Incredible notes from the Placer Central Committee Meeting last night.
Posted by Aaron Park on February 14, 2008 at 09:41 AM
Ted Gaines should be saluted for standing up last night for principles and values. Last night Ted stood up with Doug Ose present at the Central Committee meeting.
Ted Gaines standing up prevented Doug Ose from intimidating members of the Central Committee. Ted provided the counter-weight to Doug Ose – this is leadership under fire.
George Park – President of the Placer CRA and the 1st Vice Chair of the Placer GOP said, “Ted Gaines deserves 100% support of the Placer CRA for as long as he wants to be in office”
George went on to say that he had never seen, short of Rico Oller in the past, a member of the State legislature stand up in this manner for Conservative Principles.
According to George and others on the committee – Ose was carrying himself in an arrogant and condescending manner the entire night.
Example – when Jim Dutton mentioned the NRA dinner coming up he made notice of gun control laws that prevented him from bringing the grand raffle prize to show people. Dutton was afraid to bring the rifle to the Hotel because he thought they would call the police on him.
Ose’s reaction was incredulous.
Before the Central Committee voted 17-8 to endorse Rico Oller… Bruce Kranz brought up a motion intended to prevent the Central Committee from endorsing in Partisan Primaries.
That motion failed 4-21. This means that Rico has the support of 21 of the Central Comittee members – 4 that didn’t vote to endorse Rico were doing so over procedural objections.
George stated, “Senator Cox and Senator Aanestad’s letter attempted to dissuade the Central Committee from endorsing in the 4th Congressional District had no effect”
The primary counterpoint to that argument was delivered in the debate on the motion – the Central Committee members thought that Senator Cox and Aanestad’s point about the divisive nature of a Central Committee endorsement was absurd because they had endorsed themselves.
The big winners tonight were Rico Oller with the endorsement and Ted Gaines for showing his mettle as a leader.
The big loser was Doug Ose not only because he showed up and lost – but also because of the way he carried himself.
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Wow, 17-8? What were those 8 people smoking? Rico is the man and we need to support him. I want to know names because I won’t be voting for those members next time. As for Ted, you make some good points. I still don’t like the fact that he kicked Doolittle while he was on the group in the fetal position. That’s just wrong.
OK. I will admit that “in my pocket” is conservative on some of the issues. Come on George, to say that “Ted Gaines deserves 100% support of the Placer CRA for as long as he wants to be in office,” is going just a little overboard. Lets not make this guy out to be more than he really is. He still shows a lack of character by accepting the $175 a day per diem, to drive the 20 miles to the capital. Maybe he is conservative with his money, but his a liberal when tax payer money is going direct into his pocket.
And lets not forget he helped get 3 anti-school choice candidates elected to the Rocklin School Board. A real leader would come out and say he made a mistake.
I saw “In My Pocket” at a soccer game in Roseville a few weeks ago. I pointed him out to a few of the Reps on our soccer team. I told them how he was collecting the per diem. They all agreed, he lacked character and would not vote for him again.
So lets not go overboard about “In My Pocket.” He will never receive my vote.
Great points Mark.
Pat – you asked if people in this party can forgive?
Gaines deserves it for the integrity and courage he has been showing in support of our principles.
Oller v. Ose’s CRA scoring record:
2000 CRA Assembly Scorecard
Oller: 100%
2001 CRA Senate Scorecard
Oller: 95%
(dinged 5% for a missed vote due to a health issue)
2003 CRA Senate Scorecard
Oller: 100%
2004 CRA Senate Scorecard
Oller: 100%
Rico has an A+ rating from the NRA and was given the Defender of Freedom Award by the NRA in 2000. Chris Cox from the NRA has nothing but the best to say about Rico and how well he defends the Second Amendment. They backed him in 2000 and will no doubt be backing him again in this race.
From a press release dated 1/17/08 from the Gun Owner of America:
“Rico has a primary opponent in former liberal Republican Congressman Doug Ose. During Ose’s six years in Congress, he earned a GOA “F” on every single one of our ratings for house members. Doug Ose probably has his picture framed and hanging on the wall at Handgun Control Inc. (now the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun violence), since he was one of their best friends in Congress.
In contrast — Rico Oller was a perfect “A” rated member of the California Legislature during his tenure. And, Rico is the human equivalent of the “energizer bunny.” This guy is a type A++ personality, who never stops campaigning and promoting our Second
Amendment rights. Every time Gun Owners has an event in California, Rico Oller is there, promoting our organization and the Second Amendment. And he will be there for gun owners all over the country when he is elected to Congress.”
Ose on the issues:
Voted NO on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage. (Sep 2004)
Ose Voted NO on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance. (Sep 2004)
Ose Voted NO on banning gay adoptions in DC. (July 1999)
Ose Voted NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
Ose Supports immediate reductions in greenhouse gases. (Sep 1998)
Ose Voted NO on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy. (June 2004)
Ose Voted NO on implementing Bush-Cheney national energy policy. (Nov 2003)
Ose Rated 61% by the Christian Coalition: mixed voting record on families. (Dec 2003)
Ose Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (June 1999)
Ose Rated D+ by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun control voting record. (Dec 2003)
Ose Voted NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment. (May 2004)
Ose Rated 0% by FAIR, indicating a voting record loosening immigration. (Dec 2003)
Ose Rated 59% by NTU, indicating “Satisfactory” on tax votes. (Dec 2003)
From Human Events:
“Easily the hardest-fought GOP primary for the U.S. House was in the 3rd District (Sacramento), where moderate Republican Rep. Doug Ose is retiring after six years. In what could be a dramatic upset, at press time, former State Attorney General (1990-94) and 1998 gubernatorial nominee Dan Lungren held a slim lead over the long-presumed front-runner, State Sen. Rico Oller, by far the most conservative candidate.”
Lungren helped steal guns from law abiding citizens and he supports Ose so you can be assured that Ose will help Dan in Congress take the rest of our Second Amendment rights and flush them down the toilet!
Rico for Congress!!!
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