Yesterday, I stumbled (literally: a Bloody Mary, bottle of soju from Ami Sushi, and a double Makers Mark were in my bloodstream) upon the Orange County Young Democrat mixer at Jason's Downtown in SanTana. The keynote speaker was Hoa Van Tran, the one Democrat running in the First Supervisorial District race on June 3rd against GOP gals Dina and Janet Nguyen (no relation). Tran gave a brief speech and took questions, including my own undoubtedly slurred query: given that Orange County's most prominent Vietnamese politicians love to talk tough on illegal immigration, what was his stance?
Tran started his response by noting it was a "federal" matter, then said something else (sorry: the last drops of Makers hit my synapses at that point) but concluded that he's in support of amnesty. Didn't specify how, but such a position puts him in a decidedly different stance from Little Saigon's Boss Tweed, Van Tran (no relation), and draws him closer to the Latinos who make up a significant chunk of First Supervisorial District voters. Hoa: gracias for answering my question--if all the illegals in the First could vote, you'd win in a landslide.
April 11, 2008 10:49
Thanks for posting this.
I wish I had been there last night. I did not know Hoa was gonna speak until someone at his office told me last night. By that time it was too late to make it.
April 11, 2008 11:22
Has anyone asked Hoa how he feels about Van Tran? I hear he NEVER rips him. How can you not attack Tran after he recently flew a gaggle of his Trannies to the Mexican border to once again rip immigrants?
April 11, 2008 11:50
"Has anyone asked Hoa how he feels about Van Tran?"
People are more interested in his positions on the issues and how he plans to get things done.
Hoa's going to run a positive campaign and probably doesn't have time to obsess over Van Tran like you and Janet do.
April 11, 2008 12:12
Sean and Art: You guys are awesome! I love how ustedes continue your brawl from one blog to the next. Keep this up through the election season, and you guys might make it into our Best of issue for the second consecutive year!
April 11, 2008 17:43
Hoa's position in more details: http://bolsavik.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/hoa-tran-states-his-views-on-immigration/
April 11, 2008 21:20
These two knuckleheads (Art and Sean) are representative of all the dysfunction that makes Santa Ana politics a great spectator sport. Every city has the gadflys and nuts, ours just happen to blog where ever they can.
April 12, 2008 06:06
Gustavo,
The funny thing is whenever I call Sean we always have very cordial conversations. The rest of the time it is full on Lucha Libre! You gotta love it...
April 12, 2008 11:57
While Pete Fundy believes that Gustavo's addiction to alcohol is a serious matter, there is no doubt that we Americans owe a great deal to immigrants who flee their own screwed up countries to come here and join the US military.
That being said, some of Hoa's Rambo pics are a bit of a stretch. Exactly how much demolished artillery was there on Saudi Arabia roadways in the first Gulf War?
As you were.
Warmly yours,
Pete Fundy
Senior Editorial Writer
OCLegend.Com
April 12, 2008 17:24
Pete: I'm not addicted to alcohol--FUCK YOU...at least I hope I'm not! Tell you what: I'll bet you some cash I'm not. Eh, I am.
April 12, 2008 18:06
Gustavo is addicted more to his own inflated ego than alcohol.
April 13, 2008 08:36
Hey, anon: I wish you were right, but haven't you heard? I'm a--depending on the day--a self-hating Mexican, a self-hating Catholic, or a hack. Better luck next time divining my inner works!
May 20, 2008 14:13
http://orangejuiceblog.com/2008/05/was-dina-nguyens-brother-arrested-in-a-huge-international-drug-bust/
DINA'S BROTHER ARRESTED FOR DEALING DRUGS!!! Now you know why we say she's from a shady background.