Unfortunately the CRNC blog-o-sphere has really gone wild with speculation regarding the CRNC Credentials Committee- going so far as to suggest a CR civil war will possibly develop. We have obtained a great deal of verified and tangible information regarding this speculation and will be posting it very soon. Check back for more.

Tangible evidence good. I hope it shows everything is on the up and up, which I am sure it will. I still will have fun attending the meeting which constitutionally must be open too the public.

Let me get to the obvious point here:
There are those in this organization who will use it and abuse it for their own personal goals and who care very little about the actual goal of the organization. The CRNC is a giant joke to most people in the movement that I’ve talked to because “its college kids playin real politics with no responsiblity.” Its time for that to change.

Brian Mazanec and Shuy and the CRVets either obviously believe that Gourley will change the CRNC for the better (or atleast keep it from falling apart) or they have been bought off by Hoplin. Knowing them I doubt they’ve been bought off, so obviously there is a legitimate concern about the future of the organization on both sides and there are souless careerists on both sides.

That being said, I think it is obvious from those not caught up in the Hoplin spin machine how bad things in the CRNC really are. Let us recap.
1. Organization spent 80%+ on fundraising
2. Sent dozens of field reps to a North Carolina primary in direct violation of the constitution
3. Oversaw an inhouse fundraising program that used the same devious tactics of RDI
4. Harrasment of dissenting chairs and College Republicans
5. A terrible public image resulting in numerous press stories about the “immoral” CRNC
6. Connections with Jack Abramoff
7. Strange accounting practices concerning funneling money to Minnesota that still have not been answered
8. A website that is wayyy behind the times
9. A ridiculous culture of silence within the CRNC that prevented any kind of reform
10. Oh and the fact that they renewed RDI’s contact before they ended, oh and AFTER it hit the press
11. Bungling of the Social Security issue from a grassroots stand point (which in their defense is hard when there is a CRNC election going on, but come on atleast SOMETHING could be done)
12. Abused their fundraising house list likely resulting in the loss of many repeat donors
13. Terrible ability to communicate to members what is actually going on in the CRNC, for example, if the credentials meeting is totally legit, why no statement, why on a Tuesday when less can come, why done without Corrine’s knowledge, why? I mean I am willing to concede they mean no harm, but if so then you are forced to conclude they are totally inept from a PR point of view, because you would want to make the meeting look as friendly and open as possible not like a secret meeting of fight club. (though a Hoplin v. Centinello fight would be fairly amusing)

Eric Hoplin: #1 Rule of the CRNC, Don’t talk about the CRNC!

Positives For HoplinCo:
1. A FieldRep program, which is mixed in its record, good things for sure but real reforms could make it better
2. No one has gone to jail… yet.

So, why do we want to re-elect these fools again? Even if not totally corrupt, which I think the evidence at least points to the fact they are, then they don’t deserve another term due to continued bungling of this whole situation. Oh yeah that’s right Don Hoplin annoited Paul Gourley so we’re all supposed to shut up and sit down unless “we hurt the party.” Well if Paul Gourley wins I will recognize him as the Chair of the CRNC and will work to make the CRNC stronger, but you better believe I will also spend it every day hounding them for transparency, honesty, and a full-and-complete audit of all the CRNCs funds. In short, I will be their worst nightmare, because I actually want the CRNC to be accountable to chapters, which I know is a RADICAL, RADICAL idea.

I mean when I mentioned this to a state chair who shall remain nameless they responded that in fact the CRNC is meant as a club for the State Chairs not for the general membership. He was being serious. We should be mad.