Occupy Wall St. Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Semitic and Getting a Free Pass From Media

This "Occupy Wall Street" is getting treated so gently by the major media. I've seen several outlets bouncing around stupid questions. Allow me to answer.

"What do they want?"
Easy, read their signs. Shut-down capitalism. Plunder other people's wealth. Eliminate private property. Force corporations to "give" more jobs or go out of business (guess which will happen).

"Will this form a new political party?"
Already exists, it's called the communist party.

"Why are the police being abusive by pepper-spraying?"
Because demonstrators are disorderly. Blocking bridges, shoving cops, obstructing traffic. Being vocal is fine, but breaking the law is breaking the law. If cops tell you to disperse, it's probably not a good idea to yell at them, and even shove them. New York has a great police force.

"Is this the left's version of the Tea Party?"
No. This is completely different brand. Over 700 people have been arrested for disobedience, while Tea Party rallies have had no sweeping arrests that I'm aware of. There's a splash of Anti-Semeticism (does this rhetoric remind Nancy Pelosi of anything??) and celebrities asking for rich people to be beheaded. No such hate or violence ever existed at a Tea party rally.

As the Tea Party evolved, the liberal media loved to slam them as hateful, hostile groups, though there was very little to support that claim. Why is it that the media ignores the obvious aspects that this is a hostile group, intent on disrupting New York, and is far more hateful than the Tea Party?

Better questions for the media to be asking:
Why doesn't The President call for peaceful demonstrations or to tone down the violent rhetoric?
Why are labor unions joining this hateful effort?
Are the majority of the people upset because because of jobs they lost in the last 3 years (on you-know-whose watch)?
Why don't these people go to Cuba where there are no greedy corporations, universal healthcare for everyone, and everyone has equal wealth?

These effort continues to make waves and hopefully the media will call them out for what they are.

My reaction to this overall event is that this is the consequence of extended levels of high unemployment. As foolish as they are, being unemployed for months can be maddening. Losing a home can be devastating. A simple (incorrect) conclusion is to blame someone who has more wealth, and when you have the president campaigning around saying the wealthy aren't paying enough taxes along with other class warfare, it's understandable why they are upset. Obviously I don't agree with the way they are going about venting their frustration, but the point is that this country's economy and employment must improve or it's likely we will see more of this with increased levels of hate and violence.

No such economic recovery will arrive with Obama in office. Is it 2012 yet?

GOP Executive Committee Recommends Endorsing Kersey, Sherman, and Ellis

Last night the San Diego Republican Party Executive Committee unanimously agreed to recommend to the Central Committee endorsing Mark Kersey, Scott Sherman, and Ray Ellis in San Diego City Council Districts 5,7, and 1 respectively. Each candidate was enthusiastically committed to supporting CPR, enforcing managed competition, and holding the line against future tax increases.


Mark Kersey gave a first rate account of his history with the party and how he has been involved in many political battles including Prop. D and managed competition propositions. He is a true Republican, committed to fiscal reform and will be an excellent successor to Carl DeMaio's very Republican district.

Scott Sherman exemplified a family man who has been in San Diego his entire life. As well as running his own insurance business, Sherman has been involved in many charities. He stated that his top priority will be to restore neighborhood services to the levels that residents pay for and deserve. He is supported by ultra-fiscal conservative April Bolilng, who tragically lost this district by less than a thousand votes during the Obama wave of 2008.

Ray Ellis is a polished gentleman that seems like a great fit to run against incumbent Sherri Lightner. Ray is a very successful businessman and has been a long time supporter of Republican causes. He offered many ideas to streamline government into being run more efficiently. In later discussions, he highlighted that he believed services such as the water department could be operated to a level much more beneficial to taxpayers, ultimately lowering citizens' rates. D1 will be the most contested City Council race of 2012, and Ray seems up for the challenge.

My personal commentary is that this really was a great trio. While they all varied in age and demeanor, they all came from private sector backgrounds. It was refreshing to hear them highlight their experiences in business and how that could translate to better value of city services for taxpayers. Combined with their commitment to CPR, managed competition, and no new taxes, myself and the rest of the GOP Executive Committee are very proud to have these candidates running and encourage Republicans and fiscal conservatives to consider supporting their campaigns.


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CPR Generates 145 THOUSAND signatures

Carl DeMaio, Kevin Faulconer and Mayor Jerry Sanders delivered 145 thousand signatures for Comprehensive Pension Reform today. While we won't know for certain that this will make the ballot for a couple weeks, having over a 50% cushion on the required 95k signatures is fantastic news.

SD GOP Endorses Goldsmith, Kern, and Danon

SAN DIEGO -- On Monday evening, September 12th the Republican Party of San Diego County formally endorsed Jan Goldsmith for re-election as San Diego City Attorney, Jerry Kern for Oceanside Mayor and Steve Danon for County Supervisor - District 3.

