Posted on 06/21/2008 3:44:25 PM PDT by EternalVigilance
The two presidential candidates will discuss matters of interest for the latin american community in this country.
The Angeles.- The two main presidential candidates, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama, will be the guests of honor at the third Latin American National Congress, that will be carried out on July 18 and 19 in Los Angeles.
The organizers confirmed the participation of the two politicians in the event, that will be performed in an exclusive hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, where it is expected that more than 300 organizations of 20 cities will attend.
On the first day, McCain will be presented during lunch and Obama at dinner. The two virtual presidential candidates will discuss matters of interest for the latin american community in this country.
In the First National Latin American Congress of 2006, 70 resolutions on diverse issues were taken and 260 local and national organizations assisted, in 2007 300 cities attended and 98 resolutions were adopted.
Among the issues undertaken during both congresses were educational reform, migration, public health, urban development and foreign policy, among others.
The organizers advanced that they prepare an ambitious agenda to promote the registration of millions of latin Americans as new voters in order to continue growing like a political force that can influence the elections next November.
The leader of Latin-American Mexican Brotherhood and the Mexican-American Political Association (MAPA), Nativo López, indicated that the young voters can make the difference in the electoral mobilization.
'In this electoral year we should move and act as a united family and no one is left behind', indicated López, who considered that another of the issues that will be emphasized in the debate will be driver's licenses for ILLEGAL aliens.
Among the organizations that will attend the event are the Willie C. Velásquez Institute, the League of Latin-American United Citizens (LULAC), the Mexican-american Educational and Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF) and the National Network of Day Laborers (NDLON).
As well as the Hispanic Federation, the Educational Project of Registration of Voters of the Southwest (SVREP), the National Alliance of Latin-American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC) and the Hispanic National Council on Environment (NHEC).
The Event will be on:
July 18th - 19th 2008
The Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles
& at the Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown
http://latinocongreso.org/
The National Latino Congreso is convened by the Hispanic Federation (HF), the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC), the National Day Labor Organizing Network (NDLON), the National Hispanic Environmental Council (NHEC), Southwest Voter Registration Education Project (SVREP), and the William C. Velasquez Institute (WCVI).
If you follow the link above and check out the endorsers page, you will find the following endorsers:
2008 Organizational Endorsers (24)
* California Latinas for Reproductive Justice * California Latino School Board Association
* Cesar Chavez Youth Leadership Conference-Sierra College
* Cesar E. Chavez National Holiday
* Chicano Consortium
* Coalition Against Militarism in our Schools
* Committee to Close the School of the Americas
* Communist Party USA
* Drug Policy Alliance Network
* Fontana Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
* Hispanic Enpowerment Association of Roseville
* Int'l Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban 5
* L.A. Community Legal Center and Educational
* La Raza Lawyers Association of Sacramento
* La Raza Network
* Labor Council Latin America Advancement-Sacramento Chapter
* LULAC Council #1111 - Maricopa County, AZ
* LULAC-Lorenzo Patino Council #2862
* Mexican-American Political Assocaition - San Diego County
* Palisadians for Peace
* Respect Respeto
* School of the Americas Watch
* SEIU Local-DLC 765
* Sierra Club
2008 Elected Official Endorsers (4)
* The Honorable Victoria Baca, Trustee, Moreno Valley Unified School District
* The Honorable Pablo Catano, Mayor Pro-tem, City of Hawthorne, CA
* The Honorable Steve Gallardo, State Representative -D13 - House Minority Whip, State of Arizona
* The Honorable Paul Solano, Vice President, Bassett Unified School District
2008 Individual Endorsers (12)
* Felipe Agredano
* Rene Aguilera
* Michael Cruz
* Tommy Escarcega
* Tommy Escarcega
* Fr. Richard Estrada,cmf
* Lydia Guzman
* Richard Lujan
* Hermelinda Martinez
* John Mireles
* Adrian Perez
* Miguel Perla
Yeah.
Everyone had their chance with Duncan Hunter to secure the border, and those who sucked up to the anti war third party blew it with their cult like obedience
I remember when the Three Monkeys Rule was applied to Pres. Bush. Those were sad days for conservatism.
I sure wish he would run as an Independent.
No independent will ever win, dividing the Republcans always gives the Left a victory.
This is how we got Woodrow Wilson, Carter and Clinton.
In this case I’m not so sure. Conservatives from all parties are riled with the choices we don’t have. I’m even hearing democrats grumbling.
“I sure wish he would run as an Independent.”
I think we need to bypass the pubbies at the convention, for the good of the country, and choose Duncan Hunter.
I don’t want my vote to be a throw away vote though. If conservatives could get a grass roots movement started to write in a known conservative...it could work.
“I hardly think that the Communist Party endorsment is a major point.”
I’ll bet if only Obama were attending it would be.
Golly, gee whiz, the die hard McCain fanatics must have missed out on this thread. I got through it without being told my vote is a waste, I am irrelevant, I don’t care about the troops or the country, and if I do not vote McCain, I must be voting for Obama.
Where are you all, McCainiacs? Do you no longer care to earn mug points?
Must be that communist thing here.
Well of course. That’s the way the game is played. But please, try to lie yourself into supporting Juan. It’s for the good of the NAU. I know I am trying my best. I have finally stopped screaming from night terrors when thinking about voting for that POS. With a little help and the right application of our good friend alcohol, you too can be one of us.
I believe some states prevent write-ins. This is why it must be done, I think, via the party label.
In case you haven’t seen this......
If Duncan Hunter is not interested, Jim Inhofe is terrific, too.
Thanks.
When critiquing MacCain, (as with anyone), it's always best to remember that deeds speak much louder than words.
I hope you haven't already forgotten Huckaboob with his unnatural man-crush on MacCain playing the role of stalking horse?
“because of the whining of a McCain supporter, the headline has now been scrubbed of the fact that McCain and Obama are participating in a Communist Party USA-endorsed event.” you say?
There’s a McCain supporter here?? here?
Today's 3rd party is tomorrow's new conservative party. Since the GOP is determined to become largely indistinguishable from the democrat party, for the good of America it's best to mercifully euthanize it quickly and find its replacement rather than keep it around, dying slowly, consuming increasingly scarce political capital.
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