MEMO
From: Mr. Charles
To: All
Interested Parties
Re: Kevin James Displays Chauvinistic Streak
Since after my last e-mail it became clear that the
community of Los Angeles does not know who the real Kevin James is, I decided I
wanted to continue shedding more light on his deplorable comments. I wrote to
City Councilmembers, CHIRLA and PICO. Now I am adding Representative Hahn, LA
NOW, Close the Gap California, NWPC and California List.
There will be more to come tomorrow.
Appointment Made
in “Interest of the City”
As someone who Mayor Eric Garcetti believes is “qualified
for the work that will devolve upon him,” Kevin James does not represent what
everyday Angelenos stand for. Mayor Garcetti also said in his letter that Kevin
James’ appointment was made “solely in the interest of the City” (Mayor
Garcetti Kevin James Appointment Notice, July
12, 2013)[i]
Today’s feature will show how Kevin James attacked one of
two City Councilmembers who were women at the time, using a three-year-old
story that had been debunked in the past by none other than the Daily Breeze’s Gene Maddaus.
False Story
Dredged Up on Janice Hahn by Opponents . . .
Councilmember Janice Hahn ran and won the privilege to
represent the citizens of the 36th Congressional District. However,
the Republican smear machine was in full force, with none other than Kevin
James as cheerleader-in-chief. They
dredged up a three-year-old story on Councilmember Hahn, about how she funded
gangs and helped gang members get out of jail free. FOX-11 was asked repeatedly
to not run the story due to its libelous nature, but they ran it anyway. Kevin
James was more than happy to re-air the feature on his radio show. After
hearing the names of the gang members making statements, he stated:
She’s [Hahn’s] got quite the list
of friends. Remarkable.
. . . Which Was
Debunked . . .
Now, Gene Maddaus had written a piece three years before the story was
resurrected during Hahn’s Congressional campaign. He was working for the Daily
Breeze and debunked every claim made by the erroneous news story by FOX-11. You
can read it here, but in
short:
Los Angeles Councilwoman Janice Hahn continues to
take fire from talk radio hosts and conservative bloggers, two weeks after a
television news report accused her of providing city funds to active gang
members under the auspices of gang intervention programs.
But a review of the
Fox 11 News story found major flaws that undermine its central allegations.
Most notably, records and interviews show that the gang intervention workers
identified in the report have not received city funding. Additionally, a
convicted rapist was wrongly identified as a gang intervention worker, and Hahn
was mistakenly accused of providing funds directly to gang workers.
The story was
largely based on the allegations of two Los Angeles Police Department officers
who contend that Hahn pressured the department to remove them from their foot
beats in Watts due to complaints about their aggressive tactics. (The Daily
Breeze, May 13, 2008)[iii]
. . . But Kevin
James Ran With It
Kevin James took it a step further and wanted to fan the
flames on the false allegations. In his radio show, he said:
So I would encourage you. Go online
to Fox 11. And get the link to the story. Watch it. Make your own decision
about whether Janice Hahn should be elected to the United States House of
Representatives. Do a compare and contrast. Compare the Craig Huey campaign.
His website is craighuey.com. And e-mail this Fox 11 story around. Anyone,
especially that you know lives in the South Bay area and the 36th
Congressional District. This is the kind of politician, professional politician
that wants to move from the Los Angeles City Council to the United States House
of Representatives.
Where James really gets out of hand is when he tries to continue
a gag where he mocks Janice Hahn and her voice and continues under the false
assumption that Janice Hahn was representing gang members (mocking voice in
italics):
“Can you believe these names? Can
you imagine what Janice Hahn’s rolodex must look like? Can you imagine Janice
Hahn to her assistant, ‘Uh hey Mary, get
Busybones on the phone? And then after we’re done talking to Busybones, get Bow
Wow for me please?’ You’ve got to be kidding.”
Sound Familiar?
Now the question you need to ask Kevin James is, would he
have changed his voice and spoken in character if it were a man? It’s no wonder
Janice Hahn did not want to go on his show to debate her opponent.
Previously I had mentioned that Kevin
James was auditioning to become the next Rush Limbaugh. It is clear he
mimicked this technique from Rush Limbaugh who has mocked women's voices over the
years examples include then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton and Attorney
General Janet Reno.
In this clip, you can listen to
Rush Limbaugh mock LA's own Sandra Fluke voice when she testified on Capitol
Hill on behalf of contraceptive rights for young women. (Media Matters, March 1, 2012)[vi]
Again I have to ask if Rush Limbaugh
ran for Mayor of Los Angeles, lost endorsed Councilman Garcetti would we be
here contemplating whether or not we appoint him to the Board of Public Works?
Kevin James Would Replace a Great Civil Servant
What makes his appointment so heinous
is Kevin James is replacing a woman who is a leader in her community in uniting
communities not dividing. Capri Maddox is an outstanding member of
the community who has participated as a speaker for workshops about how to
mitigate gang activity (LANI 2008 Workshop)[vii].
Ms. Maddox has also worked with Safe Passage, a group dedicated to allowing
students to travel to and from school without gang confrontations. She wrote:
It’s an innovative idea to take on this challenge
to make sure the children in the L.A. schools are safe. It’s great how it
brings together so many agencies like the MTA, LAPD, Attorney General’s Office,
City Attorney, LAUSD, etc. I’m impressed that the AG’s Office is spending
resources to send people down to L.A. for meetings and supervision. (Safe
Passage LA Summary, November 2007)[viii]
As
always, I can be reached at 213-342-1317 or by responding to this e-mail. Thank
you.
[ii] http://srnnews.townhall.com/talkradio/show.aspx?RadioShowID=34&ContentGuid=c064af8c-2939-46fb-809b-66014fe4e1b7
[iv] http://srnnews.townhall.com/talkradio/show.aspx?RadioShowID=34&ContentGuid=c064af8c-2939-46fb-809b-66014fe4e1b7
[v] http://srnnews.townhall.com/talkradio/show.aspx?RadioShowID=34&ContentGuid=c064af8c-2939-46fb-809b-66014fe4e1b7
[vi] http://mediamatters.org/video/2012/03/01/limbaugh-mocks-sandra-fluke-with-baby-voice-pre/147576
[viii]
http://socialwork.usc.edu/~rastor/relevant_literature/CCR_Safe_Passage_Partnership_report.pdf
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