Posted on 04/25/2006 10:30:23 AM PDT by calcowgirl
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Monday that prominent public officials of Mexican heritage, including Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, have recently received racially motivated death threats.
At a news conference in the Capitol, Schwarzenegger said he had asked district attorneys throughout the state to take extra precautions against hate-based crimes.
Villaraigosa and Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante have both "received disturbing and hateful death threats," the governor said.
The governor's advisors had heard about the threats from a Sacramento news report. They told the governor, who decided to make a public statement.
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Villaraigosa told KCAL-TV Channel 9 news late Monday that he had received threats but did not offer details. He said he had not increased his security, adding: "I'm not concerned about that."
He has acknowledged receiving death threats in the past, both in public office and a candidate for mayor.
A spokesman for Bustamante said that three weeks ago, the lieutenant governor received a postcard containing offensive remarks and threats. The card bore a Pasadena postmark.
Bustamante spokesman Stephen Green said the lieutenant governor gets three or four such letters a year. The most recent postcard won't "alter his life at all," Green said.
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Schwarzenegger's communications director, Adam Mendelsohn, said the governor "learned about these threats that have been sent to the Latino elected officials and he felt it important as governor that he come out and denounce these activities."
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>>that professor got jail time !
One year in state prison. Almost enough.
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Of course you don't. None of us do. But see how they have conditioned us to be on the defensive when we speak. How often do we put such unnecessary qualifiers in our statements, especially when these statements are so true and accurate and hit the nail on the head.
I'm certain that "big house" will provide her ample opportunity to hone her (victim) skills
Terminator 4 may be coming to a November near you...
At least it was a good start...
I saw that on the news last night...what a bunch of B.S. A random post card? That isnt a death threat.
They both were...that is why they call him BustaMecha.
Thanks. I admit it was a defensive move. I'm so tired of baseless allegations and name calling, I thought I'd make it perfectly clear. We shouldn't have to, but.... ? I'm not sure what the solution is.
Agreed! And it's more time than I thought she'd get!
Now, hopefully she found a new state to live in upon her release, lol.
LOL! She in the Race Hustler Hall of Shame.
Well, I've come to the conclusion that life is too short to waste time addressing those who think anyone who dares to disagree with them is the devil. I say what I say, unapologetically. Let them lie. Let them call names. That's all they have. The greatest thing we can do is speak the truth.
I wonder how she likes prison? :)
There is no racial issue here; it is cultural and ethnic, to be sure, but their racial makeup is that of the world.
My first and last thought on the matter also.
Exactly, how long before pariticpating in a patriotic "Secure the Border" rally is considered a "hate crime?" How long?
I'll drink to that.
Cheers! [clink!] :-)
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