I am hearing that Assemblyman Van Tran was part of the OC GOP machine cabal that arranged to have Erwin Chemerinsky fired as dean of the new UCI law school. That figures.
Tran last year was also involved in having Kim Oanh Nguyen-Lam fired as Superintendent of the Westminster Unified School District, from what my pajaritos report.
By the way, Tran graduated from Hamline University School of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota. That law school has quite a few liberal law professors, from what I hear. But that did not stop Tran from going there to get his law degree.
But Tran went to UCI for his undergraduate degree. And now he has brought great shame to his alma mater.
Ironically, Tran’s latest move has totally backfired on him and the other shameless Republicans who were involved in ousting Chemerinsky. That bunch includes L.A. County Supervisor Mike Antonovich, former California Republican Party Chairman Mike Schroeder, current California Republican State Senate leader Dick Ackerman and uber-right-wing blogger Jon Fleischman. They are now getting ripped by their fellow Republicans! Folks are beginning to realize that the firing of Chemerinsky has become a rallying cry for Orange County Democrats and other progressives.
My co-blogger, Thomas Gordon, also reported today that there is an ongoing effort to rehire Chemerinsky at UCI. Now that’s a great idea!
Tran and his ridiculous cohorts should not be allowed to get away with this! Now more than ever the Democratic Party of Orange County needs to run a serious candidate against him next year, for the 68th Assembly District. This ought to be the beginning of the end for Tran…
Art,
It is not just Dems & Liberals; noted Conservatives are also apalled at the UCI hijinks.
The Dean at Chapman, Michael Capaldi are two that come to mind.
There should be no litmus test (Conservative or Liberal) when it comes to hiring and firing of educators. Last I checked, there was no relegious test in this country either.
Why the likes of Schroeder, Tran, Baugh wish to control all thought in this county is a mystery, Then again, I think they are enthralled with taking all of us back to the Dark Ages.
you take out one of ours H . MARTIN we take out one of yours Erwin C.
why are you obsessed with van tran? he’s a nobody and a non factor outside of lil siagon.
Poster 3,
Tran has a statewide network of politicians who answer to him. He also raises money on a national basis.
He was recently appointed to a state legislative committee on international trade. And he recently took a copter ride in south Orange County, where he is pimping for the extension of the 241.
Poster #2, how can you possibly compare Harald Martin to Erwin Chemerinsky? Say what? As to Van Tran’s involvement with this, why should we be surprised? Van’s view of the world was shaped when he worked for Congressman “B1” Bob Dornan fresh out of UCI. Art is absolutely right in that Van has a national network of fundraising, mostly from the Vietnamese community who have been duped into thinking he’ll actually do something for them.
Whuppa-whuppa-whuppa-whuppa.
That’s the sound of black helicopters bringing Art his weekly supply of tin foil.
Keep you fingers crossed that Van Tran’s private air force doesn’t intercept them!
Good lord Art, are you EVER going to call any of these people (Van Tran, etc.) for comments or are you just going to continue to spread rumors with absolutely no facts to back them?
I would say that this blog is turning into the OC online edition of the “National Inquirer” but I respect some of your other bloggers too much.
Although if they know what’s good for them they would distance themselves from your dishonest vitriol.