Thread: La Raza Demands RNC chair to take down offensive website

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NCLR ASKS RNC CHAIR MEHLMAN TO TAKE DOWN OFFENSIVE WEBSITE


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 4, 2006

Lisa Navarrete
(202) 785-1670



Washington, DC - In a letter sent today to Republican National Committee Chair Ken Mehlman, Janet Murguía, President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S., asked for the removal of a new website, http://www.muchagraciasdebbie.com, which was unveiled this week by the National Republican Senatorial Committee. The text of the letter follows:

Dear Mr. Chairman:

I'm writing to share with you my deep concern and extreme disappointment regarding a recent incident in which high-level Republican officials have, in the guise of the immigration debate, engaged in direct attacks on Hispanic Americans which are highly offensive to, and disparaging of, our community. The website of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (http://www.muchasgraciasdebbie.com) features Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow in a sombrero with a Muchas Gracias, Debbie banner. Clicking on the image takes you to a page featuring bilingual text which badly misrepresents some key policy debates to the tune of the "Mexican Hat Dance." We ask that this website be removed immediately.

In August, we issued a public request to both political parties asking you to exercise leadership in preventing offensive ads from being used in this election season. This call was prompted by ads that were prepared by the senatorial campaign committees of both parties which caused outrage and concern in our community.

I am deeply disappointed to find that these tactics continue; they do great harm to our community and our country. Furthermore, I believe they dishonor the Republican Party whose relationship to the Latino community you have personally worked to improve. While I know that neither the ads nor other tactics reflect your personal views, I am asking you to exert your leadership to ensure that they do not disgrace the party or the nation further.

Sincerely,

Janet Murguía
President and CEO

Ahhhhhhhhhhh MEHLMAN, you just can't keep yourself from stepping in the shit, can you?

What a dufus!

I just clicked on the url and the page is already gone.

That didn't take those spineless, quivering Hispanderers long...

wrong spelling

http://www.muchasgraciasdebbie.com/

Thanks Debbie for your wonderful voting record on behalf of illegal immigrants. When given a chance to support “secure the borders first” legislation, you opted to vote no. Thanks Debbie! When given the chance to vote for English as America’s national language, you voted no. Thanks Debbie! When given the chance to vote for a fence along the border of Mexico, you voted no. Thanks Debbie! When given a chance to make social security benefits available to illegal immigrants you voted yes, thanks Debbie! We know you did the best you could in politically posturing during the immigration debate in the Senate—even flip flopping on the fence which you now support. But we know where your heart is, thanks Debbie!

Great site! I guess that someone owes someone else an apology, at least for the time being.

Miss Janet needs to get down off her high horse.

There's also a French version at http://www.mercidebbie.com/index.html They just don't have a high-place advocate whining for them.

Merci Debbie pour votre inefficacité incroyable dans le sénat des Etats-Unis! La chambre des représentants et le sénat du Michigan ont passé la legislation pour arrêter l’écoulement des déchats, de meme que la chambre des représentants des Etats-Unis, mais pas vous! Merci Debbie! Grâce à votre accord ridicule avec des bureaucrates canadiens, une vraie solution au problème des déchats n’est pas possible, maintenant que le congrès n’est plus en session. Merci Debbie! Plutôt que de choisir ce qui était le meilleur pour le Michigan, vous avez choisi ce qui était politiquement avantageux – merci Debbie! Si vous pouvez penser à plus de manières que votre incompétence peut permettre au Canada de tirer profit de votre état, nous faîtes savoir, s’il vous plaît – merci Debbie!

Originally Posted by had_enuf

Miss Janet needs to get down off her high horse.

There's also a French version at http://www.mercidebbie.com/index.html They just don't have a high-place advocate whining for them.

Merci Debbie pour votre inefficacité incroyable dans le sénat des Etats-Unis! La chambre des représentants et le sénat du Michigan ont passé la legislation pour arrêter l’écoulement des déchats, de meme que la chambre des représentants des Etats-Unis, mais pas vous! Merci Debbie! Grâce à votre accord ridicule avec des bureaucrates canadiens, une vraie solution au problème des déchats n’est pas possible, maintenant que le congrès n’est plus en session. Merci Debbie! Plutôt que de choisir ce qui était le meilleur pour le Michigan, vous avez choisi ce qui était politiquement avantageux – merci Debbie! Si vous pouvez penser à plus de manières que votre incompétence peut permettre au Canada de tirer profit de votre état, nous faîtes savoir, s’il vous plaît – merci Debbie!

HAD!!!
stop it, please
I'm practically have apoplexy here
FRENCH of all things. I SURRENDER - I SURRENDER

La Racist La Raza missed their chance with the French site........and only ended up being racist once again. Love it!

Originally Posted by loservillelabor

La Racist La Raza missed their chance with the French site........and only ended up being racist once again. Love it!

LL, the race is just "focused" not racist.