Posted 11/04/02
California Governor's Race:
Final Hours for a Failed Governor
By Patrick Mallon

A less honorable man than Bill Simon might be asking himself "how can I win when I’m being so completely outspent?" "How can I possibly prevail when the LA Times and San Francisco Chronicle take turns smearing me on a daily basis?"

All that money, $30 million spent on attack ads in the last six months, and Governor Davis hasn’t moved an inch in the polls. Running in place, running out of time.

The answer is straightforward Bill. You are running against the most corrupt governor this state has ever witnessed. It’s sickening. And more people in the Democratic party, those who have traditionally backed Davis, people he once deemed staunch allies, can’t stand another day of it.

There’s no man more aware of the public’s level of distrust and contempt than the governor himself. Last week’s focus group test of "the good Gray " TV ads were pulled after they produced howls of laughter from screeners.

It is these last days of a very sorry four years where the survival instinct kicks in. Whether in manufacturing the appearance of enthusiastic support, or being the desperate beneficiary of the Democratic party’s only real tactical advantage: vote fraud, all vital signs of legitimacy have long faded away.

Wednesday morning November 6 will be "Day 1" of a likely avalanche of reports on ballot stuffing, polling place intimidation, election "irregularities," and outright fraud.

And Bill Simon will be declared the victor. But it won’t be for lack of Davis pulling out all the stops.

First-Hand Survivor’s Account of a Davis Town Hall Meeting

Monte Sereno businessman Frank Pollifrone, 40, provides a revealing account of how Republican voters can survive a Palo Alto Town Hall Meeting featuring Gray Davis, unscathed.

"So, I’m on my way to what's been billed as a Town Hall meeting with Governor Davis. Granted, I’m a relatively new Republican voter, but I’m living in the Silicon Valley and I want to know what he has to say about the sinking economy and businesses fleeing the state."

Pollifrone had completed an online invitation that read:

"Silicon Valley Town Hall Meeting, Bring your friends, family and colleagues for a visit with Governor Davis about issues affecting Silicon Valley, the local economy, and issues important to you and your family, sponsored by Technet."

When Frank arrived at the event parking lot, he immediately asked a group of men if they knew anything about the Davis event. "Right here. You with UPAG?" (AFL-CIO affiliated UPAG is the Union Painters Association Guild). Pollifrone said: "no, I’m not a member of UPAG."

A neatly dressed young man handed out bright blue "UPAG for Davis" shirts and picket signs to roughly 100 union members. Meanwhile groups of grassroots demonstrators had brought their own signs: "Governor for
Sale!" "Gray, 'Show me the Money' Davis,'' and a long "Dump Davis" banner.

Several minutes later Pollifrone, feeling entirely alone, entered the conference room filled with the blue-shirted UPAG union members, ready in their choreographed positions.

"There I stood wearing a preppie sweater and wool baseball cap, not wearing the prized UPAG T-shirt. I stuck out like Opie at a quaint evening with the Hell’s Angels," he said.

"At this point I was singled out, not by a hairy 280-pound union worker named Biff, but instead by a neatly dressed young man in a suit. He asked me if I would step outside into the lobby. I recognized him. He was the man outside giving the union boss instructions."

"He asked me if I was an invited guest. I said, ‘Yes, I RSVP'd online.’ I displayed my Town Hall Meeting printout. He then led me to the front reception desk where the young woman at the desk was asked if I had checked in. She said, ‘Yes, he did. I remember him.’"

"He then said, ‘Check again.’ He then turned to me and asked, ‘What are you doing here?’ At this point I realized that this person was not with the greeting committee."

"I was afraid that the next words to come from his mouth might have been in a thick German accent, ‘May I see your papers, achtung!?’ I said, ‘I’m here as an entrepreneur and I’m interested in the issues that affect California. I was then released and again entered the large conference room awaiting Mr. Davis."

"As the press corps prepped for that magical moment, I initiated some small talk with a writer from the San Jose Mercury News. No sooner had I spoken to the reporter when I was approached a second time by another young man. He asked ‘Are you with the Simon Camp?’ Again I reiterated my mantra about being a concerned Californian. He warned, ‘I would appreciate good behavior, being that we're so close to the election.’"

"At this point the entire Davis staff consistently whispered as I meandered about, attempting to locate the hors d’oeurvres. Worse yet, it appeared the word had spread through the union staff that I was an intruder. They were not happy with me milling about."

"45 minutes late, Gray Davis entered the room, took to the podium and began to speak of his record on better test scores for kids and his successful track record in promoting business in Silicon Valley and California."

"Perhaps he thought that he was Rod Serling taking us back through a timeless sci-fi dimension of yesteryear. All I could think was if he ‘assisted’ California any more, the only company that would exist would be my daughters‚ lemonade stand."

