Posted on 09/23/2008 11:01:36 AM PDT by CedarDave
Top New Mexico Republicans — including the state's senior senator — are calling for the immediate resignation of Bernalillo County Republican Party Chairman Fernando C de Baca over racially charged comments attributed to him in an international news story.
"The truth is that Hispanics came here as conquerors," C de Baca was quoted as saying in a story that appeared late last week on a BBC News blog. "African-Americans came here as slaves. Hispanics consider themselves above blacks. They won't vote for a black president."
C de Baca, a former assistant to Presidents Nixon and Ford and a former state Cabinet secretary who once served as national chairman of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly, did not return several Journal messages Monday. He told a local reporter over the weekend that his comments were taken out of context and were in reference to some in past generations.
A BBC spokeswoman said C de Baca's comments were accurately reported.
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...on Thursday at the state fair, ... BBC blogger Jon Kelly spoke with Hispanic voters — and C de Baca — about the election.
"The chairman of Bernalillo County Republicans argued that the Latino emphasis on hard work and family values, plus the Catholic Church's opposition to abortion, made the community naturally conservative," Kelly wrote in his Friday "Talking America" blog posting.
"He offered another, blunter, reason why he believed John McCain would do well in New Mexico," Kelly wrote before quoting C de Baca as saying Hispanics consider themselves superior to blacks.
The story was picked up on local Internet sites, and the response from politicos on both sides of the aisle was sharp and quick.
The New Mexico arm of McCain's presidential bid called the comments as reported "extremely offensive and insulting."
(Excerpt) Read more at abqjournal.com ...
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de Bacas will always get a pass in Nuevo Mexico
"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
Wonderful. A state that McCain could really use.
Oh, yeah we should leap before looking. Who the hell knows what this reporter heard. I mean it is the BBC for God’s sake.
At the risk of being flamed, a lot of Hispanics/Latinos consider themselves to be better than gringoes, as well. Deal with it.
Since 98% of blacks are block voting this election, the more Hispanics Republicans can pander to the more Hispanic votes they’ll get.
Ok, it was still a dumb thing to say. It seems that not an election goes by that some no name Republican manages to say something dumb and immdeiately gets the MSM panties in a twist.
Well at least he's not our VP nominee. Slo Joe makes this guy sounds like he's a member of Mensa.
they become bitter clinging to their guns and religion
I’m not so convinced this type of comment helps with any voting block.
Well, Hispanics did come in as conquerors, and African Americans did come in as slaves.
It didn’t happen the other way around. The guy shouldn’t have said, but it is what many Hispanics think.
It does point out something I’ve known for a long time, the worst racial problems in this country won’t be between whites and blacks, but between latinos and blacks.
True. When I moved to northern NM in the late 70's, the discrimination against Anglos was noticeable by me. It took some getting used to being treated as a minority.
This was a BBC reporter so it can’t be taken at face value...although the face is coyote ugly right now.
DemoRats: Evil and criminal; Republicans: Neutered and stupid.
Interestingly, the comment could be classified "Dumb but accurate".
LOL. I love it. Gets the PC police, both republican and democrat, to bitch and moan like the sissies they are.
I would say “Uh oh!” but then I realize that blacks in NM will vote 100% Obama anyway, so who cares?
Is it fair to assume the “C” stands for “Cabeza?”
LOL!
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