Cover the Night for RON PAUL

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Remember when the Kony 2012 people "made Kony famous" by plastering their neighborhoods? Well it's time for US to do something WORTHWHILE and remind people, not just in Los Angeles County, but ALL ACROSS AMERICA that Ron Paul is STILL IN THIS RACE and he's in it to win it!

June 1-4 we will be covering the night in LA County. If you're not in LA County or in California, get in touch with a local Youth for Paul chapter or a Ron Paul meetup group and START a Cover the Night for Ron Paul in YOUR TOWN.

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CRP Statement on President Obama's Latest California Campaign Swing

SACRAMENTO-- California Republican Party Chairman Tom Del Beccaro today issued the following statement:

"It's obvious that the President prefers fundraising over providing the disciplined leadership America needs to get back on track. To pull off six fundraising events in 48 hours means you're really working at being greedy."

"The $4 million Obama is predicted to raise on his latest visit to our struggling state would pay to keep 60 teachers in the classroom for another year, pay off the mortgage on 24 homes in danger of foreclosure or provide job training for 800 unemployed Californians. If President Obama would spend as much time focusing on job growth and lowering our national debt, he wouldn't have to raise this much money to save his own job."

Mitchum Lights Up Hollywood Again

By Zach Foster

Veteran actor Christopher Mitchum spoke Wednesday night during the Hollywood Congress of Republicans meeting at the Mayflower Club in North Hollywood.  The son of legendary actor Robert Mitchum, Christopher co-starred with John Wayne in the westerns Chisum, Rio Lobo, and Big Jake.  He also starred in action films like Striking Point, Lethal Cowboy, and Summertime Killer.

In his narrative speech, “The Politics of Glamour,” Mitchum delivered many delightful anecdotes of life with his father, working with John Wayne, and getting involved in politics.  One of the most fascinating points in his speech was his coverage of the “SAG Wars,” a series of power struggles within the Screen Actors Guild to control who would hold what positions, as well as the ability to uphold or change the rules restricting SAG actors from working non-union films.

He made an excellent point about how the film industry has seemingly made a complete turnaround from the early Cold-War era of the Hollywood Blacklist, where nowadays it is dangerous to be openly Republican in Hollywood.  Mitchum was able to tell many stories and instances of Republicans stating their politics or even being “outed,” and being guaranteed no work.

He also spoke on the decline of the true western film for political purposes.  He told about how westerns were basically morality plays founded on traditional Republican values, where one man (a good citizen) would stand up against the establishment (big government) and defend the rights of oppressed individuals (Constitutional rights).  The good guy always won.  The end of the western began with films like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Wild Bunch—excellent films but terrible westerns—where the bad guys are the heroes and are presented in a positive light while breaking laws and turning order into chaos in the West (similar to social anarchy).

There is hope, however, in a few modern films.  Films like The Patriot, We Were Soldiers, and The Hurt Locker are among the few war films these days that show the bravery of America’s wartime soldiers rather than the popularized leftist image of American soldiers slaughtering civilians on a regular basis (Fahrenheit 9/11, Green Zone, Casualties of War).  There are also films like the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Star Wars saga which show the underdog prevailing against evil to restore good, and then retiring back to living a simple life after evil is defeated.  Perhaps Frodo Baggins is the new Shane?  There is also the Twilight Saga which encourages young people to look deep inside themselves to decide whether or not they want to make the lifelong commitment to marriage.

His speech was followed by a Q&A segment.  Mitchum plans to run for Congress in 2012 to represent California’s 35^th District.  Also present at the meeting was talk radio host Mark Isler of The Mark Isler Show, speaking about his bid as a write in candidate for the LA College Board of Trustees.  Isler supports higher standards for quality education.

Photo courtesy of the Hollywood Congress of Republicans

Mariposa: An Evening With Ronald Reagan

By Zach Foster

Saturday, February 26, 2001 the author had the privilege of joining the Republican voters of Mariposa County, California in commemoration of the would-be one hundredth birthday of Ronald W. Reagan, army veteran, actor, former governor, and fortieth President of the United States.  The Reagan Ball, held in the banquet hall of the Mariposa County Fairgrounds, was attended by such esteemed guest as Congressman Jeff Denham (R-19), Retired Congressman George Radanovich, Assemblywoman Kristin Olsen (R-25), California Republican Party Vice Chairman Tom Del Beccaro, and many local dignitaries, including former County Supervisor Dianne Fritz, the entire Mariposa County Republican Committee, and members of other GOP county committees.

Congressman Denham made a stirring speech on the triumphs of the Republican Party in the House of Representatives, including the notable majority vote to repeal what many Republicans coined as “Obamacare.”  The Congressman also made a moving tribute to retired Congressman George Radanovich, citing his many accomplishments and his character, still lauded by current members of the House who will fondly remember working with him.  County GOP Chairman Richard Westfall was the first of several dignitaries to present certificates of appreciation and words of tribute to Congressman Radanovich.  The common message in all the speeches and tributes was “Thank you, and welcome home.”

Assemblywoman Olsen reported on the Republican accomplishments in the state legislature, most notable the fight against the raising of taxes and out of control spending of state funds.

