August
2015
Issue 12
Chairman: John Peschong, [email protected] Secretary: Sylvia Huth, [email protected] Treasurer: Robert Huth, [email protected] Newsletter Editor: Bob Martz, [email protected] Republican Party of San Luis Obispo County Web Site & E-­‐mail, www.rpslo.org -­‐ [email protected] Next Meeting: 3rd Wednesday of Month, September 16th, 6:30 Social, 7:00 Meeting Location: SLO Republican Headquarters, 75 Higuera St. Suite 110, San Luis Obispo Welcome to the Republican Party of San Luis Obispo County’s official newsletter. On our web site, RPSLO.ORG, you will find all the most up to date information about your locally elected Republican Central Committee, local Republican organizations, your Republican elected officials, candidates, local activists, and conservative political activism. We actively campaign at every level of government, supporting conservative candidates for every office from community service districts representative to President of the United States of America. Editor’s Note and Disclaimer
This Newsletter includes articles from various individuals and sources and they may not be edited or intended to represent an official content endorsement by the Republican Party of SLO County. Submission of relevant articles for inclusion in this newsletter are encouraged. ISSUE CONTENTS
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Chairman’s Message – SLO First Responders Well trained & Prepared
Quips, Questions, & Quotes - Hillary’s Judgment & Leadership?
- Obama Economic Legacy, - World’s Top 1% Income,
- Trump Description, - Description of Iran Deal, - Democrats Needed?
3 Views From Fonzi’s Foxhole - Scaring Ourselves to Death,
- Liberty Is A Fragile Flower, - Delusional Leadership
Trump Phenomenon Based on Fallacy – Bob Martz
RPSLO Central Committee August Meeting Minutes
ANNOUNCEMENTS - SLO County Meetings and Events
And Meet & Greets & Fund Raisers
Your County & Other Government Representatives
Other Political Organizations 1 Chairman’s Message -­‐ Emergency responders: well trained and prepared In a letter submitted to the Tribune on July 17th, San Luis Obispo Mayor Jan Marx criticized our local emergency responders. She claimed our responders are not, “trained or equipped” to protect our communities in the face of an emergency. I believe Mayor Marx is out of touch. Our local emergency responders risk their lives to protect us, and they dedicate years to preparing for the potential emergencies our communities face. Considering the extensive and ongoing training our emergency responders receive, I can’t imagine they aren’t adequately prepared for any natural or man-­‐
made situation. San Luis Obispo County’s emergency response teams are highly trained specialists in the areas of law enforcement, medical response, firefighting, hazardous material response and air support. These experts are trained to work together to respond to any crisis in our county. Because these jobs are extremely competitive, candidates undergo rigorous training that teaches them the emergency technical skills they need. This qualifies individuals to handle situations ranging from medical emergencies to wildfires and anything in between. For example, most future firefighters have at least two-­‐year degrees in Fire Science from community colleges before they attend the California Fire Academy. Afterwards, they spend thousands of hours accruing technical certifications before they even apply to our local fire departments. Our firefighters on the Central Coast dedicate nearly 83,000 hours to training each year to ensure they have the skills they need to be ready at a moment’s notice. In addition to annual re-­‐certifications, many firefighters have additional certifications – becoming a paramedic takes about a year and is in addition to firefighter certification, and hazardous materials certification equals a year of college chemistry combined with hands-­‐on technical skills in mitigating emergency situations. Combined with their training, our local fire departments have partnered with local companies to ensure that emergency medical technicians and fire crews stand ready to protect us against any disaster. Each year firefighters spend thousands of hours on simulated disasters, learning how to defuse explosive or hazardous materials. Working together, they have ensured that employees are protected by the most advanced safety measures in the industry. But, their training does not end there. Local firefighters receive some of the best training in the world alongside National Guardsmen at the California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI) at Camp San Luis Obispo. A component of the Governor's Office of Emergency Services, with oversight by the California Department of Homeland Security, this institute has been internationally recognized for over 40 years as a leading center for disaster control. Over 500,000 graduates from across the country have been certified in the latest emergency response techniques at CSTI. Our County employs over 3,000 protective service professionals, including hundreds of volunteers. In 2009 alone they responded to over 10,000 emergencies in San Luis Obispo County. Thanks to their training, teams on the Central Coast are some of the fastest in the nation, with response times averaging one minute or less. These dedicated public servants implement their years of training all across our County by partnering with local scientists and experts. At the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Facility, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission work closely with local leaders to develop emergency response