At one of the spring candidate forums I submitted this question that asked Lynn Morgan: “There are rumors that you are possibly involved with a Central Valley PAC, the Steve Wilensky/SEIU political machine and have agreed to their agenda. What is your relationship to this organized political faction?” She answered that she attended one of their meetings and nothing more. There is more to this story than is commonly known. Presently there are rumors she travels to Calaveras County, probably for political training, on a regular basis and that she has agreed to their extreme left wing agenda.
During the candidates’ forum at the Jackson Civic Center, Steve Wilensky was in the background acting as puppet master. He is at the center of far left political network in the Foothills and the Valley. Lynn Morgan appears to be their coached and chosen candidate. A major part of this network is the Central Valley Progressive PAC. You can witness them on YouTube: Steve Wilensky Speaking at the October 2013 CVPPAC fundraiser, The Central Valley Progressive PAC Fall fund raiser and Phil Giarrizzo speaks at the CVPPAC Fall fundraiser. While there are probably more, these three make clear a radical agenda, far beyond mainstream liberalism.
Part of this network, of which Steve Wilensky is the listed contact, is SNOPAC, the Sierra Nevada Opportunity Political Action Committee. They sponsor the Campaign Summit and Training “...to win key progressive victories in the Sierra and Central Valley in 2014 and subsequent cycles.” They emphasize “social justice issues” and consider their training to be “part campaign boot camp.” This website was linked to www.closethegap.CA that runs women for the state legislature because women are superior to men to many ways. A link from there led to the California List website where a women praised Communist Cuba because so many of the legislators are women. Clearly, the vote for me because I am a woman has been part of Lynn Morgan’s campaign.
So who is the real Lynn Morgan? Her website contains the usual glib statements and her specific positions on Wild & Scenic, Dollar General, etc; but nowhere does it state her political philosophy. Ultimately, this is the most important question because it determines what she may propose and how she will vote on issues not yet known. Therefore, I am asking Lynn Morgan to directly answer several questions. This format will allow her to answer completely and unlike being on the spot in a live forum, she has sufficient time to write up detailed responses.
1) What is your political philosophy? Do you consider yourself a liberal or a progressive and what do those terms signify for you?
2) What is your political relationship with Steve Wilensky?
3) Have you participated in SNOPAC training and, if so, how many times?
4) You stated that you attended a Central Valley PAC event. Was this the progressive PAC, and was your attendance a onetime occurrence or part of your ongoing involvement?
Ms. Morgan, the voters of Amador County would appreciate your candid answers to these questions.
Copyright 2014, Mark L. Bennett
Steve Wilensky was a contractor for SEIU. His contract has since expired. We are very grateful for his help, as he assisted with many organizational tasks such as setting up the Committee on Political Education (COPE) and the April 16 candidates forum.
ReplyDeleteLynn Morgan so far has no formal relationship with SEIU. We are in the process of considering endorsing candidates, and if we decide to pursue that path, both Morgan and Novelli (whom we endorsed in 2006) will be invited to interview with the selection panel. We will base our endorsement on which candidate we feel is best suited for the job.
-Gwen Clayton
SEIU 1021 Amador County Chapter and COPE member
Lynn Morgan is not about to come out and state her political philosophy or how she votes in national and state elections. However, over my many years of being an informed voter I have found that by paying attention to who actively supports a candidate and contributes to their campaign fund it's becomes easy to figure out the candidate's political philosophy and what the candidate will probably do once elected despite the denial and smokescreens they throw up during the election process.
ReplyDeleteEven though this is a supposed non partisan office, Morgan has tied herself to the Democrats, the radical environmentalists via the Foothill Conservancy, SEIU, etc. Her Facebook page, her campaign meet and greets and her statements supporting Wild and Scenic, not taking a position on the Gravity Supply Line and leading the opposition, along with her support groups, on a Dollar General store based on anti capitalist ideas is proof enough that she is a leftist disguising herself as a moderate. If she were out and out open about her political leanings, she wouldn't have a chance in a county that almost always votes conservative. Past elections show that Morgan's supporters seldom get above 40% of the vote when it's a one on one election.
The Foothill Conservancy tried and succeed in using the same stealth tactics when they ran Chris Wright, the Conservancy's former executive director, as a Calaveras supervisor. During that campaign Wright seldom mentioned he was involved with the Conservancy. He is responsible for putting the Wild and Scenic mess on the course it is by introducing it as a throw away resolution with little chance for input from other agencies or study from other supervisors. Morgan will undoubtedly follow in Wright's footsteps.