Sunday, May 6, 2012 – 10:30 a.m
Ramos struggles through final candidate forum.
Former San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Chairman and San Bernardino County Board of Supe’s candidate James Ramos showed up for the final candidate forum held at Copper Mountain College on Friday night.
Nothing changed.
The conversation was basically between County Supervisor Neil Derry and Former TwentyNine Palms City Councilman and Defense Department employee Jim Bagley.
With all due respect, the can’t we all get along and come together answer to every question is getting old for Ramos.
A county supervisor can’t function by way of reading from a notepad.
To get a flavor for Ramos’ command of the issues, click this link and select county supervisor forum: http://www.channel6bigbear.com .
The link is to a candidate forum sponsored by the Big Bear Democratic Club.
Last week, Ramos ditched a, previously committed to, live on-the-air event on KBHR-FM 93.3.
The key words in the last sentence being on-the-air.
Derry and Bagley did show up.
House of cards about to fall for San Bernardino
The financial house of cards is about to fall for the city of San Bernardino.
That is, now that the piggy bank known as redevelopment money has been turned off.
For years, San Bernardino has been using its economic and redevelopment agencies to augment its general fund operations.
Now that the music has stopped, it’ll be interesting to see just how much the California Department of Finance forces the city to repay.
Expect the city to start leveraging it’s city-owned water department and discuss converting its refuse operation into a franchise.
Three tax measures likely headed to California ballot in November
It looks like three differing tax propositions will be headed to the November ballot in California.
With three measures to consider, voters will likely reject them all.
The measure backed by Governor Jerry Brown, at this point, is polling in the low 50% range.
National debt finally exceeds Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
The U.S. debt is now 101% of the country’s total annual output of goods and services.
As the number climbs the likelihood of a debt default increases.
Expect the percentage to accelerate as deficit spending continues unchecked.
Keep in mind this is the U.S. national debt and does not include state and municipal obligations.
I am so tired of hearing James Ramos’ repeated “can’t we just get along and come together” responses to most of his questions, that if Supervisor, he would have supported Gonzales, Rutherford, and Ovit’s stance on splitting up the mountain community, going AGAINST the will of the people. James always says, “we need to engage the community to see what “their” vision is, not what ours is”.
That being said, what is it James…. getting along with the BOS or doing what the people want to see happen? You CAN’T have it both ways.
As mentioned by Supervisor Derry many times, the BOS agrees on 95% of the issues at hand. It’s the other 5% where Neil takes a stand for the people and fights his colleagues to make sure the people’s best interests are heard.
The County CEO wants to take the TOT taxes away from Big Bear Lake and put them in the County general fund. These are taxes generated by rentals of cabins, rooms, etc in Big Bear. Big Bear generated this revenue. What right does the County have to keep it? Neil is fighting the BOS on this attempt to steal money from the city of Big Bear Lake.
Of course, Mr. Ramos would probably want to get along with the BOS and CEO and support this theft of the city’s revenue.
James, you have no business wasting the time of your supporters in running for this office. You are totally dependent on reading your notes to answer questions. You are not knowledgeable on the issues.
And your backing out of a commitment last week to do a “Live” radio broadcast with your opponents in Big Bear was so arrogant of you. Your reasoning: ” I already did a candidate forum in in Big Bear and I don’t need to do another one”. You again speak lies to the community. You have said that you’ve had a second home in Big Bear for 15 years and you are “engaged” with the community. PROVE IT ! Quit backing out
of your commitments. Don’t be afraid to “engage” your opponents face to face. Try to do it WITHOUT your trusty notebook.
Mr. Ramos, I’m afraid your wishy-washy rhetoric won’t fly when you have the peoples best interest as your top priority. You are too interested in “getting along” with the BOS.
Have A Nice Day ………
The oh don’t worry about the debt people will say, look at Japan with 230% debt to GDP. Japan and the US is about to have a very rude awakening.
Hear we go when does Big Bear Mountain Area represent SBCO and other cities in SBCO? Now that is pure pompus arrogant pride just Neil Derry who thinks he is the new Republican Hero Jim Brulte, and believe me Mr. Derry is No Jim Brulte. Neil Derry is a weak man who lacks integrity, honesty, and braveness, Derry is a dishonest man who is on Criminal Probation. Let us hope Derry doesn’t hide his probation. Derry and his sleaze and perverted campaign will be his own undoing. Derry has to run to the mountains on Cinco De Mayo after his disasterous illegal immigrant stunt then Derry the nerve to hire Mexican Business for food hope you all anglo Americans up there didn’t catch TB from filthy Mexicans serving food maybe some Mexican Mafi Type didn’t no bugars your Ya Hear Ya Folk LOL. Ramos stay silent man Neil Derry can’t find his political Ass in the Dark with both Hands lol. SSS Zzzz Derry hired CEO and fired Ufffer LOL all you for run man, run to Ramos before it is to late!!! VOTE FOR RAMOS !!!!!!!
