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Title: Jeb Bush: GOP needs to reach out to Latinos now
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Published: Jan 13, 2011
Author: Associated Press
Post Date: 2011-01-13 21:16:58 by Brian S
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MIAMI (AP) -- Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush told a Republican gathering Thursday evening that the time is now to connect better with Latino voters, not two months before the general election. Bush is co-chairing a conference Friday of the new Hispanic Action Network, part of the GOP's latest efforts to forge ties with the growing number of Latino voters. The conference will focus on trade, immigration, media outreach and education. "Typically what happens in politics is you're working hard and you say, 'Oh gosh, we better start working at campaigning in the Hispanic community,' and it's like Sept. 15," he told the crowd at the elegant Biltmore Hotel in the Miami suburb of Coral Gables. "This is not about politics. This is about the conservative cause. If you look over the horizon over the next 10 or 20 years...without an active involvement of Hispanics, we will not be the governing philosophy." The Hispanic Action Network is backed by former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman, whose American Action Network funneled more than $30 million in campaign funds to Republicans in about 30 congressional races last year. With the Latino population growing in swing states such as Nevada, Colorado and Florida, Republicans need to chip away at Hispanics' overall 2-1 preference for Democrats to have any hope of capturing the presidency. Democrats are confident their party's efforts on health care, education and the economy will continue to appeal to Hispanic voters, whom they believe have been turned off by Republican campaign attacks on illegal immigrants. But Bush and other Republicans have long maintained their party is a natural fit for Hispanics, particularly recent immigrants. They cite the party's social conservatism, anti-abortion stance and support for private school vouchers and lower taxes. Voters last year elected several Latino Republicans to prominent posts, including U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez. Bush's group is not the only conservative organization focusing on Hispanic outreach. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a possible 2010 presidential candidate, announced a similar effort in Washington, D.C., last month with his Americanos group. The conservative Heritage Foundation also now has a Spanish Web site, Libertad.org. Meanwhile, Alfonso Aguilar, former President George W. Bush's first citizenship and immigration czar, runs the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles. The former president, who is Jeb Bush's brother, had a stronger and more successful Hispanic outreach program than almost any other national Republican. Jeb Bush, who is fluent in Spanish and met his Mexican-born wife Columba when he taught English in her homeland, said reaching out "is about more than running ads in the Spanish-language media. It's also about showing people you want them to be part of the effort, putting in the time even when people aren't looking." And, Bush added, "it means using rhetoric that doesn't turn people off." He told The Associated Press "the more the merrier" as far as outreach programs go. Unlike Gingrich, Bush has ruled out running for president in 2012. Of next year's crop of likely GOP presidential contenders, only former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is scheduled to speak at the conference, where more than 600 are likely to attend. But Republican groups have their work cut out for them following an election year in which Republican Senate candidate Sharon Angle of Nevada ran ads portraying illegal immigrants as thuggish gang members, and Hispanic voters overwhelmingly sided with Sen. Michael Bennet against Republican Ken Buck, a former county prosecutor who had tried to deport more illegal immigrants by seizing income-tax returns from accountants that catered to Spanish speakers. The plan was later thrown out by a court. The House Republican leadership took a symbolic step toward bridging the gap with Latinos last week in bypassing Republican Rep. Steve King of Iowa as the next chairman of the Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on immigration. King once suggested on the House floor that an electrified border fence would stop illegal immigrants, likening it to the practice used to corral livestock. "Obviously there was a message sent with Steve King not being selected for chair," said Aguilar, who is attending the conference. "But now the question is beyond ending harsh rhetoric: Will they actively propose a conservative proposal that goes beyond border control and domestic enforcement to a temporary work status." As president, George W. Bush unsuccessfully pushed for sweeping immigration reform. But so far, the only new Republican proposal on immigration has come from a group of state lawmakers who are hoping for