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Dick Ackerman caught promoting liberal Fullerton Mayor Doug Chaffee

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Dick Ackerman introduces liberal Democrat Mayor Doug Chaffee at a recent fundraiser

Oh that wily Dick Ackerman.  On the one hand the former Republican State Legislator wants to be the next Chairman of the Republican Party of Orange County.  But Dick just can’t help himself.  He loves Fullerton’s liberals!  As such we should not be surprised that on Oct. 3, 2014, Dick was the keynote speaker at a campaign reception at Renick Cadillac for liberal Fullerton Mayor Doug Chaffee, the only current Fullerton City Council candidate that was endorsed by the Democratic Party of Orange County this year.

This is not the first time Dick has stepped in it.  Here is a recap of his career lowlights, including his sidekick wife, Linda, courtesy of the Friends for Fullerton’s Future blog: Continue reading→

Updated: Friends for Fullerton’s Future Signs Off

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Holy cow…they’re done.

From the OC Politics Blog

The most impactful Blog in Orange County is going on a long, if not permanent hiatus per this mid-afternoon post from Tony Bushala.  Tony and colleagues like Travis Kiger, and a host of other anonymous posters and commentors spent the last few years turning Fullerton on its ear with their activism and coverage of city politics that ran circles around the mainstream media and set a standard that the rest of us admired and, frankly, envied.

The FFFF played a national role in revealing the murder-by-cop death of Kelly Thomas, a homeless man with mental issues.  Three BAD cops are no longer on the Fullerton Police force (and likely destined for jail) due to FFFF’s diligence and the copious reporting they committed to the blogosphere.  They caused the retirement of Fullerton’s feckless police chief and revealed plenty about this gang of nasty, violent cops that often ruled the city with fists and billy clubs.  Tony and Travis were frequent guests on KFI’s John and Ken Show — that’s rare, and even rarer that they convinced this drive-time program with over one million daily listeners to come down to Fullerton for multiple events spawned by the Thomas killing. Continue reading→