| On July 26, 2008, Jan B. Tucker delivered a keynote speech at a fund raising event for AB 540 students at Los Angeles Mission College. AB 540 students are immigrants who were brought to America by their parents -- usually at a very early age -- and who have qualified to attend colleges and universities through hard work and academic achievement. But, since they are undocumented immigrants, they don't qualify for federal or state financial aid. Click below to listen to Tucker's speech on the history of the Southwest beginning with the fight at the Alamo, the Mexican-American war, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and many other topics. Included is the little known history of how after Los Angeles surrendered to American forces in the Mexican-American War, the people revolted against the Marine Garrison and chased them out of Southern California all the way past San Luis Obispo and liberated San Diego from American occupation forces. |
| Ideas, Essays & Opinions Of & By Jan B. Tucker |
MISTAKEN IDENTITY???
For some reason, I keep getting mistaken for a black woman.
When Valerie Monroe and I held a press conference in 2000, a UPI photographer got
my name on her picture and sent it all over the state.
Then, Catherine Bridge, a reporter for the San Francisco legal newspaper, calls me
up asking for Jan Tucker. I said “yes.” She says, “well, will you get her for me?”
I say, “if you want to talk to Jan Tucker you have to talk to me.” She replies, “why, are
you her husband?” “No” say I, “I’m her.”
45 minutes into the conversation with me, she asks me what race I am. I’m offended
since the conversation has nothing to do with “race.” I tell her that the last time I
checked, I was part of the human race, but if she absolutely insists on using her
terminology as “race” being dependent on skin color, I happen to have “white” skin.
She finally fesses up that when she called, she had expected to be talking to a black
woman since she’d learned beforehand that I was active in NOW and the NAACP.
After 45 minutes she was thoroughly confused because to her, I talked like an
“African American,” or whatever that meant in her stereotypes of how African
Americans supposedly talk like.
Then, the same thing happens with black reporter Sam Williams. He calls up thinking
I’m a black woman and after 30 minutes he’s not sure whether I’m “white” or “black.”
So now, there’s a new source of confusion. My client makes out a check to “Jan
Perry” and hands it to me….
Well, I may be a supporter of the rights of transgender people, but I'm personally
perfectly comfortable having been born into a male body and I don’t think I look like L.
A. City Council Member Jan Perry. Now, if I were female, I wish I looked half as good
as she does, but with my beard, hairy chest and back and my opposable toes, I
probably look a lot more like a male chimpanzee or gorilla than like a human female.
Go figure.
For some reason, I keep getting mistaken for a black woman.
When Valerie Monroe and I held a press conference in 2000, a UPI photographer got
my name on her picture and sent it all over the state.
Then, Catherine Bridge, a reporter for the San Francisco legal newspaper, calls me
up asking for Jan Tucker. I said “yes.” She says, “well, will you get her for me?”
I say, “if you want to talk to Jan Tucker you have to talk to me.” She replies, “why, are
you her husband?” “No” say I, “I’m her.”
45 minutes into the conversation with me, she asks me what race I am. I’m offended
since the conversation has nothing to do with “race.” I tell her that the last time I
checked, I was part of the human race, but if she absolutely insists on using her
terminology as “race” being dependent on skin color, I happen to have “white” skin.
She finally fesses up that when she called, she had expected to be talking to a black
woman since she’d learned beforehand that I was active in NOW and the NAACP.
After 45 minutes she was thoroughly confused because to her, I talked like an
“African American,” or whatever that meant in her stereotypes of how African
Americans supposedly talk like.
Then, the same thing happens with black reporter Sam Williams. He calls up thinking
I’m a black woman and after 30 minutes he’s not sure whether I’m “white” or “black.”
So now, there’s a new source of confusion. My client makes out a check to “Jan
Perry” and hands it to me….
Well, I may be a supporter of the rights of transgender people, but I'm personally
perfectly comfortable having been born into a male body and I don’t think I look like L.
A. City Council Member Jan Perry. Now, if I were female, I wish I looked half as good
as she does, but with my beard, hairy chest and back and my opposable toes, I
probably look a lot more like a male chimpanzee or gorilla than like a human female.
Go figure.
