Black, Hispanic Newspapers Call for End to Racist Campaigns

La Opinión, Editorial, Staff, Posted: Sep 23, 2009

From smearing President Barack Obama and former presidential advisor Van Jones to Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the Republican right wing has clearly shown that it is fully committed to fueling racial division as part of a political agenda.

We are accustomed to Republicans attacking Democrats and vice versa. But the racial fear-mongering that has characterized recent campaigns and criticisms against black and Hispanic leaders is unacceptable. Republicans must repudiate the incipient racism that threatens to engulf their party.

Democrats must hold the line against this bigotry and not cede any ground to racial and cultural bullies.

Earlier this month, we saw one Republican congressman push political discourse far beyond accepted bounds, to the official rebuke of Congress. In the middle of Obama’s speech on health care reform, Rep. Joe Wilson called the president a liar. It’s hard to imagine Wilson, who was mentored by the segregationist Strom Thurmond, showing such blatant disrespect for a white president.

Before this, Fox pundit Glenn Beck wildly claimed that Obama has a deep-seated hatred of white people, thus earning himself a massive popular boycott of his TV show. Beck then reacted to the boycott by launching a smear campaign against Van Jones, a White House advisor on the environment.

Before joining the government, Jones was a co-founder of the Color of Change —the organization that leading the anti-Beck boycott.
Republican leaders and commentators have stoked racism, instead of denouncing it, at rallies. The so-called "tea party" demonstrations have featured numerous placards with virulently racist messages and stereotypes.

The shameful truth is that the racist right has a problem with people of color in power. To them, an African American, Hispanic or Asian landing a significant position does not represent a move towards fulfilling America’s promise. Instead, it is perceived as encroachment on a "pure" America of the imagined past.

This racist attitude was abundantly evident in the attack line used against Sonia Sotomayor. In their distortions of her speeches and record, most Republicans tried to frame her as a danger to white men. They kept insisting that her life experience, as a woman of color in America, was invalid, separate and unequal, when it came to the law.

Sadly, instead of pushing back against a growing racist strategy, the Democrats and the White House have chosen not to fight. They allowed Jones, a progressive advisor on environmental quality, to walk away. They failed to call the Beck-marchers on their overt racism.

Caving in to the Beck-mongers of racial division should never be an option because it does not work. They are insatiable. They refuse to accept our validity as full participants in American society.

Instead, responsible Republicans and Democrats, most especially Congressional leaders, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, must stand firm and speak loudly against divisive, racist campaigns.



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matthew on Sep 28, 2009 at 01:41:46 said:

Way to go La' opinion. You've once again, took your one-sided view and publicly called it fact. The only racism I see is coming directly from organizations like you, and La Raza ( which means " one race" doesn't it? how racist!).

Its typical that the biggest racists, are the ones who mostly yell "racism" at everyone else, and at every possible time they are shown opposition. Its pathetic.

Maybe you dont really understand what racism is. Calling someone names because f their race is racist, calling someone out because they are a Liar (Obama) is NOT racist.

Obama IS a liar ... Pelosi is a Liar .. Harry Reed is a liar. These three-amigo's are like the Devils-Trinity.

The statement you make about Joe Wilson specifically shows that you don't know the WHOLE TRUTH of what you are saying. Only mere days after Rep. Joe Wilson called him out on his lies. he made the public statement that his Obamacare bill doesn't include illegals but it does include immigrants, so all the more reason to give away amnesty to all of them so they can get free health-care. WTF?

Anyway, I'm tired of publications like you, distorting the meaning of words for your own gain. Just because a white Republican has the guts to stand up for what is right and not let crazy radical politicians ruin the sovereignty of this great nation by watering it down with these ridiculous policies, illegal Czars, and disastrous spending, just to please the small minority, at the cost of our nations financial stability. (we can see what The Democrats and their personal agenda [to be liked by inner-city minorities] have done to our economy).

All through school, and then out into the society, Liberals have been bashing into the brains of the white community that we are all racists. Most of us have done NOTHING but embrace the multi-cultural Ameican Society we have helped establish, but we have still been constantly shown how evil we must be because of a spotted past of slavery was brought to the united states for like less than 100yrs (after slavery was a huge part of the entire worlds economy for thousands of years prior)... Now so many believe that they are or feel the deep-seeded need to cleanse themselves of this so bad, they will do anything to "fix" it. So many that they will do anything to appease their guilt and will bow to any pressure of any minority group because they are terrified to be called a racist. We have allowed ourselves to become pathetic. Even the mere mention of being a proud white man is evil and highly racist, while organizations like La Raza (one race) and Mecha (the club that warps the mind of our impressionable mexican-American youth) are encouraged to yell their pride at rallies and on television. Blacks can have entire publications devoted to being a proud Black person... even to the extent that both races openly shout their superiority (like a reverse KKK). Its sickening. Especially since they forsake thier own people .. more Blacks & Mexicans are raised poorly, taught little morals except to take what "is theirs" and "survive at all costs" and have been killing each other for years and years .. have been degrading their own race by promoting the gang-thug lifestyle, glorifying the money-making drug trade, and the list goes on.