a Supreme Court ruling that would end the granting of automatic citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants. Simon Rosenberg, head of the liberal-leaning NDN organization, applauded the efforts of Republicans such as Jeb Bush to reach Latinos. "It would be bad for the Latino community to only have one political party working with them," he said. But Rosenberg questioned the notion that Hispanics have more in common with conservatives, noting that many Hispanics lack health insurance and will benefit from the Democrats' recent health care overhaul. He said the GOP needs more than improved outreach. "There is a reactionary strain in the Republican Party that is angry about how the country is changing," he added, referring to the effects of immigration. "We are moving toward a majority nonwhite country. That is very difficult for some people to accept. And those people tend to be more Republican." Bush and Gingrich support comprehensive immigration reform, but GOP leaders must still satisfy those who want to focus mainly on border security, including new Florida Gov. Rick Scott. Scott was among the keynote speakers Thursday night. Other speakers include the co-chair, former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, as well as Puerto Rican Gov. Luis Fortuno, former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and Texas Sen. John Cornyn. Coleman said he's proud of the diverse perspectives the conference will offer and hopes it leads to serious debate. "So much of immigration is about tone," he said. Coleman added that Florida's Rubio and New Mexico's Martinez talk about immigration and border security "but in a tone that is helpful and respectful." But neither Rubio nor Martinez will be at the conference, nor will newly elected Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, another Hispanic GOP star. Coleman said both Sandoval and Martinez have just begun their jobs and couldn't get away. A spokesman for Rubio said the senator would be working on official business outside of South Florida but declined to provide details.
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#70. To: sneakypete (#67)
I see your postings over at the peeples forum. You won't last long there. The site moderator is goofy enough to think she is teaching people how to think.
Not that I care, but www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ says that it's down. 17:10 AKST
Living in mouth breather's empty noggins 24/7/365 totally rent free!
And we have seen your act across the entire spectrum of these forums as you bait and work to pit people against each other and work to feed your ego, Funnie Ballie. So, whats' your point? Pete has a right to be there if he wishes, and you don't because of your inability to post real and honest articles.
What would he do with his life sans El Pee?
Maybe he'll take the oppertunity to get one.
So, whats' your point? Pete has a right to be there if he wishes, and you don't because of your inability to post real and honest articles. If you can't see the condescending attitude there, you're not trying. I've never baited anybody. I'm mostly a reactive person. He can do what he wants. I've never thought I was teaching anybody anything. I'm just telling him what I see.
Sometimes I wonder if LP is a spin-off of stormfront, to discredit Jews. They've probably pushed more people to antisemitism, than SF has. Or are extremist Zionists really that stupid?
Bull shit. All I need do is look at your attempt to do attack threads on me and others to know this is a lie. Never mind how easy it would be to mine your histories in many forums to give you a few meals of crow to gnaw on.
Just because she threw your worthless ass off there for constantly spamming threads with yout bullshit? Your a pathetic little man, Eric.
“Commonsense Conservatives & lovers of America: "Don't Retreat, Instead - RELOAD!" Pls see my Facebook page.” - Sarah Palin
In response to your accusations of Sarah Palin of murder?
80% of the posters there are rabidly anti-Bush, even though he has been out of Office for 2 years. LP has way too many Bush Bots/Republicans which refuse to acknowledge the doom Bush Crime Family has caused. Parrot: You just did'nt like the last part of that sentence Did you phone yukon to ask how to respond to my post,....or were you Canary enough to get it yourself?
And when you see me take a position against gay baiting and homophobia, you write threads like: "Ferret (Faggot) Mike on Dick Cheneys Gay Daughter." I don't consider homosexuality to be anything more than a trait some have that has no bearing on how functional a person is in living there life. And I've known gays and lesbians I've liked and could not stand both. I take people as they come. Yet, because you hate my opinion, you try to bait me with their label. It doesn't work as my political skin is way to thick after being in forums so many years dealing with the likes of you. But the baiting and trying to turn my opinions into a distortion I am trying to defend something I am when I am in fact quite Heterosexual is typical behavior for you. I don't buy your lies.