Freedom: You random and unintelligent rambling is case enough to vote for Derry. You are full of desperate James Ramos BS. Ramos is now getting an a## kicking in the mailbox, and you are a bumbling idiot just like Ramos. Go Derry, we need to keep an intelligent, honorable man in office.
My house was flooded by a wave of mud last year. Ramos came and saw the disaster his tribe’s mess had made, and made it clear that they had no responsibilty for the muddy mess.
If this is what he does before he’s supervisor, I can only imagine HOW MANY MORE projects his tribe will get approved after. Not no, hell no on Ramos.
Anonymous… Can you explain how Ramos and his tribe are responsible for the flooding?
@?? – The tribe had removed the vegetation from the hill above the residential neighborhood. As I recall, they had denuded the hills for almost a year. When the heavy rains came, the mud and debris flowed down from the tribal residential area which is located above the common-people residential homes. Had the tribe done a better job of maintaining the hillside, there would have been less mud flowing down during the rains. In my opinion, the tribes failure to plant vegetation on the hillside contributed to one home being a total loss.
That’s right our “nature loving” Reservation neighbors have disrespected, abused and raped our “…purple mountain majesties -Above the fruited plain!
The news said it was due to fires. I will go back and reread.
…BUT OUR EYES SEE THE “OVER” CONSTRUCTION WITH TOTAL DISREGARD TO THE LAND AND NEIGHBORS!
The Reservation’s massive abuse of construction is dangerously out of hand and WE CAN NOT REGULATE THEM!
THESE INDIANS NEED TO DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO BE AMERICANS OR NOT!!
THEY HAVE MILKED OUR SYSTEM AND TAX DOLLARS ENOUGH!
THEY SHOULD “GET WITH THE PROGRAM” AND STOP WHINING!!
It was my understanding that Neil Derry was blocked from voting on federal projects due to his indiscretion. Is that true and is he now free to vote?
Yes that’s correct. The restriction was removed in October.
@Anonymous “These Indians need to decide if they want to be Americans or not” that is one of the most ignorant statements I have ever heard!
——>>>you are an idiot. The question about being American is quite appropriate since the so called Indians claim an exemption from all local and state rules, laws and taxes because they are from a SOVERIGN NATION. Get it idiot? Americans dont have their own soverign nation which entitles them to pay no taxes, follow no rules but use all our services without paying for them . WE CALL THEM PARASITES! Just like you apparently.
PARASITES!
YES!
There is no such thing as a Indian Sovern Nation with in the USA! Anoymous whoever you are a Racist Pig, I have seen and fought against your kind throught my life! If Derry and you are representative of Derry then Neil had disgrace his Marine Service to our for trying to make American Indians and Mexicans, in SBCO equal to the Bin Ladens Terrorist. If Derry happens to win everyone loses. Freedom of Speech all the bloggers Derry, Turner, Erwin etc… keep the Racial War going you all are waking up the decency on good Americans who will stand up against Derry and His Racial Slandering Republican Pigs and we will overcome by using our vote against Derry that man has got to go now and this Pig Blog of Hate and vomit!!
What happened to our Freedumb in this Obamanation?
That’s one thing for sure… there’s nothing sovereign about the good old USofA anymore, it’s a FREE-FOR-ALL!
Only in America… out of the peoples in the north, central or south, anyway you slice it, the United States is the only “melting pot” in the hemisphere, unless of course you include the great white north.
BTW, the eskimos may not consider themselves a sovereign nation in Canada, but the San Manuel’s (with all that casino money)… don’t make me laugh!
Your just upset because you can’t change sovereign nations!! I’m crying because I’m a parasite !!!! Boo hoo
——>>>>>>>>”change sovereign nations”
No we do not want to change them JUST EXPOSE THE FESTERING CRIMINAL ELEMENT GOING ON SINCE YOUR “NATION” IS NEXT DOOR TO MY FAMILY, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY!!!
The clowns have taken over your “nation”