I suppose we should have expected Price to fight to keep her cushy job. She might have done so in a dignified, truthful way, by convincing voters that her approach to criminal justice is right. But she couldn’t, because her approach isn’t right, it’s wrong and dangerous, and most of us know it. So she’s resorted to the dirtiest, most untruthful and vulgar campaign we’ve seen in a long time.
What else are we to make of her appeal to the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the recall? She first addressed her appeal to California Attorney-General Rob Bonta, who properly blew it off because it’s so ridiculous. Then she accused him of “dereliction of duty” (lol) and re-addressed her complaint to the Feds. They, too, will probably tell Price to bugger off. Not only is the Recall enshrined in the California Constitution, but the U.S. Justice Department has far more important things to be concerned about than the petty whining of a local politician.
When the Feds tell Price, sorry, we can’t help you, what will she then do? Appeal to the United States Supreme Court? Sooner or later, Price is going to have to realize that she brought this upon herself, with her arrogance and contempt, and now she’s going to have to fight this on her own. Maybe she’ll win the Recall, maybe not. But however it turns out, there will be a Recall election. If there isn’t—if, somehow, Price manages to tie this up in the courts, the way Trump is trying to tie up his own messes in the courts--then I guarantee you it will not end well for Pamela Price. She’s already been discredited. Thugs no longer fear getting arrested because Pamela Price has promised them she won’t prosecute them. When the D.A. gives hoodlums a get-out-of-jail free card, it’s a guarantee that hoodlums will rule, and the rest of us will suffer.
Her campaign is truly the vilest form of gutter politics. She suggests that recent statistics released by OPD showing crime is slightly down in some categories are proof that her easy-on-criminals approach is working. That’s a lie. If crime is down, it’s because Gov. Newsom sent in CHP and extra attorneys to “help” the D.A. because she’s so incompetent. Now, Price is throwing up photos on social media of an elderly couple who went to a Recall rally wearing MAGA caps. That ties in with her Big Lie that recall supporters “have been both inspired and driven by MAGA and Trump supporters from the very beginning.” What an insult to the 100,000-plus voters of Alameda County who signed Recall petitions. Then there’s Price, the conspiracy theorist and smear artiste extraordinaire, suggesting that wealthy contributors to the Recall are doing so for financial gain. Finally, Price is doing just about the sleaziest thing anyone can do: playing the Race Card, complaining about enduring “vicious attacks as a Black woman in a position of power.”
No, Pamela Price, you’re not being attacked because you’re Black. You’re not being attacked because you’re a woman. And you’re not being attacked because you have power. Brooke Jenkins also is a Black woman with power, and we would love, love, love to have her as our District Attorney instead of you. So shut your lying lips, Madame D.A., and peddle your crap elsewhere.
Incidentally, have you noticed that Price hasn’t issued any outrageous decisions in the last few weeks? No headline-grabbing early releases or paroles or refusals to file felony charges against monsters. Do you think that’s a coincidence? Hell no. She’s in the fight of her life and can’t afford more embarrassing scandals, as in the Jasper Wu case. But I guarantee you that she has a list of criminals she wants to go soft on, and if she beats the recall, she will.
Finally – the following is an appeal from our friend Seneca Scott for donations to the Thao Recall:
Hello Oakland neighbors and business owners. We need your support.
Oakland needs leadership now and it starts with the effort to rid ourselves of this incompetent and dishonest Mayor.
Thanks to the hard work and sacrifices of many, we have made significant progress in securing the recall on the November Ballot, having already obtained more than half of the required 25,000 signatures and reaching 25% of our 50,000 signatures by May 10, well ahead of the legal deadline of July 22. However, funding remains a crucial element, and the effort needs an additional $400k to successfully complete this endeavor.
Please help us today to achieve our goals, we don't have much time and every single day matters.
Please Mail Contributions To: S.E. Owens & Company 312 Clay St. #300 Oakland, CA 9460 ATTN: Oakland United to Recall Sheng Thao
For More information please visit recallshengthao.org.
Feel free to call us with any questions:
Oakland United To Recall Sheng Thao (OUST)
Seneca Scott - (626) 688-5328
Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte - (510) 387-9262
[This is Steve] Recalling Thao is as important as recalling Price. Both of these career politicians have taken sides with criminals and against us, the civil population of Oakland and Alameda County. Both are motivated by twisted woke ideologies, and both are bought and paid for by service unions.
Steve Heimoff