plans to any number of potential disasters. Along our highways, airports, harbors, and train routes, local fire and emergency responders work closely with operators and their emergency crews. Together, they ensure safety is a top priority and all potential risks are kept to a minimum. In rural parts of the County, the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Department has worked closely with local fire crews to develop detailed emergency response plans, especially in the face of our ongoing drought. This partnership has kept our communities safe for decades -­‐ and we’re seeing it at work right now with crews fighting the Cuesta Fire in they’re facing numerous threats -­‐-­‐ falling trees, thick brush, hot temperatures and strong winds make their jobs deadly. This well-­‐organized coalition is only possible with extensive planning, executed by the fire crews and their years of training and preparation. Despite Jan Marx’s doubts, these men and women are our first line of defense in the face of emergencies. They protect our communities and give us peace of mind. It’s clear the brave and hardworking individuals of San Luis Obispo County’s emergency services are more than qualified to meet any challenge. 2 Quips, Questions, & Quotes by Bob Martz Question: How Competent is Hillary Clinton’s Leadership & Judgment? The following provides a clear answer. -­‐ During Bill Clinton Presidency, Hillary was tasked to develop a health care reform package but after $13 million for studies and promotion she failed to obtain a vote in the Democratically controlled Congress. -­‐ Bill Clinton then gave Hillary authority to select a female attorney general and her first 2 recommendations were Zoe Baird and Kimba Wood but both had to withdraw their names from consideration due to personally damaging issues that surfaced which Hillary ignored. Her final offering was Janet Reno – recall Waco amongst other events, & Bill later stated Janet Reno was his “worst mistake”. -­‐ Hillary recommended Lani Guanier to head Civil Rights Commission but Lani’s radical views forced her to withdraw. -­‐ Some other of Hillary’s choices were Web Hubbel for the Justice Department, Vince Foster for White House Staff, and William Kennedy for the Treasury Department. The results: Hubbel went to prison, Foster presumably committed suicide but his body mysteriously relocated itself after his demise, and Kennedy was forced to resign. -­‐ Hillary created “Travelgate” by besmirching without evidence the honesty, competence, and reputations of long time civil service White House Travel Department personnel getting them fired so she could hire her personal cronies. After a 36 month investigation only one person, Billy Dale, was charged with a crime – mixing personal and White House funds – and the jury acquitted him of any crime in less than 2 hours. -­‐ Hillary recommended Craig Livingstone as Director of White House Security who was later investigated for improper access to about 900 FBI files of Clinton’ enemies – Filegate – and the widespread use of drugs by White House Staff. This debacle lead to the closing of the FBI White House Liaison Office after over 30 years of service to 7 Presidents. -­‐ Hillary’s next assignment was to defame and besmirch the women who charged Bill with sexual harassment and she urged Bill not to settle the Paula Jones lawsuit -­‐ but after the Ken Starr investigation they settled with Jones. -­‐ She refused to release Whitewater documents which lead to Ken Starr’s appointment as special prosecutor and $80 million tax dollars were spent – wasted -­‐ to uncover Bill’s lies about the Monica Lewinski affair. Additionally, his lying under oath led to his impeachment by the House of Representatives. -­‐ Hillary avoided perjury indictment by the Starr investigation by answering under oath “I don’t know” or “I have no recollection” or “I do not recall” 56 times. Obviously it was the first known full remission of early onset Alzheimer’s. -­‐ After leaving the White House Hillary had to return about $200,000 of furniture, art work, & china that she had taken. -­‐ Recall her campaign claim as a decisive leader,” Who do you want answering the 3 AM call to the White House?” But when the real call came at 5 PM, she was Secretary of State, and was being informed of the Benghazi consulate attack and she did nothing but later erase the trail of e-­‐mails that showed her lack of preparedness and ineptness except to invent the false anti-­‐Islam video she used as an excuse to do nothing. -­‐ Hillary’s “Russian Re-­‐set” ushered in a “new era” in US-­‐Russian relations as the Russians then proceeded to militarily assimilate the Crimea and force further inroads into the Ukraine aiming to establish a land bridge route to the Crimea. -­‐ The “Clinton Cash” book enumerated the Clinton (charity) Foundation’s chicanery of accepting huge foreign donations while Hillary was Secretary of State that often correlated with Department of State special favors to the donors. -­‐ The Clinton (charity) Foundation hired personnel that were Bill and Hillary’s political operatives and were given “placeholder jobs” as they bided their time between political campaigns. -­‐ Hillary’s audacity is best exemplified by her using her own private e-­‐mail server while Secretary of State and then selecting or deleting what e-­‐mails she turned over to the State Department when she left. Note that there were no government related e-­‐mails during the entire Benghazi consulate attack & debrief period indicating she deleted those that would have clearly shown her ineptitude & malfeasance. -­‐ Hillary’s aid, Cheryl Mills, blocked