The fact is, whites, in general, are not racist ... the fact is, if Obama was white as a ghost, we white republicans would still hate everything he is doing and stands for because it s wrong. plain and simple, it is wildly anti-American and pro-globalization. its wildly anti-individual rights and pro broad governmental control/regulation. He has been working for years and years to shift the focus on the very few struggling minorities, at the expense of the rich and middle class. (especially middle class). His groups that he not only worked with and associated with ( which he gave great praise to) believe strongly in the cloward-piven approach to destroying economies so they can build up their own control-centers of government. While screaming that they "fight" fr the poor, they screw them over by ruining the economy these poor are trying to succeed in. they were the main catalyst for the mortgage meltdown that ruined the banks and eventually our economy by forcing hundreds of thousands of bad mortgages past Republican-placed oversight & regulatory committees in the name of "aww give these poor people a chance too, they can't afford it, but they deserve a mortgage anyway".. by guilting their terrified-to-be-labeled-a-racist Democrat politicians into tearing down these safety nets. Thus ultimately causing the world-wide disaster you see today. and what does the naive & gullible public do .. they listen to what their slanted television boxes tell them, and elect the feel-good guy (who was part of the root problem) into the White House.

Now Obama preaches artificial morality to the artificailly guilty world.. and the only way they can pay reparations .. the only way the can cleans their sins .. the only way they can be forgiven , is to give of themselves .. give much more of their taxes, give much more of their time and support your government programs. Only then will you regain your true American identity in the world .. the world who hates you.


Talk about propaganda. The Obama-Pelosi-Reed Democrats are shoving more down your throats then Bush ever did, and Barack & the Dems have only been in control less than year! ..In fact, they are openly doing everything you Libs used to scream at bush for doing.. including, but not limited too, severely running up the deficit, destroying the environment that creates jobs(thus destroying them...then trying to artificially created them, temporarily by shoving billions of borrowed dollars at car companies, banks, etc..which did NOTHING), keeping our troops in the middle east, but then tying their hands by cutting their ranks and funding so even MORE are getting killed. (notice, that the NEWS barely talks about nr keeps a running count of the total dead in the middle east since Bush left ofice .. even though where Obama is sending our boys' is a much bloodier engagement ..and for what?)

All I can say is:
1.) Dont be fooled. If it sounds too good to be true, it is (Dems lie).
2.) Stop the illegal immigration (Mexican males, stay home and build & protect the country you love ... Americans would love to help you do that .. please stop draining our public services and straining our economy (no, you dont clen THAT many toilets and dont pic THAT many tomatoes that we couldn't do it without you .. we did it without you before you started sneaking over here by the millions, we'll be fine when you head back home to make Mexico strong!)
3.) Encourage your American family members to work on fixing our pouraous border and makeing our immigration department more efficient so that we can legally make your people citizens LEGALLY and the correct way if they still want to come here.
4.) If you really need a black man in office, elect Colon Powell, at least he has good ideas, loves this country enough to fix it, not destroy it so he can "build" it back up they way he sees fit.
5.) Most states already have free health-care for the poor who cannot afford it (including California). Dont buy into this over-hyped Obama-care nationalized health-care crap. We dont want it, much less need it. What we NEED is real reform to bring our current programs up to current levels of efficiency. The LAST thing we need is ANOTHER government hand-out program that will only make you more dependent, & not independent.

That's a good start ...

Oh, and quit calling me a racists. Quit grouping my majority race with a few hundred trailer-park hicks. Most white, conservative Republicans are nice caring, bible-believing people who constantly try to do the right thing. ... lay off them. (and no, we are not rich! Obama and his Liberal-elite friends have more money than all of us combined. Shoot, ACORN is a huge corp and couldn't be more corrupt at that!.. why do you Dems act like its family?


nativessayno on Sep 25, 2009 at 13:16:23 said:

What rubbish. Only whites are racists and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid are paragons of virtue?? Do the La opinion readers actually believe their "raza" is without bigots?

you freely cite that we are:

"...racial fear-mongering divisive, racist shameful virulently racist messages and stereotypes...."

It appears you relish in "hating" us and smearing "us" is a favorite pastime. I'd recommending joining in sometimes.....not the divide and conquer routine.

We do not live in a bubble and if you look at urls with Atzlan material they are rabid anti-semites-- to cite one objective example. Need we remind you of several MeCHa quotes about my fellow non-latinos?

Have you no shame? In your world most white folks are exceedingly boorish and ugly unless they want to permit you to do as you like? In my world; some are boorish and ugly....most are not.

An article like this stands out as not liking us but wanting what's ours, and if not you are an ugly boorish racist....

Gotta love the extreme pitch of highly subjective, unsubtle "professional" victimhood" catchphrases in your message.

For the record; some non-latinos are bigots; most are not...I think you meant to add that but did not. And a majority voted for Obama; as did I.


Rob Carson on Sep 24, 2009 at 05:10:36 said:

I am white and sick and tired of being called a "raaaacist". I am now angry, so screw you black people. I am done worrying about it. No matter what I say and do you keep playing the victim.

NOBAMA!

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