Karczynski has been representing that he has lots of high powered GOP supporters including Scott Baugh. But the fact is that he does not have Baugh's endorsement or support from many other Republican leaders. Karczynski is a phony. I predict he will self implode and leave the GOP in the future.

Come on Chris, it is a non-partisan office! Did you even meet with any of the other candidates?

It is definitely a non-partisan election, but it seems like everyone is lobbying for a party endorsement. I'm surprised that Mr. Karczynski's gotten as much support as he has. I mean Log cabin republicans tend to alienate themselves from their own party, as well as the democrats. I suspect that John's real support is only among politically astute conservatives that perhaps overlook the fact that he's the OC Log Cabin Republicans President.

Very shallow analysis of the Anaheim election. Karcynski runs a weak 4th at best.

Very shallow analysis indeed. How sad that someone would only vote the party line and not even look at a "declined to state" candidate. It is possible to be center-right without aligning oneself with a party in a non-partisan race. But apparently independent thinkers need not apply for Chris' vote, or his blog. I would have had a lot more respect for this post if you had interviewed all of the candidates, as I am taking time to try to do. I have even offered to meet with Perez. How informational is this post to the rest of us if you will only spew the party line?

Colony Rabble is right, if all we are expected to do is vote along party lines why bother even looking looking at any of the candidates?
Chris did you even bother to look at Gail or Steve, at least they have information readily available.
I could barely find anything on John.

Quick note to "Karczynski's a Phony". I checked John's website at www.Joinjohn2008.com and Scott Baugh is not mentioned as endorsing him. Let's be fair and stick to verifiable facts.

Who are all of you people? I've never seen you commenting on any posts on this site until very recently, and even then, you only comment on the Anaheim City Council races.

Chris has already analyzed the race at http://www.redcounty.com/orange-county/2008/08/my-take-on-the-anaheim-city-co/ and http://www.redcounty.com/orange-county/2008/08/anaheim-city-council-update/. How many more times do you want him to analyze it? He simply announced his conclusions.

Perez is way too liberal to be considered by anyone who considers themselves center-right. Perez's web site shows his top priority being "green" construction (which is often not economically viable), he calls for protectionism (in opposition to the free market conservative belief in free trade), and he is opposed to any outsourcing or privatization of city services! Also, it's curious that he would hide his job from the voters by not getting a ballot designation (it's free, for heaven's sake!).

On her web site, Eastman lists shopping carts as one of her top priorities! A city as complicated as Anaheim has more important things to deal with than shopping carts.

Reading Roditis's ballot statement, I couldn't tell if I was reading about Anaheim or Compton. Anyone with such a skewed view of Anaheim is deluded, incompetent, or lying, none of which is something anyone would want in a councilmember.

Rivera, Zuberi, Flores, and Chuchua aren't even worth looking at because if a candidate can't be bothered to get a ballot statement than they're not worthy of consideration by voters. Candidates owe the voters the respect of a statement of reasons for gaining their support.

I completely see why Chris ruled out those candidates. After all of that, the only candidates left are the two incumbents and Karczynski. I don't know his reasons, but he ended up taking Karczynski over Galloway.

Ocnative,
Responsibility is liberal?
God forbid Anaheim residents have jobs in Anaheim.
Also, I only post on Anaheim stories because I live in Anaheim, strange don't you think?
Besides, the only other person commenting is Cynthia and she has been here a while, just as I.

Good morning! OC Native, if you go back to the two earlier blog posts you mentioned where Chris has analyzed the race, you will see who we are, and that we are not really newbies. (I only post on Anaheim stories because I am a life-long resident, and Santa Ana stories would just turn me into butter) And you will also see why Gail’s mention of shopping carts is VERY pertinent to the discussion. For some of us, it is a huge issue. In my neighborhood (Anaheim Colony Historic District), stolen and abandoned shopping carts are a greater blight than graffiti, and I will not even consider a candidate who does not have a plan for addressing them. It is a basic Code Enforcement item that needs to be addressed by City Council, and has so far been ignored by the sitting Council.