Sarah Palin has not murdered anyone that I know of, but many people and I have taken her to task for her use of violent metaphors and rhetoric that divides in a way that exploits the political climate in this country for her own personal political and monetary benefit. I think she is a piece of shit for the order to kill wolves from the air as governor and dislike her very deeply; but I never said she has pulled out a gun and shot anyone.
So now the subject gets changed to faggotry? Well, big boy, I apologize for offending you.
The subject went to an example to back up my statement. And I know you too well to take that alleged apology as anything more than a posturing by you.
do you take to task people getting the shit beat out of them by left wing activisists?
I'm not against anyones personal faith,....until their God wants to take my shit and put a bullet im my head. Thats where LP gets really weird,...cuz its not just the Firster/Fisters, Too many equate war and power with the will of god. The ones who are Zionists/Christians for Israel nuke the middle east.
When you favor government investment over private investment, you are a socialist. You "should" be arguing to get government out of investing and let private companies do what they see fit.
Since January 3, 2011, Republicans have controlled the power of the purse.
You think I would support anyone getting beaten up because of political beliefs? I've helped evict Earth Liberation Front people from Cascadia Forest Defender tree villages on a few protests in the woods here in Oregon because I don't support destroying property to make a political point. Other then that, I have no idea to what you refer.
Like the site owner who states that America is smiled upon by God because we protect Israel? And if we stop protecting Israel we're finished? LOL! Yeah, I agree.
Your tag line is stupid.
Man, you had been there longer than me. I read that you had left LP but I didn't see any reason listed. What happened? And feel free to ignore this if you feel it's none of my business.
Your tag line is stupid.
I think you are right. I plan on going back today to try and answer all the responses on the one thread I posted on,but I doubt I will be going back much after that. Those people make the fools at FR look open-minded by comparison. All they do is parrot leftist nonsense like it was the gospel,and they seem incapable of thinking on their own. They have their dogma,and that's all they need. A couple of them look so stupid that make Yu-Tard seem to be semi-intelligent by comparison. The site moderator is goofy enough to think she is teaching people how to think. She seems to be a left-wing Christian,which actually places her a LOT closer to true Christianity than the alleged right-wing Christians,but I give her full props for instantly giving me full posting privileges. I got to place a total of ONE post on the Huffington Post board before being banned from there,and didn't even get to post once at Salon before being banned. Which means she is a LOT more open to dissenting opinions than the typical leftie.
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
Good point. It's probably the only thing that keeps him from Sterno 24/7.
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
It's not so much that they are stupid as it is that most of them are true-believers in the Bible prophecies and to them it would be impossible for the prophecies to be wrong because that would mean God was wrong. Blind faith demands total submission. BTW,most of the extreme Zionists aren't even Jewish. They are fundie Christians.
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
Have you done the same to Dims,like Acting President Soetoro? You DO know that nothing she has said is anything more than the standard political rhetoric used by both branches of the ruling party,right?
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
Why would you expect them to do any different? Have you ever read any of the Old Testament? God made Hitler and Stalin look like pansies and peaceniks by comparison. He even tells his soldiers to take the infants of a conquered tribe by their heels and smash their brains out against the stone walls in order to assure that tribe disappears and never again causes them trouble.
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
Palin and Bachmann are site owners? And how far have we escaped from reality when people like those two are considered to be conservatives?
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
Indeed.
Your tag line is stupid.
Middle eastern extremist philosophy.
Your tag line is stupid.
Mike,Robin has cut my posting privileges down to 3 a day over there,and now she and her posse are having a fine old time attacking me and talking nonsense since I can't respond. Destro has been demanding she ban me. I don't see why you waste your time posting with loons like that.
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
I believe your limit is 10 posts per day.
Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains. Thomas Jefferson
Really? I know I am now restricted over there. I found this out when I went to respond to one attack and was told I had used up my quota for the day. The day before I had unrestricted posting privileges.