Freedom of Information staff at State to release of political doc’s. -­‐ Judicial Watch’s “Freedom of information” inquiries have exposed Sidney Blumenthal’s Benghazi and Hillary’s e-­‐mail trail showing she deleted relevant e-­‐mails that should have been turned over to the Gov’t. and some of those included classified material thus abusing security rules as well. -­‐ Note Hillary’s lack of veracity by recalling her narrow escape “dodging bullets” running across the tarmac in Bosnia which was as truthful as Brian Williams made up stories extolling his many heroic but imaginary narrow escapes. -­‐ Hillary’s stump speech typical lie, “Trickle-­‐down economics didn’t work”. The facts are 6 year average GDP after Reagan implemented his Trickle-­‐down policies was 4.55% while Obama’s 6 year GDP average is 1.8%. Summarizing, Hillary shows no leadership capability, honorable character, or executive judgment to be President. 3 Quips: Regarding the Legacy of Obama’s Economic Policies Six plus years to recover from a recession and negative GDP quarters are still occurring. Households on Welfare Benefits: 2008 – 96.2 million, 2012 – 109.6 million, that is 1 of every 3 people. Food stamp recipients increased from 28 million in 2008 to 46 million in 2014. Real U-­‐6 Unemployment in 2015, includes those no longer looking for work, is 10.5% Total employed work force % of population has steadily decreased, 66.1% in 2009, 63.2% in 2015. Student Loan Debt: 2008 -­‐ $111 Billion, 2012 -­‐ $460 Billion & National Debt doubled to over $18Tril. Student Loan Default Rate: 23% (2009 Mortgage Default rate causing financial crisis was just 5.7%) Average 6 year GDP growth rate since 2009 is a pathetic 1.8 %. Quote: Wall Street Journal, June 3, 2015 “President Obama famously vowed to run the “most transparent” Administration in history. Instead he has presided over one that has systematically abused a law intended to assist public disclosure & keep government accountable.” Quip: If your annual income is $34,000 or more you are in the TOP 1% of the WORLD! Quip: Best Analysis, Clarification, and Description of Iran Nuclear Deal; Thanks to “Patriot Post.com” Quip and Question: A Description of Donald Trump and One Other Donald Trump is brash, divisive, insulting, arrogant, egomaniacal, & considers him-­‐self the smartest man in the room. Haven’t we had enough of that type presently in the White House? Question: Will Just A Few Democrats Really Care About National Security? The Senate needs 13 Democrats out of 46 to join with 54 Republicans and the House needs 44 Democrats out of 188 to join with 246 Republicans to nullify Obama’s absurd diplomatic give away to Iranian’s quest for a nuclear bomb, ballistic missiles, and more funding of terrorists. Are there 1 out of 3 Democrat Senators and 1 out of 4 Democrat Representatives who care enough about Mid-­‐East stability, Israel’s existence, and U.S. national security to stop Obama’s diplomatic blessing supporting Iran’s nuclear & terrorist belligerence?
4 3 Views From Fonzi’s Foxhole Scaring Ourselves to Death Thirty-­‐five years ago I held a county job as an emergency services coordinator. At the time Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant was under construction and environmental groups grasped at any opportunity to block opening of the plant. One tactic was to block any emergency planning and to attack anyone involved in the emergency planning process for a hypothetical nuclear power plant accident. The plant has been operational now for several decades without any of the dire warnings of disaster materializing. Failing in one objective, radical environmentalists seek any target of opportunity to justify an otherwise banal existence. Their latest and favorite target is once again oil. Never a popular industry in California since the 1969 Santa Barbara offshore oil spill, oil is again in the spotlight of those who propose the most extreme solution as the first and only solution to any perceived and often imagined problem. The current “crisis” is also an extension of the propaganda war against fossil fuels, so scaring people by the use of extremist terminology is just another tool in the larger campaign to de-­‐industrialize America. The threat this propaganda campaign poses to the economic well-­‐being of average citizens is quite real: do not be deceived; these people do not care one iota about the welfare of you or your family. They care nothing for the impact that ever-­‐more severe restrictions on the use of fossil fuels, especially oil, will have on your livelihood or quality of life. They also don’t know what they’re talking about. The proposed rail line extension to the existing refinery in Nipomo, an extension of about 1 mile of track for a rail-­‐spur, will serve to keep the local refinery operating at a productive rate. That refinery has been safely operating around 30 years and provides about 200 head-­‐of-­‐household jobs, many of which employ members of the local Hispanic community in South County. The facility also provides millions of dollars of local revenue that supports local businesses, schools and other local government agencies. However, none of this seems to matter to the privileged few who immigrated north and purchased homes near an industrial facility and now demand its demise. Extreme rhetoric is the norm and generating fear is the game. For instance, a recent propaganda blast sent out to publicize an upcoming environmental protest against railroad transportation of oil through the county refers to the “growing threat of oil trains” and glibly asserts that “there is NO safe way to transport extreme