Thread: Janet MurguÃ*a: Multiple Amnesty Failures Have Unglued Her

Janet MurguÃ*a: Multiple Amnesty Failures Have Unglued Her—Will She Lose Her Job, Too?
By Joe Guzzardi

In my April column about the then-looming illegal alien May Day marches, I wrote that the other side had suffered such a series of staggering defeats that some of its leaders are becoming visibly unglued and appear on the verge of a total stress-induced mental collapse.

The abject, utter failure of this year’s May Day events—a more complete bomb than even I dared to imagine—cannot have helped them regain their balance.

One of the most visibly shaken: La Raza’s Janet MurguÃ*a who, with the cameras rolling on three recent occasions, demonstrated an increasingly distanced position from reality.

MurguÃ*a’s demeanor indicated that she’s teetering on the edge.

Analyzed in reverse order, the high-visibility events were:

Murguia’s April 16 speech to the National Press Club:

Fascinating for a host of reasons, MurguÃ*a’s speech counted on the gullibility of her MainStream Media audience to get away with her outrageously absurd remarks.

Among them were, if you can believe it, MurguÃ*a’s accusatory tongue-lashings of the liberal press for misrepresenting and under-reporting the so-called merits of illegal immigration.

MurguÃ*a made multiple references to how "vigilantes" and "hate groups" "demonize" and "dehumanize" what she referred to as "immigrants."

She cited, without any sources or statistical references, that "…hate crimes against Latinos are up 35 percent over four years…." And naturally, she touted the "Latino vote" for its power to determine the outcome of all future elections.

Then came her corker.

Whining about how "personal" the perfectly appropriate national immigration debate is, MurguÃ*a reached deep into her sob story bag of tricks for this one:

"When your 10 year-old nephew who was born in Kansas is told by a schoolmate, ‘Mexicans are stupid, and I think you should go back to Mexico.’"[Full Text: http://www.nclr.org/content/viewpoints/detail/51591/ ]

Was MurguÃ*a suggesting that federal immigration policy should be established based on what one fourth-grader in Kansas allegedly said to another?

If that’s not crazy, what is?

Here’s an interesting observation on MurguÃ*a’s speech. She never once mentioned La Raza instead referring to her employer as "NCLR".

I take that as a solid indication that MurguÃ*a knows that even in the most liberal circles, "La Raza" rubs people the wrong way.

(Read and watch Murguia’s speech here.)

La Raza’s March 4th 2008 Capital Awards Gala:

MurguÃ*a opened this dinner ceremony with an attempted joke about Lou Dobbs that did not generate so much as a chuckle from the all-Hispanic crowd.

Said MurguÃ*a to open the evening: "Lou Dobbs sends his regrets. He’s home looking at our website so he can get it right."

What the audience didn’t find funny is that Dobbs—as well as other patriotic immigration reform organizations and websites like VDARE.COM—have enjoyed a much better 2008 (as well as 2007, 2006 and 2005) than either MurguÃ*a or La Raza.

MurguÃ*a hasn’t learned that if and when you grind your opponents into dust, then you’ve earned the right to make them the object of your ridicule, assuming that’s your style.

But when the reverse is true and you’re the one who year after year has his pants beaten off, the best course of action is to remain silent.

Then MurguÃ*a droned on about how La Raza, during its forty years as "America’s leading civil rights organization for Hispanics," has watched its "…tree of ideas and influence grow taller and stronger…"

Again, the reality is quite different.

La Raza’s "influence" has dramatically diminished during the last several years.

Just look at this year’s three La Raza Capital Award "honorees," two Treason Lobby U.S. Representatives, California’s Hilda Solis and Florida’s Lincoln Diaz-Balart, and the cravenly anti-American Univision Spanish-language television channel.

Time was, when La Raza’s influence was waxing, its award recipients included Representatives Chris Cannon, John Boehner and Senators Tom Harkin, Lindsey Graham and Olympia Snowe.

But now, given America’s public outcry over La Raza endorsements, and the fact that receiving its awards may eventually cost Cannon and Graham their jobs, astute non-Hispanic U.S. elected officials politely decline such "honors" (Are you listening John McCain?)

(See MurguÃ*a’s speech here starting at 0:58. A constructive criticism aside to MurguÃ*a: a bright salmon pink, sleeveless dress with a plunging neckline does not become you.)

MurguÃ*a on Lou Dobbs Tonight, February 4, 2008:

Memorable for a host of reasons, including her continuous references to "hate speech and its consequences," MurguÃ*a’s appearance here offered many critically important insights into our side’s strong position.

