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By Justin Sink
Republicans are demanding an apology Wednesday from President Obama's campaign manager after a tweet that they argue was insulting toward Latino Americans.
Jim Messina, who is helming the president's reelection effort, tweeted a line from a column written by The Washington Post's Dana Milbank, in which he argues that Republicans will struggle to attract the Latino vote after coming out against the DREAM immigration reform act.
"Line of the day from WAPO's Dana Milbank: 'The chimichanga? It may be the only thing Republicans have left to offer Latinos,' " Messina tweeted.
But the comments drew rebuke from Republicans, who argued the reference to the deep-fried burrito was culturally insensitive.
"The fact that the campaign manager of President Obama's reelection campaign thinks it's appropriate to disseminate insulting jokes about the Hispanic community is a perfect example of the kind of empty rhetoric that characterizes this White House's so-called outreach to Latinos. We demand that Mr. Messina immediately apologize and we ask that President Obama disavow his campaign manager's ridiculous statement," said Jennifer Sevilla Korn, executive director of the conservative Hispanic Leadership Network, in a statement.
That's rich isn't it?? The repubs demanding an apology for the Latino Americans..... with their track record of positives to the Latino Americans.
http://thehill.com/blogs/twitter-room/other-news/210859-gop-demands-apology-for-obama-campaign-managers-chimichanga-tweet
Hugabear
(10,340 posts)The rethugs have absolutely nothing to offer Hispanics (or any other minority group).
Rethugs are just pissed that Messina and Milbank are pointing out their racism.
Gman
(24,780 posts)How's that? Better for ya, GOP?
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)thinking republicans.
babylonsister
(171,048 posts)Another example of 'look over there'!
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,401 posts)from their own failures and glaring inability to attract more latinos to the party.
Proud Public Servant
(2,097 posts)is that Milbank's joke is referencing a comment by John McCain! (Who, admittedly, was not talking about Latinos but about things that come from Arizona -- not that Chimichanga's come from Arizona, but you don't look for sense from the man who foisted Palin upon us.)
muriel_volestrangler
(101,294 posts)Lint Head
(15,064 posts)They would attack you for breathing if they could.
lpbk2713
(42,750 posts)There you will see what RWingers think of minorities.
For them to accuse anyone of bias toward minorities is ludicrous.
Make7
(8,543 posts)... building an electrified fence on the Mexican border?
The remarks, which came at two campaign rallies in Tennessee as part of a barnstorming bus tour across the state, drew loud cheers from crowds of several hundred people at each rally. At the second stop, in Harriman, Tenn., Mr. Cain added that he also would consider using military troops "with real guns and real bullets" on the border to stop illegal immigration.
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/15/cain-proposes-electrified-border-fence/
So I guess it might be considered unfair to say that Republicans have nothing to offer.
sdfernando
(4,929 posts)being a foreign born Naturalized citizen of the United States of America...I am not offended in the least bit. I got quite a chuckle out of the comment in fact.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)Swede
(33,230 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)how to reply to something like that?
nykym
(3,063 posts)I am truly sorry if I offended anyone by simply telling the truth!
Jester Messiah
(4,711 posts)Guess Jennifer and I will both be waiting a while.
Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)B I T E M E.
madmom
(9,681 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)So tweeting a quote from an article is wrong??
libtodeath
(2,888 posts)pointing fingers at others is what it amounts to,a way to try to say "look they are too".
No one belives the idiots anymore so have at it repukes.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)HangOnKids
(4,291 posts)"How dare you use what I said against me!"
What a difference two-and-half years makes:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3729843#3733960
LadyHawkAZ
(6,199 posts)HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Oh, the irony! Stop it, GOP, you're killin' me!
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