Red baiting with government letterhead

Got this copy of Van Tran‘s letter in Vietnamese accusing Janet Nguyen of being a commie.

It’s even on official California Assembly letterhead. Don’t know if that’s legal, but knowing Van, the Bolsavik assumes that it probably is — that Van wouldn’t be so careless about serious stuff like that. Click on image to see the whole page. Apparently the letter is mailed to everyone in the First District. The Bolsavik got his through email.

Although Van cites the Coalition Against Resolution 36′s accusation that Janet is chum with Eric Le, the head of the Vietnam Business Association — the same Eric Le with whom Van himself is allegedly chum — Van pointedly did not repeat allegations that the Lee’s Sandwiches chain is commie.

No surprises there: Lee’s Sandwiches stores and managers donated $1,450 to Van in the 2007-2008 election cycle. Here.

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40 Responses to Red baiting with government letterhead

  1. Asians Rule says:

    Van has stooped to “all time low”. They are getting desperate. They are so afraid of loosing they wiil try anything now. Sad to see Van going down this dark alley but I am sure he’s made other future plans for himself outside of public office already…

  2. Hôm nay bolsavik ?n gì mà lú l?n th?? Bolsavik có th?y ? d??i cùng c?a lá th? có nói rõ là không dùng ngân kho?n chính ph? ?? in và g?i lá th? này hay không? Ti?n thu? c?a dân ?ã không b? dùng cho m?c ?ích riêng t?. C?ng trong lá th? DB V?n có ?? c?p là DB V?n b? ?ánh phá, b? nêu ?ích danh nên ?ành ph?i tr? l?i b?ng lá th? này. Ai c?ng có quy?n ph?n bác l?i s? ?ánh phá, ph?i không? N?u Bolsavik b? ?ánh phá, Bolsavik có quy?n vi?t th? ?ính chính ph?i không? Và khi vi?t th?, làm sao ?? ng??i ta bi?t lá th? này c?a ai thì ph?i dùng logo và letterhead ch? làm sao n?a. Do ?ó, vi?c dùng letterhead ?âu có gì sai trái ?âu, vì th? này dùng ?? tr? l?i s? vu kh?ng, và th? này không dùng ti?n thu? c?a dân ?? in và g?i.

    GSV Janet c?ng có th? g?i th? tr? l?i nh? v?y, mi?n là ??ng dùng ti?n thu? c?a dân mà thôi….

    Có gì mà ph?i làm ?m ??

  3. Bolsavik says:

    Dear cong tam ma noi & others:

    The Vietnamese in the comment got all mangled up, but I think I can decipher it, and it says basically, “there’s a footer in Van Tran’s letter that says it was not printed or mailed with public money, so it ought to be ok.”

    I know that. But sometimes there are rules against using official government letterhead for political campaigning. It doesn’t matter who paid for the printing and mailing; it could be illegal to even use the letterhead at all.

    I don’t know if California has such a law, or if the California Assembly has such a rule. Since Van Tran did this, and since I know Van is no fool, I assume (as I stated in the post) that it’s legal.

  4. Jung Kim says:

    I have received the same letter and it was a simple reply letter against the false accusation by Janet Nguyen……………..and it is perfectly legal for elected official to defend/answer such wrong/unethical claims by Janet.

    Janet, when will you grow up?

    Vote for Dina on June 3rd!

  5. Van Tran is in Trouble says:

    Hey Jung Kim,

    It’s still a hit Van would have been fine if he had that letter and if he only mailed to his assembly district. He is toast since he mailed outside his own district. Thus violating State Law. Van you are trouble get an attorney we still need you in office.

  6. Jung Kim says:

    I don’t think anyone is in trouble except out of control Janet…

    She needs start respecting other people and build bridges not the walls!

    Dina good luck on June 3rd!

  7. Fact Check says:

    Hey Trouble,

    Tran can mail his letter outside the district to respond to Janet Nguyen, who had repeatedly slandered him. He doesn’t have to mail within his district if he is mailing to the same constituencies that Janet mailed. You don’t know what you are talking about.

    State political laws allow for any candidate and elected official to send out mailers to defend themselves when they are not even candidates for that seat. Janet Nguyen and her hired help were “kind” enough to open the door and initiated the false attack for which Tran now responds. It’s very straightforward. Check your facts.

  8. Jung Kim says:

    Legally, Assemblyman can send out responding mailers to the area(s) where Janet has CONTAMINATED/INFECTED with nasty lies.

    Janet needs to be nurtured with love and guidance…….where was her parents when she was growing up?

    Vote for good person Dina!