tar sands and Bakken crude oil.” A letter in last week’s paper referred to trains carrying oil as “bomb trains” and a column a few days later asserted the county and cities are unprepared to deal with a rail disaster involving Bakken crude oil. Both are incorrect and reveal a serious lack of knowledge about what is already transiting our communities and what risks we live with daily. I spent years in training in the transit of hazardous materials and my lowest concern was unpressurized oil tank cars. Yes, they do derail, but derailments are down over the last ten years. Yes, they do spill and sometimes burn, but less than one in five derailments result in a serious spill let alone a fire. The spectacular fire in Lac-­‐Megantic Canada in 2013, involving multiple tank cars in a runaway derailment down a mountain was an outlier in that every engineering safeguard was ignored or neutralized by human error and violation of laws. It was a tragedy that claimed 47 lives but far more lives are lost in domestic airline crashes every year, yet do we demand cessation of air travel? No, we demand that authorities fix the problem, which they do as far as humanly possible. In point of fact, pressurized tank cars carrying natural gas that heats your homes and provides cleaner fuel for electricity generation at power plants (resulting in a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions since 1990) is of far greater concern. Many other hazardous products used by industry transit the rails daily; but you don’t notice them as their passing is unremarkable, unless you’re stuck at a rail crossing as a slow freight train passes. The assertion was made that local fire chiefs believe their agencies unprepared for a derailment involving oil tank cars; I doubt that. Every First Responder has minimal levels of required federal and state hazardous materials emergency response training; most have considerably more. Furthermore, local response agencies heavily depend upon automatic mutual aid even for routine structure fires, wildfires and any incident requiring more than a minimal response. It’s built into the “DNA” of California emergency services which has the most well-­‐developed mutual aid system in America. We prove it every year during fire season. As President Roosevelt once said, “we have only to fear, fear itself.” Al Fonzi, Atascadero News article 3 July 2015 5 Liberty is a Fragile Flower America is an idea as much as it is a country. It was founded on the beliefs derived from a rich Judeo-­‐Christian heritage present in the English Magna Carta which placed limits on the power of a Sovereign Monarch. For the first time in a western document, the “Divine Right of Kings” was circumscribed by written limits that emphatically stated that the laws of God trumped any temporal authority. For the next eight centuries Englishmen fought to retain their rights as free men even as future kings or civil authorities attempted to re-­‐capture and expand civil authority that placed increasing limits on the liberties of English subjects, expanding the power of government. The English civil wars were largely about attempts by a sovereign to impose religious belief upon unwilling subjects who revolted to preserve their freedom of conscience and religious practices. The emigration of many religious dissenters formed the foundation of original immigration to America, first by the Puritans, whom we refer to as the Pilgrims and later by other groups seeking to establish a homeland and religious sanctuary in the “New World.” I won’t even try to suggest that within the separate colonies religious freedom of conscience applied to all as each colony jealously guarded their founding faith at the expense of anyone else. In some colonies, death sentences were handed out to adherents of other faiths who dared proselytize for other than approved beliefs. The American Declaration of Independence acknowledged God in the affairs of men and the subsequent Constitution approved by Congress in 1789 enshrined religious freedom as among our first freedoms, as important as freedom of (political) speech, of the press and our right to peaceably assemble to petition the government. The Second Amendment, the Right to Keep and Bear Arms was placed just below the First Amendment as the ultimate guarantor of the people’s First Amendment Rights. I won’t pretend that the ratification of the Constitution by the 13 independent states ended the conflict. Over the last 239 years those who seek ultimate power to themselves have repeatedly found the Constitution to be an impediment to whatever agenda they pursued. Attempts to limit the rights of citizens began immediately and ceaselessly which is one reason why Benjamin Franklin stated, when asked by a woman, “What type of government have you created?” Franklin stated, “A Republic madam, if you can keep it.” Other founders stated that a Republic, with its written constraints upon government and division of power between three, co-­‐equal branches of government, was best served by a “moral and religious people.” The implication is that people who acknowledge a power outside of and greater than themselves to whom we are ultimately accountable are more likely to recognize and accept constitutional limits on the power of government. We have seen many abuses of those limits, from the suspension of civil liberties in the Civil War by Lincoln, to harsh sedition laws under President Wilson during and after WWI to present-­‐day suborning of free political and religious speech in the public square. Say anything perceived to be offensive today and you’re likely to lose a job or be publicly