Posted on 08/02/2015 7:40:54 PM PDT by jimbo123
Unlike 2016 GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, who has condemned Latino immigrants, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has taken a starkly different approach in his presidential campaign by actively trying to reach out and embrace the Latino community.
In an interview with Telemundo, Bush opened up about the discrimination that his half-Hispanic son, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, experienced as a child due to his olive complexion. According to the 2016 hopeful, who is fluent in Spanish and married to a Mexican woman named Columba, his son faced teasing because of his skin color.
"I know your three sons are bilingual. Were there times when they were younger where they were targeted either because of the color of their skin or their accent?" Telemundo's José Diaz-Balart asked the former Florida governor, according to The Miami Herald. "And as a father how did you talk to them when they would tell you that they were laughed at because of their accent or the color of their skin?"
"I remember there was a time when my son went to Ocala to play baseball, a game on a team. And the team was a Miami team, the majority were Hispanics. My son George, he's dark-skinned," said Bush while speaking in Spanish during a visit to Puerto Rico. "And they spoke horrible things about those from Miami. And naturally I had to explain or describe that people who hate are not the majority, and we just accept them and move forward. Because he was quite upset. Because he and his friends never -- since we live in Miami, we don't have a problem. But in other parts of the country, it exists."
"It's a good lesson to learn, to always remember that we still don't have a country that's full justice for all,"
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Frankly, I don’t believe this for a minute.
Bush’s kid was elected Texas Land Commissioner. That is some high powered discrimination. /s
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Dull Bush: I don't know much about Bush, but I do know that he is dull, and his presidency will be dull. Sorry, Bush.
Good. I was thinking of a guitar. lol
Since Jeb is obviously not working for Americans who would like to work in their own country without facing illegal competition imported from elsewhere.
[Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush]
You know, some days I wonder if any part of this country is awake.
Sure, he is so put upon that he had to run and win a a state election in Texas. So racist those Republicans.
What the Hell is JEB! Running for? Does he stand for anything?
Grow the heck up, Jeb! Everybody faces discrimination of some kind. Everyone. That includes white people.
My best friend is often taken for a Mexican, she is never hurt or offended because no one is ever denigrating her. Well, one of her in laws said she must be “one of those black Norwegians”. But still, people bend over backwards to not be seen as racist, I say that kids constantly encountering prejudice is bs.
Yeb is simply pandering, and Hispanics as a class are too smart to fall for this kind of BS.
GO TO HELL JEB!
We’re really sick and tired of this garbage.
It’s a good thing he isn’t white. Life has been hell for honkies since the Kenyan moved into his Rainbow Palace.
And I have been discriminated against because of my light brown skin. So what?
Plus....don’t believe jeb
What a crock.Have Peruvian Grandson.Sailing along with life .Main problem too many girls interested.He is 14 years old.
One of the most privileged group of people in world history, and they still find time to whine.
Jeb is living proof that money cannot buy you a neck.
How “democrat” of him, why not say something positive about your country instead of bashing?
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