Why LA County Needs New Republican Leadership
We've recounted several times that the Republican party under control of Linda Boyd here in LA has got to make some radical changes if we ever want to elect any GOP candidates in LA.Its bad enough that Linda and her husband Doug treat the party as their personal little social club and do stupid shit like endorse James Kenneth Hahn for Mayor, while never supporting actual Republicans like Walter Moore or going a step further and trying to recruit someone who could win like Keith Richman to run.
One of the problems the Republicans have is their constant rebuffing of gay Republicans. Now Mayor Sam is not gay, but to me a Republican is a Republican. The GOP in LA could make HUGE strides in local races if they could begin to include gays in the mix. Many gays are high income indiviuals with views that reflect a world with limited government and a strong defense. But for now many gays toss that aside because stormtrooper Republicans have hang-ups about buggery. Hey, no one is having sex in the voting booth, so get a grip. Even though they want lower taxes and less government, most gays still vote Democratic.
A recent, terrible example was the treatment by some Republicans of fellow GOP stalwart Mike Gin, now Mayor of Redondo Beach. Mike is a hard line conservative, but he happens to be homosexual. So what? If the guy is going to cut my taxes, I don't care if he has a boyfriend. Luckily, despite some pretty rotten things done by assorted Republican right wing nut jobs, the voters in Redondo did the right thing and elected Mike with 60% of the vote.
Today, Boi from Troy has a great article about inclusion of gays in the party.
We can only hope that new leadership comes soon to the GOP.
Posted by Mayor Sam @ 6/09/2005 01:10:00 PM
17 Comments:
Why doesn't Antonovich step up? He's the biggest name Republican outside of Richman in the area.
Impeach Boyd. Both of them!
That dinosaur? Come on. He's too busy changing his kids' diapers and his own. His wife must feel like Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Crap like this is why I left the GOP after 10 years. I just got tired of fighting the nutzos that are so condescending to ethnic minorities and gays. They don't mind your vote or money, but if you want to run for office or have a leadership position....there's no support or vitriolic opposition to you.
Antonovich is the right wing version of Zev. They all have to go.
At least Supevisor Antonivich is trying to keep out the illegals that are ruining our economy and taking jobs away from citizens. And to you dumb Dems, he's unbeatable. He's got another 3 terms before you socialists try to put in one of your own..
Good grief. Is Hal Netkin posting here? Give it a rest. The Reps don't have a deep bench and their MVPs are few and far between. The best thing you've got is Tom McClintock and he's outside the city.
It's laughable that someone would even consider an old codger like Antonovich as the person to redefine LA Reps.
Three terms? The guy would be like 80!
Does Antonovich or Richman ever get out in the San Fernando Valley or is just Santa Clairta/Lancaster/Palmdale and Simi Valley?
I don't know about Antonovich, but Richman does.
Kind of ironic to post an OT promotion of L.A. labor in the comments field of story about the local G.O.P., but here goes, anyway:
The Hotel Workers' labor situation has finally boiled over into a strike... at the Hyatt West Hollywood. A rally of support has been called for tonight (Tuesday) at 5pm. Please turn out to aid in the fight for equitable treatment and affordable health care.
Remember that while the battlefront of the health insurance fight may currently be in the hotel kitchens and janitorial closets, it's quickly becoming a vital issue for almost all of L.A.'s workers... yes, even those workers who shade conservative (I know there's more than a few who of 'em checking in on this blog). So let's make our stand now.
Anyway, below is UNITE-HERE's release on this evening's rally.
Regards,
Patrick Meighan
Los Angeles Greens
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*EMERGENCY ACTION UPDATE!!!*
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*PLEASE JOIN HOTEL WORKERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS THIS EVENING AT A STRIKE RALLY AT 5PM AT THE HYATT WEST HOLLYWOOD AT 8401 SUNSET BLVD. (SUNSET & KINGS RD )*
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This morning at 4:30am workers at the Hyatt West Hollywood Hotel walked out on strike to protest alleged unfair labor practices of the hotel management.
These include illegally instituting co-payments for health insurance
that left an estimated 500 families without health coverage.
The National Labor Relations Board is going to take this hotel and the
other six, who now make up the Hotel Employer's Council to trial, but
litigation can take years. Meanwhile, the hotels won't give the money
back, money that means a lot to these low-wage workers and nothing to the hotels.
Dishwashers, housekeepers, bellmen, front desk staff and cooks are
standing up for their legal rights from the large corporations which own
and run these hotels.
"When the hotels started charging me for my healthcare I was really upset. I am a single mother with three kids. I am already struggling as it is," explained Morena Hernandez, a housekeeper at the Hyatt West Hollywood for 8 years. "While I was paying for the health insurance, I had to cut back on groceries and bus tokens for my daughter to use to get to school. Ten dollars a week might be just a little for some people, but it's a lot for me. I want that money back"
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On the first day of this strike, help send a strong message to the Hotel
Employers Council that they cannot break federal law and ignore their
employees' legal rights.
Paid parking is available up and down the Sunset Strip. There is also a
public parking lot on Santa Monica Blvd and Kings Road. Carpooling is
encouraged.
As the strike continues, community members are encouraged to bring
snacks and drinks to boost morale. And to make contributions to the
Worker Hardship Fund, please go to *SupportLAHotelworkers.com.*
More updates to follow.
That strike notice explains the helicopters outside my windows and protestors along Sunset this morning...
Is it not relevant to mention that Doug Boyd GOT PAID $30,686.00 PERSONALLY, right after the Boyd's personal social clubs, including the LA County Republican Party and The Lincoln Clubs both endorsed Democrat Jimmy Hahn?
Any self respecting Republican that donates to either of these two collections of neandrathals deserves what he or she gets.
I will not send another penny to either until the Boyds both resign and pay the money over to the Republican Party.
Shame, shame on the Boyds.
From what I saw on the news this afternoon I can't understand why the hotel workers are striking. Hotel management is offering a 22% raise over 4 years (that's better then LAPD), free healthcare, $1,000 signing bonus, reimbursement for the $40 they had to pay out of pocket for healthcare.
What the hell do they want? Word is the union hates Maria Elena
OK, Westsider, you are right about that. But what about the Lincoln Clubs, of which Doug Boyd is Treasurer?
Do you not find it a bit disingenous to have a Republican Organization endorse a Democrat WITHOUT even polling its membership, and then its officer receiving payment of over $30,000 personally?
That is why the GOP, of which I am a card carrying, paying member (up to now) sucks.
It needs a complete overhaul.
Hm. I wonder whether the LA-GOP problem is the opposite of the CA-GOP problem. Many hesitated to vote for Arnold, calling him a RINO, but I think we're sometimes too quick to use that label. Anyone fiscally conservative and security-minded enough to get elected for statewide office probably does have to be more socially "liberal" in order to squeak by in the cities.
I sometimes wonder whether the people in the Central Valley understand that they have to come to terms with LA and SF.
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