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Sen. John McCain, the presumptive GOP nominee for president, has been linked by documents and testimony to another alleged case of what critics are calling influence peddling, this time involving a minority broadcaster in Pittsburgh. The New York Times last week published a major, controversial expose that insinuated McCain had a romantic relationship with telecommunications lobbyist Vicki Iseman, whose clients had a large stake in decisions made by the Senate Commerce Committeee McCain headed. The report, however, was denied by McCain and widely discredited for lack of evidence. According to his own testimony, it wasn't until he decided to give...

Open borders + campaign finance hypocrisy + eco-radicalism = McCain’s billionaire national finance co-chair Jerry Perenchio By Michelle Malkin • January 28, 2008 09:50 AM Scroll down for updates…meanwhile: “Romney, McCain call each other ‘liberal’… 1peren003.jpg Meet Jerry Perenchio. He’s a National Finance Co-Chair of the McCain 2008 campaign and the billionaire founder of Spanish-language media conglomerate, Univision. He also heads up a charitable foundation that has showered gobs of money on extremist green lobbying groups. Take open-borders zeal, add campaign finance hypocrisy, mix with eco-radicalism, and presto: The perfect, multiculti-profiteering McCain money buddy. Here’s his official bio on the...

Meet Jerry Perenchio. He’s a National Finance Co-Chair of the McCain 2008 campaign and the billionaire founder of Spanish-language media conglomerate, Univision. He also heads up a charitable foundation that has showered gobs of money on extremist green lobbying groups. Take open-borders zeal, add campaign finance hypocrisy, mix with eco-radicalism, and presto: The perfect, multiculti-profiteering McCain money buddy.

Clinton y McCain apoyan la legalización N. Hampshire dio un respiro a la reforma AFP John McCain, precandidato republicano, y Hillary Clinton, precandidata demócrata a la presidencia de Estados Unidos. Jorge Cancino, Univision Online* 9 de Enero de 2008 La batalla continúa Los ganadores de las elecciones primarias en el estado de New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton (demócrata) y John McCain (republicano), apoyan una reforma migratoria que incluya una vía de legalización para la mayoría de los indocumentados que vivan en Estados Unidos. Pero han advertido que para ello, quienes califiquen deberán cumplir requisitos, entre ellos hablar inglés, pagar multas...

An English language advocate is praising Republican presidential candidate Tom Tancredo for boycotting a recent Spanish language debate with his fellow GOP hopefuls. The debate was held on the University of Miami campus on Sunday and was broadcast on the Spanish language network Univision. Candidates' responses, spoken in English, were simultaneously translated into Spanish. Congressman Tancredo (R-Colorado) was the only GOP candidate who turned down an invitation to attend the debate, saying his fellow candidates were "encouraging violation of the law" by taking part. Tancredo -- who has made a tough stand on illegal immigration the centerpiece of his campaign...

Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) criticized his fellow GOP presidential hopefuls for pandering to Hispanics and asserted Tuesday that those watching Sunday’s Spanish-language debate are unlikely to vote. Tancredo is the only GOP candidate who skipped the Univision debate that was simulcast in Spanish. He blasted his colleagues for appearing, saying the only audience that matters is people who speak English. “If they can’t understand the English language, then, of course, they shouldn’t be citizens,” Tancredo said on Fox News. “They shouldn’t be voting. And we shouldn’t be pandering to them.” The lawmaker raised the question of to whom such a...

Whose idea was it that the Republican presidential candidates have a Spanish-spoken debate? Obviously it was an attempt to woo Latino voters, at the same time, make an attempt to quell the perceived bashing “immigrants” are taking nowadays. After Sunday night’s debate, the media has taken many angles on this attempt. Some consider the olive branch a noble gesture, while some have taken the opportunity to lecture the GOP about our nation’s strong Spanish-speaking heritage, while reminding us of the strides Latinos have made to master America’s official tongue.

In a strange, Spanish only broadcast, it was only until the English transcripts came out that many of us out here could see what a great man does in a potentially hostile venue--he stands on principle and tells the truth.

