http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/hispanicvote/ en-us Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:05:33 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364334/posts Dr. Manning outlines strategies for attracting blacks and hispanics to the Republican Party and how we can control national political scene for the next 50 years ! Go to the Atlah site and click on the 10/16 Manning RReport show . You can move the player marker to the 12:20 mark and begin to listen to this . It lasts approximately 22 minutes . Please check it out and let everybody know what you think of the Rev's ideas . Thank you . ATLAH http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364334/posts#comment Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:05:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356927/posts In the Long Run, the GOP Must Be Inclusive. BY MICHAEL GERSON Mel Martinez's recent resignation from the U.S. Senate was for personal and family reasons. But the departure of the Republican Party's most visible Hispanic leader crackles with political symbolism. Martinez does not consider himself disillusioned, but he is "frustrated." "There are lots of Hispanics to the right of you and me on immigration," he told me, "but they think, 'Republicans just don't like us.' " Martinez makes clear that a number of his Senate colleagues were "conservative, but not inflammatory." Other elected Republicans, however, made "pretty divisive use... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2356927/posts#comment Wed, 7 Oct 2009 18:26:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345086/posts So what did President Obama say to Univisión? It was hard to tell. As I began to watch the interview he gave to Jorge Ramos, I found myself moving closer and closer to the TV, as if I were deciphering a strange language. The premier Spanish network had made the awful choice of dubbing instead of subtitling the interview.It took me back to my childhood, watching Hollywood films on Chilean TV on endless school afternoons—suffering because cowboys, pirates, lawyers and superheroes shared the same toothpaste-commercial voices. Later on, my brother and I turned this nonsense into a game: who could... Mediaite http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345086/posts#comment Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:20:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2318559/posts by Debra Medina, Republican candidate for Governor of Texas It’s a shame isn’t it, that Republicans continue to ignore Hispanics especially here in Texas? The writing has long been on the wall that unless the GOP begins to better work with Latinos, the GOP will continue to lose races and be a minority party. It is equally important, of course, for the Latino community to realize that true political identity will be achieved only through participation in all national party structures - Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Independent, etc. We are not all the same and we shouldn’t all be attracted to... TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2318559/posts#comment Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:03:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2313852/posts During his recent HBO special, "Tall, Dark and Chicano," comedian George Lopez tore a hole in the Big Tent. Incensed that 31 Senate Republicans had voted against Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court, Lopez informed the GOP that it would never again get the votes of Latinos. In fact, he said, given changing demographics, Republicans might as well get used to losing in the years to come because "you won't win a . . . pie-eating contest." That's harsh, but fair. Republicans know not what they did. They're only fooling themselves if they think they won't pay a price... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2313852/posts#comment Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:21:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2310572/posts Olympia Snowe said today that her Republican colleagues' pending "no" votes on Sonia Sotomayor raise "a serious concern" about alienating their Hispanic constituencies. The Maine moderate was among the first GOP lawmakers to say she would vote yes, joining Mel Martinez of Florida and Richard Lugar of Indiana on July 17. Snowe told reporters that voting for Sotomayor "would have certainly been an avenue for appealing to the Hispanic community, where we did poorly in the last election. I think we can ill afford to lose their support in the future when we're attempting to rebuild the Republican Party nationally,"... National Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2310572/posts#comment Fri, 7 Aug 2009 15:15:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2312247/posts Sarah Palin finally came out and made her stance on illegal immigration clear. She is pro amnesty for illegal aliens. In an interview to Univision she stated unequivocally that she is for a pathway to citizenship. In the same interview she says she is against amnesty for illegal aliens. Have your cake and eat it to, I think that is called. Back on the same day that John McCain chose Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential candidate I started investigating Palin's past on illegal immigration. I invited others to send in anything they found. There was nothing on the record. Many... Diggers Realm http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2312247/posts#comment Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:56:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2302946/posts Video at link. Univision http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2302946/posts#comment Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:25:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2300912/posts Pollster John Zogby says the Republican Party could be "teetering on the brink" of extinction as it fails to appeal to the fastest-growing demographic groups in America. NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2300912/posts#comment Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:47:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2292554/posts Here is video today of Sen. Lindsey Graham questioning Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Graham confronted Sotomayor with her quote from numerous speeches in which she said she would hope that a "wise Latina woman would come to a better decision (as a judge) than an average white male." Graham worked the exchange to a high point where he pointedly told Sotomayor that if he, as a white male, had ever said anything even close to what she did, his career would be over. He asked her if she could understand that? She said that she could understand how... Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2292554/posts#comment Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:46:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2292703/posts Republicans have been given fair warning: Should GOP senators treat Sonia Sotomayor as contemptuously as Democrats treated Robert Bork, Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito, they should expect Hispanic hostility for a generation. The chutzpah of this Beltway crowd does not cease to amaze. Investors Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2292703/posts#comment Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:59:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2281339/posts Please view the link below; enter a birth date and watch Anthem V1 & V2. http://cervezatecate.com/ Why in the HELL is the RNC not all over this demographic with commercials like this. Hispanics/Mexicans, whomever are ardent conservatives and the RNC has not reached them. These ads run during Friday Night Fights on ESPN. Large waves of southern immigration are changing our politics, and most Republicans believe the most effective way to reach them- which we know doesn't work- is to reward lawbreakers with citizenship and hope for the best. And please don't call us racists or we're gonna cry and... Tecate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2281339/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:56:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2281012/posts It’s invasive. It’s corrupt. It’s rigged. It’s unconstitutional. Its purpose is the legislative transformation of the United States of America into a land where conservatives, Christians, and Calcasians will become political castrados. It is biased and prejudicial. It serves to channel billions of dollars into bogus political action groups, such as ACORN. It promotes gay rights and same-sex marriages. It is a document that was not something drafted by the Berkley chapter of the Barbra Streisand Fan Club or the Alec Baldwin wing of the American Civil Liberties Union. It is President Barack Obama’s 2010 Census Form. The form asks... Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2281012/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:53:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275609/posts WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Friday that he wants to push comprehensive immigration reform through Congress before he leaves office, but he didn't elaborate on a timeframe for the politically thorny endeavor. "I'm committed to passing comprehensive immigration reform as president of the United States," Mr. Obama said at the Esperanza National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast in Washington. "The American people believe in immigration." ... Mr. Obama said the U.S. needs to build on efforts to strengthen border security, and clarify the status of people who have put down roots illegally. "We can't tolerate a situation where people come to... WSJ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275609/posts#comment Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:03:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269692/posts Why does everyone insist on the GOP reaching out to Hispanic and black voters? Sure, non Hispanic whites will be the minority in the U.S. (though by far the LARGEST minority) in the 2040-2050 time frame. But there are a lot of presidential elections between now and then. If the GOP increased its take of white votes from 58% (2004) or 55% (2008) to 70% or better, then it could win virtually any election with little minority support. And why as so many claim would it be racist? Is it racist when 94% of black voters vote for the Democratic... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269692/posts#comment Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:38:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267598/posts After four decades of Republican control, the New York State Senate's Democrats scored a coup in January, finally securing the chamber. Five months later, they may have lost it after a riotous affair went down this afternoon, with two Democrats abandoning their party to join hands with Republicans — who promptly demanded a new roll call vote to find new leadership and oust Majority Leader Malcolm Smith. What's this mean for the fractious effort to beat the legislative session's ticking clock to pass same-sex marriage legislation? In a stunning turn of events, Sens. Pedro Espada Jr. of the Bronx and... http://www.queerty.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267598/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:02:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266669/posts A conservative and controversial Evangelical Hispanic group today officially endorsed the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court -- an indication that many right-leaning Hispanics are breaking ranks with other mainstream Republicans on the issue. Called the National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders, the group is made up of 20,000 Evangelical Hispanic churches, and is best known for its controversial call for illegal immigrants to boycott the 2010 Census. On the group's blog, the leader of the group, Rev. Miguel Rivera, credited Sotomayor for being a " measured jurist with bedrock family values." "She is not... HispanicBusiness.