Moreno’s Central Committee comments create a stir
As I reported earlier this week, Lupe Moreno, the conservative GOP candidate for the 34th State Senate District, resigned from the OC GOP Central Committee, after they voted for a second time and handed O.C. Sheriff Mike Carona a bitterly disputed endorsement- by a margin of either one or four votes depending on who you talk to. What I did not report on was Moreno’s full comments at the time, but now O.C. Register columnist Frank Mickadeit has done that for us, at http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/news/columns/article_1109470.php.
Moreno pointed out the fact that one of the liberal Democrats endorsed in the past by Carona was John Palacio, a fellow who supported the recent revision to the Santa Ana Unified School District’s sexual education policy. That policy is a sea change from the past policy of abstinence, and as Moreno pointed out it includes masturbation.
Mickadeit of course had a field day with the comment. Of course he called Palacio for comment, and of course Palacio, who is as surly as his buddy Nativo Lopez, hung up on Mickadeit. Nice. Maybe Mickadeit should have asked Carona to call his old Boy Scout buddy Palacio…
I disagree with Mickadeit’s comments regarding the revote, but he is right to question Congressman Dana Rohrabacher’s ridiculous comments about Carona’s stance on immigration. Who cares what Carona thinks about immigration – it is a smokescreen meant to mollify conservatives and to distract from the real issue, which is Carona’s boneheaded scandals, and endorsements of Democrats, which fill three pages and continue to grow.
As for Moreno, I don’t think the comments will hurt her. She was factually correct. They were startling, but sometimes you have to shock folks when they become complacent – and the Central Committee members who voted to endorse Carona are, if anything, utterly complacent. Besides, if stopping illegal immigration is that important to them, why are they silent on the issue of Carona’s endorsement of Palacio, a former MALDEF activist, and Lopez, the man thought to be behind the recent rioting in Los Angeles and Santa Ana? Indeed, Lopez is taking credit for organizing the upcoming May 1, “Day without a Latino” protests.
If you are at all concerned about illegal immigration, forget the scandalous Carona. You need to vote for Lupe Moreno for the 34th State Senate District. That will send a huge message to the GOP establishment that thinks RINO Lynn Daucher is a better fit for the district.
I dont believe John Palacio was ever a MeCha Activist, but that is neither here nor there.
I wonder if Republicans are also upset with the Lincoln Club and are making a big fit about their endorsement of Palacio as well? hmm, didn’t think so.
It appears the only issues one can attack the Sheriff is on his endorsements which can lead to the belief he can careless about political parties(making him my hero) š we should all take a page from that book and endorse/support candidates which will be better for the city/county/state/country regardless of party.
Lupe’s decision to not vote for Carona is based on an endorsement which promotes masturbation? Far stretched ideas, and quite dangerous ideals to have in such an important position like the senate. I would recommend she stick with the corner protests and allow the true candidates to run the show. I understand the frustration many have regarding Daucher, but she at least is “normal.”
Am I the only one who see’s Lupe Moreno as a distraction from the Republican Party which will make a mockery of what they stand for, or is she really representative of the party and everyone else is not quite there?
Lupe Moreno remains the same anti-immigrant, pro-religion(and its beliefs) agenda candidate. I have yet to hear her, or see her write about anything other than two.
Luis,
You’re right – I meant MALDEF, not MeCha. I have corrected the post accordingly.
I don’t quite understand some of your other comments, but rest assured that Moreno opposes Carona for many reasons, including his past support of Lopez and Palacio.
As for Daucher, she might be normal in upscale parts of O.C., but Moreno is a better fit for the blue collar, working family 34th Senate District. Daucher is wealthy and Moreno is a working mother. Case closed! Moreover, this is not a liberal area, and as such Daucher is an even worse fit.
Art,
I apologize, I may have written them to fast.
What I mean is this…it seems there are two issues you and Lupe Moreno have a gripe with Carona. One is his endorsement of two “Liberal” candidates (Palacio and Lopez). I then questioned the very same attitude towards the Lincoln Club, a well known conservative organization, which also endorsed Palacio. It seems it is a double standard to not scorn one without the other.
