It is a well known fact that Assemblyman Van Tran relies heavily on advice from Mike Schroeder, the same guy who continues to advise fallen Sheriff Mike Carona. Tran also endorsed Carona last year. Judging from the picture above, it looks like Tran also became one of Carona’s tainted reserve deputies.
Tran and Schroeder continue to regularly attack O.C. Supervisor Janet Nguyen, a fellow Republican, via their avatar, Trung Nguyen.
Here is a question…will Tran’s connections to Schroeder and Carona bring down the Trannie empire? Think about it, if Tran and Trung do not back off on Janet, who is now backed by virtually the entire OC GOP machine, what is to stop that machine from running another Republican against Tran himself next year?
In fact I think that Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor, a deputy Sheriff who did not drink the Carona Kool-Aid last year, could beat Tran. Now Mansoor has his own issues, and by no means do I mean to endorse him, but the reality is that the 68th Assembly District is full of angry white Republicans. They will LOVE Mansoor.
On the flip side, the Democrats could run one of the two ladies on the Costa Mesa City Council, Linda Dixon or Katrina Foley, and give Tran a run for the money in the general election. They could also run Garden Grove School Board Member KimOahn Nguyen-Lam, and likewise give Tran a hard time in the general election.
It would be so easy for any of these candidates to send out mailer after mailer connecting Tran to Carona and Schroeder. And what a great opportunity to remind the voters that Tran’s own wife was indicted! He would very quickly be knocked off his pedestal, in my opinion.
It is high time for Tran and Trung to BACK OFF of Supervisor Nguyen. Their political fate is hanging in the balance. Indeed, they may already be done.
Art,
Is John Lewis or Mike S. mentioned anywhere? They are he closest advisors…they had to kniow what was going on.
Art, I agree. Tran is done. No super happy fun time for him in Congress.
LOL isn’t this the same Van Tran character that took Mike Carona to little saigon and then Mike Carona assaulted one of the Reporters.
LOL Birds of a feather flock together.
On of the papers, I think The LAT, reported that Carona and his advisors were advised last week of the pending indictment, but out of consideration of the fire situation they held off.
So why then would his lawyer run off to Europe?
You’ve “always” thought Van was greedy and corrupt? Really, Art?
That’s not what you were saying in this comment on OC Blog from Dec. 21, 2005:
I know Van – he is very competitive, very bright and very driven. He would not jump into a race like this without a plan. The Vietnamese community is a major element in the 34th – and Van has proven that he can bring new voters into the GOP fold.
Umberg is toast no matter what. Correa might be a tougher opponent, but his career thus far has been a non sequiter. I think Tran will trounce him, God willing. Go Van!
http://www.ocblog.net/ocblog/2005/12/van_tran_announ.html#comment-12264934
Art will, of course, sputter out some lame excuse like “I was brainwashed” or that he was “shilling” for “The Machine”, but that’s just another way of saying he was weak-minded and nothing he has ever said should be trusted.
Either way, Art’s a liar.
Art,
You are right. Any one of the women you mentioned including Linda Dixon, Katrina Foley, KimOahn Nguyen-Lam, or even Supervisor Janet Nguyen, could give Tran a hard time.
Poster 5,
Good grief! Nice use of Mr. Peabody’s “Way-back” machine.
I used to be a fan of Tran. But in time I found out what a creep he is. His current behavior against Janet Nguyen continues to underscore that fact.
No I was not brainwashed. But I simply did not know better. Since that time I have slammed Tran very consistently, and I will continue to do so. I hope his empire crumbles soon.
I beleive that little Sheriff’s star on Tran’s lapel signals that he is a member of the Sheriff’s special reserve group – the one given badges and gun permits. Scary.
Dear Art & All Bloggers,
I hope that Federal Bureau Investigation will look into Tran Thai Van also. Look at the case of Vo Thanh Thuy, who running a Vietnamese Radio program, weekly criticized Van Tran about a case that he took $7,000 from his 3 clients and did nothing till the statue of limitation is over. She also announced that next week she will reveal Van’s wife indictment of insurance, accident fraud. Unfortunately, right after that program, Vo Thanh Thuy’s home was robbed, ransacked. She was not home, but her young son was beaten to almost death, his skull was all soft. It took him 5 years to recover from all wounds of that nightmare. Thanh Thuy moved to Las Vegas and avoided to answer to all investigation. Her program on Vietnamese Radio was stopped, she dissapeared.
Any link? Only the FBI will answer us.
Look at Van with that little Sheriff’s Star on his chest. Yes, He showed up his gun all the time at the Vietnamese meetings. Viet Weekly magazine mentioned that and Van get really angry.
He and Trung tried to kill Viet Weekly also, so no Vietnamese Newspaper will criticized him or running any bad articles about him and his wife.
He took Vietnamese reporters to travel with him to SE Asia. He tried to form a friendly media circle if I do not want to use the word “bribery”. Then, he and Nguyen Quang Trung was using Vietnamese media as a weapon against Viet Weekly a young weekly magazine with many articlces against him and Nguyen Quang Trung during election.
Nguyen Quang Trung was using photoshop to fake his picture next to Governor Arnold. It was a shame for Vietnamese politician who is also member of CA Bar Association. They must be honest to be a Bar member? How does he teach Garden Grove school children to be honest?
Their political fate is hanging there to the hands of the Vietnamese votes which VAN TRAN betrayed them for quoted on Loa Angeles Times: ” I did not win because of my ethnic”. Look at the OC Local page of the LA Times the day he won the Assembly seat.
He thought Vietnamese voters only read Vietnamese papers. He was very wrong. I will never ever forget his “slap on the face” on me and on other Vietnamese voters who did vote for him.
I would like to recall Tran Thai Van and Nguyen Quang Trung but I do not have enough political knowledge and manpower to recall them.
Wake up Vietnamese voters. Read the LA Times and tell TRAN THAI VAN : “No white American will vote for you”