Hispanics slam Bush

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

Prominent politicos take part in bus tour starting in Arizona

By Jim Tankersley, Rocky Mountain News
September 21, 2004

PUEBLO - The schoolyard was warming, the mariachis were fidgeting and a balding man in a mustache was calling out the president of the United States.

Cruz Bustamante, California's lieutenant governor, had just ripped George W. Bush for giving tax cuts to rich people and waging war in Iraq "like some kind of family feud."

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A few minutes later, the event's main attraction added the rest. If Hispanics turn out in force come November, Dolores Huerta told more than 1,000 children and parents outside a Pueblo charter school named in her honor, they can sweep John Kerry into the White House.

"It's not enough for us just to say, I'm gonna go vote," said Huerta, who co-founded the United Farmworkers of America. Then she invoked the other founder: "We all have to become organizers. We all have to think like Cesar Chavez."

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http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/election/article/0,1299,DRMN_36_3197787,00.html

Another encouraging sign. MKJ:toast:

edit to add...I love the Cesar Chavez reference..MKJ

[skooooo]

1. we HAVE to get out the vote...

I hope there are massive car pools and organization of drivers taking people to the polls Nov. 2nd.

[Carla in Ca]

18. Finally something happening in AZ!

Where has Janet Nepalitano been? Also, this is where Theresa could do a lot of good. They love her and she speaks their language. If only the whole country could be like the dem party...everybody welcome.

[JusticeForAll]

23. Arizona

Janet has been very vocal and active here in Arizona where we need her. Teresa arrives tomorrow and is expected to speak to a crowd of 8000 at Sun City West.

Don't write us off yet.

[Carla in Ca]

36. Hey, Justice...thanks for the update.

I am very interested in AZ and I appreciate the update. I have seen Janet on a few shows and I really like her.
Any visits by K/E planned?
I saw a bio on Teresa and it said she had visited migrant workers when she was married to Heinz. How wonderful for her to come back now.
Keep me posted, will you?

[Kierkegaard]

2. The signs are many and unmistakable.

Scrub is in big trouble...

[Cha]

3. "Think like Cesar Chavez"!!

"SI SE PUEDE"..YES WE CAN! B-)

[Xipe Totec]

4. Well, I'm Mexican, not Hispanic

But I'm voting for Kerry. And as for Bush,

"Que se vaya a chingar a su madre!"

I hope *'s Spanish is good enough to get the message.

[noahmijo]

8. simon

LoL que onda con este mierda "Viva Bush" que se vaya a la verga con esos mentiras!

[Swamp Rat]

24. Mira, esa cara de picha.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

9. My Spanish is rusty..but it looks like you were referencing

something that might be done to/with GWB's mama, Babs...
LOL!! MKJ

[Xipe Totec]

26. It's Just What Cheney Said On The Senate Floor

But with a different object and a transitive instead of a reflexive verb.

:eyes:

Ok, euphemisms aside, it says Bush can go F**K his mother.

:grr:

[Bandit]

29. Why do you consider there to be a difference

I take Hispanic to mean language spoken, not nationality.

[alarcojon]

31. The term "Hispanic" is disliked by many

because of the emphasis on Spanish (i.e. European) ancestry and the resulting downplaying of indigenous and/or African heritage.

I prefer to be called a "Latino" myself.

[Bandit]

32. I appreciate your answer.. I never new there was a problem

with the terminoligy. I will from now on always use Latino when speaking of Mexicans or Latin Americans in a broad context. It is good to know these things. Thank you

[donco6]

38. It's not that simple.

Some like to be called Mexicans, some Latino/as, some don't MIND Hispanic, but that one is falling out of favor. Chicano/a is coming back in style. You just have to ask, really. I'd rather just ask and get it right.

[Xipe Totec]

33. I'm not offended by the term Hispanic

It's just that it hides many cultural differences and implies that there is a single message that can appeal to all Hispanics. That is not the case, as you can see from some of the discussions on this thread. Cubans and Mexicans tend to lean in opposite political directions even though both are lumped together under the Hispanic rubric.

For example, immigration. Any restriction on immigration will have a disproportionate impact on the Mexican community. Cubans are covered under special laws and are granted residence automatically by simply stepping on US soil. Therefore, immigration restrictions are not likely to be a concern to Cuban Americans. Travel and commerce restrictions on the other hand tend to impact Cuban Americans because Cuba is the last remaining Socialist state in the Hemisphere.

Brazilians are not Hispanic at all, yet they tend to be lumped together as well. This is something that really drives them nuts.

