I just stumbled across a new blog that serves the people of Fullerton, called Friends for Fullerton’s Future. They describe themselves thusly:
- We support those who believe in the fight for our civil liberties, as well as holding government officials accountable for doing a good job.
- We oppose those who support the idea that “it’s good enough”.
- Good people and principles are worth our fight.Those that do good are Friends For Fullerton’s Future.
The focus of this new blog’s ire is Fullerton Councilman Dick Jones, who sounds like Yosemite Sam on helium. The video above appears on this new blog and it also is on the blog’s accompanying YouTube Channel.
Jones has been described as a RINO – a Republican in Name Only. He appears to be some sort of windbag. I am enclosing a bonus video of him below:
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Jones is Pulido’s cousin.
The common thread: preserving the status quo for personal view and not moving the city forward.
The perfect scretchy wheel…..this is braindead resuscitated.
Has anyone mentioned yet that Dick Jones is also the name of the horrible malevolent corporate villain in Robo-cop? (played by Ronnie Cox?)
Are these guys connected to the way-cool Fullerton Observer?
Dick Jones is not up for re-election, is he? Shouldn’t they be hammering Shawn Nelson instead?
The beauty of the blogsphere is that now a lot more people, in the words of the old warning, “buy their ink by the barrel.”
The freedom of the internet is rapidly becoming a core freedom for this country as the “press” continues to be transformed. Who needs these big media conglomerates when you can shoot vodeo from your cellphone, post it within minutes and have interested locals write for free (or nearly free, I can’t imagine you do much more than pay the bills with the rent revenue).
All the Dicks in the world need to be concerned, very concerned.
Yosemite Sam on helium. Priceless.
Sorry Vern. The “way-cool” Observer is in no way connected to FFF. The latter supports accountability in government. The former is just a stooge rag that supports liberal candidates, who, when in office, vote exactly the same way the Rotarian Republicans vote. It’s a nice sort of bi-partisan symbiosis if you like your representation bland, stupid, and predictable.
Wow David. If you’re right then the Observer isn’t as way-cool as I had heard. Not living in Fullerton I never actually saw it.
So are you from the FFF?
Jones is up for re-election. He’s also the Councilman that voted against an affordable housing project in downtown Fullerton claiming that it will be full of drug addicts, pimps and whores, but then changed his vote two weeks later after the developer threatened to sue him for what he said.
He was the person that championed a public sidewalk give away to a fellow Rotarian bar owner. But now he’s ranting about the downtown being the “Wild West”, yet, when he had a chance to close down a nuisance underage death/metal dance club voted to extend the hours of operation?
He’s now seeking a 4th term, yet publicly tells people that he’s only doing this because people are making him, he told me that if he “looses he wins” cause he’d rather be on vacation. As if he doing us a favor?
Jones claims to be a limited government “conservative republican”, yet he’s the biggest cheer leader for a new layer of government (redevelopment) extending over West & East Fullerton, claiming the areas are “blighted”. How did E. & W. Fullerton get so blighted, he’s been on the Fullerton Council for the past 12 years?
His ballot designation as “Mayor Pro-Tem” is not legal, yet he’s claiming it’s his full time job?
Yes he’s the guy now hiding after he got caught in a public employee pension spike/give away, oh yes he’s Mr. “Conservative Republican” isn’t he.
He’s a real “Poser”, and he’s not fooling me. I’ve watched him become Mr. nice guy only about six months before a re-election, but let me tell you he’s RUDE and a BULLY.
I’m a Friend for Fullerton’s Future. My name is Tony Bushala and I’m not going to sit on my hands and watch this lunatic get a free pass, there are other candidates that are more worthy of our support and no we are not affiliated with the Observer.
Vern, I believe the corporate villain in Robo-cop was played by Dan O’Herlihy not Ronnie Cox?
No, Dick Jones, the very evil second-in-command to Dan O’Herlihy’s character, was played by Ronny. O’Herlihy was the beloved ineffectual CEO.
Which candidates for Fullerton City Council is FFF supporting?
Not sure if we will support any of the candidates, we need to know and understand the positions (term limits, eminent domain, war, willingness to admit ignorance, just to name a few) of the candidates before we choose to endorse.
However, we will actively oppose incumbents who fail to remember that they are servants of the public; who believe that being a “team player” is more important than principle; who don’t have the courage to stand on principle when it means standing alone; who are not humble enough to admit error and are incapable of learning from their mistakes; and those who fail to treat constituents with the respect and dignity they deserve.
And we will oppose candidates who through their words or actions indicate that they would not provide intelligent and responsible leadership, accountable to citizens of Fullerton.
I stand to be corrected on the Dick in Robo-cop, thanks.
Tony: excellent manifesto. I couldn’t have written it better myself.