909 for you. Yes you are guilty by association!
Art, you really need to enroll in a simple logic course. By your reasoning, you are complicit in the bad actions of every politician you have ever supported, or any past or present member of your own blogpen.
Political consultants can certainly be good people – but you and Jon are not in that category!
Coming from a character assassin and mangler of truth like yourself, I take that as a compliment.
*Fellas, fellas….please! Don’t you guys know anything. Every Republican elected for the first time….knows where to go get the money! Every Democratic elected for the first time…..takes about two cycles to know where to get the money!
It is so funny…that people like Maxine Waters and Barney Frank are carrying water for the big banking interests in this country!
Matt, please…apologizing for anyone with $100,000 in their freezer….is not just partisan
stupidity….but killing the members of the Republican Party that thinks they can still find one non New Majority Canidate!
Carrying the flag for McCain or any Republican
caught with their “pinkies” in the the cookie jar is like organizing a “Banzai Charge” on Guadalcanal. You know you are going to die….but you hope upon hope that you can at least have those PR people in Tokyo….mention your unflinching loyalty!
Ron. Now that your candidate has left Newport Beach with uncashed IndyMac checks can you share any of your one-on-one coversation with Senator Obama that took place on your rear patio overlooking the ocean?
Security would not allow me to get any closer than Mission Viejo.
Matt, please…apologizing for anyone with $100,000 in their freezer….is not just partisan stupidity….but killing the members of the Republican Party that thinks they can still find one non New Majority Canidate!
What are you talking about?
Jubal #20
Matt – The Winships are those “different” relatives who live upstairs. Occasionally they slip out and slightly embarrass the family. Just be polite and smile. They will go back upstairs soon.