Posted on 11/20/2013 6:05:30 PM PST by markomalley
George P. Bush, a son of a governor and a nephew and grandson to U.S. presidents, has filed to run statewide in Texas, the latest member of the powerful political family to seek elected office.
Bush, 37, the son of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and his Mexican-born wife, Columba, is seen by some as a transformative figure - a Hispanic candidate for a Republican Party that wants to appeal to the growing and increasingly influential electorate of Latino voters.
Bush filed on Tuesday to run for Texas Land Commissioner, a position which, among other duties, manages the Alamo in San Antonio - a symbol of the often contentious relationship between Mexicans and Anglos in Texas. The current land commissioner is running for lieutenant governor.
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No more Bushs, Clintons, Kennedys, Chaneys. Enough!
So Latinos can't be Americans and "Americans" should form their own government and "exclude" the Latinos. 95% of Latinos are simply citizens of Mexico? Embarrassingly absurd all around. Did you actually think that made sense when you wrote it?
I don’t know if anyone realizes it, but George P Bush had a son this past June. you may want to get your condemnation in now, just in case he decides to run for some insignificant state office in 30 years.
Because, well, you know as much about the 4 month old’s political beliefs as you do his father’s . . . So, it would make as much sense.
No more Bushes, Pee or otherwise!
Can’t really agree with that - being any ethnicity is neither a qualifier nor disqualifier for any office. Moreover, we should not be appealing to an electorate merely on the basis of race. Latinos, just like any voter block, must be taught our positions and have it explained to them why they are correct and in the best interests of the country. Doing otherwise is a disservice to them - and to the rest of us. Bush speaks fluent Spanish, like Marco Rubio and others - that could be an asset to reach more voters - however, what they are communicating to them is what is really important - not just speaking the words of the language.
i think i stands for Preston... i think... do not feel like looking it up... Prescott???
No. Leave us ALONE.
Imagine that a your next door neighbor decides your house is awfully nice, and lacking the cash to buy it from you, decides to simply take up residence when you are gone on vacation.
He then begins to answer the door using your name; has a phone line installed using your name; and has all of his bills sent to your house...using your name.
Is he now you?
Or do you claim he stole your identity?
What if you try to throw him out, but he claims a right to remain in your house...because you didn't throw him out immediately, or prevent him from entering.
Again, is he now you?
There is no such thing as a "Latino" in Latin America. They refer to themselves by their various nationalities.
If that's true, then isn't somebody from Mexico....a Mexican?
Or a Salvadorean...from El Salvador?
I guarantee you these words mean things to them. Bullets fly because of it.
So what are YOU saying? That if the citizens of Mexico - who refer to THEMSELVES as Mexican - walk into the land of the Americans, you claim now that they are the Americans?
Is that right? The Americans are anyone who says they are?
Are they us now? Is the squatter in the house now the owner of the house?
The nonsense is coming from you, and it's part of the conditioning you've been through: there is no such thing as "Americans", there are only people of various nationalities living on dirt labeled "the United States".
You can find these exact statements from the Reconquista Propagandists - it's a deliberate push to delegitimize the American identity.
And you are their messenger. So what's your assertion - there's no such thing as an American? Just hyphenated people, whose principal loyalty and attachment is to their real nationality?
That's what I hear. And it's a legitimization of a deliberate invasion.
Texas has given us 2 Bush’s and 1 LBJ...
Texas and the rest of the U.S. are being intentionally flooded with tens of millions of illegals..
You can bet the rent, within about 20 years or so the lone star state with run yet another Bush for POTUS. By then his running mate will likely be an illegal alien for the illegal vote...And they’ll get elected.
Thank you for a well thought out answer. I have respect for someone who disagrees but does so tactfully and with rational thought. I pay no attention to those who just fire shots or cast dispersions on others thoughts.
Well said. My wife, the daughter of Cuban refugees fleeing Castro, is to the right of me- if that is possible.
a Hispanic candidate for a Republican Party...
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So just because his MOM is Mexican, he’s now considered an hispanic?
Well... Guess it happens, since Obama is only about 20% black and he’s considered to be black.
I wouldn’t mind him holding an elected State office just because he’s a Bush. I DO mind because he’s a frikkin’ liberal like his dad Jeb Bush (who claims to be a Conservative), and is in favor of amnesty for illegals.
May be “Pro” as in Pro abortion, Pro amnesty, Pro big government spending, etc.
I used to think we were a republic, that we didn’t have royal families. What a crock.
I am very sick of Kennedys, Bushs and every other political royal family, of which being a member *entitles* one to hold office & lord over us.
You want proof the voter is dumb as a box of rocks? What else would explain voting someone into the Senate because his daddy was a Senator...and so on.
The people in this country don’t want liberty and freedom, they want to be ruled and cared for. Thinking and personal responsibility are verboten.
Isn’t he unopposed in TX? People there truly believe in a Bush still.
The Latino population will soon be a majority... As long as we keep feeding them.
Lol...I remember those! (Nada!)
I know what you are saying, but this Bush has not been tested on any positions. Best to give him a chance if he gets elected.”
Please tell me that you are not registered to vote in Texas.
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