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My name is Tony Bushala, and I hate carpetbaggers…the political lowlifes who move into a district just to run for office. These are parasites who are addicted to holding elective office; the farthest thing from their minds is honest public service.
Whenever I can I try to oppose the scampaigns and political adventures of these wrongdoers when they pull their stunt in a district that I live in. This year I’ve got my sights set on a gentleman by the name of Sukhee Kang, who until last summer, was a long-time resident of Irvine. You may have heard of him. He was Mayor of Irvine, the incompetent puppet of Larry Agran, and the two of them, along with co-conspirator Beth Krom, squandered hundreds of millions on the so-called Great Park. They handed out millions and millions of dollars in no-bid, fixed contracts to their political pals. Kang ran for Congress down south in 2012 and got his ass kicked.
The Invisible Man
Obviously Kang knew his political career in Irvine was over.
Jump ahead now to April, 2015, and we find that Sukhee has set his eyes on the 29th District State Senate seat, soon to be open, that includes Fullerton, where I live and work.
Here is one of Kang’s few remaining imbecile Irvine “supporters” sharing the announcement that was sent out the week before. Notice the date: April, 27 2015. He says Kang has already “moved into a smaller house” in Fullerton, just down the street from Pam “Kellar.” Of course the announcement includes all the big name endorsements Sukhee’s already racked up.
But wait a minute…here’s the Grant Deed for the house Kang eventually bought. It was recorded on July 15, 2015 – three months after Sukhee Kang made his plans public, and probably a year since he started pleading for all those endorsements from Democrat Party hacks – and most importantly the nod from the biggest decision-makers of all.
And here’s the Deed of Trust revealing that the humble “smaller house” – located in an exclusive gated estate up on the hill – is now worth nearly a million bucks. Yes, Sukhee lives in a gated enclave on a golf course. Wouldn’t want to mix it up with your lowly, would-be constituents, now would you, Suke.
And finally, here’s Sukhee’s new voter registration info showing the new address as of July 24, 2015, and confirming the timeline described above.
What all this means is that Sukhee Kang, the man with the disastrous record in Irvine, didn’t even move to Fullerton until after he got the stamp of approval from his new handlers in Sacramento, and even after he made his announcement. Obviously, had he not been anointed by this select group of bagmen, Kang would still be in Irvine looking for some other place and office that he could exploit to promote himself. How’s that for a commitment to the people he wants to represent in the Legislature?
The high-rollers, political fixers and lobbyists don’t give a damn about carpetbaggery. Neither does the long list of Democrat elected officials from who-knows-where that have endorsed this greasy slide. They see nothing wrong with the manipulation of the electorate by dumping a future safe vote on an unsuspecting public.
Well, I do. My job is to help educate concerned voters about Mr. Sukhee Kang. The message will be short and direct.
Excellent.
And of course you want to make sure the guys that you buy and pay for do get elected
Who would that be?
Travis Kiger, Chris Thompson, Shawn Nelson….JOSH NEWMAN. Tony likes to buy his politicians to do his bidding. Get a job Zenger. Walmart is hiring
That’s quite the accusation!
I’d make that one anonymously, too. You’re a real profile in courage.
Yeah, you know, it’s funny. They talk tough but seem to be afraid of us. I get the resentment, but not their fear.
It might not be fear. It might simply be shame.
Yikes. A voice out of the sleazy klepto pit. What’s it like down there? Warm and oozy?
White Horse: You are a genius! You couldn’t have picked a better, more capable scapegoat for Suhkee losing this election.
We’ve found a way to keep Suhkee’s campaign going, it’s all nice and primed with corruption and dozens of good ole boy endorsements.
Now if we could find a way to finance a few more lessons for you to be molded into a halfway decent hapless candidate, like Suhkee, we may have something going.
Way to steal the spotlight from Kang, douchebag!
Saying that Bushala has “bought” Newman is crazy. He and Newman — who did well in the early days of Silicon Valley — are in the same tax bracket. Bushala seems to respect him, though — despite very different political ideologies — and maybe even admire him. And why not? He’s anti-machine, anti-corruption, and smart as hell. Lots to admire there.
Sukhee, on the other hand, is very good at pursuing party regulars until they give into his entreaties. Not the best conceivable qualification for office, in my opinion.
Wow thats pretty blatant.
Indeed. I see a great deal to admire in Josh Newman as well. Mr. Kang-not so much.
Sad state of affairs in the Democratic Party when party leaders turn their backs on a excellent and viable candidate in favor of someone as clueless as Suhkee. It’s inconceivable to me that our leadership tried to ram Kang down our throats.
My hope is that the general Democratic population will see behind the Vandermeir/South/Sacramento boys scheme and vote for who is clearly the best representation for our area, Josh Newman
Keep going, Tony! Much respect for you as well for attempting to put the brakes on Kang-the Carpetbagger.
AND, Sukhee is an incredibly boring speaker.
The man drones on and on and on — he’s the third or fourth worst speaker in Irvine Politics. (We have had an amazing collection of windbags on the dais)
Still, I am glad Sukhee is running for office in FULLERTON. It’ll make it that much harder for Larry Agran to find high-profile slate mates for his comeback attempt this fall.
Tyler, don’t be too happy too soon.
I can see Josh Newman coming in second in June. In which case Sukhee Kang may very well be back in Irvine this fall as a member of the Agran Living Dead Team.
Haha you’re right… but I’ve never gotten bored listening to Agran or Lalloway or Krom talk.
Yesterday a whole bunch of Kang signs were set up around Cypress! Its like every intersection has signs with no consideration for public or private property. Carpetbagger Kang is running against (??? I do not know).
Suhkee Kang is running against Ling Ling Chang (Republican) and Josh Newman (Democrat).
From what I’ve read on Newman’s website, he’s actually a really great candidate. Newman graduated from Yale, he’s a successful businessman, he’s an Army vet who runs a non-profit to help other vets find jobs. He lives in Fullerton and did not move here expressly for the explicit reason to seek office. He seems like a great candidate, yet the Democratic Party establishment, lead by Henry Vandemeir, has chosen the hapless Kang over him.
Mr. Vandermeir has some explaining to do.
Agreed.
However, the endorsements from LOCAL Democrats is even worse. They’re truely turning their backs.
The locals will pay the price at the polls. I mean, does Sharon Quirk-Silva really think she has a chance to win her seat back after all of this? Give me a break! First Brandman, now this? Tis a shame but really, she is her own worst enemy.
I thought Sukhee was a girl.
Anyway, regardless of gender, it’s perfectly clear this “greasy slide” belongs back in Irvine.
A million dollar house on a golf course, behind a gate? Wow! Just like he’s one of us! This is what the Democrats spit up?
And when I say “girl,” I am in no way implying that this individual was ever lacking in testicular fortitude.
And when I say lacking in “testicular fortitude” I am in no way implying this individual didn’t attend all his 5 am boot camp sessions.
Why’d you think Sukhee was a girl? Is that even relevant? Or was that just a racist comment…
And stop making judgmental statements. Whether he has a golf course home or not is irrelevant. Some of the greatest leaders in the world are, gasp, financially fortunate too. Can’t hate because of that.
I’d like to know what exactly Sukhee Kang has done to warrant all your bashing. Let’s get to the real issues.
Spent $200,000,000 of public money on a park with nothing to show for it. For starters.
Seriously. That’s just to start.
Mr. Bushula, Once again, I applaud your community service. It is from the heart and with the best interests of the community in in mind.
Ironically, I [am not allowed to comment on this site, yet somehow this one slipped through.]
[Ed. Note: Go away, ‘bagger. It ain’t what you say anymore, troll, it’s that you’re flat-out bannned.]
*DZ, control your digits……and then please don’t add insult to injury by trying to explain your way out of that errant remark. You could have just as easily said…you thought he looked like Madonna or Beyonce…..but no, you drone on and one about Bruce Gender bias…..or Kaitlan Gender Bias…one of those! This is what Donald Trump is talking about: Political Correctness…..get it?
The wind is in the buffalo.
What in the Blue Blazes are you talking about?