pilloried. That isn’t what the First Amendment is all about. For speech to be free, it has to be unfettered by state sanction or institutional reprisal. Ultimately, it means that we have to be tolerant of “intolerant speech” with the antidote to obnoxious speech not being censorship or reprisal but more speech of an opposing view. Unfortunately, the “politically correct police” have adopted censorship and reprisal as their first weapons of choice to silence views to which they disagree. Books are written today about the intolerant political climate that exists on college campuses, within the military and the corporate world. We are also seeing a dramatic increase of persecution of religious belief and practice with a U.S. Senator declaring that religious belief is protected insofar as it is practiced in church, but not in public. That’s like saying you have free political speech as long as you don’t participate in politics. Constitutional rights limited to your home aren’t worth much. A few writers in the last week have denied that religious persecution of Christians in America is occurring; I disagree and voluminous examples exist. One such case is the $135,000 fine levied upon Christian owners of an Oregon bake shop who refused to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple. I don’t agree with their stance; they’re in business to bake cakes and should bake them for everybody or nobody, or just make donuts. The fine however, was 27 times higher for them as Christians than prior cases and designed to bankrupt them. Liberty in America is under siege as never before. Suppression of religious belief and speech is only the beginning. Al Fonzi, Atascadero News article 17 July 2015 6 Delusional Leadership The President claimed that his administration’s policies have “restored the U.S. as the most respected country in the world” and also that he (as president)” is more like having a Jew in the White House than any other president.” At least he didn’t refer to being more like “those people” when he referred to the American Jewish community. I always wondered what happened to “Baghdad Bob” after the fall of Iraq in 2003 (the guy claiming there were no American troops in Baghdad as a TV camera panned the image of an American M1 Abrams tank driving down the boulevard behind him). It’s obvious he got a job as the Obama Administrations’ Press Officer for alternate reality. Anyone paying attention to the news in the last six months would be hard-­‐pressed to find favorable coverage of America under Obama’s leadership, although criticism of his lack of leadership, initiative or commitment to allies is widespread. For the record, the Polish Defense Minister stated last week that Russian forces currently being deployed along the borders of the Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia can conquer those former Soviet-­‐bloc nations in little more than 48 hours. The same minister along with others openly questioned the commitment of the United States to defend the independence of those states, which are now part of NATO, given Obama’s vacillation in the face of naked aggression around the world. To review American foreign policy successes one needs to re-­‐write the definition of success. The “Russian reset,” a Hillary Clinton initiative while she was Secretary of State, has resulted in a belligerent Russia under Putin who invaded without consequence the Crimea, conducts overt aggression with Spetsnaz forces in the Ukraine, engages in violent anti-­‐American propaganda in Russian media and has embarked in a massive build-­‐up of its strategic nuclear forces. Its conventional forces are also being re-­‐equipped with asymmetric weaponry designed to counter most of the technological advantages of American technology and has conducted massive, no-­‐notice military exercises along NATO country borders for the past 18 months. Other Clinton successes are Libya (now in chaos), Egypt (now boycotted by America after a coup tossed out its radical, Muslim dictatorship) and Yemen, touted as a success and reduced to civil war. China is building equally confrontational weaponry designed to neuter the U.S. in the Pacific while building island military bases far outside its borders in contested international waters, even in waters claimed by other States. This week it overtly challenged the right of American military reconnaissance aircraft to fly within international airspace China now claims to be its own. Obama’s Middle Eastern policy is a textbook case of appeasement as ISIS threatens to overrun Baghdad, not out of the realm of possibility due to Obama’s ineffective military response. Three-­‐quarters of the aircraft assigned interdiction of ISIS targets return to base without dropping ordnance due to Obama’s overly restrictive rules of engagement, controlled directly from the White House. His obstinacy in refusing to consider effective use of ground forces is a prescription for defeat. The President claims to be the most friendly and supportive President of Israel in history, which probably explains why his popularity in Israel has dropped to about 15%. I think the Israelis know who is a true friend. Meanwhile the Obama State Department hints it will support a French resolution in the UN demanding Israeli withdrawal to the indefensible 1947 borders or face sanctions. As for Iran, Obama’s obsession with a nuclear treaty and diplomatic vacillation guarantees a nuclear-­‐armed Iran within a decade. Virtually every credible analyst predicts Iran will acquire and deploy nuclear weapons within a fraction of that time and Obama’s policies will almost certainly lead to a regional