Obama Is ‘First Hispanic President,’ Geraldo Rivera Says

cnsnews.com ^ | March 20, 2009 | Penny Starr

[Free ThinkerNY]

(CNSNews.com) – Journalist and TV personality Geraldo Rivera summed up the optimism of pro-immigrant activists and mostly Democrat politicians at the 13th annual U.S.-Mexico Congressional Border Issues Conference by saying he is confident President Barack Obama will keep his campaign promise to sign “comprehensive immigration reform” into law.

“Barack Obama is the first Hispanic president the same way Bill Clinton was the first black” president, Rivera said at the conference, which took place Thursday at the U.S. Capitol.

Rivera also said the Hispanic community should “give the president some slack” in keeping that promise on immigration reform, given the pressing problems with the economy and other priorities, including health care.

At the conference’s morning panel, experts and activists called on the Obama administration to champion “rational” immigration reform that would give the estimated 12 to 14 million people who are in the country illegally a path to citizenship.

Panelist Kathleen Walker, past national president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, said she wanted to avoid the “A-word,” or amnesty, but said there is a direct link between the future health of the economy and the millions of illegal aliens who are working in the United States.

[chris_bdba]

No he will not because the American people will not let him!

[Kimberly GG]

While any sane person would know that, especially now with so many Americans unemployed, the opposite is true...here is a statement to pay CLOSE attention to:

..."there is a direct link between the future health of the economy and the millions of illegal aliens who are working in the United States."

[Blacksheep]

I have Heraldo’s next reality show.

What a coincidence that Heraldo can have another Vault opening for a Famous Chicago
Grifter.

Obama’s Vault Hawaii. My guess the show will end the same as the last one. Empty!

[StarFan]

What I don’t get is why they have him on F&F and fawn all over him. I turn the station when he comes on.

Shep, Sean and O'Reilly also fawn making me suspect he's either blackmailing the powers that be or is a relative. No other reason for this man to get one minute of air time, anywhere!

BTW I also change channels whenever he appears.

[StarFan]

Now that’s funny.

[Altura Ct.]

there is a direct link between the future health of the economy and the millions of illegal aliens who are working in the United States.

Camp Of The Saints

It is the story of the final, tragic end of European civilization which falls, like all great civilizations, by its own hand.

'A nation never falls but by suicide' - Emerson

[brytlea]

Perhaps he’s in good with their boss?

[tioga]

what a pathetic putz he is

[junta]

Whatever “Hispanic” means or is?

[Kenny Bunk]

Obama’s mother was in Cuba from Oct. 1960 to the end of Dec. 1960. Do the math!

Just to save bandwidth, can you please prepare a report stating in which countries Mama Obama was NOT in during this timeframe? Next thing you know, Che Guevara will turn out to be the father.

BTW, while you Freepers are out there looking around for the BHO, JR. Birth Certificate, take a look around for Mama Obama's marriage certificate. And while you're at it, what is with this Taitz report multiple SS nos for mother and child?

[Kenny Bunk]

Lissen, Aunt B, if a Jewish Guy from Queens (and vice versa) can become an “Hispanic,” why not a Kenyan kid with a top-flight Indonesian education?