Antonio Villaraigosa Elected L.A. Mayor

Yahoo - AP ^ | May 18, 2005 | MICHAEL R. BLOOD

[RWR8189]

LOS ANGELES - Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa unseated Mayor James Hahn on Tuesday to become the city's first Hispanic mayor in more than a century, confirming the rising political power of Latinos in the nation's second-largest city.

After a lackluster term tainted by corruption allegations at City Hall, Hahn was turned out of office in favor of a high school dropout and son of the barrio who turned his life around to become speaker of the California Assembly and then a member of the Los Angeles City Council.

With 70 percent of precincts reporting, Villaraigosa had 202,861 votes, or 59 percent, to 140,416 votes for Hahn, or 41 percent.

"You all know I love L.A., but tonight I really love L.A.," an exuberant Villaraigosa told supporters.

Villaraigosa will become the first Hispanic mayor of Los Angeles since 1872, back when the city was merely a dusty outpost of only about 5,000 residents on the edge of the Western frontier. Hahn, the scion of a prominent political family, becomes the first Los Angeles mayor in 32 years to be bounced from office.

Villaraigosa, 52, positioned himself as a unity candidate who would bridge racial and ethnic groups in a city that is 48 percent Hispanic, 31 percent white, 11 percent Asian and 10 percent black. The Democrat lined up marquee endorsements from John Kerry to basketball legend Magic Johnson.

The bruising runoff between the two Democrats was a rematch of the 2001 election, in which Hahn rallied to defeat Villaraigosa and win his first term. But Villaraigosa came back strong this year, nearly ousting Hahn in the March primary.

Elsewhere, Pittsburgh held a primary for mayor with the city mired in worst financial crisis since the collapse of the steel industry during the 1980s. And voters in Dover, Pa., picked their candidates for the school board in a community that has been roiled by a new and apparently first-in-the-nation policy requiring that students learn about the "intelligent design" theory of creation.

Hahn's family has been active in Los Angeles politics for decades; his father, Kenneth, was a beloved county supervisor. He touted Los Angeles' dropping crime and argued that he is the man to cure such urban ills such as failing schools and gridlock.

But the coalition of blacks and moderate-to-conservative San Fernando Valley voters that put him in office four years ago broke apart this time. He lost black support because he backed the ouster of Police Chief Bernard Parks, who is black, and suffered fallout from allegations that his administration exchanged city contracts for campaign donations.

And Hahn's lawyerly — some say drab — image left him open to criticism that he isn't up to being the public face of star-studded L.A.

"People want substance rather than style. I think they want results rather than rhetoric," Hahn, 54, said after voting early Tuesday. "You know, maybe I have a charisma deficit disorder, but I've done the job people have elected me to do."

Villaraigosa, who once wore a "Born to Raise Hell" tattoo before turning his life around, promised to bring a fresh start to the city.

"I will never forget where I came from. And I will always believe in the people of Los Angeles," he said Tuesday night.

In other races Tuesday:

_ Former City Councilman Bob O'Connor beat a crowded field of Democrats in the Pittsburgh mayoral primary. O'Connor will be heavily favored to win in November because Pittsburgh is predominantly Democratic. Mayor Tom Murphy is not seeking a fourth term.

_ In Dover, Pa., a party-line split emerged in a school board primary that has made national headlines because of the board's October decision to require that ninth-grade students be told about "intelligent design" when they learn about evolution in biology class. Republicans picked seven incumbent school board members who support the policy, while Democrats favored a slate of seven challengers who say intelligent design doesn't belong in science class. Intelligent design holds that the universe is so complex, it must have been created by some kind of guiding force.

_ Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham, once called "America's Deadliest D.A." for her pursuit of the death penalty, took a big step toward winning a full fourth term by cruising to victory in the Democratic primary. The 64-year-old prosecutor defeated a 38-year-old lawyer who accused Abraham of being soft on City Hall corruption.

_ In Erie, Pa., Mayor Rick Filippi, who is under indictment on charges of using insider information to try to profit from real estate deals, lost his re-election bid in the Democratic primary. The primary came a day before he faced a preliminary hearing in the corruption case.

[Travis McGee]

Thanks. And for having that philosophy, I'm called a racist. Sheesh.

[B4Ranch]

There will be some quiet parties tonight celebrating LA's New Latino Mayor
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Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan (Thief)
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President Bill Clinton(smut boss)
President George Bush(Globalist technology sharer)
President Ronald Reagan (amnesty instructor)
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US Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales
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Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano
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National Council of La Raza
Americorp
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Mara Salvatrucha
Karl Rove
Senator Kennedy
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Commentary
If you have a public opinion about the Open Border with Mexico that is not fully in line with theirs, I am sad to say you may just be a racist.

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"Do ya think "W" is selling us out?...I'm beginning to think so..."

The dissolution of the United States is openly discussed by various elites and organizations. Some have said that there will be no nation states at the end of this century, and "that it will be a good thing." Such people are confirmed in office by both Decocrats and Republicans. Are they selling us out - they're destroying us. And, we vote them into office. The American people don't care about their country, they only care about greed, they'd sell out our country in an eye-blink, if they felt they could enjoy a new car and a bigger house for a few years. Kiss America goodbye.

37 Posted on 07/01/2001 06:03:04 PDT by Judge Parker
http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3b3eb8bb69e8.htm#37
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Free Republic Opinion Poll: Please indicate whether or not you support or oppose open borders and illegal immigration.

