Ricky Martin Endorses Hillary Clinton, Calls Her 'Latina at Heart'

[NCTraveler]

Pop sensation Ricky Martin is throwing his support to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton Wednesday.

The endorsement, first reported by Buzzfeed's Adrian Carrasquillo, came before an upcoming Clinton event in Orlando, Florida, a region with a growing Puerto Rican and Latino electorate.


"Our community has been continuously attacked by Donald Trump and other Republican presidential candidates," Ricky Martin told BuzzFeed. "A few months ago I raised my voice against Trump's hateful rhetoric and standing with me was Hillary Clinton. Time after time, Hillary has shown her commitment to the Latino community and that is why I'm proud to support her and to stand with her because ella está con nosotros y nuestras familias."


Martin tweeted out his support as well, calling Clinton a "Latina at Heart"

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/ricky-martin-endorses-hillary-clinton-calls-her-latina-heart-n472986

[Renew Deal]

1. The race baiter a will be outraged

And if you think I'm talking about you (not you NCTravler) I probably am.

[2pooped2pop]

2. I only have this to say...

[NCTraveler]

3. Ricky Martin has naver made me think of puking.

I really think your post says nothing about Clinton or Martin.

[2pooped2pop]

5. right

I am posting about Ricky Martin in the primary forum and it has nothing to do with Clinton. Damn, I can't seem to keep anything down.

[NCTraveler]

8. So it's not Martins endorsement of Clinton,....

It is the mere reading of the name Clinton that does it for you. lol.

[riversedge]

30. You might have the flu. Stay away from well folks.

[2pooped2pop]

33. lol, I will try, but thankfully I don't see that many well folk here.

so I should be ok.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. Who so serious?

I only have this to say...

[Sheepshank]

56. I appears that you are running around GDP today puking on all sorts of pro Hillary threads

I guess you think this means Hillary supporters will now gravitate to Bernie?

[Beacool]

58. Some people deserve your choice of emoticon, Ricky Martin does not.

Ricky Martin established a foundation that fights against human trafficking, particularly of children.

"One of the main goals of the Ricky Martin Foundation is to fight against children exploitation and human trafficking, a modern slavery which affects thousands of children and young people around the world. Knowing that the main problem is the lack of awareness of people about this crime. We have created an initiative that allows us to reach many people through his friends and contacts on social networks."

This is a link to the foundation's website.

http://www.rickymartinfoundation.org/en/

[2pooped2pop]

68. emoticon is for his choice, not his person n/t

[1StrongBlackMan]

6. Celebrity endorsements don't matter ...

Unless they are for Bernie ... at which point, celebrity endorsements become pivotal ... and game changing, if you can get a "Good (white) Man" to say so.

[SidDithers]

12. Nailed it...

Atlanta's Killer Mike Just Helped Bernie Sanders Win the White House in 2016
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/killer-mike-bernie-sanders_b_8645708.html


How many threads, and hundreds of recs, did that steaming pile generate at DU?



Sid

[Beacool]

60. I honestly didn't know who Killer Mike was before he endorsed Sanders.

Yet, I refrained from acting like a bitter spoiled child and didn't go to that post to trash it.

Some on this board need to grow some class. They sound petty and bitter.

[1StrongBlackMan]

75. Who is acting like a bitter spoiled child and how?

[Beacool]

93. Read the comments......

[leftofcool]

16. And there it is.

[ismnotwasm]

17. Whoop..

Truth

[upaloopa]

29. What about Killer Whatshisname?

They waved that endorsement around here like it was a trophy.

[1StrongBlackMan]

74. That because it WAS ...

If I found a Unicorn ... I'd play her up, too!

[randys1]

53. You ever get tired of being right? LOL

Bernie doesnt need celebs anyway.

In fact, most with money, celeb or not, might be weary of Bernie given I truly believe he believes the rich are a big part of the problem.

I agree with him, BTW.


But your observation of the attitude of certain folks around here is of course spot on.

[99Forever]

7. Who?

[NCTraveler]

9. Very well known artist and activist.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Martin

[99Forever]

10. Don't know who he is or give...

....a flying fuck what his opinions are.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

13. .

[Warren DeMontague]

52. yes, Ricky Martin is nothing if not current.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

67. His current album (released earlier this year)

debuted at #20 on the Billboard Hot 200, and debuted at #1 on the US Latin and US Latin Pop charts.

[Warren DeMontague]

69. Well good for him!

Nice when us old dudes can still get out there and live la vida loca.

