Posted on 10/07/2010 6:13:44 PM PDT by CedarDave
So what, exactly, is a "Tejana," and why is Diane Denish's campaign using the term to attack Susana Martinez?
The answers depend on whom you ask.
A new commercial in the campaign television wars has Denish's campaign labeling Martinez as a "Tejana" who is "bought and paid for by a Texas billionaire."
"We know that Susana Martinez is from Texas ... Susana es una Tejana," says Denish's lieutenant governor running mate, Brian Colón — who was born in New York but moved to New Mexico with his family as an infant.
Martinez was born in El Paso and lived there through high school. She has lived in New Mexico since 1986 and is in her fourth term as the elected district attorney in Las Cruces.
Denish was born and raised in Hobbs, in the oil-and-gas producing southeastern part of the state sometimes referred to as "Little Texas."
Democrat Denish and Republican Martinez are vying to succeed Gov. Bill Richardson, who was born in California to a family that lived in Mexico and who attended prep school and college on the East Coast before moving to New Mexico to run for Congress.
(Excerpt) Read more at abqjournal.com ...
The article quotes Christine Sierra, a professor of political science at the University of New Mexico, who said that the campaign ad tries to suggest that Martinez is a stereotypical rich Texan when in actuality her family is from El Paso and she has lived in Las Cruces since 1986 and been elected as DA several times. On the other hand, Denish is from a prominent Anglo SE NM family in a town only 5 miles from the Texas border and most personal commerce takes place in either Lubbock or Midland/Odessa Texas as those are the closest cities of any size.
As Sierra says, they are trying to portray Martinez as an outsider which is what "Tejana" means to New Mexicans.
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Yo soy una Tejana.
“disparate” = “desperate”
Not true. She was born in El Paso? Everybody knows that El Paso is the most populas city in New Mexico/LOL
Nucci’s take was pretty funny.
“On the other hand, Denish is from a prominent Anglo SE NM family in a town only 5 miles from the Texas border and most personal commerce takes place in either Lubbock or Midland/Odessa Texas as those are the closest cities of any size....”
My real question from this-how can a girl raised in the oil patch on the NM/TX border grow up to be a raving moon-bat socialist Dem??? My God.
Go New Mexico, GO MARTINEZ!!!!!!!!!!
She has torn Dinnesh apart.
Oh, I forgot to mention, the “Tejana” part.
My understanding of a “Tejana” is someone of Spanish/Mexican descent with long-standing family roots within the state of Texas pre/post statehood.
I’ve been following this NM Gov race somewhat and the more I read of Martinez......THE MORE I LIKE HER!
If she wasn’t going to be next Governor of New Mexico I’d implore her to move and run against Perry in the next primary. He’s okay, but we need something better and she looks just the ticket.....
The current congress-rat, Harry Teague is also from Hobbs and a slimy SOB. Dropped his employees health care three days before Christmas last year and is for cap-and-tax which will devastate the oil and gas industry in the state.
Oh, yes, Harry Teague.
The same Harry Teague that the now totally prostituted NRA endorsed in his current race against Steve Pearce. God almighty. Yes, we know him well.
I suppose this proves that SE New Mexico has grown more than a few mindless Socialists over the last few decades?
Sounds like the Dem is using racist anti-Hispanic code.
Yeah. Dineesh (from Obama’s mispronunciation last week) is desperate.
No, more sons and daughters of illegal aliens who are now old enough to vote and have the "entitlement" mentality.
Why is Texans make New Mexicans and Oklahomans feel so inferior?”
LOL!
OU has the best Texas football players money can buy and New Mexico? Well, most of New Mexico used to belong to Texas and the government took it away a long time ago. We do not forget easily here in Texas.
I was LMAO. Especially when he was ripping on Colon with the Puerto Rican jabs.
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