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.”
Well, when trolls like you consistently misspell an American hero's name, intentionally, even after it was pointed out to you, spelling becomes an issue. Otherwise, I could care less.
You're just here to disrupt, that's all.
Thanks for admitting defeat.
So, do you make it a habit to equate all decorated veterans with John Kerry, or just those that are shaking up your little RINO world??
Ah, the resort of every loser in the history of an arguement on FR.
The RINO defense.
I'm laughing my a$$ off at you. Just thought I'd tell you.
But I'm done now. Goodnight.
Yeah, right.
I was right in the first place...you are delusional.
I'm sure that John Campbell will be a good Congressman. He is a CPA, and we need more of those in Congress. And there is no doubt that Campbell will win by a wide margin, outpolling Gilchrest and the Democrat combined.
So the issue is sending a message to Washington, D.C. As I pointed out, the White House and Congress aren't serious about border security. It's important that Jim Gilchrest scores a high minority of the vote, for the purpose of calling attention and action to a serious issue. Border security is more important to the American people than one particular officeholder.
I think there are several ways of sending the message to DC that we need to beef up border security without placing a GOP House seat at risk. Whenever conservatives decide to send a message by staying home or voting for a third-party candidate, it seems to benefit liberal Democrats who get elected with under 50%. Sure, Bush 41 needed to be sent behind the shed after he broke his "no new taxes" pledge, but was it worth getting Bill Clinton elected with 43%?
I hope you're right and Campbell gets more votes than Gilchrist and Young combined, but remember the run-off is different from the first round and we can't predict how many Democrats will turn out. If the turnout is 58.4% Bush voters and 40.4% Kerry voters like last November, Young will most likely win if Gilchrist gets 25% or more.
Gilchrist is a CPA too. From his website:
Jim holds a B.A. in newspaper journalism, a B.S. in business administration, and an M.B.A. in taxation. He is a former newspaper reporter and a retired California CPA (Certified Public Accountant).
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