  9. LOL!!!! Check the State FPPC rules. Van is in Trouble. If he kept his letter he would be fine. But he kept the hit. this is also colusion with Dina’s camp and his. Also, Van could also be in trouble with paying off Dina’s GG City Council account.

  10. Bolsavik,

    Is there a way to verify if anything that Janet has said regarding Van Tran is a lie?

    Is there a way to verify that what Van Tran and his operatives have said about Janet Nguyen is a lie?

    Since all of these so called lies are transmitted in Vietnamese, I cannot figure it out. All I see is a bunch of morons pointing fingers at each other claimng the other person is a communist.

    I also wonder if Van Tran has paid for an Assembly staffer, who is on leave, with his Assembly campaign funds to work full time for Dina’s campaign. I guess we’ll have to wait for the FPPC reports to come out on July 31st to know for sure.

  11. Chris unfortunately Van isn’t stupid enough to put that on his FPPC report.

  12. Bolsavik says:

    Dear Chris:

    “All I see is a bunch of morons pointing fingers at each other claimng the other person is a communist.”

    Actually that’s pretty much it. I didn’t translate the statements in full because I didn’t think they’re worth it.

    The most important accusation is that Van Tran and/or Janet is chum with Eric Le, the head of the Vietnam Business Association.

    I do know that Eric Le has been seen all over town with both Janet and the Trannies. That, of course, doesn’t make either of them a commie — but you know the way some people’s brains malfunction….

  13. Jung Kim says:

    Chris Prevatt needs his diaper changed………….I thought he was supporting write in candidate Darrell Nolta and now he wants put his nose into MUD field away from his home town!

    Go Dina!

  14. Jung Kim says:

    Chris Prevatt is a well known figure in OC political circle to undermine good Viet office holders. …………….

    Our Viets are united under Assemblyman Van Tran and we are proud of his leadership!

  15. Jung Kim says:

    I changed my mind and now am voting for Ms. Janet I hear that Van has commie ties and accepted to much money from commies more than Janet.

  16. Jung Kim says:

    Hey, you can not use my handle name …………..even you are very deseperate…… in your Janet’s sinking boat!

    Be a con artist and I might use you as a bait in my next fishing trip!

    Viva Dina!

  17. Jung Kim says:

    Chris Prevatt, Janet has been attacking Assemblyman for now weeks….. in local Viet radio stations with unfound accusations/lies and Janet is lucky that Assemblyman has sent only one responding mailer ……………………….I am sure he can send many more in the future!

    Assemblyman Van Tran is well aware of all local and state campaign regulations…..more than enough to teach a class on “campaign laws and rules in Califonia”

    Janet’s camp,………Let’s be fair on this election to elect Dina Nguyen as our next supervisor!

    Go Dina!

  18. Jung Kim says:

    okay!!!! Just wait the truth is coming.

  19. Jung Kim says:

    Viva Dina! I thought u weren’t a Cholo!!!!! so is that a threat! Fishing Bait okay are we going for Tuna!

  20. Jung "Ese" Kim says:

    I thought you weren’t cholo Jung Kim? And you say Viva Dina? You loco in your commie cabesa!

  21. Jung Kim says:

    Hey Let’s go fishing for the Shark(Van Tran)

  22. Loser Janet Club says:

    Janet supporters are so desperate that they are resorting to name calling? Please….. But again, there’s only one supporter on this blog plagiarizing different names. You’re fooling nobody.

    Your Janet is going down, hard.

  23. Viet Voter says:

    Asian Rule,

    How is Van Tran stoop to an “all time low” when he has every right to respond to defend himself against Janet’s slander and defamation? He should have hit her more for all the crap that she piled on during this campaign.

    It’s stupid of Janet. She should have stayed within the confines of her own campaign and focus on her opponents, Dina and Hoa Tran.

  24. tui muon noi la:
    - DB Van khong dung tien cua tieu bang de in & gui la thu tren
    - DB Van co quyen viet thu de phan doi lai nhung loi vu khong cua Janet

    cong tam ma noi thi truoc sau gi Janet cung mat chuc thoi, vi cong dong VN khong ai chap nhan cong san. hay nhin tam guong Viet Weekly ma biet, Viet Weekly chi con leo teo vai trang quang cao, con bao nhieu la quang cao ben VN, ma may quang cao nay chac la dang mien phi, vi than chu dau co ngu bo tien chay quang cao khi chang co bao nhieu nguoi doc ca vi chang co noi nao ban ca. ngay ca may doanh thuong ben VN cung dau co ngu, tha ho dua tien cho con em an choi con hon bo len Viet Weekly quang cao ma khong ai coi.