Composite Opinion
I OPPOSE open borders and illegal immigration.	94.0%		5,214
I SUPPORT open borders and illegal immigration.	3.3%		183
Undecided/Pass.	2.7%		147
	100.0%		5,544
Member Opinion
I OPPOSE open borders and illegal immigration.	94.1%		3,700
Undecided/Pass.	3.3%		129
I SUPPORT open borders and illegal immigration.	2.6%		101
	100.0%		3,930
Non-Member Opinion
I OPPOSE open borders and illegal immigration.	93.8%		1,514
I SUPPORT open borders and illegal immigration.	5.1%		82
Undecided/Pass.	1.1%		18
	100.0%		1,614

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[wardaddy]

We need bigger taglines.

[Czar]

"One of the worst RINOs there is. Riordan is a gold-plated idiot, a typical rich dimwit who isn't personally affected by all the enormous damage the radicals do to (most of) society."

Agree completely.

The new Marx Brothers: Arnold, Antonio, and Richard -- tres amigos. Two flaming RINOs and a militant liberal latino. Just perfect.

Somebody up there really hates our state...

[wardaddy]

LOL

You like living dangerously I see.

The issue that just won't go away.

It just keeps giving and giving.

[Euro-American Scum]

That billboard was right. It is Los Angeles, Mexico.

[Dan from Michigan]

You are proud of your book but yet this book is nothing but an cheap imitation of the Turner Diaries.

I read Travis's actual book, more than just a 'review'. You're full of crap.

[JarheadFromFlorida]

[[Does anyone know of another example in history where the predominate culture in a society capitulated without firing a shot because of guilt for things they didn't even do?]]

Most Americans have been so psycholgically neutered by political correctness that they are afraid to deal with any issue that involves race for fear of being called a racist. This is play #1 from the Marxist playbook of the 1960's. Even Hanoi John Kerry tried to use it against his own country by accusing America of waging a racist war against the Vietnamese people. Fortunately, like the boy that cried wolf or the football team that ran this play week in and week out, this play does not work very well anymore, except in the mind of guilty white liberals who think that in order to prove that they are not racist, that they must hand their country over to Mexico.

[JarheadFromFlorida]

Hahn is an idiot but a major mistake that he made was not exposing Villaraigosa as the anti-American, traitorous MECHA/AZTLAN loving sock puppet of Mexico that he is.

[wardaddy]

It's a malaise.

Collective neurosis.

[DoctorMichael]

Alternate title: "When good Threads go bad".

[B4Ranch]

Judge Parker also saw it back on 07/01/2001, so I guess I wasn't the only 'crazy nutcase'. We sure took a lot of heat for looking that far into the future though. LOL

[Stu Cohen]

The guys who wrote The Macarena were from Spain, not Mexico. There is a difference, you know.

Fine, then. Nuke Spain.

[wardaddy]

No doubt you guys (and J-B, Fitz, Joe,) were on it early.

I confess it was all mostly off my radar till maybe 12-18 months ago.

What has really tweaked me is how folks I voted for are doing nothing and even trying to thwart those who are trying.

My Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn has at least tried to some degree.

[LouAvul]

THIS is SCARY. 31% white -- whites are in a serious minority.

Coming to a neighborhood near you.

[Noumenon]

Whatever else one might think about Michael Savage, he's got one thing right: Borders, Language and Culture.

[Jim Robinson]

This is hugh and series. May I suggest a solution to your problem? Don't like FR? Turn the channel already. Did you get some cheese with your whine?

[B4Ranch]

Cheese? Naw, that's for Rats, I eat beef. Rare only. Drag the hide off, stuff in some strong garlic, wipe it across the barbeque once or twice and chow down with a cold beer and a purdy gal.

[B4Ranch]

SAFER ACT - REINTRODUCED!

U.S. BORDER CONTROL America's last best chance to reform our border and immigration policies ... before it's too late.
"U.S. Border Control has been a tremendous help in getting cosponsors for immigration legislation and building support for immigration reforms." - Congressman Tom Tancredo, Colorado

Congressman Gresham Barrett (R-SC) continues to demonstrate both his strength and leadership on immigration matters. Rep. Barrett has just introduced H.R. 688, the SAFER Act.

SAFER stands for Securing America’s Future through Enforcing Reform Act of 2005.


Specifically, his bill would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide:
Better screening of Aliens seeking Admission – increase number of DHS agents; in person interviews for those seeking visas; no admission to national security risks;

Securing the border against terrorists, drug traffickers, and other illegal aliens - by increasing enforcement personnel, increasing criminal sentences and fines for smuggling; and authorize the use of troops while the border patrol reaches optimal strength;

Better tracking of aliens in country - enhances foreign student tracking systems; requires temporary visa holders to obtain a Visa Term Compliance Bond; implements a comprehensive entry-exit control system;

Tougher laws and enforcement of employers who hire illegal aliens;

Reallocation of DHS resources so it can focus on the security interests of the United States,

Reform legal immigration - by codifying the oath of allegiance taken by new citizens; stops countries that sponsor terrorism to obtain visas; reduces legal immigration by 20%;

Bar the admission, and facilitate the removal, of alien terrorists as well as their supporters and fund raisers.
As you can see, this legislation is comprehensive and powerful. And it needs our support.

For months, Congress has been stalling on immigration reform. Some of the procrastinators say they don’t like to do things piecemeal – they want a comprehensive bill. Well, here it is!

Rep. Gresham needs our assistance in finding cosponsors and now I am asking for your HELP. Please send your email to your Representative and urge him/her to become a cosponsor to this important bill today.

Email Congress NOW!
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Thanks for your help.

FROM OUR FRIENDS & FELLOW ADVOCATES!

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U.S. Border Control
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