BREAKING NEWS: California GOP wants candidate's withdrawal

[truthpusher]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15329781/

California GOP wants candidate's withdrawal

Demand linked to letter meant to intimidate Hispanic immigrant voters

BREAKING NEWS

The Associated Press
Updated: 3:21 p.m. MT Oct 19, 2006

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. - Orange County Republican leaders on Thursday called for the withdrawal of a GOP congressional candidate who acknowledged that his campaign sent a letter threatening Hispanic immigrant voters.

Tan D. Nguyen denied knowing anything about the letter in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press but said he fired a campaign staff member who may have been responsible for it.

County Republican Chairman Scott Baugh, however, said that after speaking with state investigators and the company that distributed the mailer, he believes Nguyen had direct knowledge of the letter. He told the AP that the party’s executive committee voted unanimously to Nguyen to drop out of race against Democratic U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez.

On Wednesday, state investigators linked the Nguyen campaign to letters sent to thousands of Orange County Hispanics, a spokesman for the attorney general said.

"We have identified where we believe the mailing list was obtained," said Nathan Barankin, spokesman for Attorney General Bill Lockyer.

He declined to identify the specific Republican campaign Wednesday, citing the ongoing investigation. The Los Angeles Times and The Orange County Register both reported Thursday that the investigation appeared to be focused on the campaign of Tan D. Nguyen, a Republican challenger to Democratic U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez.

link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15329781/

[grytpype]

1. The hits just keep on coming.

It's a deluge of bad news for the Repugs. They can't get away with sh*t anymore.

[aquart]

24. And the Dow keeps going up.

Yet no one wants to say that the worse the news for the Republicans, the happier and more exuberant the market.

[lyonn]

28. Interesting theory, bush looks bad market likes it?

Or, the market wants bush/repubs to look good for this election so they can pound the podium declaring, see how good the repugs are doing.

The market is crazy, who can figure, who knows?

[aquart]

34. Market moves on rumor.

The rumor is that the Republicans are going down. That makes the market happy and optimistic and they buy, buy, buy.

[uncertainty1999]

41. market loves certainty --

...sad to say, I don't think it matters who will win to the market -but just the fact that the outcome seems certain is probably causing the market to rise .. and I happen to like this sign (rising market, that is)!!!

[aquart]

45. Did it rise when it was certain the Republicans would win?

Anyway, the market doesn't wait for certainty. It moves before the certainty is proved.

[iamahaingttta]

44. The market started dropping...

...the week George W. Bush announced his candidacy for president.

Damn, I wish I had the links to show this, but I remember it being the case.

Who said Republicans are good for business??

[saltpoint]

2. Typical Republicans cheating. They do it 24/7.

[Deja Q]

3. If they're legal citizens and not felons, there should be no threatening.

And if those who complained about being threatened were illegals, why weren't they "outed" as such?

[struggle4progress]

11. Common Repug tactic: Jesse Helm used to send out such letters ..

.. regularly in North Carolina -- official looking things that warned you could go to prison for trying to vote at the wrong place and suggesting that if you were uncertain about the proper polling place you might be well advised to stay home ...

[spag68]

15. It's just that the thugs[Rs]

have found another race to denigrate, so they are doing it.

[Tom Joad]

17. Those convicted of a felony can vote, if they out of prison and off

parole. That's the law.
We should also work to make sure all workers can vote in elections.

[xxqqqzme]

26. Hellooooo - They got the names off the

registered voters roll. One of the candidates for the Garden Grove city council, who happens to be Peruvian (they all look alike, you know)was interviewed on local TV yesterday. His wife received one of the letters.

[TechBear_Seattle]

4. If Nguyen does drop out, can the Repugs appoint a replacement?

Is the state GOP conceding the race, or is this a last ditch effort to replace the ballast?

[Renew Deal]

7. It's a race they weren't going to win anyway.

That's why they are throwing this guy to the fire.

[MidwestTransplant]

9. yup

[Mr_Spock]

10. Man, that's JUST what I was wondering/surmising

Funny that.

[chaumont58]

16. If it had been anything else, they would be denying all and say stay...

in the race. Beware of pukes bearing gifts.

[brentspeak]

5. Nguyen said he fired the staff member who "may" have done it

Ok, then - what's the staff member's name?

[fooj]

6. Think of how many HAVEN'T been busted...

[rodeodance]

8. oh come on Nguyen----be loyal and fall on your sword for the PARTY.

[humbled_opinion]

12. OMG Disenfranchise the voters that is the only way they can get votes n/t

[OnionPatch]

20. That's pathetic but even more pathetic

is that they are perfectly happy and content to "win" an election against the will of the people. The same people who are so gung-ho to promote democracy around the world couldn't care less if we have it here at home!

[C_U_L8R]

13. Don't quit... fight !!

Drag this mess out as long as possible .. hahahhahahhahahhaha

[Blue_State_Elitist]

14. TAN!

I was doing get out the vote in Anaheim for the primary and when I returned to the polling place in the afternoon Tan, himself, was standing in the parking lot within 100 feet of the polling place handing out cards to vote for him. I told him what he was doing is against election law and told the poll workers inside. They said that Tan and his people had refused to leave the area.