Tony’s back! Oh dear boy, how you have been missed! Saw the signs, didn’t dare to let my feeble heart imagine you might be out there in the night, like a plaid clad batman, staple gunning your way through the streets of north Orange County. Welcome home dear friend. I am sorry for the cause, sorry yet another carpetbagger has dragged you from retirement, but if it has to happen I am damn glad to watch the fight, maybe throw a few punches. How may we help you kick this carpetbagger’s ass back to Irvine?
“. . . didn’t dare to let my feeble heart imagine you might be out there in the night, like a plaid clad batman, staple gunning your way through the streets of north Orange County.”
Priceless!
“How may we help you kick this carpetbagger’s ass back to Irvine?”
I am all for kicking Sukhee out of Fullerton politics, but please not back to Irvine!
He could run for the Fullerton City Council…once his neighbors learn his name, that is.
Come on, man.
It could happen.
Wow! Smells like Ackerwoman. Remember Reps do it too. What’s worse, is that they come from Irvine; the antithesis of Fullerton. It’s like being invaded by sameness.
Wow. Bushala’s record with Fullerton PF shows someone unhinged and unstable. Consider than!
This anonymous attack will be deleted upon Tony’s request, should he wish. Consider THAN!
What is “Fullerton PF?”
Who or what is “than?”
I presume that it’s “Fullerton Police Force.” And that it’s “that.” Could be “Tran,” I guess.
“Fullerton Police Force?” Yes, that was a musical satire performed by the Fullerton Civic Light Opera in the wake of the serial FPD scandals. But I don’t think Bushala was affiliated with that production – although he might have been one of the spear-carrying extras in the back row of the chorus.
Hey Tony, where do I get me some of those signs? My neighborhood is practically all korean and I want to make some more friends
Sounds like a win-win-win.
Not precisely a Nguyen-Nguyen.
Assuming the Korean name “Sukhee” to be that of a female’s shows incredible ignorance and really takes away from the valid protest of Sukhee Kang as a candidate in North Orange County for any office. Being a Korean myself, I am very proud of the fact that Mr. Kang was the first Korean American mayor of a major American city. However, his overall record as a council member and mayor is debatable for the city of Irvine and its residents. There are aspects of North Orange County and Fullerton in particular that are very indicative of the culture of city and without being a longtime resident and understanding the nature of the community’s concerns and needs, the idea that an elected official can be effective is suspect. I support Tony in his quest to expose out of town politicians who feel entitled to hold elected office in Fullerton, having little or no clue on what good governance would mean in our fair city.
“Assuming the Korean name “Sukhee” to be that of a female’s shows incredible ignorance and really takes away from the valid protest of Sukhee Kang as a candidate in North Orange County for any office”
No, familiarity with Korean given names is immaterial to the validity of the criticism. I know two Jinhees, one of each gender.
It’s not an assumption, it’s a presumption. And my sense is that is widely held, although people revise their view once they learn of his actual gender. But voters often don’t do their homework — sorry if this shocks you — and will base their votes on their incorrect impressions.
You may have missed the point, which is not that Sukhee SHOULD split the “pro-woman” vote with Ling-Ling Chang, but that he probably WILL. It’s a prediction, not a prescription. Yes, this recognize some cultural ignorance — but it’s not “incredible” ignorance, nor is it necessarily malicious.
I’ll leave the rest of your comment alone except to say that you offer several good reasons why Josh Newman would be a better choice.
The PR Professional has weighed in:
“Kang lives in Fullerton and bought a house there some time ago.”
GOT IT? “SOME. TIME. AGO.” Now that’s professional PR!
Yes, we know. July 2015. Three months after he declared his candidacy.
PR is NOT a “profession.”
Dan assured me that it IS a profession. It’s like Public Administration, only more powerful.
Vern had him pegged on that. Just another turd to polish.
But he’s lived in the district before!!!
And? That doesn’t mean he’s not a carpetbagger.
But hey, he is #unstoppable.
How about some perspective instead of this one note attack. Some facts and a different viewpoint.
Sukhee Kang has been in Orange County for 30 years. Josh Newman came from Northern California 3 years ago. So is 3 years the number to become a native son?
Kang is a twice elected Mayor of a major city with over a decade elected experience. Newman is the ED for a veterans non profit that sounds good but shows no accomplishments for the mission it was created for. Could it have been created to look good for his anticipated run? Remember it only takes a couple of grand and presto, you’re running a non profit.
