Dina Nguyen interview pt2: Who’s who in her campaign
April 28, 2008
The strangest part about Dina Nguyen’s campaign is that nobody seems to be part of it, even though everybody seems to be in it.
The Garden Grove City Councilwoman is in a three-way race for OC Supervisor, First District, with two other Vietnamese-Americans: Incumbent Supervisor Janet Nguyen, and Democrat Hoa Van Tran. Read here and here. The non-partisan primary is set for June 3. If no candidates receive more than 50% of the votes, the top two will go into a runoff election.
It is widely perceived that Assemblyman Van Thai Tran(no relation to Hoa that anyone knows of) is the power behind Dina’s candidacy. However, during her conversation with the Bolsavik last week, Dina calls him just a supporter, “a well-respected leader who endorses me.”
Dina was also so-over-it two days after she lost 44-14 the vote in the Orange County Republican Party’s Central Committee. She called it “something Van really wanted so I just accommodated him, just going through the motions, you know.” 
Dina said that when the votes went Janet’s way, she consoled Van Tran by telling him that he took 25% of the votes, “that’s a lot” – apparently taking 14 divided by 44.
The conversation went to her campaign. Who’s your campaign manager? “Tim Clark is my campaign consultant.” That’s the “Clark” in JohnsonClark Associates, one of the state’s top GOP campaign consulting companies. Right, so the professional is the consultant. But who’s your campaign manager?
“I divided the job into four areas and I have four people in charge of the four areas,” Dina said. “Finance, Ground Operation, Mailer, and Volunteers.”
OK. And the four people in charge are?
“Well, two of the people don’t want to be known, so I’d rather not name any of the four.”
That’s a surprise.
Why does a campaign worker not want to be known?
Not exactly a profession for the publicity shy, no?
“Two of them don’t want to be known because they still want to work with other people, politically,” Dina explained.
The conversation went round-and-round for a while, and the bottom line seems to be that of the four operatives, two are Vietnamese and two are not. Of the two that don’t want to be known, one is Viet and one is not. Both are apparently office holders with projects that may require cooperation from the Janet Nguyen camp. Other than that, no names.
How about Saulo Londono, the former campaign manager for Trung Nguyen, generally credited with spearheading an absentee-ballot campaign that brought the candidate within 3 votes of winning? “No, it’s all new people, nobody from Trung Nguyen’s team.”
How about just one more name: Linh Nguyen, formerly a close associate of Van Thai Tran and an appointee of Councilman Andy Quach to the Westminster Planning Commission?
“No, he’s not involved,” Dina said. That’s actually not a surprise. In some quarters, Linh Nguyen is blamed for the rumors about romance between Dina and Andy. (Add: Read carefully: The Bolsavik is stating the blame put on Linh Nguyen, the Bolsavik is not saying Linh did it.)
For that matter, “What’s the story about you and Andy?”
“We’re just good friends,” Dina said. “He’s knowledgeable and he wants to help me.”
“But no romance?”
“No romance.”
“What were the two of you doing at Ky Ngo’s press conference anyway?”
“I just want to hear first hand what they want to do and why they want to do it,” Dina explains. She added, “That day was also the first time they talked about the picture they disseminated and I just wanted to hear about it for my own record.”
Fair enough. Unlike Andy who sat on the side reserved for Ky Ngo’s supporters, Dina sat on the side for media and spectators. Pics here.
The pictures Dina’s talking about are the photographs of Nguoi Viet’s late founder and publisher Yen Do. Read more about them here and here.
BTW, there’s a hip side to Dina Nguyen: She’s a fan of Unco Same Unco Chin.
Read part 1 of the interview with Dina Nguyen here.
Hey Dina, Are You Trying To Sell Something In Bolsa ? Don’t You Know That You’re Damage Good ?
I COPIED THIS FROM ANOTHER SITE: response to press release regarding her consultant group
“Dina is the Trannies pride? How sad. How pathetic. Haven’t you guys seen enough? People dont’ believe in your candidate, you need to stop harrassing people for money. We are DRAINED. IF YOU GUYS HAVE TO RUN FOR OFFICE THIS TIME WITH YOUR OWN MONEY, WOULD YOU HAVE DONE IT? This will cost the community several hundred thousand dollars for what? This position is already well represented by JANET NGUYEN. Either you like her or not, at least her track record shows that she’s done SOME good for the community while she’s under CONSTANT ATTACKS from all you Trannies. If we dont’ have someone capable then I understand the challenge and SCRAPING MONEY from this community to make the positive change… IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT YOU TRANNIES!!! SO STOP TAKING OUR MONEY TO SETTLE YOUR PERSONAL VENGENCE. I dont’ care who DINA has for a consultant, it’s still OUR MONEY that she’s wasting not hers, everything you read about her is INFLATED by the TRANNIES. This press release was written by her own office by her own PAID WRITERS so of course they have to spin that chicken shit into chicken salad… BUT IT WON’T HAPPEN BECAUSE NO MATTER HOW YOU SPIN IT, IT’S STILL CHICKEN SHIT. All of her life she’s been working for others, she opened her law firm just before she ran for council in 2006. Her involvement in all the organizations listed in her BIO were as recent as 2 years ago when she was scrambling, begging everyone to put her name into their organization so she could have something to show for during her council race. Some are as recent as several months ago. She has NEVER been involve in feeding the homeless, helping the elderly or done any volunteer work in this community until she wanted to get into politics and needed to show that on her BIO. Look closely and it’s all empty, JUST LIKE HER HEAD!”
Dina is going to be our next Supervisor!
Go Dina!
The probably unnamed volunteer staff member of Dina’s may be Truong Diep. He is running in those circles with Andy Quach, and works for Van Tran.
Ah, and let’s not forget he is an elected official too. And, like Dina, had no track record when he was elected to the Midway Sanitary District. He was 23, graduated from college and had only worked for Van Tran – can’t find any record of him having held any other job. Now he is lusting after a seat on the Westminster City Council. He sits on the Traffic Commission as the Vice Chair. When he’s supposed to be attending these meetings at the Sanitary District and the Traffic Commission he spends a lot of time on his cell phone outside the room and he leaves early. Some representation you have there. Also at the recount of the 1st District Supervisor race at the ROV videos were posted of the recount, and there was Truong Diep, in the background hanging out with a friend of his watching the recount.
Free us aka from miseary of Janet!
I am not Truong …..the loser’s association can’t comprehend the fact that Dina is going to take over the 5th Floor in June.
We can label them “pathetic loser syndrome patients”
If we keep let cholo culture seeping into our family lives in california then this state might turn into “North TJ”
Janet needs to stay clear AWAY from this mexican cholo person now… before herself become chola with bad influence!
JUNG KIM, QUIT BARKING ! ! !
TLC,
Get off all the blogs!! You are becoming an internet stalker. Get some psychological help for yourself, TLC. Looks like you don’t have enough love from your parents. Perhaps Janet Nguyen can give you some. Yuckkkkk!!!
JUNG KIM, STOP BARKING ! DON’T MAKE ME HAVE TO SAY IT AGAIN. YOU COULD TALK, JUST DON’T BARK OTHERWISE DINA IS GOING TO HAVE TO PUT YOU TO SLEEP AFTER THE ELECTION AND I’M SURE YOU’RE NOT GOING TO LIKE IT, TRUST ME !