CRP Vice Chairman Tom Del Beccaro was well received, delivering a moving message, both painful and inspiring; painful in that it highlighted the major deficiency by Republicans to reach out to the voters, especially through the media—a mistake the Democratic Party has NOT made; inspiring in the praise and accomplishments of the Republican Party in California as well as solutions to correct its deficiencies.  His main goals for California Republicans include reaching out to non-Republicans and sharing the message and platform, continuing in the fight against the raising of taxes burdening the poor and middle classes, and ending the popular concept of the GOP being the Party of ‘No’ by bringing issues caused by Democrat policies as well as faulty Democrat solutions to the attention of the public.  Tom Del Beccaro is campaigning to be Chairman of the California Republican Party and was endorsed by the Mariposa County Republican Committee.

There were two local dignitaries who presented their personal anecdotes of time spent with President Reagan.  One was Mr. Lon Richards, retired law enforcement officer of several branches, including the California State Police, and a former bodyguard of Reagan.  They were followed by an inspiring short film tribute showing some of Reagan’s greatest moments as governor and President.

Reagan image courtesy of Wikipedia. Del Beccaro image courtesy of his Facebook profile.

A Little Fiscal Responsibility (Finally)

By Zach Foster

News website The Hill reported today that “Blue Dog” Democrats in the House of Representatives might support a Republican plan to cut thirty-two billion dollars in discretionary spending this year.  Representative Mike Ross stated that Democrats would need to see more details before proceeding with any support or opposition.  The Hill (to the Political Spectrum’s amusement) reported that at least several Democrats “are willing to defect from their party and vote for the plan despite the vocal opposition of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.”  Why should it be called defecting?  After all, the word and verb are usually connotative of military campaigns.  Is it sacrilegious that a member of one political party sees that the opposition party has actually come up with a good idea, and the said member supports the said idea?  This is a free country, after all.  Using verbiage that denotes militarism or even outright violence is a hateful act these days.  After all, fanatical rhetoric was deemed a contributing factor to the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and other innocents in Tucson.

Returning to the subject of the thirty-two billion dollar cut, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has cried that the cuts “will come at the expense of economic growth and American jobs.”  That’s a nice bold statement which is sure help struggling middle class Americans sleep at night, but how can she be sure of this?  Details of the cuts have yet to be released.  Furthermore, government spending and job growth are not as mutually inclusive as Democrats would like to believe they are.  If anyone has read the complete 600+ page legislative text of what is now referred to as the Economic Stimulus Package, they will remember seeing countless unnecessary expenditures, such as extra light bulbs for government buildings. (Anyone might be willing to bet that some of those hundreds of millions’ worth of light bulbs aren’t even the energy efficient kind that Al Gore is so fond of.)  Many, if not most, of the nation’s economists will easily confirm that jobs and economic growth are made fastest in the private sector.  The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism and the P.I.G. to the Great Depression and the New Deal by Robert Murphy, as well as the P.I.G. to American History by Thomas Woods both cite private investment as the leading factor ending the Great Depression, through job creation and economic stimulation.

Cutting of government spending is a necessary action.  It may seem painful to some, but the country has to get out of debt somehow.  Some people might say, “No! Thirty-two billion dollars is only one five hundredth of our country’s sixteen trillion dollar debt!  It will make no difference?”  The truth, however, is that it will.  Every little bit counts and one five hundredth is a start.  We need to start somewhere.

In California, many people are incredibly angered by Governor Jerry Brown’s massive cuts from the state budget.  Republicans have, for the most part, kept their complaints to themselves about this matter, and level-headed Democrats are starting to dim down their protests.  After all, everyone knows that the state is highly unlikely to magically profit by teens of billions of dollars from the smart investments of California’s brilliant state legislature.  Therefore, the only way to get California (and the rest of the country) out of debt is through fiscal responsibility. Spend less, save more!

Jerry Brown’s Bailout

SACRAMENTO - Amid growing Republican strength in the campaign for California governor, Democrat Jerry Brown is receiving a federal bailout from the Democratic Governors Association, which it is reported today will conduct an independent expenditure campaign for Brown.

"It looks like Jerry Brown's position on bailouts is pretty clear - he's about to get one from an apparently very concerned Democratic Governors Association back in Washington, " said California Republican Party Chairman Ron Nehring.  "It looks like the 'I'll declare my candidacy when I get around to it' approach is not earning much support back east."

The San Francisco Chronicle today reports that "the DGA effort comes because party insiders tell us that California Democrats are increasingly focused, and worried..."

Nationally, the picture for Democrats continues to deteriorate as political trends shift in favor of Republicans.  The number of Americans identifying as Republicans continues to rise, Republicans continue to lead in generic ballot tests, and the President's approval rating - a key predictor of the President's party's mid-term election performance - remains in the tank.

Additionally, the Chronicle reports, "With just five months away from the June 8 primary, and a year until the next governor takes office, there's growing concern about pumping up Brown's effort, which to date has been an extremely low key affair."

"Given just how many of California's problems can be directly traced back to Jerry Brown's failed two terms as governor - our inadequate transportation, water, and power infrastructure for starters - we can see why he's avoiding getting a campaign started where he'll have to explain all the failings of the last time he was let in the Governor's office," added Chairman Nehring.

Source: California Republican Party