[1StrongBlackMan]

71. LOL ... so that kind of puts to bed that ...

"Not current" narrative, huh?

[Warren DeMontague]

77. I don't know, Jack.

Seems to me DU isn't exactly sittin' on the cutting edge of cultural relevance, but what the fuck do I know? Like most of us here, I'm old and out of touch. I admit it.

Yes, Hillary got Ricky Martin's endorsement! , good for her.

I'd be a little more interested in hearing who Michael Stipe is endorsing, or Steve Earle, or James McMurtry- or hell, Jello Biafra or Public Enemy for that matter... at least, people who have a history of political commentary infused into the fabric of ther music.

But, whatever. Ricky Martin! Woohoo! He's certainly emblematic of... something.

[1StrongBlackMan]

79. Really could have fooled me ...

Folks keep telling me how important and popular a certain Rapper is to the Black community.

Go figure.

[Warren DeMontague]

80. well next time I talk to "folks", I'll be sure to pass that ....whatever it is, along.

'folks' keep doing a lot of silly shit around here. I can run down the list, if you've got a surplus of nothing to do.

[1StrongBlackMan]

82. Including folks that mock the term folks.

[Warren DeMontague]

83. I'm mocking the fact that you think it's somehow relevant to bring up what 'folks' have said to you

about something I've never myself talked about, because, well fuck, I don't actually know.

Probably more low-valence gibberish around Team H versus Team B, or more "neener neener" nonsense, which seems to comprise half the GDP threads today--- and is exactly why I'm inclined to waste less and less of my precious time on Earth around this place until primary season is over.

[1StrongBlackMan]

84. Funny how some statements are ..

to be personalized so that they can be denied ... and, others are be generalized so folks can "yup" them.

[Warren DeMontague]

85. A lot of things are funny.

Some of them even get posted on DU.

[1StrongBlackMan]

86. I agree.

[NCTraveler]

15. That is clear. Thanks. nt.

[1StrongBlackMan]

19. But Killer Mike ...

Who you hadn't heard of before June of this year, rocks.

[CoffeeCat]

51. He may be unknown in many circles...

...but he is very important and well known in the African American community.

There was a discussion about this on my FB page. A couple of people hadn't heard about Killer Mike (I had no clue who he was) and several of my African American friends chimed in to explain how significant he was. He's an artist as well as an activist and has a very strong following.

[1StrongBlackMan]

70. No he is neither very important nor well known ...

In the Black community ... not even the Hip hop community.

Without thinking much, I can name 10 folks that are far more political influential and have done far more for the community.

[CoffeeCat]

72. I didn't say he was in the top ten...

I said that he was important.

My AA friends sure knew all about him and were very happy to share their enthusiasm for him, and what it meant to them that he was speaking in support of Bernie.

[1StrongBlackMan]

76. Let me guess ... our friends are Bernie supporters. Right?

[CoffeeCat]

78. They are just FB friends...

...I really don't know who they support for President. I don't even know if they are Dems or Reps, to tell you the truth.

[1StrongBlackMan]

81. Yeah. Okay.

[Number23]

87. Don't you just love these folks who keep telling black people how important Killer Mike is

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... to black people???!!

Even when Shaun King discussed how significant Killer Mike's endorsement was, the FIRST thing he said was that Mike was not well known. Every single article about KM's endorsement written by black people noted that he wasn't well known.

But yet non-black people keep telling black people how important he is to our community. My 22 year old cousin who lives in Atlanta is pretty "meh" about him and doesn't know anyone who plays his music. But I don't think that will stop the "he's really important to black people" meme that keeps being spouted from non-blacks to ACTUAL black people. For some reason, it is DEEPLY important for some people to believe that Mike has alot more influence and is alot more important than he actually is.

[1StrongBlackMan]

88. And they swear that KM's relevance ...

to them is at all related to his being Black ... as they tell us how important he is to the Black community.

In fact ... the get salty when it is pointed out that; but for, KM being Black AND a Bernie supporter, he would remain a DU nobody.

And, again ... if I were to happen across a Unicorn, I would touted it, too!

[lunamagica]

92. Yeah, well, to 124K of them...the rest? millions and millions who don't

seem to know him, or care

[lunamagica]

24. Someone who has 12,904,604 followers on Twitter. That's well over TWELVE MILLION

Compare that to the laughable following Killler Mike has (124 K).

