September
6, 2007
Guest Speaker: KFI Talk Show
Host Joe Hicks
"Who Runs
L.A.? The Movers & Shakers: Corruption,
Scandal and All-Around Craziness From the
Halls of Power in the City of Angels
Joe Hicks is the Vice President of Community
Advocates, Inc., a privately-funded political
think-tank that was created to counter the
prevailing views that retard further growth
in the arena of race and human relations.
Community Advocates is based in Los Angeles
Prior to co-founding Community Advocates,
Hicks was the Executive Director of the Los
Angeles City Human Relations Commission, where
he served from 1997 to 2001 under Mayor Richard
Riordan. In the early 1990s, Hicks was Executive
Director of the Greater Los Angeles chapter
of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
(SCLC), the civil rights group formed by Martin
Luther King, Jr.
For more than 30 years, Hicks has been an
active, high-profile figure on countless local,
national, and international issues. He has
acquired a reputation as an articulate, forceful
public speaker. His comments and opinion articles
have appeared often in local, national and
international print media, and he has been
a guest on numerous local and national television
news programs. Hicks served for three years
as a member of the Board of Governors for
the California State Bar, stepping down in
2002.
Throughout the turbulent Sixties, as well
as the 1970s, '80s and much of the 90s, Hicks
views were aligned with what he describes
as the "prevailing left- liberal political
orthodoxy." He was well-known as a forceful
voice for so-called "progressive social
change." But no longer: By the mid-1990s
Hicks had begun a lengthy re-examination process
that has resulted in views that he describes
as "proudly contrarian." Today,
he holds provocative positions and views that
are most often at odds with the beliefs he
had long been associated with. He now describes
himself as a "political conservative
with a strong libertarian bent."
Active on the national lecture circuit, Hicks
is currently writing a book that examines
his 30- year journey across the nation's racial
and political landscape. He lives in Los Angeles
with his wife Elizabeth, and his daughters,
Katarina and Natasha.
The Joe Hicks Show is on 640 KFI on Saturdays
from 8PM to 10PM weekly.
August
2, 2007
Talk Show Host Lores Rizkalla Returns to
870 KRLA Radio!
Guest Speaker:
Lores Rizkalla is a writer and a public speaker.
She writes and speaks about political, social
and gender issues. Her hot button issues are
the Islamofascist war on the West and reclaiming
the feminine woman.
After
graduating with a B.A. in History from UCLA,
Lores taught Social Studies as a high school
teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School
District for seven years. As a teacher, she
oversaw student multi- cultural activities
and Educational Tours of Washington DC.
Lores
left teaching in order to enter the non-profit
world, as the director of a Christian women's
organization. She has spoken to women's groups
and churches both nationally and internationally
on being women of influence.
Lores
hosted Lores Rizkalla Live on KRLA AM 870
in Los Angeles for one year (February 2006-March
2007). Lores will be back on KRLA again in
August.
Lores
continues to teach, sits on the Neighborhood
Council in the city of Winnetka and is currently
writing her first book, highlighting the unique
history-shaping influence women possess.
Lores
currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
July
5, 2007 Special After Independence Day SCRC
Dinner
Special
Main Speaker: Major
Andras M. Marton
Kosovo, Kuwait and Surviving a Radical
Islamic Attack in Iraq
A
six-year Cadet, MAJ Andras M. Marton (1989,
HSG; 1991 JCG) served the Corps as both Centennial
Regimental Commander and Honor Board Chairman
(1990-91). Upon graduation as the first Regimental
Commander to graduate with honors, he chose
to serve his country in the California Army
National Guard (CARNG). While with the CARNG,
he was activated for the Rodney King trial
and ensuing Los Angeles Riots as well as the
Northridge earthquake. After graduating law
school and passing the California Bar Exam,
he was chosen to join the prestigious ranks
of the Army's Judge Advocate General's office.
