Dan C., over at the Liberal OC, wrote a very lengthy post today about the mess that his party’s candidate, Hoa Van Tran, has caused. He points out a number of reasons why Van Tran, and the other Trannie candidate, Dina Nguyen, are pathetic and not worth voting for. In my estimate, these problems include:
- The lame mailers from both Van Tran and Dina. Each campaign has misspelled their own URLs, resulting in a hilarious consequence – the misspelled URLs link to gay porn sites.
- The problems with recordkeeping. Van Tran just can’t seem to file his finance reports on time – and even when he does turn them in they are not accurate. Dina has her own issues – most of the time she has to rely on other Trannies to do her papework. She is a lawyer and she can’t figure out simple forms!
- The cholo problem. Van Tran hired a bunch of cholos. His campaign manager tried to run a former staffer off the freeway. His cholos have been intimidating and attacking people. Not good!
Despite all this, Dan C. cannot accept that Supervisor Nguyen is the best candidate for the First District. Why? Because she is a Republican. Dan C. is SO rabidly blue that he is blue in the face! It is ridiculous. The County Supervisors are NON-PARTISAN! Doesn’t Dan C. know this? Is he daft?
Secondly, didn’t we learn from former Supervisor Lou Correa’s example that being the ONLY Democrat on the O.C. Board of Supervisors pretty much sucks? Correa could not move any of his agenda. Supervisor Nguyen CAN accomplish a hell of a lot more than any Democrat could, period. And the rest of the O.C. is not likely to be electing Democrats anytime soon, with the possible exception of Chris Norby’s district, which is now majority Latino. But of course the Democrats will run a white guy for that seat, naturally.
I am so tired of this rampant partisanship – as are many voters. Look at how many California voters have quit the GOP and the Dems in the last few years. There is a reason they are leaving these parties in droves. But Dan C. doesn’t seem to get it.
This is why Orange County needs the Orange Juice. The Republicans over at Red County are not much better than Dan C. and his blue mates at the LIberal OC. The irony is that both parties are rife with corrupt politicians and inept partisan hacks. Just look at the recent O.C. Fair concert ticket scandal. The chairmen of BOTH the OC GOP and the DPOC were guilty of taking concert tickets at public expense. And so were a veritable who’s who of Democrats and Republicans. It was sickening, but the scandal served to remind me that both of these parties want POWER and the freebies and handouts that come with it. No surprise then that they each have local blogs that serve only to fan ultra-partisan flames.
Yes, I do support Supervisor Nguyen. But believe me, if she ever gives me a reason to slam her, I will do it. In general I don’t like politicians and I don’t like politics. I cover local politics here on this blog primarily so I can rip the scummy O.C. politicians who get too big for their britches, or who are on the take, or who simply are not doing their jobs.
The Red and Blue County bloggers take great pride in their political contacts. When Red County editor Matt Cunningham had a St. Patrick’s Day party at his house, there were plenty of politicians there from both parties, and the usual red and blue groupies. I would NEVER invite these people to my house! I have no interest in doing such a thing. Our job as bloggers is to cover what they are doing, not get in bed with them.
And so unlike Dan C. I can tell you that I am supporting a candidate for the First District – incumbent Supervisor Janet Nguyen. And I can promise you that if she ever strays and stops doing her job, or goes on the take, I will let her have it. Until then, I will continue to focus my ire on Van Tran, Dina and the ultra-partisans who can’t seem to realize the obvious – Supervisor Nguyen IS preferable to the Trannie candidates, period.
Art –
Here, here. I second that notion. One doesn’t have to like Janet, but they do have to vote for her under the circumstances.
SMS
But believe me, if she ever gives me a reason to slam her, I will do it.
You’ve been saying that for more than a year, Art.
But thanks for giving me at least one good laugh for the day.
Art — Janet ran for this office as a conservative Republican despite the fact its non-partisan. She has as many if not more issues with correctly filing paperwork. Her only accomplishment to date is getting a county outreach office in Little Saigon and some playground fixtures for a Santa Ana Park. While she is at odds with you on so many issues you ping other politicians for, your lips are never far from her backside. Why is that? I’msaying there are no good choices for First District supes and I stand by it. But thanks for sending readers our way.
