Clinton Gets Campaign Link To Latinos

New York Democrat Announces Sen. Robert Menendez Will Serve As Co-Chair Of Her Campaign

(AP)  Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton announced on Tuesday that New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez will serve as co-chair of her presidential campaign, providing her with a strong link to the Hispanic community.

In a joint news conference, the New York senator said she appreciates Menendez' support and called him "the embodiment of the American dream."

"The support of Latino Americans is especially important to me because these days require us to bring our country together," Clinton said.

Menendez, a Cuban-American and former member of the House leadership, was appointed in December 2005 to fill the Senate seat of Gov.-elect Jon Corzine. Menendez was re-elected in 2006, defeating Thomas Kean Jr., the son of the former Republican governor, in a hard-fought and expensive race.

Clinton raised money and campaigned for Menendez during his re-election bid.

Menendez is one of just three Hispanics in the Senate, along with Republican Mel Martinez of Florida and Democrat Ken Salazar of Colorado.

Menendez said he trusts Clinton to get the United States out of a "mismanaged and misguided" war in Iraq.

"As someone who voted against the Iraq war, it is my judgment that Sen. Clinton is the leader best able to move us forward and out of this war," he said.

Clinton has been widely criticized for her vote to authorize the war in 2002. On the campaign trail, she has promised to end the conflict if elected president.

The Menendez endorsement follows that of another prominent Hispanic Democrat, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Both California and New Jersey are among several large states hosting primaries on Feb. 5, 2008.

[coffeehead-2009]

The dems will need it -
the immigration bill has definately changed my mind about what the focus of the democratic party is....

Thompson is looking good - I will never give my vote to someone who sells out their country and
dismantles the workers of this country for a caste society.

[infidel_us]

Alllright!!!!!! Pandering to the illegals has begun! "If ju vote for me, your wildest dreams will come true." - Vote for Pedro!

[qmastertoo]

New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez is just another of a long line of folk who were paid to endorse Clinton. In a couple weeks we will here about the Clinton campaign paying the remainder of the bills from Menendez's campaign just like she did for the Iowa senator who endorsed her. You can tell when politicians make foolish comments like:

"As someone who voted against the Iraq war, it is my judgment that Sen. Clinton is the leader best able to move us forward and out of this war", when she voted to autorize the war.

What a pack of idiots!

[randalds]

Clinton and the democrats understand something that the right wing republicans just can't grasp, the Hispanics are the fastest growing voting demographic in the US. In another generation or two they'll be deciding every major office in the US. In another generation or two they'll put a Hispanic in the White House. The only question now is will that Hispanic be there as a republican or a democrat? Looks to me like right wing republicans will be extinct in another generation or two and that has to be good for America.

[donnie900]

"Pandering to illegals" .. unbelievable. WHOSE PANDERING TO THE ILLEGALS? REPUBLICANS?! IS THERE ANYTHING A BIG DUMB WHITE GUY DOES THAT ISN'T ILLEGAL?!

Unbelievable.

[donnie900]

I hate white people.. *big sigh*

[infidel_us]

donnie900, you're an (_0_)!

"If ju vote for me, your wildest dreams will come true." - Vote for Pedro! :)

[mike71067]

Does anyone still take seriously the "sincerity" of this dingbat? She panders to every ethnic group alive (sometimes with a mimicking dialect) but in all reality couldn't give a rat's rump about them. It's all about the votes.

[hypnotoad72]

Okay people, let's write down her comments and keep an eye for any possible agendas, double talk, hypocrisy, two-facedness, et cetera... something about her seems phony.

Indeed, for bringing Americans together, she seems more intent on bringing in H1Bs (who'll be more inclined to leave anyway, look where the jobs are going...) and helping people who come here ILLEGALLY (of which include people who aren't Latino/Hispanic/Mexican either, but who's going to include that in an immigration argument because it's more fun to make it about race than it is breaking significant laws and getting away with doing so.)

[donnie900]

"donnie900, you're an (_0_)!"

Yah? So?