    neu Janet ma khon thi hay mau mau tra lai tien cua Eric Le, giong nhu may ung cu vien tong thong My cung hay tra lai tien neu phat hien ra la dong tien do ban. roi nhan loi voi dong bao la minh lo ngu, lo nhan tien cua CS nhung da thanh tam hoi ca, hoan tra lai tien va xin cong dong tha thu. may ong ba gia trong cong dong mui long se san sang tha thu.

    cai job supervisor chi co 130 ngan thoi ma lam gi gianh giut nhau qua vay. thang con tui lam bac si kiem 180 ngan. con dau duoc si kiem 100 ngan. con nho con gai lam nha si kiem hon 130 ngan, chong no kinh doanh bat dong san nam roi loi hon 200 ngan cho nam truoc no loi it nhat nua trieu. con gai ap ut co bang CPA lam ke toan truong kiem hon 140 ngan, chong sap cuoi cua no lam sales manager kiem hon 170 ngan. con thang ut thi moi ra luat su duoc 2 nam, lam cho hang My ben NY cung kiem hon 100 ngan, con bo My cua no con di hoc, lam nguoi mau part-time cung kiem hon 90 ngan. ma dau co phai bi met moi, gianh giut gi dau. tui no dua nao cung o nha bac trieu tren nui, duoi bien, di may chiec xe ma giong nhu tui tu ban do ben VN moi tau ve. vo chong con nho thu nhi nam ngoai moi mua may bay 6 trieu ruoi. con thang lon lam bac si thi da mua chiec tau 1 trieu 3 chin nam truoc roi.

    quyen luc khong biet co bao nhieu chu may dua con tui thi may ong ba dan bieu, nghi si ca 2 dang deu di theo o be het.

    tui chi nhac nho la may co cau lo an hoc thanh tai di. muon kiem tien thi hoc cho cao, cho gioi, la se kiem duoc nhieu tien. muon quyen luc thi kiem nhieu tien di, tui chinh tri gia se mo den xin xo. luc do tha ho ma doi hoi nay no.

    dung co ham may chuyen chinh tri, chang co song tho dau.

    ngay truoc ma tui Viet Weekly chiu kho lam an, dang nhung bai giut gan thi biet dau tui no gio cung da ra bao ngay, o nha bac trieu. bay dat lam chinh tri lam chi bay gio cap dat ma an, di ve voi may tam tranh kiem song, con lam bao thi thang nao cung phai bu lo, bo tien tui ra.

  25. Asians Rule says:

    Viet voter,

    It was Van Tran’s camp that made the very first attack at JANET in the NGUOI VIET newspaper and they were dumb enough to print the accusation without any proof except a few photos of Eric walking behind her… how sad!!! And now the Trannies are claiming that she started the attack? Do all of you have amnesia now? What a bunch of psychos!!! Get out of town! Van Tran is not the only one stooping that low, it’s ALL of the TRANNIES!!!

  26. Huong says:

    gui den Cong Tam Ma Noi,

    Thua ba, neu chung toi nho khong lam thi nhom TRAN THAI VAN va nhung tay sai cua han la nguoi dau tien tung tin, dang tai tren bao Nguoi Viet bao rang Janet Nguyen la than cong. Chung toi khong phai la nhung nguoi ung Janet trong nhung mua ung cu vua roi, nhung rieng trong nam nay, chung toi tai cac nha tho trong dia hat se ung ho co Janet vi chung toi cho rang it nhut co la nguoi co kinh nghiem, co da chung minh co co kha nang, du bi bat nat do nhom Tran Thai Van va nhom ong da nho mon va hen ha tiem moi cach de tan cong Janet chi vi co khong chiu cuoi dau phuc tung ong va nhom cua ong thoi. Ba Dina thi chung toi biet qua nhieu ve qua khu, hien tai cung nhu nhung viec lam thieu dao duc cua ba nen chung toi quyet dinh rang se ung Janet Nguyen, du sao Janet cung am tham lam viec chu khong mang tieng trai, gai va bang dang hay buon ban a phien/ma tuy hoac lien quan den bang dang, du con. Nguoi ma chung toi nghi rang de bi anh huong, de di lac huong, de bi cong sang nam dau lam tay sai khong phai la Janet ma la ba Dina Nguyen vi ba khong co kha nang va lap truong!!!

  27. Jung Kim says:

    The louder lies you preach………… deeper holes you are digging in our community!

    It is the known fact that Janet was the source/beginning of the attack with nasty lies against our Assemblyman.

    Janet is sinking deep…

  28. ANTI TRANNIES says:

    Jung kim, you and the Trannies started it with the very first article in the Nguoi Viet paper… we didnt’ forget that one!!!

