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J. Livingston's avatar

Hannah Beth Jackson is so committed to the current Democrat party grift of US taxpayers, she cannot even see all her "supportive" arguments work against her.

She is basically dishonest in her reasoning, but her message comes through loud and clear: protect the current Democrat status quo Democrat grift as normative; and Trump is aberrational. That is what she gets paid to do.

She misread the 2024 electoral mandate completely, but that of course is a given. She is old school Democrat and shows it. Big Government, Big Unions. Big Brother and Big Debt. That is what 2024 voters rejected.

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Steve's avatar

J.

She’s not dishonest in her reasoning.

She’s just dishonest and always has been.

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LT's avatar
Feb 7Edited

Sounds like “Taxin’ Jackson” is trying to remain relevant. She had her chance in office and look at the dumpster fire she left us to clean up! Yes, HBJ continues to beat the same old lefty drum, making the same old nutty, lefty talking points…”power to the people, stick it to the orange man!” Yet, she maintains her cushy, Montecito lifestyle while many US citizens/SB residents are still struggling just to keep up. Talk about being tone deaf…thank you, Jesus for term limits!

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J. Livingston's avatar

Another dual income "working family" now comfortably feeding off the public trough.

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Bill Russell's avatar

It takes one job to support the family and another job to support all the Governments (Federal, State, County and City). Why not do a "Trump" on local government waste. Any software hackers out there? Perhaps create a company that picks up government waste with a motto, "Don't Shred, Just Dump."

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Monica Bond's avatar

Bonnie, as I don't watch KEYT and hence missed the "debate" I appreciate your putting it in this column. All I can say is that Hannah Beth comes across as the typical Trump hater and either can't or doesn't want to see beyond those borders. That's nice that she thinks it is okay to send the criminals back to their country but the other illegals here are fine. She's the exact sort of person who has allowed this problem to increase to this excessive proportion and it sounds like she wants them here, not because they are people getting away from horrific situations in their homeland but they make good workers (cheap labor) for her constituents.

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J. Livingston's avatar

Most "homelands" are not horrific, but that is a significant part of the Democrat culture of lies to boost support for their own wide open US border policies. Most of these countries have thriving tourism industries, proud ancient histories, natural resources, plenty of untapped human potential...... and endemically corrupt political systems. Rise up and make their own countries great again.

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Monica Bond's avatar

I agree with you.

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Howard Walther's avatar

Who EXACTLY is Beth Hanna Jackson CONNECTED to here in our Lil Ole SOVIET SANTA BARBARA Beach Town? Let me give you a HINT Monica THINK ATTORNEYS.

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Muse Deva's avatar

I will NEVER get over Hannah agreeing to meet with me in her offices, per her assistant, then once they found out I was the whistleblower, they cancelled the appointment, REFUSED to reschedule it, and the proposed legislation to KILL off a protective 40 year old corp code re: freezeout mergers CA Corp 1101 (e)? PULLED off of Hannah's Judiciary committee table by none other than the CA Bar's lobbyist, doing Latham and Watkins', pushing a forgery against me, the whistleblower, through federal and CA courts, 14 years now, doing Latham and Watkins' bidding....her best friend? Per my CA Court Certified transcript, a "closest friend" of her husband, the Judge!...still waiting on my, hopeful, Ninth Circuit Moment of Justice, the CA Supremes just did a scam re: the Bar Accusation on the Latham attorney, pushing the forgery thru our courts, utilizing no less than 7 attorneys throughout the state to do such, even in a federal court, and then the Supremes' "Acting" Chief Justice refused to put the Attorneys' name on the order as being the defendant accused! Now, why would they do that? Could it be that it was because the "accused" Latham Attorneys' Law and Equity partner, during the years of the forgery creation and push in our CA Court, also happens to be our CA Chief Justice Guerro?

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Muse Deva's avatar

And I got all the Receipts!! Near 200 Million heist, state wide blackout; media/agency and court

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Howard Walther's avatar

Well that is quite a Dissertation. Sounds Interesting.

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Howard Walther's avatar

Where EXACTLY was Hanna Beth Jackson's office? Hmm let me Quess

a local Attorney here in SB? Does that Attorney have anything to do

with the Santa Barbara College of Law me thinks?

https://www.collegesoflaw.edu/

Ok Lets do some BIG GAME Hunting!

Opps SB College of Law No Longer List their professors!!!????

Now why would that be? I Quess they are very shy attorneys?

