FRAIDYCAT MCCAIN and his Republican cronies and conspirers continue to do what they always do: lie to us, pretend to be what they ain’t, and endeavour to use us to feed their own power. This is not our people. This is liars wearing masks that have a McCain face painted on the outside, and blood of nuestra gente dripping down the inside, where they can sniff and lick at it in privacy, feeding their vampiric lifestyles and political agendas.
WHILE MY POST “McCain Won’t Even Feign Concern for Latino Community” REMAINS THE MOST READ POST ON UMX, John McCain and his Republican cronies and conspirers continue to do what they always do: lie to us, pretend to be what they ain’t, and endeavour to use us to feed their own power.
Blogmigo Duke, another Founding Editor of The Sanctuary, exposes, with a little research, what exactly is the deal with this right wing Faketino group named the “Hispanic Alliance for Prosperity Institute. (HAPI)”
A side note: Remember that the Nixon administration invented this term “Hispanic.” Also know that it is a word most of us don’t care for. You know who is the epitome of a “Hispanic”? Alberto Gonzales! That ought to tell you all you need to know about who dons that word with pride. Related, signing a petition in support of that lying pendejo is one of HAPI’s action items! Please. Nobody ought support that sellout coconut sadist puppet foo’. He wouldn’t even go to bat for his own familia.
Anyway. Kick it, Duke.
In the heat of last weeks discussions of the Spanish language air wars going on between the two presidential candidates, a little tidbit of info started to show up with some frequency in my in-box.
It seems that a “Hispanic” advocacy group was weighing into the fray with not only an admonishment of both candidates dirty little war of words …but an endorsement of Sen. McCain.
In fact this “grassroots” group picked up on McCain’s discredited “Obama killed reform with poison pill amendments” statement as one of its chief reasons for throwing their support behind the Arizona Senator. [...]
I had heard the views of many of the leading Latino and pro-migrant advocacy groups who were involved in last years negotiations over reform, and knew for a fact that they were not standing by McCain’s re-writing of history. I wondered exactly who thisHispanic Alliance of Prosperity (Progress) Institute was.
A quick look at their webpage showed that this was unlike any Latino advocacy group I had seen before.
I suggest reading the entire post. Duke lays out the names of who is in the group, and lays bare the façade of this “Hispanic” sham.
But here’s the meat:
Although some of the more traditional advocacy issues were covered, for the most part, the positions taken were not exactly those of the more mainstream Latino organizations.
Trade* - (Free Trade) - ” HAPI supports Free and Fair trade and believes it fosters economic benefits to U.S. businesses and U.S. consumers. …. HAPI was a key advocate and major player supporting and voicing the Pro-Business and Hispanic Pro- CAFTA positions and a leading advocate for the Colombia Free Trade Agreement currently pending before Congress.”
Education- (School Choice/Vouchers/Assimilation ) - ” HAPI supports empowering parents with the authority to make decisions related to the allocation of tax dollars for the education of their child and placing their children in the school best suited for the needs of the family…. Through enhanced economic and social assimilation, enhanced self sufficiency is fostered.”
Immigration- (Enforcement/Guest workers) - ” HAPI supports strong national security measures without jeopardizing the U.S. economy. HAPI advocates for a balance that will accommodate both critical interests. A vital component of legislation should include a guest worker program that is realistic to deploy”
Media, Technology, Information Platforms (Deregulation) - ” HAPI believes that the enhanced use of media, technology and information applications must be included in a 21st Century Hispanic agenda. …HAPI supports regulatory environments that ensure consumer access and affordability to these platforms and supports products and services that best serve the needs of the community.”
Homes and Communities - (Ownership Society) - “HAPI supports ownership society tenets vital for asset creation, and ensuring access to affordable housing. Research validates the connection between housing stability as a cornerstone to family stability.”
OK, this was not what I expected from an advocacy group. Since when is telecom and broadband deregulation a top issue on anyone’s issue list, outside of possibly those who own them?
A little more checking around found some other odd activities from the Hispanic Alliance for Progress.
For instance, in 2005 they organized a rally in support of controversial Judge, Priscilla Owen in her bid to get a Supreme Court nomination.
In 2004 they sponsored a “Hispanic Safety and Health Summit” with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and OSHA that was boycotted by every major worker safety advocacy organization, labor group, and Hispanic organization because they claimed it was organized by the Bush Administration as a blatant election year play for Hispanic votes.
Okay? This is not our people. This is Republican operatives wearing masks that have a John McCain face painted on the outside, and blood of nuestra gente on the inside, where they can sniff and lick at it in privacy, feeding their vampiric lifestyles and political agendas.
Sorry, Johnny and friends. Chale.
And while we’re on the topic, Mister McCain, seems that for a POW vet type, you sure are lacking in the cojones department, eh? Sorry about that. Maybe that’s why your wife needs to be stoned all day? It must be hard for her to deal with your raging cowardice and fake bravery and I know I’d need to be tranquilized to stay in range. My condolences to Cindy McCain.
Anyway, Obama (the Brave) has answered the Sanctuary Survey on issues that ARE important to many Latinos…and John McCain. Still. Has. Not. This has not escaped notice, Johnny.
As (another Founding Editor of the Sanctuary) Kyle put it:
Already Obama’s decision to answer The Sanctuary’s questionnaire has paid dividends for the campaign. It’s been covered by About.com, Reuters, and New America Media, CNN, as well as by the Latino and pro-migrant netroots in a way that paints McCain very negatively. Most importantly, this message is getting to the Latinos that will decide this election, with Spanish language newspapers like El Planeta reprinting Obama’s answers in full.
I’m betting, Mister McCain, given your cowardly approach to life and to taking a firm stand on issues (that don’t melt away in the heat of an election cycle), that you are thinking like your nativist friends. You avoid stating your jello-positions, and while Obama walks into the light to say to the People what he is for or not, you get to lurk in the vaguery of dim or two-faced obfuscation, sniping at him from the shadows. Like some Turrorist planting IEDs or shooting from nooks and crannies, while the brave soldiers walk in the light. You like that metaphor, StraightSquawkExpress?
You bigmouth chickenshit liar. Keep chuckling on the TV but you don’t fool us, and you don’t fool anyone. The only people backing you are filled with the same fears you run on. Fear of truth, fear of change, fear of Other, fear of losing your part of the pile.
Bet you miss the days you were actually brave, eh? That’s why you live in the past. There ain’t no future for you in this nation.
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Well, sweetleaf, HAPI may be a pretty apt acronym, considering they are a bunch of clowns. It goes well with that simpleminded smirk that shrub always wears.
Perhaps Shrub and McNam were watching too many Partridge family reruns when they named this sham organization.
You bigmouth chickenshit liar. Keep chuckling on the TV but you don’t fool us, and you don’t fool anyone. The only people backing you are filled with the same fears you run on. Fear of truth, fear of change, fear of Other, fear of losing your part of the pile.
Preach!
good point carolita..and good observation on the shrub smirk, definitely relative to…i’ve often thought clowns have an evil feel…f’n bozo’s…
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hapi? wtf kinda acronym is that. damn…in the words of ida richelou, “oh the humanity”.