Editor’s Note: By participating in the historic Spanish-language debate on Univision, Republican candidates finally realized that they need Latino votes. But is it “too little, too late?" NAM editor Elena Shore monitors Spanish language media. The first Spanish-language Republican presidential candidate debate couldn’t have come at a better time for the GOP. Latino support for the Republican Party has dropped substantially when the Latino vote is more important than ever. The candidates’ jostling over who is tougher on immigration has alienated Latinos even further. Seven of the eight Republican presidential candidates showed up at the University of Miami Sunday with...

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES PARTICIPATE IN A DEBATE SPONSORED BY UNIVISION DECEMBER 9, 2007 SPEAKERS: REP. DUNCAN HUNTER, R-CALIF. FORMER GOV. MITT ROMNEY, R-MASS. SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, R-ARIZ. FORMER MAYOR RUDOLPH W. GIULIANI, R-NEW YORK CITY REP. RON PAUL, R-TEXAS FORMER GOV. MIKE HUCKABEE, R-ARK. FORMER SEN. FRED THOMPSON, R-TENN. [*] MODERATOR: Good evening and welcome to the presidential forum. (inaudible) in Spanish at the University of Miami. Tonight is the Republicans' night. For the first time, seven of the Republican candidates are going to participate tonight in a Spanish forum. This is the opportunity they have to speak directly to...

(At Spanish Language Debate) He just walked into the lion's den by saying we ought to both talk and trade with Castro's Cuba. Loud boos followed. He then said our policies propped up the likes of Fidel and Hugo Chavez. More boos. And then there was a third round as he finished his statement. Needless to say, the Ron Paul post-debate party won't be at the Versailles over on Calle Ocho (though the ropa vieja and plantains are superb).

By TOM TANCREDO www.tancredo.house.gov I declined the invitation to participate in the Spanish-language Republican presidential debate on Sunday because I do not want to endorse the further Balkanization of American political life. The debate is being sponsored by Univisión, the country's largest Spanish-language network, and the candidates' answers will be translated into Spanish. Spanish-language news broadcasts and public-affairs programming is an expression of our First Amendment freedoms. I have given many interviews to Univisión as well as local Spanish-language stations. However, a Spanish-language presidential debate is a different animal altogether.

Here's a link to Univision's coverage. If you want to watch the video on the website, the first box, under "video" on the upper left hand corner of the page is where to click. If you want a translation of the page go to Google Language Tools, enter the link where it says "Translate a web page" and the entire site will be translated for you. It's not a great translation but, it'll give you a good idea. I don't know how many of the candidates will actually speak in Spanish. I imagine most of them speak very little if...

December 9, 2007 - Miami, Florida Univision, the nation’s largest Spanish-speaking television network, will be sponsoring a Republican debate hosted by the University of Miami on December 9, 2007. The candidates in attendance will be Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson, Ron Paul, John McCain, Duncan Hunter, and Mike Huckabee. But for millions of people who might want to view the debate, there could be a slight problem, to check the Univison website for air times you need to speak Spanish. The explaination for a Spanish only site at first glance might be that there is a problem with inserting...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Rep. Tom Tancredo says his fellow Republican presidential candidates are aiding immigrants in breaking the law by taking part in this weekend's Spanish-language debate in Miami. "What all my colleagues — what the other candidates are doing — it's encouraging violation of the law because it's saying, 'Don't worry about the fact that you have to know English to earn citizenship,' " said Mr. Tancredo, the only Republican to turn down the invitation from Univision for Sunday night's debate and who said the other candidates' participation was worse than pandering.

Talk about a turnaround: Republican presidential contenders who couldn't be dragged near a Spanish-language debate three short months ago suddenly are tripping all over each other in the mad dash to take part in the debate next Sunday at the University of Miami. Back in August, the Spanish-language network Univision offered the presidential candidates from both parties a chance to make history. For the first time ever, the network planned to put on nationally televised presidential debates in Spanish. The Democrats accepted. The Republicans, for the most part, scurried for cover. The notable exceptions, to their credit, were Sen. John...

