(Former) Anaheim Democratic Club Vice President and Orange Juice Blog publisher Vern Nelson was forced to resign his club leadership position yesterday. Sources tell TheLiberalOC the DPOC had threatened to pull the club’s charter for Nelson’s endrosement and promotion of candidates for the March primary not endorsed by the local or state party.
In particular, Nelson has been highly critical of Congressional candidates Kim Nguyen Penaloza and State Senator Dave Min and is openly supporting other candidates. And Nelson’s blog mate Greg Diamond defended Nelson’s support of Derek Tran and Joanna Weiss, saying it had nothing to do with the Anaheim Democratic Club and calling one DPOC Central Committee member a Thug for suggesting it.
Here’s the thread:
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Well that was quick. The DPOC has just ordered me to take down this story, or resign as VP of the Anaheim Dems Club. (Because I back Derek Tran and Joanna Weiss over DPOC-endorsed KBNP & Dave Min.) Nowhere in the story did I identify myself as VP of the Club or suggest these were the endorsements of the Club.
So I’ll be weighing my options. If those are my two choices it’s an easy choice, I’ll keep writing what I believe and am never taking down this story. But can they legit force me to make that choice? I don’t know. I don’t want to make any trouble for my wonderful Club, and their larger threat is to de-charter us.
This happened before, in 2018, over JORDAN BRANDMAN, when I was campaigning against THAT DPOC-endorsed candidate, and in 2021 when I was leading the recall against him. And who was right, the DPOC or me?
Buncha flying monkeys.
Just interviewed Derek Tran, hope to have that up today.
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Greg Diamond
Petty tyrants or scared shitless that Min will lose? Or both?
If I agree to take over as VP of the Democratic Club, how long will it take them to send me the same message? How quickly do they have to be notified?
This simply underlines that they are ten times more concerned with their personal power than with winning elections. They even got the Progressive Caucus to endorse Joe Kerr. How completely detached does one have to be to do that?
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There. Resigned my Club posts. Now where was I?….
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This should be its own story.
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Who exactly gave you this “order” and how? Was it a newly butthurt Eugene, or someone to which he ran, blinking and sniffling?
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At least Eugene doesn’t hide in the shadows.
The long-suffering and apologetic Sall was dispatched with the message. He said some people were so furious they wanted to yank the Club’s charter first thing.
Because I wrote this story.
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Yanking the charter of the only dissident club in the county would skyrocket this blog’s ratings and help to destroy electoral morale for all but the truest and most compliant believers in their leadership, so I guess it’s pretty likely.
Can we hire Gabriel (San Roman) with all that extra ad revenue?
Greg Diamond doesn’t live in Anaheim He lives in Brea His wife and daughters pay his rent Vern is hoping for some action for Joanna Weiss if she wants to slum it Vern is a 5 time DUI drunk who Weiss takes calls from She’s an asshole he is a convicted one
Greg Diamond doesn’t live in Anaheim He lives in Brea His wife and daughters pay his rent Vern is hoping for some action for Joanna Weiss if she wants to slum it Vern is a 5 time DUI drunk who Weiss takes calls from She’s an asshole he is a convicted one
Greg is a bully which is why he’s been removed from DPOC and CDP; he demands respect which is hard to give as he gives no $ to any candidate and lacks the ability to whip votes. Greg is a legend in his own mind. He forgets I run a very successful business because he has all sorts of time to blog. I have a payroll to meet
Careful, the punctuation police at OJ will come after you for this one.
Glad Vern admitted fucking Brandman over Doucebag
Another comment that’s a candidate for the OJ punctuation police.
You’re all sovereign citizens! He take that you extremists!
The Steel’s are praying its Derek Tran in the general. They have a hit already about Derek hanging with a 6 time DUI convict who has been accused of sexual assault on multiple occasions. That should be fun to watch!
Only 5, not 6
The RNCC has already jumped on this. Raking Vern over the coals for mocking Rep. Steel’s accent. I wonder if Derek Tran knows that Vern called Anaheim Councilmember Diaz “RETARD” because of his thick Latin accent. Perhaps we can record Mrs. Diamond and gage her oratory skills.