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Scott Yuill. The Boogie Man – arguably the most conservative member of the Rocklin City Council (by voting record)… gets used like a rag doll at the beginning of Placer Heard Hatchet Job #2.

First off – Mark Klang suggested that the $100 Scott Yuill took from a supervisor at A-P Recology looked like a bribe.

Dutifully, the Placer Herald cat pan liner that was on my driveway quoted that screed – but then the next paragraph wrote:

During an August public hearing, Yuill tabled the proposed garbage fee increase measure until after the election because he needed more information on how much other cities are charged for their garbage collection. City staff recommended the fee increase.

If I was the donor expecting a return on investment – I’d be angry.

Then the next part illustrates the absurdity of the second Placer Herald Cat Pan Liner Story in its’ entirety:

Yuill also accepted $100 from SureWest, a Rocklin cable subscriber, who was recently impacted by a cable franchise fee increase passed by the Rocklin City Council. Cable companies like Wave, have been publicly against the measure because it raises money for the city at the expense of their customers. Scott Yuill voted no.

Scott Yuill just got lit up for opposing a Cable tax and for delaying a vote on a fee increase for trash collection!? It sounds eerily like Roger Niello (who voted for the largest tax increase in state history) attacking Ted Gaines for being fiscally irresponsible!?

Like I have written several times – this election cycle has been bizarre.

The Placer Herald wasn’t done – it is as if Scott Yuill and Diana Ruslin have become John Doolittle. I have written about the obsession Gold County Media had with trying to destroy Doolittle many times.

Evidence – they nitpick the donations Ruslin took from Family outside of California. They started the article basically reciting Mark Klang’s litany against Scott Yuill, focusing on $200 out of nearly $15,000.

With respect to my dear friend Kathy Lund, I don’t care about Greg Janda’s business being in San Jose’ –

What I DO care about is Janda talking about relocating businesses to Rocklin. Then that DOES make Janda’s business location an issue.I don’t see it is an integrity issue – I see it as a Greg Janda didn’t think his platform through issue.

If I run for Rocklin City Council – I hope my business being in Roseville is not an issue… in fact, I’d probably say we need to attract more businesses to the area and hopefully Rocklin gets its’ fair share… (as I will still be in an office lease for 4 more years)

Two notes to Janda – do not label Ruslin establishment and re-phrase the attracting business to Rocklin sentence and you’ll be fine. Otherwise, you look desperate and like you’re playing fast and loose with the truth.

Quoting the Placer Herald:

“Just because there is a lack of money, doesn’t mean there is a lack of support,” Klang said. “I have volunteers who can’t afford to donate money, but they want to walk precincts and make phone calls for me. If we win, we’ll prove to the city that you can run a grass-roots campaign and win without spending $10,000 to $15,000 like the other candidates.”

To Mark Klang – you are Mark Klang, and only you can be Mark Klang. If your message gets traction – then you would become my political hero.

TO BE Continued

First off – there are a ton of Angry voters out there looking for a “boogie man”. And, for the first time in my political life – I personally had to endure smears and personal attacks that were lies. This is far different than my attacking Tim Herman or David Larson for being liberals – they are.

What I am referring to is Karen England branding myself, George and Tom Hudson the boogie men and in a personal thirst for revenge presenting us as such to local Tea Party groups. It will take quite a while before many of these folks we should otherwise be aligned with will trust.

Despite Karen England’s personal crusade – I won a seat on the Placer GOP Central Committee despite a hotly contested race. There are a lot of people interested in the political process that were not before and a charlatan like Karen England can sucker them in.

Now Rocklin.

There are no charlatans running in Rocklin… just an incredibly bizarre dynamic and up until last week, a boring race.

You see – the overriding theme of the Placer Hearld article was a few anecdotes of Tea Party Members attending the convention in search of the “establishment”.

Enter Scott Yuill – the first term council member and punching bag. I support Scott Yuill because when I look at him, I look in to the eyes of an honest man – not a “boogie man”… and at the candidate forum Scott was forced in to the following Quote:

…“I voted against the cable franchise fee increase, voted against the crash tax,” Yuill said. “I had nothing to do with the fake rocks – that was well before I was on the council.”

Yuill pointed out that some city employees work out of modular buildings and said the city has “no waste here.”…

Now why was that? Because it was open season on Diana Ruslin and Scott Yuill… Whether Greg Janda intended to or not, he pretty much saddled up on them both.

Here’s the deal – Greg is not a dishonest man. Brett Storey is not either.

However, both of them are in a position where the only distinction they can cast is trying to present Diana Ruslin as a puppet or a “Good ‘Ol Boy”.

Well, the fat-assed male chuavinist liberals on the Sacramento Bee set that ablaze. (can you tell I am still hot over that one?)

I never thought the day would come where networking in the community and getting to know people would become a negative.

Both Mark Klang who said he doesn’t accept endorsements and Greg Janda chided Yuill/Ruslin for their endorsement lists. Greg Janda quoted by the paper as saying:

“Mr. Klang (prior to the forum) has described me as part of the establishment,” Janda said. “He’s the only one in town that believes that. Before I entered the race, the establishment had selected their candidate – Diana Ruslin.”

I got news for Greg. I am considered part of the establishment as well – this despite the fact that I have been setting people on fire for raising taxes, endorsing Democrats and the like for years. Ask Peter Hill, Todd Lowell, Greg Dailey, Brett Storey and Steve Paul – they have all been on the receiving end of my blogging…

To Be Continued