Tan Nguyen's Way With Words
Tan Nguyen, in so many ways, is an abject lesson in why a candidate shouldn't be his or her own campaign consultant.
For one, an good consultant will tell you, "Hey, you probably shouldn't send that letter on fake letterhead to Latino Democrats telling them immigrants can't vote."
Also, having a good consultant means you won't have a candidate writing stilted, laughable copy like this:
Tan will represent all of us. That means Caucasians, Hispanics, Asians, Afro-Americans, Protestants, Muslims, Buddhists, Jews, Catholics, and all other peoples, not specifically designated who live in District 47.
"Afro-Americans"? I don't think I've heard that one since 1976.
"and all other peoples, not specifically designated who live in District 47."? Who writes like that? It sounds like one of those disclaimers at the end of a pharmaceutical commercial.
You mean like "there was not hate crime; no love crime"? He didn't hit or kiss anyone I guess. Or uuuhhh like "it's a big fat lie", not just a lie, but a BIG FAT one. That makes it much worse than a regular lie.
Posted by: yankalot | October 23, 2006 at 05:10 PM
I actually agree with you on this one. He didn't get it 2 yeears ago and he still doesn't.
I listening to his press conference from yesterday; is Tan now blaming the people who got the letter for not understanding what was written?
Would someone please give the man a shovel?
Posted by: demmother | October 23, 2006 at 06:05 PM
No -- someone needs to take Tan's shovel away. He hasn't learned the first rule of getting out of a hole, which is to stop digging!
Posted by: Jubal | October 23, 2006 at 06:09 PM
"No -- someone needs to take Tan's shovel away."
No, Jubal, Tan is a lost cause...
You might as well let him keep his shovel, and let him dig his own grave for his political career.
Posted by: Andrew | October 23, 2006 at 06:17 PM
Actually, I considered suggesting someone take his shovel away - but I changed my mind. Tan seems to be enjoying himself too much.
Posted by: demmother | October 23, 2006 at 07:35 PM
Nguyen would benefit tremendously by using a buzzword generator – he could for example, consider a fourth-generation transitional scenario, for his next reason to fire an employee who had nothing to do with a letter he never knew about, but was perfectly legal, according to his attorney!
Posted by: cotoblogzz | October 23, 2006 at 07:35 PM
What's wrong with "Afro-Americans"? I googled and found the following sites using that word
http://www.afro.com/
http://www.afroammuseum.org/
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/afro-american
Posted by: nccr | October 23, 2006 at 09:52 PM
A good consultant would also tell you not to pretend like you're modeling for a Macy's catalog in your mail pieces
Posted by: Dave Swanson | October 23, 2006 at 10:12 PM
Strange Republican site here. Some of you are taking Tan on for his English speaking skills. It's clear that he doesn't speak or write in Engish as well as 3rd or 4th generation Americans. Too bad you are too- busy attacking him without seeing what he is trying to say. Illegal immigration benefits a few, but not the majority, and that, we are a nation of laws.
Posted by: No Illegals | October 24, 2006 at 02:21 AM
Looks like Tan is not afraid of the the Red County Blog or the big wigs of either party. Good for you Tan!
Posted by: Afro-Americans for Tan! | October 24, 2006 at 04:14 PM
Is love a crime? Can love be a crime? Is there such a thing as love crime? :)
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Posted by: Afro American | October 15, 2007 at 04:09 AM
Thanks Jubal for keeping us up to date with terms used for people of Color. So should he have used the term so popular with today's Rap singers for their own people? What term is the hip current term being used? Do tell Jubal!
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