Texas GOP candidate portraying Hispanics as freeloaders

[Ed Barrow]

What will it take for the Hispanic Community to come out and vote in November? The Harris County GOP and their candidate for Tax Assessor Don Sumners, are doing everything they can to get them to vote including publicly insulting them:

On the recent episode of the PBS local series Red, White and Blue, Republican candidate for Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector Don Sumners was asked if he was concerned about getting the support of the Hispanic community after defeating incumbent Leo Vasquez. His answer concluded with the following - “I don’t have a problem with their (Hispanics) agenda except for trying to get benefits that may not have been earned.”

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State Representative Armando Walle commented on Don Sumner's stupidity:

“Mr. Sumner’s position that Hispanic families don’t work hard for what they earn is both ignorant and offensive but not the least bit surprising. With their inflammatory rhetoric and political agenda, Texas Republicans have made it clear there is no room for Hispanics in their Party.


http://bayareahouston.blogspot.com/2010/05/harris-county-gop-hispanics-are.html

[Liberal Gramma]

1. Is he as concerned with Hispanics paying for benefits they never receive?

How many illegals using fake SSNs are paying into the system and will never see a dime of Social Security?

[blogslut]

2. Keep talking, Mr. Sumner

Harris County has a population that is approximately 40% Hispanic/Latino.