Posted on 07/08/2006 3:02:49 AM PDT by Liz
The mayor of a small Bergen County, New Jersey town is calling for a McDonald's boycott if the fast-food chain does not take down a Spanish-language billboard.... Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan said the advertisement is "offensive" and "divisive"......"The true things that bind us together as neighbors and community is our belief in the American flag and our common language," Lonegan said. "And when McDonald's sends a different message, that we're going to be different now, that causes resentment."
Representatives for McDonald's and CBS Outdoor in New York, the company that owns the billboard on River Road in Bogota, defended the advertisement....said Jodi Senese, executive vice president for marketing for CBS Outdoor.
Jennifer Nagy, a marketing manager of McDonald's NY Metro Region, stood by the advertisement.
Lonegan was dismissive of the statement yesterday. "I think that their boilerplate press release is totally meaningless," Lonegan said. "It shows their utter disregard for this community."
Martin Perez, president of the Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey, an umbrella group of 250 Hispanic organizations, said there is an "anti-Latino" sentiment behind the opposition to the advertisement.
Deborah Jacobs, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, said McDonald's has a first amendment right to advertise in Spanish.
(Excerpt) Read more at nj.com ...
How about this one? How about, McDonald's is simply pandering, because much of their workforce is drawn from the illegal alien invasion horde?
I'm sorry this is an immigration thread. Rational thinking is not allowed.
Please ratchet up the hysteria or find another thread.
;-)
""In the Mexican Congress, it was recently announced that a document would be drafted, to show support for the protest marches in our country.
The Mexican government published advertisements in leading American newspapers calling for the legalization of illegal immigrants in the United States, and "a far-reaching guest workers scheme.""
You never get this info on the news. Never!
This issue aside, Lonergan is a horse's a-s, btw.
I believe Bogota (NJ, not Colombia) is 25% Hispanic.
......Now Now, Tommy Boy!......: )
I'm not rooting for anyone. Soccer is UNAMERICAN!
Gee, I know many Hispanics who own their own businesses. I see more Hispanic-owned businesses than black American owned businesses. Yeah, those "millions of Latinos" are living off the government teat, aren't they, Cletus?
Plenty of ATMs in NY area with both Korean and Chinese (and occassionally, Japanese).
"...the Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey, an umbrella group of 250 Hispanic organizations..."
WHAAAAAAAAAT?????
There's 250 Hispanic organizations in New Jersey? 250? What do they have: The Hispanic Kiwanis? The Hispanic Lions Club? The Hispanic 4H? The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce? The Hispanic............oh never mind.
How much longer before a WASP like myself becomes the minority?
Sorry, I don't have a link. But it was posted at FR.
"My ancestors were Irish and Native American. Neither spoke very good English, actually. But they learned to speak the language, and didn't have their hands out for government assistance, or demand that we adopt their cultures, or demand to fly their flag. They blended into America as Americans. No hyphens, just Americans. The sooner people stop referring to their hyphenated ancestry, the sooner they become a part of this great country."
B I N G O
28 weeks : )
What is the name of the "proposed" Hispanic region currently called California, Arizona, New Mexico, etc.? I need to find that map. I think Porterville may know where it is...
Porterville is a great place to take a leak and get gas.
Just don't stay mre than 10 minutes.
AZTLAN
That's the one! I'll find the map.
I remember as a teen, our school bus broke down on a trip to Porterville. Thankfully, we broke down near Fresno, rather than in that rathole town.
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