Geraldo: Latinos who vote for an anti-amnesty candidate are “Uncle Toms”

Hot Air ^ | 05/27/2008 | Allahpundit

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Noteworthy, not because this is the first time he’s said something this vile but because it’s not. He floated it to our favorite liberal in February during an interview on Fox News radio (and, sad to say, wasn’t called on it) and thought so highly of his bon mot that he recycled it for his new book. Either no one’s taken him aside to explain how disgusting it is or someone has taken him aside but he thinks it’s so important and righteous that he’s going to keep deploying it anyway. I don’t know which is worse. Bear in mind, though, that even demagogues on the order of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton tend to shy away from rhetoric in this vein when applied to simple voting preferences. He’s actually out-race-baiting professional race-baiters.

I have previously written in His Panic, Why Americans Fear Hispanics in the U.S. that, “any Latino who votes for a Republican or a Democrat who opposes rational immigration reform is an Uncle Tom.” In view of the pending Puerto Rico Democratic primary and the island commonwealth’s rare opportunity to explain itself and amplify the growing importance in the larger nation’s future of the Latino vote; it is time to say to all three candidates that our votes will go to the presidential aspirant who has the courage to defy the mob and call for an immediate cessation of ICE’s draconian workplace campaign. Leaving a trail of broken hearts and disrupted communities is not the way to fix America’s broken immigration system.

Note the casual reference to “our” votes; I’ve said my piece before about his crude, one-dimensional approach to this issue but it’s nice to know, a year later, that nothing’s changed. Read the whole post, too, as his alternative to raids on illegal immigrant workplaces is handing out summonses giving the recipient a time and place to appear for a deportation hearing. Michelle addressed that subject in an interview once upon a time with Neil Cavuto, but if you can’t be bothered with the clip, read Heather MacDonald’s essay on criminal illegal aliens (which might help Geraldo understand why ICE is armed) and look for the paragraph on “run letters.” Quote: “[I]n 2001, 87 percent of deportable aliens who received run letters disappeared, a number that was even higher—94 percent—if they were from terror-sponsoring countries.” Exit question: In which chapter of that Media Matters report on fear and loathing in immigration rhetoric, do you suppose, will we find Geraldo’s “Uncle Tom” comment featured?

[mathluv]

I enjoyed seeing that ‘War Stories’ with Ollie were on in his time slot Sat night. Also, Hannity’s America was on back to back on Sunday. Does this mean (hopefully) that he is finally gone from Fox?

[Dante3]

I hope. But I have a feeling it is too good to be true. FOX should replace him with John Gibson who disappeared from FOX.

[Convert from ECUSA]

Jerry Rivers can kindly go sit on an air hose and turn it on full blast. He’s more full of stuffing than a Thanksgiving turkeyl.

[NTHockey]

“any Latino who votes for a Republican or a Democrat who opposes rational immigration reform is an Uncle Tom.”

And any American who advocates open borders is a traitor.

[Reader Poster]

shame he got out Al Capone’s vault

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

shame he got out Al Capone’s vault

An early nominee for Post of the Day! ;)

[Inwoodian]

Why would a Hispanic who arrived here legally want to grant to other Hispanics the same benefits without their need to play by the rules?

[JRios1968]

He doesn’t even speak for all Puerto Ricans!

[Laissez-faire capitalist]

Race-baiting from Geraldo?

Or ethnic-baiting?

Nah, never!

[Polybius]

Do us Spaniards count as uncle toms too? Or is it only hispanics? I’m confused

Funny how Political-Correctness-Speak has appropriated the name of the Roman province of Hispania to mean "Mestizo".

[weegee]

Shouldn’t that be “Frito Banditos”?

Why not call them Rosenbergs (as in those who sold out America to the USSR)?

Or Benedict Arnolds?

[Bigg Red]

Does this mean (hopefully) that he is finally gone from Fox?

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Don’t know, but I hope so.

I can’t stand to watch Hannity much these days. One of his many annoying bits is his giving air time to Al Sharpton. Why does he choose to give legitimacy to that race hustler?

[Grunthor]

It really is. Thanks for suggesting it.

[gubamyster]

ping

[dervish]

Those who tune in to Geraldo are idiots.

What was he - the only embedded reporter who got the boot for giving away his unit’s position in the Iraq War?

[kellynla]

“uncle toms”

and what do you call the other ethnic groups who emigrated to this country LEGALLY and vote for anti-amnesty candidates?

AMERICANS! that’s what!

gezzzzzzzzzzzzzz...Whoraldo puts his Left foot in his mouth every time he opens it!

[brytlea]

You know, sadly, this seems to be a common tactic among liberals AND conservatives. I cannot tell you how many times I have been called names simply because the poster did not agree with my POV.

susie

[CottonBall]

have previously written in His Panic, Why Americans Fear Hispanics in the U.S. that, “any Latino who votes for a Republican or a Democrat who opposes rational immigration reform is an Uncle Tom.”

I guess he's not bright enough to come up with a more relevant term to use.

[Gaffer]

Hey Gerry! Don’t you mean “Oncle’ Tomas?”

[CottonBall]

Although now they mostly call you “coconuts”: brown on the outside, white on the inside.

Me, I’m pinkish brown on the outside and mostly red on the inside, with some pink, some grayish-green bits, some purple, a dash of beige, and a little pinkish yellow.

...that's a little too much 'inside' information. I get queasy watching surgeries - or anything involving blood - on TV.

I wonder if these terms will continue to be used against Hispanics that succeed in life, just as blacks that do well. Ridiculous for a race to want to see it's own people impoverished. (Actually, not - it's their so-called 'leaders' that want to keep them in line, dependent, and unable to think for themselves. But that too, is ridiculous that people can't see it.)