Alleged Blackmail of Sen. Rubio Leads Five GOP Candidates to Boycott Univision Debate

The Blaze ^ | 10-05-11 | Madeleine Morgenstern

[Lazlo in PA]

Five Republican presidential candidates said they will boycott a proposed Univision-sponsored debate in January after allegations emerged that the Spanish-language network tried to blackmail Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio over a story about his brother-in-law.

GOP contenders Mitt Romney, Herman Cain, Rick Perry, Jon Huntsman and Michele Bachmann all said Tuesday they will not participate in the planned debate until the alleged ethical breach involving Rubio — widely thought to be on the short list for the vice presidential nomination — is resolved, the Miami Herald reported.

[Lazlo in PA]

Nice to see the GOP contenders standing up to these Spanish speaking Commie Libs.

[Army Air Corps]

I have a few choice Spanish phrases for Univision, but using those phrases would likely get me banned or suspended.

[GOP Poet]

yep

[Slings and Arrows]

They can still show Ron Paul debating with the voices in his head.

[Mount Athos]

In totally unrelated news, Republican candidates continue to eagerly sign up for debates that consist of gotcha questions from liberal democrats.

[Pelham]

Can anybody remember what year Spanish language networks began to appear in the US?

[Squeeky]

Well, I am glad they are standing up to them, but every time I hear of UNIvision I think of this---which used to scare me to death when I was little:

Cyclops

[Lazlo in PA]

Can anybody remember what year Spanish language networks began to appear in the US?

I don't know about the Spanish Networks, but Spanish language TV was introduced in 1951.

Whenever Ricky got angry with Lucy and was yelling, he always broke into his native Cuban.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

"Can anybody remember what year Spanish language networks began to appear in the US?"

Can anybody remember when Spanish language networks weren't the majority of networks in California?

[sockmonkey]

Wow, his BiL’s cocaine bust in the 80’s? Right up there with the WaPo’s looking under rocks in TX.
Reprehensible.

[Polybius]

Can anybody remember what year Spanish language networks began to appear in the US?

Don't know about that but Yiddish Radio was around in the 1930's.

[Pelham]

“Can anybody remember when Spanish language networks weren’t the majority of networks in California?”

Sure. When I moved to SoCal in 1966 you could spin the dial and only hear English.

[Ann Archy]

So now all Republicans are responsible for not only their Brothers, but their Brothers In LAW??? OMG!

ALmost EVERYONE did Coccaine in the 80's...sadly.

[org.whodat]

This story is getting a bit stale, try something new and important.

[kearnyirish2]

I understand companies running commercials on Spanish television (since illegals are consumers), but in reality how many non-English speaking people are voting?

I know some do, but is it enough to make this worthwhile?

[kabumpo]

Ricky/Desi’s native language was Spanish.

[Grammy]

I know I went to Miami in 1980 and didn’t speak English for 4 days.

[Pelham]

Yeah, Miami has had a large Spanish speaking presence since the Cubans ran away from Castro. They weren’t exactly made from the same stuff as the Minutemen of 1775.