Orange City Councilman Denis Bilodeau’s trial was continued until Nov. 16 today, according to Red County/OC Blog, whose editor, Jubal/Matt Cunningham, finally decided to write about this case.
Martin Wisckol, over at Total Buzz, reported that Bilodeau said “that today’s hearing led him to expect charges will dropped against him on Nov. 16.”
And that was that.
Cunningham elaborated that, according to Bilodeau’s lawyer, the sign he took down”didn’t meet the requirement for a legal campaign sign. There was no identification or information about to whom the sign belonged, and no evidence those who put up the sign (the Rudats) had the permission of the property owner. Keller’s contention was it was “legally an abandoned sign” and “anyone who took it down would have been operating legally.”
Cunningham also opined that, “None of the OC bloggers wringing their hands that this was a high crime and misdemeanor and wondering whether I would cover it showed up.”
Maybe that’s because we all work for a living Cunningham!
It only took Cunningham 217 days to cover this story – and he only did so after OC District Attorney Tony Rackauckas’ prosecutor let Bilodeau slip off the hook. Not a surprise given that Rackauckas and Bilodeau are both card-carrying members of the OC GOP machine.
According to the Greater Orange News Service, “The delay will allow the two parties to try and settle out of court. The O.C. Register also reported that the lawyers would “to try to resolve the case out of court.” So perhaps Bilodeau might still end up paying a fine.
The Register also reported this response from Bilodeau, “They have real criminals to prosecute, and I was glad once I got their attention and was able to present my side of the story that they agreed this is just stupid and it’s time to dismiss this.”
What was stupid, Denis, was your inane act of stealing the sign in the first place. What a dumb move for a supposedly seasoned politician!
Not to worry Denis, we will be sure to bring all of this up again when you run for reelection!
Jubal/Matt Cunningham, finally decided to write about this case.
I have covered this story and criticized Denis for a rash act — which is more than you’ve been able to rouse yourself to vis-a-vis Janet Nguyen.
It only took Cunningham 217 days to cover this story.
You haven’t been writing about it either, Art.
Maybe that’s because we all work for a living Cunningham!
So do I. Hey, if this case was as all-important as you and the other OC bloggers have been claiming it was, it was worth a couple of vacation hours to cover.
The OC GOP machine takes care of its own.
Earth to Art’s Fantasyland: Why should Tony Rackauckas want to “take care” of Denis Bilodeau? Denis was supporting Todd Spitzer in his abortive bid to challenge Tony for re-election last year.
Not to worry Denis, we will be sure to bring all of this up again when you run for reelection!
Who’s “we”? Go ahead, though — it’s not as if anyone in Orange cares what you think.
Jubal,
Wow! Somebody woke up cranky today.
Actually, we covered Bilodeau’s problems when this case first started.
As I mentioned to you via email, I tried to search your blog, using your own search engine, and could find no prior references to Bilodeau. You also mentioned that you could not find the references either.
While we lost track of the story for awhile, it was amazing how quickly the other blogs picked up the story after we did. Including the Greater Orange News. I guess folks in Orange ARE reading my blog.
In fact, go to this link and you will see that the Greater Orange News referrals are in the Top 10 for our site.
As for Bilodeau and T-Rack, it is true that sometimes OC GOP machine members are at odds. Look at last year’s Supervisorial race, which pitted Schroeder’s candidate (Trung) against Lewis’ candidate (Bustamante).
But in the end the machine members do indeed look out for each other.
At any rate, Spitzer got neutered by your party and we got stuck with T-Rack again.
I think the entire issue of Janet’s late report has been hashed out more on my blog than anywhere else, in reader comments. Believe me, that horse was very much beat to death.
And no, I am not going to waste vacation time on matters like this. I prefer to spend my vacations with my family. Aren’t you Reeps always crying about family values?
I correctly figured that the mainstream media would do a fine job of covering the Bilodeau trial. And I was right.
I wonder – had the trial gone the other way, and Bilodeau got stuck in the can for six months – would you have covered THAT? I think not…
Jubal,
One more thing. I thought we put this whole tired argument about people not reading my blog to bed when we were ranked number six on the list of top blogs with political influence in California.
Granted, your blog got the first ranking, but our blog was the second highest ranked blog covering the O.C. And we came in ahead of some pretty major blogs, including the Register’s Orange Punch.