And he chose Karczynski over Galloway because, while I have never met Chris Emami, he appears to have a reasoned intelligence and some moral compass, qualities entirely lacking in Ms. Galloway (last night I heard someone suggest creating bumper stickers with “Federal Person Of Interest” to add to her campaign signs. He was only kidding, but it cracked up everyone in the room)

Also, if you go back to the earlier posts, while many of us were debating the race and the qualities of the candidates, Chris did not have much to share. Since he is the political blogger, I for one hoped to see more research from him before making a decision and sharing his “findings” with us. The whole point of those earlier posts was to ask what we knew of the candidates. The next post came to a conclusion without really answering that question, other than to dismiss any non-Republican candidate. I personally turn to blogs to fill in the blanks that the newspapers cannot be bothered to share. (OC Register reported that 28 union workers were arrested for a public protest in front of Disney, but it took a blog to tell us that Lorri Galloway was out there with them, cheering them on) so when the political blog I most turn to for info dismisses candidates without really sharing info on them for the rest of us, it is frustrating.

Hope you have a delightful day in whatever Anaheim neighborhood you are in.

Sidhu is not a Republican, he is the biggest flip-flopper this city has ever scene. He did anything he could to boost his run for state senate and suffered a humiliating defeat. If he does win, it will be due solely to name recognition.

Karczynski is strong unique republican. Unlike Sidhu, he has real values and has a future in the party and in the state.

However, if you are a moderate, or a republican looking for an independent voice for Anaheim I would think Lorri is your candidate she is in no one's pocket and takes seriously all the opinions in Anaheim including small business and labor, not just the narrowed interested of Disney.

Galloway is an honest gal with an honest agenda.

And Conlony, she is plenty intelligent and has considerable moral direction. Lets keep the discourse elevated, okay dear?

Daniel

Where do I even begin? Goodness. On what planet is Lorri Galloway a candidate for a “moderate, or a republican looking for an independent voice for Anaheim”?!

Lorri Galloway is hands down the most liberal, left-leaning Democrat that voters have elected in the history of Anaheim, (and I know Anaheim’s history). Name any Anaheim elected official more liberal than Lorri Galloway. Go ahead, look it up, I’ll wait here.

“she is in no one's pocket”…..since when? Let’s look over the new FPPC declarations now that the rules have changed, and see how many people doing business with Anaheim are also donating to the Eli Home. I cannot wait to see those filings!

“takes seriously all the opinions in Anaheim including small business”…she just voted (for the 2nd year in a row) against renewing the Chamber of Commerce contract. The Chamber is the number one thing we can do to encourage small business!

“not just the narrowed interest of Disney”, uh, news flash, the Resort creates over half of Anaheim’s revenue, I do not think that is a “narrowed interest”! Instead she is out in the street with protesting union workers making a spectacle of herself. Lorri Galloway is as left-wing-extremist as it gets! How many of those protesting union members actually work at Disney? Or live in Anaheim? Lorri routinely allies herself with the unions while blowing off the very residents and businesses she is supposed to represent. Now THAT is a narrow interest.

Yes, Daniel, let’s keep the discourse elevated. Let’s begin by sticking to facts rather than unsubstantiated opinions. Did you wander in here thinking this was the LiberalOC?

Daniel must be a shady democrat trying to cause confusion among our republican bloggers!

Your fat ear wax needs be drilled out with 16 volt drill..Daniel again,you are in the wrong blog!

Mr. Harry Sidhu will be the most popular candidate in this race.
Thank you for your great leadership Mr.Sidhu!

I am on the right blog and I will be here for a very long time. I am a life time Anaheim Republican.

CRA, singing praise to Sidhu makes you just look foolish. He may be popular, however, I would use the word infamous.