and catastrophic war in the Middle East while paving the way for aggression in Europe and Asia. America respected? Not lately nor in the future if this “strategy of defeat” continues much longer. Al Fonzi, LTC, US Army, (Ret.) 7 Trump Phenomenon Based on Fallacy-­‐By Bob Martz It has been said by every talk-­‐show and even the major media that Donald Trump’s popularity is based on rank and file dissatisfaction with Republican House and Senate performance that promised much before the election and since have delivered nothing. I contend that this dissatisfied attitude of rank and file Republicans is based on the false premise that McConnell and Boehner have failed to do the job they said they would do. Dissatisfied Republicans should hold their annoyance and consider the way our Government works before passing blame. It takes 60 votes in the Senate – meaning 6 Democrats-­‐ to bring issues to a vote. Then it takes 67 votes – meaning 13 Democrats – to override an Obama veto. There is no chance of repealing Obamacare, gutting Dodd-­‐Frank, or passing any immigration bill when there is no Senate Democrat support. Even the obviously horrible Iran deal is struggling to obtain but a few measly Democrat supporters and may not even obtain the 6 needed to allow a vote much less 13 to over-­‐ride a veto. OK, if the Republicans want to get sneaky – like Democrats do all the time – they could attach their critical amendment to a budget bill that only needs 51 Senate votes during the reconciliation process – which is the way Obamacare got passed after Scott Brown became the 41st Republican Senator. Unfortunately, this budget measure would not be approved by Obama and another budget crisis would occur where either the Republicans would cave or the Government would get shut down. You know the major media would blame the Republicans for any Government shut down so give McConnell and Boehner a break because the public will always be swayed against the Republicans by the major media. We should not forget the other option the Republicans could use that was tried in the late 90’s. Ted Cruz likes to start fights he knows he can never win so perhaps he should ask the House to start Impeachment against Obama. For sure there is a plethora of real justified impeachable charges that could be brought against Obama and the House could easily get a majority vote to send the Impeachment to the Senate. But alas, here comes that 67 Senate vote requirement again – 13 Democrats -­‐ and that would again be a waste of time just like with Bill Clinton’s Impeachment over lying about his sexual acts. So what is the McConnell and Boehner political incompetence that has so riled up the Republican base that forced them to be so enthused with Trump’s brash but honest discussion of our Country’s many ills. In my opinion, all of the candidates have done a fair job in describing the nation’s ills but only Trump is also blaming presently elected Republicans as well as Democrats for our current terrible state of affairs. Trump is ignoring Reagan’s 11th commandment about not speaking ill of fellow Republicans. I think Trump, in his brash, insulting, but direct way, has lucked into an unhappy Republican base that so far hasn’t understood the limitations about how our Government works. Perhaps the Republican base will eventually come to a better understand of how our grid-­‐locked Government operates before we use an inappropriate basis for choosing our next Presidential nominee. 8 Republican Party of San Luis Obispo County Central Committee Meeting Minutes August 19th, 2015 Republican Party Headquarters, 75 Higuera Street, Suite 110 San Luis Obispo, California 93401 Attendees: Guests: John Peschong Logan Honeycutt Paul Bareis Randall Jordan Barbara Harmon Ann Harris Peter Byrne Lou Stout Stacy Burke Henry Claasson Bill Honeycutt Sara Yost Chris Arend Edie Knight Leslie Halls Anthony Kalvans Jason Anderson Lillian Ramirez Linda Donnelly Al Fonzi Judy Kang Gayle Bickford Roberta Fonzi Palmer Kain Sylvia Huth Bob Martz Sandi Tannler Norm Thompson Joanne Tobias Lydia Thompson Mary Ann Reiss Phyllis Stout Amber Johnson Ed Veek Matt Kokkonen Elsa Dawson Andrea Seastrand Linda Trahey Ed Waage Carolyn Atkinson Laura Mordaunt Randy Morton Jeanette Watson Tim Farrell 1.
Call to Order @ 7pm by John Peschong 2.
Inspirational Message – Palmer Kain 3.
Pledge of Allegiance – led by John Peschong 4.
Welcome and Introductions – See above 5.
Roll Call -­‐ Quorum established by the Secretary 6.
Election and Swearing in of Alternate a. Motion made, seconded and approved to accept Henry Claasson as an alternate for Jordan Cunningham. Henry took his oath. 7.
Approval of Minutes from June 17th 2015 Meeting a. Motion made, seconded and approved with the following corrections 8.
Treasurer’s Report a. John Peschong read a summary of expenses and bank balances b. Motion made, seconded and approved. 9.
Guest Speaker – John Gadjos of Honor Flight and introduced by Sandi Tannler. 10.
Committee Reports A. Budget and Finance 1. John Peschong reported on the Ted Cruz event with over 200 people attending 2. We will be having a Fall Picnic/BBQ in the Fall. Details TBD B. Communications and Technology – Bob Martz 1. Bob Martz played a draft of information he would like to develop for the Fair Booth next year to get the attention of attendees. Those who want to join Bob’s Committee should contact him. C. Resolutions – Mary Ann Reiss 1. John Peschong read the Bylaws pertaining resolutions and that they would be required to go to the Executive Committee, which will meet on 8/31/15. 2. Mary Ann Reiss summarized the resolutions under consideration. 9 11.