The top Republican presidential candidates reversed course and have agreed to take part in a Spanish-language debate next month aimed at Hispanic voters, setting up an acrimonious clash over illegal aliens, an issue roiling the Republican primary. Fred Thompson agreed Thursday to the debate, igniting a dash to sign up by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. Sen. John McCain of Arizona already had accepted the debate, to be broadcast by Univision, the country's largest Spanish-language television network. It comes even as Mr. Thompson and Mr. Romney are...

Jilted by the GOP earlier this year, viewers of the nation's largest Spanish-language television network will get a chance to see the Republican presidential candidates debate in Miami on Dec. 9. Three of the leading candidates -- Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney -- agreed Thursday to participate in the forum at the University of Miami, joining John McCain and lesser-known candidates Ron Paul and Duncan Hunter. Only McCain and Hunter accepted a Sept. 16 invitation from Univisión, forcing the network to call the debate off and allowing the Democrats to lay claim the week before to a history-making...

Jilted by the GOP earlier this year, viewers of the nation's largest Spanish-language television network will get a chance to see the Republican presidential candidates debate in Miami on Dec. 9. Three of the leading candidates -- Fred Thompson, Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney -- agreed Thursday to participate in the forum at the University of Miami, joining John McCain and lesser-known candidates Ron Paul and Duncan Hunter. Only McCain and Hunter accepted a Sept. 16 invitation from Univisión, forcing the network to call the debate off and allowing the Democrats to lay claim the week before to a history-making...

John Edwards has not taken a definitive position on abortion. Hillary Clinton's position on the issue is that "she will fight for the defense of children." And Barack Obama wants taxes to be "as low as possible." Each of these statements is misleading, at best. Mr. Edwards and Mrs. Clinton support "a woman's right to choose" and Mr. Obama wants to repeal the Bush tax cuts. But on Univision, a Spanish-language TV network with an average prime-time audience of about 3.5 million viewers, these and other slanted statements about the presidential candidates are commonplace. These statements appeared on Univision's Web...

I wish I were kidding, but I'm not. WaPo: "And I do want to say at this point that I was under the impression that in this debate Spanish was going to be permitted because I've always supported Univision all my career, but I'm disappointed today that 43 million Latinos in this country, for them not to hear one of their own speak Spanish -- (applause) -- is unfortunate," Richardson said. "In other words, Univision has promoted English only in this debate."

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The Democrats running for president pledged last night to tackle immigration reform their first year in office, courting Hispanic voters in a live forum that offered little new substance. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York said she would add border patrols and consider physical barriers on both the northern and southern U.S. borders. She said she favors a "pathway to legalization," but her policy would focus on keeping families together. Univision, the nation's largest Spanish-language network, sponsored the forum..., Mrs. Clinton excoriated Republicans for doing a "great disservice" with their immigration proposals. "It is being...

Are we going to have audio?" "Vamos a tener audio?" Reporters who didn't speak Spanish were already anxious about the translation devices that didn't quite fit in our ears. (Porque soy de California, yo hablo un poquito Espanol.) But 90 seconds before the forum began tonight, the Media Room had no sound - not in Spanish, English or French. Nada. Spanish- and English-speaking reporters in the room erupted in a panic, sending University of Miami staff scrambling to try and fix the feed. What most reporters heard for the first 16 minutes of the debate was static - both from...

MIAMI -- For the first time in a U.S. presidential campaign, candidates vying for the Democratic nomination will take part in a debate Sunday that will be broadcast across the U.S. in Spanish. The event, held at the University of Miami and broadcast by the Univision Network, marks the Democratic candidates' recognition of the growing political muscle that the country's more than 44 million Hispanics could wield in the 2008 election. Seven of the eight Democratic candidates will be taking part in the debate — including front-runners Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois and...

Univisión's Republican presidential debate has been called off after only one contender agreed to participate, though the network hopes to reschedule. The debate for Democrats is still on for Sept. 9. Univisión planned to air the first presidential debates in Spanish on Sept. 9 and 16, one for Democrats, the other for Republicans, trumpeting a national coming-out party for Hispanic voters. Except Republican candidates aren't coming. Only Ariz. Sen. John McCain agreed to participate in the event at the University of Miami. So much for Sept. 16. ''That date is off the table,'' university spokeswoman Bárbara Gutiérrez said Wednesday. She...

