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No More Boring White Guys for the GOP

anonymous3784 Wrote: Aug 08, 2012 8:22 AM
1st- I've seen more Hispanic/Latino panhandlers than I care to count in New Mexico. Goldberg's friend's theory doesn't hold water in places where liberalism has decimated the proud Patron culture. 2nd- while I concur with Goldberg more often than not, in this case his whole premise is gobbldygook because Romney has ancestral roots in Mexico. Hailing from a Hispanic/Latino dominated region, I will caution all who suggest that Hispanic/Latino voters can be swayed on the merits of policy. Policy will always be the lesser consideration for Hispanic/Latino voters to heritage. 'Course, it's not just Hispanic/Latino voters, as we saw from the 96% support that Barry Seotoro got from the Black Community in the 2008 election. People vote their own!
"A friend of mine, a Hispanic entrepreneur, asked me a question some time ago. He said, 'When is the last time you saw a Hispanic panhandler?' I think it's a great question. I'll tell you, in my life I never once have seen a Hispanic panhandler, because in our community it would be viewed as shameful to be out on the street begging."

That was Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz of Texas on "Fox News Sunday." He went on to make the case that Latinos are culturally conservative and economically entrepreneurial.

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