#AD05 (California) Update: Why is Paletta Dissing the El Dorado West RWF? (Don’t Push Him as a Republican – his words)

 2022 Elections, 5th Assembly District Race, AD-05 Race, Joe Patterson  4 Responses »
Feb 232022
 

The El Dorado West Republican Women had a candidate forum for #AD05 that Paletta was a confirmed speaker for. Paletta did not show.

Perhaps this is why:

It looks like Jason Paletta is attempting to walk into the base of support Jonathan Zachreson has/had. While I lampooned Zach because I knew he did not have critical mass, one thing he did have was a couple of education-focused groups on his side.

All this move shows me about Mr. Paletta is that he does not know the lay of the land politically in #AD05 and is untested and undisciplined as a candidate.

But maybe a better explanation for Paletta’s failure to appear to the Eldorado West RWF group is more straightforward… in a recent podcast, he dropped a couple of whoppers.

At 20:20 of the podcast linked, Paletta says, “I am only a Republican because I have to be.”

At 20:40, Paletta says, “Don’t push me as a Republican.” (He says this despite shopping for two congressional districts before settling on #AD05)

This is not exactly someone that cares to interact with his own base. My guess is the El Dorado GOP, who are meeting 2-28-2022 to endorse AD05, will reward Jason appropriately.

AD-05 Update: Frank Bigelow is Union Made

 CA AD-05 Race, Frank Bigelow, Rico Oller  1 Response »
Oct 152012
 

What do AFSCME, SEIU, CMA, the Public Employees Union, the Realtors and the Dentists have in common?

They want to “get” Rico Oller.

Why? They all want higher taxes.

I saw an independent expenditure today against Rico by a PAC calling itself: CALIFORNIANS FOR FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY SPONSORED BY DENTISTS, SCHOOL EMPLOYEES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES ORGANIZATIONS.

Got all that? Look who funded it: SEIU (aka Service Employees), the Dentists and another PAC called: CALIFORNIANS FOR FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY.

Take a closer look at CALIFORNIANS FOR FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY: SEIU, Construction Workers, California Medical Association (aka Health Care Workers Union), School Employees Union, AFSCME, the Dentists and Realtors.

All of these groups have major skin in the game. They want Frank Bigelow, because Bigelow will vote to raise taxes and will negotiate on state budgets. The Dentists and the Medical Union are worried about Medi-Cal reimbursements, the Realtors want someone who will negotiate on taxing things other than Real Estate Sales and the SEIU/AFSCME just want to elect RINO’s.

The 5th Assembly District Deserves Better

CA AD-05 Update: Frank Bigelow, Country Club Liberal?

 5th Assembly District Race, CA AD-05 Race, Frank Bigelow, Rico Oller  Comments Off on CA AD-05 Update: Frank Bigelow, Country Club Liberal?
Feb 022012
 

Frank Bigelow. Have you heard of him?

He is a moderate Republican supervisor from the very conservative county of Madera. Madera is one of the top 5 most Republican Counties in California.

Bigelow is a tax-and-spend liberal who is in love with High Speed Rail. Public records show that love affair lasted for several years and numerous votes – now that the whole world knows that High Speed Rail is a train wreck, Bigelow now stands courageously opposed to it.

Bigelow’s morally flexible stands on taxation also include his very public opposition to Prop 26. Prop 26 was put on the ballot to prevent the loopholes the money-addicted leaders in the state legislature were using to raise taxes under other names. Prop 26 prevents “Fees” aka taxes by other names from being raised without a 2/3 vote of the State Legislature.

Maybe it is more appropriate to call Frank Bigelow a liberal?

It doesn’t stop there. Bigelow has a bizarre notion of history and some special comments on illegal immigration. In October at Mt. Brow Vineyard (in Sonora), in the presence of some 100 guests, a newspaper and a radio reporter – Bigelow asked “Who will pick these grapes?” in response to a question about illegal immigration.

Bigelow’s moral flexibility continued as he boldly stated, “You can’t build a fence to keep people out. Remember what Reagan said to Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”

I’ve never heard Ronald Reagan invoked to rationalize illegal immigration, ever.

Frank Bigelow has distinguished himself in the annals of candidates I have seen over the 15 years I have been in this game… as a service to Bigelow, I’d like to remind him that the Berlin wall was built by communists to entrap the people of East Germany. A border fence is built to ensure that people enter the USA legally versus the Berlin Wall which was built to imprison the people of East Germany.

Frank Bigelow is just not ready for Prime-Time – let’s put him on a train to nowhere.