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The 72nd State Assembly District that includes Fullerton was represented by Yorba Lindan pervert Mike Duvall who humiliated himself and his constituents by uttering anecdotes about his sexual activities with lobbists into an open microphone. Within hours of his resignation, Chris Norby decalred his intent to run in a special election to replace Duvall. Within days Linda Ackerman a non-resident of the district had also declared, not a t all embarrassed by the fact that she moved away ten years ago – to Irvine.
Remember 1969, free love, and all that? Many of us are too young perhaps, but others maybe not be. In any case, we evoke 40-year anniversary recollections of a film that was both epilogue to the 60s and harbinger of the 70s. Paul Mazursky’s Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. Refresh your memories here.
But who can forget this image of Eliot Gould, Natalie Wood, Robert Culp and Dyan Canon? Not us.
Well, we got it straight from the horse’s mouth:
“Linda and Dick are renting and occupying a part of our house.”
The high-rolling Ackermans (who are getting thousands in campaign contributions from lobbyists for the Mrs.’ carpetbagging run for the 72nd State Assembly seat) are renting a part of a house in Fullerton’s Raymond Hills. Good thing their amigos have a big house! But seriously, does anyone actually believe they’re going to be living there, despite their “landlord” emphasizing the word “occupying”?
Actually the whole thing is a bit creepy, if you ask us, and the less we think about it, the better off we may be, although we can’t help wondering whether the Ackermans have taken out renter’s insurance.
But, really: how dumb do they think we are? The answer must be: “very.”
The other day we did a post that dealt with the Republican “leaders” of Orange County treating government like it was their own private plantation to be worked, and worked hard for all it was worth.
Unfortunately, the Ackerman team seem to fit this profile almost perfectly, what with the Missus deciding to run to “represent’ us peons in a district in which she doesn’t even live, and getting Sacramento lobbyists to grease her skids.
And so we can’t help but recall that great Bob Dylan song Maggie’s Farm, from the Bringing it All Back Home album. Enjoy the clip. And just remember who you’re working for!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnO2jwvaB5c&feature=related
Yes, Friends, our Mobile Surveillance squad is ever vigilant. This time they tapped into another Dick Ackerman phone conversation, this time with none other than Matthew Cunningham, all-purpose GOP fawner and current dilemma possessor: with John Lewis working for Chris Norby and Dick Ackerman working for Dick’s wife, poor Matthew has to tread a fine line. In his efforts to offend nobody he may very well up offending both sides as a brutal showdown looms.
The following is a possible transcript of the phone conversation. You may believe it or not, depending on how gullible you are.
(ringing)
Cunningham: Hello, Pacific Strategies…
Ackerman: (snorting sound) Cunningham, Dick Ackerman here.
C: Well, hello Senator. How was Linda’s fundraising party in Sacramento the other…
A: Forget about that. (snorting sounds) I’ve got a problem and you need to help me. That SOB Norby’s got Bushala and that blog of his attacking my wife.
C: Yes, I know. That Bushala is so fringe. He’s really a lunatic.
A: (growling sound) Shut up and listen. You need to write a blog attacking those FFFF sonsofbitches, you got that?
C: Well, sure. It’ll be my pleasure! I owe that Bushala good. He called me Fart Boy-
A: Heh. heh-heh. Fart Boy. That’s pretty good (multiple snorting and grunting sounds) Good, get on it now. They’re trying to make Linda look bad, like a carpetbager.
C: Don’t worry about that Senator. We’re going to bury that issue. Nobody cares where you live.
A: (a faint snarling sound) We live in Fullerton you little rat, and don’t forget it!
C: Yes, yes, of course. You’re sharing a house with that doctor.
A: (a distinct snarling sound) Who told you that?
C: (barely audible) I dunno, Sir. Guess I picked it up somewhere.
A: You heard it from Lewis. I’ll get him later. Now it’s its that bastard Norby’s turn (more snarls). By the way why haven’t you written anything bad about him?
C: Well, Senator, you see he and Linda are both my good friends and…
A: (multiple low growl sounds) Cut the crap Cunningham. Norby doesn’t have any friends. You’d better fly right, boy, or you’re gonna be real sorry. And what’s this horseshit about your wife running for that Clerk job? I’ve already endorsed someone, goddam it! Nugent. Nuggie (snorting sounds). Something like that.
C: Um…you see…that is…
A: More bullshit from Lewis! Okay. Side up, kid. Decide whose team you’re on. And prove it by writing one of those blog things you do. Hit ’em hard.
C: Yes, Sir! By the way if your car needs washing or if you’ve got cleanning to pick up I’ll be happy to take…
(sound of Ackerman hanging up)
At this point we lost contact with the participants in the conversation.
For those of you that haven’t heard, due to health issues of a family member, Sharon Quirk-Silva will not pursue the seat to replace Mike “Spanky” Duvall for the 72nd State Assembly.