Now to Colony, who I genuinely appreciate as an informed citizen.

First off, the position is not partisan. Its very hard to determine the political leanings of council members or for the matter their record. My point is that all voters regardless of their ideology should give Galloway a better look.

I represent a movement in Anaheim of conservatives who love business and love Disney but are sick of council members who fail to do their job and represent Anaheim, like Sidhu who thought of only his next campaign while in office.

The Chamber of Commerce is failing Anaheim, they have no back bone and do not deserve the money they are getting from the taxpayers. I tend to think they do less and less for small business every year.

Lorri thinks Disney is good for Anaheim. Its just a matter of representing all sides. A corporation is what it is, they are looking out for their profits not for Anaheim. (and that is a good thing) However, the city of Anaheim needs to respectfully draw a line limiting their influence on the city. Hardly a radical notion.

And what do you care where I came from? I am having a great time discussing Anaheim's issues with you Colony. Lets keep it up!

Has anyone ever considered that CRA Republican might actually BE Harry Sidhu? Look at the syntax….

Daniel, did you even read the earlier posts? I was the one who brought up that it is a non-partisan office, as I was ripping (lovingly) on Chris for only reviewing Republican candidates. I agree that party politics should not play out in this race. Daniel, YOU said, “a republican looking for an independent voice for Anaheim I would think Lorri is your candidate”. Since you brought it up, my “liberal Dem” response was to point out that I cannot imagine any Republican being OK with what Lorri stands for. It is not the place of local officials to get in the middle of a labor dispute with a local employer. Period. She has no business being out in the middle of the street protesting with a bunch of union reps who may or may not live or even work in Anaheim. She is constantly humiliating Anaheim, and that is NOT how I want the world to see Anaheim in the press. I cannot describe the grief I got from out of town after she was on Jon Stewart.

I disagree with your view of the Chamber. Under the old leadership, they were beyond worthless. Under Todd Ament’s leadership, the Chamber has really pulled it together, and I like what I am see lately. An example is Taste of Anaheim, I watched it go from a chaotic blunder that could not fill Center Street Promenade to something that fills the Grove parking lot and draws crowds and positive press from all over the County. I believe they do more for small business than ever before, and I wonder if you can cite examples of how they are doing less?

Daniel, I did not question where you came from…unless you were one of the protesters in the street the other day?

If you represent a movement of conservatives, please answer my earlier question. Name an Anaheim official (past or present) who is more liberal than Galloway, and then tell me why a conservative would support her?

I too love discussing Anaheim issues, which is why I spend WAY too much of my work day here (disclaimer: I am self-employed, so when I waste my work day it is stupid but not a rip off of an employer) and I appreciate people who do their homework and jump in with facts and figures and documented examples. If you have specifics I would love to hear them, but gross generalization gets us nowhere. Debate is only as good as the material.

Oh my gosh! Daniel, you WERE one of the protesters in the street the other day! I picked you up trolling the No On Galloway blog, and you describe the protest in first person terms! How can you call yourself a conservative or even a moderate?! I am not tanking billable hours to debate a Galloway plant. Have a good day.

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Anaheim democrat voter......... your intelligence is severely lacking to believe I am Mr. Sidhu but I will take it as a compliment because it's my privilege to be reffered as such a good councilman Sidhu.

Daniel, still restricted inside of the pathetic self created fish net sounds more like Obama Jr........

Daniel sees the end of the world........crumbling city council, decaying of chamber of commerce and yes, he is calling for the change! I think Obama Jr. is blogging here as Daniel!

WOW, the banter going on here is incredible. Maybe some of you should check the facts before preaching to the choir. Yes, there are new voices here and there are some very experienced voices, but the reality of it is that we need informed voices. If you have a declaration, then don’t be afraid to disclose your identity. Your first name is quite enough, but if you remain anonymous, then those of us that are active in the city will realize that you are hoping to chime in and get some things right. Do your homework! Don’t be charmed by a web site or an initial meeting. Get to know where the candidates come from and what they have done to pay their dues in the past. We need council members that know Anaheim and not just spout off what they hear in the news or in a blog. Keep an open mind and really see these individuals for what they are in their personal and political life. We will be dealing with both for four more years and Anaheim cannot afford more of what we have been given with Chavez and Lorri.

