Posted on 07/08/2006 9:55:48 PM PDT by FairOpinion
One of the largest Latino organizations in the country will host a former president and a top Bush adviser today at a conference in Los Angeles. The National Council of La Raza, a civil rights group, will open the conference with remarks by former President Bill Clinton who is expected to lead the morning panel.
The four-day conference also will be attended by President Bush's top adviser Karl Rove, who is expected to speak at a Tuesday lunch with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina will attend the conference as well.
"We are seeing the fastest growing community in the United States and it's found its voice in the millions who marched and rallied for the Senate's comprehensive immigration reform -- and the political potential it has,'' said Lisa Navarrege, vice president of the national council. "It should be no secret that both political parties are reaching out to our community.''
"It's not in the best interest of the parties to ignore the growing Latino population,'' she said.
The conference, which began in 1976, is the largest event of the year among the Latino community. Former presidential candidates, senators and congressional leaders, and even foreign dignitaries, have attended in the past, Navarrege said.
The National Council of La Raza was given $15.2 million in federal grants last year and is considered by many Washington insiders to be one of the most powerful Latino lobbying groups in the country.
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Arnold got the secret carnita recipe.
Look at the bright side, "former" was the first word!
"Is this the beginnining of the "anyone opposed to illegal Mexican immigration is a racist" campaign?"
Rove started this months ago, beginning with calling Hayworth a racist.
Well I hope he chokes on it, like George did on that pretzel!!! Good nite!!! (grin)
I wish you would make another short film. That Hollywood one was a veritable classic!
| State | Cost | Description | Status | Appropriation | Fiscal Year |
| DC | $500,000 | National Council of La Raza for assessment guidelines for limited English students & to expand professional development academics (Fund for the Improvement of Education - Department of Education) | NBR, C | LABHHS | 2004 |
| DC | $500,000 | National Council of La Raza to provide technical assistance on Hispanic workforce issues including capacity building, language barriers, and health care job training (ETA) | NBR, C | LABHHS | 2005 |
| DC | $1,000,000 | National Council of La Raza, Washington, to develop assessment guidelines for limited English proficient students (Fund for the Improvement of Education - Department of Education) | NBR, C | LABHHS | 2003 |
| $175,000 | National Council of La Raza to provide technical and financial assistance to community development efforts through its Hope Fund (Economic Development Initiative) | NBR, C | VAHUD | 2001 | |
| WA | $500,000 | Acquisition of the Beacon Hill School for El Centro de la Raza in Seattle (Economic Development Initiative) | NBR, C | VAHUD | 2001 |
| $1,700,000 | Office of Minority Health, National Council of La Raza, minority health research and outreach (General Departmental Management - Office of the Secretary) | NBR, C | LABHHS | 2001 | |
| $2,000,000 | National Council of La Raza to provide training and technical assistance to Hispanic communities [Education Research, Statistics and Improvement] (Education) | NBR, C | LABHHS | 2000 | |
| CA | $1,600,000 | For the National Council of La Raza/Southwest voter Research Institute to establish and administer a Community Adjustment and Investment Technical Assistance Consortium | NBR, C | VAHUD | 1995 |
R O T F L M A O !!!!
ahem......pass me the up-chuck bag!
I just found your blog. Thanks. I rarely see you post here anymore. I will watch the film. Best to you and your family.
Giving government money to La Raza, the Senate illegal's benefit package: I feel like I've fallen into a parallel universe.
Well, isn't this just too, too, precious? And so here we have buckets of slop for the anti-American reconquista slime at La Raza, all listed as no budget request (NBR) items added in conference (C) to cover the tracks of the particular Washington crapweasel getting it in the bill at conference. No name-no blame, right? And, for FY 2006, another $5M for these bums.
And what delicious irony. While our military is fighting the same kind of anti-American scum in the middle east, the traitors in Washington are busy raiding the appropriations for the VA (Veterans Administration). I'm sure our military guys would be thrilled to know military budgets are challenged at every step, but earmarks for La Raza sail right on through. I would love to out the specific traitor (s) who, every year, run this little con game for La Raza. There will be a special place reserved in hell for these swine. I would very much like to find their names.
Wow! I thought we had lost our civil rights somewhere between PC and the invasion : )
I'm looking under the blankets for Rod Serling : )
Thanks for posting this. I wish we could do something about this govt. waste. From todays article it looks like the Democrats and Republicans have increased this to $15 million a year. Disgraceful.
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