Orange Councilman Jon Dumitru, caught lurking around the White House
Orange Councilman Jon Dumitru has pulled out of the race to replace disgraced Assemblyman Mike Duvall – and he has endorsed Linda Ackerman, according to the Total Buzz blog. Ackerman was of course a prominent supporter of Duvall, and she is also a carpetbagger as she lives in Irvine.
Understand that this means Dumitru is a hack, so good riddance.
Norby scares these people because he doesn’t bend knee to the party establishment and he questions the sort of stupid spending that people like Ackerman and Dumitru support.
Ackerman’s husband Dick was a disaster as a State Senator. If you liked his record then I suppose his wife is the candidate for you.
Norby is a bit of a free spirit but he is a reliable fiscal conservative – and the right guy to send to Sacramento if you want an Assemblyman who will oppose ALL tax increases.
Norby shill.
Art, what was rather disturbing about Mrs. Ackerman was her statement to Wisckol the other day proclaiming in the same breath that she is a “conservative” but doesn’t share Norby’s anti-Redevelopment stance. This struck me as contradictory.
Of course the CRA has lots of big-wheel dues paying members and the last thing they want is Norby loose in Sacramento, so there’s the money angle; and with the budget in crises the RDAs across California are getting doubly hit by reassessed propery values and raids on their bank accounts.
Another thing that concerned me was Mrs. Ackerman’s characterizing Norby as a libertarian as opposed to her being a conservative. Libertarianism (small l)is at the heart of any true conservatism. The two concepts are not mutually exclusive but intimately joined. Her willingness to make this distinction suggests a philosophy of go-along get along, pro-government mind set.
And that’s no bueno!
#1,
Really? I just spent several months kicking Norby’s a** for running for Clerk Recorder, an office I thought he was not qualified for.
But the Assembly is perfectly suited to his skills and experience.
Norby will the the #1 tax fighter in Sacramento!
Ackerman? Well I guess she would end up feeding the squirrels alongside Jim Silva…
David,
Amen! Linda is no bueno all around!
The Ackerman’s should travel, shop, and spend their big fat Assemble/Senate pensions. Linda is one of the GOP busybody’s who loves to hear her name announced by Scot Baugh at Central Comm. meetings and attend the GOP lades meetings. Don’t waste your vote on Linda.
Does that mean that Dumitru’s quick move to the 4th is called off?
One would-be carpetbagger endorses another.
What a serious guy Jon D. is! He was a candidate for all of about 5 days! All Dick Ackerman had to do was pull on his chain a couple of times and Jon wimps out on running. I guess he was too busy powering down Brat’s at the street fair to put time into running for office. This guy is a BIG fish in a small town. Good night Jon.
“Really? I just spent several months kicking Norby’s a** for running for Clerk Recorder, an office I thought he was not qualified for.”
That’s because in your hierarchy of shilling, Hugh Nguyen beats out Chris Norby, and Norby beats out Linda Ackerman.
When you were shilling for Janet, you would beat up on Norby, because back then you liked Janet more than Norby.
Now that Norby is running against Linda Ackerman instead of Hugh Nguyen, you’re shilling for Norby and against Ackerman.
You’re really obvious.
Shill Watch sure sounds like this guy:
Why should Art “shill” What the Hell has Linda Ackerman ever done to run on? What has she done in office to earn a shot? She has a name….that is it! She is little more than a Carpetbagger!!! Seriously she doesn’t live in the district! Seriously, Why would you endorse her? As a “registered” Republican don’t we have enough problems with unproven spenders? For the Record, I have never met her, spoken to her, or had any interaction with her. She may be a wonderful person, but what is the REASON to support or endorse her? Please explain.
Jon Dumitru ran for 72nd for 5 days what a joke.
All these elected official are just looking for a job. It’s doesn’t matter if you have experience are not.
Jon Dumitru is endorsing Linda Ackerman give me a break. Who the hell is Jon Dumitru. Norby has the most experience and will win this race.
Looks like it’s time again for me to remind you people of the definition of “shill.” That’s “One who poses as a satisfied customer or an enthusiastic gambler to dupe bystanders into participating in a swindle,” according to American Heritage, or more loosely, someone who “publicizes or praises something or someone for reasons of self-interest or personal profit.”
Is #8 really saying that Chris Norby pays Art to write nice things about him, except Hugh Nguyen pays Art more, and Janet used to pay him lots but abruptly stopped at some point? If not then STFU.