Chris, I am amazed that you have turned this blog into a political party issue. You stated, “After asking around I found out that only 3 Republicans are in this race….Harry Sidhu…he is a good conservative man who has done a good job on the council over the past 4 years.” What happened to the best individual wins in Anaheim and not the one with the most money or a republican over a democrat? This is my Anaheim, too, and I want to keep this a non-partisan race. I want the best representation for all of Anaheim and not just selected few. I am a democrat and am looking at all candidates. OK, some of them I have no information on and I do know Harry, John and Gail, so my search might be narrowed a bit by my interaction with these individuals. But, my vote will be to the best candidate and not to a party and I hope that others will follow suit.

Chris, instead of just pleading a party candidate, tell us what Harry has done to win your vote. Do the public a favor and give testimony and not just rhetoric. Harry came in 4 yrs ago to offset Pringle, Chaves and Galloway’s vote. We know why he was elected, then. But, tell us why we should re-elect him. He is a great humanitarian, a nice guy, and I would go so far as to believe that he is an honest individual. But, I cannot say at this point that he is a leader for Anaheim.

I know that Gail started working to beautify and preserve the safety of her community. She went on to sit on the Planning Commission and work to preserve a very important part of Anaheim, our history. I know that both John and Gail have been active members of the Anaheim Leadership for over 10 years. This is their history. I know that John started working as a Neighborhood Watch leader and made many significant changes to his old neighborhood. He worked tirelessly to see that his community was safer and received funding to initiate improvements not just to fulfill his own interest but to an entire community. Gail and John have paid their dues and are involved. They know Anaheim and the problems we are facing. Cynthia, I am glad to hear that the Chamber is making an attempt at a revival. Anaheim is an old a tired looking city in some areas and we are ready for a rebirth. Good leadership will provide us our renaissance!

As far as the some of the other candidates are concerned, we just simply do not know them. I’m sure that active Anaheim residents are eager to encourage more involvement, but to take over the job of a council person without any history, will be hard. Gus and Robert Flores have been around before, but they are not simply candidate material. We need informed and honest candidates willing to lead and protect Anaheim from blight, redevelopment and density issues. We need a council person willing to stand up to Sacramento regarding housing issues, and to defend and protect residents from developers willing to put in substandard units and commercial projects. We need council members that are willing to invest in our future business and not just in certain areas. We need to take a look at what parts of Anaheim need to be fixed and make sure it gets accomplished, not just when CDBG funds can get it done, but on a yearly basis. I have an elderly neighbor that has been waiting over 9 years to have a curb replaced due to a flooding issue. The city’s answer was to cut a trench into the gutter and leave it open so that water could flow straight down. They were told that the city’s budget had allocated money to fix it correctly with six months and it has been 9 years. This one little incident is just a small testimony of the many residents that need help. Our neighborhoods deserve the city’s interest and focus. WE deserve better!

Again, Lorri has to go!!!!! We have no choice; this one is a no-brainer, a must for all Anaheim residents and voters to realize. Lorri has to go!

SO much today! Blogging is so exciting. Its like opening up a Christmas present everyday.

CRA: This city is amazing and on the rise. Your comments are ridiculous and warrant no further attention.

Ms Ward: Yes, I was at the demonstration, not as a protester, but as a interested citizen. Plus, I have an annual pass to Disney so I am often in the area. It is still the best place for a first date. Way to be on the look out though I love the attention!

The Jon Stewart thing was a joke, get over it.