[mike71067]

"Clinton and the democrats understand something that the right wing republicans just can't grasp, the Hispanics are the fastest growing voting demographic in the US."
-Posted by RandalDS at 03:48 PM : Jun 12, 2007

Incorrect. Right-wing republicans realize that hispanics are the fastest-growing voting group. However, allowing millions of ILLEGAL Mexicans free citizenship for votes is morally corrupt, and that's what the Dems want.

[randalds]

Incorrect. Right-wing republicans realize that hispanics are the fastest-growing voting group. However, allowing millions of ILLEGAL Mexicans free citizenship for votes is morally corrupt, and that's what the Dems want.
Posted by mike71067 at 05:03 PM : Jun 12, 2007

I disagree. I don't think it's morally corrupt. I think amnesty is the only realistic option. Ain't America grand?

[donnie900]

The only thing I don't like about Hillary is that she's really fat.

[donnie900]

Chicks can't stand up to the real time hard line politics of international diplomacy. People like that machmadinijad and jimjungill? Man.. they'd walk all over hillary. She'd be suck'n their peckkers.

[donnie900]

I never sucked a guys peckkker before, and I don't plan to anytime in the future neither, Hill.

Can I call ya Hill?

[bill1fj]

No Amnesty
We, the people, want illegal aliens to leave voluntarily or be deported.
We, the people, want any person or campany hiring illegal aliens to be heavily fined, and jailed for repeat offenses.
We, the people, want the politicians of both parties to do there jobs.
Email, call or write Hilary, your senators and representatives and tell them to do there jobs.
No Amnesty

[randalds]

Amnesty Now! It's the only realistic answer. Call your representative and tell them you don't want your tax money wasted on deportation plans that have no chance of working. We the people demand that they create a real path to citizenship for the undocumented workers already here, that they create a real Guest Worker Program and that they use the money that is being wasted in deportation to go toward securing the borders.

[randalds]

www.stopthenorthamericanuni
on.com/TreasonAbounds.html

www.jonesr
eport.com/articles/120407_clinton_campai
gn_post.html

Ron Paul '08
Posted by t_barr at 05:57 PM : Jun 12, 2007

Now THAT is an insane conspiracy theory! WOW! What's next? Black helicopters buzzing you? Joining a Militia are you?

[forthepeopl1]

time to take up ARMS and take them all out.

EVERYONE THAT WANTS TO HELP WITH THIS SHOULD BE TALKING TO ALL MEDIA OUTLETS AND TELLING THEM THAT AMERICANS ARE READY TO TAKE WASHINGTON ON AND ITS NOT A FEW AMERICANS ITMILLIONS OF AMERICANS THAT WILL TAKE BACK THERE COUNTRY..

I AM WILLING TO GIVE MY BLOOD FOR ALL AMERICANS TO GET OUR COUNTRY BACK TO WHAT OUR FORFATHERS WANTED.

AM A VET AND AM READY TO TAKE CHARGE OF THIS AMERICAN BOYCOT/COOP IF WE THE PEOPLE DONT DO THIS NOW WE WILL BE GIVENING UP ON OUR CONSTITUTION AND WHAT ALL OUR VET HAVE DIED FOR..

DAVID A BELANGER,VET US ARMY,[e-mail]

ok so wants to join in on this great american REVOLUTION


they cant kill millions of americans at once so if we charge them all at once we will win and take them out and hang them all..

just like in the old days of the west...hang them from the trees in front of the whitehouse and see how many start telling the truth about what they have done to all us americans..


if the american NOW dont stand up and start a NATIONAL REVOUTION ON THIS WASHINGTON BULL S/H/I/T/ THEN we as TRUE AMERICANS can say nothing!!!

its time to take all this *** and take our government back now..

they are the ones that started this and we will finnish it now..we the people will take our country back and everyone in washington can sit there and thinks we the people are ok with what they are doing..go ahead and let them think that we are comming to take them out

[randalds]

RandalDS

Let me get this straight. You think the North American Union is a Conspiracy Theory?

