La Raza VP Latest to Win Obama Ethics Waver

Heritage Foundation ^ | March 11, '09

[T.L.Sink]

Despite his solemn promise to the American people to keep lobbyists out of his Admkinistration, two more have slipped in. The latest waivers were provided for Jocelyn Frye, director of policy and projects in the Office of First Lady, and Cecilia Munoz, director of intergovernmental affairs in the executive office of the president. Munoz was a senior vice president for the National Council of La Raza. She was heavily involved in the immigration battles in Congress in recent years, and is now a principal liason to the Hispanic community for the administration.

[T.L.Sink]

Not only has Obama flagrantly violated his pledge to keep lobbyists out of his administration but only a couple weeks after his inauguration he began doing this - probably a record for repudiation of a campaign promise. Even worse, he's hired an ethnocentric spokesperson for the non-citizen, pro-amnesty Hispanic special-interest factions. La Raza ("The Race") is a group adamantly committed to an open-borders, pro-amnesty, and special privileges policy ('affirmative action') for Latinos. The choice of Munoz clearly illustrates that amnesty will be the goal of the Obama administration.

[culpeper]

The usurper strikes again.

[Mac from Cleveland]

Their motto is:

“Por La Raza todo. Fuera de La Raza nada” [“For the race— everything, for outside the race— nothing”]

Pretty ambiguous, huh?

If nothing else, these people, like our Emperor, Liver Lips the First,are nothing if not upfront with their agenda. And we’re all standing by watching—and making sure that we don’t offend them in any way-because that would be bad—oh, so bad.....

Holder is an idiot—but in some ways-he’s right.

[Reaganesque]

So, this makes how many lobbyists in this “lobbyist free” administration?

[Lizavetta]

And how many earmarks did Mr. No Earmarks approve?

Change has never looked so much like the status quo.

[T.L.Sink]

I’ve lost exact track but I think it’s at least five or six. Daschle had other problems but his wife is an active lobbyist. The only thing about Obama that’s been ‘transparent’ is his poor judgment and incompetence.