Lastly, I'm not entering into your trap over who is more liberal than who... that is irrelevant and impossible to answer. Lorri is far from an extreme liberal, just ask her many very conservative friends in Anaheim Hills.

Judy: You are clearly here to speak for the Disney backed candidates. John is an exaggerator, although a genuinely better pick than Sidhu. Gail is a weak candidate with no base of support capable of giving her the numbers she needs. However, she does have a decent chunk of change from the resort crowd. GO figure!

I urge you all to research the Anaheim chamber. Look into what they are asking money for and for whom. I hope you will find that their idea of revival is lazy and lacks innovation.

I am not here as anyone's agent, I am freshly out of college looking to get involved and do some research on the candidates. Lorri is a unique and moderate voice on the counsel. Sidhu, is a flib-flopper and dishonest. Up with Lorri, Down with Sidhu.

Also, despite what you say about Lorri she has a very strong base of support and tons of money. Some conservatives may dislike her, but Anaheim is changing and they need to learn to work with her. She is a shoe in this round...

I agree with Daniel that Lorri Galloway will probably get re-elected. It's the other seat that's up for grabs. And personally I don't think Mr. Sidhu is going to get it. Anaheim isn't anyones second choice.

You have me all wrong, as I am here to support the candidate that will represent me and all of the communities of Anaheim and not their own future or their pocket! I want honest representation and Lorri is not there. It is that simple. Those who know me know that I make up my own mind by doing my research. I am more than willing to listen to both sides, but you need to be prepared to come to the table and not just see a few items and make up your mind. You really need to go research her tenure on the council.

I am amiss here, as I don't even know who the Disney backed candidate are. I am not impressed by who is on their brochure, but am to what they have done. I can tell you that I attended every council meeting and planning commission meeting for over 7 years. I met each month with our planning department and most if not all developers that built in WA. I also met with redevelopment, the city manager, and community development. I was not a silent individual but very outspoken on more issues than just WA. I believe that we are all connected and what happens in one area will someday happen in another. We are all connected! We are only separated by distance and we are connected by our address, Anaheim, CA. I stopped attending, only, because my husband died eight years ago and I needed to create a new life for myself at the age of 48. (Daniel, I also went back to college and have just completed my journey and am $90K in debt) I have children your age and I am so proud of you trying to get involved in Anaheim's future. But, being young and outspoken is not as important as being truly informed. Check out Lorri’s history and not what you think she is speaking for. There is a double message. Ask why she has never submitted her financial books for the Eli Home to the city for an audit. To my knowledge, she has never complied and this request was before her election. Ask why she voted with Pringle and Chavez over 90% of the time. She could not even think for herself. She was a pawn placed to support Pringle’s agenda. There is no doubt of that. Check out her voting history. Do you realize that before Pringle’s tenure, it only cost less than $30, 000 to run a council campaign. Check out this with Shirley McCracken. Ask why active leaders cannot afford to run. Ask why Bob and Harry ran and supported their first campaigns with private funds. Can you afford to run? No, I cannot! Anaheim’s election is non-partisan and Anaheim is our community and not a national campaign. Who can afford to run, only those that have built a support base. Check out these support bases before you align yourself to their campaign. I’m not coming down on you in any fashion; please believe that, I am just suggesting areas for you to become more informed. I like the debate also, but like Cynthia, I have spent way too much time today. I have done this only to make you aware that you need to open your eyes and really see Lorri for what she represents.

Too many of our long-time residents have left. It will be up to your generation to make the improvements for your children and grandchildren. But, for now, let me make it quite clear that no one has me in their pocket. I am speaking out because I do not want to leave Anaheim until I want to and not because of few individuals made bad choices for us. Before you align yourself with Lorri and her tactics, you should make sure that she is really what you want in a councilperson. If so, I’m sorry but we have many things in disagreement. Having said that, let’s try to find things that we have in agreement…..