D. Youth – Anthony Kalvans 1. Report on the Fair participation by the Young Republicans. E. Voter Registration – Edie Knight 1. Republicans – 57,475 2. Democrats – 47,251 3. DTS – 30,000 4. Other – 9,017 F. Candidate Research & Endorsements – Ed Waage 1. Summarized candidates who have filed and the positions that need to be filled throughout the County. G. Community Outreach – Randall Jordan 1. A meeting of the committee is set up for Monday on a conference call. 2. Andrea Seastrand reported on the efforts to pass a split roll tax structure that will eliminate Prop 13 for businesses and read off a list of the organizations that are working against the effort. H. Ground Game – Laura Mordaunt reported on the status of her group and introduced the participants to the Committee. They have met their goal of 24 precincts, walking 1484 homes and phone calls to 2619 people. Announcements a. Palmer Kain, candidate for State Senate addressed the group. b. LAFCO is meeting regarding the water district issue on 8/20/15 c. 9/15 Pacific Justice Institute @ ABC church at 6pm d. 9/13, Debbie Arnold fundraiser BBQ @ Creston 4-­‐7pm e. 9/16 Debate party at Round Table Pizza in Atascadero. f. 9/29, Debbie Arnold official announcement of re-­‐election bid at Sunken Gardens in Atascadero g. 9/13, Katcho Achadjian fundraiser at Daou Vineyard 12-­‐2:30 @ $250/pp h. 10/14 Dinner meeting in Santa Maria for COLAB combining San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara groups. Will be at Fairgrounds with John Coupal among other speakers. i. Petition for repeal of transgender bathroom law in schools passed out. j. Petition for SB277 on Immunizations passed out. Adjournment – Motion made, seconded and passed to adjourn at 9:15pm 10 ANNOUNCEMENTS PAGE RPSLO Central Committee Meeting: 3rd Wednesday of Month, Next Meeting September 16th, 6:30 Social, 7:00 Meeting Location: , 75 Higuera St. Suite 110, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, Lincoln Club Monthly Meeting: 4th Wednesday of some Months this year, Next Meeting October 28th, 6:30 PM Location: 75 Higuera St. Suite 110, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo Republican Women Federated Monthly Meetings Atascadero RWF; 4th Tuesday, 11:00 AM at, Springhill Suites, 900 El Camino Real, Atascadero, Lunch $20 September speakers; Kacho Achadijian and Justin Fareed, both are running for Congress Estero Bay RWF; 3rd Thursday, 11:30 AM, The View, 201 State Park Road, Morro Bay Golf Course September speaker; Brad Dracus of Pacific Justice Institute Paso Robles RWF; 3rd Monday, 11:30 AM, Paso Country Club, 1600 Country Club Drive, Paso Robles Septemebr speaker; Delores Chavez-­‐Harmes, "The Hispanic voter and how to get them in the GOP" San Luis Obispo RWF; 3rd Wednesday, 11:30 AM, Madonna Inn, 100 Madonna Road, San Luis Obispo September speaker; Lynn Compton, 4th District Supervisor, subject Board Update. Santa Lucia RWF; 4th Monday, 11:30 AM (lunch) or 5:30PM (dinner). Hilton Garden Inn, 601 James Way, Pismo Beach September speaker; Ti Tineneberg, Care Packages for deployed military. SLO County Young Republicans: Meeting information TBD Cal Poly Republicans: Meeting information TBD North County Tea party Monthly Meeting: 1st Monday, 6:30 PM, Atascadero Bible Church Location: 6225 West Mall, Atascadero Meet & Greet and Fund Raisers
COLAB Dinner, Wednesday October 14th, Santa Maria Fair Park, 5:30 Reception, 6:oo Dinner by Testa Catering Steak Dinner w wine $65, & Featuring “Sacred Straight, The Truth Squad” w Jon Coupal, Katie Grimes, Steve Greenhut Katcho Achadjian’s Sunday Social, September 13th, Hosted by Georges and Daniel of DAOU Vineyards, 2777 Hidden Mountain Road, Paso Robles, CA, atop Daou Mountain 12:00 – 2:30, Award winning wines and culinary creations by Resident Chef Giancarlo Perez-­‐Scolari Supporting Katcho’s 2016 Candidacy for the 24th Congressional District, $250 per person. Visit With Katcho Achadjian, Debbie Arnold, Steve Martin, and Heather Moreno Friday September 4th , 5:00 to 6:45, at Portola Inn , 6650 Portola Road, Atascadero Labor Day Picnic and Wine Pairing with Mayor Tom O’Malley 11 September 26th Fundraiser for Assemblyman Candidate Jordan Cunningham In Paso Robles, hosted at the home of Amy Wilson, and by former Assemblyman/County Assessor Tom Bordonaro, and former Assemblyman Fred Aguire; space limited, RSVP required 805-­‐391-­‐7474 October 1 Fundraiser for Assemblyman Candidate Jordan Cunningham At Hearst Ranch House in San Simeon, Ben Higgins, Kevin Kester, Karl Wittstrom, and Alex Villicana; space limited RSVP required 805-­‐391-­‐7474; tickets $1500 couple and $1000 individual. Support Debbie Arnold for Supervisor 5th District Sunday, September 13th, 4:00 to 7:00, 8080 Webster Road, Creston $99 per person, $750 table of 8, efundraisingconnections.com/c/debbiearnold/, 805-­‐528-­‐6208 12 Your Government Representatives Atascadero City Council -­‐ Meets: 2nd & 4th Tuesday @ 6 PM Mayor Tom O’Malley (R) 440-­‐7557 [email protected] Mayor Pro Tem Heather Moreno (R) 460-­‐9537 [email protected] Councilman Brian Sturtevant (R) 461-­‐1334 [email protected] Councilwoman Roberta Fonzi (R) 610-­‐1419 [email protected] Councilman Bob Kelley (R) 674-­‐5585 [email protected]
