O.C. Supervisorial candidate Carlos Bustamante is in for a tough week. Latino Democrat Benny Diaz and his volunteers are putting up signs all over Santa Ana even as I write this post. His signs are emblazoned with the word “Democrat.” He won’t have to take many Latino votes from Bustamante to make a difference.
There are also a multitude of pajaritos reporting that the long-awaited hits on Bustamante are on the way. He is going to get body-slammed for allying himself with Lupe Moreno, from what I hear, and his eminent domain deals are going to be exposed at last. It sounds like Bustamante’s detractors have been reading my posts. My guess is that he will lose a big chunk of votes over the next few days.
I also hear that he is mighty nervous about the latest Ream assessment scheme. Will Bustamante speak out against this new tax and risk angering Santa Ana City Manager Dave Ream? I doubt it. You can expect that Bustamante will be asked about the assessment at every single campaign stop going forward.
Sources have also revealed that Bustamante accepted money from a body shop in south Santa Ana after he voted to give them a variance. And apparently he took money from a car dealer’s association as well – more quid pro quo for his eminent domain deals?
Finally, no suprise that the machine types at Red County/OC Blog are defending Bustamante’s fake Democrat mailer, which my co-blogger Claudio wrote about earlier today. They ripped Cassie De Young for doing the same thing last year – but Bustamante can do no wrong in their eyes. That’s how it goes when you hire Red County blogger John Lewis as your consultant. Imagine if Janet Nguyen had hired Lewis instead of David Gilliard? She’d be the toast of the Red County/OC Blog.
Nguyen did send out an enormous mailer today depicting her with GOP stars Ed Royce, Tom McClintock, Arnold Schwarzenegger and even Newt Gingrich, who towers over the diminutive Nguyen in their picture. She pulled out the immigration card again though. The mailer includes the statement, “Janet Nguyen is the proven conservative who will fight crime and stop county tax dollars from going to benefit illegal aliens.”
I also received another anonymous hit on Tom Umberg. This one talks about his ties to the Orange County bankruptcy and his personal debts and ties to gambling casinos (are there any other kinds of casinos?). This mailer might stoke more support for Benny Diaz, who timed the installation of his signs perfectly. Go Benny!
Rumor has it that some real tawdry facts about Carlos’past are going to see the light of day in the coming days. Once they do he’ll pretty much be finished.
His threats of a lawsuit are gonna get tested. Get ready for some real bombshells.
Benny’s signs DO NOT say “Democrat.”
It just says “Benny Diaz: for Orange County Supervisor”
Poster 2,
Really? How disappointing? I had revised his design to include the word “Democrat.” If he opted to remove that, it is too bad. I think it would have been an effective strategy against the Bush Republican Bustamante. I have not seen the signs yet. I will be taking some pictures later and hopefully you will be wrong…
Nguyen did send out an enormous mailer today depicting her with GOP stars Ed Royce, Tom McClintock, Arnold Schwarzenegger and even Newt Gingrich, who towers over the diminutive Nguyen in their picture.
NONE of whom have endorsed Janet — but that kind of deception doesn’t bother Art as long at his is helpig his candidate.
What a sociopath.
Did I say that they endorsed her?
Nice try, Art-ful Dodger! I didn’t say that — Ii was just pointing out what a hypocrite you are for giving Janet a pass on being deceptive while hammering Bustamante for being deceptive.
Finally, no suprise that the machine types at Red County/OC Blog are defending Bustamante’s fake Democrat mailer, which my co-blogger Claudio wrote about earlier today.
Not ruin the atmosphere of one of your posts and be factual, but I wasn’t defending the amiler so much as offering that the criticism of it was much ado about little.
They ripped Cassie De Young for doing the same thing last year – but Bustamante can do no wrong in their eyes.
Actually, what Cassie did was very different. if you’d take the time for actually know what you are talking about, you’d see that. However, that would require you to choose between the hard road of being honest and the easy road of mounting another unfounded, uninformed attack on me and Red County/OC Blog.
That’s how it goes when you hire Red County blogger John Lewis as your consultant. Imagine if Janet Nguyen had hired Lewis instead of David Gilliard? She’d be the toast of the Red County/OC Blog.
When the facts fail you, invent them! That seems to be your way, Art. I don’t share your obsessive hatred of Carlos Bustamante, so therefore Red County/OC Blog has been bought?
I extended blogging privileges to John Lewis this past summer — as I did to a number of people. And because John has blogging privileges, then by hiring him a candidate gets good coverage?
Using your own logic, Art, Janet Nguyen should get glowing coverage because she hired Adam Probolsky — who actually uses his blogging privileges on red County/OC Blog.
I really do apologizes for introducing logic and facts into one of your posts, Art. You may now go ahead and post some more fabrications.
Carlos Bustamante opposed Prop. 226. He voted to impose a new $600 tax on any small business that sells smokes in Santa Ana. He also voted to approve a new tax on any business that provides shopping carts for its customers. He recently voted to allow expansion of auto related business on Main Street and in return took cash from Benny Mendoza as his reward.He voted to allow the Honda-Mr J’s deal to move forward and has took lots of cash from both Honda,BMW and the OC Auto dealers association ever since.He has twice recently voted to use city monies to buy a private home in Santa Ana, rehab it, and sell it to another party. He supports PLAs. His stands on abortion and gay rights are very flexible. His are hardly Republican principals. It is bewildering why good Republicans like Chris Norby seem to be supporting him.
Carlos has spent like a drunk sailor on shore leave in the short time he has been on council.
He voted to spend hundreds of thousand of taxpayer dollars on a sign over Main Street.
He voted to spend well over a million taxpayer dollars on a deal to buy a private residence, fix it using taxpayer dollars and sell it at a loss.
He voted to spend hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to buy Plasma TVs from his friends company and in return get a campaign donation.
He voted to tax businesses who sell tobacco products.
He voted to tax businesses who provided shopping carts.
He voted to allow expansion of auto related businesses along Main Street and then took a campaign donation from the guy (Benny Mendoza) who asked for it.
The Orange County TaxPayers Association endorsed this guy?
I no longer respect the OCTA, the OCGOP or Carlos Bustamante.
anyone know what his “law enforcement” experience is? Anyone know why he left “law enforcement”? Just curious. Is this going to be one of the topics of the hit pieces coming out this week?
Anyone know what Bustamante’s “law enforcement” experience really is? What about why he left his “law enforcement” position? Was it voluntary? Is this one of the topics of the hit pieces against him?