So yes, people are reading our blog. In fact over the last two days we have had over 1,000 visits and an astounding 3,300 page views. Those numbers are nothing to sneeze at.
LOL Art – I see nothing in Jubal’s comments about readers to your blog…..feeling a little defensive today?
Flowerszzz,
Here is what Jubal wrote, “Go ahead, though — it’s not as if anyone in Orange cares what you think.”
Perhaps you are unable to read between the lines today. Go have some more Morning Coffee.
Saying people in Orange don’t care what I think is tantamount to saying that they don’t read our blog. But they do.
And no, I am not feeling defensive. Just a bit tired. I was up until 1 a.m. putting up my story about last night’s Santa Ana budget meeting.
I wonder – had the trial gone the other way, and Bilodeau got stuck in the can for six months – would you have covered THAT? I think not…
And how do you know that, Art? I’m going to waste three hours of my day to NOT report on something?
You are a piece of work, Art.
it was amazing how quickly the other blogs picked up the story after we did. Including the Greater Orange News. I guess folks in Orange ARE reading my blog.
Art, all the OC bloggers read each others blogs. As you like to say, “So what?” Blog away on the topic. Nobody in Orange cares what you think.
I thought we put this whole tired argument about people not reading my blog to bed when we were ranked number six on the list of top blogs with political influence in California.
One of the difficulties of having a discussion with you, Art, is you take issue with things I don’t say.
I didn’t said “no one reads your blog” – obviously, you have a readership.
What I said was, “It’s not as if anyone Orange cares what you think.” Maybe you ought to enroll in remedial reading comprehension, because those are two different things. There’s nothing to “read between the lines” except in your head.
Saying people in Orange don’t care what I think is tantamount to saying that they don’t read our blog.
No, it’s not Art. No matter how many times you repeat that to yourself. Saying people in Orange don’t care what you think is tantamount to saying people in Orange don’t care what you think (with the probable exception of Carol Rudat — you two would probably get along very well).
Jubal,
You attended a City Council campaign debate in Santa Ana last year – and videotaped it – only to not put the footage up. So yes, on occasion you do show up at an event for hours and not end up covering it.
You wrote, “Maybe you ought to enroll in remedial reading comprehension.” Typical Republican. When all else fails, pull out the “Latinos are stupid” card.
FYI, I graduated from the 8th grade with a cumulative 4.0 GPA. I finished high school a year early, with a 3.78 GPA. I completed a B.S. summa cum laude. And I barely missed honors when I completed my MBA last year. So no, “reading comprehension” is not my problem.
If the people of Orange did not care about my blog, why would they bother to read it? The fact is, many do. That you don’t like that is a different issue altogether.
As for Carol Rudat, I do plan to interview her, if she is amenable. I would love to present her side of the story. I doubt we will see it at Red County anytime soon.
For that matter, I doubt you will let anyone say on your blog that you are lacking in reading comprehension. That sort of thing would get a blogger banned from your site.
We do things differently here. We take the snipes and give back in full measure. That makes for more interesting reading IMHO.
You attended a City Council campaign debate in Santa Ana last year – and videotaped it – only to not put the footage up.
Really? Then how did all that video that I shot of that forum get uploaded to YouTube and posted to Red County/OC Blog? Oh yeah — that was me.
Do you make any to know what you’re talking about Art?
So yes, on occasion you do show up at an event for hours and not end up covering it.
Not only is that untrue, but how could you possibly know it even if it were? It really is amazing how you just make things up and present them as facts.
You wrote, “Maybe you ought to enroll in remedial reading comprehension.” Typical Republican. When all else fails, pull out the “Latinos are stupid” card.
It was sarcasm used to point out that you failed to comprehend what I said. But it is typical of you that you’d pull an Al Sharpton and fling a ridiculous charge of racism like some race hustler.
FYI, I graduated from the 8th grade with a cumulative 4.0 GPA. I finished high school a year early, with a 3.78 GPA. I completed a B.S. summa cum laude. And I barely missed honors when I completed my MBA last year. So no, “reading comprehension” is not my problem.
Congratulations. You get a gold star. I didn’t question your intelligence or your high school GPA. You claimed I said something that I obviously didn’t, and I pointed it out. You’re a smart guy — you can figure that out.
