Bill Owens wishes Jen Chau was his daughter
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(Thanks to Barbara for this tip!) According to The Denver Post, Colorado Republican Governor Bill Owens recently told a morning radio show host that he wished his three kids “had more of a Jewish and Asian work ethic.” Yes, he takes his model minority stereotype very seriously:
“There are many days … when I wish they’d have more aspects of Jewish and Asian culture. I wish they’d get up earlier in the morning, I wish they would work harder and in many respects that’s what we do see out of many of the Asian and the Jewish culture. My kids are all Anglo, they’re Irish, English and they’re wonderful kids and I wish they’d work a little harder sometimes. Sometimes, I wish that I had some more of those traits… I think that we need to have a debate on what it is about certain backgrounds that leads to more success,” the governor said.
Jen Chau, as a woman who hit the genetic jackpot by being of mixed Jewish and Asian descent, perhaps you could offer the governor some advice? ;)
Dork Nation on 11 Aug 2006 at 11:13 am
Hits keep on comin’. We still talking honestly here?…
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