Kang is getting virtually ever Dem endorsement because they think he can win and flip the seat to Democrat. Newman is getting none because they’re sure he can’t. Remember a Dem is a helluva lot better than Ling Ling Chang. Do you think she’s losing sleep thinking of all the good things she can do for Fullerton?
Kang has outraised Chang in donations roughly 2-1 so far. 95% of Newmans support has come out of his own pocket. He can attract online bloggers but those same bloggers evidently won’t contribute. I’m sure Newman will attempt to spin this problem to say he’s self funding or this campaign is not about financial support but it’s a problem. BTW all the money seems to be going towards signs that seemingly are trying to resurrect a 25 year old Seinfeld tag line. Good luck with that. Remember this is the State Senate not dog catcher. “Hey this guy is trying to be funny on a campaign sign, I think I’ll vote for him.” Probably not. Have some respect for the electorate.
It’s about flipping a seat to Dem. I will say that Kang or Newman would be better than Chang. But Newman has no shot and it’s painfully clear. Kang is the perfect candidate to beat Chang, he mitigates all of her strengths. To me, and I could be wrong, this seems like an Asian thing. In other words lets go with the White guy. That’s short sighted and small thinking.
Sukhee Kang has a very good chance to beat an incumbent Republican. His policies are sound even though he hasn’t lived in Fullerton long enough for the requirements of some.
Wow! The stench of desperation wafts through he atmosphere. Sukhee couldn’t beat a rented mule.
Now google “rented mule.”
I did google David Zenger. Explains a lot.
Ouch! What incision!
I drove up Euclid today and saw an array of No Kang – Irvine Carpetbagger signs.
If you think this idiot can be a well-funded Republican you are as stupid as the rest of the Sukhee crowd.
Come to think of it, maybe you are Sukhee. Are you Sukhee? Come on, fess up.
Not Sukhee. I just a political observer without the bias you so clearly have. I do happen to think he can beat Ling Ling (Never lived in OC) Chang.
BTW Fired in part for dropping F Bombs in public meetings while working for Supervisor Nelson seems to ring true with how quickly you go to the name calling.
Facts are stubborn. Only a 3 point voter registration disadvantage to overcome. Presidential election which favors Dems. Both candidates are Asian. Not to mention Ling Ling has some real biography issues that came to light in the last cycle.
According to the Secretary of State website Sukhee is out raising Ling Ling and a big chunk of Ling Lings donations are out of her own pocket.
It may not happen but it’s absolutely possible given what I just listed and one wouldn’t be “stupid” to think so.
What you’ve left out of your analysis is the role of Young Kim. She’s Korean, beloved and known by her community, and she will be practically stapled to Ling-Ling when campaigning in the fall. Sukhee’s success depends on success in the Korean community and he’s going to be outflanked even there. If he were still running against Tim Shaw, et al., he’s be the clear choice — but Jim Brulte’s ordering this substitution was a brilliant counter-move.
What this does, though, is leave the rest of the district — 2/3 of it being White and Latino — up for grabs. Brett Murdock, the Congressional candidate, is a Spanish-speaking white man. Sharon Quirk-Silva, in the South of the district, is Latina. Both parties seem to have incorporated the lesson from 2014 that Asians Can’t Lose. Maybe it’s true — but it’s probably way overstated. Chang and Kang will tend to neutralize one another in the primary — and Newman (who will get that money that Kang’s raising if he’s nominated, because it’s still winnable) will match up well against Chang. For one thing, he’s about 1000 times smarter.
I took a special interest in this district in 2012 because I was the Democratic candidate — and my unexpectedly (even by me) getting 45% of the vote against the sitting Senate Minority Leader with a $13,000 campaign is one reason that the district is now considered so in play. That “3% registration advantage” is really misleading. The “culture” is still Republican; the Democratic portions have lower turnout; and the independents tend to lean to the right. (It’s more “Trump Republican” than the “Romney Republican” that you see on the coast.) So, it’s not naturally as close as 3%.
