Kevin Thomason has posted details of a shocking exchange that an East Palo Alto police officer, Detective Roderick Tuason, posted on his Facebook page concerning how to handle citizens legally and openly carrying firearms. In the exchange Tuason suggested that police should provoke gunowners who legally Open Carry, so they can “pop them” and get two weeks paid administrative leave.

In speaking with advocates of Open Carry in the Bay Area, the exchange has caused an outcry from the community. Whispers indicate that, ahead of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for internal policies and procedures, Police Officers on a number of local forces may be attempting to shield ANY discussions or written internal memos concerning policies and attitudes on how to police citizens exercising their legal right to openly carry unloaded firearms.

Additionally, knowledgeable sources indicate that some law enforcement agencies are actually putting citizens on internal WATCH LISTS just for contacting police departments to check-in to advise Open Carry, or simply to inquire about rules and regulations that they want to comply with!

See some of the exchange that took place on Facebook, then removed by the pinhead cop, Tuason.

Contra Costa Rerpublican Party Central (CCRP) Committee chairman Greg Poulos, has announced his resignation. Poulos follows the resignation of disgraced former chair and vice-chair Tom Del Beccaro, who also serves as Vice Chair of the California Republican Party, whose leadership is currently mired in sexual scandal.

Poulus was unelected, but was appointed as a member and chairman of the committee by Del Beccaro and was seen as Del Beccaro’s sock puppet. Poulos and his dwindling supporters typically characterized any opposition to the Central Committee’s incompetence, lack of transparency and financial ruin, as attempts to destroy the party.

Poulos and Del Beccaro’s resignation come as the CCRP’s ad hoc financial investigation committee nears the release of its report.

Knowledgeable sources suggest CCRP member Gene Kreps, recovering from knee surgery, would be in line to take over the chairmanship. Del Beccaro supporters Patty O’Day and Treasurer Darci Linn may also be considered.

Questions remain concerning culpability for the organization’s longstanding debt.

POULOS RESIGNATION LETTER

Becky Kolberg
Secretary
Contra Costa County Republican Party

Dear Becky:

I write this notice to formally resign my positions as Chair of the Contra Costa County Republican Party and central Committee member, effective immediately.

I joined this Party to make a difference in my community–to spread the word about conservative values and ideals, to help get Republicans elected, and to make our county and our state a better place to live, work, and raise our families. It has been a pleasure working alongside my fellow Republicans. I am proud to call many of these folks my friends. We have put in a lot of time and hard work together, and, despite the occasional challenges and clashes of local politics, we have accomplished much.

But the position of Chair has come to require more time than I am able to give. Going into the 2010 elections, Contra Costa will need a Chair able to devote even more time than usual to advancing the agenda of the Central Committee and doing our part to secure local and statewide victory at the ballot box.

After my resignation, I look forward to returning my energies full time to my family and business, and serving the efforts of the conservative movement and the Republican Party as I am able.

Therefore, I humbly submit my resignation, and wish the party continued success in the future.

Sincerely,

Greg Poulos
Chairman
Contra Costa Republican Party

Bay Area reaction over the Audi Green Police Super Bowl ad are mixed this morning. Slack-jawed Barbara Boxer supporters in Marin and limousine liberals throughout the Bay Area trembled with disbelief at the thought of being hounded out of their hot tubs.

Meanwhile in Contra Costa, anonymous sources claim California State Senator Mark DeSaulnier cheered, “Yeah baby. That’s what I’m talkin’ ’bout!”

Food police to follow?

The Associated Builders & Contractors, Garaventa Enterprises, The Lincoln Club, W.E. Lyons Construction, and Richard and Sue Rainey host a fundraiser to help Abram Wilson and his AD-15 campaign to Stimulate Sacramento, February 24, 2010.

Abram Wilson Stimulate Sacra Men To Fundraiser Feb 24 2010

Last week, the Wilson campaign (AD-15) noted that Wilson’s opponent, Democrat incumbent Joan Buchanan, received an F from the Howard Jarvis Tax Association, and scored just a %38 failing mark in working with job creators business interests and the California Chamber of Commerce.

LiveTime Software of Newport Beach-CA, a leading provider of Web based ITIL 3 Service Management and Help Desk software, today announced support for SAML/SAML2 based Single Sign-On (SSO) in the upcoming 6.1 release of LiveTime Service Manager and Help Desk. With the addition of support for Security-Assertion-Markup-Language, LiveTime now leverages existing investments in infrastructure deployed for Single Sign-On to validate user credentials, and streamline access to LiveTime Service Manager and Help Desk.

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Judicial Watch has announced its list of 2009’s top ten most corrupt politicians.

- Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
- Senator John Ensign (R-NV)
- Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA)
- Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner
- Attorney General Eric Holder
- Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL)/ Senator Roland Burris (D-IL)
- President Barack Obama
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
- Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) and the rest of the PMA Seven
- Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY)

But why stop there? Who are the most corrupt pols in California? I will start it off by nomiating the entire California Assembly and Senate. Why? See Dan Walters post Friday on the Hypocrisy of Politicians in California.