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Obama solicits La Raza backing
The Washington Times ^ | July 23, 2007 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 07/23/2007 6:32:22 AM PDT by 3AngelaD

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Sen. Barack Obama told the nation's largest Hispanic advocacy group yesterday that he earned their support for his presidential campaign by marching in last year's May 1 immigrant rallies and challenged them to learn whether others met that standard.

"Find out how many senators appeared before an immigration rally last year. Who was talking the talk, and who walked the walk — because I walked," Mr. Obama said at the National Council of La Raza's annual convention in Miami Beach... "

The Illinois Democrat said the recent Senate immigration debate "was both ugly and racist in a way we haven't see since the struggle for civil rights."...

The bill's collapse galvanized Hispanic voters and advocacy groups, who say it exposed an anti-immigrant and anti-Hispanic strain among American voters. The groups are vowing to fight back by pointing out when they think the debate turns hateful and are promising to register Hispanic voters so they can show their displeasure at the polls...

Mr. Obama was the most forceful, promising "in my first term we will make this a priority and get this done." Mrs. Clinton said she couldn't predict an outcome, but would "promise my best efforts."...

"I am very disappointed {that the bill didn't pass}, and I was really quite offended by the tone of the debate and some of what was said by outside parties who were trying to influence the debate," she said. She blamed the tone on what she called a poor economy under President Bush...

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: brownsupremacists; laraza; obama2008; pandering; therace
So Obama apparently has no clue about the effect illegal immigration has on his base, black Americans, while both he and Mrs. Clinton join the chorus saying that those who opposed the bill are hateful racists.
1 posted on 07/23/2007 6:32:23 AM PDT by 3AngelaD
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To: 3AngelaD

“She blamed the tone on what she called a poor economy under President Bush...”

The Big Lie


2 posted on 07/23/2007 6:38:18 AM PDT by weegee (If the Fairness Doctrine is imposed on USA who will CNN news get to read the conservative rebuttal)
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To: 3AngelaD
Related link...

Clinton, Obama Address La Raza Conference

3 posted on 07/23/2007 6:40:19 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: weegee

Really. But of course the dummies didn’t ask her to explain that. Allow me to translate her remarks: “The government isn’t taking enough money away from people who earned it and giving it to people who didn’t, in particular, illegal immigrants. If you elect me president, I will raise taxes and redistribute wealth to the point where you won’t even recognize this country, and Americans will be as miserable and pathetic as their brothers and sisters in the Third World.”


4 posted on 07/23/2007 6:42:16 AM PDT by 3AngelaD (They screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, and now they're here screwing up ours)
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To: mewzilla

Maybe he will ask Lindsay Graham to be his running mate.


5 posted on 07/23/2007 6:45:03 AM PDT by MBB1984
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To: weegee
“””She blamed the tone on what she called a poor economy under President Bush...””””

Let’s just say......whatever. It doesn’t matter. Lets just make something up. Whatever sounds good, we’ll go with that.

6 posted on 07/23/2007 6:45:50 AM PDT by HOTTIEBOY (The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.)
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To: 3AngelaD
Is this a case of a (non-practicing?) moose asking the mex (illegals) for help?

No it couldn't be, after all there is no War going on,
and all congress persons are patriots, not a traitor to
be found in the whole bunch of 'em.

do I really need a /s tag?

7 posted on 07/23/2007 6:45:53 AM PDT by From One - Many (Trust the Old Media At Your Own Risk)
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To: 3AngelaD

I should have la raza’s support. I eat at Mexican restaurants and speak some Spanish. And I worked on May 1st doing the work Mexicans weren’t doing.


8 posted on 07/23/2007 6:50:06 AM PDT by mefistofelerevised
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To: All

Just imagine the uproar if a candidate solicited the support of the KKK, no less a racist organization than La Raza. In fact, the KKK is the more tolerant of the two.


9 posted on 07/23/2007 6:50:24 AM PDT by pallis
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To: 3AngelaD
Its funny to see a Democrat declare before a group of Hispanic racists that those opposed to illegal immigration are racists. Yeah, we just want to oppress folks from south of the Rio Grande for no other reason than their origin. When I hear Hussein Barack Obama say that to La Raza, I know who's dividing the American people. It ain't Rush Limbaugh and talk radio.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

10 posted on 07/23/2007 6:52:02 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: 3AngelaD
Obama is a cleverly packaged Harry Belafonte...
11 posted on 07/23/2007 6:55:05 AM PDT by johnny7 ("But that one on the far left... he had crazy eyes")
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To: 3AngelaD

This could get good.

Everyone have copies of the La Raza website(s) backed up?


12 posted on 07/23/2007 6:56:25 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (No buy China!!)
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To: 3AngelaD

-—”Find out how many senators appeared before an immigration rally last year. Who was talking the talk, and who walked the walk — because I walked,” Mr. Obama said at the National Council of La Raza’s annual convention in Miami Beach... “-—

I’ll have my Mexican get with your Mexican...


