Profile of Darrell Issa: California Govener Recall financier

[ianbruce]

Darrell Issa is spending a fortune to force a re-call of California Govener Grey Davis. OCWeekly has the story on this low-life:

It was only an "unloaded . . . little, teeny pistol," Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Somewhere south of San Onofre) told the Los Angeles Times earlier this month, hoping to explain away a 1972 weapons conviction. Now the San Francisco Chronicle tells us how unloaded and teeny.

According to official records, the Chronicle reported July 17, Issa was arrested in Adrian, Michigan, carrying a .25-caliber semiautomatic with seven bullets in the clip and another 44 bullets in a "military style pouch." He had another weapon: "a tear gas gun" with "two rounds of ammunition."

"Issa declined to be interviewed" for the Chronicle’s story, and we say he was damn right. Today’s dynamic Republican will not answer questions he doesn’t like...

... Retired 1st Sergeant Jay Bergey had a vivid memory of Issa from 1971, which he shared with the Examiner : "That kid stole my car." (This allegation should not be confused with Issa’s 1972 indictment for car theft in Ohio, or his 1980 arrest for car theft in California.) Rather than involve the courts, Bergey said, he opted for a more direct approach: "I confronted Issa... I got in his face and threatened to kill him, and magically my car reappeared the next day."

"Issa declined to be interviewed" for that story, too, demonstrating even then the dynamic brand of leadership he’d bring to California’s highest office. <more>

http://www.ocweekly.com/ink/03/47/news-brennan.php

Let's see:

1971: Steals a car (returned on threat of bodily injury)
1972: Indictment for car theft
1972: Arrest and Conviction for weapons violation
1980: Arrest for car theft

... and that's just the ones we know about.

[JohnKleeb]

1. Darrell likes his cars apparently dont wanna trust my car to him

[Mz Pip]

2. Youthful indiscretions

That's how this will be played.

Honestly, I am more concerned about his current right wing views and what he will do with them if he gets to be Governor. That's what we need to focus on. I wish people were more concerned about past issues but I kind of doubt it. He's already been elected to Congress. Seems his past didn't matter much then.

MzPip
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