Outgoing Congressman Jerry Lewis (R-Redlands) left. Former San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Chairman James Ramos right.
Friday, May 18, 2012 – 10:00 a.m.
The sauce pan is simmering in the race for San Bernardino County Third District Supervisor.
The three-way race consisting of Supervisor Neil Derry, Former Twenty-Nine Palms City Councilman Jim Bagley and Former San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Chairman James Ramos is heating up heading into the home stretch to the June 5th primary.
If no candidate receives fifty percent, the top two contenders will face a November runoff.
Four years ago Congressman Jerry Lewis (R-Redlands), District Attorney Michael Ramos and then-Sheriff Gary Penrod all recorded radio spots and automated dialer messages supporting Supervisor Dennis Hansberger, a republican.
The result? Hansberger lost to Derry, who is also a republican.
Lewis was reportedly bitter over his friend Hansberger’s loss and has been privately disparaging Derry, non-stop, since his election to the board.
Well it looks as if Third District voters are being treated to more of the same.
However this time the support is being bestowed upon Ramos, a lifelong democrat.
Automated dialer calls with a message from, the republican-in-name-only, Lewis have started peppering republican voters.
Somehow someone, likely Lewis, must feel he has sway with voters.
An arrogant assumption to make.
But it appears republicans are growing irritated as they learn Lewis is backing a democrat.
As many voters can recall. This is the same Jerry Lewis who;
- Spent his entire campaign war chest defending himself from an FBI probe into earmarks and influence peddling.
- Couldn’t regain the chairmanship of the Appropriations Committee after republicans took control of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010.
- Led the charge in accelerating the growth in U.S. debt, by way of out of control spending under his previous appropriations chairmanship.
- Is retiring because of uncertainty surrounding his reelection potential.
And now Lewis is trying to shove a democrat down the throats of republicans.
The House leadership must be glad to see this guy leave.
But you never know. Lewis may be looking for a job at the casino.
Another bottle of scotch sounds more appropriate right about now.
Lewis is a RINO. Good riddance! Gary Miller will be a far better Congressman for local residents.
Lewis leaves us with sh-t all over his face and reputation, his legacy is best forgotten, as he chose to retire, hand and hand, supporting Ramos, who knowingly provides a safe haven to the Mexican and Russian mafia’s who are spilling over into our communities and killing our youth with their drugs, and worst, Ramos directly profits from their drug trafficking.
Now it seems Lewis will also profit from drug money, as his endorsement of Ramos was bought at a price only Ramos could afford… could one conclude then, that Lewis sold his soul to the devil? I believe he did.
Jerry Lewis WHO????????
AHHH? SO LEWIS “Spent his entire campaign war chest defending himself from an FBI probe into earmarks and influence peddling.”
That explains his allure to endorse Ramos…he needed the MONEY!!
Yes, Lewis certainly sold his soul to the devil…all for greed $$$$$
Maybe Lewis is gone, but he will be replaced by Bob Dutton, not the unknown Miller. I am hearing that Miller will be the next one fighting the FBI & IRS over his lack of paying taxes on his land deals. I hear & read that this is an old UN-FINISHED issue. Miller is trying to buy this election. Waste of money ! BTW, check out Gary Miller on Wikipedia. Oh, and check out Bob Dutton too while you are there…..
“I am hearing that Miller will be the next one fighting the FBI & IRS over his lack of paying taxes on..” Really? You hear voices?
“Miller is trying to buy this election. Waste of money”
You mean just the way Dutton had his daddy and Brulte BUY HIS ELECTION!! Yes, that was a great waste of money, he like Lewis, will be gone and forgotten…all do to their greed and need to associate themselves with, and endorse, James Ramos for a very comfortable price…what a shameful way to exit their political careers… CHOW MEN, NO TEARS FOR EITHER YOU! (No personal offense to you Zeke)
What SPECIFICALLY did RAMOS DO? (simply having a title means nothing)
It is not wrong to donate but donation should NOT have strings attached.
