Tombstone, Arizona Vs. The United States

The Goldwater Institute recently tipped me off to another tragedy brewing from the liberal practice of over-government and extreme bureaucracy.

The United States Government, by way of the National Forest Service, is trying to kill the city of Tombstone, Arizona.

What happened? Well...

Tombstone is a desert city that gets most of its water from pipelines running up into the Huachuca Mountains, which is Federally protected Park land. These water rights pre-date the existence of the U.S. Forest Service.

Tombstones pipelines were badly damaged recently and are in dire need of repair. A large fire -- The Monument Fire in 2011 -- stripped the hillsides of needed vegetation. The next seasons rains brought mudslides which exposed pipelines or damaged them through large boulders moving in these mudslides. Tombstone needs to send heavy equipment into the mountains to repair this damage.

Ahh... but there's the rub.

The Forest Service won't allow them to do this.

This is a crucial Tenth Amendment case and as such, the Goldwater Institute is following it very closely. I'm on the side of Tombstone in this matter. I believe in States Rights and I support the Goldwater Institute.

The Institutes quote on this issue says it all...

“If the Forest Service can effectively seize Tombstone’s 130-year-old water rights during a state of emergency – rights that the service recognized as valid in 1916 – no state or local government will be safe from the feds.”

Andrew Breitbart 2012

I was at Dodger Stadium last night watching the Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates when my friend Stephen and I got into a discussion about something that had happened at a previous game. I started scrolling through my photos on my phone to try and remember the details and I suddenly spot the above photo.

Wow.

It hit me like I had been punched in the gut.

I had strolled by Andrew at CPAC 2012 in February and casually taken this photo of him on "Radio Row" where dozens of broadcasters are interviewing people at CPAC. Andrew was on a break and he was relaxed and casually chatting with a few other people. I didn't think much of it at the time. I said "Oh hey...there's Andrew! I'll go talk to him later."

I never did.

He would be dead three weeks later.

I didn't consider Andrew a close friend, but we had talked on several occasions and had even had lunch together at CPAC 2010. We were both Conservatives that lived in L.A. and had to deal with a lot of the same issues, so there was some common ground between us.

A month ago, I was at a meeting of the Hollywood Congress of Republicans getting some petition signatures for my run for Congress and several of the speakers were mentioning Andrew in their comments. I got up and, without being prepared to do so, I spoke about Andrew for a few minutes. I said to the crowd that I didn't know him well, but that I knew him enough to know that he would be a little embarrassed by the eulogies.

"Andrew didn't consider himself a hero, or a general, like the media is saying" I said to the surprised crowd.

I continued "He was a hard working guy, a brawler, who believed in truth and justice". I finished by saying that he was "a good man...and we could use more men like him."

The crowd was generally appreciative of my comments, but several speakers after me went on to disagree and say Andrew was a hero and a general and etc, etc...

I just smiled and nodded.

I decided that my own personal tribute to Andrew will be to write his name in on the ballot this year whenever I am confronted by election options that would be unconscionable for any Conservative who loves truth and freedom like Andrew did.

I hope some of you out there will help me spread this message.

Let's show the world the power of Conservatives.

#Breitbart2012

My vow to voters in Sunland-Tujunga

Weeks ago I was campaigning up in Sunland-Tujunga at the Olde Towne Comfort and Joy Cafe and having some spirited discussions with some concerned voters up there. It was a fruitful discussion, as I learned some new things and the voters heard more new ideas from me.

One thing we cleared up was my misconception that voters in Sunland-Tujunga were anti-business NIMBYS who couldn't control themselves. I had drawn this conclusion from not knowing all the facts when I ran for Mayor of Los Angeles in 2009. At a televised forum in Sunland-Tujunga, I said that I supported Home Depots right to build a new superstore there. This drew some boos and hostile commentary from the crowd. Some of the commentators said they feared for my safety upon leaving the building...but I think it was just harmless hyperbole meant as a joke.

Weeks ago I learned that the voters in Sunland-Tujunga do not hate businesses. They didn't even hate Home Depot. They just wanted a different business to replace the Kmart at that location that had been closed in bankruptcy proceedings. The concerned community members made it clear to me that they simply wanted better access to goods and services that they needed.

