LA Clerics Bear False Witness

As California’s Special Election heats up, THE LEFT behaves increasingly like the unintentional offspring of George Soros and Tokyo Rose.

Another ex-liberal and I were in Santa Monica this week where leftist advocates (dressed as ministers) used an All Saints’ Day service at Governor Schwarzenegger's Santa Monica church to rail against our upcoming election. Ex-Liberals weren’t welcome as these “religious leaders” gathered to convict Schwarzenegger faster than Pontius Pilate could say FLOG HIM. The only time they broke from their script was to demand how I learned of their "secret news conference."

Secret? It seemed that if these leaders were really interested in the dialogue they demanded from our Governor, they would’ve been glad to share their comments with anyone. I can’t imagine “servants of God” keeping sermons or press conferences secret – unless they feared someone from their parish might learn what was said. Although Daniel knelt unafraid among lions, these people seemed uncomfortable in the sunlight.

United Methodist Lay Minister Margaret Lindgren IHC began with her facts and figures:

Eighty percent of the California budget is already assigned for different things and (Propositions 73-77) would take away the last twenty percent… I understand that they would take us back to the day before the Magna Carta because that’s how much power would be in the hands of the governor…

I could forgive Marge’s take on the budget and history, but I couldn’t understand why her peers would ask voters to rely on her insight to vote correctly? After all that the Catholic Church has done to prey on their own, why would the LA media parrot her violation of the Ninth Commandment?

Rabbi Steven Jacobs of Temple Kol Tikvah stepped in:

My understanding of the propositions… is that it’s so confusing that it’s divide and conquer… most people don’t understand it so what’s happening is that we’re getting a great deal of emotion in response on both sides… we’re here to speak up for the millions of voices in California.

Maybe if Rabbi Jacobs referred voters to the Special Election website rather than Marge, less confusion would ensue.

After rambling about LA’s naked and poor, Rev. Sandi Richards of the First United Methodist of Los Angeles exclaimed:

The Governor has tried to cut those wages back and has tried to silence the working people. Dialogue is critical and he has not done that.

I’m sure Sandi’s blathering had nothing to do with the union labor used in her $6 million church renovation this week.

Peter Larwin, Executive Director of Progressive Christians Uniting closed with this:

As an ordained minister, I know a wolf in wolf’s clothing…

I'm sure he does.

People who manipulate people of faith for their own partisan interest are drawing people in great numbers and then having the whole of the governor’s agenda passed in that fashion and for that reason alone we would have to call attention to that.

Is it the role of people of faith, particularly religious leaders, to hang back in a case like this and say well we can’t get involved because it’s too much in the political sphere… we call attention to the illicit nature on the attack of common morality that’s covered in this election process… 75 is a direct attack on the checks and balances in the way government operates…

Peter’s morality impressed me – until I found George Soros’ $100,000 donation in his pocket. Clerics paid by foreigners to throw state elections: why that's almost almost as creepy as raping alter boys.

As the reporters packed up, one admitted she was there “only to get one side.” When we asked her for clarification she denied saying what was on our tape, but insisted that she had no time to interview anyone else. Another reporter identified her as Lorena Dominguez of Univision 34.

My Vote

I’ve been a union member for 25 years. I’m still a union member. I will vote YES on Propositions 73 through 77 because they’re good for me, my family, and my state. If Prop 75 passes, my union will be required to ask me before they misdirect my dues to support causes that hurt my family.

For example, if I like Candidate Smith, I don’t want my union dues misspent to support Candidate Jones. Proposition 75 finally gives police officers, teachers, nurses, and firefighters the voice we haven’t had for decades. This is why unions all over the country are now fighting so hard against it. Proposition 75 returns control of unions to workers – where our power should be. Although this will not stop my union from retaliating against me, it’s a great start.

I urge a YES VOTE on Propositions 73, 74, 75, 76. 77, & 78.

I urge a NO VOTE on Propositions 79 and 80.