  29. Jung Kim says:

    Anti aka Commie hugger, Are you drunk? Do not drag me into your trash hauling business with Janet!

    Ask Janet about her out of control soul, propelled by the excessive male hormone in her malfunctioning system!

    Janet must repent!

  30. reality says:

    Ong Cong Tam oi ,
    Nghe ong ke ve cac con cua ong thi toi goi loi chuc mung den ong va gia dinh ong nhe . Tuy nhien , toi xin ke cho ong nghe mot cau chuyen nho nhu sau : toi co quen vo chong nguoi ban va ho da co trong tay hon vai chuc trieu dollars voi cong viec khong can bang cap cao nhu cac con cua ong day ; ve viec chinh tri thi toi nghi la ong hoi qua dang khi noi ve Viet Weekly va nhung nguoi co quan diem chinh tri khong duoc giong nhu quan diem cua ong . O xu My va neu ong la cong dan My thi chac la ong phai biet FREEDOM OF SPEECH la gi , neu khong thi xin ong nho cac con ong giai thich cho ong biet nhe . BAT NGUOI KHAC PHAI NGHI NHU MINH LA VC ROI DAY !!! HAHAHAS !!!! SORRY ABOUT THAT !!!!!

  31. reality says:

    Tai but : Ong Cong Tam oi , Xin noi ro de ong biet toi khong la nguoi ung ho ung cu vien hay vien chuc nao ca , vi toi ” khong dam ” quen biet ai ca va chi trong thay hinh cua ho tren bao chi ma thoi !

  32. reality says:

    BAD NEWS FOR VAN TRAN AND HIS FOLLOWERS !
    The OC Register today wrote that the OC republican party seemed to prefer Janet Nguyen to Van Tran and that all the candidates for various jobs in OC Van Tran supported were the losers in the recent election ! It looks like Van Tran time is ticking . Too bad for Van Tran and his followers ! HAHAHA !!!

  33. Jung Kim says:

    Bad news for Janet’s family………… Assemblyman Van Tran has been selected to John McCain’s leadership committee and his representation for asian communities is highly revered by the republican party.

    His political work has been established for over 20 years and his strong leadership position is poised to stay here for another good 20 years.

    Good work Assemblyman Van Tran!

  34. reality says:

    Jung Kim is too optimistic about his protege’s future ! Wake up Jung Kim !!! Go find another protege , because OC Register seemed to indicate that his time is ticking !!!

  35. reality says:

    OC Register has a good reason to say that, because Senator Obama is going to our next president and not senator Mc Cain and then , Van Tran affiliation with the republican party will be also end shortly ! Be realistic Jung Kim !!!

  36. Jung Kim says:

    Hey only the social rejects support Democratic Party now days!

    Just last week, Democratic Party declared it’s support for the gay marriage ruling in California……. listen carefully everyone! The average life expectancy for gay man is only 48 years ….due to their un natural, perverted sexual transgressions!

    Go down with pro gay, pro abortion and anti God psychos!

    We are here in this country to raise our family in a good safe environment for our children and I am glad Assemblyman Van Tran is standing firm on our important principles.

  37. Jung KIm says:

    Assemblyman Thai Van Tran: The Genuine Little Saigon Leader.
    Assemblyman Thai Van Tran is a genius. I cannot find other expression for his intellect, talent and leadership than genius”.
    Our people enjoy all this glory and happiness because they have the great leader, Assemblyman Thai Van Tran.
    Our people are firmly determined to hold the leader in high esteem and follow him, with an unshakable faith in Assemblyman Thai Van Tran.
    Such is the noble revolutionary loyalty of our people who have received genuinely full life and happiness under the care of Assemblyman Thai Van Tran.
    Our people eagerly desire to meet our fatherly leader, Assemblyman Thai Van Tran, who, by devoting his entire life to the freedom and liberation of the Vietnamese people and leading the vanguard of the Republican party, has provided them with the greatest happiness and continues to provide the condition for their lives to flourish, and once they have met him, Assemblyman Thai Van Tran, they brim over with the resolution to give their wholehearted loyalty to the leader Assemblyman Thai Van Tran, they are engrossed in infinitely solemn feelings and emotions.
    Long Live our great leader, Assemblyman Thai Van Tran.

  38. Jung Kim says:

    Good journalist’s writing …………. but please use your own handle name next time….. otherwise Bolsavik will get upset!

  39. reality says:

    Jung Kim , shame on you that Van Tran is your great leader ! He is no one leader here in OC , buddy , me included . Shame Shame Shame on YOU !!!!

  40. Jung Kim says:

    Junked Cong with brain missing, I have to agree to reduce your feed in to half portions now on………….we need to look for another entertaining ape with decent intelligence!

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