Comments on: NPR Interview: Norm Mineta on Pioneering Career, America’s Future http://www.8asians.com/2008/07/16/npr-interview-norm-mineta-on-pioneering-career-americas-future/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:43:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ted Drake http://www.8asians.com/2008/07/16/npr-interview-norm-mineta-on-pioneering-career-americas-future/comment-page-1/#comment-124765 Ted Drake Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:29:59 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1509#comment-124765 Good news: you get an airport named after you.<br>Bad news: it's the disaster of an airport in San Jose! Good news: you get an airport named after you.
Bad news: it's the disaster of an airport in San Jose!

]]> By: Jerry Werner http://www.8asians.com/2008/07/16/npr-interview-norm-mineta-on-pioneering-career-americas-future/comment-page-1/#comment-124764 Jerry Werner Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:39:29 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/?p=1509#comment-124764 Mr. Mineta has certainly has had a groundbreaking career, but he also may have violated our nation's signature ethics law. If the authorities would investigate the very real possibility that he violated the Ethics in Government Act for failing to disclose the details of his income of up to $1 million in stock options while Commerce Secretary, he could actually be found guilty of a felony. See:<br><br>Former Transportation Secretary Mineta and the Ethics in Government Act<br><a href="http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?15bba168-520f-4777-95e4-b6ba7ded1fff" rel="nofollow">http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?15bba1...</a><br><br>I encourage your readers to carefully review his Public Financial Disclosure Reports and the four white papers that contain numerous facts related to this matter, and then come to their own conclusions.<br><br>Sometimes there's more to the story than just what's on the surface. This has nothing to do with him being Asian American, but everything to do with ethics and honesty in our federal government. Mr. Mineta has certainly has had a groundbreaking career, but he also may have violated our nation's signature ethics law. If the authorities would investigate the very real possibility that he violated the Ethics in Government Act for failing to disclose the details of his income of up to $1 million in stock options while Commerce Secretary, he could actually be found guilty of a felony. See:

Former Transportation Secretary Mineta and the Ethics in Government Act
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?15bba1...

I encourage your readers to carefully review his Public Financial Disclosure Reports and the four white papers that contain numerous facts related to this matter, and then come to their own conclusions.

Sometimes there's more to the story than just what's on the surface. This has nothing to do with him being Asian American, but everything to do with ethics and honesty in our federal government.

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