Local art gallery owner Jesse La Tour just blogged an honest retrospect on his grassroots campaign effort for the 2010 Fullerton city council race:
http://jesselatour4citycouncil.com/2011/01/why-i-ran-for-city-council/
Whether you agree with him or not, it’s hard to ignore a refreshingly forthcoming guy who jumps in as an unfunded but creative underdog, gets licked by the moneyed interests, but then dusts himself off and vows to return again.
And five thousand votes for a $1,000 ain’t bad at all. See you in 2012, Jesse.
#1 by (former) Mayor McCheese on January 12, 2011
Damn hipsters. Always insulting my $6 million burger boondoggle.
#2 by Officer Big Mac(Kinley) on January 12, 2011
Little punk! I wanted to move east!
#3 by Breathing Fire on January 12, 2011
Vicki Calhoun did very well with very little money too! Watch out big money here they come!
One comment on Jesse tho, dig deeper into the issues, learn more about what they are before attending the candidates forum, “I am here to learn” will not cut it.
#4 by nipsey on January 12, 2011
What is there not to agree with, and yes, we should endeavour to maintain our traditional highly knowledgeable council members with deep understanding of the complex issues without whom we would not have ascended to this pinnacle of good governance..
#5 by Little Man on January 12, 2011
See me on the ballot in 2012 too!
#6 by compton on January 13, 2011
Jesse LaTour Rocks!!!!!
#7 by nipsey on January 13, 2011
You’re still a dork.
#8 by Verbal Diarrhea on January 13, 2011
Hey Compton, this is for you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6_axWcG9BA
#9 by Joe Sipowicz on January 13, 2011
Yes, I admire his willingness to put the effort into running.
However, almost all of his essay is either confused, wrong, or hilariously boohooish.
Citing the Observer as anything other than a bird cage liner demonstrates a complete lack of discernment. Identifying Bankhead and HeeHaw as conservatives shows more befuddlement.
And of course he refuses to acknowledge how Spasm sold Fullerton down the river for a boat ride, drinkies, and a few thousand developer bucks for her Collaborative.
Here’s a good summation: The gallery turned out to be a huge success, not financially, but in other ways.
#10 by Fullerton Rudy on January 13, 2011
Everyone went home feeling good.
#11 by Whoa on January 13, 2011
Too much information.
#12 by Johnny Donut on January 13, 2011
Yes, Jesse has a lot to learn. Will he figure it out? Doubtful.
C’mon. A college professor who goes on state unemployment every summer? He is not a leader. He is a mooch.
Then again, that seems to qualify one for greatness in Fullerton.
#13 by compton on January 14, 2011
u guys are so lame, I didnt know alcohol consuming stoners could be so outta touch and not see LaTour for what he is, a kid trying to make a difference in a positive way. but hey I guess you always find out new things. oh, and the penn and teller video, very funny. Cracked me up for an hour. Thanks!
#14 by Verbal Diarrhea on January 15, 2011
A kid? Jesse is older than you, pal.
#15 by Joe Sipowicz on January 15, 2011
Interesting observation VD, since you are surmising Jesse’s age and guessing at compton’s.
True, compton writes like a be-pimpled teen who’s never taken an English class, but I digress.
Jesse’s core tenets are those of the ageless boohoo – ideals that are never really tested – just clutched fervently to the bosom. It’s a Rock Candy Mountain perspective that always seems youthful because statist liberalism is just so darn innocent and optimistic.
He could be well into his thirties or even forties and we would behold a callow youth.
Your garden variety Fullerton Observer has yellowed well into seven decades of blather.
#16 by SauceBrick on January 15, 2011
Beautiful.
#17 by Scooby on January 16, 2011
Not so fast. “compton” sounds like a washed up bitter cop to me
#18 by Kirk SR on January 21, 2011
So the moral is: Spend little money, be a complete novice, get trounced, declare victory!
Another great liberal spin.