Posted on 04/07/2015 8:18:28 PM PDT by nickcarraway
No question Jeb Bush – a sure shot to run for president – is popular among Hispanics. They like his moderate view on immigration.
Bush speaks fluent Spanish, his wife Columba is Mexican, his kids and grandkids are part Hispanic, he spent some time in Latin America, but Jeb is a white guy from Texas, the son of the very not-Hispanic George Herbert Walker Bush, brother of the quite white George W. Bush.
But in a story going viral now, the New York Times reports “Jeb Bush marked Hispanic” on his Florida voter application form. Sure enough, CBS4 News obtained a copy of Jeb’s voter application form filed in 2009, when he changed addresses in Coral Gables, and under “race and ethnicity” he clearly checked “Hispanic.”
Unlike Jeb, this writer is not fluent but l speak a little Spanish, I’ve been to some Latin American countries, even been to Spain, but I’m not Hispanic. I don’t think.
Still, I’ve sometimes wondered about an unexplained fondness for mariachi music and so just to make sure, I went down to the elections office and spoke to the nice lady at the counter and she pulled up my voter registration form and right there under race and ethnicity, I had indeed checked “white, non-Hispanic.” It was a relief to confirm who I am.
So what’s with Jeb, his voter form claiming he’s Hispanic? Spokesperson Kristy Campbell told me, “It is unclear how the error was made. The governor is not Hispanic.”
Bush himself weighed in on his twitter page, tweeting out, “My mistake! Don’t think I’ve fooled anyone!” His son, Jeb, Jr., tweeted “Come on Dad, think you checked the wrong box. #HonoraryLatino.”
Must give Bush points for humor. No word as yet on whether he will corregir – correct – his culturally challenged voter form.
The ol’ Native American thing seemed to work OK for Elizabeth Warren. I guess Jeb sees her as a role model.
Liberals lie so easy.
Lietino.
She is a U. S. Citizen you idiots. She is of Mexican ancestry, and that's quite different.
Mexicans should be loyal to Mexico. U. S. Citizens are supposed to be loyal to the United States.
Is that a felony to lie on a federal document ?
Hello, this is so and so from so and so polling center, we would like to ask you some questions about the coming presidential race.
First question: Are you a legal immigrant to the the USA?
See.
Second question: do you favor Jeb Bush for president of the United states?
See.
Can you share some information on your location?
Click.
Thank you for your input your opinion is of extra special importance to us.
I know a dude in his situation. Latino wife who is bigoted and has lack of whiteness complexes. It explains Jeb on disarming Americans and spiting in the face of veterans and the unemployed when he says Mexicans would do our jons we do not do.
Kind of ironic to kill patriotism and then blame people for being disgusted and unpatriotic...
Not that the hefty fine would cut into his burrito money but landing his lily white a@@ in the hoosegow would certainly keep the perp from running for El Presidente (a little Spanish lingo for Señor Agusto!)
Bla bla bla.
El heffe Juan Ellis Boosch - that’s Jeb Bush to you gringo - is our generalisimo of the reconquista.
His roots are New England liberal RINO.
Maybe Jeb is telling the truth that he’s Hispanic.
Who is Jeb’s real mother?
I don’t care about his pedigree. If he gets the nomination, I will stay home from the polls for the first time ever.
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