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266669/posts#comment Sun, 7 Jun 2009 16:19:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261722/posts Republican senators on Sunday avoided joining those in the party using racially charged criticism against President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, underscoring the party's challenge in opposing the first Hispanic to be chosen for the nation's highest bench. Appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor already faces scrutiny from conservative commentators and former officials over a 2001 remark that her experiences as a Latina would lead her to better decisions than a white man. Talk-show host Rush Limbaugh has called her a "racist" while former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, saying a "Latina woman racist" is unsuitable for the court, has called for... msnbc http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261722/posts#comment Sun, 31 May 2009 19:35:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261050/posts Like so many special interest groups, La Raza (‘the race’ in English ) purports to speak for “Latinos” wherever they may be… and nowadays, they’re just about everywhere. And why NOT everywhere? Latinos (short version: a person of Latin-American or Spanish-speaking descent) have been part and parcel of American Culture from our earliest times. So it should be no surprise that a person of Latin-American or Spanish speaking descent -- Justice Sonia Sotomayor (Puerto Rico) -- should have been nominated by President Obama to sit on the Supreme court of the united States. But one could ask why, specifically, was... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2261050/posts#comment Sat, 30 May 2009 04:42:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259800/posts President Obama’s selection of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for a seat on the Supreme Court has put the Republican Party in a bind, forcing it to weigh the cost of aggressively opposing the first Hispanic named to the court against its struggle to appeal to Hispanic voters. The Republican Party has been embroiled in a public argument over whether to tend to the ideological interests of its conservative base or to expand its appeal to a wider variety of voters to regain its strength after the defeats of 2008. Many conservative activists and political strategists came out fiercely against Judge Sotomayor... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2259800/posts#comment Thu, 28 May 2009 13:56:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2258717/posts At Daily Kos, there is a blog today on how to repeal Prop 8 in the future. LINK BELOW. Keep black and Hispanic turnout low, and counter Mormon Money... The title of the blog is "To Repeal Prop 8, Keep Black and Hispanic Turnout Low, And Counter Mormon Money." Does this sound to you like libs/Dems cherish black and hispanic votes? Does this sound to you like libs/Dems are against suppressing the minority vote? Don't libs/Dems want every vote to count? Could it be that libs/Dems only care about advancing liberalism and socialism and really don't care what they have... Daily Kos http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2258717/posts#comment Wed, 27 May 2009 00:34:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230007/posts Those old Republican hot buttons are growing cold. For proof, check out a recent interview with Mitt Romney, a former presidential candidate and ex-governor of Massachusetts. According to TheHill.com, a congressional newspaper that publishes when Congress is in session, ''Romney believes that one way to attract more minorities to the GOP is to pass immigration reform before the next election, saying the issue becomes demagogued by both parties on the campaign trail.'' The article also quotes Romney as saying, ``We have a natural affinity with Hispanic-American voters, Asian-American voters.'' Miami Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230007/posts#comment Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:37:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2221658/posts Maybe John McCain has learned something from his election loss, like it doesn't pay to be a R.I.N.O.. According to a report in the National Journal that was precisely the message McCain gave a Hispanic leaders when they complained about Obama's lack of movement on immigration issues During the ramp-up to the 2008 election, McCain became the symbol of a weak immigration policy as he sponsored a plan which included amnesty for illegal aliens. McCain's reward for alienating his Republican base was a 2-to-1 Hispanic support for his opponent during the presidential vote. National Journal/Yidwithlid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2221658/posts#comment Fri, 3 Apr 2009 17:29:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2215794/posts In his continuing media blitz, President Obama used a popular Spanish-language music awards show tonight to reach out to Hispanics. "Buenas noches. I want to thank the millions of you who voted for tonight’s winners, and I also want to thank all of you who voted in that other election back in November – even if it wasn’t for me," he said in a pre-recorded message that aired during Univision’s live coverage of the “Premio Lo Nuestro” Latin music awards from Miami’s BankUnited Center. Boston.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2215794/posts#comment Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:52:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2207404/posts Today conservatism is stigmatized in our culture as an antiminority political philosophy. In certain quarters, conservatism is simply racism by another name. And minorities who openly identify themselves as conservatives are still novelties, fish out of water. Yet there is now the feeling that without an appeal to minorities, conservatism is at risk of marginalization. The recent election revealed a Republican Party -- largely white, male and Southern -- seemingly on its way to becoming a "regional" party. Still, an appeal targeted just at minorities -- reeking as it surely would of identity politics -- is anathema to most conservatives.... WSJ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2207404/posts#comment Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:14:41 GMT