Lupe apparently is upset as well with this endorsement because Carona supported a candidate “up-with-the-times” and understands sex needs to be discussed in the classroom in order to at least avoid the high teen pregnancy rate currently happening in Santa Ana, since Abstinence is not being very succssful. Those comments by Lupe, only serve to justify Moreno will have two issues in her candidacy, immigration and what compasses her religion, anything else is simply to give the aura of a well rounded candidate.
Republicans do not have only two choices for candidates, like Democrats, they are allowed to jump the fence in the general and simply vote for the better candidate.
Art- Do you really believe this area not to be Liberal? I believe you would have been correct ten years ago, but things have changed.
The area has changed some and is more liberal that it was ten years ago.
Second I am not going to support Corona this time becasue he is breaking his word about only running for 2 terms.
I believe if you ask him, Art will tell you he lost any love he had for the Lincoln Club a long time ago. He think he is being consistant in his disdain for both Central Comm. leadership and the Lincoln club, but that’s for Art to clarify.
jrb–Does that mean you’re not going to support Correa because he promised not to run for Senate but fillout the full term of his supervisorial seat?
BladeRunner-
I’ve followed Lou’s career pretty closely and was deeply involved in his campaign for Supervisor.
I don’t recall him ever making that sort of blanket commitment to serve out his term, only that he had no plans at that time to seek higher office.
Can you please point to a written or verbal statement to the contrary?
Thanks!
Isn’t Lupe Moreno related to Ted Moreno?
anon 8:18–
Go talk to Wayne & Nick. You think they dumped money into Lou’s race just so he could have a salary for two years before he ran for the Senate?
Does that mean you’re not going to support Correa because he promised not to run for Senate but fillout the full term of his supervisorial seat?
Of course I’ll vote for Lou.
He’s Latino and that’s all I care about.
Still I find it hard to believe that Lou would make such a commitment. He knew that Dunn would be termed out. I think at that time he was also aware of *some* of the issues that would come to plague Tom, the “annointed one” for the Senate seat.
If Correa really did make a commitment to serve out the 4 years, I’d like to see it in writing. Not faulting Wayne or Nick, but often people in their positions are guilty of hearing what they want to hear or misremembering.
And where was Umberg’s commitment to the people of the old 69th when he decided to persue a quixotic run for AG and left them in the hands of Jim Morrissey for 2 terms?
Umberg never promised to serve out 3 terms. Lou promised to serve out 1. Its not in writing. You’re only as good as your word in this business. Wayne and Nick are too sharp to “misremember” or hear only what they want to hear.
Hey, people change their minds, I understand that. or maybe Lou just lied if you are correct. There are consequences though and Lou knows this. Most people will forget but not Wayne or Nick.
You continue to assert that Lou made some sort of commitment to these guys, but you admit there there is no documentation of these conversations that took place at least 18 months ago.
I’ll leave it to voters to decide whether Lou’s alleged lies or Tom’s admitted lies are of greater importance.
Anon 2:46am—
Let me help you here. I never said the voters cared one way or another whether Lou broke his promise about serving out a full term. Maybe they do, maybe they don’t. People are used to politicians lying. They just re-elected a Preident who has his fair share of whoppers. In any event, I posted most people forget. I said Wayne and Nick won’t forget. Do you think they will?
If Lou denies that he told them this then he should call them up and tell them they are liars. Do you think Lou will do that?
Finally, the only admitted lie is something between Tom and his family, no matter how much Lou and his Sacramento comrades want to try and play Kenneth Star.
The time might explain your reasoning. Get some sleep.
People choose to focus on the titillating stuff. Agreed that the affair is a personal matter, but Tom and Robin CHOSE to go public with a story that became front page news. Whether they felt pressured or not, they ultimately had the choice to say “No comment. It’s a private matter.” But they didn’t. And then he followed up with the mea culpa letter to constituents. Now you expect Correa and groups that support him to simply IGNORE the elephant in the room? Circle the wagons and protect the weakened candidate?
I think the bigger lie, and the one directly to voters, was that Tom was called to Guantanamo to serve his country and was therefore unable to campaign. What a crock! I believe that they have cell phone coverage in DC. And time for quick flights home for appearances and such?
At that time a well known Democratic donor and activist (one of the truly active ones) who is also a member of the Guard explained to me that since all of Guantanamo is part of the military base, Tom could not even step off base to make fundraising calls or do any political work unless he flew back to Florida due to military restrictions. Made sense.
I actually felt bad for Tom. Not any more.