Thread: GOP candidates snub Univision

GOP candidates snub Univision

By: Gebe Martinez

September 8, 2007 11:45 PM EST

When Fox News and other English-language television networks extended presidential debate invitations earlier this year, Republican and Democratic primary candidates asked for the details.

But when Univision–the Spanish-language network with the top-rated local newscast in 16 media markets–scheduled an historic GOP debate on Latino issues for Sept. 16 in Miami, a week after a similar forum for Democrats, only Arizona Sen. John McCain accepted.

What’s worse, in the eyes of national Hispanic leaders and progressives who are keeping count, this is the third time in recent months that Republican presidential candidates have dissed the fastest-growing part of the electorate by passing up chances to address Latinos’ concerns about the Iraq war, health care, the economy and immigration.

The major Republican candidates also refused invitations to address NCLR, the National Council of La Raza, at its annual conference in July. In June, the only Republican to show up at the convention of the National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials was California Rep. Duncan Hunter, the patron of the border fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Republicans’ slight of Hispanics “is very unusual,â€

Having a debate in Spanish is an INSULT to the American people. You have to speak English in order to become a citizen so why should there be a debate in Spanish. Doing so is ignoring the American public and blatant pandering to a group that supposedly can't vote!

[quote="Nouveauxpoor"]GOP candidates seem to be following the conclusion of its conservative base that the party cannot win over the Hispanic vote, Rosenberg said. “I think we will look back on this time and it will be seen as one of the greatest strategic blunders in American history,â€

SNUB, I believe the true word is IGNORED!

whatever happened to objective journalism?

By: Gebe Martinez

and to quote a non-spanish speaking hispanic co-worker of mine

"This is really starting to make me angry. Why is it so hard to assume that Hispanics can speak english too?"

[quote]The Republicans’ slight of Hispanics “is very unusual,â€

But when Univision–the Spanish-language network with the top-rated local newscast in 16 media markets

Wow, thats scary...if this is true there has to be more than the 20 million they estimate...

But when Univision–the Spanish-language network with the top-rated local newscast in 16 media markets–scheduled an historic GOP debate on Latino issues for Sept. 16 in Miami, a week after a similar forum for Democrats, only Arizona Sen. John McCain accepted.

Well, that figures!! And he doesn't have a chance in the world to be president of the United States, thank God.

THIS IS AMERICA. THE LANGUAGE SPOKEN IS ENGLISH. WE DO NOT NEED DEBATES IN SPANISH.

UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL.

Get it?!?

If the DNC is banking on votes from the 20M illegals...they are the ones who made the strategic blunder! ILLEGALS DO NOT VOTE! They couldn't care less. And there are plenty of Mexican-Americans who are opposed to illegal immigration!

This debate is just a dog and pony show for Mexico, LaRaza and all the OBL traitors. But it is doing something else...it is pissing off so many Americans that it will backfire on them! By the time Nov. '09 rolls around, Americans will be mobilized! We will show them who runs this country! They have awakened the sleeping giant....and it's NOT MEXICO!!!