We know what Ramos says about himself … but what did he DO for the non-tribal district?
Regulations will not apply to Ramos since he resides in tribal land.
AGUILAR embraced himself with Occupy expressing concerns about campaign financing reforms. Check FEC Disclosure and notice how MUCH MONEY he accepted from PACs! The 30+ people who stood up at the City Council meeting did not agree with Aguilar’s (and Gardner and Harrison) decision to announce broadly that Redlands concur with Occupy! Why did Aguilar expressed my political views?
DUTTON said with arrogance that he supports RAMOS but could not specifically say what Ramos actually DID so as to gain his endorsement… maybe it is buy back time … for all the $$$.
Ramos’ money is not evil. The LOVE of money is the ROOT of all kinds of evil.
@Anon
“Ramos’ money is not evil.”
WRONG… Ramos’ money IS evil, for the money comes from drug trafficking profits, in which other sinister crimes, like murder, are a part of.
Money earned honestly and ethically IS, of course…a blessing.
i have no highly verifiable evidence thar Ramos money is tainted but agree that IF TRUE, THEN LAUNDERED MONEY is evil.
ANONYMOUS. I thought we had a truce on the toxic language. Your battle should be with ONE PERSON, JERRY LEWIS who is drubbing another Republican. What kind of a county is this??
Boss Hogg of the Duke of Hazzard would make San Bernardino look good!!!
Maucus, my “new” friend..oh so I thought, you have disappointed me.
We do have a truce, my understanding of that was that I would not indirectly, or directly, take shots at you personally, and you would not call me a hater, among other names, just because I support Derry.
How is telling the TRUTH “toxic language? Just because it bothers and annoys you to hear the truth about what is happening within the Reservations, under Ramos’ watch, does not mean I am being toxic.
I would hate to believe you’re a sneaky type of fellow who tried to outsmart me by calling for a “truce” in order to keep me from exposing the festering criminal activities within James Ramos’ Reservation, and his many years of offering them a safe-haven in return for a share of their drug trafficking PROFITS.
Here’s a link I sent before,
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125736987377028727.html
BTW, Barstow P.O.A. did right by San Bernardino County by endorsing Derry.
The last thing San Bernardino County needs is to turn a blind eye to this evil that is spilling to our children and communities.
If Jerry Lewis loves this country, he will join in the efforts to do away with “Reservations”
James Scumball Ramos truly is evil. Most gambling pimps are. Lewis is beyond contempt; a crook unprosecuted.
Check out the Lewis picture. The guy looks like some type of inhuman mutant.
Zeke:
I would make you two wagers if you were so inclined: first bet, Dutton never sees the sun rise in Washington, other than the one we all see wearing a visor and Hawaiian shirt touring the monuments; second bet Jerry Lewis regrets making robo calls for James Ramos by Thanksgiving because its a hard and fast fall into retirement as it is without stumbling on the way.
@ Comment #11 – Oh good – I was beginning to think I was the only one who was creeped out by this photo. Everytime I see it I think he is probably the creepy uncle at his family reunions.
Gambler, I don’t gamble, that would take a risk and means you are uncertain of matters at hand. I have never met Lewis nor followed him much, nor have I had a robo call from him. So that bet is off. The Dutton bet is a good one. Just the fact that Miller is pouring in a fortune to try to beat Bob Dutton is proof enough that he is very doubtful he (Miller) will win this race., otherwise he would save the $ for the General Election. But remember, I don’t gamble….That’s why I am voting for Bob Dutton !
ANONYMOUS. You obviously don’t want a truce!!!
Admin: Kick this scum MaRCUS OFF.
Marcus, I did not post #17, I didn’t understand your comment on #16, you did not explain yourself, so I didn’t comment.
Repairman was correct, I need to distinguish myself from other anonymous’, I asked him for suggestions, but he has not posted them yet. I’m still waiting.
