“Governor Rick Perry, God bless his heart, really should steer clear of the issue of hypocrisy for political gain. I hesitate to say it, but he should watch it when he accuses people of not being “good conservatives”.
Appearing before the racist group La Raza like he did, and not only that, what he said to them in his pandering speech, and his relationship with Juan Hernandez who was illegal alien advisor to Juan McCain’s 2008 campaign, and that Gov. Perry comment in one of the earlier debates that we are all heartless if we want to crack down on illegal aliens, to me those also strike me as being not necessarily “good conservatism” but rather of Lindsay Graham-ism of the worst kind. Granted, I am not behind every single vote of Sen. Santorum, for sure, but I know hypocritical comments when I see them, and just now, we saw one. “
Amen to that. Both Governor Perry and Senator Santorum have their good points, and their weak points. Thus, the proverbial people in glass houses come to mind. While the senator has made decisions I do not approve of, at the moment, he is the better choice for me. We still have time yet, and the race may yet develop more interesting parties. No fait accompli.
Your getting your LaRaza groups mixed up.
The one Perry talked to does not believe in Reconquista.
You are referring to Raza Unida which has nothing to do with NCLR.
Here are some facts and you can research to find out for yourself at the NCLR website:
http://www.nclr.org/index.php/about_us/faqs/the_truth_about_nclr/other_issues/
Some critics mistakenly assert that activist Professor Jose Angel Gutierrez was a founder of NCLR.
In fact, while Gutierrez was a key player in a number of Mexican American organizations, including the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO), the Brown Berets, and the Raza Unida Political Party, he never had any connection to NCLR.
Indeed Jose Angel Gutierrez himself has articulated a clear distinction between himself and his allies and NCLR, an organization he criticizes as being “cautious and careful.”
http://www.nclr.org/index.php/about_us/faqs/the_truth_about_nclr/reconquista_and_segregation/
misconception about NCLR is the allegation that we support a “Reconquista,” or the right of Mexico to reclaim land in the southwestern United States.
NCLR has not made and does not make any such claim; indeed, such a claim is so far outside of the mainstream of the Latino community that we find it incredible that our critics raise it as an issue.
NCLR has never supported and does not endorse the notion of a “Reconquista” or “Aztlán.” Similarly, NCLR’s critics falsely claim that the statement “Por La Raza todo, Fuera de La Raza nada,” [“For the community everything, outside the community nothing”] is NCLR’s motto.
NCLR unequivocally rejects this statement.
(from NCLR)
http://www.nclr.org/index.php/about_us/faqs/the_truth_about_nclr/the_translation_of_our_name/
“Many people incorrectly translate our name, “La Raza,” as “the race.” While it is true that one meaning of “raza” in Spanish is indeed “race,” in Spanish, as in English and any other language, words can and do have multiple meanings. As noted in several online dictionaries, “La Raza” means “the people” or “the community.” Translating our name as “the race” is not only inaccurate, it is factually incorrect. Hispanic is an ethnicity, not a race. As anyone who has ever met a Dominican American, Mexican American, or Spanish American can attest, Hispanics can be and are members of any and all races.”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2815948/posts?q=1&;page=51#58