I report you decide- BY BARRY LEVINSON
On Tuesday evening, Council Member Bruce Whitaker explained with great specificity why he would be voting against the Fullerton Counterfeit C.O.I.N. ordinance.
JENNIFER FITZGERALD
Council Member Jennifer Fitzgerald,who appears to have taken up the role of an attack dog for the City of Fullerton’s power structure, immediately responded as follows: “You are absolutely wrong.” However, she did not address one of the many specific points that Mr. Whitaker spoke to about the deficiencies in our version of C.O.I.N. Ms. Fitzgerald it is so, so easy for you to say you are absolutely wrong. If you were a member of a debate team you would receive a failing grade of F. Let me proceed with Ms. Fitzgerald’s remarks. “It follows in the path of C.O.I.N.” Mr. Whitaker explained exactly why it does not follow in the path of C.O.I.N. as represented by the Costa Mesa law. Let me provide you with one last quote from Ms. Fitzgerald. “We are not far enough along in this reform to quibble about these small, little differences.”
Again, Ms. Fitzgerald offers no words of substance, no factual support for her conclusions whatsoever.
Once again, she casts her vote with the two status quo council members, Chaffee and Flory and turns her back on her supposed natural allies, Whitaker and Sebourn as well as the people of Fullerton. In fact, except for some 5 to 0 votes, I do not believe that Ms. Fitzgerald has ever cast her vote in agreement with Mr. Whitaker on any substantive issue. What does that tell you folks about Ms. Fitzgerald?
In my opinion, her comments at the July 15, 2014 council meeting were a purely political ploy, which should not be surprising based on her chosen profession as political consultant. Only now when she speaks she has the backing of her new employer, the consulting firm of Curt Pringle and Associates. I wonder how many Fullerton voters who cast their ballot for Ms. Fitzgerald in 2012, are lamenting their decisions.
Ms. Fitzgerald did plenty of damage to her already eroding credibility by her unsubstantiated statements above. However, she further damaged her reputation by the following comment.
According Ms. Fitzgerald, Council member Bruce Whitaker is against the Fullerton version of C.O.I.N. because it was not his idea. Ms. Fitzgerald did you not hear Mr. Whitaker’s eloquently provided specific reasons not to be in favor of the Fullerton Counterfeit version of C.O.I.N. just a few minutes before your personal attack? It seems to me that you have a real problem responding to facts presented by opposing positions.
I guess your love for Fullerton Ms. Fitzgerald does not extend to all your fellow council members. You had absolutely no excuse for your behavior toward Council member Whitaker. An apology from you at the next council meeting would be most appropriate. After all, your comments fell way below any basic standards of decency and respect that you should always demonstrate to all your fellow council members.
Barry Levinson
#1 by Anonymous on July 18, 2014 - 4:53 pm
Insipid. I like that word.
Allow me to humbly respond.
You made my point.
You said in your opinion, Gennaco is not independent. In your opinion.
Gennaco is a former prosecutor in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, where he prosecuted police misconduct.
He also supervised more than 20
federal grand jury investigations into police misconduct, most of them involving force and in custody death
investigations. He also conducted a number of successful civil rights prosecutions against police
officers for excessive force, including officers
of the Los Angeles Police Department, the Los
Angeles Sheriff’s Department, and federal immigration detention officers.
In his review of Fullerton PD, he made more than 50 recommendations on how to improve the department.
He also recommended firing three officers and discipline to several others.
These are facts.
As far as Fullerton’s COIN, I’ll use your “Why do you think” philosophy to make a point.
If Fullerton’s ordinance is such a sham, why has it been endorsed by Costa Mesa’s Jim Righeimer and the Lincoln Club and other conservative groups?
#2 by Anonymous on July 18, 2014 - 6:28 pm
I guess we can all wait for Mr. Righeimer to respond to Mr. Imbriano’s emails.