Allan Bartlett (on the right) and Barry Goldwater
I had a nice chat with Red County publisher Chip Hanlon yesterday. I had copied him on an email wherein I complained about Red County editor Matt “Jerbal” Cunningham.
What happened was that Cunningham submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the employer of a friend of mine, who works for a public university program, and he specifically asked for any emails that were exchanged between my friend and myself.
As I told Hanlon, I considered this stalking and didn’t like it one bit. Hanlon surprised me by telling me that he is working on a new policy that will prohibit Cunningham from attacking others over at Red County – such as myself, and our blogger Tony Bushala.
I was pleased to hear that, but today I found out that Hanlon has cut his blogger Allan Bartlett instead, apparently in a snit because Bartlett isn’t shilling for Cunningham. Here is how Bartlett put it in a comment over at the Friends’ for Fullerton’s Future blog:
I agree wholeheartedly with Tim. This is disgusting. I don’t care how Matt tries to spin this. He has a right to make a living and work for whoever he wants to, but doing this and then acting like he is the only voice of conservative reason at Red County just doesn’t cut it. It’s obvious for everyone to see. Just to let everyone know, my login at Red County was disabled by Chip without telling me on Sunday night because I haven’t taken a more pro active role in defending Matt on this issue and on Tony saying that he wants to put Matt out of business. While I don’t agree that anyone should be put out of business, I don’t have control over what Tony or anyone else here at FFFF may post about this issue. The fact of the matter is, I’m not going to defend the indefensible by Matt….period. If Red County doesn’t want me anymore because I won’t carry that water, fine by me.
Wow. It is hard to believe that Hanlon would toss the respectable Bartlett and keep Cunningham, who of late has been shilling for Democrat Tom Daly and carpetbagger Harry Sidhu, instead of supporting Republican O.C. Clerk-Recorder candidate Hugh Nguyen and conservative 4th Supervisorial District candidate Shawn Nelson. Both Nguyen and Nelson were endorsed by the OC GOP – but Cunningham is attacking them at Red County and propping up Daly and Sidhu instead.
Well, I guess the Red County investors are OK with allowing Cunningham to destroy their blog completely.
I hope Bartlett starts up his own OC GOP blog.
Barlett was the only honest person at that other blog. I wish you would allow him to blog at O.J.
YEAH! I want Bartlett here! And I’ve got a nice leftist to balance him off……
Allan Bartlett and Allen Wilson are the only people with credibility on that blog. Perhaps Chip wants to distance his blog from credibility.
I think Allan and others should start their own Republican blog.
Hey Guys – want me to call him?
Allan Bartlett is a friend of several years.
Allan is a stand-up guy and he’ll be missed over there.
Just to remind everyone: Allan has had his own blog for six years, The Powder Blue Report. He still posts there occasionally. The most recent post was March 11th.
I also want to echo what is being said here: Allan is one of the most stand-up guys imaginable. Disabling his login is just stupid.
We need MORE Republicans like Allan. Not just because he is a decent, hard working guy who is capable of standing up for what he believes in, but because he is one of the few in Orange County actually busting his butt grow the Republican Party.
That soundslike a movement:
RECRUIT ALLAN!
Where is the LOC on this whole Cunningham escapade????
Once again, the Long Beach resident and “in the pocket” marketer, are silent where the bankbook is at risk. Two more shills like Matt “Jubal” Cunningham, Chip “Whitman” Hanlon and whoever else will pay him. Those guys do a good job “Channelling The Right Wing Voices”
The party of Lincoln needs to stand tall, dump the losers like the “Meg County” whores.
Then we might be able to have a fun debate on the issues.
Sorry Janet, I left you out……Your Money counts too!
I concur, Allan is the reason why I am a Republican and not some fringe Libertarian. I believe people like him are the future of the Republican party.
Barlett was the only honest person at that other blog. I wish you would allow him to blog at O.J…….. Hmmm
Honest but stupid.
Matt Cunningham outed sex-abuse victims.
Allan I’m proud of you for standing up to that idiot Cunningham. He goes to Republican events and than he supports a democratic like TOM DALY. This is pathethic!
Cunningham you are a digraced to the Republican Party!
How pathetic! Getting rid of competence with Allan Bartlett and keeping incompetence in Matt Cunningham. The Red County bloggers are not interested in debate or discussion, either line up and tow the line or be tossed out.