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Monday he'd participate in the Sept. 9 Univisión ''forum'' to be held at the University of Miami. Hillary Clinton, who was to be a no-show, changed her mind last week and decided to appear. But Univisión has started calling what it formerly dubbed a debate a ''forum'' so Clinton could stick by her statement that she'd only participate in six debates. The Univisión forum will be different from others in that it will be conducted in Spanish with instant English translations. Democratic candidates Bill Richardson and Chris Dodd, who both speak Spanish, were the...

Backed by the largest Spanish-language broadcast network in the U.S., a massive campaign by Latino media and grass-roots groups to spur millions of eligible Hispanic residents to become U.S. citizens is showing results that could influence the agenda and outcome of the 2008 election. More than eight million green-card holders — that is, legal permanent residents — are eligible to become U.S. citizens, and the majority are immigrants of Latin American origin, according to U.S. government data. Now, Univision Communications Inc. is using its considerable clout with the Spanish-speaking community in the U.S. to turn this latent voting bloc into...

On Saturday, September 23, 2006, I was watching “Es Tu Capital” [“It is your Capital”] hosted by Antonio Aguillen of Univision. This show is in Spanish and it has a focus on city, state and federal issues every Saturday morning. It is basically the Univision “Meet the Press” of San Antonio and South Texas. At approximately 9:50 a.m., host Antonio Aguillen asked his two guests in the civil rights movement if it were true that the detention and processing centers in South Texas for illegal aliens were essentially “Soviet style Gulags” for workers who were crossing the border. One of...

WASHINGTON - "Sabado Gigante" host Don Francisco, whose Spanish-language show has been a Saturday night staple across Latin America and in the United States, can now add congressional honors to his numerous awards. Don Francisco, whose real name is Mario Kreutzberger, received a tribute from U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Miami, delivered from the House floor Tuesday. He also took home a U.S. flag that was flown over the Capitol. "Your commitment to the U.S. Hispanic community helped bridge the gap between the North American and the Latin American cultures," Ros-Lehtinen told him. Don Francisco's four-hour variety show was designated by...

The powerful family of Carlos Slim - the world's third richest man, with a $30 billion fortune - bought a huge stake in Spanish-language television giant Univision .....It signals that the Slim family, which owns several Latin American companies, could be planning to participate in a buyout of Univision or is trying to block a takeover by another suitor. Slim purchased 8.5 million Univision shares between March 9 and March 20...... The family now controls about 2.8 percent of Univision's outstanding shares through its real estate company, Inmobiliaria Carso. Carlos Slim's son sits on the board of Mexican company Grupo...

Immigrant-rights advocates demanded Thursday that the nation's largest Spanish-language television network publicly apologize for an e-mail they say was distributed throughout the company asking employees not to participate or promote the planned nationwide "Day Without a Latino" event on May 1. Plans to boycott Univision Communications Inc. and its affiliates were set to go forth Monday if the demands for a retraction were not met. Univision did not return phone calls for comment. The e-mail was distributed at a Riverside meeting by Armando Navarro, a UCR professor and immigration activist, who said that an executive with Univision distributed the memorandum...

Our Latino visitors are planning to sit at home on May 1st and neither work nor shop. They expect to get their Latino Cable, while teaching "US" a lesson. My Cable supplier includes 3 Latino Channels in their most popular package [Azteca America, Univision & Telemundo]. I don't view those channels, yet I must pay for them. I don't mind funding "diversity on cable" on most days. However, I want those channels SUSPENDED, from that package, on May 1. I don't want the "Digital Paquete Latino" to be messed with, those viewers aren't demanding or getting any funding from ME....

