Gordon Bricken admires the Confederate Army memorial at the Santa Ana Cemetery
Picture by Joshua Sudock of the O.C. Register
Do you remember a guy named Gordon Bricken? He was once the Mayor of Santa Ana. The O.C. Register is reporting that Bricken has written a book about gravesites of conferate and union soldiers that can be found here in Orange County.
“His parents taught him to respect the history of the Civil War – to remember relatives who fought in battle, to know the stories of people killed and families uprooted. His mother once gave him a hand-sewn Confederate flag for his room,” according to the O.C. Register.
Bricken is originally from Kentucky, which was a Southern slave state.
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Stupid Story!
I bet he was a great mayor – I bet it was a nice city then.. I bet he represented all in this city…
I swear with all that is going on- racist, ethnocentric hispanic activists are getting really, really desperado!
Stupid, Stupid!
Abe Lincoln and his wife were both from Kentucky, and the wife was even more anti-slavery than Abe.
The Regsiter is a useless rag that treats everything with kid gloves, but are you calling this guy a racist? Your article says he’s interested in Union graves as well. Just wondering…
Hats off to Mr. Bricken for standing up for the Veterans of the South. Their side of the story has been ignored for far too long. Too much emphasis has been placed on the slavery issue and not enough on the economic injustices foisted upon the South. Thank You Mr. Bricken and the groups you work with for all you do. I’m also glad that the City Council in Santa Ana never bowed to the political pressure to remove the state flag in the civic center’s Plaza of the Flags which has as part of its design the Confederate Flag. The South will rise again!
Well! I stand corrected?
Vern,
From Wikipedia:
Historical marker in Downtown Louisville telling the story of two escaped slaves from KentuckyThe history of slavery in Kentucky dates from the earliest permanent European settlements in the state until the end of the Civil War. Although Kentucky was generally classified as the Upper South or a Border state,[1] rather than the Deep South, enslaved African Americans made up a substantial percentage of the population. Early Kentucky history was built on the labor of slavery, and it was an integral part of the state.
Of COURSE I know Kentucky was a slave state, I just brought up the Lincolns to remind us that not everybody from Kentucky supported slavery. So I don’t know that the fact this fellow is from Kentucky proves anything.
Maybe you know some things about him you haven’t told us? Or not?
(And commenter #3 is a weenie to be disregarded.)
Vern,
He seems fixated on the confederates and admits that he had a confederate flag in his room when he was a kid.
Is he a racist? Beats me. But considering how much influence the KKK had in Santa Ana, and the age of this guy, it would not be a surprise. Google him and you will see that he is also a Republican.
Don’t forget Vern that racism has infected Santa Ana for years. Bricken’s predecessors actually burned down our China Town!
We have been burdened with these Usual Suspects for too damn long…
The slave trade is going pretty strong, here and now.
The difference is instead of black Africans invading their neighbors and taking the able bodied men and woman to sale to USA and other places.
It is high-brow liberals and USA born Mexican’s living off of the illegal trade going on today.
Heck even the WALL billed to keep them out, is used to keep them here.
“t is high-brow liberals and USA born Mexican’s living off of the illegal trade going on today.”
MQ says:
So right- If anyone is wondering who lives in the North Tustin Hills: Non-Profit founders, CEO’s (corps) Educators, doctors, hospital admins, Caloptima exc, ect…
All just shitting themselves regarding the AZ law!
ILLEGALS ARE BIG MONEY!
People should stop paying their taxes, the feds as well as most of the Us government are acting directly against the American people’s interests!
For the first time not only have I opened my eyes about what is going on in this country regarding the abuse of the race card and the abuse of the American Citizen’s – I get the feeling most American’s and Immigrants are getting it too!!!
Go Arizona!
I have known Gordon since I was a young child and he is a very good and decent man. As Mayor of Santa Ana he worked very hard to improve the community and as a result of his efforts Santa Ana was named an “All American City” which a very prestigious award.
Gordon is by no means a racist and was one of the few councilmembers that the Latino community could count on in Santa Ana during his time in office.
I am quite sure that Gordon would be turned off by these bigots like Quinn. He never acted against someone or for someone based on the color of their skin.
The City of Santa Ana could use someone like Gordon Bricken on the city council now. Too bad he doesn’t live in Ward 2 so we could have him take out the weak link on the council, David Benevides.
Sean,
Thanks for clarifying this. I wonder why Bricken is so hung up on Confederates?
It seems that some in town feel that the Confederates are heroes rather than the treasonous terrorists that they really were.
“I am quite sure that Gordon would be turned off by these bigots like Quinn. He never acted against someone or for someone based on the color of their skin.”
I find you more intolerable the illegal immigrants and illegal activist’s that need to know that they can not overrun, override and violate the American people ..
And you are white!
I am sure Mr. Gordon does not approve of a once beautiful city becoming a trash bin.. full of corruption, crime and decay… just my guess!
Color is not the problem in Santa Ana – Money is!
MQ,
“People should stop paying their taxes, the feds as well as most of the Us government are acting directly against the American people’s interests!”
I suggest you get your LYIN’, WEASELLY, SPONGING ASS BACK TO IRELAND and STOP tearing down the US!
YOU have NOT EVEN BEGUN to pay the US TAXPAYERS back for all the benefits YOU have received, you have a lot of nerve complaining about taxes.
I’d take a million illegal mexicans, who are happy to have the opportunity to pay their taxes while working in the US, to ONE UNGRATEFUL, WHINING, SPONGING LEGAL IRISH IMMIGRANT any day of the year!