If the people of Orange did not care about my blog, why would they bother to read it?
Maybe don’t care isn’t quite right. “Aren’t influenced by what you think” would be more accurate. I read TheLiberalOC, but I’m not going to vote Democratic.
The fact is, many do.
And you know that how? I doubt there are 100 people in Orange who read your blog (absent a link from OC Bloog or Greater Orange eBlog).
As for Carol Rudat, I do plan to interview her, if she is amenable. I would love to present her side of the story. I doubt we will see it at Red County anytime soon.
Please do. You both have a lot in common.
For that matter, I doubt you will let anyone say on your blog that you are lacking in reading comprehension. That sort of thing would get a blogger banned from your site.
No your just being dishonest, Art. If that were true, I’d have banned you looooong ago.
I am getting pretty tired of Jubal’s comments. It’s the same old story “Waaa Waaa Waaa”. Jubal is just another Stanley Fiala minus the F word.
And I’m getting tired of making them.
But Art’s obsessive need to cast aspersions on me makes it difficult to not respond to the ignorant crap and conjecture he posts about me.
Why is Jubal afraid to release his 8th grade school records:)???
Jubal I am the true Stanley. Stop trying to be me.
Jubal,
Hay calmate! Why don’t you come down to the Memphis tomorrow night and I’ll buy you a drink. Maybe we can find some common ground amongst my liberal amigos.
You have got to be kidding me. You vomit all over me and then flip a some internal switch and it’s suddenly “Hey, let me buy you a drink!”
Tranquilo Jubal. Don’t get your panties bunched up again.
Psalm 37:8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret–it leads only to evil.
I bet Carol Rudat or her husband would be interesting bloggers. Why not invite them to write for O.J.???
Personally, I like to visit just to view the cat fights between Jubal and Art. Popcorn annyone?
“Don’t get your panties bunched up again.”
St. Paul: “When I became a man, I put aside childish things.”
You should try that.
Jubal,
I realized that while it is great fun to argue with you, it appears to be overly damaging to your ego. I am not trying to scar you or anything like that.
As for my “switch,” I developed it after attending a private school from 1st grade to 8th grade. I was one of a handful of Latino students. I was called a beaner and a wetback and worse until I got smart enough to use the name “Art” instead of “Arturo.” But I did not figure that out until high school.
As a result of that trauma, I developed a bulletproof ego. I don’t take anything personally.
I later served on the debate team at my high school and honed my ability to give as good as I take.
You and are pretty evenly matched, so these volleys are somewhat entertaining to some of our readers.
Honestly though, you are the editor of the number one political blog in California. You guys are like the USC Trojans. Do you think the Trojans coach gives a damn what the coach of the Fresno State Bulldogs thinks?
You ought to be secure enough to ignore what people say about you, or brush such statements off.
Perhaps your childhood was different from mine and did not instill you with the same ego shields that I have.
Whose to say? I don’t know you well enough to be able to postulate what events led to the creation of the Matt Cunningham that edits Red County/OC Blog.
If you change your mind, I will be at the Memphis at about 9:30 tonight.
#19. Is there someone in particular you are referring your quote to? Or perhaps it is for yourself. After reading quite a few posts of yours, I have come to the conclusion that you were picked on a lot as a child. Do you still feel pain? Are you related to Allan Bartlett?
That’s terrible. Why would they allow that kind of hate speach at a private catholic school Art? Did you tell the school officials?
How about a Jubal vs Art pay-per-view fight or contest?…a bloggers “Lucha Libre”:)!!!
Ramses vs Nacho. hahahahahaha
Poster 23,
Oh no! How soon before someone Photoshops my face onto Nacho’s body?
Poster 21,
The elementary school I went to was Seventh Day Adventist. Most of the teachers were racists themselves.
High school was actually a relief. I went to Don Bosco Tech. Most of the students were Latino or Asian. I fit right in.
Art had a shitty grade school experience, developed some weird mental mechanism for dealing with it, and now he assumes that because his classmates crapped on him, it’s OK for him to crap on other people 30 years later.
Art, that is not a portrait of psychological health you painted of yourself. Which makes your psycho-analyzing of Cunningham hilariously hypocritical.
And what kind of insecure middle-aged geek whips out their 8th Grade GPA to prove their smarts?