The bottom line is this: In order to win the Hispanic vote, you need to relate to each subgroup of voters separately.

I hope this helped explain my earlier remark.

[alarcojon]

5. Adelante, Raza!

Le mandemos a Bush de regreso a Crawford!

(Let's send Bush back to Crawford!)

[Jerseygirltoo]

6. Lets sing it one more time

newdem.org/flashmovie.php

[disneyboy]

7. Mexicans BETTER

Well the Mexicans better do it, cause us Cubans sure as hell aint voting Dem! My stupid ass parents equate Democrats w/ Communism because of Cuba. They DONT get it.

[noahmijo]

10. Don't worry we will

From what I hear though Cubans are slowly coming around...slowly

No Puerto Rican or Mexican or Columbian that I can think of is gonna vote for Bush though.

[Cha]

12. I think it was Paul Rodriques who said

.."Latinos voting for bush would be like roaches voting for raid"!

[noahmijo]

14. I thnk that was John Leguizamo

Oh well great quote from a Hispanic nonetheless whether it came from Paul or John.

[donco6]

39. That's hilarious.

I'll remember that one.

[GRLMGC]

15. Don't forget us Central Americans!

Due to past relations w/ Repubs, I kinda doubt there's a huge support for Bush.

[noahmijo]

16. Ah a ti tambien!

No dejamos a ningun Hispanico atras!!

:)

[Xipe Totec]

25. Sufragio Efectivo, No reeleccion!

Effective Suffrage no re-election!

That was the battle cry of the Mexican Revolution of 1910 to get rid of another dictator.

Now why can't John Kerry use that slogan in Florida now?

[noahmijo]

27. You just said why

It was a battle cry of the Mexicans not Cubans.

[Xipe Totec]

30. Yes, But it was Florida that suffered voter fraud

Or rather, the most voter fraud.

Surely the message of free and fair elections would resonate with the Cuban community as well.

[alarcojon]

28. You can throw the Ecuatorianos in there

We know a pinche mamon when we see one.

[noahmijo]

37. LMAO

wevon veras....:)

[rocktivity]

11. Ten cuidado del nombre Bush!

http://www.newdem.org
Scroll down the column of pictures on the right and click on the bottom one (Bush with two faces) Then click ENG under "streaming" on the media player.

:headbang:
rocknation

[Rose Siding]

13. I have so much respect for Senora Huerta

She was so enthusiastic in her support of Howard Dean- ready to take a risk and get a movement going.

[sonias]

17. Cesar Chavez is one of my heroes

Win one for Cesar!

Here's a great new sign I saw recently on a restaurant. You take that
"Proud to be an American" sign and you do a little creative artistic
re-work (graffiti) and it now reads "Proud to be a mexican". With only 3 little character changes too.

¡Que viva La Raza! Espero que toda La Raza salgan para votar. Y vamos a mandar ese pendejo presidente, hijo del primer cabron bush, al infierno. Y su esposa también. ¡Fuera con ellos todo!

Sonia

[puerco-bellies]

19. Soy Chicano

Though I do put the 'Po' in pocho. I laughed at a kid (trust-funder son of one of the principles) in my office yesterday when he said that Bush might carry California because he could get 40% of Hispanics vote for him here like they did in Texas last go-round.

I told him not a chance, Chicanos and Latinos tend to serve in the military unlike people like you (he just laughed his I'm above-that-peasant-shit laugh), and they know who is sending them to get their asses shot off for nothing. We remember who pushed prop 187 and the rest of that shit.

[RevolutionStartsNow]

20. At a voter registration table this past weekend,

I registered 5 people in the first 5 minutes I got there, all Latino. There was no convincing to do, these were young and older people who all hate Bush.

[donco6]

40. Colorado had 30,000 new registrations

in the past two months I think. I'll find a link. Majority DEMS! Yea!

[SilasSoule]

21. Anyone here ever heard of Wille C. Velasquez????

[readmylips]

22. Soy 1/2 Boriqua....

Boriqooa means from Puerto Rico La Isla Bonita. El boosh es malo. No quiero boosh. My proud Puerto Rican people vote 95 percent Democrat. Spain hates da boosh. Hijo de Puta!

[Xipe Totec]

34. Borinquen,

la tierra del Edén
la que al cantar el gran Gautier
llamó la Perla de los Mares.


Someday I hope to visit. Sigh!

Borinquen,
the land of Eden
that the great Gautier, when singing,
called the Pearl of the Seas.

[Supersedeas]

35. tax cuts for cronies...war for the poor--welcome to Bush World