While
with JAG, he has served on active duty at
Fort Benning, Georgia; Camp Casey, Korea;
and was deployed while at Fort Campbell, KY
to both Kosovo and Kuwait with the 101st Airborne
Division for (Operation Kosovo) and Operation
Iraqi Freedom. During deployment to Kuwait,
Andras was critically injured by a U.S. Army
Sergeant who threw incendiary and fragmentary
grenades into Camp Pennsylvania command tents,
killing two and injuring 14. Despite the gravity
of his injuries, Andras remains on active
duty currently serving as Chief of the Criminal
Law Division, Fort Bliss, TX. He has also
served as an attorney in legal assistance,
as well as administrative, civil, and operational
law. In addition, he has been Military Magistrate
Judge, Brigade Trial Counsel, Chief of Claims,
and Senior Editor for both Army Lawyer and
Military Law Review. Other accomplishments
include Airborne and Air Assault qualifications,
completion of Basic Courses for Infantry and
JAG Officers, Honors graduation from Bradley
Fighting Vehicle Leader's Course, and holding
an LL.M. in Military Law with a Criminal Law
Specialty. His numerous awards include the
Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, six
Army Commendation Medals, as well as the Global
War on Terrorism, Service, and Expeditionary
Medals, among others. He is a Life Member
of the American Legion, enjoyed serving three
times as a California Boys State Counselor
mentoring High School students in government
and judicial systems, and is an avid golfer..
FOXNEWS.COM
Friday, April 29, 2005 - Associated Press
FORT
BRAGG, N.C. - A military jury sentenced Sgt.
Hasan Akbar to death Thursday for a grenade
and rifle attack on his own comrades during
the opening days of the Iraq invasion, a barrage
that killed two officers and that prosecutors
said was driven by religious extremism.
It
was a morning March 2003 attack, which also
wounded 14 fellow members of the Army's 101st
Airborne Division at Camp Pennsylvania in
Kuwait.
Akbar
threw grenades into troop tents in the early
morning darkness and then fired on soldiers
in the ensuing chaos. Army Capt. Chris Seifert
27, and Air Force Maj. Gregory Stone 40, were
killed. Maj. Andras M. Marton was the other
officer in the tent who survived the grenade
attack.
Other
Guest Speakers
Gail Flaum with the
Twilight Brigade. Their bedside
volunteers provide comfort, reassurance, and
compassionate support to the dying and their
loved ones. The Twilight Brigade has assisted
and comforted thousands of individuals during
their final days and hours of life. We have
received numerous awards from the highest
levels of the Veterans' & Armed Forces'
administrations, as well as from U.S. Presidents,
for our work in assuring that all our veterans
are allowed to die in peace and with dignity.
Robert
L. Lauer, U.S. Army Military Police, Executive
Director of WarriorPac.org.
The armed forces of the United States of America
are unquestionably the finest in the world.
With more than 1.4 million personnel on active
duty and a presence in more than 130 countries
worldwide, the U.S. Military is the global
guarantor of peace, stability and liberty.
However,
while America's soldiers protect our lives
and liberties, there remains no political
organization dedicated to protecting them.
Of the hundreds of lobbying groups and political
action committees on Capitol Hill, none of
them seek to represent the needs of our active
duty personnel. And while veterans groups
are well represented, the men and women currently
serving have no political voice in Congress
and no way to get their message to our nation's
lawmakers.
WarriorPAC
seeks to change that.
June
7, 2007
The Reagan Years: A Retrospective and the
Conservative Revolution We Need to Return
the GOP to a Majority
Guest
Speaker: John J. Pitney, Jr.,Ph.D:
Political analyst and Professor of American
Politics at Claremont McKenna College.
Career:
1986-present Claremont McKenna College, Department
of Government. Roy P. Crocker Professor of
American Politics (2005-present); professor
(2001- present); associate professor (1994-2001);
assistant professor (1986-1994; on leave 1989-91).
1989-1991 Research Department, Republican
National Committee. Acting director deputy
director, during leave from Claremont McKenna
College. Responsible for policy statements
and briefings. 1984-1986 US House Republican
Research Committee. Senior domestic policy
analyst. Responsible for background papers
and public statements on a variety of domestic
and economic issues. 1983-1984 American Political
Science Association. Congressional Fellow.