Posted by t_barr at 06:27 PM : Jun 12, 2007

No I think that some form of a North American Union is an inevitability. What I think is a conspiracy theory is the idea that it's happening right now and is being lead or pushed behind the scenes by a bunch of American politicians led by Obama, Edwards, Kerry, etc. THAT'S a conspiracy theory and is laughable at the same time.

[donnie900]

Gotta theme song fer yaz:

Mama eukera. Mama eukera, shuprete'. Mama shuprete' Mama shuprete'. Mama shuprete' kine keena badeeya.

Mama eukera. Mama eukera, shuprete'. Mama shuprete'. Mama shuprete'. Mama shuprete' kine keena badeeya. Mama shuprete' kine keena badeeya.

:)

[randalds]

I'll read some of the links (a bit later), but if they are in favor of a North American Union then I can only say Great! So am I. Done properly it'll be great for us and is the only way we'll be able to stand against the growing (and so to be overwhelming) economic power of China.

[lestb35]

Hillary Clinton will probably be registering voters at Delmonte and Tyson plants. Hey they've got their bright shiny phony SScards, now they want the free universal daycare, healthcare, preschool etc. etc.

[payasyougo]

There is no way that this could be politically motivated. And why hasn't Mrs. Clinton written a book on making easy money in cattle futures?

[jonesforch]

lestb35

Free they already have those things.

[mh4cbs1]

Face It! Hillary is just another spineless, slimy two-faced Democrat.

She talks about bringing the troops home, but her stated policy, consistently, is that we will leave a force in place in Iraq. In other words she is just like Bush in wanting 14 permanent US bases, and in wanting the Iraq Oil Law passed in the Iraqi Parliament to give our corporations the profits and control over the $21 TRILLION in oil reserves.

She voted for this Iraq DISASTER, and she either knew Bush was LYING (like any other awake citizen who was doing their homework) and she did the political calculation and voted 'Yes' anyway, OR she is a complete incompetent for listening to Bush instead of Robert Byrd, and for not even bothering to read the full NIE report, with all its glorious caveats and hedges.

Hillary is just another spineless, slimy Democrat like so many of her colleagues. If she gets the nomination I will absolutely vote for Nader or the Green Party candidate.

[jonesforch]

Sounds like she is S/ U/ C/ K ing up for votes....go figure

[randalds]

And for Hillary, check out her presidential campaign co-chair - Raul Yzaguirre, a prominent Hispanic activist and former president of the National Council of La Raza. Under Yzaguirre's leadership, NCLR became the largest Hispanic advocacy organization in the country, with 41 state affiliates. Oh, he's also a member of the CFR.

Ron Paul '08

Posted by t_barr at 10:03 PM : Jun 12, 2007

You say that like it's a bad thing? I mean it sounds to me like he's an excellent organizer and I'd want him on my side too. After all, La Raza is nothing more then a civil rights organization, just like the NAACP or the Anti-Defamation League, so I don't see a problem with him being a member. Sounds like he has the perfect resume.

[menofoz]

The basic techniques used to distort mass migration, with possible counter arguments, are:

Immigrant / Illegal Alien Glorification. Mass migration proponents extol the virtues of immigrants and illegal aliens with glowing characterizations such as "hardworking."

Counter: Immigration glorification needs a reality check! There are plenty of lazy immigrants and illegal aliens. Our jails are over-flowing with immigrants and illegal aliens. Lower their glorification to the reality that foreign-born persons are neither inherently good nor inherently bad. Making generalizations is generally inaccurate and the issue is mass numbers.

Economic Benefits. Cheap labor advocates are prone to say something like lettuce will cost $10 a head without migrant labor.

Counter: Cheap labor benefits only a few and only over the short-run. The wealthy benefit by cheap labor but the middle and especially lower class suffer by having fewer and lower paying jobs. Taxpayers have to pay for the infrastructure costs or face declining quality of services. Competitors suffer too. Point out the unfairness and stress the long term.

