The folks over at The Sanctuary -- one of the premier group blogs about Latino issues -- last month sent out a questionnaire to the Obama and McCain campaigns trying pin them down on the specifics of key issues, particularly immigration. Here's what happened:
By the July 31st deadline, only the Obama campaign had responded to the survey. The Sanctuary conducted extra follow-up with McCain's campaign headquarters via e-mail and telephone to investigate their failure to meet the deadline.
"The first phone call I placed was answered cordially. I was told that someone would get back to me. I never heard back from anyone," said Sanctuary editor Kety Esquivel of www.CrossLeft.org, who has appeared on CNN to discuss the questionnaire. "The second time I called, the person I was speaking with hung up and the third time I called the line was disconnected."
Of course, it was only last month that McCain was cooing sweet nothings in the ears of Latino voters in Chicago, holding a late-night town-hall session that was closed to the public. Even then, it was obvious he was telling Latinos he was their pal -- but just not to let anyone else know that. And it went over about as well as you'd expect.
Looks like he's taking my advice and just embracing his party's inner nativist wingnut.
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Shorter McCain: “Adios, mis amigos!”
Steve Schmidt is probably positioning McCain for a big outreach effort to that huge Lou “more and better fences” Dobbs voting block.
Lou Dobbs might not like it if John McCain actually worked with folks to try to figure out how to fix the immigration issue.
I’m left wondering, in terms of votes gained or lost, how this one cuts.
caferty has some great stuff, check this out;
that clip is from crooks and liears, check it out they have a clip, here’s a more indepth snippet
OT - interviewing for a new gig in an hour - guess it’s time to get gorgeous. *g*
I’ll tell you what, this is really bad news for obama, it’s the lead at think progress;
if that happens mccain will definately claim it was his “surge” and definately claim success in Iraq
of course leaving won’t ever happen but there it is, I believe that can spell the downfall of a democratic president
good luck jayt, post pics ot that gourguosity for us lonely hearts
Good luck jayt.
Is that because he’s Mavericky with Facts
and shit
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/.....17446.html
New post - wonder if there are latino groups on the list
ok -
resume - check
gorgeosity - check
perpetual wise-ass - engaged.
I’m ready. See y’all lster.
lol
McCain’s staff really wants to tell the Sanctuary to just assume that McCain would answer their questions the way they would want him to. That always worked for the original Decider, so why not for the new, if ancient, Decider?
It’s good to see that the MSM finally begin to question John McCain’s maverick credentials. Gee, why didn’t we think do that in the blogosphere? *g*
perris -
please try to have some faith in the voting public (believe me, I know what I am asking you) but zip, nada, zilch, zero movement on any numbers on Iraq despite all the timetable talk of the last month.
I’ll go hyperbolic and say if Chimpigula gave every single soldier/marine a ride home on his bicycle handlebars tomorrow, those numbers aint a movin’
hell, I’ll even go with you for a moment and say if it did help McBiker he would then have to stand with GWB to take credit - oh please, let them be that clueless
Mr Hugh, I know this is probably EPU’d, but have been fascinated by who is pulling away and who is staying - a sociologist’s wet dream
Being that I am from the Sonoran Desert, I have found the Sanctuary folks to be quite well-versed on all the issues. Moreover, permit me to tell a story from a couple of weeks ago.
Our infamous Sheriff Joe Arpaio of the famous pink underwear and green bologna fame, was in Tucson to do an appearance touting his second ghostwritten book, and while doing so, there was a demonstration at this book signing that the Sheriff did not take too kindly to. And the Sanctuary folks did some wonderful street theater that included a pinata with the likes of the Sheriff and his pink underwear.
A few days later, a right-wing talk radio wacko decided to defend Arpaio with some theater of his own. He went out and purchased a blow-up doll, gussied up the doll to look like one of the leaders of the Sanctuary Movement, and then uploaded the video onto the internet. In the video, this shock jock was delivering his sexual ministrations to the blow-up doll. After management got wind of what happened the video was taken down. In the meantime, the radio advertisers were seen departing for better havens for spending their ad dollars. However, this ‘incident’ has now morphed into an attempt to get the ‘leader’ of the Sanctuary Movement fired from her place of employment. To wit, she is an attorney with the public defenders office in the Pima County Government.
Well, you can now imagine where all this has been heading. Chicanos throughout Arizona,are angry and upset, and now that the State Legislature is no longer in session, legislators need a lot of love and are now weighing-into this incident, albeit somewhat quietly and behind the scenes. Regardless, the Chicanos are becoming restless and the state’s economy has taken a 10% hit due to the existing anti-immigrant passion and these immigrants would rather spend their cash where the environment is more inviting and receptive.
Of course, this story has not made the news at the corporate-owned media outlets, but it will eventually hit the Big Time, after the diplomats in Mexico finishing talking to our diplomats at the State Department.
Lest I forget, in the Spanish-speaking community, the Sanctuary Movement is held in very high esteem due to their historic behavior for Humaneness and for their willingness to share their glass half full with those who are thirsty. As such, mess with the Sanctuary Folks, and you are asking for more trouble than you can handle. And the government of the Republic of Mexico feels the same way. Even the Minutemen tremble when they vacation in Mexico.
Jaango