Comments from SD GOP Chairman Tony Krvaric
Next year voters will have a clear choice of two distinctive paths, not only for our nation with the presidential race, but also on the local level; Do they want candidates who will represent the interests of taxpayers and job creators or candidates who are beholden to public employee labor unions and job destroyers?

The Republican Party of San Diego County will endorse candidates who are reformers and have made a commitment to stand with hard working taxpayers and job creators - for ALL elected offices up in 2012. Partisan or 'non-partisan,' we believe that every office is an opportunity to put our proud Republican ideas into action.

Once endorsed, we are 100% committed to our candidates and will work as hard as we can for them. We invite all fair minded citizens to join us and our candidates in bringing amount much needed reform to local government throughout our region.

Rick Perry Visits San Diego

Last night, I joined as many as a thousand other Republicans to see Texas governor and now US Presidential candidate, Rick Perry. Perry had a slew of supporters and filled up an airport hanger with enthusiastic people waving signs. I was stuck in the back as opposed to when I met Herman Cain and marched right up to him for a picture.

Perry made points similar to those he's made in other speeches. Perhaps his most convincing pitch was this ad for president.

My take on Perry is that if he does what he says, he will make an excellent president. My only hesitation is that I would like to really pin down exactly what he wants to do (is it wrong to be suspicious of a politician's word during a campain?). Perry doesn't have the most consistent history, as he was formerly a Democrat, and supported Al Gore for president, but in recent years, he's been terrific.

I have read Perry's book Fed Up, which was published less than a year ago. If he employs his ideas outlined in his book as president, America will make a complete U-turn for the best.

Ironically Perry says in his book that people will accuse him of writing his book to seek higher office, and that nothing could be further from the truth -- being governor of Texas is the best job in the world.

Previously, I had mentioned that I thought Cain was perhaps the most electable GOP candidate against Obama, uniting Tea Party with mainstream. Statistics are now showing that Perry is polling best among GOP candidates against Obama.

This makes sense because if the 2012 election will be about jobs, then I don't understand how Obama can beat Perry. On the issue that Obama has failed so miserably on since he started, Perry has an unmatched history of growing jobs in his state. Even GOP candidates, who some may claim have better ideas, can't boast of the actual results that Perry holds, which I believe makes him a very formidable candidate.

Based on the enthusiasm from last night, Perry seems like he has unprecedented momentum. And he seems to have the tools to win and talks a great conservative policy, we just need to make sure he follows through.

One final thought for California Democrats: One could make the argument that a lot of Texas's job growth was partially connected to all of the bad legislation in Sacramento. If Perry won the presidency based on his jobs track record, wouldn't CA Dems have to wonder if they would have tried to be a little more business-friendly in California and not pushed high taxes and anti-business laws such as AB-32, would Perry still be able to boast of being the guru of job creation?

Best of luck to Rick Perry and the rest of the GOP candidates.

Unions Will Say ANYTHING to Keep People From Signing Petition

This long weekend, Carl DeMaio and signature collectors were out in full force collecting signatures for the Comprehensive Pension Reform. If there's any doubt on how important this measure is, I invite you to look at the level of deception unions are employing to block this from going on the ballot. Most notably, they are claiming that if you sign the petition, you are at risk of having your identity stolen.

For those that don't know, signing a petition requires your name, address, and that's it. No birthday, social security info, bank account info, previous addresses, mothers maiden name, etc. It's a complete lie and scare tactic, and not even worth debating.

I personally collected signatures over the weekend and at one point was confronted with union advocates. They made all kinds of ridiculous claims ranging from identity theft to me wanting to end military pensions. Volunteers and paid collectors around the city had similar stories.

What that means is that unions are DESPERATE. They know they will lose this fight if it goes on the ballot, and their only hope is to do anything to keep it off the ballot. For the average taxpayer in the City of San Diego, this should tell you how important this is. Voters hear the terms "real reform" and "special interests" from politicians frequently but rarely do we see it. This measure is real reform and goes directly after the largest special interests in San Diego and they will say anything to prevent this change.

If you haven't signed the initiative yet, make sure you do, and get your friends to sign.

California's Solar Company Solyndra Files for Bankruptcy

If you listen to Al Gore and the major media, you would think that working at at a "green" job involving solar is a safe job not likely to disappear. If your employer received a 535 million dollar loan guarantee from the federal government, it seems reasonable to assume that business is going well. If the president of the United States comes to where you work and highlights how good things are going with your company, you don't expect to showup to work one day and simply not have a job. Unfortunately for Solyndra employees, that is exactly what happened today.

You can read the full story here from Bloomberg.

I'm guessing us taxpayers won't be getting a refund. I'm also guessing this won't be the last doomed company to be celebrated as having green jobs for our future, but amazingly needs taxpayer subsidies to function.