But, Newman is a veteran (which plays especially well with whites and Latinos) and heads a non-profit focused on matching veterans with jobs. Chang, by contrast, has lied about her college education, her “Harvard” education, her job, etc. He’s photogenic, self-effacing, well-spoken, and has a good story. All of that will play very well if he wins the primary.
Newman also doesn’t have the baggage that Sukhee has — which you see displayed on the “Sukhee sucks” (or whatever it’s called) website from the Bushala factory — that comes out of Irvine. The calculus has clearly been that the Great Park problems would not follow him here — but that was a poor prediction given that Bushala is obsessed with this kind of waste. (I disagree with most others here in that I don’t see Agran, Krom, and Kang as the villains there; I just think that they got taken by political operatives who appointed themselves to run the store and ran up huge bills. But it’s going to be a big issue in the fall, if not before then.)
I won’t say that Sukhee can’t win, but his campaign comes from the dull party-insider perspective that has such a bad track record in OC. Kang is the Hillary of the pair, and Newman — who feels the Bern — is the Bernie. In an anti-establishment year, he’s likelier to strike a chord.
Saying that Sukhee Kang couldn’t beat a rented mule is not name calling – it’s a statement of opinion. Calling him a carpetbagger is a statement of fact. Why don’t his fliers admit it? he was Mayor of Irvine?
The Republicans would peel open his record like the rotten melon it is. Josh Newman is probably too nice to remind people of what a big dump Sukhee Kang made in Irvine.
P.S. Don’t believe everything you read on the blogs, sonny. Nobody at the County has ever been fired for saying “fuck” in public. Nobody would be working there anymore, most particularly Shawn Nelson.
And keep your eyes open for incoming Sukhee mail. I hear there’s good stuff on the way.
“The calculus has clearly been that the Great Park problems would not follow him here…”
I doubt that anybody gave it much thought at all as Sukhee raked in all those useless endorsements.
It was probably his campaign consultant who realized that carpetbagging was going to be an issue – right around the time Bushala’s Sukhee Sucks website went up.
I have to disagree about Agran, Krom and Sukhee being victims of “political operatives.” Agran took charge from day one and was the guiding light behind hiring Forde Mollrich. I believe Krom and Kang were victimized by Agran – only because they were too dumb to realize he didn’t have a freaking clue how to run anything except an Irvine political campaign; or if they did they were too loyal to say so. But all three are responsible for what happened. Golf Course Kang is going get mashed, and rightfully so.
Yes, Agran was the one who engaged F&M after the Airport fight (where they were, recall, on the pro-airport side), but I think that that was because he thought that that was the price he had to pay to keep the airport dead. He wanted there to be a better plan out there — and the Great Park was it. They’re well connected with BOTH county parties — and with the DA — and he thought that they would behave themselves. No such luck.
I know that we’re never going to agree on this, but Agran strikes me as being like someone in one of those nations or counties where corruption is endemic and pervasive, and so he decided that he had to do the (technically legal) equivalent of paying a bribe — because in that locale that really IS the only way that things get done. And then he got taken for a ride by F&M, who profited the most and deserve most of the blame.
That’s not good — but it’s far from evil. Misfeasance in the area of supervision, not malfeasance. But while I disagree with you and Tony, I know that you really do believe your position — and that Kang will be made to pay dearly for his own misfeasance. I agree that he didn’t see it coming.
Don’t forget that Agran has been around Irvine since the 70s.In his mind he is the king. Just like the dude who sold TVs in La Habra.
His attitude was NEVER “let’s get a better plan.” It was “how can I, a genius, direct this myself even tho’ I couldn’t run a dog-walking business.”
When he and Forde Mollrich climbed into the sack I don’t know. But I do know that fixed fee contracts are the most corrupt arrangements possible for a government to enter into to. It is the sweetest gravy a vendor can take a high-dive into.
And how many sentences can I end with a preposition? I don’t know. It’s a question I’m working through.
Dan C. will disagree with this, of course, and I think that Agran himself may have disagreed with it once to me directly, but: I think that the thing that drove the entire Great Park plan was to keep a big airport out of Irvine.
I actually knew about this back before I left OC in ’84, when there was talk about what might replace the MCAS at El Toro, and Newport Beachers were already slavering over the prospect of getting out from under the flight paths.
