Free Republic

HAYWARD -- Jeff Cook didn't see this one coming. Cook was assailed during the Hayward Unified School District Board of Education meeting on Wednesday night by members of the Latino community who were outraged by comments the new trustee made prior to a meeting last month. A procession of leaders and members of the Latino community took turns calling Cook a "racist, bigot" and "xenophobe" after he referred to Latinos as "illegal aliens" and "selfish" during his opening comments of the Jan. 14 board meeting. Cook called Wednesday's attack "pretty vicious," and said he simply wanted to voice his disapproval...