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Muse Deva's avatar

OH Yeah!! they are ALL part of the "college" clique...lemme tell ya...seems the good ol "Doc"...went and got a Law Degree....lemme guess.....could it be cuz we're still in court and there's this thing called "Attorney-Client" "Privilege"???

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Ranger's avatar

Jackson spews the same old brain dead liberal BS. Dems never listen to the majority of the legal citizens of this country that PAY TAXes.

She and her criminal Dems continue to steal tax payer dollars to line their pockets and promote policies that do not represent Americans nor the Constitution.

Dems just don't get it because they are incapable of hearing what others want. Just look at the corrupt money laundering scams Dems have been conducting.

I fear we have not seen the tip of the iceberg yet of the corruption propagated by the Dems.

These Dems need to be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law!!

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Howard Walther's avatar

Ranger Roger That and YOU ARE DEAD ON TARGET THINK SANTA BARARA.

"I fear we have not seen the tip of the iceberg yet of the corruption propagated by the Dems. These Dems need to be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law!!"

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CarsAreBasic's avatar

Dale held the day and took the high ground.

Hannah Beth comments were text book radical left attempts at explanations cya.

I knew HB when she first came to town. Never once made statements of radical Left. All I can imagine is she was offered money and power by Montecito Socialist and bent her mind.

I was fortunate to know Dale before he entered politics. He was even handed then and on the SB Council often "schooled" the likes of Gregg Hart, Helene Schneider, and Das Williams. He did the same with HB.

What I find interesting the rational sectors of society seem to cower and run from the irrational left who are so easily taken down. As Mr. Francisco has so often successfully done.

Nice spot Bonnie

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Paul Aijian MD's avatar

Hanna Beth Jackson is part of the deranged Democrat swamp in Sacramento. The Dem supermajority has turned California into a place that sane people flee. Why we should give her opinions any time is a serious question. We are in the midst of an 8 on the Richter scale transition nationally. We need to bring the same shaking to the once Golden State. Replacing people like her, Monique Limon, and Newscum would be a great place to start. I’m not optimistic that the residents of Montecito, Hope Ranch, our city council and the county board of supervisors have gotten the memo. It’s up to the rest of us to throw the bums out.

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Polly Frost's avatar

Backwater Dems are worse than their DC generals. They're in make believe mode, pandering to their deluded Santa Barbara Dem base so they can grift a bit more. I don't worry much though because Hannah, Gavin and company are on their way to jail.

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LT's avatar

Kudos to Dale Francisco for showing class, keeping his cool and presenting the facts in a forum that is obviously slanted towards the Dem narrative. I hope Mr. Francisco considers running for office…such as US Congress!

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J. Livingston's avatar

Dale Francisco has long been our local CNN Scott Jennings. A local treasure. Good to see him on the public stage again. Yes, this is what the 2024 mandate for change looks like.

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Brian MacIsaac's avatar

Everything Hannah had to say was simply regurgitated Democratic talking points. They simply will not acknowledge what the president is doing because it puts a spotlight on the ridiculous policies that the Democrats have pushed for decades and that he now has to undo. Reading this transcript makes it so clear That all she is doing is pandering as usual. But unfortunately, if you talk to any Santa Barbara democrat they will say that she wiped the floor with him with “facts“. I just don’t think there’s any way to get a California school, indoctrinated, liberal in good standing to see what is going on in this country. The Democrats simply 🙈🙉🙊 and Hannah is full of so much💩 that it makes me want to🤮

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J. Livingston's avatar

Ms Jackson proves she is an ideological lightweight, lost in her own soup of tired buzzwords and TDS. Good enough for her own party politics; but not good enough for where the country finds itself today after too many years of her failed party politics.

It must be easy to prepare for these debates, because Democrats have been making the exact the same baseless and self-serving arguments for years. You were well out of your league this time, Ms Jackson-Eskin.

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Montecito93108's avatar

At least HBJ got her husband Eskin an esteemed judgeship to rule and mediate according to Party lines.