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
Really.
Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains. Thomas Jefferson
Which means she is a LOT more open to dissenting opinions than the typical leftie. She believes you can be trained into the "proper" way of thinking. I assure you that's her angle.
So if we invest in a military and preserve national resources, that's socialism to you? How dumb.
Okay, you've officially been deemed untrainable in the "proper" way of thinking.
I agree with you that the response to you merely going over there and expressing your views was over the top and was unwarranted. I have to communicate my displeasure to Robin personally before I can say any more about this. There is a systemic lack of respect of each other in all of these forums that the same people bounce around on. It would be nice to see that change.
Man, you had been there longer than me. I read that you had left LP but I didn't see any reason listed. What happened? And feel free to ignore this if you feel it's none of my business."---- No problem wtp, I posted it over there. Bilge de dildoe accused me of being a "child molester" and a "child murderer". He did it a few times in a cluster. Goldi had said that anybody doing that was going to be immediately banned. That this was supposedly one of her hard and fast "rules". Then she "banned" him. Then, almost immediately, she let him come back. I will NOT have anything to do with any site that allows ANY poster to call ANYbody else there a "child molester" and a "child murderer". I would have left if somebody had called bilge de dildoe such things, and the same thing had happened. I won't hang around people who see humor in accusing others of heinous and outrageous crimes like that. Especially against CHILDREN. So I posted a story about how bilge de dildoe was exactly what he had called me, and then demanded that Goldi ban me, and called her a stupid hypocritical cunt while doing so, because she is. Later I sent her an email saying the basically the same thing without calling her a cunt. I don't even check it, screw her hit count. THIS site is a target rich environment, AND Stone actually believes in free speech. I don't know his stance on such things as happened over there. But as far as I know he hasn't stated something is a rule then broken his own rule. I despise COWARDS, LIARS and HYPOCRITES. I hope that you and yours are kicking ass man.
Living in mouth breather's empty noggins 24/7/365 totally rent free!
This is hypocritical of you seeing that all you do is insult and try to directly go for the throat of the concept of anothers good name long before you argue the point to any issue or story any thread is on.
Indeed. Just be aware that that always works both ways.
"I will NOT have anything to do with any site that allows ANY poster to call ANYbody else there a "child molester" and a "child murderer"." This is hypocritical of you seeing that all you do is insult and try to directly go for the throat of the concept of anothers good name long before you argue the point to any issue or story any thread is on. You aren't all that bright are you faggot mikey? We already know that you are not HONEST, that you are a self declared LIAR. You see FOOL, the difference is that I am admittedly rude, profane, and some little pussies such as you, might even think that I'm "mean", BUT NEVER have I ever accused anybody, anywhere, of being CRIMINALS especially regarding CHILDREN. The difference, you gibbering libTURD moron is that I NEVER say anything that could be considered SLANDER. I don't ever say anything that could be considered defamation. I don't EVER, say ANYTHING, to ANYBODY, that I would NOT say to their FACE, you little libTURD bitch. If you said what that creep had said to me, to anybody face to face, the best that you could hope for would be to be suddenly looking at the sky from the deck. I despise LIARS, COWARDS, and HYPOCRITES. Which are just some of the reasons that I despise you faggot mikey.
Living in mouth breather's empty noggins 24/7/365 totally rent free!
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#71. To: Wood_Chopper, ALL (#63)
#72. To: no gnu taxes (#70)
"I see your postings over at the peeples forum. You won't last long there. The site moderator is goofy enough to think she is teaching people how to think."
#73. To: sneakypete (#60)
Maybe Yu-Tard was finally successful,and LP is shut down forever?
#74. To: meguro (#73)
"What would he do with his life sans El Pee?"
#75. To: Ferret Mike (#72)
And we have seen your act across the entire spectrum of these forums as you bait and work to pit people against each other and work to feed your ego, Funnie Ballie.
#76. To: Parrot with speed dial (#66)
You have to wonder how dumb Jews can be to desire that.