This guy is a creep. It's disgusting what an idiot like this will do in order to gain a few votes. It doesn't really help him, Loretta Sanchez is the sure winner, but it hurts Lou Correa for State Senate in a seat that the Republicans are spending millions of dollars in order to take back.

[kurth]

29. Sounds like an opportunistic low-life thug

Too bad he can't be deported back to Vietnam.

[judaspriestess]

18. pendejos

when will these meatheads ever learn. I'm sure he did it out of desperation because he has no chance against Loretta Sanchez

[wicket]

19. Mmmm I love popcorn

:popcorn:

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

21. Another link to story from KESQ News...

http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=5563566&nav=9qrx

OC GOP urges candidate whose campaign sent letter to withdraw
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. Orange County Republican leaders are calling for the withdrawal of a G-O-P congressional candidate who has acknowledged that his campaign sent a letter threatening Hispanic immigrant voters.

County Republican Chairman Scott Baugh tells The Associated Press today that the party's executive committee voted unanimously to ask candidate Tan D. Nguyen (nuh-WEHN) to pull out.

Earlier today, Nguyen said in an interview that he has fired a campaign staffer who may have been the source of a letter that falsely told Hispanics that immigrants can go to jail if they try to vote.

Nguyen is a Vietnamese immigrant whose opposition to illegal immigration figures heavily in his underdog campaign.

[Hav]

22. .

While we are at it, a flyer from 2004 posted in an earlier thread on DU:



It's quite sad actually. That's America in the 21th century.

[civildisoBDence]

35. Same kind of tactic Robert Bork used to intimidate black voters

Nguyen needs to be Borked, preferably in the ass.

Newsprism

[IndyOp]

23. Yeah, GOP! I am impressed! Good job!

Seriously people the Cal State GOP just called for a candidate to step down for voter intimidation.

It is far, far, far from undoing the devastation that this nightmare of a political party has caused, but it is something.

[David Zephyr]

25. Bob Dornan's old seat. What a farce Republicans are.

Sweet Loretta!

[The Backlash Cometh]

27. One down...

[ronnykmarshall]

30. Oh my!

What a shocker!!!

[bemildred]

31. Losing candidate being used as a sacrificial goat. nt

[Peanutcat]

32. You ever notice--

That when something like this happens, the Boss has nothing to do with it and knows nothing about it? I think if they aren't kicked out for ethical violations, they should be kicked out for incompetence. That "I don't know anything!" excuse is getting kinda old.

[robinlynne]

33. not so fast. he needs to go to PRISON.

[McCamy Taylor]

36. MSM Coverage! It was on Countdown!

[Erika]

37. This is illegal

The guy should be tossed in jail. You can't harass voters.

[judaspriestess]

38. this guy is also an immigrant

who has a GREEN CARD or is now a US Citizen becuase he probably claimed POLITICAL ASSYLUM, which means he goes through the process of becoming naturalized no questions asked and very quickly. Illegal immigrants or how they are affectionately called "Mexicans" don't have that opportunity.

asshole

[Robbien]

39. Calif. Candidate Urged to Exit Race

Oct 19, 10:56 PM (ET)

By PETER PRENGAMAN

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (AP) - Orange County Republican leaders on Thursday called for the withdrawal of a GOP congressional candidate they believe sent a letter threatening Hispanic immigrant voters with arrest.

Tan D. Nguyen denied knowing anything about the letter in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press but said he fired a campaign staffer who may have been responsible for it. Nguyen's attorney said his client had no intention of quitting.

County Republican Chairman Scott Baugh said that after speaking with state investigators and the company that distributed the mailer, he believes Nguyen had direct knowledge of the "obnoxious and reprehensible" letter. He told the AP that the party's executive committee voted unanimously to urge Nguyen to drop out of the race against Democratic U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez.

"I learned information that allows me to draw the conclusion that not only was Mr. Nguyen's campaign involved in this, but that Mr. Nguyen was personally involved in expediting the mailer," Baugh said in a telephone interview.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20061020/D8KS3LSG0.html

caught, red handed. And caught by his own party!

[Divine Discontent]

40. good for those repubs!

THAT'S what you're supposed to do when you find evidence of poor behavior.


www.cafepress.com/warisprofitable <<-- antibush prodem stickers/shirts

[brainshrub]

47. Agreed.

If more Republicans held their own accountable I might actually vote for one someday.

[Zambero]

42. How very big of them!

Sanchez was going to win big time anyway.

[Trajan]

43. Wasnt Scott Baugh ...

The fella who, some ten years ago, committed election fraud when he tried to help a repub qualify as a Democrat or something like that or other ? ....

Wasnt Barbara Coe, like, Dana Rohrabaker's little squeeze who was somehow wrapped up in Scottie's tawdry doings ? ....

In fact : Arent the entire repub party entangled in one tawdry mess after another ? .... Everywhere ? ...

Sheeesh ....

[johnlal]

46. Here's a thought...

Let's vote out all of the Congressmen and vote in all of their staffers. That way, somebody will be held accountable for all the dirty things that go on in Congress. Do you think it'll work?

:sarcasm: