Ever tried to win an argument with someone? It sucks. Now imagine that person you are arguing with has zero idea about the by-laws of the CAGOP or the way things work, before you think I am referring to Steve Frank, it is more than just him.
Mike Cargile was the opposition candidate for CAGOP Chair in 2023. He is a likable guy, but appears to be a few bricks short of a foundation.
He made a video about the dastardly voting devices at the CAGOP Convention:
Looks like they are attacking Richard Grinnell who endorsed Corrin Rankin for chair. Grinnell and Rankin know each other from Team Trump as Rankin has been to Mar-a-Lago and is a day one Trump supporter.
So – the opposition is honing in on an error that stated “Unexpected Participants Detected” – as evidence of election fraud at the CAGOP Convention. There’s a problem, no one asked what actually happened.
Someone left their voting device in the hallway. If I was a conspiracy nut, I’d say it was an opposition delegate doing it deliberately to create a problem. When the device was non-responsive and out of range the security in the voting system disabled it.
Then, someone attempted to use it to vote and the error message generated. So – this incident that the opposition is having a seizure over illustrates that the security protocols to ensure the integrity of the election actually worked!
But, you can make bank that the lie started by Lani Kane and Mike Cargile will be repeated incessantly. Then there is the matter of their guy (Jack Guerrero) winning the Treasurer Election:
Just today – I lifted this gem from Facebook.
You can see the outright lies on this facebook thread that will be repeated by this crew. If being a conservative means believing lies, repeating lies and becoming enraged when the lies are pointed out, count me out. That behavior is more like a cult, being led by a group of people I will be profiling in a future installment of this series.
I hate to tell the Colby gal that Lani Kane was a terrible candidate who was terribly slowed by the major health issues she had. I got reports all over the state that Kane did not perform well when she appeared to promote herself the poor presentation reports were similar to those related to establishment candidate for treasurer Robert Rego. I know Lani and think she is a good people, but her window to lead politically has closed.
Also note comment from the Melanie person. That might was well have been written in the Heard on the Flim Flam blog. I could show her the video clip of Donald Trump talking about Corrin Rankin at Mar-A-Lago and she’d likely do a Jim Carey where she covers her ears and says la-la-la.
In the two months leading up to the CAGOP Convention, we outlined several counties where there was drama, fighting, police activity and the like.
The voting machine lie was the repeated subject of theatrics all weekend at the convention and in the weeks leading up.
But the focus of this post is in the weeks leading up to the convention there were some occurrences that were conveniently omitted by the opposition and the Heard on the Flim Flam updates:
Santa Clara – Opposition won by one vote. While Tom Hudson and others showed up the melt the meeting down, no further drama happened after the meeting. Like adults, the establishment knew they lost and called it good.
This is why the Monterey situation that went one vote the other way is even more obscene, as people involved in that mess will likely end up in court. For what? Because of the ideological narcissism and incessant need to win an argument? I truly believe some of these people are just fine letting their lives get ruined just to avoid the unconscionable thought of having to apologize or admit fault.
Marin, I have written about ad nauseum, but contrary to rumors and lies… their New Chairman and Treasurer were seated consistent with the CAGOP By-Laws and not due to any rumored threats of lawsuits. Two years ago Modoc County could not organize itself properly and suffered the exact same fate (no appointed delegates recognized). But, the chair and treasurer were allowed to participate as their status is automatic per the bylaws.
Did you know in opposition stronghold Fresno County, they locked out a member of their committee who showed up three minutes late? (6:03 I was told) The member could not get in the gate as Kolstad(?) had the gate set to close at 6PM Sharp and the vote went by one for their Chair Liz Kolstad. But, the proxies and credentials committee recognized Kolstad despite the issue, and recognized her appointed delegates.
You never read about this on the heard on the flim flam, or in the opposition social media, did you?
Despite the outright lies being told by Steve Frank about San Benito – they organized at the home of Rob Bernosky due to concerns over member safety. But, the opposition candidate was elected chair. That point was never emphasized in the intellectually dishonest writings present.
In Alameda, the cops were called and reports filed.
In LA, paid professional security was present
In Sacramento, both sides acted like children and I have credible stories of misconduct on both sides.
In Sutter – despite a 19-2 advantage for the establishment, the Northern Vice Chair went to the meeting and attempted to disrupt the proceedings.
Several counties, fearful of change opted not to go on the ballot to avoid a potential change in leadership – thus, forfeiting their appointed delegates. This was especially significant in one of the CAGOP regional races (stay tuned).
Ask yourself this question: Was any of this good for the CAGOP? Will this register voters? To what end was all of this done?
