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"I don't know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican, okay. Do I need to say more?"
As my wise Latino friend Ruben Gonzalez points out, this extraordinarily racially charged rhetoric is more insulting than name-calling. "Being told by a political leader that the only way to success is through government welfare and other nonsense is completely bogus. I've made it this far on my own and if I can do it, anyone can."Further, U.S. Senate candidate and son of Cuban exiles Marco Rubio is firing back at Reid's ridiculous comments today:
Closing thoughts: I don't know how someone like Harry Reid could be elected to the U.S. Senate in the first place. Do I need to say more?
Update: Following his comments, the Reid campaign is going into heavy spin mode. In a statement out this afternoon, the campaign defends Reid's remarks:
Sen. Reid’s contention was simply that he doesn't understand how anyone, Hispanic or otherwise, would vote for Republican candidates because they oppose saving teachers’ jobs, oppose job-creating tax incentives for small businesses, oppose investments in job-creating clean energy projects, and oppose the help for struggling, unemployed Nevadans to put food on the table and stay in their homes.
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Immigration is nothing new... We are a nation of immigrants. So because the wave of immigrants we have now -- their skin's a tone darker than ours -- doesn't make it any different.
The implication of both Democrats' charges is clear: You're either with us, or you're a big, fat racist.
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