Only two days left til the election!!
Posted on 12/04/2005 2:53:18 PM PST by EternalVigilance
Lake Forest, CA — Minuteman Project founder and 48th Congressional District candidate Jim Gilchrist – who this weekend garnered the endorsement of the National Border Patrol Council, the union that represents 10,000 front-line U.S. Border Patrol agents and employees – today criticized opponent John Campbell for “backsliding” on his support of the California Border Police Initiative. Campbell in a recent media interview confirmed his discomfort and lack of commitment towards the Initiative he supposedly co-sponsors.
Campbell has “sold out all of the people who have donated money and who have ‘given their blood, sweat and tears’ to get this critical Initiative on the ballot,” stated Gilchrist.
“John Campbell should be ashamed of himself for reneging on his commitment to all those volunteers who have dedicated themselves to qualifying the California Border Police Initiative for the California ballot,” Gilchrist said. “Campbell, who has been pretending to be a co-sponsor of this initiative, pulled the rug out from under supporters when he announced, in a November 27 article in the Daily Pilot, that he hopes the border police force ‘never has to be used.’”
Campbell’s statement has caused a backlash among activists in the fight to stop illegal immigration and promote border security, who view the Initiative as an essential and urgently needed tool for beefing up law enforcement in the state.
“Every supporter of this initiative should ask the question, ‘what have we been fighting so hard for?’” said Barbara Coe, spokeswoman for the California Coalition for Immigration Reform and a long-time Orange County leader against illegal immigration.
Gilchrist noted that “those of us who are close to this issue have been aware for months that the California Border Police Initiative and Campbell for Congress campaign are managed by the same political consultant, Dave Gilliard, of the ‘big-dog’ – and very high-priced – Sacramento consulting firm of Gilliard, Blanning and Wysocki. It has become increasingly obvious that Gilliard set Campbell up as co-sponsor of this initiative for the sole purpose of ‘Johnny-come-lately’ candidate positioning.”
Continued Gilchrist, “Gilliard has intended all along merely to rehabilitate Campbell with voters who were justifiably upset with his sorry history of pro-illegal alien votes in the California State Legislature. Gilliard has attempted to cloak Campbell with an aura of credibility as ‘tough’ on border security and illegal immigration that he has never deserved on the merits. And now, from John Campbell’s own recent statements, we learn that, indeed, the ‘fool the voters’ Initiative will be set aside by Campbell after this special election for Congress is decided.”
“After his recent fundraising junket to Washington D.C., John Campbell has turned his back on the California Border Police Initiative and the hard work of its advocates. He is more clearly than ever revealed as a lackey to the Bush Administration’s pro-amnesty, open borders agenda. The ambitious politician who is John Campbell has revealed his true colors … again.”
“In the best tradition of John Kerry, Campbell now says that ‘I supported implementing the border police force before I opposed implementing the border police force.’ In fact, John Campbell is a worthy successor to the John Kerry of the 2004 election, as ‘flip-flop champion’ of 2005,” claimed Gilchrist.
“Now,” added Gilchrist, “the chickens are coming home to roost for ‘flip-flopping Honest John’ Campbell. In the last few days, our headquarters has been deluged with new supporters and volunteers, many of whom tell us that that John Campbell has let them down. I want the voters of the 48th District, who are going to the polls this Tuesday, December 6, to know that my dedication to support and materially sustain the men and women on our first line of defense will never waver. I will never back off from my commitment to put a halt to the flood of illegal immigration and to secure our borders.”
Only two days left til the election!!
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I can only wish that I could vote in the 48th Congressional District. Gilchrist would have my vote in a heartbeat.
California conservatives in the district must vote for Jim Gilchrest. Not because he has any chance of winning, but because the Bush administration and Congress are not serious about border security and need to be sent a message.
I already voted. Campbell 52%, Gilchist 20%, Young 28%.
