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The Tale of Two Candidates: David Harmer and Brad Goehring

It’s interesting to me the differences that are emerging between two of the CD-11 candidates Brad Goehring and David Harmer.

I’ve been watching the Harmer campaign for quite some time and I notice that David Harmer rarely speaks for himself.  Whether it’s through his facebook page or his campaign mailers, David Harmer keeps a distance.  I’m not sure if it’s because his handlers are afraid that he’ll make a mistake or what.  He has ran his entire campaign so far on being a “Reagan Republican”.  That and “true conservative” or “real conservative” are really what all Republican’s are running on this election.  But for David Harmer, it’s more than that.  He is running on the quotes and words of Reagan and top Reagan officials but not his own.  His facebook page is littered with quotes from Reagan, Ed Meese or the like.

Contrast that with Brad Goehring who talks with his facebook “friends” almost daily and has original posts and status updates quite frequently.  Brad Goehring isn’t afraid to make himself available to the public even if that means strong ridicule from the extreme left which happens on a daily basis.

David Harmer uses great quotes like:

“Ronald Reagan would be disturbed about the expansion of the power of the federal government, the intrusion into people’s lives like this Obama health care program, appalled by the increase in federal spending…” – Edwin Meese

Quotes like that are great.  I totally agree with Edwin Meese.  The idea is to put up quotes like this so people continue to associate Harmer with the Reagan crew.  I think for a lot of kool-aid drinkers it works.  There are a lot of people who are great at working people’s minds like this…can you say Hale-Bopp?  Can you say Branch-Dividians?  I’m not saying that Harmer is a cult leader…so don’t start twisting my words.  What I am saying is certain people know how to get into people’s minds to get them to feel all warm and fuzzy inside and I believe this is what Harmer is doing.  I could write you a great article telling you where I was exactly when Ronald Reagan gave one of his well known  speeches.  I can tell you how great I felt at the time and I bet you that I would have you feeling warm and fuzzy inside by the time you finished reading it.  The bottom line is I’m not Ronald Reagan and neither is Harmer.  Harmer is his own fallible guy….so stop drinking the kool-aid and wake up.

“So who is the true Harmer,” you ask?  Take a look at my past articles and you may start seeing who he is.  In fact my last article called “The David Harmer Puzzle” puts a lot of his pieces together.  An interesting thing that has recently come to mind is their patriotism.  I’m not questioning Harmer’s patriotism but he doesn’t wear it on his sleeve like someone who I want representing me.  I’ve watched all four of the candidates all memorial day weekend.  As of 8pm on Memorial Day, all of the candidates EXCEPT Harmer wrote something about our fallen and thanking them for their sacrifice. When it comes to the two top candidates, here is what I’ve seen with regards to their facebook updates.

On Saturday, in his own words Brad Goehring posted:

“We live in the land of the free ONLY because of the brave!”

On Saturday David Harmer bragged about an endorsement he received (but failed to mention that it was drawn out of a hat). If you don’t believe me about the hat read the South San Joaquin Republican President Frank Aquila’s letter that just went out on 5/31/10.  Or you can read my article that exposes the CRA shenanigans that took place.

On Sunday Brad Goehring spent his entire day celebrating our nations heroes at Woodward Park in Manteca.  I know this because I was with him watching him talk to vets and making himself available to the voters.  Before leaving for the celebration, Brad Goehring posted:

“I will fight socialism with our Constitution relentlessly to ensure those who sacrificed with their lives in the name of freedom and liberty were not sacrificed in vain! WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE ONLY BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE!”

Brad didn’t even brag about the fact that he was going to the Memorial Day celebration and I am glad he didn’t.  Memorial Day is not something to politicize.

On Sunday David Harmer’s wall was blank.