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| Jan Tucker's Blog Index: Revolt in Littlerock California–County Nuisance Abatement Team uses Gestapo Tactics against the elderly What's going on in the Antelope Valley would make sense in Nazi Germany or Soviet Russia, but in America???? Konversations with Kevin #3 (Kevin D. Akin) The sad continuing commentary on the head of California's Peace and Freedom Party Elena Kagan Nomination is Scary Did you pick up her personal defense in February 2010 of the government's right to prosecute attorneys for representing accused terrorists???? Tonya Craft Prosecution shows need for Amirault Taint Hearings In the wake of the McMartin, Michaels, and Amirault cases, law enforcement and prosecutors never seem to learn anything about interviewing children. Four Fabulous Female Investigators Four Friends I'm really proud of. British Election Results: 1 in 20 Have Gone Neo-Nazi Nearly 1.5 million people voted for neo-Nazi parties in the British elections. What does this mean for electoral reform in Britain. Konversations With Kevin (Akin) #2 In 1994, Kevin D. Akin (now State Chair of the Peace and Freedom Party) contributed his insight and wisdom in a debate about U.S. foreign policy vis a vis the Turkish – Azerbaijan blockade of Armenia…..helping to bring about a PFP position that was to the right of the Turkish genocide deniers and Dick Cheney! British Elections Brings Back Old Question In 1973 as a freshman at CSU Northridge, I posed a conundrum about the British electoral system and its affect on whether the Queen exercised only authority and not power, or whether in the case of a “hung parliament” the Queen could actually exercise power. Today political scientists may be faced with the same conundrum. Open Letter to Presidente Felipe Calderon – Arizona SB 1070 What does the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo have to do with our contemporary debate on Mexican immigration to the United States of America? Everything. Fascism coming to America? Then-Louisiana Governor Huey P. Long once warned that “If fascism came to America, it would come on a program of Americanism.” This is what the immigrant bashing debate is all about. Konversations with Kevin (Kevin D. Akin) #1 If you take Peace and Freedom Party State Chair Kevin D. Akin at his word, the people of Czechoslovakia were liberated from the prospect of Western imperialism by the Warsaw Pact invasion of their country in 1968. How to talk stupid & influence people (negatively) An organization of private investigators, PICA, recently appointed as their “Legislative Chair,” a guy who has publicly attacked the legislature as being a bunch of “whores” who take payoffs in quid pro quo deals. Smart move PICA. At the risk of dating myself to the time when there were two primary typewriter fonts, why would you want to join PICA when you can join CALI and be ELITE. Florence Marie Cooper – a courageous judge Judge Cooper once threw out a jury verdict because of D.D.A. John C. Spence III’s having violated an order in limine to refrain from discussing the Hungarian Mafia. That ruling displayed the depth of her courage. Jury Hung 9-3 for Acquittal I testified as an expert witness for the defense. The jury hung for acquittal, but the District Attorney is retrying this 33 year old case. 33 Yr Old Murder Case goes to Jury The Prosecution theory of an old case—and what’s wrong with their theory. Who’s Who of PI MCE Supporters (MCE #5) Everybody from the City of West Hollywood to the California League of United Latin American citizens supported Mandatory Continuing Education for private investigators. Eyewitness ID, MCE #4 How MCE for private investigators on the science of eyewitness identifications can help to prevent wrongful convictions. Literacy as a Requirement for Licensing? Unfortunately it’s possible for the functionally illiterate to get licensed as a private investigator—apparently including some of the opponents of MCE for private detectives. Why PI’s need MCE #3 How the Federal Public Defender’s Office allowed its employees to violate the Code of Federal Regulations in opposing MCE for private eyes. Stupid, stupit, or stupiter? Am I “stupit” or are the opponents of MCE for PI’s “stupiter?” First Amendment Rights & Non-Rights If an ex-police officer doesn’t have a clue about the meaning of the First Amendment, can you imagine how he might have misapplied the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendment rights of people he encountered when he had a badge and a gun? Children of Abraham In case my Jewish brethren forget, our own tribal mythology says that we (Jews and Arabs alike) are all the children of Abraham. How I became a Gypsy Many people view the term “Gypsy” as a pejorative term. I view it as a badge of honor. Tales of the Castle Dracula Part 1 – Helmut Brunjes aka Charles Oberman Helmut—the Gay, German-Australian Sado-Masochist butler from my Castle Dracula days, made the Addams Family’s Lurch seem normal by comparison. 