Did Janet Nguyen’s bungled Black Friday wreck her political career?
I was wondering how many people showed up to Supervisor Janet Nguyen’s Black Friday event last week. The O.C. Register was late in reporting the story – they finally posted a story today, but it was from the Orange County Local News Network. The article claimed that there were 800 people at Janet’s event.
However, my sources say otherwise – and one of our readers chimed in today with a comment that summarized what really went on at Janet’s event. I suspect that the Register reporter asked Janet how many people were there. Whatever she said is to be taken with a grain of salt.
That said, Janet was clearly the loser last Friday. The nighttime Black Friday event drew thousands of people, including State Senator Lou Correa, Assemblyman Van Tran, and the entire Westminster City Council – including Janet’s supposed supporters, Margie Rice and Frank Fry.
Here are the comments about the two events posted by one of our readers:
Supervisor Janet Nguyen has learned a lesson on April 30th, 2010. Even if she advertised on Vietnamese broadcasting radio that free hotdog (99 cents each), free T-shirt, free music CD, free entertainment show with some best singers (actual not true, no famous singers show-up) the turn-out: about 500 – 700 guests, that compare to 3,000 at the same evening event.
Mayor Margie Rice and Mayor Pro-Tem Frank Fry presented in both events. Now they know, where they will get the voters? Ending up the wrong side will cost their seat on the upcoming election.
Janet tried to use her “powerless” to hijack Black April Commemoration from Vietnamese Community, but failed. The angry persons showed up at evening event to send her powerful message: You are wrong.
She claimed on her speech: “I am here to day as a boat people, not OC Supervisor.” However, on the podium her Supervisor logo displayed on the front, plus three OC sheriffs walked with Vietnamese color guards team?
I wonder, Friday is working day. All her staffs: Nick congle, Andrew Nguyen & his wife Pham took day-off or get paid by our tax money? Anyone can answer? This question include other personnel get involved like OC Sheriffs.
Janet Nguyen played dirty trick to gain political power in California Republic Party from Van Tran. But she may need a longtime to gain from her rival strong team. After this incident, she lost everything which Nick congle has built in last 2 years. Her dream on California Senator seat from Lou Correa is collapsed. Poor her on bad plot hijack plan. Andrew Do’s dream on 68th Assembly also gone on 2012.
“Whatever she said is to be taken with a grain of salt.”
Not by the Register, apparently. They swallowed her load about why she was staffing the 4th Supervisor’s office and never looked back.
Put a fork in her, she’s done. She screwed a lot of people along the way, and one doesn’t recover from that. Too bad, too as she was perfectly positioned to move up and had a bright future — but no more.
The majority of the people at the nighttime event didn’t care who the organizer was. They just had to work during the day and could only go at night.
If Janet was given the nighttime spot, she would’ve had 3000 people.
Either way, she had the permit first. How is that trying to hijack an event?
Loretta Sanchez was also at the evening Black April event. She did not show up to Janet’s morning sideshow.
#3, you haven’t been following this story evidently, or else you’re a true Janet believer. She did try to hijack this long-running community event for her personal political purposes, while the public wasn’t paying attention. Kind of thing happens a lot with sneaky politicians. The people stood up & forced a redress. you could read about it here
http://orangejuiceblog.com/2010/04/janet-has-really-stepped-in-it/
with the Janet/Berardino response here, and plenty of argument back & forth:
http://www.theliberaloc.com/2010/04/22/political-and-mob-rule-trumps-policy-and-procedure-in-westminster/
Candidates who will run against Janet Nguyen in 2012 in no specific order: Jose Solorio, Van Tran (he’ll lose to Loretta), Quang Pham, Bruce Tran, Tan Nguyen, Hugh Nguyen, and Kermit the Frog.
Janet has succumbed to hubris, a demonstration of humility is in order. One must know their place, lest they be shown the door.