On Monday (Memorial Day), in his own words Brad Goehring posted:

“I was humbly honored yesterday to stand beside the gold star father of Michael D. Anderson Jr – U.S. Marine Corp May 1983 – Dec 2004. His son wrote a blank check payable to the United States of America with his life. THAT IS HONOR! During a ceremony he whispered to me that each morning he wakes up he is reminded it is …Memorial Day. May God bless the men and women and their families in service.”

On Monday David Harmer took the opportunity to brag, in my opinion, about the fact that he finally made it to a Memorial Day celebration…but still nothing about the fallen:

“At the Danville Memorial Day Celebration! Come say hello.”

David Harmer couldn’t you have at least found a great quote from Reagan regarding Memorial Day?  After all Memorial Day is one of our greatest holidays.

We would have NO OTHER holidays if it wasn’t for our brave!  Is it because you don’t know how to talk about such great things or because you are afraid that if you did win the primary that McNerney would somehow paint you as a patriot in the general?

I want to appeal to you the reader.  This election is critical.  We have a guy who is running on the coat tails of Ronald Reagan but we don’t know what he really thinks himself?  He is also relying on the backing of the local GOP because they recruited him and that’s who they decided they want.  (See photo) You gotta love the big party establishment right?  And then there is a great patriot in Brad Goehring who knows what to say and when to say it.  And when he says it, it shows the true character of BRAG GOEHRING.  Not of some other guy.  He is a farmer from this district who has always lived here.  He is someone who loves God and touts his pro-life stance.  I overheard him telling someone: “I’m 45 years old but have been going to my church for 46″.  He doesn’t need a soundbite from Reagan or a quote from Edwin Meese.  He is a genuine guy who puts his pants on one leg at a time like both you and I.  He touts his pro-gun stance by proclaiming that he is the only candidate to have a concealed carry permit.

I actually just started laughing out loud thinking about David Harmer shooting a gun.

(Updated: Since writing this David Harmer finally penned something as Memorial Day was coming to a close. In the interest of fairness I needed to add this update.  But it wasn’t until 9pm on Monday night that he finally wrote something halfway patriotic.  9pm?  Really? It’s almost as if it was an after-thought.  Was it?).

Written by John Heida

Originally posted at http://www.rtamerican.us and written by John Heida.  John Heida is not paid by any campaign and is not paid by Conservative New Media.  He is only a guest author and has his own opinions which you can find on his website at http://www.rtamerican.us.  The views expressed in this article are John Heida’s personal opinions only and are meant for informational and entertainment purposes only.  John Heida does not allege any facts, cast aspersions on anyone, or make any claims about what he says here, or in any of his other columns on Conservative New Media or on his site.  Again, these are only John Heida’s own personal opinions and his First Amendment protected exercise thereof.  These opinions are not necessarily the views of Conservative New Media and Conservative New Media does not endorse or represent or warrant any of the content of his articles in any way and is not responsible for them.

The David Harmer Puzzle

It’s hard to get the full picture when you only see one or two pieces to a puzzle. With regards to David Harmer and his campaign the pieces are finally starting to come together. I can promise you that my campaign against Harmer IS NOT because I think he is the front-runner. I think a lot of people see him as the front-runner so they are naturally going after him. I, however, think that with all of his baggage, Harmer would be devastating to the Republican party during the general election and if he were to squeak out a victory would be devastating to our district.

With that being said let’s look at the puzzle pieces (keep in mind that this stuff will be used against him in the general if he wins the nomination):

