[lodwick]

Bustmante: "If every person in the immigrant communities went out and voted, I could succeed..." Sac Bee






California Insider A Weblog by Sacramento Bee Columnist Daniel Weintraub



September 30, 2003 "They are against food"

Cruz has played the race card -- in an interview in Spanish on the Univision Television Network. The network has translated the interview and sent a transcript to reporters covering the campaign:


"No one is asking me how much money I get from the Latino community, or from African-Americans, or from people in the Jewish community, or any other group," said Bustamante. "No one else, just the indigenous tribal governments. Why is that?" When asked if he saw this as racial discrimination, Bustamante responded: "Well, that's how it is, I think, sometimes. And I believe we need leaders who can unite, not divide, people."


The lieutenant governor had strong words for his Republican opponents in the recall race. "People who are on the ballot - people like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom McClintock - want Proposition 187 once again. They don't want driver's licenses for immigrants. They are against food. They are against access to colleges and access to schools. They are against the opportunity to organize labor unions. They are against so many of the values we have in our community. I think it's important to see who the enemy is... It's the Republican legislators, candidates, and officials who say that they don't want to solve our community's problems. That they don't want children to go to school. That they don't want driver's licenses. All of those are Republicans, they're not Democrats."


The gubernatorial candidate spoke out repeatedly on his support for immigrants, and expressed his hope that they would support him in the upcoming elections: "If every person in the immigrant communities went out and voted, I could succeed just with their votes."

[pubmom]

Busta needs a: "I'm an idiot", t-shirt.

I'm starting a new organization, "Republicans against Food." Who else wants to join?

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

I am against food for democrats.

Everyone else... eat up!

[Endeavor]

"They are against food."

Huh? When Bustamove loses next week, perhaps he can get a job as spokesman for Clark or Dean.