Guest Posted November 8, 2000 Report Share Posted November 8, 2000 Too bad. That he won, I mean. I don't think he knows anything about the needs of the Armenian community, and his fake Armenian drives me crazy. It's alright if he doesn't know Armenian, many 2nd generation and on Americans don't, and that's perfectly fine. But his attempting to sound out Armenian words absolutely maddens me. And how dare these people claim he's connected to the community anyway? He's a privileged dude who wouldn't even remember he's Armenian if it weren't for the need to further his political career. That's how I feel about most Armenian politicians. I generally don't vote for Armenians. Politicians always let you down anyway, and it's even a bigger letdown if the politician happens to be of the same blood as you. Too traumatic for me....lol I can just see all the accusations that are going to fly at me (shame on you, you're not armenian) once I hit the submit button...lol I'll take the chance.. Gayane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 9, 2000 Report Share Posted November 9, 2000 California State Assembly 43rd State Assembly District Craig Missakian ® The grandson of Genocide survivors, Assembly candidate Craig Missakian has reached great heights professionally, and as the only Armenian American candidate for office from the Los Angeles area in this election cycle, he seeks to represent the community, in which he grew up. With a keen understanding of the issues facing the Armenian American community of the 43rd State Assembly District, Missakian has pledged to work on securing funding for Genocide education in public schools, while ensuring that Hampig Sassounian's case will be treated fairly and that justice will not be denied because of pressures from the Turkish government. In addition, Missakian will work to make his district and Capitol offices accessible to constituents by having Armenian-speaking staff, and he will work to stop Turkish attempts to establish revisionist history chairs at public schools. As an Armenian-American, Missakian will serve his community well, because of the first-hand knowledge he has of the community's concerns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 9, 2000 Report Share Posted November 9, 2000 Gayane jan, if all politicians are a......sthen why not choose an Armenian a.....e ?Unless the agenda of an opponent is better one and more promising.... Being tough to each other ( as Armenians ) , has been the issue of all the wild discussions for the last months.Think about it , we are tough to Armenians but for foreigners , we let it go. It is not fair I believe. Filakia ( kisses in Greek)Raffi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 9, 2000 Report Share Posted November 9, 2000 Raffi, The difference with guys like Missakian is that they use Armenians. Guys like that love only money and power. Some f*cking odar in a cowboy hat came to my door asking me to vote for Missakian. Typical guy that would shoot the Hyes in Glendale if the government let him. They probably thought everyone on the street were odars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantom22 Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Missakian ran a dirty campaign in 2000. He did't win with his tactics, same as those that were used by the arch-conservatives such as himself against McCain in 2000. Poochigian was the only decent Republican Armenian running this year, but he is no Schwarzenegger. He is trapped by his Fresno mentality in a state that is more moderate now. He is still talking to ghosts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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