McCain Validating “The Race”

Flopping Aces ^ | 05-06-08 | Curt

[Starman417]

Michelle Malkin has been out in front of this story for quite some time:

Finally, as part of his commitment to talking with all Americans during this presidential campaign, the McCain presidential campaign announced that John McCain will attend the La Raza Annual Convention in San Diego on July 14, 2008.

Sigh....

I guess we all knew what we were getting in McCain but the reality always bites a bit. The same can be said for Bush. While he is simply outstanding on protecting this country and foreign policy, his immigration policies remain much less then desired.

But validating La Raza....or The Race....is just simply ignorant on McCain's part.

You want straight talk? McCain’s tongue says he’s “listened and learned.” But his heart is with La Raza, the militantly ethnocentric, anti-immigration enforcement Hispanic lobbying group that honored him in 1999 and whose annual conference he keynoted in 2004…

…Crooked talk: He says he’ll build the fence.

Straight talk: He resents what he calls the “goddamned fence.”

John McCain and La Raza-The Race share a deep-seated contempt for grass-roots conservatives who worked successfully to defeat the disastrous amnesty bill. And they share a common impulse to marginalize their political opponents as “haters.”

Thus, La Raza-The Race has launched a new “We Can Stop the Hate” campaign–smack dab in the middle of the campaign season–to redefine tough policy criticism from the Right as “hate.” They protest that it is “racist” and out-of-bounds to talk about reconquista–even as the McCain campaign boasts a “Mexico First/”Just A Region”/”Free Flow of People” outreach director who’s practicing it out in the open for the leading GOP presidential front-runner.

Yes, an ethnic separatist group that calls itself “The Race”–a group that has embraced John McCain and vice versa–has the gall to crusade against “hate.” Chris Kelly notes that La Raza-The Race head Janet Murguia is calling for networks to keep immigration enforcement proponents off the airwaves and that both La Raza-The Race and another open-borders group are pushing for Fairness Doctrine policies to shut up their foes.

You can make the argument that McCain's association with La Raza is at least half as bad as Obama's association with Wright. Both are racists. Both associations bring nothing to the discussion of coming together and viewing us all as Americans rather as one race or another. And both should be avoided. Check out this video from Penn & Teller on Reparations which tells it like it is. "Circumstances of birth are nothing more then random and should never be a source for pride or shame"

[Slump Tester]

A good argument for voting for Hillary if we get the chance.

Let the rats OWN the blame for the failures they or RINO McCain will cause.

He's just as wrong on other stuff too. McCain is worthless.

[Ken522]

Michelle shows some legislation attached to I believe the Homeland Security bill which gives LaRaza $5MM this year, then $10MM next year and 10MM the year after ... courtesy of Uncle Sugar and us taxpayers!

[berdie]

later

[DesScorp]

Someone made a really good point today. Would McCain dare address a group calling itself "Das Volk"?

[GOP_Raider]

Or using a somewhat valid historical comparison, would he have been validating the rise and popularity of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1910’s and 20’s?

[Dreagon]

In the past I would brave wind, hail, snow, or pouring rain to get out and exercise my right to vote....

...this Nov. 4, McCain better hope there isn’t anything good on TV.

[Baladas]

I’m very disappointed in Juan’s declaration that he’d pander to LaRaza - they’re NOT going to vote for him in the fall, period.

[Travis McGee]

This is the man John McCain chose to be his "Hispanic Outreach Director." Hernandez is a certified traitor. Born in Dallas, he decided as an adult to become a dual-national Mexican citizen. His last "real" job was serving on Mexican President Vicente Fox's cabinet as his "American Reconquista Director." After that gig ran out, he worked (sic) for George Soros funded internationalist foundations, like the one that published his new book.

The "New American Pioneers" proclaimed in his book are the illegal alien invaders he urges to become settlers in the USA. Hernandez believes all Mexicans and Mexican-Americans in the USA should become dual citizens and consider themselves Mexicans first, "to the 8th generation." He believes there should be no border at all between Mexico and the USA, ever.

And this is the man McCain chose for his "Hispanic Outreach Director." When McCain was asked about this choice, he said he chose Hernandez because he agrees with his positions. If so, McCain is supporting invasion and reconquista.

[bill1952]

McCain is simply talking to his campaign workers doing the work that American campaign workers won't do.

[Norman Bates]

He's just as wrong on other stuff too. McCain is worthless.

Yep. On spending, Iraq, GWOT, judges, abortion, school vouchers, health care he is the same as the dims. Uh huh. No difference whatsoever.

[johnthebaptistmoore]

What are the next serious moves for all of us “pro-full enforcement of all of the present laws throughout the U.S. that deal with all of the ongoing problems with illegal immigration” supporters after January ‘09 since all of the major candidates for POTUS and many in Congress from both major political parties will still be pro-amnesty?

[Nervous Tick]

>> Yep. On spending, Iraq, GWOT, judges, abortion, school vouchers, health care he is the same as the dims. Uh huh. No difference whatsoever.

You’re saying he IS different?

PROVABLY different?

Not merely what he says... but what he DOES?

(as in, his ACTIONS not words demonstrating “solidarity” with illegal alien vermin)

If so, pony up. Tell us about it. GUARANTEE he will do the conservative thing, and back it up with McCain ACTIONS (not merely words).

My tagline aside, I am very dismayed by John McCain SUCKING UP to the ILLEGAL ALIEN SCUM ruining our country, and I am strongly rethinking my vote for him.

With

[Munson]

Thats why I am supporting Bob Baar for president instead.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I'm donating McCain some money right away:

Meanwhile, down at McCain Campaign Headquarters...

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

¡EL PEENG!

[Cold Heart]

We’re screwed.

[Slump Tester]

What makes you think you can trust him on ALL of that stuff? His rat buddies just haven't gotten through to him on that yet.

You forgot "saving the planet" and taxing the hell out of us to do it. RINO McCain = Hillary = Obama.

[clintonh8r]

McQueeg is useless, clueless, and has no chance of being elected. Another Bob Dole...it’s “his turn” to run. By 2025 this country will be third world.

[Norman Bates]

Fine. If a solid majority of Americans, rightly or not, believe in climate change let the Democrats demogogue the issue for everything it’s worth instead of offering a Republican’s view to environmental responsibility. It’s a myth that McCain wants to do what Al Gore wants to do. And tax what? McCain may not have supported the tax cuts initially but I’ll say this, he did support the Reagan tax cuts, he did oppose the Bush I tax increases, he did vote to extend the Bush II tax cuts, and he is campaigning now to make them permanent. There’s no inconsistency in opposing a tax cut initially and supporting it later because not doing so would be a defacto tax increase, something he has not supported before. There’s a difference.