13 posted on 07/23/2007 7:02:33 AM PDT by claudiustg (You know it. I know it.)
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To: 3AngelaD

So, apparently Obama wants to give the Southwest to Mexico...


14 posted on 07/23/2007 7:04:56 AM PDT by JimRed ("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?" TERM LIMITS, NOW!)
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To: 3AngelaD

Frequently, Blacks and Mexicans are at odds. But, perhaps Obama can convince them that their shared resentment of whitey makes them allies.


15 posted on 07/23/2007 7:07:55 AM PDT by lady lawyer
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To: JimRed

“So, apparently Obama wants to give the Southwest to Mexico...”

As soon as he can get rid of the Christians he dislikes so much, the rest of the nation will go to the Islamists. Imagine the diversity we will have then.


16 posted on 07/23/2007 7:11:10 AM PDT by pallis
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To: lady lawyer

I observe extreme brown-on-black racism in my area. Obama will have to work VERY HARD to convince the rank and file or illegals to vote for him. BTW, expect the illegals to commit massive vote fraud in 2008 with the help of dim officials.


18 posted on 07/23/2007 7:15:07 AM PDT by darth
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To: 3AngelaD

Hillary will claim she is half mexican this week to keep up.


19 posted on 07/23/2007 7:19:47 AM PDT by Proud_USA_Republican (We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
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To: Proud_USA_Republican

And start addressing them affecting a Spanish accent.


20 posted on 07/23/2007 7:25:18 AM PDT by 3AngelaD (They screwed up their own countries so bad they had to leave, and now they're here screwing up ours)
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To: 3AngelaD
"Who was talking the talk, and who walked the walk"

Why not take the REAL walk....right back across the border to Mexico, with the rest of this pack of illegal invaders that you are supporting?

21 posted on 07/23/2007 7:41:52 AM PDT by traditional1
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To: 3AngelaD

This is garbage. And the lack of political IQ enables the masses to eat this up. “Poor Economy” to blame? Are you kidding me? What numbers support this statement? This is a outright lie. ANd Mr Obama, you rage about equality yet you march with a group called “the race”. ? This country is in deep dire if these fools actually make it to the White House.


22 posted on 07/23/2007 7:44:25 AM PDT by Republic Rocker
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To: stm

And Oprah is hosting a star-studded fund raising shindig at her $50 million estate in Montecito, California (5 miles south of Santa Barbara) for this left-wing “former” Muslim Obama. The fund-raisier is scheduled for Sept. 8th.
(Perhaps she should hold it on September 11th)?

Just picturing this upcoming Obama love fest is enough to make me barf.


23 posted on 07/23/2007 7:47:20 AM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (My number one goal in life is to leave a bigger carbon footprint than Al Gore.)
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To: 3AngelaD
“Obama solicits La Raza backing”

Isn’t this the equivalent of seeking the endorsement of: (pick one) The KKK, The National White Peoples’ Party, The Black Panthers, Aryan Nation, CAIR, etc?
Or are minority racist groups desirable? I’m confused... Of course, I'm also confused why La Raza doesn't get the legal scrutiny like most of the above.

24 posted on 07/23/2007 8:00:37 AM PDT by ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY ( Terrorism is a symptom, ISLAM IS THE DISEASE!)
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To: 3AngelaD

Barack Hurrein Obama is just a wlll spoken race racketeer..


25 posted on 07/23/2007 8:09:57 AM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: 3AngelaD
The Illinois Democrat said the recent Senate immigration debate "was both ugly and racist in a way we haven't see since the struggle for civil rights."...

Idiot.

26 posted on 07/23/2007 8:24:25 AM PDT by AuntB (" It takes more than walking across the border to be an American." Duncan Hunter)
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To: 3AngelaD
So the Socialist/commie muzzie wants to be backed by an organization that wants re-conqesta and ACTIVELY backs anti-American invasion by illegals. No surprise here!

LLS

27 posted on 07/23/2007 8:45:42 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Support America, Kill terrorists, Destroy dims!)
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To: 3AngelaD

So now Obama is synonymous with “toast”?


28 posted on 07/23/2007 9:25:21 AM PDT by Jeffrey_D. (The only thing I love more than my FreeperFriends is my God, Family and Country !!!!)
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To: MBB1984

Wouldn’t he be a, shall we say, skipping mate?


29 posted on 07/23/2007 9:34:11 AM PDT by kenth (Let me hear your war cry!)
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To: 3AngelaD

Radio host Larry Elder, who supported the Senate bill, mentioned this as a “I told you so” moment.

He made a prediction that Dems will accuse GOP of “hating” Latinos because the Senate bill failed to pass...

Elder thought that the GOP would not be vulnerable to “racism” charge if the Senate bill had passed...

OK...I like to listen to Elder most of time.

This time, I don’t go along with his reasoning.
Following Elder’s reasoning, GOP should be for raising taxes on “rich”. After all, GOP doesn’t want to be accused of kissing up to “rich”.

Come on...DEMS would accuse GOP of being “racist” no matter what.


30 posted on 07/25/2007 11:44:38 PM PDT by L.A.Justice
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