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Ignoring Hispanic vote shortsighted and insightful

by urbano411 | August 20, 2007 at 05:16 am

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So, the Latino Vote is just incidental spillage to the GOP and taken for granted by the Dems. This is just more proof of how useless the Latino community is without a central voice or agenda. Until Latinos get a united direction they will yield no political power.

What's the sound of one Republican debating?

No, that's not a cocktail party joke. It's a sad reality for Univision, which hopes to host Spanish-language debates for presidential hopefuls in each party. The Spanish-language television network invited Democrats to debate Sept. 9 and the Republicans a week later. So far only a single GOP candidate has agreed.

Good thing "no" means "no" in both Spanish and English. That is the reply most candidates are giving (although, as this column went to press, the darlings of the race were equivocating, and if one agrees, others will surely follow). In fact, even the presidential candidates who are signing up have complaints about the format. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd, both Democrats, answered Univision with "Si," as both speak Spanish fluently.

Standin' on a welfare line sayin' please for cheese

you ask me to follow, but don't want me to lead

You need a vote, ya call me quick

But when voting's through, you call me SPIC...

tk rodriguez