Caronistas in utter denial
O.C. Sheriff Mike Carona’s fans are in such a massive state of denial that even now that the O.C. Weekly has published a picture of “America’s Top Cop” being embraced by a mafia goon, they still can’t bring themselves to drop the Kool-Aid. Good grief. What a waste of misguided loyalty? What in the world did Carona ever do to cultivate such loyalty?
You can see the picture for yourself at http://www.ocweekly.com/news/news/dirty-stupid-or-both/25006/. Be forewarned – this is the real deal. If you are still a Carona supporter after seeing this picture, then rest assured you are a Caronista beyond salvation!
Art,
Didn’t President Bush have his picture taken with Jack Ambroff?
Does that mean you will be voting for Hillary in 2008?
Seems so, based on your logic?
8:24,
Please – Bush is not running for reelection – he can’t.
As for Abramoff, I find him disgusting and I am displeased with Rohrabacher’s continued defense of him.
Looks like Rohrbacher keeps picking all the “winners.” Abramoff and Carona, he sure can pick the good guys.
Apparently Commander Ralph Martin is now fed up with Carona. Welcome to the club! Here is the latest article from the OC Weekly about Martin’s request that Carona resign due to his mob connections:
One day after the Weekly published photos of Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona embracing a Mafia associate and handing out official badges to two other Las Vegas businessmen, a top challenger in the upcoming June election demanded that Carona resign immediately.
As dark clouds loomed overhead, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Commander Ralph Martin stood on the steps of the old county courthouse in Santa Ana, and pointed to an easel displaying photos the Weekly published in print or online of Carona:
being embraced by mob associate and Vegas strip club owner Rick Rizzolo, who was holding a drink;
standing in front of a cake as he’s flanked by Freddie Glusman, whose restaurant is a known mob hangout, and casino owner Gary Primm, contributors whom the sheriff had given official badges and bottles of wine to along with the cake;
swearing in Glusman and Primm as reserve Orange County sheriff’s deputies.
“This is unacceptable behavior,” said Martin, an Orange County resident, at his April 27 press conference. “We can’t allow our law enforcement personnel to be associated with known criminals or criminal associates.”
Martin continued, “He clearly knows who Rick Rizzolo is, and if he doesn’t he shouldn’t be Orange County’s top cop.”
Carona is in the fight of his political life to retain control of the $550 million Orange County Sheriff’s Department, which has been racked by scandal after scandal. Vying for his third term, Carona is being challenged by Martin, LA County Sheriff’s Sgt. Bob Alcarez and Orange County Sheriff’s Lt. Bill Hunt, whose duties include serving as the City of San Clemente’s police chief. Hunt recently received the endorsement of OC’s rank-and-file sheriff’s deputies. After first being denied the endorsement of the Orange County Republican Party’s Central Committee, Carona won a second bid by one vote after his top lieutenants engineered a new committee vote.
http://www.ocweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content2&task=view&id=25046&Itemid=2
Carona swearing in mobsters in a bar!! Apparently this is acceptable behavior in the OC. Thank you Capt Martin for at least standing up for ethical behavior. Remember, Matt Holder doesn’t know squat about police work, nor does he care. He is simply Mike Carona’s parking lot VALET!!
Funny how Martin tries to run with something someone else prints on Carona.
Lt. Bill Hunt called for Carona’s resignation over the the reserve deputy scandal months ago, where was Martin’s “outrage” then?
I guess since the reserve scandal didn’t have pictures, the facts were too hard to read. Wow, Martin is a real hero!
Art ,
Would you classify Rohrabacher as one of the non-Real Republicans?
and …
Do Real Republicans believe msturbation should be a campaign issue?
7:54.
I never said that Dana was a RINO. What I wrote was that his support for Abramoff was disappointing. I would say the same for his support for Carona. I guess he likes to hang out with Republicans who are under investigation.
As for your second point, Moreno brought that up to underscore how awful it was that Carona had supported John Palacio in the past, for the Santa Ana School Board. Palacio has been supportive of new sex education curriculum backed by liberal organizations, such as Planned Parenthood.