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Tan Nguyen on John & Ken This Wednesday

Posted by Gustavo Arellano in The Tan Nguyen "Immigrants Can't Vote" Letter

October 23, 2006 3:10 PM

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Listening to L.A.'s favorite boors and heard that Tan Nguyen will appear this Wednesday--maybe an in-studio appearance. As a preview of what may come, JohnKen spelled out Nguyen's last name to their listeners. JohnKen also praised my earlier post examining La Opinión's translation games, then went on to blast the "activist" who offered his Spanish translation services to Nguyen at yesterday's press conference
. Um, pendejos: That was me.

 

Comments (3)

  1. trai_dep says:
    October 23, 2006 15:10

    Wow, just when I thought that Florida had taken the Whacky Politics crown from California, we blow WAY past them. Cali #1! Cali #1! Cali #1!! :D

    1) the OC GOP is making much grumbling noises about the sanctity of voting and how shocked - SHOCKED - and disappointed - DISAPPOINTED - they are about this. I remember the GOP posted guards at polling places in Latino areas several years ago. I tried finding out who specifically was involved, suspecting that those involved before are the ones sanctimoneously heaping scorn now. The potential whiff of hypocracy and expediency seems fragrant to me. Can you guys connect the dots? I tried Googling this but couldn't track down whose fingers were involved in voter suppression several years back.

    2) This must be catnip for you guys. Have fun with it (evil stuff, not making light of it), but DAYUM have fisticuffs erupted yet over who gets to cover it yet? Bribes? Pleading? Seizure of each other's kids as bargaining chips? SPILL!!

    3) I hope you cover Tan the candidate as well. His interactions with the local pols, endorsements, etc. It's always fun seeing backtracking sleazy politicians. Especially ones that create an environment toxic enough that this seems only one small step further.

    4) Supposedly, flyers with a similar message were posted in parks warning dire consequences for Latino immigrant voters. Just a head's up.

    Disgusted by this. But have fun covering this. Can't wait to see the next issu

  2. Tom says:
    October 24, 2006 19:10

    It's nice to see a Republican with a pair of eggs. I wish he was running in my district.

  3. Calaquili says:
    October 25, 2006 21:10

    I think the person who posted guards at polling places last time voter intimidation occured in the great O.C. was Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle (a republican). The idiot thinks people forgot but we haven't. Can you believe his full-time job is consulting? Tom... Nguyen has eggs but not balls to admit he authored the letter. Eggs are for kids ... balls are for men!

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