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Muse Deva's avatar

you have no idea what that "group" has done to me,,,myself and my co founders,,,my home leased in my name in both "cito and goleta....developers of Intell prop re: digital advertising...Apple was our main client for THIRTEEN YEARS....once i was out of the co., my co founders, unfortunately let Hannah's besties in the offices and they took over the Courts , pushed no consideration NDA's on my partners to hide securities frauds...and NONE of us had attorneys,,,then 8 years down the line,,,they bribe our on site managers, all under employ contracts to never discuss equity,,,all of the founders off site at that point, of the company...and lo and behold,,,those 5 thieving jealous managers, worked 6 months to "cut a deal" and got contracts for stolen equity, they ambushed me, the only one demanding to see the books, I would of caught the FACT there was NO VOTE for a freezeout, and the bribes,,,,this has ALL BEEN FOR YEARS ON END covered up by CALI DEMO CRIMINALS...over and over ad infiniteum,,,I have a Million dollar CASH judgement on MY HEAD from a FORGERY thanks to Hannah and her circle of jerks....and the stolen 200 million crew...as i roll around town in my tin can with my dog... I WILL BE GOING PUBLIC hopefully, some how some way,,,cuz I got all the RECEIPTS, ,,,,attested by the entire "crew" in COURTS! https://holdthemaccountable.tripod.com/SUPREME/OATHAFFIDEDWARDS.pdf

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Polly Frost's avatar

Hannah is hilarious. This is such a textbook example of post war defeat. Like after the Civil War, there were pockets of people and probably are today who think the Civil is still being fought despite the fact their generals long ago surrendered. Or parts of Japan after WWII. There's always that backwater place - in this case, Santa Barbara - where people carry on as though they're just this far from victory. It's over, Hannah. Your big Dem generals in DC are scurrying, resigning, getting out while they can. But you, Hannah, you actually believe you could pick up the phone at any time and call Trudeau and he'd send in troops to keep ICE out of Santa Barbara. Yes, Dale has the right answers except why does he treat Hannah like she's rational? She's delusional. I would have said, “Hannah, it's over. Your Party is over. You need to find some other line of work because you're just blathering to your fellow delusionals here who hang out at Crushcakes stuffing their mouths with ganche and imagining they're part of some resistance.” Why isn't Netflix making a comedy out of this?

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Montecito93108's avatar

Dale firmly, diplomatically held the line with facts, while Hannah-Beth reiterated the usual monologue straight from the Democrat Playbook Democracy2025 by the Brookings Institute. Trump’s strategic chess game of masters has just begun. Democrats of recent decades can’t think strategically 2-steps ahead, have become frustrated, angered by the loss of control. In contrast, we were informed to be prepared by alternative media sources: it’s a long game, there will be uncertainty, pain, shortages and increased costs before there is calm, certainty, and again a great America. A big concern is whether Republicans are strong, have patience, and are sufficiently committed to country to hold the line, to stick with Team Trump.

On the topic of illegal immigration, I hear daily from too many local Santa Barbara GOP actives they want “amnesty” for the “law-abiding, good illegal migrants residing here unlawfully because they’re good people” — all 30M in the country “who want better lives”. It sure didn’t take long for some to flip; to forget all the millions waiting decades in line in their home country. BTW: There’s a meeting Saturday at the Unitarian Church for those interested in hearing more on the local Democrat Plan of Action. My other fear, that’s current reality, is SGBOP leaders are allowing Democrats to control the narrative, the streets, SBPD, Sheriff Brown and his deputies. We are not safe.

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Katina Zaninovich's avatar

I miss the days of Dale Francisco on the City Council. Is it really that hard to differentiate from illegal and legal immigration? The only people stoking fear in the community are those who are making up scenarios that aren't happening.

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Mrs D's avatar

Wow this is excellent! I'm going to save this to quote on social media when people keep pounding the "orange man bad" BS about tariffs 😂 Premium content!! 👏👏👏

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George Lilly's avatar

I wonder if Democrats will ever get over their hate for Trump and begin to realize that focusing on this hate will get them no where. Just a suggestion but if the Democrats want to become relevant again they should focus on what the country will support such as bi-partisan legislation addressing legal immigration. Take the lead in addressing the problem for the long run with legislation that both sides can agree on.

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Thomas Cole's avatar

Indeed. Hoping the dem leaders will continue frothing though because that will keep them lost and ineffective. And with the shut down of their national media slush fund USAID, they are all going down the toilet. FLUSH!!

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Chas McClure's avatar

Some live in narrow valleys, some on hilltops.

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Polly Frost's avatar

Trump's EO right now reinstating plastic straws makes him the greatest president. Ever. I have been drinking out of hospital cups with paper straws. Did Newsom have the balls to do this? Hell no. Hannah probably gives plastic straws to illegals.

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Julia Gonzales's avatar

Polly,

So you’re saying, trump’s greatest legacy will be that he reinstated plastic straws so we can continue polluting the Earth, sounds about right.

As for the “win win”, I believe Canada agreed to whatever it was trump wanted done, but apparently Canada had already started putting the plan in motion six months ago? The agreement with Mexico was the exact same thing Mexico‘s president had carried out with the Biden administration. So, so much for a win-win.

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