Examiner: Focus on California’s 8th Congressional District: Sign wars

Some say it is a mental illness acquired from being out in the sun of California’s Mojave Desert without a hat on for too long.  Others think it is due simply to the “small government” mentality of people who forsake the big city and choose to live in desolate places without sidewalks, sewers or streetlights.  Whatever the reason, neither Daniel Defoe nor Benjamin Franklin ever visited the high desert or they would have known there are actually three things certain in the Victor Valley:  death, taxes AND political sign wars.

Almost every campaign in the country includes accusations of improper signage, sign theft, sign vandalism and the like. Candidates, and those who support and oppose them, get testy and deceitful in the heat of battle.   But not every campaign has anti-campaign signs plastered about to the extent it happens in the Victor Valley or with the level of bitterness and acrimony.

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Examiner: Focus on California’s 8th Congressional District: Twitter wars

Many of the 13 candidates in California’s 8th Congressional District are spending some big dough on fancy mailers, radio and television spots, signs in every conceivable location and the ever-annoying robo calls during dinner.  Political consultants say that is the way to win an election . . . spend, spend, spend.

Well these highly paid consultants may very well be right.  It is a tried-and-true formula that has been used for decades with great success.

But there are a few of us who think those political mailers are perfect cat box liners and nothing more; political signs make an area look trashy; switch channels when political ads pop up; and hang up on robo calls.  Politics in cyberspace, however, is new and not nearly as boring.

 

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Examiner: Focus on California’s 8th Congressional District: Brad Mitzelfelt

Brad Mitzelfelt

The 8th Congressional District in California was created through the redistricting process last year.  It is the largest district in California and one of the most conservative.

San Bernardino County Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt made the decision to run for California’s new 8th Congressional District after Congressman Jerry Lewis announced his intention to retire.  This decision made him ineligible to run for another term as a county supervisor.

As an elected county supervisor, Brad Mitzelfelt represents the largest county district in the contiguous United States. He is the only candidate in this election who represents more than 50 percent of the population in the newly formed 8th Congressional District.

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Examiner: CA8 candidates offer rhetoric, little substance

Brad Mitzelfelt

(Victorville, CA) – Eleven candidates vying for the newly created Eighth Congressional District attended the Americans for America Tea Party debate held at the Victorville First Assembly of God Church Friday night.   Americans for America is a Judeo-Christian-based Tea Party group.

Less than 200 people attended the event despite heavy radio and newspaper advertising in the Victor Valley, which is home to close to a half million residents.  Even Sharron Angle, best known nationally for her run as the 2010 Nevada Republican nominee for the United States Senate against Tea Party nemesis Senator Harry Reid and who moderated the event, did not draw a crowd.

Thirteen candidates are in the race but Barstow resident, Jackie Conaway, who is endorsed by the Democrats, did not attend.  Assemblyman Paul Cook was also absent due to a fundraiser that had been planned before the debate was scheduled.

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iePolitics: CD8 race heating up

As I will tell you about in an Examiner.com article, the first Federal Elections Commission complaint has been filed in the Congressional District 8 race.  It was filed against Victorville city mayor Ryan McEachron.

And now we have been told that McEachron’s website is proving to be interesting as well.  It seems that endorsements are disappearing.

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iePolitics: The Burial Ground Story

Brad Mitzelfelt sits at his desk in the Government Center and worries about keeping his name out of the limelight when there are issues that make the County accountable.  Anyone who believes Brad knew nothing of Bill’s struggles is smoking the same substance that Brad allegedly partakes in.  Brad not only knew , but covered it up.  Brad was aware where Bill was during the Yucca Valley fire when no one could reach Bill.  Brad was aware that Bob Smith and Adam were driving Bill to get help and were out of State.  Brad lied to his peers, lied to Uffer, and lied to his constituents.  It was Brad that panicked when the press came calling and forced Bill to re appear.

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iePolitics: As the Uffer trial approaches . . . it’s getting uglier and uglier

County Employees have had enough of the Board of Supervisors and their total lack of caring about the rank and file staff.  Every day these employees are on the front lines trying to provide services to the residents of the County.

Current leadership has absolutely no clue as to what goes on in the daily life of a County employee.  Many employees disliked the former CAO but at the same time many knew that he understood what they did each day.

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iePolitics: A little more on the river

The story below brought to mind something that occurred over a year ago.  Barb Stanton posted a story on her site regarding property she and her family owned up at the river they were developing with one of the Hitt brothers . . . Chet, I think.  Now we hear this.

And Barb and Brad have become quite cozy.  Perhaps the two developments are not related at all.  Perhaps they are.  It shall be interesting to see how this story turns out.

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iePolitics: Tell us Brad about your Burial Ground

Rule No. 1 Brad:   When you direct policy at any cost people get angry.  When they know your motives are personal, they get angry.  When they find out what you have done, they tell.

Oh I bet all of the readers thought this burial ground was an imaginary place where Brad hides his fallen staffers and people that he has no more use for.   Brad has another issue that he has carefully hidden from the County taxpayers for more than a year.   When pressed by local reporters, even County Staffers lied.  What some people won’t do to save their skin!  No story because the wagons are all circled.

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iePolitics: Our wonderful BOS and their wonderful attorneys

As Mark Uffer’s case against the County of San Bernardino moves to trial on February 27, we can expect to hear information that will once again show all of use what a dysfunctional Board of Supervisors looks like.  One can only wonder what anyone on the Board of Supervisors or Greg Devereaux is thinking.

The County was keenly aware that it was likely to lose the Elizabeth Sanchez case and settled it.  There were fireworks there that would have made Board members and their staff uncomfortable.  Once the County fired Uffer it was likely he would team up with Sanchez.  Now here we are with less than a month to go, $900,000 later, and explosions coming soon.  One would think that with three members of the Board are up for election that they really can’t afford the negative publicity that is coming.

Oh sure, Brad is running for Congress so he won’t be around and will once again think his Teflon coating has saved his reputation.  Not so quick Brad!

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