Second-half assignment: Representative Dick
Cheney (WY). Prepared briefing material for
House Republican Policy Committee, chaired
by Rep. Cheney. First-half assignment: Senator
Alfonse D'Amato (NY). Served as legislative
assistant for environmental issues. 1978-1980
New York State Senator John R. Dunne. Legislative
assistant (1979-1980); Legislative Fellow
(1978-1979). Conducted research on insurance
regulation and public authorities; managed
procedure for the State Senate Corporations
Committee.
Education:
Yale University. Department of Political Science.
Ph.D. (1985); M. Phil. (1981); M.A. (1978).
Fields: American politics, public policy,
and political psychology. Dissertation: "Hazardous
Politics: Toxic Waste and American Government."
Advisor: Theodore Marmor. Union College, Schenectady,
New York. B.A. in political science (1977;
co-valedictorian).
Books:
The Art of Political Warfare (Norman: University
of Oklahoma Press, 2000). Congress' Permanent
Minority? Republicans in the US House (Lanham,
Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield, 1994). With
William F. Connelly, Jr.
Professional
Affiliations: American Political Science Association,
Western Political Science Association, National
Association of Scholars, Christians in Political
Science, and Pacific Research Institute (senior
policy fellow).
May
2007
(No meeting: organizational meetings of new
SCRC Board)
April
11, 2007
(Special Day Change to Second Wednesday of
April)
Special FBI "Briefing": Counter-Terrorism:
Target Los Angeles
Guest Speaker:
The Head of the Los Angeles FBI's Counter-Terrorism
Division!
Louis
J. Caprino, Jr., CPP, FCIO: Assistant Special
Agent in Charge, Los Angeles Field Office
Mr.
Caprino began his career with the FBI in May
1978. After completion of new agents training,
Mr. Caprino was assigned to the FBI's New
Your Division, Brooklyn-Queens Metropolitan
Resident Agency. During his ten year assignment
in New York, he handled a variety of complex
organized crime investigations that targeted
the racketeering and drug activities of the
New York La Cosa Nostra and Columbian cartels.
He
was assigned to the FBI Laboratory, Washington
DC from 1988-1992; the Indianapolis Field
Office, Merrillville Resident Agency, from
1992-1998, where he had supervisory oversight
of the Violent Crime and Major Offenders Program,
the Civil Rights Program, and all investigative
programs at the South Bend Resident Agency.
Mr.
Caprino was the Legal Attache in Canberra,
Australia from 1998-2003. As the senior representative
in the region, he was responsible for facilitating
the FBI's investigative mission by developing
close relationships with more than fifty police
and security agencies in Australia, New Zealand,
and the South Pacific Island Nations. During
his assignment, Mr. Caprino served under ten
US Ambassadors and worked closely with numerous
Regional Security Officers and Chiefs of Stations.
He
was assigned from June 2003 through June 2005,
with responsibilities for the White Collar
Crime and Cyber Crime Programs.
Mr.
Caprino is currently the ASAC overseeing the
Joint Terrorism Task Force, which includes
the International Counter-Terrorism and Domestic
terrorism programs for the Central Los Angeles
area and is head of the Critical Incident
Response Program.
Mar.
8, 2007
GOP
Path to Majority: Moderate Vs. Conservative
Republicanism
Guest Speakers:
• Mark Herrick, President, California
Republican League (For the Moderate Side)
• Tomas B. Phillips, Economist, Business
Consultant, and Freelance Writer (For the
Conservative Side)
Feb.
8, 2007
GOP
"All Stars" Panel Discussion: "The
GOP Strategy to Regain Victory!"
Guest Speakers:
• Gary Aminoff President, San Fernando
Valley Republican Club; Leadership Council
of the Republican Jewish Coalition; and Executive
Board Member of the Republican Party of Los
Angeles County
• Lores Rizkalla Writer, public speaker
and Radio Talk Show Host on 870 KRLA
• Adam C. Abrahms Chair, California Republican
Lawyers Association, LA Chapter; and Young
Republican Federation of California National
Committee Man