The following exchange is the most significant:

MurguÃ*a: "We are meeting—I already have a meeting with CNN worldwide president..."

Dobbs: "Jim Walton."

MurguÃ*a: "... Mr. Jim Walton..."

Dobbs: "Right."

MurguÃ*a: "... to talk to him about this."

Dobbs: "He's a good man to start with."

MurguÃ*a: "Well, we're going to hold you accountable. We're going to hold the other networks accountable."

Dobbs: "And what are you going to do?"

MurguÃ*a: "We're going to ask them to remove these kinds of representatives..."

Dobbs: "So you want me—you want me fired?"

MurguÃ*a: "Not you. I said these representatives, who are tied to vigilante and hate groups, as documented by the ADL or by the Southern Poverty Law Center. They have no place on the airwaves." (Complete transcript here: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/ ... dt.01.html )

In fact, of course, MurguÃ*a would love to get Dobbs fired—if only she held the hammer.

But she doesn’t.

What’s crucial and what proves just how little influence MurguÃ*a has is that her meeting with Walton was scheduled for February 21st. And, to no rational person’s surprise, Dobbs is still on the air.

Furthermore, Dobbs has added a three-hour daily radio show.

And, in what must be a bitter pill for MurguÃ*a to swallow, Fox News, as reported by James Fulford, refuses to meet with her.

MurguÃ*a has serious credibility problems that should put her own position as La Raza’s president and Chief Executive Officer is deep peril.

Appointed with major fanfare in January 2005 to replace Raul Yzaguirre, MurguÃ*a came to La Raza with big time credentials.

After receiving three degrees from Kansas University—a B.S. degree in journalism (1982), a B.A. degree in Spanish (1982), and a J.D. degree (1985) from the School of Law—MurguÃ*a worked for seven years in Washington, DC as legislative counsel to former Kansas Congressman Jim Slattery.

Then MurguÃ*a worked at the White House from 1994 to 2000, ultimately serving as deputy assistant to President Clinton. Finally, MurguÃ*a was appointed as deputy campaign manager and director of constituency outreach for the Al Gore/Joe Lieberman presidential campaign.

No wonder La Raza gobbled MurguÃ*a up.

An insider! MurguÃ*a knows the players! She can deliver an amnesty!

Wrong! Wrong! And wrong!

After more than three plus years as La Raza’s chief, MurguÃ*a has not moved its agenda forward one millimeter.

Worse, during MurguÃ*a’s watch, the amnesty effort has moved significantly backward.

When you realize that because MurguÃ*a did work at the White House and does know the players, she should have an insurmountable advantage—something akin to a football team that starts every drive on its opponent’s ten-yard line—in winning her "personal" battle.

But that’s not what happened. MurguÃ*a has been soundly beaten at every turn. So it’s little wonder that she’s increasingly shrill.

In the private sector, Murguia’s repeated and very public failures would get her fired.

As fully warranted as Murguia’s dismissal would be, based on her inability to deliver the coveted "comprehensive immigration reform" goodies, if La Raza were to can her it would be yet another open admission of its ineptitude.

So, because La Raza has had plenty of failures lately and doesn’t need to admit to another, Murguia’s job is probably safe—for now.
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its leaders are becoming visibly unglued and appear on the verge of a total stress-induced mental collapse.

We can only hope.

Among them were, if you can believe it, MurguÃ*a’s accusatory tongue-lashings of the liberal press for misrepresenting and under-reporting the so-called merits of illegal immigration.

She is delusional. The mainstream press bombards us with emotional sob stories and the supposed "merits" of "hard working immigrants" (i.e., illegal aliens illegally working) all the time.

Originally Posted by Populist

Among them were, if you can believe it, MurguÃ*a’s accusatory tongue-lashings of the liberal press for misrepresenting and under-reporting the so-called merits of illegal immigration.

She is delusional. The mainstream press bombards us with emotional sob stories and the supposed "merits" of "hard working immigrants" (i.e., illegal aliens illegally working) all the time.

And, a person could explain things in reverse too - ie. by definition, you can't be a 'hard-working' illegal - there is no legal basis by which to do so. And, even more, there is no legal basis for employers to hire them too.

Good article.

It is MurguÃ*a that should be fired for angering Americans even more against here positions for her advocacy of stifling free speech.

So many Americans can see right through her con job. And cuddling up with the SPLC and ADL is a bad career move for anyone right now.