Incredibly, Davis seemed to blame the audience when he said, "I didn't build the economy, you did. These are forces well beyond the control of any governor.''

Pollifrone had earlier submitted a question and was hoping the governor would hear it as the Q&A segment started. "The first question began as did most others, ‘I must commend you, Mr. Davis for…’ or ‘You’ve been terrific with…’ After several of these inane commendations, Pollifrone realized his question would not be asked.

"However, the good news was that I went home safely, thankfully without being chaperoned by the secret police. I never would have guessed that the longest walk through a dark parking lot would have taken place outside an elected official’s Town Hall."

The Vote Fraud Machine Revs Its Engines in San Bernardino

Engaged, patriotic, concerned American voters are well aware that illegal immigrants and others not authorized, are voting. In a state with Proposition 52, the Election Day Registration measure on the ballot, examining the issue of vote fraud could not be more timely.

It’s estimated that for every four authorized, legitimate votes, there’s one unauthorized illegitimate vote that undermines and annuls true polling outcomes. Why the dramatic statistic? Because half of all registered voters don’t bother voting at all.

Here’s one man’s story about what’s happening in San Bernardino County, and perhaps in other counties in California.

Frank Vera, 49, a Vietnam-era veteran living in Redlands, describes himself as a "whistleblower and a patient’s rights advocate for U.S. veterans." Mr. Vera believes that illegal immigrants are voting and in essence, determining America’s future.

He may have a point. Immigrants rights groups are relentless and rules seem made to be broken, Republican politicians are too timid to demand that voting procedures be purified, and literally anyone who wants to vote, can vote. That includes dogs and cats.

Mr. Vera forwarded me the entire San Bernardino, CA voter registration database for this election cycle. Anyone can do it. It costs about $150 and can purchased from the county registrar.

Vera says, "San Bernardino is the largest county in the US and one of the most corrupt with a long history of voter fraud. It is maintained very poorly. They have no quality control guidelines. In many districts two people are required for data entry, then they compare the entries to identify discrepancies. San Bernardino County officials say they ‘don’t have the money to do it.’"

Here’s what was found using basic queries in the current database:
* Registered Voters in San Bernardino County, CA: 601,765
* No last name: 6
* No First name: 6
* No Gender: 71,130
* No Birth Date: 14,294
* Voters older than 100 on 11/05/2002: 166
* Older than 200 on 11/05/2002: 22
* Younger than 18 on 11/05/2002: 86
* Not born yet on 11/05/2002: 3
* Duplicate address and birth date: 4,750
* Duplicate address and birth date and Perm Absentee (some birthdates are blank): 259
* Duplicate address, last name and birth date: 1,439
* Duplicate last name and birth date: 7,348
* Duplicate first and last name and birth date: 644

This is not an exhaustive list of queries. We didn’t have enough time to identify other duplications and discrepancies. Get the picture?

Thanks to the Internet for Fostering the New Media

In closing, this writer has long believed that rational, common sense voters, both Republican and Democrat have given up on California. To read the "progressive" newspapers, the cause for conservative Democrats, Christians, and others raised in traditions now trashed by the Left, is hopelessly lost. They’ve tuned out, don't vote, and distrust all politicians. In many ways, their sentiment is understandable.

However, a sea change is occurring in how people get and use information. With their overwhelming persistence in uncovering more and more cases of vote fraud, real people have made a difference, and forced gutless politicians to respond.

In national reports from individual states, it is clear. Democrats are consistently being nabbed in vote fraud schemes. Former Attorney General Janet Reno obstructs efforts by average Americans to oversee clean voting in Miami.

Democrat Senators Chuckie Schumer and Ron Wyden worked diligently to eliminate the photo ID requirement at polling places. And finally, our less than popular Governor Joseph Gray Davis, has said, and done, nothing about repeated acts of vote fraud, despite mountains of evidence.

Newspapers like the LA Times and the San Francisco Chronicle bask in the absurdity of a world they invent, facts they ignore, and agendas they protect.

More and more people by the day are getting wind of it. Couple the enormous popularity and astounding influence of Internet sites like NewsMax with the convergent explosion of talk radio, and you have an entirely new and powerful dynamic the now dying-on the-vine media has no answer for: the new Underground Railroad. It’s refreshing and a distinct cause for optimism.

My prediction back in February is still the same today:

Bill Simon, your next Governor of California.

Patrick Mallon's weekly columns on the California Governor's Race appear
in NewsMax. Mr. Mallon is a regular guest on talk radio programs and has
appeared with KABC-790's Al Rantel (Los Angeles), KSFO-560's Melanie
Morgan (San Francisco), Phil Paleologos' American Breakfast out of
Boston, and Lynn Wooley on KTEM (Austin, TX).

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Mr. Mallon can be contacted through this site at editor@californiarepublic.org

Text copyright 2002 - Patrick Mallon