"These people are clearly members and rooted in our community. They’re going to stay here every bit as much as you or I are going to stay here.” -John Campbell, OC Register
“Illegal immigrants should be given the same benefits as everyone else…” - John Campbell, OC Register, 3-11-00
In the Assembly, John Campbell voted to give in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens, AND he voted to allow Mexican-issued ‘Matricula Consular’ cards to be used as identification in California!
** A Sample of Campbell’s Voting Record: (taken from http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html)
AB 540 (Firebaugh) Provides in-state tuition fees for illegal immigrants.
Passed the Assembly 57-15, 9/14/01 - John Campbell: Aye
ACR 229 (Diaz) Allow illegal aliens to use the sham Matricula Consular (Mexican ID) as legal form of identification.
Passed the Assembly 71-7, 8/30/02 – John Campbell: Aye
AB 60 (Cedillo) Would give illegal immigrants the right to have California driver’s licenses.
Passed the Assembly 52-20, 9/14/01 – John Campbell: Abstain
We'll see, won't we...
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Yup. As I said, all along, it was the wrong CD to wage the anti illegal jihad. Maybe Gilchrist should move on the the Cunningham district, and try there. It would be more fertile ground for him, and he would have a better chance of installing a Dem. Just a thought.
Campbell favored consular ID cards too? Amazingly stupid.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/04/politics/04election.html
Indeed, Mr. Campbell voted to allow illegal immigrants at state colleges and universities to pay in-state tuition, which he later said was a mistake. And he favored a resolution that would have allowed Mexicans to use their government ID cards for identification purposes in this country. He withdrew his support after the F.B.I. said it was a bad idea.
It's my district and Gilchrist gets my vote but Canpbell will win.
I'm glad you'll be voting for Gilchrist. I just hope you're wrong about Campbell winning. I've had it with these "vote for what I say, not what I do" RINOs.
Oh, come on. You know better than to invoke 'installing a Dem'.
Young has no chance of winning in the 48th, and you know it.
I'll give you credit for consistency in your theorizing about JG's motives, but it just doesn't hold any water.
In the primary, Gilchrist singlehandedly made the Dems the third party.
Historic.
No reason to believe it is going to be any different on Tuesday.
Why isn't that democrat Steve Young the favorite in this district.
The district gave Kerry 41 percent. Bush got 59 percent.
If Gilchrist and Campbell were to split 59 percent of the vote Young would win. If they each get 30 percent that would leave Young with 40 percent.
The primary were misleading too because the dems didn't put any money into them and it occured during a jewish holiday which is part of young's base.
I am all for Gilchrest running I just wished he would run as a republican and try to win a primary. Because if he were truly to split the vote with Campbell that conservative district would have a socialist dem representing them.
This run off system sucks. I can't stand the same system they use in Louisiana. I remember last year tauzin and the romero got way over 50 percent during election day but the vote was split between the two gop candidates. Then when tauzin ran a few weeks later without the pres race at the top of the ticket he lost to a radical leftist in melancon who is Blanco's water boy.
Another of Campbell's out and out lies.
All you have to do is read what he was saying in the Register and on the floor of the Assembly during that time period, and it is clear that he knew EXACTLY what he is doing.
He has been just as disingenuous about his pro-life record since he decided to run for Congress, by the way.
Completely disagree.
Gilcrest is a one issue noisemaker. The Republican is a very conservative, good man, and he will make a good congressman.
The WORST thing that could happen is for enough people to vote for Gilcrest and throw the race to the D's. That's the real problem.
Your answer is in my post #13 to Torie.
You've got it all wrong.
Jim's issues run the gamut of the conservative agenda:
He's 100% prolife, for the FairTax, pro-gun, etc.
You're also wrong about Campbell. He's a squishy 'moderate' masquerading as a conservative. Congress needs more of his type like it needs more tax dollars to spend.
And, as I've pointed out previously, the Dem is not a factor in this race.
Not even close.
Those who claim he is a factor are just trying to scare the ignorant into the Republican column.
No idea why the headline freaked out...it wasn't that way when the thread posted.
Could you repair it for me, please?
Thanks!
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