W

Let's also not forget Murgia's delusional speech at Birmingham's MLK day this year, in which she (tryed to) tied rights of illegal aliens to the civil rights struggle of MLK. Huuuuuuuuhhhhhhhh??? MLK and the civil rights struggles were a movement to ensure blacks were accorded all the rights and privledges of citizens, which they already were.

Tieing 'rights' of illegal aliens to 'civil rights' and the struggles of black America, is not only disingenious...it is ludicrous.

See this past ALIPAC posting for more info. on Murgia and MLK Day:
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-99839-mlk.html

Furthermore, civil rights pertain ONLY to citizens. The Merriam-Webster online Dictionary defines civil-rights as: “The nonpolitical rights of a citizen; especially: the rights of personal liberty guaranteed to U.S. citizens by the 13th and 14th amendments to the Constitution and by acts of Congress.â€

[quote="zeezil"]Let's also not forget Murgia's delusional speech at Birmingham's MLK day this year, in which she (tryed to) tied rights of illegal aliens to the civil rights struggle of MLK. Huuuuuuuuhhhhhhhh??? MLK and the civil rights struggles were a movement to ensure blacks were accorded all the rights and privledges of citizens, which they already were.

Tieing 'rights' of illegal aliens to 'civil rights' and the struggles of black America, is not only disingenious...it is ludicrous.

See this past ALIPAC posting for more info. on Murgia and MLK Day:
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-99839-mlk.html

Furthermore, civil rights pertain ONLY to citizens. The Merriam-Webster online Dictionary defines civil-rights as: “The nonpolitical rights of a citizen; especially: the rights of personal liberty guaranteed to U.S. citizens by the 13th and 14th amendments to the Constitution and by acts of Congress.â€

Good points AmericanMe. Many if not most younger people (and many MSM reporters) are ignorant about important historical events such as the Civil Rights movement. Thus rarely do we hear meaningful analysis or protests when ridiculous analogies are made between the historic struggles of African Americans and today's illegal aliens.

Among them were, if you can believe it, MurguÃ*a’s accusatory tongue-lashings of the liberal press for misrepresenting and under-reporting the so-called merits of illegal immigration.

It seems to me the media beat us in the head with the wonders of illegals when they said they were the bedrock of our economy, that they did jobs lazy Americans wouldn't do, that they were needed because they were to replace the dying baby-boomers, how honest and harworking and family oriented they were, how much money they spend in our economy...etc. etc.........till those wonders just plain and simple didn't add up to the reality going on in our cities and towns. I'm sorry but people see what's going on all around them and the media can put whatever slant they want on it......it doesn't erase what people are actually living. The reality is a far cry from the fantasy they have been shoving down our throats. Not just in one area of the country.....but coast to coast, north and south. Same things being said across the board in each and every area from all sorts of people.

It was their pro-latino business that turned this to a race issue, it was their accusations the whites were using latinos as slaves, it was their attitude that somehow the world wouldn't rotate if it weren't for them and it was everyone else keeping them from from being the majority, to the point where they were proudly claiming they would breed others out to take over. To twisting history to make them victims and a college professor advocating extermination of elderly white people. Till right to today where it's only latino rights and latino issues for just latinos that are worthy of any attention.....as if none of it touches anyone else. As if latinos don't already have the same rights as anyone else......they just want special rights above and beyond what everyone else has, exclusively just for them......including being "looked over" for basic laws we all have to live by. I mean get those drunk drivers off the road, just don't target the latinos. They'd be the first screaming for justice if their kid was killed by an illegal drunk driver with no license and insurance....but we're supposed to forget about that part when it comes to them as they flee for the border and leave the victims hanging. Rules and laws are ment for everyone else, but not for them. They just wait for someone to say or do anything to sue......typically for MILLIONS, yet they don't want to be held accountable for anything. Personally if I were latino.......I'd want that woman locked away and told to shut-up because she single handedly has done more damage with her insane rantings than anything.

Originally Posted by Populist

Good points AmericanMe. Many if not most younger people (and many MSM reporters) are ignorant about important historical events such as the Civil Rights movement. Thus rarely do we hear meaningful analysis or protests when ridiculous analogies are made between the historic struggles of African Americans and today's illegal aliens.

So true, Populist. Do you happen to remember the press conference a few months ago just after Tony Snow left? Dana Perino, the new WH Press Secretary got a question referencing the Bay of Pigs...and she admitted that she didn't know anything about it! This woman is speaking on behalf of Bush...well I guess THAT explains why she probably has the IQ of a flea!