Anon#17….grow a spine you woman.
Lewis, the “Minority Maker” is the lone reason that Reps lost the House. They got it back because the Reps relegated this relic back to his closet. He is, and has been irrelevant to the people he serves, other than those like D. Hansberger and his flunkies like James Ramos. Is this the kind of Republicans we want? Those bought by casino dollars….even to support a liberal Democrat?
ANONYMOUS doesn’t understand that no mater how much toxic venum he/she spews, there is free speech in this country and even he doesn’t have the power to kick people off. He may “own” the county but certainly not the country.
ANONYMOUS must have a problem with justice, integrity, and civil dialogue.
Marcus, free speech does not always equal to venom, only to those arrogant individuals like yourself. The TRUTH does not sit well with your stomach because it exposes you for what YOU truly are, IF atttacking and offending me makes you feel better about yourself fo ahead, it’s no skin off my nose because I just don’t care.
I do not have a problem with “with justice, integrity, and civil dialogue” which is why I am so vocal about Ramos’ and the danger our county faces in the hands of a man who protects criminals in his Reservation and openly has a history of disrespecting our law and regulations outside the Reservation.
You brought up our Founding Fathers on a different post, stating they would be rolling in their graves…YES, THEY ARE, JUST LOOKING AT THE CRIMINALS PROTECTED BY NATIVE INDIANS WITHIN THEIR RESERVATIONS ALL OVER OUR DEAR COUNTRY… http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125736987377028727.html
IN FACT, OUR FOUNDING FATHERS ARE ASKING FOR BRAVE MEN TO GATHER AND ARGUE BEFORE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ABOUT THE DESPERATE NEED TO BRING AN END TO THE RESERVATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. For the safety of our neighborhoods, communities, and our children.
AND if THAT TRUTH is toxic to Marcus and upsets his weak little stomach…I DON’T CARE!!!
Marcus is paid big money to come on this blog and create hate and confusion for the benefit of Ramos, ENJOY THE MONEY YOU EARN…
Does the Robo call go something like this?
“Ring, ring” … Hello, who’s there?
Jerry Lewis…
Jerry Lewis who?
Jerry Lewis who’s making the following unbiased political endorsement… let’s just say this man has already paid his dues, thanks to your friendly neighborhood Band of San Manuel Mission Indians, featuring James Ramos, that millionaire philanthropist seeking the 3rd Supervisory District seat…
At least Lewis was able to vote for himself last election and Ramos can do the same this election…too bad Miller can’t say the same.
Hell Mr. James Ramos…
“The reservations aren’t only home to marijuana farms but are becoming sites for gun trafficking. At the Yakama homeland, a 1.4-million-acre reservation near Toppenish, Wash., a Mexican gang allegedly has planted hundreds of acres of marijuana and run guns to Mexico. U.S. investigators say the guns have ended up in the hands of Mexico’s most feared paramilitary drug group, Los Zetas.”
…still want to be Supervisor? Bring it on, fool!!
Sorry, meant HellO,
Anon#25….Who makes the guns? not the indians for sure! Perhaps you should shut down gun manufacturers who know quite well that their products are being run across borders and can possibly be used against innocent Americans.
red anon..
haha, you are attempting to throw the subject off course…
THERE IS A VERY TIGHT AND HUSH HUSH PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RESERVATIONS AND THE MAFIA…AND NOT JUST THE MEXICAN MAFIA…THE SAFE HAVEN RESERVATIONS PROVIDE HAS REACHED MANY…
AND ALL ARE IN BUSINESS UP AND RUNNING WITHIN RESERVATIONS ALL OVER OUR COUNTRY, INCLUDING JAMES RAMOS AT SAN MANUEL…THE RUSSIAN MAFIA INCLUDED…MET A FEW OF THEM MYSELF ON ONE OF THEIR TRIPS OUTSIDE THE RESERVATION…WHAT LUCK FOR ME!!!