A comment about our Chamber of Commerce…..You need to look at the complete picture before you start pointing fingers. Anaheim lost our base of businesses over the last decade and the chamber ran out of steam. I truly believe that our council and staff should have done more to protect us but having said that the Chamber lost their fire and are now trying to rebuild with a vengeance. Get involved there and help where you see a problem exists. You have made a valid point that our chamber is indeed in need. But, again, see the history and talk with these individuals about how you can make a difference. One fact for sure is, where do you shop? Do you frequent Anaheim businesses or do you go out of the city. We are only as strong as our support is.

One last comment is that I have to agree with Chris about splitting the vote between John and Gail. I believe that we are asking for another situation like we had with Frank and Steve (Daniel, check out Pringle’s first election for more info here). Splitting the vote with Frank and Steve allowed Pringle to gain 38% of the vote and that was enough to get him elected. Not a majority of the vote, but enough to squeak by. If we haven’t learned from that, then we will allow Lorri to be reelected. Splitting the vote between Harry, Gail and John will do just that. I hope that somehow we can come to a joint solution to take this on. It might be that one of these three might have to drop out for the end result of defeating Lorri will occur.

LORRI HAS TO GO!!!!!!! Any confusion here, no, I am positive in this decision!

Judi,

I love that you are willing to spend so much time on this topic and I respect your opinion so much.

However, Galloway's tenure HAS BEEN very fruitful. Have you heard of the Anaheim Justice Center? Or ACE? She is making Anaheim a better place to live and do business.

I know Lorri through church and know she is a very very good person. She loves this city and thinks about what she can do to make it better all the time. Knowing what the political realities are in the OC, she has enormous respect for conservatives.

As for the Eli Home, I know for a fact this place is a blessing to the city. And it breaks my heart when I here people lie about its work.

Once again, Lets keep the debate going, I love it. But, LORRI should and will WIN a council seat in November.

Electronic Christmas presents, I like that. I actually think of blogs as an electronic version of the general store, all of us sitting around the cracker barrel talking about the farm report. (can you spot the history nerd in this picture?)

And yes, Disney is the perfect place for a date (even after many years of marriage).

The Jon Stewart thing was a joke, the problem was that the joke was on Anaheim. Lorri agreed to that interview thinking she would get some press. But anyone with a brain can look into the Jon Stewart show and figure out the lay of the land. If Jon flies you to New York for a face to face, you are a player. If he sends his minions to your location, you will be mocked and humiliated. Lorri should have done her homework before agreeing to that interview, instead she made us all look like idiots.

I happen to know who Judy is and she has nothing to do with Disney. Me, I am on the SOAR Exec Committee (full disclosure) although my anti-Galloway stand is not the official stand of SOAR or Disney, my blog rants are my own. But Judy is not a Disney drone, honest. Missed another one.

I do not know John well enough to address your attack, but again, I object to your generalizations. Give specifics or go home. That includes your allegations on the Chamber. You have yet to give a single example of what you object to, and it is starting to bug. Did your profs let you get away with that?

I can tell you that your assessment of Gail is dead wrong. She has tremendous grass roots support, and frankly is raising grass roots money.

Lorri has lost her large support base, she alientated too many people with her liberal extremist stands. She loaned herself the money for her campaign, she did not raise it. Sorry, but Anaheim is well over 50% conservative, and while party politics should not factor into a non-partisan race, Republicans are not going to vote for her, period. They got sucker-punched into believing she was a moderate last election (thanks to some misguided Republican backing that I have issues with) but she spent the last four years showing us how leftist she really is.

Daniel, you seem to see a Disney conspiracy behind every audio-animatronic tree, you might want to talk to someone about that, it doesn’t seem healthy.

Thank you both on the insight to who I am and am not.

Daniel, your comment about John is dead wrong. I have known John for years and he was and is a workhorse, making sure that his community is improved. Again, I am stating all of this, while I keep open my options for the candidate I will support. There are some facts that I know about individuals and others will have to do provide me information to make my vote change in their favor.