[menofoz]

Victimization. In order to justify rewards, illegal alien advocates portray illegal aliens as victims instead of law breakers. For example, many illegal alien 'rights' groups want an amnesty because the illegal aliens have worked hard and are just trying to improve their lot.

Counter: Agree that illegal aliens have indeed been shamefully exploited. However, the solution is to garner the American will to end acceptance of any underclass, not by rewarding those in the underclass and not by condoning existence of an underclass. Importantly, sanctions against employers of illegal aliens and protection of our porous borders are desperately needed. For more, see Solutions. Ask when and how the opponent expects to end the victimization.

Character Assassination. This is generally name calling of the messenger using direct or veiled accusations of racist, xenophobe or other derogatory characterization in an effort to avoid discussion of the negative impacts of mass migration. For example, The Denver Post tried to butcher the character of Rep. Tom Tancredo.

Counter: If anything, mass migration is an issue of nationalism, not racism. If appropriate, point out that the opponent was the first to bring up race, so is the opponent playing the 'race-card?' Ask for an apology and then raise the discussion back to the issue of mass numbers.

[menofoz]

Myths about immigration abound. Often those favoring immigration reduction are called racist or anti-immigrant but the truth is nearly all immigration reductionists favor immigration and immigrants, but at a drastically reduced level. Americans need to stand above the name calling and speak the truth. For example, is America being true to its values by creating and exploiting the illegal alien underclass at the expense of our own working poor? Is America helping other countries raise their quality of life by recruiting their high-tech workers, doctors and nurses? Is America really addressing national security by promoting a virtually open border?

[skyhawk761]

Incorrect. Right-wing republicans realize that hispanics are the fastest-growing voting group. However, allowing millions of ILLEGAL Mexicans free citizenship for votes is morally corrupt, and that's what the Dems want.
Posted by mike71067 at 05:03 PM : Jun 12, 2007

First, let me state that I don't like Hillary nor do I like the proposal for imigration. With that said, mike71067, you are full of ***. The first big wave of illegals came under Reagans watch. Millions. Now it's your hero King George that is pushing for another wave of MILLIONS of illegals. Do you see a pattern here or is your head to far up your arse to see it's the Republicans pushing this. Sure Clinton is trying to take advantage, but it's the Repubs driving the boat!

[skyhawk761]

janem4, we have had a one party rule for the past six years and I didn't hear the right complaining while they were in power. I don't like the whole lot in Washington right now and I think we need to flush the toilet and get rid of the whole bunch. We have a problem with BOTH parties, they are not there for us, only for themselves. As long as they keep us divided and fighting among each other they will go on doing business as usual. Since we seem to never vote out the incumbents, I think it's time to give the Dems a chance, minus Hillary.

[mike71067]

Of course Hillary is courting the Latinos. If she gets their votes, and those of the currently ILLEGAL aliens who may receive amnesty from our useless government, the Democrats will be able to complete their vision of an American welfare state. This will cause even more people to rely on the government for everything, and the Democrats will effectively be able to control those people and will always get their votes. Hillary is socialist scum.

[mike71067]

"Now it's your hero King George that is pushing for another wave of MILLIONS of illegals. Do you see a pattern here or is your head to far up your arse to see it's the Republicans pushing this. Sure Clinton is trying to take advantage, but it's the Repubs driving the boat!"
-Posted by skyhawk761 at 07:08 AM : Jun 13, 2007

I never said that the Republicans weren't pushing this. They, along with a few smart Democrats, are driving this boat. It's disgusting. I say "smart Democrats" because they know this whole immigration deal is splitting the Republican party. That said, Hillary would like nothing more than the guaranteed support of the Hispanic voting bloc, even if it means pandering to them in obviously disingenuous ways.

[donnie900]

"Your party wants and needs more victims, that's the deal, nothing else. However, there already has been rumblings from the AA population, think it was a baseball player, who came out and said "the league needs to recruit more black players but they go after the hispanic players because they can control them". Interesting. Already grumlings about the new victims moving to the head of the line."