That's who he is

[NurseJackie]

31. Wow! That's even more than Enrique Iglesias.

[lunamagica]

34. Only someone living under a rock wouldn't know who he is.

You may like him, or you may not, but he is an extremely well-known celebrity

[NurseJackie]

39. I don't really keep up with pop music, but I know a few names. I was very proud for him

when he decided to be open about being gay. That says a lot about him as a person, he's helping to change minds and hearts ... and I'm sure it will help many LGBT youth who are struggling with the internal conflicts and external pressures of their own identity.

I think people here are only pretending to not know who he is. In contrast, it's pretty clear that there are a great many of us who honestly said "who?" regarding the "Killer Mike" endorsement. (I thought he was probably a boxer or pro-wrestler.)

[Blue_Adept]

25. Folks like you crack me up

So invested in politics, so seemingly unaware of the rest of the world.

[99Forever]

35. People like you leave me shaking my head.

Make a decion as important as how to vote because of what some halfassed celebrity says?

Are you fucking serious?

[Blue_Adept]

37. Who said that?

What celebrity endorsements do is to energize things within a particular camp.

They provide extended reach outside of politics.

It's an important part of building a winning campaign.

Martin, Perry, Killer Mike and so many others all help in this regard alongside elected folks and their endorsements.

It generates interest and news. You get folks of all age groups that perk up when they hear so and so is attending a rally - which in itself gets more attention because they're there.

It creates mindshare, which is pretty important in the art of politics.

But I keep seeing so many SBS supporters writing off this kind of involvement and how important and necessary it is that it reminds me that so many have no idea how politics and campaigns actually work.

[DCBob]

38. +1

Well said.

[NCTraveler]

41. " halfassed celebrity says? "

He has done a ton of humanitarian work. He is an inspiration to LGBTQ around the world.

Things are becoming transparent.

[Beacool]

62. Seriously???

[Iliyah]

11. K & R

[Festivito]

14. One of the few who would play for Republican Bush inaguaration party.

Even Bush campaigner Joe Lieberman might double-cross over to support Hillary.

[UglyGreed]

18. Back in Black

http://www.cc.com/video-clips/tojf6q/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-back-in-black---george-w--bush-s-inauguration

[one_voice]

21. So what? Destiny’s Child...

performed too. It was a performance for the President of the United States.

He also said/did this..

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Ricky Martin, who was a headliner at the 2001 inauguration ball for President George W. Bush, has a message for the American commander in chief about war.

At a recent concert, the 35-year-old singer stuck up his middle finger when he sang the president's name in his song "Asignatura Pendiente," which includes the words, "a photo with Bush." The gesture last Friday prompted cheers from thousands of fans in the San Juan stadium.

On Thursday, the Puerto Rican heartthrob repeated his criticism of the Iraq war and explained his changed position on Bush.

"My convictions of peace and life go beyond any government and political agenda and as long as I have a voice onstage and offstage, I will always condemn war and those who promulgate it," Martin said about his action in an e-mail statement sent to The Associated Press via a spokesman.

Martin, like other artists, has been highly critical of the war in Iraq.

http://www.mtv.com/news/1437849/ricky-martin-zz-top-clint-black-to-play-inauguration-bashes/

[UglyGreed]

22. That and Hillary's comments

on illegal immigrants in 2003 I don't see how either Ricky or his Latina at heart comment can be taken seriously.... Unless of course they both have evolved.

[one_voice]

23. Well this is it right here..

Ricky or his Latina at heart

is the key....it's his heart, you don't know it.

As for evolving...Elizabeth Warren ring a bell? It can happen.

Look, I love Bernie Sanders, it's not about him....people should be able to endorse, support, etc who they want without being bullied or made to feel their 'heart' isn't serious or just as important as yours.

[UglyGreed]

32. Bullied indeed

I agree, wish more people around here would also agree.

[lunamagica]

26. She voted YEA oncomprehensive immigration reform. Sanders voted agains it.

That's where support counts.

[riversedge]

36. and Bernie evolved on gay marriage. Evolution is good for all.

[JaneyVee]

20. K AND R!

[lunamagica]

27. Bien hecho, Ricky!

[riversedge]

28. Proud to support @HillaryClinton, a Latina at heart.

Hillary Clinton Retweeted
Ricky Martin ‏@ricky_martin Dec 2

Proud to support @HillaryClinton, a Latina at heart. Text RICKY to 47246 to join us. ¡Pa´lante! #WEPA #Hillary2016

[Autumn]

40. This Latina right here calls Bernie Latino, in heart soul and mind.

Bernie talks the talk and walks the walk that will benefit the Hispanic community.

[lunamagica]

42. Tell that to the millions who were devastated when he voted against comphehensive immigraton reform

and who have been paying in pain and suffering ever since...

