Hey, Here's a pleasant surprise. A prominent Latino Democrat from California is actually speaking out regarding the severe lack of loyalty being exhibited by the Clintons.(The Clintons disloyal? Can't be! Just kidding. Of course, they are ultra loyal to their quest for power at any cost.)
He's Steven Ybarra, a California superdelegate who heads the voting-rights committee of the DNC Hispanic Caucus. Here's what he told the NYPost ('SUPER' LATINO SLAMS CLINTON - 2/12/08) inquiring about an email he has circulated to party officials:
"Apparently, loyalty is not a two-way street," he wrote. "Latino superdelegates like myself . . . will have cause to pause."BTW: Weren't we all told that California Latino Dems are all Tara field hands? Big smiles -- happy to be fleeced again and again by Billery?
Ybarra told The Post yesterday that the loss of Solis Doyle, a child of Mexican immigrants, just weeks before the Texas primary, where 36 percent of the population is Hispanic, was "dumb as a stump."
Of course, I know that that picture was never true--and that there are many Latinos in California that see through their game.
Still, it's welcomed news that good folks are standing up and calling these rascals out.
I'm glad Steve Ybarra is speaking out! Good for him. I mentioned this today too. Of course, this would have consequences, but they didn't want us to note that.
ReplyDeleteWe have all been profoundly and adversely affected by the wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan, carrying the burden of death and destruction, torture and illegal detentions that have turned the world against us. Profoundly and adversely affected by the levees breaking in Louisiana and the residents of that great state hung out to dry and left for dead. All across the country foreclosures loom large and we see our families, friends and neighbors loose what they’ve worked so hard to attain. Now we find ourselves standing on the precipice of promise. With the election year of 2008, we Americans can begin to shake off our collective disillusionment and rather than hang our heads in shame be excited about our future. Unfortunately my excitement is tempered with the possibility of losing this moment. With the possibility of being in Iraq for another 100 years as suggested by John McCain or being told by Senator Clinton that only the big states matter. That caucuses don’t count. That we the people living in small towns all across America working multiple jobs, losing our homes, losing our farms and now losing our voices in the face of super delegates is unacceptable.
ReplyDeleteTo force Americans to line the pockets of health insurance companies is bad, undemocratic policy. Much like the Bush administration has held Americans hostage, forcing us through high oil/propane prices to line the pockets of Exxon, Chevron and Halliburton etc. is wrong! Demanding disclosure and accountability, while deflecting responsibility for this horrible and unforgivable war is wrong! The refusal to disclose tax return information while running for President of the United States is unacceptable and wrong! I do not believe that day one begins in the White House. I, as a concerned citizen believe it begins now, today, before becoming the President of the United States of America. While Senator Clinton bypasses the country making a beeline for Texas, hoping to secure the Latino, Hispanic, Mexican, Mexican-American vote, she dismisses her campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle. It speaks to the lack of loyalty pervasive in Washington and I believe we deserve better.
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/12/latino-lawmakers-upset-over-clinton-camp-shake-up/
It should also be mentioned that the insurance company responsible for halting the 1993 healthcare reform plan of the Clinton Administration -- Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA), now America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) -- paid President Clinton $150,000.00 dollars in June of 2005, to deliver a speech to their board. I believe it should raise a red flag to those supporting/endorsing Senator Clinton to recognize the problematic relationship created by this. The language that now crafts Senator Clinton’s healthcare plan, which is not particularly dissimilar to that of the Clinton administrations plan in 1993, mirrors AHIP’s proposal in remarkably unsettling ways that warrant examination.
http://www.ahip.org/content/default.aspx...
Below is the link regarding the aforementioned information confirming the $150,000.00 dollar payment made to President Clinton for his speaking engagement.
http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.as...
Let’s not lose this moment.
http://www.barackobama.com/index.php
Go Obama!
This guy is ridiculous! He claims Senator Clinton wasn't loyal for firing Solis then he goes on this rampage calling all latinos to "pause". Clinton simply replaced somone who wasn't doing the job. By implying that the occupation by an african-american was disloyal took a lot of nerve. Is he saying that Williams isn't worthy or deserving of her position because she's black? As an african-american, I am highly offended and I don't think Senator Clinton or Obama should even come close to this nut! If one decision to uplift her campaign by getting rid of a person for not producing, is all it took for this guy to rant and rave against Clinton, maybe he is the one who isn't loyal.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's in very good taste Senor Ybarra to sell your vote to the Obama campaign in exchange for your superdelegate vote.
ReplyDeleteI think it's tantamount to unethical.
whatever happened to the U.S.?
what country are we in anyway?