I respect your concern and knowledge of whom Lorri is Daniel, but we have seen her in action on our government seat and you have seen her in church. The two are really different items. I am not saying that Lorri is a bad person because I am not her judge; I am saying that she has not upheld her job to represent all of Anaheim’s interest. And that is not my idea of an honest councilperson. The two are not the same. But, Daniel we are going to have to agree to disagree on her value as a council person. I will work to have her removed! I have seen her in action and this is not who I want to represent my family or my community. I’ve been here too long to continue down this present road and as Cynthia and other have stated, there are many others that are ready and willing to see her destruction put to an end. I’m sorry for my words, but that is how I truly believe.

I am aware of the Anaheim Justice Center and am not aware of ACE. I looked ACE up and found many links, but came across a Christian based educational program called ACE. Having seen your comments on her affiliation with your church, I’m leaning towards this link. I can be all wrong on this. Tell me more about ACE if it is different and what Lorri has accomplished for you to bring it up.

Let’s find areas to agree on and start there. We all agree that:
• This election is important to all of Anaheim
• That voters should be informed and we should know the real facts.
• We want to hear our candidates and their platforms for running a campaign
• It is important to know how they will vote on our council, while running our city

These are the basics, if anyone can add others, please do. I find it interesting that none of the candidates except Steve is willing to enter this blog. Steve, I applaud you, but you need to get your feet wet. Join a commission, get involved, and let’s look at you next time.

I invite all candidates to educate us as to what is accurate and those facts that we have wrong. Then, all of us have to back off and let them speak and not look at their comments with a magnifying glass, as we are already doing to each other. Open dialogue is good. Honest dialogue is even better. Have a great evening!

Oh Man, its official I need to quit my job. Keeping up with you ladies is a full time job.

And its strange, I feel like I am arguing with the two sides of a dual personality... Or maybe you guys have been practicing the good cop/bad cop routine...

Cynthia- A) You are wrong about the state of the Galloway campaign, if anyone does their research they will see that I am right and you are wrong. Please stop lying and/or making uneducated comments.

B) Do not belittle me by referring to my recent education or by questioning my mental health. It is classless, but quite frankly what I would expect from someone from a group called SOAR.

Which brings me to C) Do not get on my case about substantiating my claims given you have used this blog to pursue a personal vendetta against Lorri. A respectful intelligent woman who has done more than you know or are willing to admit for this city. Calling her an extreme liberal is without justification. She went up against Disney once, they poured millions into SOAR, a group you work for, enough said.

Lastly, D) Your personal interests along with your personal attacks take away any credibility you have on this blog. I hope the people here can see through you. If you are a hardcore tax conservative who hates any social program and for that reason want nothing to do with Lorri, that is fine, I understand. But Colony Rabbel is not here for Anaheim or its tax dollars she is here to attack Lorri. SHAME ON HER FOR CONVINCING ANYONE OTHERWISE.

This conversation is over.

Judy- I still do not understand your irrational dislike of Lorri. Maybe you have been spending to much time with Cynthia... Lorri has done so many things for this city. I know her as the councilwoman she is: FAIR, MODERATE and REPRESENTATIVE.

John looks like a great guy, but he claims a lot and I am not sure he can back it up...

LORRI YEY, SIDHU BOO, JOHN SO-SO

OK Daniel, I'll bite (if you're still around): what are the many wonderful, wonderful things that Lori Galloway has done for Anaheim? What is the Anaheim Justice Center? What is ACE? How is she making Anaheim a better place to live and do business?

As a citizen of Anaheim, I still don't feel that Galloway is particularly fair, moderate, or representative -- and your repeatedly asserting that she is, without providing any backing evidence, doesn't make her so. Please give us some examples!

LOL, Let me just quit my campaign, because a women who doesn't know me, tells me I should join a commt. and "get my feet wet". Miss, the democratic process is open to everyone. That's the point.