66 out of 67 — More on my DNA matches DNA testing has completely changed my viewpoint about my ancestral origins. There’s a guys who’s almost an identical match to my male Y-chromosome side with no standard way to trace how we’re related past the 16th Century. Guantanamo–in the name of the “Volk?” We need to look at the operation of the Nazi legal system in Germany to place in context how lawyers behaved in justifying abuses at Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib. Jury Duty The next time you think about trying to get out of jury duty because it’s inconvenient, think first about how Viola Liuzzo, Medgar Evers, Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman, amongst others, died for the right of people to serve on juries, as well as to vote. “The Garden” by Scott Hamilton Kennedy: Photo-Journalism or Propaganda Was Scott Hamilton Kennedy really worthy of Oscar nomination, or was he just Leni Reifenstahl in drag? Prop 8 & Same Sex Marriage I won’t patronize businesses that support discrimination against LGBTI people. Period. Ghosts of X-Mas Past Some of the people I used to hang out with were stranger than Scrooge’s ghosts. Rocky Delgadillo’s Pay to Play in L.A. Business Some people think ex-Governor Rod of Illinois was bad. They haven’t met Rocky. For Hilda Solis I was at the right place, right time The speech I gave in support of Hilda Solis in the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor was one of the best things I’ve ever done. Bill Callison Bites the Dust Bill was expelled from the Peace and Freedom Party State Central Committee for sexual harassment, but the current party leadership still sings his praises and buries his past. December 7 2004 – Another Infamous Date Valerie Monroe died that day, a date which will always be of infamy to me. “Redistributionist” “Socialist” ??? McCain/Palin’s attacks on Obama are Racist The subliminal message is Nixonesque: blame the poor. October 30, 2008 Why I Voted for Nader/Gonzalez I hate to say it, but “I told you so.” Here’s where I predicted President Obama’s Afghanistan policy. Tucker’s Black Magical Mystery Tour Curses, I foiled them again! Greatest Mistranslations Macchiavelli and Khruschev got bad raps in history, just because they got mis-translated. No such thing as race My DNA tests take me on a historical journey back through the history of my family and where it came from. Peace to all, goodwill to People Some reasons why Erich Maria Remarque is my favorite author of all time. On “Tookie” Williams The question is, can the death penalty ever be fairly applied in California??? January 9, 2006 Mutant lemons. Believe it or not. May 16, 2006 My Friend Nazy An immigrant becomes a citizen! August 8, 2008 Anthony Russo Passing Tony Russo was a great man and a great friend. March 6, 2008 “Crazy Carol” goes to the place of the dead Natore Nahrstedt was an anti-saint of the FCOA. May 22, 2007 Gypsies (Romanyi people) The Gypsies are probably the most persecuted people on the planet. April 21, 2007 Reflections on Hitler’s Birthday A neo-Nazi sued me for supposedly having him thrown through a stained glass window of a synagogue; luckily I had a provable alibi. January 2, 2007 More Curses Curse announcement for the FCOA. December 24, 2006 My Friend Heather Heather’s a fabulous feminist and anti-racism crusader, amongst many other achievements. December 8, 2006 1001 Tales of Ishihara Just as there are 1001 Tales of the Arabian Nights, there are 1001 tales of the crazy antics of Koichi Ishihara. December 3, 2006 Magical Mystery Tour Update Curses for the FCOA. November 18, 2006 Bill Brent passes on J.B. Tucker & Associates role in locating fugitive Black Panther Bill Brent in Cuba. August 29, 2006 On the Peace & Freedom Party Jim Smith exposes racism amongst the current Feiginite leadership of the PFP. |
| TUCKER ASSISTS LITTLEROCK TOWN COUNCIL TO FIGHT L.A. COUNTY NUISANCE ABATEMENT TEAM Click here for Resolution of the Littlerock Town Council Click to listen to Tucker's 5-13-10 speech to the Littlerock Town Council and Littlerock residents Click here for Jan Tucker's Blog commentary on what's happening in Littlerock |
| June 8 Primary Election Recommendations See bottom of page |
JAN TUCKER RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING VOTES FOR THE JUNE 8, 2010 CALIFORNIA PRIMARY:
State Ballot Propositions
Proposition 13 - Yes
Proposition 14 - No
Proposition 15 - Yes
Proposition 16 - No
Proposition 17 - No
Democratic Party Primary
Lieutenant Governor - Dual endorsement: Gavin Newsom or Janice Hahn
Attorney General - Pedro Nava
United States Senator - Barbara Boxer
Republican Party
Attorney General - Tom Harman (I disagree with him on most policy issues but he's an honest, capable
politician and has real world experience as an attorney)
United States Senator - Tom Campbell
Peace and Freedom Party
Governor - Carlos Alvarez
Secretary of State - Marylou Cabral
Controller - Karen Martinez
Treasurer - Debra Reiger
Insurance Commissioner - Dina Josephine Padilla
Non-Partisan Offices
Superintendent of Public Instruction - Gloria Romero
Los Angeles County Superior Court Office #107 Valerie Salkin
State Ballot Propositions
Proposition 13 - Yes
Proposition 14 - No
Proposition 15 - Yes
Proposition 16 - No
Proposition 17 - No
Democratic Party Primary
Lieutenant Governor - Dual endorsement: Gavin Newsom or Janice Hahn
Attorney General - Pedro Nava
United States Senator - Barbara Boxer
Republican Party
Attorney General - Tom Harman (I disagree with him on most policy issues but he's an honest, capable
politician and has real world experience as an attorney)
United States Senator - Tom Campbell
Peace and Freedom Party
Governor - Carlos Alvarez
Secretary of State - Marylou Cabral
Controller - Karen Martinez
Treasurer - Debra Reiger
Insurance Commissioner - Dina Josephine Padilla
Non-Partisan Offices
Superintendent of Public Instruction - Gloria Romero
Los Angeles County Superior Court Office #107 Valerie Salkin
Tucker's 9-1-10 speech on Chicano
Studies @ Mission College
Studies @ Mission College