Posted on 02/09/2007 10:20:03 AM PST by NormsRevenge
State Senator Tom McClintock is the most recognized and popular conservative leader in California today. At the close of his 2006 campaign for Lt. Governor, more than 80 percent of California’s public had heard of him and viewed him favorably by a three-to-one margin. He has received the support of more than 44,000 individual contributors and an additional 35,000 volunteers – constituting one of the broadest political followings in California. Through Citizens for the California Republic, Tom has a vehicle to amplify and broadcast McClintock’s commentaries and proposals to an awakening constituency throughout California.
The following is my conversation with Sen. McClintock as he prepared to unveil CFCR at the GOP State Convention this weekend in Sacramento.
Flash: You recently announced the formation of a new committee, Citizens for the California Republic. What is the role of this new organization?
TM: The purpose is providing the 75,000 citizen politicians who supported me in recent elections with a steady stream of information and practical suggestions to enable every one of us to make our voices heard. CFCR’s mission is to expand, mobilize, inform, focus and animate this dedicated activist base to influence the public policy debate. CFCR’s large base of supporters gives it a considerable head-start to develop ballot initiatives.
Flash: What motivated you to start the Citizens for the California Republic?
TM: I founded Citizens for the California Republic (CFCR) to continue the fight to restore the fundamental American principle of freedom in California’s political debate. Like you, I have been watching the disastrous turn to the Left that is now taking place in Sacramento – and like you, I don’t intend to sit idly by. Spending is growing faster and the deficit is growing bigger than under Gray Davis. The Governor who promised to “cut up the credit cards” has doubled our debt burden in just three years. And 72 hours after he took the oath of office, the Governor who promised never to raise taxes proposed the second biggest tax increase in California’s history to provide free health insurance to illegal aliens.
Flash: What types of projects or issues do you hope to champion through the new committee?
TM: Our first project is completed: a new web site at CAREPUBLIC.COM, which will include a daily blog, legislative alerts and an action center to make it easy for you to hold our politicians accountable for their actions. I expect in the next several weeks to roll out our first policy initiative – a right to vote on all tax increases.
Flash: What are some of the issues you will be highlighting in your blog?
TM: Policy and politics, the issues that affect the lives of Californians. People have heard me speak on talk radio shows; this gives them an opportunity to hear from me regularly. Recently, I blogged about California’s fiscal condition, the state budget, the Hetch Hetchy Dam, government accountability, crime, and transportation issues.
Flash: Will your committee play an active role in future ballot propositions and initiatives?
TM: Among the most important tools for citizen activism in California are the initiative, referendum and recall. CFCR begins with a broad and active base of support, highly visible and respected leadership, and an expert political team – a combination that gives it tremendous potential in this arena. CFCR anticipates active involvement in an initiative drive this year, involving tax limitation, property rights or illegal immigration reform, fully engaging its volunteer and donor resources.
Flash: But you are not limited to initiatives, how active will you be helping other candidates?
TM: CFCR intends to play a significant role in encouraging and training articulate candidates and spokespeople who can move that discussion back toward fundamental American principles of individual responsibility, limited government, free markets and natural human rights.
Flash: How can people join Citizens for the California Republic?
TM: Visit the web site at CAREPUBLIC.COM to become a member of the team, to join the discussion, or to contribute.
Spending is growing faster and the deficit is growing bigger than under Gray Davis. The Governor who promised to “cut up the credit cards” has doubled our debt burden in just three years. And 72 hours after he took the oath of office, the Governor who promised never to raise taxes proposed the second biggest tax increase in California’s history to provide free health insurance to illegal aliens.
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God Bless Ya Mac!!! Kick some butt.
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He was the RIGHT guy back when we fought the Tom/rnold wars
And He's the right guy now!!!
McClintock Ping List.
Please freepmail me if you want on or off this list
Great library of old articles:
http://carepublic.com/library.html
Still the best vote I cast in the last election.
Best vote, and most disappointing loss.
Proud to be one of those, and ready to do it again whenever Tom needs support.
Thank you!
Unfortunately, I've become very disillusioned with Tom. He has surrounded himself with people that are deeply involved with moneylaundering via several County Central Committees. Locally, I know the people involved don't have the smarts to do it on their own and it leads me to only one conclusion and it's a conclusion I don't like.
Go to the local DA with your accusations.
There's a line - I had to take a number.
lol.. maybe you can send an email instead..
I did a search on the La Times and Ventura Star, came up blank for news stories re: Strickland and McClintock and any ongoing investigations.
If you have any links shoot 'em to me. FR is a great place to post items on corruption. I'm always looking for it wherever it may be found.
The LA Times had a big article back in April regarding a different situation with the Stricklands - paying each other money out of campaign funds. What I'm talking about occurred in the most recent election and probably won't break for a few months.
I recall something early last year,, this was on the Ojai Post blog, it was called "Creative Financing"
The La times search feature sucks. didn't return diddly but the Ojai had a link to an La Times article, unfortunately the link goes to a Page Not Found.
Strickland Scandal?
http://www.ojaipost.com/2006/04/strickland_scandal.shtml
Interesting article in the LA Times regarding our Assemblywoman, Audra Strickland, and her husband, Tony Strickland, whom she replaced in the legislature in 2004. It seems the pair has been engaging in some creative financing...
Here is an excerpt:
A Republican candidate for state controller and his legislator wife have funneled campaign money into each other's consulting firms, in effect boosting their income through political donations, campaign finance reports show.
Over a little more than five years, Tony Strickland and his wife, Audra, who replaced him as a member of the state Assembly, paid more than $138,000 raised by their supporters to businesses owned by them and a staffer living in their Moorpark home. An additional $20,000 in campaign money was deposited into a nonprofit organization run by Tony Strickland.
Posted by Lisa Snider on April 18, 2006 02:24 PM | Permalink | author bio
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One would hope that our elected leaders would hold themselves to a higher standard, and avoid anything that looks like a potential conflict of interest, whether it is or not. While the article does say that an investigation revealed no wrongdoing on the part of the Stricklands, my hopes are too high, obviously.
Posted by: Tyler Suchman | April 18, 2006 02:41 PM
Audra Strickland a poster child for corruption. Hiring each other, Tony and Audra with campaign funds.
Lets not forget taking 26,600 from State Republicans to give to her husbands group. The California Club for Growth. Only that money was then used by DMH printing in Irvine to send attack mailers against Nicole Parra in the Central Valley (all a violation of proposition 34's rules on independent expenditures). One day the FPPC and good ole boy D.A. Totten might actually slam the two shysters over it... (check CALACCESS)
Posted by: debby sadler | May 20, 2006 03:04 PM
Debby, thanks for offering your POV. The elections are just around the corner!
Posted by: Lisa Snider | May 20, 2006 06:17 PM
Does this have anything to do with the tease I heard on the local Sacramento TV channel where they said something about campaign treasurers embezzling campaign funds? I don't have any reason to believe it is, but was just wondering... I wasn't able to watch the story whenever they finally got around to it...
not sure.
BTTT
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