Recall Supporters Violently Attacked by Gray Davis Thugs (Update)

Above: Recall Gray Davis Committee supporter, Shawn Cubbage – wearing a baseball cap – is attacked by union thugs wearing dark “NO ON RECALL” t-shirts paid for by the State Building & Construction Trades Council. Another Recall Gray Davis supporter, Donald Lacomb, is immediately behind Cubbage and had attempted to help protect Mr. Cubbage but was then assaulted himself.

FROM: The Honorable Howard Kaloogian
Chairman, Recall Gray Davis Committee
www.RecallGrayDavis.com

Several Recall Gray Davis Supporters
Kicked, Beaten, Punched, Tackled to the Ground as They
Protested Taxpayer Funding of
Anti-Recall Workshops.

Recall Gray Davis supporters and volunteers were violently attacked by thugs supporting Governor Gray Davis on Saturday and have filed a criminal complaint. Our top-notch legal team is also exploring possible civil action.

On Saturday, several peaceful Recall Gray Davis protestors were brutally beaten, kicked, punched and tackled to the ground by union workers who were attending a taxpayer-funded workshop, WAR - “Workers Against the Recall.”

The violent “WAR” union workshop attendees rushed across J Street in downtown Sacramento – through traffic! – in several waves and attacked the pro-recall protestors.

One of four incidents where recall supporters were physically beaten was caught on video by Fox News Channel and the Recall Gray Davis Committee has uploaded a clip of this footage to our website. For video and photographs of part of the attack please CLICK HERE.

As the chairman of the Recall Gray Davis Committee, I am sickened by the sights and sounds of my staff and recall supporters and volunteers being beaten by thugs.

Several of our people were victimized in four attacks – one of which is captured in the Fox News Channel video and photographs shown at this special page on our website.

We cannot tolerate this behavior from the thugs who Gray Davis and his political team have hired to fight the recall effort. Make no mistake – Davis and his hired guns are determined to frighten and intimidate the people of California from supporting this recall.

When they tell you that the recall is a “circus atmosphere” or “risky” they are trying to strike fear into your soul.

And now we see they are going even further by trying to scare people from actively and publicly working on behalf of the recall campaign through the use of violence.

I need you to call your local talk radio stations and voice your outrage over this revolting incident. I need you to send the pictures and video file to reporters at major newspapers, television stations and radio stations.

DEMAND THAT THEY SHOW CALIFORNIANS THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THOSE WHO DARED TO OPPOSE GRAY DAVIS.

If you can also continue to help fund our legal defense fund I would greatly appreciate it. So many of you sent in generous contributions to assist in our legal efforts to date. I never thought that I would have to raise money for the medical bills for recall supporters and legal bills to fight those who had attacked my dedicated and hard-working staff.

If I have to, I will pay these expenses out of my own pocket – my staff and our volunteers have become an extended family of mine who have made history thanks to their tireless efforts, determination, honesty, integrity and perseverance. I will not allow anyone to harm members of this great family without also going through me.

As you will recall, the reason we had organized our peaceful protest against these “WAR” workshops – on the OPPOSITE side of the street from where the workshops were being held – is because they used taxpayer funds to assist in the leadership and planning of the workshops.

The University of California Institute for Labor & Employment received $4,000,000 in taxpayer money from this year’s budget and was listed as one of the lead organizers of these workshops.

We were outraged and wanted to show the media and the people of California that we would not allow Gray Davis to get away with this unnoticed.

Apparently they decided to beat my staff, supporters and volunteers into silence.

The end is near for Gray Davis’ corrupt and failed administration and we must move forward undaunted – committed in our goal of restoring the California Dream for our families.

Please – make sure that every Californian hears the truth about what happened on this violent Saturday morning. We must not let those who endured the pain and physical punishment for standing up for their beliefs to have suffered in vain.

You wrote: "Glad you all got this thread going! I have a list of questions from FReeper Comwatch that need to be addressed."

THANK YOU for at least considering my concerns! (ours actually, because our whole PDN team sticks up for our own, even if we make mistakes) Thanks for responding where Shawn and David have not. Ignoring one of the eleven alledged Recall instigators (which we are NOT) on the Liberal's List, is not a good way to garner future support.

I listed the police Incident Reports to make it easier for you, victims or your legal council to get police data. As I pointed out (when asked) on KFBK tonight, every victim has remedies at their disposal under the rule of law. Citizen's arrests should have been made on the spot. It's a felony for a California peace officer to refuse your arrest (Penal Code Section 142) and if your supporters (including me and PDN members) march into Jan Scully's office to urge the DA's prosecution of the identified offender(s) it won't get scrubbed.

You lose evidence as each day goes by. Who went to the Sheraton to check their security cameras and angles? Same for the Convention Center... they have cameras that view J Street in both directions. SPD has in car cameras and when the overheads come on, so does the camera... may have clearer video of faces (for identification) than the media and an unobstructed view. Anyone ask?

My offer to go before the City Council tonight was real... I just didn't see anything more in Howard Kaloogian's email and links today to sway me one way or the other. I have the same tapes and we've watch them carefully.

There's even a charge I have used for an adult in the presence of a minor child who exhibits conduct like we saw (twice) in the video... but here's the rub and what's confusing: It appears a union rep steps in and blast that adult's conduct, making it look like he was one of ours. Help us I.D. that adult and what he was say with a witness, and I'll help you get those charges pressed. Been there, done it and got the conviction!

I'm not trying to throw cold water on your claims... I just know what your team did wrong and can make sure it won't happen again if you want help. You guys have been used to the swift back up of CHP on the protected Capitol grounds. (Remember Bob Mulholland)

The City's streets have totally different rules of engagement, no matter what all the keyboard warriors that live elsewhere have to say. It's real easy to say what you'll do in a street brawl from the comfort of your couch and you're not swinging to defend yourself and friend or worse, a loved one. One thing however I won't bend on... THIS WAS NO PLACE FOR A 7 YEAR OLD WITHOUT POLICE PROTECTION. (You could have had it but you didn't ask or even give SPD any advance heads up) Come On... we laugh at the folly of the "Human Shields" yet think protesting known thugs who work picket lines where violence is the rule of the day, is an appropriate place for a minor child?

If you want to see a mob assault, stop by the bunker and I'll show you plenty of video happening every weekend in Old Sac and downtown as dozens of cops run from one fight to the next. Again... it's evidence that's needed and we'll help all we can. I want to see these thugs hung out to dry if you can make the case I've laid out at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/961133/posts?page=325#325

You know me dude... I don't take this lightly nor do I want to see your hard work turned into a tool for the thugs. I hope to review the three calls I listed myself later this week. Right now, the police still consider it a "non-event" compared to their day to day calls for service in the same turf. Trust me, SPD makes arrests when protesters cross the line... just ask any pro-life or pro-choice activist in this city. Ex-Chief Venegas isn't around any more to tell cops to lay off UFW and union thugs who also show up for Davis events. Most of the cops who work downtown have put in some military service and they tend to know from where our passion derive. Nuff said? Include them in your planning next time.

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Recall Supporters Violently Attacked by Gray Davis Thugs

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