Dan,
And Lou Correa ran as a DEM when he ran for Supervisor. I hate to have to explain such simple matters to you, but the fact is that while the office is non-partisan, the candidates do send out targeted mail to members of their party. That’s just plain common sense.
A more objective read of Supervisor Nguyen’s performance, as compared to your hyper-partisan viewpoint, is that she has been very outgoing in her district. She has funded many worthy projects, throughout the district. She has worked well with other politicians, from BOTH parties. She even testified in D.C. to a committee chaired by U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, on matters involving trade with Vietnam.
And, UNLIKE Lou Correa, her Democratic predecessor, Supervisor Nguyen has NEVER backed disgraced former Sheriff Mike Carona. In fact Correa kissed Carona’s a** and was rewarded with a badge and a gun, and reserve deputy status.
BTW, your Dem party chair, Frank Barbaro, also backed Carona. I think Tom Daly did too – and so did Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido and SAPD Chief Paul Walters. But Supervisor Nguyen DID NOT. She not only did not back Carona, but she correctly called for a national search for our next Sheriff. Can’t you even give her credit for that?
The fact is Dan, you are so damn hyper-partisan that you simply cannot objectively analyze Supervisor Nguyen’s performance, as you are too busy frothing at the mouth because she is a Republican. I hate to break it to you, but the WORST politicians in Santa Ana are YOUR FELLOW DEMOCRATS – Pulido and his Clowncil. I wish they were half as effective as Supervisor Nguyen. We would be far better off than we are now.
My goodness, you people just don’t get it. I live in the 1st District, and I have had to experience first hand how little Janet Nguyen cares about the people here. Why is she spending all our tax dollars on pork barrel projects like that Little Saigon bridge when poor people here are getting nothing?
Listen to Dan C. The other two candidates may be lame, but that still doesn’t make J Nguyen a good Supervisor. I unfortunately voted for Hoa Van Tran before all this crazy stuff about him came out, and I regret that vote. But still, I’d never vote for J Nguyen. She’s as bad as they get.
She was responsible for GGUSD recieving a half a million for some schools that are in Santa Ana a couple of Board Meetings ago. Thats good but its also pork … not sure how to feel about that. Do the Supervisors even have control over the money that goes to the poor? That might be State money, go ask Correa and Solario to help.
Art. You are not serious preaching objectivity to me when it comes to Janet are you? Like I said before, you can be such a comedian sometimes
I am glad I don’t live in the 1st District. All three sounded like idiots in today’s Register piece.
Dan,
I think I have made it very clear that I am willing to vote for Democrats. In fact I have endorsed several of them in the past year. You are the one who cannot stomach endorsing someone from the other party.
Supervisor Nguyen has not done anything worth beating her up for, in my opinion. Unlike Michele Martinez, who like you is a Dem. Martinez quit the Santa Ana revolution, became a Pulido hack and now she is trying to raise our taxes via the fraudulent Measure G campaign that has her on the payroll. So Martinez is off my friends list.
When Supervisor Nguyen starts pulling stupid stunts like Martinez she will catch it from me. Until then she is doing a fine job and deserves to be reelected. You cannot see that because hell will freeze over before you become objective.
The problem Dan is that NO party is perfect. Every party has bad politicians in it. Here in the O.C. just about every elected Democrat in Santa Ana stinks, and that is a fact. But you cannot see it through your blue colored glasses.
We get it Dan. You are a hack. I on the other hand am an independent blogger. And MY Dem writers are not sycophants to their party, like you. I’ll take MY Dems over yours anytime.
#5,
So I supposed you are not happy with the Dems on our Santa Ana City Council who spend FAR more money fixing up Pulido’s ritzy Floral Park neighborhood then they do fixing up central Santa Ana?
well, since you linked to my article on Hoa Van Tran, which was a non-endorsement of anyone in the first district supes race, I guess you prove your point that I’m a party hack.
I have no official DPOC role. I agree no party is perfect. No candidate is perfect. Neither is Janet.