Tell that to those affected by his YES amendment in favor of racist the minutemen project.

I doubt any of them will call Sanders "Latino in heart, soul and mind"

Walks the walk? What was Sander doing specifically for the Hispanic community when Hillary -as a young woman- was registering Hispanic voters in South Texas?

People like Sec Perez, and Dolores Huerta know this, and that why they wholeheartedly support Hillary, and will work tirelessly to get her into The WH

[UglyGreed]

45. .

Sanders didn’t oppose a pathway to citizenship or efforts to boost border security. That chapter in Sanders’ immigration record reflects less on his support for the issue and more on his alliance to labor — and key unions also opposed the 2007 legislation.

“Sanders was basically one of our only allies … especially for low-skilled workers” in 2007, said Ana Avendano, a former top immigration official at the AFL-CIO. “He adamantly put his foot down and said these kinds of programs [allow] employers to bring in more and more vulnerable workers.”

[lunamagica]

47. Sure, that a big comfort to the 11 million + whose lives were devastated by that vote

and who are still paying the price even today.

Tell them that Sanders was being PRAGMATIC. That will fix everything.

More likely he turned his back on the Hispanic population on a crucial moment, so now they will turn their back on him

There's a reason he can gain traction with Hispanics

“Why should Latino voters trust you now when you left them at the altar at the moment when reform was very close?” Juan Carlos López, panelist and an anchor on CNN en Español

[UglyGreed]

50. Pitting low wage workers

against low wage workers is a win for the employer not the workers ......

[lunamagica]

61. Go on the platitudes. It's easy to spout them when they don't affect you.eom

[UglyGreed]

63. My parents were immigrants

that picked lemons in CA when they first came to this country. I worked as a dishwasher, laborer and a carpenter before becoming disabled....

[lunamagica]

64. I'm sorry you had/have it so hard. I mean it

[UglyGreed]

65. thank you

I do understand what struggles labor has in this country. I feel bad for anyone who is taken advantage of and is treated badly. Our country's policies IMO over the years in South America has been one of the causes we have people fleeing their countries trying to find a better life. I hope you understand where I'm coming from.

[lunamagica]

90. Yes, I see. You are the child of immigrants, an American citizen

I can see how other issues would take precedence for you.

But also try to understand how that vote from Sanders felt like a knife in the back to all of those of who it affected personally.

Too many feel that asking for their trust is asking too much

[Autumn]

73. Tell it to yourself. My grandparents came here illegally from Mexico,

my Mother was born here. This Latina, this Latina does and will proudly call Bernie Sanders "Latino in heart, soul and mind". We are hardly a block of people voting for one issue.

[lunamagica]

91. I can see how someone who is a second or third generation in this country

feels detached from the immigration issue.

When your grandparents immigrated illegally from Mexico things were very different than they are now. Imagine how they'd felt if they had had a chance to fix their situation, that they came *thisclose* to come out of the shadows and live a normal life... how would they feel about the people who killed that chance?

Call Sanders Latino, Asian, African American, or whatever you want. The fact is that for 11 million + immigration reform *IS* their number one issue. These millions of people have family, friends, people who love them, who have witnessed their suffering up-close, and who vote. Why do you think Sanders is still polling so low among Hispanics?

And you didn't answer the question...what was Sanders doing for the Latino community when young Hillary was registering Latino voters in South Texas?

[artislife]

43. Living la via loca..no doubt.

This Latina isn't swayed..but go ahead.

[NCTraveler]

44. Living la vida loca.

I'm not a Latina but love me some Martin!!!!!

What does your phrase translate to my Latina friend?

[artislife]

46. la vida loca is the crazy life. nt

[NCTraveler]

48. I'm aware of that. I was wondering what your phrase translated to. Thanks.

I am limited in my knowledge of the language.

[Warren DeMontague]

49. Woohoo! That'll get the young folks!!!!!!!

Now she's got that gen x college student demographic in the bag!

ricky martin! Right on, as the kids today say. Groovy!

they could get on stage, do the macarena together. It could even be broadcast over this new internet thingy I heard about.


Guest appearance on Friends, or even Cheers?

[McCamy Taylor]

54. K&R

[wendylaroux]

55. man he has changed.

[m-lekktor]

57. He's a decent fellow! good endorsement! nt

[Beacool]

59. I have liked Ricky Martin since his soap opera days.

He's a decent guy who has tried to give back to society.

Good endorsement.

Muchas gracias, Ricky, bien hecho!!!

[flamingdem]

89. Ricky is a good guy nt