#77. To: no gnu taxes (#75)
"I've never baited anybody."
#78. To: no gnu taxes (#70)
#79. To: Ferret Mike (#77)
Bull shit. All I need do is look at your attempt to do attack threads on me and others to know this is a lie.
#80. To: no gnu taxes (#69)
LP has way too many Bush Bots/Republicans
#81. To: no gnu taxes (#75)
"I'm just telling him what I see."
#82. To: no gnu taxes (#79)
"In response to your accusations of Sarah Palin of murder?"
#83. To: Ferret Mike (#81)
#84. To: no gnu taxes (#83)
#85. To: Ferret Mike (#84)
but many people and I have taken her to task for her use of violent metaphors
#86. To: hondo68 (#76)
Sometimes I wonder if LP is a spin-off of stormfront, to discredit Jews. They've probably pushed more people to antisemitism, than SF has. Or are extremist Zionists really that stupid?
There are Russian Orthodox,Catholics,Wack a costals,....etc
and they each think their faith is somehow exempt from scrutiny,...accountablility
and then they defend Doctrine like their salvation was on the line.
some immediately burst into extreme cursing [Ya,...you allready have an idea who]
Its a psychotic episode/psychotic break in the character.
You point out the Origins of Zionism back to Englands Gov and the British East India Co/Levant circa 1800's,....oil,Rothschild and Egypt/Suez canal
and they do not understand why the above went for the venture called Palestine.
Its explained for them,.......but somehow they thinks Britians goob and everyone were all in fear of god and gave the Jews a home.
#87. To: no gnu taxes (#58)
That's not socialism.
#88. To: no gnu taxes (#85)
"do you take to task people getting the shit beat out of them by left wing activisists?"
#89. To: Parrot with speed dial (#86)
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Too many equate war and power with the will of god.
#90. To: Mad Dog (#71)
Not that I care
#91. To: no gnu taxes (#70)
I see your postings over at the peeples forum. You won't last long there.
#92. To: meguro (#73)
What would he do with his life sans El Pee?
#93. To: hondo68 (#76)
(Edited)
Or are extremist Zionists really that stupid?
#94. To: Ferret Mike (#82)
I have taken her to task for her use of violent metaphors and rhetoric that divides in a way that exploits the political climate in this country for her own personal political and monetary benefit.
#95. To: Parrot with speed dial (#86)
Too many equate war and power with the will of god.
#96. To: We The People (#89)
(Edited)
Like the site owner who states that America is smiled upon by God because we protect Israel? And if we stop protecting Israel we're finished? LOL!
#97. To: sneakypete (#96)
And how far have we escaped from reality when people like those two are considered to be conservatives?
#98. To: sneakypete (#95)
He even tells his soldiers to take the infants of a conquered tribe by their heels and smash their brains out against the stone walls in order to assure that tribe disappears and never again causes them trouble.
#99. To: Ferret Mike (#77)
#100. To: sneakypete (#99)
Mike,Robin has cut my posting privileges down to 3 a day over there,and now she and her posse are having a fine old time attacking me and talking nonsense since I can't respond.
#101. To: lucysmom (#100)
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I believe your limit is 10 posts per day.
#102. To: sneakypete (#101)
Really?
#103. To: sneakypete (#91)
I got to place a total of ONE post on the Huffington Post board before being banned from there,and didn't even get to post once at Salon before being banned.
#104. To: go65 (#87)
(Edited)
#105. To: sneakypete (#99)
Mike,Robin has cut my posting privileges down to 3 a day
#106. To: sneakypete (#99)
#107. To: We The People (#90)
--" Not that I care
#108. To: Mad Dog (#107)
"I will NOT have anything to do with any site that allows ANY poster to call ANYbody else there a "child molester" and a "child murderer"."
#109. To: Mad Dog (#107)
"THIS site is a target rich environment"
#110. To: faggot mikey Ferret Mike (#108)
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