Sharon left me a message that “family comes first”!
Okay Sharon. Too bad. We looked forward to a spirited campaign. The seat will be open again next year!
One of our Friends sent of the tidbit from the Capitol Morning Briefing:
(Linda) Ackerman for Assembly 2009 (72nd AD), reception, donation levels $3900, $2000, 5:30 p.m., Spataro, 1415 L St. Contact: 714 731 2233.
It seems that the carpetbagging object of our disaffection is having a fundraiser tonight at Spataro. Never heard of the place? That’s because it’s in Sacramento – right across from the Capitol building. What a place for the squadron of capital lobbyists to descend, en mass, and start their, er, investment in Mrs. Ackerman.
Oh, that’s right. She doesn’t live in our district, and it looks like she intends to finance her way to Sacramento – from Sacramento; where Dick Ackerman met a lot of monied interests in his tenure up there.
But, Mrs. Ackerman, sooner or later you will actually have to show up in the 72nd!
We have all heard about multiple families living in a single dwelling – a problem that is increasingly plaguing Orange County. Well, apparently the problem is encroaching “up on the hill” where folks like Doc Jones are doin’ all right.
It seems that the Ackerman clan has finally found itself a suitable address in Fullerton, on Lindendale, that will qualify the Missus to run for the State Assembly in a district where they don’t live. Only problem is that somebody else already lives there! We checked out the address and the abode already has inhabitants. Now, that’s not very good, is it? Bad for property values!
The sham candidate from Irvine who is dodging the clear intent of California’s Constitution is supposedly shacking up with another family. Eeeew! A phony candidacy decorated with a phony residence. That’s consistent, at least. What’s the matter? Didn’t Dick want to spring for a first and last month’s rent?
Our old Friend Allan Bartlett has posted a provocative piece over at the otherwise dreary Red County blog here. The thrust of it is that Linda Ackerman doesn’t appear to be qualified to serve in the State Legislature for the 72nd District. How come? Allan cites this problematic language in the State Constitution, in Article 4, Section 2(c), to wit:
(c) A person is ineligible to be a member of the Legislature
unless the person is an elector and has been a resident of the
legislative district for one year, and a citizen of the United States
and a resident of California for 3 years, immediately preceding the
election.
Well, Linda Ackerman has been living in a secret gated community in the 70th Assembly District for almost a decade. Hmm…
We’ll have to see what the election lawyers have to say about this.
We came across this amusing tidbit the other day. According to a State Assembly website with background info on slime ball Mike Duvall, he was presented with an Ethics in America award by Chapman University back in 2000 here’s the link. Check out this gem at the bottom of the bio: Chapman University awarded Duvall the Ethics in America Award for his “demonstration of the highest standards of ethical integrity” while a member of the Chamber team (italics ours).
Now we have always got a kick out of the way Chapman and its president, Jim Doti. likes to hobnob with the rich and sycophanticize the powerful as he promotes his mission to destroy the City of Orange, er build Chapman, but this one is a bit much. At the time Duvall was merely the boss of the Yorba Linda Chamber of Commerce.
Today we found another website that beat us to posting the information here and, apparently, a Chapman University spokeshole is trying to slide out from under the association with this award – whatever the hell it is, but not altogether successfully. Read the comments.
Note also how Chapman seems to have a mania for tracking down on-line references to itself – pretty creepy as well as insecure – so we may be getting a comment!
Anyhoo, the whole thing is sort of funny so we pass it along to the Friends for whatever entertainment value it contains.
Lest anyone believes the special election to replace scummer Mike Duvall in the 72nd Assembly seat will be a model of decorum, we will disabuse them of that misconception right now.
Chris Norby can run on his political record – because at least he has one. His principal opponent in the GOP primary, Linda Ackerman, has no record other than being married to the once-powerful, and still venomous Dick Ackerman, and she doesn’t even live in our district. But the Ackermans have an ally.
That ally is named Ed Roski. Never heard of him? Roski is a hyper-wealthy LA real estate guy (Majestic Realty) and virtually controls the City of Industry as his personal fiefdom. The City of Industry is the single biggest Redevelopment scam in the history of California, and Roski’s latest big idea is to steal a professional football team – the San Diego Chargers were a likely target for a move northward – to a new stadium at the confluence of the 57 an 60 freeways. Since Norby has openly attacked the phony City of Industry and the NFL theft, he has incurred the wrath of Roski, so the story goes, who is supposedly as vindictive as he is rich. In other words a perfect playmate for Dick Ackerman.
According to local political theorists, the plan is laid. The Ackermans keep their South County hands clean vis-a-vis Norby, and continue to show up at Central Committee meetings with smirks and innocent shrugs; and Roski does the dirty work on Norby. Nice folks, huh?
Well, get ready, Friends. Absentee ballots are mailed out in a couple weeks. A tidal wave of slime is on its way.