President Obama more popular with Latinos than whites
By Teresa Puente
A recent poll administered by Latino Decisions found President Obama has a 74 percent approval rating among Latino voters.
This is startling especially when you consider a recent Gallup poll found the president only has a 39 percent approval rating among whites.
Also the new Latino Decisions poll found that Latino voters rank health care reform as more important to them than immigration reform.
I was surprised to learn that so many Latinos still support our president compared to the general population
read more [chicagonow.com/blogs/chicanisima/]
Could Cathleen Decker Be Bias on Her Reporting?
Ok if people can speculate on poll’s then surely i can do the same on quotes and articles , after Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa got out from the gubernatorial race Could Cathleen sounds like she enjoys kicking the guy while he’s down and even pointing out the obvious. and let me say pointing out the obvious doesn’t make you a smart reporter.
Cathleen Decker: But in the latest Times Poll, voters offer the Democratic mayor a bracing jolt of reality as he prepares to start his second term. In short, they appear to be saying: “Get a grip. If we have to give up our ambitions and hunker down for survival, so too should you. And so should the government you lead.” read more
Gavin Newsom Vs Antonio Veragosa For California Governor
The Political Baggage from Both politicians..
Antonio Veragosa
Mr. Mayor, the city you have sworn to lead is in crisis. It is time you put a stop to the betrayals and fecklessness. Time you resist the urge to bound up the career ladder. read more
Gavin Newsom
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has been linked to gay marriage ever since he directed city clerks to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in 2004. Now he’s running for governor and trying to broaden his appeal, but fate appears to be working against him. read more Read more
Kit Rachlis want Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to complete his term
The June 2009 cover of Los Angeles Magazine - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is a Failure
The political elite are starting to get ready for the California gubernatorial election and people are starting to take sides and Kit Rachlis looks like he might be going for Gavin Newsom. with The June cover of Los Angeles Magazine the magazine’s editor [in] chief Kit Rachlis is trying to stop Antonio Villaraigosa from competing with a more liberal and a clean cut Gavin Newsom.
i cant say anything bad about Gavin Newsom even if he had personal love drama as did Villaraigosa , it remains just that “his” anything out side of personal issues is fair game.
the [laobserved.com] is loving this story.. especially considering they went all out on Villaraigosa over his love triangle with a sexy Latina.
“Mr. Mayor, the city you have sworn to lead is in crisis. It is time you put a stop to the betrayals and fecklessness. Time you resist the urge to bound up the career ladder…Call a press conference and tell us in language that contains no loopholes that you’ll stay with us until the end of your term.
It looks like politics is going to get nasty in California.
Republicans Blame Immigrants For Swine Flu
American cases were found to be made up of genetic elements from four different flu viruses ” North American swine influenza, North American avian influenza, human influenza A virus subtype H1N1, and swine influenza virus typically found in “Asia and Europe” - “an unusually mongrelised mix of genetic sequences.”
and most people infected were from Cancun Mexico that were on spring break , someone from another country could have easily infected travelers with the swine flu while on vacation in Mexico.
racist people will always blame people of different color for all there ills and so I’m not the bit surprised fox-news is pushing this kind of anti Mexican hate.
The Los Angeles Times Vs Two Latinas : Rosario Marin ,Carrie Lopez
Rosario Marin ,Carrie Lopez get their lives turned upside down after an article depicting them as two government official swindling tax payers for personal gain.
By Adrian Perez, Publisher, Latino Journal
The Los Angeles Times is one of the most widely read and respected publications in the west coast, serving the second largest city in the nation, and the largest Latino population. Read more
Cecilia Muñoz for Director of Intergovernmental Affairs
President Barack Obama has indicated that he intends to nominate Muñoz to succeed Elizabeth Dial as the Director of Intergovernmental Affairs.
How Extremists turned Hispanics against the GOP
How Extremists turned Hispanics against the GOP
By Ruben Navarrette Jr.
There has been a misunderstanding. According to the chatter, many Republicans seem to think they lost the Hispanic vote because their party took a stand against illegal immigration.
That’s pretty much what radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh said during a recent interview with fellow talker Sean Hannity. I like listening to Limbaugh, but what gibberish. That theory makes the GOP sound almost noble, as if it’s paying a price for its convictions. Yet it is Republican lawmakers who tend to weaken employer sanctions — perhaps the most effective immigration enforcement measure in existence.
It also has a ring of resignation, suggesting that the only way for the GOP to make nice with America’s largest minority is to reverse itself and embrace an open border. Wrong again. According to the Pew Hispanic Center, most Latinos support reasonable enforcement measures and don’t begrudge the United States the right to protect its borders.
Worse, the theory implies that if the GOP could relive the last several years, it wouldn’t do anything differently.
I hope that’s not true. They say elephants never forget, but is it too much to ask for them to learn a lesson once in a while? Otherwise, with the country on the march to being one-fourth Hispanic in 30 years, Republicans may become extinct.
Let me be clear. The reason for the Hispanic exodus from the GOP is not because Republicans took a stand against illegal immigration. It’s the way
they did it — or at least many of them did it. As always, the devil was in the details.Since the election, I’ve heard from hundreds of Hispanics who are still steamed at the GOP. That is no surprise. Time heals wounds, but this is recent history. (Ask the Mexicans about the Spanish. My people have been known to hold a grudge for 500 years.) [read more]
Sadly Some People just Don’t Get it , Tom Barry is one of them
I found a interesting Commentary By Tom Barry the other day ”Latinos for Latinos” Barry.122408.htm
Tom Barry has a Commentary about Hispanics wanting representation that is offered to others minorities [Jews , Blacks] but singles out “Latinos” as the main culprits of asking for representation. I’m wondering if he did a Commentary about the Jewish lobby “Aipac” wanting , or pushing for their people in Obama’s administration or even during the past 8 years with Bush Jr and the amount of neo-con Jews added in top slots.
is this guy [Tom Barry] a Xenophobe? or just naive?
Obama’s Latino Mandate
Latinos backed Obama by a 2-to-1 margin on election day and could be the biggest force behind a longterm, center-left political realignment.
“The heavily Hispanic states of the Southwest, the ‘Cactus Corner,’ could be part of a winning strategy in 2008.” Well, sí, se puede.
Look at these numbers that were provided to us by the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute, which examined the 2008 Latino vote in thirteen key states. USHLI concluded that 67 percent of Latinos voted for Barack Obama, and only 31 percent for John McCain — more than a 2-to-1 difference nationwide. Read more
