A pajarito told me tonight that Santa Ana Councilman Carlos Bustamante, who made headlines this week by picking up the endorsement of Minutewoman Lupe Moreno, spoke to the Latino organization Los Amigos today and he repudiated what he told the OC Register earlier about Sheriff Mike Carona’s “use of deputies for immigration enforcement.”
Bustamante told the Register that “I support the Sheriff’s innovative and effective plan to remove criminal immigrants from our streets and country. I am hopeful that the program will be expanded over the coming years so that more deputies can be trained to identify illegal aliens in our jails and have these criminals deported.”
But he told the folks at the Los Amigos breakfast meeting that he was misquoted by the Register.
Which one is it Carlos? My guess is that someone who touts the endorsement of the very anti-immigrant Moreno probably does support the Carona plan. For Bustamante to tell the Los Amigos crowd otherwise is fallacious.
Bustamante is proving to be quite the flip-flopper. At the last Santa Ana City Council meeting he spoke out against the gang prevention commission suggested by Councilwoman Michele Martinez – but after Mayor Miguel Pulido said he would vote for it, Bustamante changed his mind and he copied Pulido.
Bustamante also told me, when he ran for the City Council two years ago, that Pulido was not backing him because, according to Bustamante, Pulido had told him that “there are already too many Mexicans on the council.” However, Bustamante now follows Pulido around like a lost puppy.
Bustamante also voted with the rest of the Council to levey a fee (tax) of more than $600 a year on any business that sell tobacco products in the city. But he tells my party leaders that he is a conservative. Not! And we know he has voted for two eminent domain deals that made rich car dealers even richer – at public expense. Clearly this man has no principles – he does whatever Pulido tells him to.
Is this really the best candidate the OC GOP can come up with? How pathetic.
Whoever suggested that Carlos attend Los amigos wasn’t doing Carlos any favors. Amin David and others in that group will not allow anyone to b.s. without calling them on it.
Art is right about the flip flops. Carlos flip flopped right from his electoral birth, telling the Central Labor Council he supported PLA’s, prevailing wage and labor law reform and then sang a different tune to the Santa Ana Chamber to get their endorsement.
I wonder…
Is Carlos a flip-flopper?
Or just an idiot?
Me thinks Carlos sent his identical twin Alfonso (the Dem) to stand in for him.
Carlos is his own worst enemy. He’s not going to win a seat on the BOS and he will complete his next two years on the council.
Now the whole world is learning more about the real Carlos Bustamonte. He is willing to tell people whatever they want to hear. Good for Los Amigos and David Amin for bringing out the truth. I hope some newspaper reporter will talk to Mr. Amin and get the truth in print Re: Bustamonte’s statements.
I miss Bubba Gump too! And please tell us again where that came from? Was Forest Gump C.B.’s favorite movie?
He did not have sexual realtions with THAT woman.
Art—Jubal claims he has never seen documentation of Carlos support of the sweetheart deal for Honda and the use of eminent domain to get the property for a private use.
You’re the guy who should have this. Since they just whipped on janet on the issue you might want to post or forever hold your peace.
Bladerunner,
Unfortunately our city does not archive its minutes. But rest assured we will start working on this next week. Bustamante did vote for those eminent domain deals and he ought to pay for it.