Arroyo Grande City Council Morro Bay City Council Mayor Jim Hill Mayor Pro Tem Kristen Barneich Council Member Jim Guthrie Council Member Tim Brown Council Member Barbara Harmon Mayor Jamie Irons, 550-­‐6595 Council Member Christine Johnson, 305-­‐3759 Council Member John Headding Council Member Matt Makowetski Council Member Noah Smukler, 772-­‐7668 Grover Beach City Council Paso Robles City Council Mayor Debbie Peterson Mayor Pro Tem Karen Bright Council Member Jeff Lee Council Member Glenn Marshall Council Member William “Bill” Nichols All: 473-­‐4567 Mayor Steve W. Martin Council Member Fred Strong Council Member Jim Reed Council member John Hamon Council Member Steve Gregory All: 237-­‐3888 or [email protected] San Luis Obispo City Council Mayor Jan Howell Marx, 781-­‐7120 Council Member Carlyn Christianson, 550-­‐9320 Council Member Dan Rivoire Council member Dan Carpenter, 431-­‐3174 Council member John Ashbaugh, 550-­‐7713 All: 473-­‐5400 Pismo Beach City Council Mayor Shelly Higginbotham Mayor Pro Tem Edward Waage Council member Erik Howell Council member Mary Ann Reiss Council member Sheila Blake All: 773-­‐4657 County Board of Supervisors Meets Tuesdays @ 9 AM 5th District: Debbie Arnold (R) 781-­‐4339 [email protected] 1st District Frank Mecham (R) 781-­‐4491 [email protected] 2nd District, Bruce Gibson (D), 805-­‐781-­‐4338 [email protected] 3rd District, Adam Hill (D), 805 -­‐781-­‐4336 [email protected] 4th District, Lynn Compton (R) [email protected] 13 State Senator – Bill Monning (D) State Capitol Room 4066, Sacramento, CA 95817 605 Santa Rosa St, Suite B, SLO 93401 (916) 651-­‐4017 or (805) 549-­‐3784 [email protected] State Assemblyman 35th District -­‐ Katcho Achadjian (R) 4098, Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 319-­‐2033 Fax: (916)319-­‐2133 1150 Osos St., Rm 207, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Phone: (805) 549-­‐3381 Fax: (805) 549-­‐3400 [email protected] Governor -­‐ Jerry Brown (D) First Floor, State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 445-­‐4633 [email protected] U.S. Senator -­‐ Dianne Feinstein (D) 2500 Tulare St., Suite 4290, Fresno, CA 93721 (559) 485-­‐7430 or (202) 224-­‐3841 331 Hart Senate Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20510-­‐0504 https:www.feinstein.senate.gov U.S. Senator -­‐ Barbara Boxer (D) 2500 Tulare St., Suite 5290, Fresno, CA 93721 (559) 497-­‐5109 or (202) 224-­‐3553 112 Hart Senate Office Bldg., Washington, DC 20510-­‐0505 [email protected] U.S. Representative – Lois Capps (D) 24th District 2231 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515, (202) 225-­‐3601 1411 Marsh Street, Suite 205, SLO 93401, (805) 546-­‐8348 14 Other Political Organizations
LOCAL REPUBLICAN WOMEN FEDERATED MEETINGS Atascadero RWF, 4th Tuesday @ Atascadero, Springhills Suites, 674-­‐1677, [email protected] . Estero Bay RWF, 3rd Thursday @ The View, Morro Bay Golf Course, 772-­‐5947, [email protected] Paso Robles RWF, 3rd Monday @ The Paso Country Club, Peggy Strickland, 434-­‐5125, [email protected] San Luis Obispo RWF, 3rd Wednesday @ Madonna Inn, Cristy Ecklund, (805) 704-­‐7243, [email protected] Santa Lucia RWF, 4th Monday @ Hilton Garden Inn, 773-­‐4168, [email protected] San Luis Obispo County Republican Central Committee Meeting 75 Higuera St. Suite 110, San Luis Obispo
Meets; 3rd Wednesday, 6:30 Social, 7:00 Meeting
www.rpslo.org & [email protected]
Lincoln Club Monthly Meeting Typically 4th Wednesday of some Months this year, 6:30 PM
Location: 75 Higuera St. Suite 110, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo North County Tea party Monthly Meeting 1st Monday, 6:30 PM, Atascadero Bible Church, Location: 6225 West Mall, Atascadero
SLO County Young Republicans
email: [email protected] website: sloyr.org
CalPoly Republicans
Web-site: www.calpolygop.org Email: [email protected]
Purpose: The Cal Poly College Republicans are a community of Conservatives united around the ideas of
individual freedom, a strong national defense, free enterprise, and traditional values.
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