Sanchez Under Fire for Ethnic Remarks (Directed At Asians/Vietnamese)

[Ptarmigan]

Sanchez Under Fire for Ethnic Remarks
September 25, 2010 |  2:18 pm
By REBECCA CATHCART
New York Times

LOS ANGELES – Loretta Sanchez, a Democrat, is attracting criticism for a remark to a television reporter that, “the Vietnamese and the Republicans” were “trying to take away” her seat representing California’s 47th Congressional District.

Though the interview with Ms. Sanchez aired on Univisión on Sept. 12, her remarks drew widespread attention this week after a report appeared in Orange County Weekly and were mentioned on the air by Roger Hedgecock, a nationally-syndicated conservative radio commenter. The comments sparked anger among residents of Santa Ana, home to one of the country’s oldest and largest Vietnamese communities, and threatened to further tighten her race against State Assemblyman Van Tran, a Republican.

“She’s involved in the toughest re-election fight she’s had to deal with,” said Chip Hanlon, an Orange County resident and editor of Red Country, a conservative political blog. “Her lead is within the margin of error. If she’s still within the margin on election day, I think she will lose.”

New York Times-Sanchez Under Fire for Ethnic Remarks

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There is sure a lot of racism in the Democratic Party and yet they say they are not racist. Makes them very dangerous right there!

[thundley4]

She did sort of apologize.  She said she meant only those Vietnamese that were voting against her or something.

[Chris_]

Not racist when they do it

[NHSparky]

She's running scared.  This might actually be the push that Van Tran needs to take this seat back.  I lived in the district adjacent to hers (my Rep was Dana Rohrbacher) and to say she's a race baiter is an understatement.  Plus she's a drooling mouth-breather.  I still can't figure out who's stupider, her or her idiot sister.