The attached press-release is Johnson-Clark at their best… they sent out a press release decrying a “Rigged” CRA endorsement by Paper Clubs.

I guess JCA forgot about the Yuba County (Sue Horne) RA – which has not held a meeting since chartered – and sent delegates to endorse Romney. This is the same Yuba RA unit that has not cashed dues checks of Yuba County Members seeking to join it.

Maybe JCA forgot about the Jim Nielsen RA Sutter Chapter and the Jim Nielsen RA Yolo Chapter – neither of which are holding meetings as best anyone can tell.

What do the Jim Nielsen and the Sue Horne RA chapters have in common? They were chartered at the behest of candidates that JCA is the consultant for.

Now JCA is crying when the tables get turned in the 71st. At least Jeff Miller is a Conservative – unlike Nielsen or Horne.

(Orange County) – Jeff Miller has a history of ignoring the rules in order to benefit himself, and today’s CRA endorsing convention was no different. Even though seventy percent of the 71st District is in Orange County, Miller started 5 or 6 ‘phantom’ CRA chapters in Riverside to effectively provide more delegates to the endorsing convention than the Orange County Side.

“Miller wanted to quiet the votes of Orange County conservatives, and he used trickery to get this done,” said Blais spokesman Tim Clark.

Miller’s team also brought delegates who, by rule, were not eligible to vote because they were still CRA members from other units outside the district. But, Miller threw his weight around and bullied officials to force exceptions to the rule. It’s these votes, along with those by Jeff Miller himself and his campaign staff, which put him over the top.

“Miller continues his shameful manipulation of the rules,” continued Clark. “That’s what got him into huge ethical trouble on the Corona Council, where he cost taxpayers $3 million in a deal to takeover power lines and enrich himself and his own company. Now, he’s corrupting GOP organizations in an effort to present himself as a conservative. It’s really a shame that he worked so hard to silence the voices of Orange County Conservatives.”

Did somebody ever stop to consider that this is standard faire in the CRA and has been so for years? The absurdity is that JCA would whine in the 71st while pulling the same crap in the 2nd and 3rd!