Since Matt “Jubal” Cunningham, the editor of Red-faced County/OC Blog, has not written much about the Carona debacle, I spent some time tonight going through his past posts about the Little Sheriff. I am amazed that Cunningham has not yet apologized to his readers for being an ardent supporter of Carona last year. Here are some excerpts (My comments appear in italics):
- Honestly, I think Carona has learned some excruciatingly hard lessons and has learned from his mistakes. Orange County is a safe place to live and crime is down in areas patrolled by the Sheriff’s Department. Carona knows the job and I frankly don’t believe it is necessary to change horses in mid-stream.
- Sheriff Mike Carona won the endorsement of the Republican Party of Orange County on a 44-20 vote. Congratulations to Sheriff Carona and his campaign.
- Considering the OC Democratic Party is completely dysfunctional and ineffective, be careful when tossing around pejoratives. (From a comment that started out about Carona. Ironic though. In the wake of the Urell scandal, the Measure D scandal, and now the Carona fiasco, the OC GOP is the party that looks like cr*p).
- It is also important to remember that the Sheriff is elected in his own right, per the state constitution. He is simply a department head who reports directly to the BOS. That entitles him to more deference from the BOS regarding how he runs his department.
- Here’s the Carona mailer, which focuses on illegal immigration and his challengers’ reactions to it. It’s a very effective piece. I don’t go so far as to classify Carona’s challengers in with “liberals,” but they shouldn’t be surprised given the degree of their invective against Carona.
- With all due respect, Art, it’s a little much to be lectured about a “cult of personality: by a Hunt supporter!
- The big, ugly horse flies in the ointment — Don Haidl and George Jaramillo — are now gone. The damage they inflicted on Carona is an example of the Sheriff being loyal to a fault. If those two had truly been Carona’s friends, they would have stepped down long before rather than clinging to their posts of honor, to their friend’s detriment.
- The Sheriff eked out a 50.9% win over Bill Hunt and Ralph Martin. That’s barely a majority, but a gigantic win because he can now avoid 5 grueling months of political attacks, media water-torture, fund-raising and trying to hold together an uncomfortable coalition.
- John Lewis and Matt Holder, the political helmsmen of Mike Carona’s re-election, have once confirmed themselves as OC’s premier political consultants, bar none.
- Jon (Fleischman) absorbed a slew of abuse from Huntistas while performing his job as an OCSD spokesman with aplomb under miserable circumstances — and was re-elected to the OC Republican Party Central Committee to the dismay of his detractors.
- Sheriff Mike Carona’s campaign sent over another list of endorsements, this time from partisan elected officials and officers:
- Ed Royce, 40th District US Congressman
- Gary Miller, 42nd District US Congressman
- Dana Rohrabacher, 46th District US Congressman
- Bob Margett, 29th District State Senator
- Dick Ackerman, 33rd District State Senator
- Bill Morrow, 38th District State Senator
- Van Tran, 68th District State Assemblyman
- Chuck DeVore, 70th District State Assemblyman
- Todd Spitzer, 71st District State Assemblyman
- Lynn Daucher, 72nd District State Assemblywoman
- Scott Baugh, Chairman OC Republican Party
- Tom Fuentes, Chairman Emeritus OC Republican Party
- Michael Schroeder, Past Chairman CA Republican Party
There you have it. For a complete list of those who endorsed Carona, go to this link.
Art, you actually spent time trolling through Jubal’s comments? This obsession of yours is getting old. Can you please stab your Jubal voodooo doll in private?
Didn’t I read this post yesterday?
Yep, rename this blog “Deja Juice.”
Posters 1/2,
Matt is trying to use the Carona debacle to hype his blog…but he contributed to Carona’s victory last year. Now it is time to hold him accountable. If you don’t like it, I suggest you stick to reading Red-faced County/OC Blog.
Matt is trying to use the Carona debacle to hype his blog.
You mena reporting on OC’s biggest news story is “using” it to “hype” his blog? Just be honest, Art. It’s plain to everyone this is just you acting out your hate of Matt. Grow up.
Poster 4,
These are the tags Matt put on his Carona Arraigned” story: “corruption, indictment, orange county sheriff, sheriff mike carona.”
Sure looks like Matt is pandering for hits. When will he apologiza for backing Carona?
“Pandering for hits”? Bwahahaha! That’s the pot calling the kettle black.
At least we can go to OC Blog to get news and information. All you can get here is your “I hate Matt blah blah blah…”
Maybe Jubal can pull an Art Pedroza and claim he was brainwashed!
Art,
Anonymous posters like the one criticizing you on this thread doesn’t care in general what you blog about. His only objective is to fight with you. A debate on the subject is never presented. The posts are of no value.
Red County has great coverage provided by Democrat Paul Lucas. Why would a Democrat contribute to a Republican blog?
http://www.ocblog.net/ocblog/2007/10/carona-arraigne.html