1. Harmer got terminated from his job and is looking for a job:  Harmer ran a failed campaign in Utah and just finished a failed campaign in CD-10 last November.
2. Harmer is carpetbagging into a district that looks a lot different than his.  He cannot properly represent us.  In his last failed campaign against Garamendi, Harmer accused his opponent of doing this exact same thing.  Flip….flop.  Lack of consistency.  My own personal opinion is that it’s ok to carpetbag if there are no other alternatives and if you can properly represent the district you are wanting to run in.  We do have other alternatives very capable of beating McNerney and they live here and are more capable of properly knowing our aches and pains.
3. Harmer has pulled out the religious card and has used it to gain more support from his church.  David Harmer essentially announced his candidacy in the Mormon Times but when Elizabeth Emken posted a thumbnail of the Mormon Times article on a mailer he cried foul.  I personally think that his response is dirty and desperate.  We don’t need religious martyrs we need representation.
4. Harmer’s contributions are coming from outside of the 11th District raising concerns as to who he will actually represent.  A lot of people in the party just want Republican representation.  Am I wrong to want proper representation of my district on top of the Republican label?  I’ve found that just Republican representation has not always been the best thing in the past.  Here is an article I wrote on just this:  If He Wins, Who Will David Harmer Represent?
5. Harmer did indeed refuse to take a position on gay-marriage in his last race back last November.  If he does indeed have a position as I’ve been told by supporters, this will come up in the general.
6. Harmer aligned himself with former CD-11 opponent Robert Beadles by making him co-chair to the Harmer campaign.  Beadles has a TON of baggage himself (9/11 truther, being raided by the Sheriff’s office, get-rich quick schemes etc).  Whether or not that stuff is true, it’ll come up in the general.
7. Harmer has seemingly obtained at least one endorsement in a questionable fashion bringing in to question his honesty and integrity.  This will come up in the general. Here is the article I wrote on just this: Did the David Harmer Campaign Steal the CRA Endorsement?
8. Harmer took an unemployment check for $2395 after receiving an alleged stimulus bailout severance and bonus that totaled $159992  from JPMorgan Chase.  Here is the article I wrote on just this: David Harmer, “We’re Disgusted by It!” This will indeed come up in the general election if Harmer gets the nomination.  It calls into question his conservatism among other things.
9. More miscellaneous items like opponents signs falling down, strange behavior in front of FOX News cameras etc.  You can find videos at Conservative New Media.

All of these items help the picture come more into focus.  David Harmer is not the guy we need going up against McNerney in the general.  In my opinion he is a liability that us conservatives can’t afford to have going into the general.  There are three other candidates who do not carry the baggage that Harmer does.

It’s no secret that my choice is Brad Goehring.  Brad Goehring is a local farmer who knows the aches and pains of our district because he has grown up here.  Brad Goehring is a patriot who’s devotion is to our Constitution before the Republican party and I respect that a great deal.  Brad Goehring is a regular guy.  He is not a politician but has felt the call of patriotism to step up into the public spotlight to represent a district that he loves enough to call it his home.

Join me in supporting Brad Goehring for Congress!

Written by John Heida

Originally posted at http://www.rtamerican.us and written by John Heida.  John Heida is not paid by any campaign and is not paid by Conservative New Media.  He is only a guest author and has his own opinions which you can find on his website at http://www.rtamerican.us.  The views expressed in this article are John Heida’s personal opinions only and are meant for informational and entertainment purposes only.  John Heida does not allege any facts, cast aspersions on anyone, or make any claims about what he says here, or in any of his other columns on Conservative New Media or on his site.  Again, these are only John Heida’s own personal opinions and his First Amendment protected exercise thereof.  These opinions are not necessarily the views of Conservative New Media and Conservative New Media does not endorse or represent or warrant any of the content of his articles in any way and is not responsible for them.

The Opponents of David Harmer Are Having Their Signs Damaged. Why? How?

There is a very disturbing trend occurring with the signs of David Harmer’s opponents in the California 2010 Congressional District 11 Republican primary election.

At least some of the signs for Tony Amador, Elizabeth Emken and Brad Goehring — David Harmer’s three opponents in the upcoming primary — have been damaged in recent days.

Oddly enough, however, none of Harmer’s signs seem to have suffered similar “wind damage” or the like.

The video has more on this subject, including evidence of the damage that has happened to these signs:

Who or what is behind the damage which has befallen these signs, and why does it appear that the signs of David Harmer have not been similarly affected?