Well, I imagine its not just baseball, but a lot of things. There's so much politics in everything now, you see? Cops wanting publicity to look like heroes (when they get 40,000 dollars a year and a badge), baseball players (when they get like 10 million dollars a year), and everybody. Why do you need that "violation of rights" speech? When you got a job? When you got food on the table? Why do you need all that politic?

I'll tell ya why: Because you gotta be poor not to be a spoiled brat punk. They'll work their butts off for the boss, and you won't.

[rharrin1]

Thompson is looking good - I will never give my vote to someone who sells out their country and
dismantles the workers of this country for a caste society.
Posted by coffeehead at 03:14 PM : Jun 12, 2007

And I suppose you didn't vote for bushie, you know the imitation president that is pushing for votes to get this sellout to be a success.

[donnie900]

There's a lot of things I like about the union. A chance to talk about the job and stuff. A chance to meet people and have barbeques. And most bosses are afraid of them, and will listen to them. But theres a lot of things I really really don't like about the union too. How tough they think they are. How "knowledgeable". How they'll complain about little things like they were the customers, and not the service. And especially how union members use seniority as a kind of a "I ain't gotta work no more" scheme. Like it were the longer you've been there, the less work you gotta do. A self appointed king and queen. Ordering everybody around .. Just another boss. A dime a ******* dozen.

[donnie900]

Our union rep would come in his hair slicked back, and this pungent smell'a old spice on him, like he were a god damned moviestar. And I'd laugh, and walk away. And go do my job.

[donnie900]

My grandad told me he had to buy his boss a case a beer just so he could work that day. Now its backwards. Now the unions got too big. Like somebody gotta little kitty cat pet that turned out to be a african 800 pound lion, and the only ******* place fer it anymore is the god damned zoo.

[donnie900]

Look at it this way, Jackie: There's a mexican immigrant out there gonna take Bush's job.

[pepperp1]

Bush can beg for his bill all he wants, Senator Reid has taken the debate off the floor and given it squarely back to the repugs where it started. This was a ruse anyway Bush giving the base some group target with hate, candidates something to differ with BGII on other so they can look tough, and corporate donors a shot at legal slave labor. The immigrants are being played and so are the American people as usual, why would you believe this man at this stage on anything really. Enforce the laws, protect the borders, add police, and now get rid of the do nothing GOP crony Immigration Judges who are sitting on their unqualified duffs to drive up fake crime rates to frighten the sheepeople. Senator Sessions is right on this issue Bush should just go away and take the AG with him. Grip about the unions of today all you want but their history helped build prosperity in this country for many.
Impeach the AG.

[donnie900]

They did. They just don't no more. I mean, you guys ain't just got the higher wages. But you got the racist claims and the environmental claims and the democrat 7 year itch over iraq when everybody knew the guy was crooked as all hell.. You guys just do anything.. not to work.

You don't have to be a peckker scientist to understand that they're gonna go to India where they pay 25 cents an hour, and to hell with yaz.

[donnie900]

Yer bucktoothed and spoiled! And thats a fact, jack. Yer 300 lbs of flubber sit'n on a bidet eat'n beef jerky going: "I'm starving! I'm starving!"

[donnie900]

There's an american dream out there fer someone.. other than you. Ya raunchy nagging good fer noth'n sons'a byytches.

[gunownerdan]

Why does just the thought of a "President Hitlery" cause severe nausea?

[lars008-2009]

billary clintoon...

wants to change the official language to spanish...

[infidel_us]

Oh yeah.....I'm sure Hitlary would LOVE to have millions of illegals in here. They would become the new democrat underclass ("undocumented Americans"), according to Harry Reid.

The socialism of America.

[gunownerdan]

"....these days require us to bring our country together." Says Hitlery Clinton, the most polarizing candidate in the race.

[lars008-2009]

IT IS TIME TO DEFEAT FASCIST NAZI ISLAM ONCE AND FOR ALL%u2026

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Sound familiar?

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison defeated the fascist nazi muslims 200 years ago
And again 100 years ago with Theodore Roosevelt
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