Thread: Video: McCain asked about Juan Hernandez in Florida

Video: McCain asked about Juan Hernandez at Florida campaign event
posted at 6:04 pm on January 27, 2008 by Bryan

The straight-talking senator was asked about his Hispanic Outreach Director, Dr. Juan Hernandez, at a campaign event in Florida Sunday. Here’s video of his reaction:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KSzu_lgaX8

QUESTION: Senator McCain, I thank you so much for your service … as an Irish … my parents and my grandparents both came here to become immigrants … I so much want to vote for you, I have one concern … your straight talk … it is you have an outreach - Hispanic outreach person - on your staff, Juan Hernandez, and he has said that he understands why Social Security numbers are stolen … because we don’t allow the immigrants to get their own, so it’s ok for him that we steal other Americans’ Social Security numbers. He also has written a book called “The New American Pioneersâ€

Seems to me you would want to thourghly check those you are having on your staff to work for you. This is probably the worst person to represent you in your run for office....that and the LaRaza lady..... Trust me....if he's supporting McCain it's a 100% sure fire indication you have lost my vote forever. (Not that he did.....I'm just sure there are fence riders wondering which way to go and this guy is a for sure signal to run the other way!)

John McCain asked about Juan Hernandez, doesn't denounce his views

Via this, someone went to a John McCain appearance in Florida and asked him about his Hispanic outreach director Juan Hernandez, a dual citizen who's also a former official with the Mexican government. While she got some good information about him out there in her question, she didn't note that he's a former official with the Mexican government.

Here's McCain's reply:

He's on my staff because he supports my policies and my proposals and my legislative proposal to secure the borders first. [...] I don't know what his previous positions are or other positions are, he supports mine. I have nothing to do with his. He has volunteered to help me with outreach to our Hispanic citizenry as I outreach to every citizen in America. [...] I have no idea but I will check in to the information you've given me. [...]

VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KSzu_lgaX8

According to a McCain spokesman, he was just an unpaid volunteer. However, McCain himself says he's on his staff, and there would seem to be a conflict between their descriptions of his roles. McCain also claims to be clueless about Hernandez' previous positions, something that's difficult to believe considering that Hernandez is a Senior Fellow at the McCain-linked "Reform Institute". But, if he isn't lying, that indicates a strong lack of judgment. And, I doubt whether McCain's attempts to disclaim responsibility for the opinions of a member of his staff would wash if that person held opinions that the MSM considered out of bounds.

The thing to do now is for others to hound him at future appearances, pointing out that Hernandez used to work for a foreign government that encourages illegal immigration to the U.S. and that he's now "outreaching" to U.S. citizens and voters on McCain's behalf. And, ask him whether he's had a chance to check in to Hernandez' positions, why he wasn't aware of them before, and whether he's going to request that Hernandez leaves his "staff". The MSM can also be asked why they aren't looking in to this, such as by asking them in person (noting their names) or by posting comments at MSM sites that discuss McCain.
http://lonewacko.com/blog/archives/007426.html

From an email I received:

Does McCain agree with this? Has he offered Hernandez, a former high-level foreign government official who presumably swore an oath to uphold the Mexican constitution, a place in a future McCain Administration? That’s not a rhetorical question.â€

McCain Mexican Manchurian Candidate

Thanks for posting the video. What a screball liar! He needs to be put in a insane asylum.

McCain's got more spin than my washing machine

oneoldvet.com

That poster should be wanted for Treason to the Constitution.