BOYD'S Don't help Republicans I asked Moore if he approached the Republican Party for assistance with his campaign. He answered: "Yes, I approached the party in August 2003. It gave me no assistance; nothing pro-active. It wouldn't even identify me on its website or let me speak for 60 seconds during an [Presidential] election-night party in November at which more than 800 of my fellow Republicans were gathered to watch the election returns, even though there was PLENTY of time for me to make the brief announcement I requested. "Linda Boyd [Vice Chairman, Los Angeles, California Republican Party] is the person I asked, and she refused; said it wouldn't be ‘appropriate.’ "Imagine: a major gathering of the most politically active Republicans, and it would not be ‘appropriate’ for me to let everyone know there was a Republican running for mayor of THE SECOND BIGGEST CITY IN AMERICA!" Ask Boyd. Email Linda Boyd. lindashirleyboyd@aol.com Perhaps, I wondered out loud to Moore, some existing Republican office holders offered a hand? Replied Moore: "Not a one. No offers at all. And they knew who I was. City Councilman Dennis Zine attended two functions at which I spoke as did Congressman Christopher Cox [VDARE NOTE: Cox should have been drawn to Moore’s campaign since he is one of the most outspoken U.S. Representatives against illegal immigration.] And County Supervisor Don Knabe was present at another one. "Ditto Duf Sundheim. He told me the party doesn’t get involved in ‘non-partisan’ elections. That, in my opinion, was just B.S. "There was zero support from any of them. The elected and party officials had zero interest in helping or even acknowledging my campaign. I wasn't asking for money, by the way; just the opportunity to let my fellow Republicans know I EXISTED!" Did Moore receive negative feedback from the Republican Party, I asked? Moore answered: "No. The party wouldn't even return my phone calls much less give negative feedback. I think what they were up to was trying to get Arnold and former Republican Mayor Richard Riordan's buddy, Bob Hertzberg (a Democrat), elected. Moore’s explanation for the GOP operatives’ inertia: "They don't care about policy or philosophy. Rather, it's a classic good-ol'-boy, you-scratch-my-back-I'll-scratch-yours situation. Power corrupts, as they say." For example, Moore reports that Linda Boyd’s husband, California Republican Party Treasurer Doug Boyd, accepted $20,000 to be a "campaign consultant" to Mayor Hahn. Mayor Yorty's Site The following new item on the Los Angeles mayoral race from our friends at the LA County Lincoln Clubs is provided for your information. The following poll shows the race for Mayor of Los Angeles is now dead even! While we like to think that the Lincoln Club's endorsement of Mayor Hahn is responsible for his rapid rise, it is more likely that our backing is but one of the many factors that are melting Villaraigosa's soft support faster than an ice cream cone in Death Valley. The Mayor is very appreciative of our assistance, and that of the overwhelming majority of Republican leaders throughout LA County. Doug Boyd Treasurer The Los Angeles County Lincoln Clubs BOYD is Boorish according to other Republican The San Jose meeting was called "to discuss the CRP financial crisis that has left us $4.6 million in debt," wrote Doug Boyd, a former party treasurer and husband of L.A. County Republican Party Chairwoman Linda Boyd. In a Jan. 9 e-mail, Boyd lashed out at Republican Party budget committee Chairman Keen Butcher about the party's inability to pay executive directors or offer "bounty" for voter registration: "What did you do to make this a top priority so that county executive directors had money to pay rent and car payments last month, much less buy Christmas presents?" he asked. (Boyd declined comment.) Butcher responds by calling Doug Boyd's behavior "boorish and inappropriate" and hypocritical given that he advocated deficit spending in 2005. Butcher then points out that the L.A. County Republican party received more than $500,000 in funding from the state party, a relatively large amount that included a $5,000-a-month stipend to Linda Boyd for "fundraising" services. No other county chairs have received such a generous contract. "You were accusatory and obnoxious in yesterday's meeting so that no one wanted to interact with you," Butcher wrote in response. BOI FROM TROY Problem is that the only budgets for the LA County Republican Party I have seen have had total numbers in the $300,000 range–with Linda Boyd’s stipend exceeding the pay of the County Executive Director. So…either the LA Times is wrong, or the something is rotten in the State of RPLAC… Tough choice. Doug & Linda Boyd "Stupid S--t" We've recounted several times that the Republican party under control of Linda Boyd here in LA has got to make some radical changes if we ever want to elect any GOP candidates in LA. Its bad enough that Linda and her husband Doug treat the party as their personal little social club and do stupid s--t like endorse James Kenneth Hahn for Mayor, while never supporting actual Republicans like Walter Moore or going a step further and trying to recruit someone who could win like Keith Richman to run. At June 09, 2005 5:00 PM, Anonymous said... Is it not relevant to mention that Doug Boyd GOT PAID $30,686.00 PERSONALLY, right after the Boyd's personal social clubs, including the LA County Republican Party and The Lincoln Clubs both endorsed Democrat Jimmy Hahn? Any self respecting Republican that donates to either of these two collections of neandrathals deserves what he or she gets. I will not send another penny to either until the Boyds both resign and pay the money over to the Republican Party. Shame, shame on the Boyds. State GOP Targets County Leaders' Activities POWER: State GOP Targets County Leaders' Activities 354 Reads While Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rudy Giuliani stole the headlines at this weekend's State Republican Party Convention, the real stories percolated beneath the radar of the mainstream media. While Doug Boyd, husband of the Republican Party of Los Angeles County Chairman Linda, was elected the regional State Vice-Chair for Los Angeles, the rules committee was at work on a new rule that functionally gave the Boyds a slap in the face. Members of the State Central Committee would henceforth be forbidden from taking money from non-Republican candidates, under the new rule, which was inspired by Boyd's $20,000-a-month payday from former Los Angeles Mayor Jim Hahn. Since Linda has lost her $5,000-a-month contract for fundraising on behalf of the organization she chairs, the family may wonder how they can support their ever-growing family (with nearly a dozen children at last count) and remain politically active! Caveman Republicans Need To Go If GOP To Win Over on the Sister City, I've posted at least a few times about how the Republican Party continues to spiral into being not only a minority party but an oblivion party in California. I've called for new leadership within the Los Angeles County Republican Party to replace Doug and Linda Boyd who treat the party organization as their own personal pleasure palace, failing to produce any election results and refusing to develop the party as a real alternative for disaffected Democrats. Had the Boyds and others placed a decent local Republican party structure in place, Richman could have potentially made a credible run for Mayor of Los Angeles this year. Instead, Doug Boyd took $30,000 to attempt to deliver Republican votes to James Hahn, who was oh so rightly tossed out on his ass. Richman - a second generation doctor whose father once served on the Los Angeles Community College Board - is making a bid for State Treasurer in 2006.