O.K. That made sense to me. We can all be pro-business but disagree as to which stores should open where. I told the voters that they should have contacted the owners of the property that Kmart had been leasing. They said they had tried, but their complaints had fallen on deaf ears.

One of the highlights of the evening was near the end. These voters made clear to me their displeasure with City of Los Angeles re-districting that had them leaving one shady political figure (The Dark Lord - a.k.a. Paul Krekorian) behind, only to be left to the whims and madness of an even darker, and more sinister political figure: Political Gangster Richard "Fredo" Alarcon.

Impressed with the sincerity of their dismay at this situation, I made a solemn vow to end this type of political corruption.

I promised them that if I was elected to Congress in the 28th District, I would do everything within my legal power to make sure that Richard Alarcon spends time on the inside of a jail cell. This is a vow I will publicly repeat at forums and community events. Alarcon is a felon who intentionally deceived voters and perpetrated various financial crimes on the city.

One of the voters who signed my nomination papers was very impressed with this statement.

While signing my petition, he heard me make my vow and quickly said.."Can I sign twice?"

I will call for an investigation and charges against Senators Nelson and Landrieu

Unlike my opponent in the upcoming election -- Adam Schiff -- I will refuse to participate in corruption when I arrive in Washington.

In fact, I will call for a Congressional investigation and charges against Senators Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana. These Senators basically sold their votes in an obscene effort to pass the "Obamacare" legislation.

Even the liberal Huffington Post referred to Senator Landrieus improper voting behavior as the "Louisiana Purchase".

The corruption of Senator Nelson in voting for Obamacare earned the derisive nickname "The Cornhusker Kickback".

While Congressman Adam Schiff turned a blind eye to the corruption of his own party, I will take a very different approach.

I will call for an investigation into the behavior of Senators Nelson and Landrieu and any other legislators involved in offering these bribes.

If there is sufficient evidence that their behavior exceeded the scope of normal lawmaking, I will seek their arrest and for criminal charges to be filed.

Their behavior threatens the very nature of our Republic.

Eric Holder doesn't understand the problem

I've never been a fan of Attorney General Eric Holder.

He once said the government needed to brainwash people into believing in gun controls.

Holder doesn't believe in people showing their ID at polls in order to vote.

This is hugely problematic, because voters records are available to the public and anyone can find out the details of anyone elses information.

Conservative filmmaker James O'Keefe decided to show Eric Holder just how bad the voter fraud problem can potentially be. He went to a Washington D.C. polling place and asked for Holders ballot. The worker there said O'Keefe didn't need ID and seemed more than willing to hand him Holders ballot.

Chicago Democratic machine operatives have long been known to scour graveyards in their voter registration drives.

This current video by O'Keefe makes obvious how weak our ballot security standards are.

What is to stop someone from registering 50 different names and then going to polling stations all over town and voting 50 times?

Evidently, Eric Holder feels there is no proof and that this is a fantasy problem.

Holder has heard about O'Keefes video, which went viral.

Holder dismissed the video as a "stunt".

Of course, he would.

Mike Wallace 1918-2012

Veteran newsman Mike Wallace died this weekend at the age of 93. He was nationally famous as a journalist because of his work on the television investigation news program "60 Minutes."

Wallaces hard-hitting interview style impressed many. He left an impression on many, and inspired many others to get into writing, including my fellow blogger, Joseph Mailander.

I'd like to share one of his best ever interviews. He did this one in 1959 with writer Ayn Rand, who had written the bestsellers "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged".

In the interview, Rand espouses her theory of "objectivism" in which she says that altruism -- or living for the sake of others -- is evil, and should be eliminated.

Even if you don't agree with her, she was a fascinating woman, and Wallace asked all the right questions. He was operating at a level that very few can reach.

That's My King!

He's the centerpiece of civilization. A man who never even owned a wristwatch has become the way that the world defines time and space. 2012 A.D. (Anno Domini - "In The Year of Our Lord")