It is never surprising when the folks at Red County/OC Blog attack OC Supervisor Janet Nguyen, but their latest effort is breathtaking. Their editor, Matt Cunningham/Jubal, takes her to task for voting against Supervisor Chris Norby’s medicinal marijuana measure, and for voting against a watered down stance from Supervisor Bill Campbell. Fair enough – but then he postulates that she did it strictly for political reasons, so the vote won’t be used against her in two years. And he didn’t call her to ask if that was true.
I did speak to her, prior to the board meeting. She said something similar to what Supervisor Pat Bates said in the meeting – that there is a legal case pending in San Diego that will have ramifications on whatever we end up doing in OC. So why not wait for that case to be settled? Makes sense to me.
Nguyen also told me that she felt the federal government would squash whatever we end up doing in OC anyway. Ironically, OC Sheriff Mike Carona, a favored son of the Red County mob, announced that he, “wouldn’t change his policy and would continue confiscating the marijuana and the prescription-like paperwork.” What a jerk! Did Red County take him to task for this statement? Of course not. His campaign manager, John Lewis, is a member of their blog team.
By the way, you can read all about Carona’s escapades over at the OC Weekly this week. Very funny pictures and snarky comments abound – made my week of course. The picture that accompanies this post is just a preview of what awaits you at the OC Weekly.
O.C. District Attorney Tony Rackauckas also took a weenie position, as he “testified against the cards, saying people who want to “escape from the realities of life and get high for a while” will have an official license.” Sure Tony, having cancer is just a stroll in the park! Give me a break. I cannot believe this pompous gasbag is running for D.A. again. I am sure the Red County mob will unequivocally endorse him. Barf!
I asked Nguyen to vote for the measure, but she had her own reasons not to. At least she didn’t make the inane statements that came out of Carona and Rackauckas! However, even the O.C. Register ripped her, while giving Carona and T-Rack a pass. Figures. Their so enamored of Van Tran that nothing Nguyen does will ever satisfy them.
I think it is going to be like this for Nguyen for the duration of her two year term as a Supervisor. Her own party is gunning for her, for the most part, and the press won’t be doing anything to help her. She is going to have to dig in and make her own way. She has shown quite a bit of inner steel thus far – and the road doesn’t figure to get any easier to travel. I just wish her critics would hold her fellow Reeps to the same level of accountability. I won’t be holding my breath…
How is it that the sheriff gets to pick and choose which federal laws he will enforce?
On one hand, he says the feds should enforce federal immigration law and refuses to deal with it out in the streets under county patrol, and then he turns around and says we will enforce federal marijuana laws in our patrol areas.
Do they enforce the federal laws or not?
By cherry picking laws the department chooses to enforce, he contradicts our state laws, and intends to undermine his employer, the county, by confiscating medical program cards legally issued by the county under a California state law.
What a schmuck Carona is! Either enforce ALL the federal law, or NONE of it. To do anything other is hypocritical, and a disservice to the community he is elected to serve.
no one else except matt posts at the oc blog on a regular basis. the blogpen is made up of ghost bloggers.
Sigh.
Art, in your comment on Red County/OC Blog, you criticized me, fairly enough, for not calling Janet and asking her for her explanation of why she voted as she did.
And now you’re doing what you criticized me for. For the record, I strongly disagree with what Carona said and plan to blog about it. I just haven’t had time. I have a number of unfinished blog posts in the pipeline I haven’t had time to complete. I think that HB councilman’s plan to mandate spaying, neutering and microchipping of dogs is outrageous, yet I haven’t posted about that either, for example. Tell you what — why don’t you devise a blogging schedule for me — what topics and how often I should post? Why I’m even explaining myself to you is beyond me.
Can you just chill out for a second and take a breath before spinning out one of your crazy theories about why I have or haven’t done something?
And he didn’t call her to ask if that was true.
And Art, you, of all people, have no standing for leveling that criticism at anyone.
Art – once again your are being a drama queen. I read that blog and in do not see that Janet was being attacked. I think you are overly defensive with Janet.
“Their (sic) so enamored of Van Tran that nothing Nguyen does will ever satisfy them.”
And you’re so enamored with your allies on the SA City Council that nothing the others do will ever satisfy you!
And the beat goes on.
The only thing relevant about this post is the hottie with the Sheriff.
Who is she?
Let’s see. Janet Nguyen, Mike Carona and Tony Rackauckas are all on the same side of this issue. Yet Art slams Carona and TR while singling out Nguyen for praise on the very same issue.
Real consistent, Art.
Any bets on how long before Art sours on his current political girlfriend and turns on Janet Nguyen?
How can anybody still be against medical marijuana? I’m not a fan of America’s drug policy in general, but being against medical marijuana patients being legally allowed to take their medication is downright cruel.