Posted on 05/06/2008 10:01:33 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
I told you yesterday about John McCain’s plans to speak to the National Council of La Raza (The Race) in July. Here are the top 10 reasons he should repudiate the radical open borders, speech-squelching group that he has long embraced:
10. La Raza supports driver’s licenses for illegal aliens.
9. La Raza supports in-state tuition discounts for illegal alien students that are not available to law-abiding US citizens and law-abiding legal immigrants.
8. La Raza opposes cooperative immigration enforcement efforts between local, state, and federal authorities.
7. La Raza sponsors militant ethnic nationalist charter schools subsidized by your public tax dollars, including the “Aztlan Academy” in Tucson, AZ, the Mexicayotl Academy in Nogales, AZ, and Academia Cesar Chavez Charter School in St. Paul, Minn.
6. La Raza gives mainstream cover to a poisonous subset of ideological satellites, led by Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan, or Chicano Student Movement of Aztlan (MEChA), which the late GOP Rep. Charlie Norwood rightly characterized as “a radical racist group…[and] one of the most anti-American groups in the country, which has permeated U.S. campuses since the 1960s, and continues its push to carve a racist nation out of the American West.”
5. La Raza opposes a secure fence on the southern border.
4. Former La Raza president Raul Yzaguirre, Hillary Clinton’s Hispanic outreach advisor said this:
“US English is to Hispanics as the Ku Klux Klan is to blacks.” He was referring to US English the nation’s oldest, largest citizens’ action group dedicated to preserving the unifying role of the English language in the United States.
La Raza also pioneered Orwellian open-borders Newspeak and advised the Mexican government on how to lobby for illegal alien amnesty while avoiding the terms “illegal” and “amnesty.”
3. La Raza is currently leading a smear campaign against staunch immigration enforcement leaders and has called for TV and cable TV networks to keep immigration enforcement proponents off the airwaves–in addition to pushing for Fairness Doctrine policies to shut up their foes.
2. La Raza has consistently opposed post-9/11 national security measures at every turn.
1. The National Council of La Raza means The National Council of “The Race,” for God’s sake.
Their signature slogan, chanted at pro-illegal alien rallies from coast to coast, is “La raza unida nunca sera vencida.”
“A united [Hispanic] race will never be defeated.”
What possible good will come out of a GOP presidential candidate giving legitimacy and credibility to a sovereignty-undermining, assimilation-rejecting, law-defying group that calls itself “The Race?”
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"I agree that John McCain should not attend any conference of a group called “National Council of the Race.” In a multiracial society, Rev. Wright’s “rich white folks,” Obama’s “typical white person”, and clingers comments, and the idea of “The Race” will eventually doom us all. And it’s time no one gets a pass any more."
Jonathan Martin cluelessly suggests that McCain is “trying to show that he’s not George W. Bush by going into the lion’s den and taking hostile, unscripted questions from adversarial groups.”
Hostile? Adversarial? Do your homework, MSM.
McCain was honored by The Race in 1999, keynoted The Race’s 2004 conference, and has championed their agenda for years.
Though I, too think BobJ is lost in the woods on this one, I suggest y’all tone it down, especially the one who’s been here a whole three months. BobJ is unquestionably a patriot, a definite conservative and an unswerving supporter of FR. Questioning his motives is equivalent to questioning the motives of somebody like Kristinn or Tonk, or Kent—though I do question why Kent keeps one of Liberace’s hands in his house, immersed in formaldehyde. Never his motives, though.
Michelle, the fence is well along; and, no, Michelle, we are not going to issue drivers licenses to illegals - as Hillary and (former) NY governor, Spitzer belatedly got through their heads.
That said - If McCain can engage with a radical Hispanic group as this to discourage the members from radicalism, so much more the power to him.
To pretend that such groups and movements don't exist, or that they should be ignored, is only going to sharpen their radicalism. And very probably increase their propensity to secrecy.
Remember this: If such groups were to ally with Islamic Jihadists - as undoubtedly some in them would like to do - our national security problems, as big as they are now, would expand immensely.
Called him on it; would readily do so, again; and won't be losing any sleep over it, now or at any point in the forseeable future. Post racist crap on the Free Republic boards... and you very definitely do so at your own risk. A word to the wise, for one and all, as it were.
And I'd never question your motives, neither, Kal. ;)
“To pretend that such groups and movements don’t exist, or that they should be ignored, is only going to sharpen their radicalism. And very probably increase their propensity to secrecy.”
Sane analysis. And rare...
Stopped right there.
Sorry... but: anyone characterizing Michelle Malkin as being prone to "frequent bouts of hysteria" simply isn't familiar enough with the woman's work, IMHO, to pass summary judgment on same.
List 'em, please.
For the most part, I responded to you so it wouldn’t be a glaring omission when I left you out.
BTW, bring some Oreos up with you the next time you pull Watchtower duty. We ran out three days ago and J’onn’s starting to get irritable.
Huh. He thinks he has it bad now? Guess who's slated for a dirt nap, in the upcoming Final Crisis...?
(... and, no: NOT kidding.)
Seconded!
In the interest of open discourse, I hereby note that I'm expecting a list of "hysterical" incidents where Malkin called for our nation to enact or enforce rational immigration laws. How freakish of her.
Serious question: Would you write the same thing if McCain was appearing at a KKK rally?
“I’ll not vote for McCain.
I’ll write-in or vote the CP but there are too
many important, local elections to stay home.”
Same here!
If someone said that McCain should go talk to the KKK for the same reason, would you call it sane analysis?
That explanation you C&Pd is just garbage.
Ah, but you see, I did no such thing. I called for people to have some respect for a longtime FR poster who’s been very devoted to promoting and preserving this site, and did so after making it clear I disagreed with his premise.
If you’re going to accuse me of something, it helps if the accusaton is credible.
Oh, and it’s probably best if you don’t pretend you know the players, when you haven’t even been here three months yet. BobJ was here ten years before you, and has spent that time promoting conservatism.
Bobster, that's so mean spirited of you.
Aw jeez, they can’t kill J’onn, he’s the Jolly Green Buddha!
Really, I know it’s unrealistic for superheroes to basically be immortal, but...
1. Comics aren’t supposed to be realistic, it’s people flying around in spandex shooting beams out of their eyes for pity’s sake.
2. Once you’ve killed Superman it’s pretty much been done, you know? Ditto if Captain America and Tony Stark take the dirt nap.
Questions for you in post 58.
Fine.
Don't vote for him.
But for Heaven's sake, don't stay home.
One third of the United States Senate is up for re-election this year.
The entire House of Representatives is up for re-election this year.
State offices, local offices, and ballot issues abound.
Please: Show up. Vote on those matters.
Don't (literally) stay home.
Folks keep forgetting that Catholics part of the deal.
I think Obamasama wants to limit wiretaps to the NRA and RNC ~ beyond that he doesn’t really care.
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