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state GOP collected an estimated $2.5 million Monday at a fundraiser headlined by Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record), as scores of union members protested outside the event calling for the governor's ouster in November. For Schwarzenegger, the closed-door dinner begins to replenish a political fund drained last year by his costly and losing campaign to enact ballot proposals to slow state spending and curb public union power in Sacramento. Top donors kicked in as much as $100,000 to attend the dinner and reception. But the event was reminiscent of...

Former 'Playboy' playmate deported Argentinean model wants special immigration status and re-entry to U.S. Here‘s a believe it or not story. Talented foreigners around the world are flashing their skills to get into this country, of course. But very few have the assets of Argentine bombshell Dorismar. The former “Playboy” playmate was rounded up by immigration authorities and deported with her husband on January 5 after living illegally in Miami for five years. Now her attorney is trying to get the calendar pinup back into this country by classifying her as, quote, “an alien of extraordinary ability.”

SACRAMENTO (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday took his special election campaign before a hand-picked Hispanic audience that was more interested in asking him about amnesty and driver's licenses for illegal immigrants than his "year of reform" ballot measures. Schwarzenegger's appearance in the capital studio of Spanish-language television network Univision was another step in his attempt to connect with voters two weeks before they decide his proposals to change state government. He answered questions during a voter forum Monday night in Walnut Creek and has additional forums scheduled in Fresno and Los Angeles. Critics immediately assailed the Univision session...

The beautiful and popular Jacki (Jacky) Cacho of Univision TV and beauty pageant fame has presented herself to the World as winner of Miss Peru International, 1994 ever since she arrived In SA. It has worked well to get her into the limelight and garner national attention. She is a stunning beauty, and a must-have at many beauty pageants in SA and around the state. She gained entree to the Rich and Famous of San Antonio and Texas based on her sparkling personality, her beauty-queen looks, and her sharp business ability that let her parley the Miss Peru crown into...

"We need a legalization program for those who have been here for a long time, haven't had problems, they have been employed, have paid their taxes and their children are US citizens we want to help them to become legal immigrants."

Watch his interview.

WASHINGTON DC, USA, Oct. 29, 2004 (CNA) - In a brief interview with the Hispanic television network Univision, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry justified his support for abortion by saying the act is a decision between “the woman, God and her doctor.” Kerry’s response to the question was eliminated from the transcript of the interview which Univision posted on its website. Nevertheless, the response was included in the televised version as millions of Hispanics tuned in. After speaking on Iraq, eventual immigration reform and the economy, reporter Maria Elena Salinas said, “Some sectors of the Catholic Church are concerned because...

WASHINGTON — It is not the usual kind of forum for a U.S. presidential candidate. This television show features young women in revealing outfits, audience members competing in plainly silly games and musical acts that range from rock to schmaltz. It is hosted by a cheerful, chubby, grandfather-type. And everything is in Spanish. Tonight, President Bush and Democratic Sen. John F. Kerry will be guest stars on "Sabado Gigante" (Giant Saturday), a variety show that airs across the United States on the Univision cable network. It holds the distinction of being the longest-running television program in the Americas. The host...

President George W. Bush couldn't make time for an interview with Black Entertainment Television, but he did sit down last week in the White House's Map Room with Mario Kreutzberger, also known as "Don Francisco," host of Univision's variety show, Sabado Gigante, for an interview that will air Oct. 30. Bush was interviewed for the show Oct. 21, just two days after declining a long-standing invitation from BET saying the President couldn't fit it into his schedule, according to BET. Democratic candidate John Kerry will also appear on Sabado Gigante Oct. 30. His interview (both interviews were about 12 minutes...

John Kerry was interviewed by Univision's Maria Elena Salinas, co-Anchor of Univision News about his plans for the Hispanic community if he were elected President. As usual, he went on a litany of complaints about President Bush, offered amnesty but evaded the question about providing driver licenses to the illegal aliens saying that it was a "state matter". What a wimp, the answer is "no, I will not allow illegal aliens to get drivers licenses...period" But nooo, in his effort to woo the Hispanic vote, Kerry even tried to speak Spanish horribly, what a joke. He tried to say that...