When I say “better plan,” I don’t necessarily mean better policy — but just some reservation on the space that would forever keep an airport from moving in and putting unplanned jets over the planned city. They would have liked a Great Park — a lot! — but what was critical was that it be plausible enough to keep an airport from getting in.
Judging it by that standard, y’know what? The plan worked! It was the most successful screwing of the county’s Balboa based interests ever!
And they do have valid excuses for why it hadn’t proceeded quickly. The economy did crash. Redevelopment money did go away.
And if all they did was say “hey, we’re sorry, we still love our plans — but due to economic factors it’s just going to have to sit there as a nature preserve for another decade until things change,” I wouldn’t criticize them over it. It continued to fulfill its purpose as a block of a new airport. No real harm in waiting. These things take time.
Yes, maybe they chose their architect badly. But the grandiose plan for the Great Park did make it a more effective block. If you think of it as an analogue to Coyote Hills, that kind of mischievous preventing of unwanted development was not so bad.
But: someone got greedy. F&M had to get their money for (almost) nothin’, $100,000 per month. That was the political killer. That was what Agran (and Krom, and Kang, and Pulido et al.) should have prevented but didn’t.
Take that away, and leaving the land fallow for even decades was not really much of a problem. They couldn’t openly admit that the plan was still justified as a block of the airport, but they could have gotten away with a wink and a nod if it hadn’t been siphoning away public money at such a hearty pace.
F&M destroyed them — Solar Decathlon or no Solar Decathlon. I don’t see Agran as a villain for this; I see him as a tragic victim, undone by people who he thought were his friends, but whom he never should have trusted. (And, moving towards the valid criticism, whom he should have monitored better and slapped down before he gave his adversaries a sword.)
Greg, as you know, recklessness can and does substitute for willful intent when it comes to torts.
Giving Agran a degree of freedom for lack of intent is a little absurd. What he did is probably worse if he did it on accident.
I mean come on, if he swindled that much money on purpose, I could respect that. That’s evil genius.
Evil genius > Evil stupidity
Just sayin.
I really, really hope you didn’t get paid to post that.
And if you did, can they please get their money back?
Forest,
First, you’re completely wrong about the nonprofit. Look up entity number C3562972 on the CA Secretary of State’s site. It may or may not currently qualify as a federal nonprofit, but it is certainly a state nonprofit. (It may have sought but not yet received federal approval. As it hasn’t been making money, this isn’t much of a problem.)
Does it do good? I sought a recommendation from it for a vet to help with a move and preparing a condo for sale as we settled out my grandmother’s estate. The person who we hired, who had met Josh at an event where he was signing up veterans, was fantastic. So yes, it does good.
Newman doesn’t have a monkey on his back regarding the Great Park. You don’t think that that will cause a big problem in November; having watched Irvine pretty closely for the past few years, I do. (It might not matter if Tony Bushala didn’t live here — but he does.)
Newman also doesn’t have a monkey on his back regarding being a carpetbagger. I feel much less acrimony towards this than does Bushala, but many people feel similarly towards him. (It’s a shame that it didn’t affect views towards Young Kim, de facto of La Habra and outside of AD-65, but I suppose that the distance of the move — or “move” — does make a difference.)
You and I also disagree on who benefits from the most obvious difference between the two politically. Sukhee is a consummate insider who was dispatched from Sacramento and spent months actively courting party members with help (and with hindrance of Newman) from the from the DPOC leaders; Newman is a consummate outsider. I don’t think one is going to win, playing the insider game, against the Royce and Huff machines in this part of the county Newman — a good-looking, affable, brilliant veteran (who doesn’t have to explain that when he says he’s a “vet” he’s talking about the *South Korean* army) — gives us a great opportunity to play the outside game, which I expect will play well here. (Newman will not only get Hillary or Bernie voters here, but also a lot of Trump voters. Institutional Democrats, such as presumably you, continually fail to see and account for the prospect that they’re really unpopular in a lot of places. Sukhee reeks of what makes party insiders unpopular; Newman has no scent of it.)