I come to this blog for reasoned, intelligent discourse with some of the finest conservative political minds in the County. And instead I get Daniel.

Personal attacks will not bait me, Daniel, you have yet to give an ounce of documentation for anything you have said, and you have blown what little credibility I may have given any of your earlier statements. I have no reason to spend my day debating someone who cannot be bothered to give a single example for his findings, while citing opinions as facts. I am off to spend my Friday making money, so that I may provide housing and healthcare for my own family, rather than looking to others to provide it for us. Evil wicked capitalist that I am. Have a great weekend, all.

Steve, I don't ever remember saying you should quit, but I will tell you a piece of advice I was given many years ago and that was "you will earn people's respect by paying your dues." That's it, I just made a comment about getting involved in order to know you and for you to know our city better. Good luck and again, I applaud you for speaking out and trying to get involved. WAND is pushing to have the youth join us. I am in no way telling you to quit, just get your feet wet, so you can really represent me.

Daniel, no Cynthia and I rarely see each other, but we do respect each other's work in the city. My opinion of Lorri is not irrational, as I have seen her in action on the council. I am not her supporter and simply put, I want her out! That's it! I want representation for the whole city and not just a select few that furthers her agenda.

I, too, am off to spend my Friday making money, so that I may provide housing and healthcare for me. I'd like to live in Newport, but I cannot afford it and I do not think that anyone wants to pay for me to live there. I also believe in helping people when they are down and out, but it has to allow for everyone to have "Quality of Life." Have a great day, everyone!

Daniel being a fresh out of college.. needs a lot of help in growing up. He is still a young pup seeking for crum drops and full mental development will take another good 10 years.

Usually young pups are simple minded and seldom has full vision of understanding the complexities of our community concerns. Ignor puppy Daniel's half fictional comments and we need to move on by supporting good leaders like Harry Sidhu!

I would never use that fact that many blogger, are old people with nothing to do at home, against them... unfortunately this is not the case when it comes to my youth. I am very disappointed in this blog community... It has been co-opted by a smear campaign and mean spirited individuals. And I have provided just as much "documentation" as everyone else. Most of the responses to this post boil down to the cliche.

However, GO LORRI Galloway, if a person like Cynthia or Colony is against her you know she is doing something right!

AND CRA, I am sorry but that is just creepy...

Daniel, I really don't mind you are singing songs for Galloway.

However, you should also respect other good candidates. Now you say it's creepy because we can read your books but I need to let you know that you haven't changed anyone's mind with your short commercial paragraphs here!

Go Harry Sidhu!

"I have known John for years and he was and is a workhorse"

Maybe so, Judi. Perhaps he's been too busy to respond a would-be constituent's (mine) e-mail. Gail actually took the time to call me back.

David,FYI:

-----Original Message-----
“John, can you please make sure to answer email requests. there is an individual blogging that alledges you have failed to answer his email.”

Reply……..”I have been watching email daily... I am answering all.... I have not received the email ur talking about... Make sure he's using john@joinjohn2008.com”

OK, David, it is now up to you and John to get this off the ground. I've done my part.

Wow Judi it looks like you go a response. When I attempted to email him, I received some automated reply about buying houses or some bs. And yes it was directed towards john@joinjohn2008com

Judi, that's the e-mail address I used.

Sorry, that you did not hear from John. I actually received several ongoing messages and found out he was out of town for personal. He has asked to meet with me and as soon as I can free my schedule, I will. also, a note here..I've been asked by Gail to meet with her. I'll forward these comments to him.

I can't recall the number of times Ralph Clark ran for city council and didn't win. It became like this joke about Ralph the also ran if you get my drift. We all know what Ralph Clark did for the City of Anaheim and then for the County of Orange. I believe that John Karczynski is an honest grassroots conservative with the ability to set the highest standards in the tradition of Ralph Clark and other revered city fathers. Run again John. We're with you!