WASHINGTON - A pro-Republican get-out-the-vote group aimed at counteracting multimillion-dollar organizations that oppose President Bush has logged its first $1 million donation. The Progress for America Voter Fund received $1 million in June from Jerry Perenchio, chief executive of the Univision Communications Inc. Spanish-language media company. Perenchio, a volunteer GOP fund-raiser, has also raised at least $100,000 for Bush's re-election effort. Perenchio's donation was among three accounting for nearly all the $2.26 million the Progress for America Voter Fund raised in the second quarter, a report by the group to the Internal Revenue Service shows. The group also received $500,000...

Univision holds its ground, despite fire from homosexual activists. Univision, the nation’s largest Spanish-language television network, is standing by its new talk show, Casos de Familia, despite criticism from homosexual activists. On March 25, the show topic was “curing homosexuality with religion.” “We broadcast quality programs that present an objective and balanced discussion of such issues as race, culture, gender and sexual preference in a responsible way,” said Univision statement. “I hope they hang tough,” said Robert Knight, director of CWA’s Culture & Family Institute. “Most broadcasters don’t have the courage to withstand the kind of lobbying that homosexual activists...

Univision Assailed for 'Homosexual Cure' Show April 7, 2004 Gfn.com News A Spanish language family talk show, Casos de Familia, has been assailed for a program that featured so-called "reparative therapy," which told viewers homosexuality could be "cured" with religion. During a March 25 program, hostess Judith Grace also suggested that gay people are homosexual because they were abused or raped as children, reports the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. "Would it be that all [homosexuals] have been abused, hence their sexual preference?" asked Grace during the March telecast. She then followed up the question by issuing the...

Q: Well, let’s start with Hispanic soldiers. How important is our continued recruitment and participation as U.S. armed force in United States. Rumsfeld: Oh, it's just enormously important. I don’t go anywhere in the world and meet with the troops that I don’t see so many Hispanic men, women, younger, older right from General Sanchez is leading our forces in Iraq down to a Private. They're just doing a wonderful, wonderful job. We value their willingness to volunteer and their dedication and their service. Q: Is there any special program in the works that would allow Hispanic soldiers who are...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Spanish-language television broadcaster Univision Communications Inc. on Monday won approval from U.S. communications regulators to acquire radio operator Hispanic Broadcasting Corp., expanding its reach to a growing U.S. Hispanic population. After more than a year-long review, the Federal Communications Commission (news - web sites) said it has voted 3-2 to clear the $3.2 billion deal. More than 35 million Hispanics live in the United States and they spend an estimated $500 billion a year. The FCC (news - web sites) ordered the two companies to divest radio stations in Houston and Albuquerque within six months of the...

<p>Some Democrats are all hot and bothered about a decision pending at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). A proposed merger would put the Hispanic Broadcasting Corp. &#8212; the largest Spanish-language radio company in the country &#8212; under the control of Univision, the leading Spanish-language media company. Opponents are arguing the case ostensibly on media-ownership grounds, that the resultant entity would have too much control over the Hispanic market. But what those trying to spike the merger really are against is Univision's content, which is not an area the FCC should be regulating.</p>

<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) - Opponents of the Republican-led campaign to recall Democratic Gov. Gray Davis reported Tuesday collecting $344,000 in donations, including $50,000 from Univision president and chief executive A. Jerrold Perenchio.</p> <p>Perenchio is one of California's top political donors and spreads his wealth among Democrats and Republicans. He gave nearly $5 million to candidates and causes in 2001-2002, including more than $1 million to the Republican Party and its candidates for governor and at least $500,000 to Davis.</p>

Democrats Fight Hispanic Media Merger May 27, 2003 Juliet Eilperin Concerned about Republican inroads into the Hispanic community, congressional Democrats are trying to fend off a proposed merger between Univision Communications Inc. and the Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation. More than 20 Democratic senators and representatives -- including Senate Minority Leader Thomas A. Daschle (D-S.D.) -- have urged Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell to block the planned corporate marriage between the two entities, which would create the nation's largest Spanish-language radio and TV company. Although the fight is ostensibly over media ownership, several Democrats acknowledge it is part of a larger...