Posted on 10/21/2006 4:06:05 PM PDT by calcowgirl
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, calling an intimidating letter sent to thousands of Hispanic voters "a hate crime," said Saturday the Republican candidate whose campaign it was linked to should quit the race if he had anything to do with it.
"I think this is one of the worst letters that anyone could send out. And I think those kind of tactics are illegal and it is a hate crime," Schwarzenegger said.
During a re-election campaign swing through Southern California on Saturday, Schwarzenegger met with a Hispanic business group in Orange County, where the mailing has infuriated Latino activists and may have scuttled the campaign of Tan D. Nguyen, a Republican congressional candidate.
"I think that anyone that knew and if he knew has to resign immediately," Schwarzenegger said. "I think there should be no tolerance for this kind of behavior."
A call left for Nguyen was not immediately returned Saturday afternoon.
Nguyen, a Vietnamese immigrant, is trying to unseat five-term Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez in the 47th Congressional District.
Nguyen has rejected previous calls from other officials in his party to abandon the race, saying a campaign staffer sent the mailing without his knowledge and has been fired.
The letter, written in Spanish, was mailed to an estimated 14,000 Democratic voters in Orange County. It warned: "You are advised that if your residence in this country is illegal or you are an immigrant, voting in a federal election is a crime that could result in jail time."
Adult naturalized citizens are eligible to vote. Secretary of State Bruce McPherson said Friday that his office will send letters to homes that received the mailing to clarify voters' rights before the Nov. 7 election.
On Friday, law enforcement agents searched Nguyen's Santa Ana home, his campaign headquarters in Garden Grove and a home in Anaheim listed as belonging to a Nguyen staffer.
Meanwhile, Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., wrote to the U.S. attorney general urging that a federal investigation be completed swiftly.
"This shameful and dishonest scheme to discourage Latino citizens from voting is a blatant violation of the Voting Rights Act, and all those involved should be held accountable as soon as possible," Kennedy said.
Shortly after news of the letter broke Nguyen said he would hold a news conference Friday to explain what had happened. When Friday arrived, however, he didn't show up to meet reporters.
Oh! Well... That just means we need Christians that taste good!
(Not Christians with good taste!)
Of course, Lockyer would never have known that. [Cough, cough... ]
Look at the microphones... all the Spanish-language stations.
You betcha! Gotta feed the frenzy! Hate crime!
I don't know why I pinged ol ElkGroveDan. Since the Rancho Seco nuke plant in that neighborhood was voted closed due to fear generated by Jane Fonda's "China Syndrome" movie, they have to turn out Elk Grove's lights at 10:PM!!!
I understood the B-1 part... and then I lost ya!
But you seem to be having fun, so carry on! < grin >
Spoken like a true card-carrying ACLU member, Frank Barbaro Esq.
Really. What station?
Gotta go watch SNL and Madd TV to get intellectual stimulation, ya know...
A prediction: Large numbers of illegals will vote in the coming election, skewing many races to the Democrats, and the media machine will sow enough confusion and doubt among citizens to allow them to get away with it.
This election, and the media-left's power to legitimize the invasion, is the beginning of the end of American sovereignty.
When I came to this country in 1969, I never imagined in my wildest nightmares that I would be on hand to see its dissolution.
MAD TV = some little Korean guy running around in a diaper!
Thanks. I knew it was not Sanchez, and I knew she lost her first attemp at unseating B-1 Bob when she used her legal name.
Spoke = Read.
The translation is close but there is some awkward grammar and word usage which leaves the real meaning in doubt.
http://www.ocregister.com/newsimages/news/2006/10/20document.pdf
Saludos [redacted]
Se le envía esta carta debido a que recientemente ud. fue registrado para votar. Si ud. es ciudadano de los Estados Unidos, se le ruega a que participe en el proceso democrático de la votación.
Se le avisa que si su residencia en este país es ilegal o si es emigrado, votar en una eleción federal es un delito que podrá resultar en encarcelamiento, y sí será deportado por votar sin tener derecho a ello.
De la misma manera, se le avisa que el gobierno de los Estados Unidos está instalando un nuevo sistema computarizado para verificar los nombres de todos los nuevos registrados que voten en las elecciones de octubre y noviembre. Organizaciones en contra de la emigración podrán pedir información de este nuevo sistema computarizado.
No cómo en México, aquí no se aporta ningún incentivo para votar. En los Estados Unidos no hay tarjeta de registro para votar. Por lo tanto, es inútil y peligroso votar en cualquier elección si ud. No es ciudadano de los Estados Unidos.
No le haga caso a ningún político que le diga lo contrario. Éstos sólo velan por sus propios intereses. Sólo quieren ganar las elecciónes, sin importarles en lo más mínimo qué le pase a ud.
Atte.
Sergio Ramirez
You're crushing Angelides, Arnold, so you can stop pandering now.
She sucks
literally
They are piling on the guy because he was a recent Democrat who switched parties and they figure he did all this to give the party a bad name.
It is my opinion that the first sentence (which says if you are a citizen, you should vote) means there is no case here.
It is all BS IMO.
Thank you for that clarification. It must bristle the Vietnamese to see their votes cancelled by illegals. After they did everything right. Oh well.
I'm sending Tan Nguyen a big contribution and urge my fellow FReepers to do likewise.
He is a fighter and is not backing down from this transparent BS.
And Arnold, if you keep this up I'm voting for Dumbo.
Pertaining to your Post #139:
A M E N!!!
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