If the party bigwigs give up on SD-29 after Newman beats Kang (if he does), then they’re bigger idiots than I think they are, which isn’t easy. The money will be there. The name recognition can be bought.
I believe that your beliefs about how well a business friendly and a Korean Dem will do here are sincere, but I don’t see any reason to think that they’re true. One is not going to out-business-friendly Chang (or Young Kim, or Royce, or Huff.) Attempting to do so will just suppress Dem turnout. As for the Korean vote, you would have had a point had Chang not switched into the race. But Chang, boosted by Royce’s longtime Korean-community liason Kim, will slaughter him among Koreans. (Also, obviously among Chinese.)
You’re not going to “out-Asian” Chang, especially when she’s led around by Kim. (If you’re really serious about arguing that her streaked hair will hurt her, I think you are very out of touch with the East Asian community, which includes lots of women with streaked hair.) You don’t want to ignore the Asian communities, but I expect that Newman will do well among whites, Latinos, and Western Asians (who appreciate that he, alone in his Yale graduating class, had VOLUNTEERED to be an officer in Afghanistan. Political consultants usually salivate over that sort of history.
A bunch of material from that “linglinglies” website website came from me, including where I proved that Ling-Ling COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE in the Harvard Extension program that she claimed before purging her descriptions from the Web (but not from the Internet Archive!) So yes,
While I suspect that you’re either with the Kang campaign or deeply tied to the DPOC or DNOC blocs — sorry, if you’re anonymous you invite speculation and I’m not going to by your “no I’m just an observer” denials, because you have no reputation to lose — I do believe that you believe that I’m choosing purity over winning. I’m not. I think that Newman — once appropriately funded, as he would be — provides an excellent match-up specifically against Chang and that Kang provides a poorer one. I’m not going to go our and knife Kang if he is nominated, but neither am I going to waste effort promoting him. He’ll probably get my vote — and the onslaught of abuse from others around these parts will be deafening. And there’s nothing I could do to stop it, and I wouldn’t try to play whack-a-mole with it even if I could.
Finally, thanks for helping us demonstrate that we’re perfectly happy to publish anonymous comments that are critical of us so long as they don’t contain vicious attacks on third parties or aren’t apparently written by people — or I suppose the proper word would be “personas” — whom we’ve banned.
“I disagree with most others here in that I don’t see Agran, Krom, and Kang as the villains there”
“I mean come on, if he swindled that much money on purpose, I could respect that. That’s evil genius.
Evil genius > Evil stupidity”
OMG. So when do your Time Magazine Cover nomination letters for Pringle and Anaheim’s 3 Blind Mice hit the mail ? Yeeech.
Forest is right. Sukhee has name ID. The way I hear it 25,000 robo calls went out last night to high propensity voters, introducing Sukhee the the carpetbagger to north Orange County.
That award needs a name.
Greg Diamond thanks for your informative but a little long winded reply. I can appreciate your points and we’ll have to agree to disagree and we’ll see what happens. I just don’t see what you see with Newman. On paper I would agree he does check some boxes that a political consultant would like. And yet no consultants are salivating as you describe. You feel he’s tailor made as a Dem and yet he does not move the needle for endorsements or fundraising. Look around, Dems know how to get elected. Are you telling me that the Dem party would overlook all the baggage you cite about Kang and overlook all the good you claim Newman has solely because Kang is an “insider”? Are you that cynical? You can hang you are hat on being a “consummate outsider” but never having held elective office is necessarily what people are looking for. You cite Bernie but lets remember how long he’s been in office. Trump is an anomaly. I’ll stop there. I will say that although I consider myself sort of a political junkie, you guys take it to another level. Interesting blog for the North OC area. I appreciate you refraining from name calling unlike some of the frequent posters here. Lastly, I have my reasons for anonymity but it’s not because I’m part of any blocs or the Kang campaign. I do have a day job and my identity is not important for this conversation.
Through. Through the trees.
Dems didn’t need a carpetbagger to flip the seat.
“Remember this is the State Senate not dog catcher. ”
Kang’s not qualified for either. Have some respect for the electorate, pshaw.
“Kang is a twice elected Mayor of a major city…”
Say my name. Say it. IRVINE.
Laughed out loud.