Do you have any idea how much a campaign for the 360,000 district would be? The distinction from a 640,000…
Paying Janet Nguyen more is ludicrous.
If we want better and more transparent elected representatives we simply need to pay them more. Take a look at…
You might be surprised what sort of low-lives would crave a quarter mil job with no professional qualifications and no…
That would just spark even more corruption and only allow independently wealthy people to run and win.
SB 249? It got killed via suspense file in assembly appropriations. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billHistoryClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB249
Without commenting on your specific stats, I would say that is an excellent question. Maybe you should be a Supervisor.…
Criticizing past elected trustees of the Orange County Board of Supervisors reflects not only their leadership weaknesses but also flaws…
Can someone explain why there are 1 county worker for every 160+ citizens that doesn’t include state, federal, cities plus…
72nd Assembly Race Archive
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Martin Wisckol Caught Pimping for Linda Ackerman – Again.
Posted on October 19, 2009 | 7 CommentsMaybe the Register’s Martin Wisckol is worried about the impending collapse of his employer and is thinking about future work writing press releases for Dick and Linda Ackerman. Looks like […] -
The Ackerman Anti-tax Pledge. What a Hurl
Posted on October 18, 2009 | No CommentsWe received an e-mail from our long-time Friend, Joe Sipowicz, yesterday and decided to share it with you. It has Joe’s trademark frankness so please don’t get mad at us. […] -
The Repuglican Culture of Power & Profit
Posted on October 16, 2009 | No CommentsOver at his Repuglican PR firm, er, Red County blog, our old playmate Matthew Cunningham has taken great offense at the good post ”Rogue Elephant” wrote on the Orange Juice blog the […] -
Truth in Advertising
Posted on October 16, 2009 | 1 CommentIf truth in advertising laws applied equally to politicians as they do to businesses, then Ackerman, Inc. might be hauled into court for its latest hit piece on Chris Norby. […] -
72nd Assembly District Pre-ballot Mail-Out Recap: What We Know About Linda Ackerman
Posted on October 15, 2009 | No CommentsWe’ve been reading up on our would-be 72nd Assembly District representative, Linda Ackerman, of Irvine. We’ve done some digging, too, and have perused her website. We have had quite a […] -
Fart Boy Demonstrating Symptoms Of Methane Intoxication
Posted on October 14, 2009 | 1 CommentOrange County’s own original Fart Boy, Matthew Cunningham may be a poster child for the dangers of methane inhalation. Of course we speak figuratively. As an all around sycophant he has to […] -
Why Chris Norby Will Be Good For Us, And Good For California
Posted on October 14, 2009 | 2 CommentsWe’ve taken a bunch of legitimate shots at Chris Norby’s opponent in the 72nd Assembly District Special Election, Linda Ackerman. You know: she’s doesn’t live in the district; has a […] -
Ackerman Ventriloquism Animates Brain-dead Puppets in Brea
Posted on October 13, 2009 | 2 CommentsJust as we reported earlier today about Orange, the Linda Ackerman campaign coughed up some more local endorsements, this time in Redevelopment-friendly Brea – where nobody’s property is safe from […] -
Ackerman Political Slush Fund Money?
Posted on October 13, 2009 | 1 CommentIs Linda Ackerman using political slush fund money to fund her campaign for the Assembly seat (AD 72) vacated by the disgraced Mike Duvall? A recent campaign finance disclosure indicates that she took thousands of dollars from a suspicious political committee - Citizens for Brulte. The committee is apparently controlled by Republican lobbyist Jim Brulte. Critics question Brulte's ties to a political scandal in San Bernadino county and District Attorney Michael Ramos. California Common Cause has criticized political committees like Brulte's as "slush funds, for lack of a better word". While Linda Ackerman's campaign funding smells of Sacramento's bipartisan Culture of Corruption, it also reeks of a Culture of Creepiness. -
Shame, Shame, Shame – in The City of Orange
Posted on October 13, 2009 | No CommentsThe Linda Ackerman campaign issued one of those out-of-a-can press releases the other day bragging about her endorsement by three City of Orange councilmembers – Cavecche, Murphy, and Dumitru. We thought we […] -
Apparently Linda Ackerman Never Took Carpetbagging 101
Posted on October 12, 2009 | No CommentsIf there were such a course for ambitious district hopping politicians, one of the basic lessons taught would surely be to learn the boundaries of your would-be district. It’s only […] -
Is Linda Ackerman Hiring Precinct Walkers?
Posted on October 11, 2009 | 5 CommentsYesterday on the Juice, our post about Linda Ackerman’s phony “businesswoman” label, a commenter named “baxter” related how somebody from the Ackerman for Assembly came a knockin’ on his door. baxter says: October 10, […] -
“Experienced Businesswoman”: More Unadulterated Bull Shit from Linda Ackerman
Posted on October 10, 2009 | 6 CommentsIn the world of politics it is believed that if you just keep saying the same thing over and over again, eventually people will believe it. Let’s consider Linda Ackerman’s repeated […] -
Mickadeit & Wisckol: Useful Idiots in Linda Ackerman’s Phony Campaign
Posted on October 9, 2009 | 1 CommentJust in case you needed any more evidence that the two Register political reporters/bloggers Martin Wisckol and Frank Mickadeit are anything other than tools in the Ackerman tool shed, observe […]
The cost to the registrar or the cost to run the campaigns? The cost to the registrar would not be…