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originally posted by: Metallicus
Those darn Republicans. They are so racist and evil.
originally posted by: xuenchen
a reply to: amazing
Watch soon how the GOP gets behind Bush.
Then all the middle ground fence sitters will vote for Jeb.
All these things are well planned in advance.
But all that aside, I think most La Raza voter bases are in big city solid Democrat areas anyway, and nothing will bend those votes much.
originally posted by: introvert
a reply to: NavyDoc
Well perhaps we have found where the problem lies. This man was not a founder of the National Council of La Raza. He was the founder of MAYO and the Raza Unida party.
If you read his bio it does not say he had anything to do with the NCLR.
Even the video you posted is being disingenuous in that he did not found the "La Raza Unida". He founded the "Raza Unida Party", which is not part of NCLR.
Here is his wiki page: Wiki
NCLR has never supported, and does not support, separatist organizations. Some critics have accused MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán or Chicano Student Movement of Aztlán) of being a separatist organization and denounced NCLR for being a purported “major funder” of the organization. The reality is that in 2003, NCLR provided one chapter of the organization (Georgetown University) with a $2,500 subgrant to support a conference of Latino students—mainly from the Southwest and West Coast—who were attending East Coast colleges but could not afford to travel home for Thanksgiving. These Latino student groups hold mini-conferences with workshops and speakers, bringing together students who are often the first high school graduates and college attendees in their families.
According to its mission statement, MEChA is a student organization whose primary objectives are educational—to help Latino students finish high school and go to college, and to support them while at institutions of higher education. NCLR freely acknowledges that some of the organization’s founding documents, e.g., Plan Espiritual de Aztlán, contain inappropriate rhetoric, and NCLR also acknowledges that rhetoric from some MEChA members has been extremist and inflammatory.
originally posted by: introvert
a reply to: NavyDoc
No. They did not financially support any mecha member to get in to office and did not fund mecha. Let's look at what they say they did do:
NCLR has never supported, and does not support, separatist organizations. Some critics have accused MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán or Chicano Student Movement of Aztlán) of being a separatist organization and denounced NCLR for being a purported “major funder” of the organization. The reality is that in 2003, NCLR provided one chapter of the organization (Georgetown University) with a $2,500 subgrant to support a conference of Latino students—mainly from the Southwest and West Coast—who were attending East Coast colleges but could not afford to travel home for Thanksgiving. These Latino student groups hold mini-conferences with workshops and speakers, bringing together students who are often the first high school graduates and college attendees in their families.
According to its mission statement, MEChA is a student organization whose primary objectives are educational—to help Latino students finish high school and go to college, and to support them while at institutions of higher education. NCLR freely acknowledges that some of the organization’s founding documents, e.g., Plan Espiritual de Aztlán, contain inappropriate rhetoric, and NCLR also acknowledges that rhetoric from some MEChA members has been extremist and inflammatory.
Source
I'd hardly call that "funding Mecha".
I'd still like to hear your thoughts on the information I provided about the so-called "founder" of La Raza. Why haven't you addressed that?
So if someone funds a little part of the KKK they are not racist? Support KKK members for election, they cannot be called racist? That's a silly point.
originally posted by: introvert
originally posted by: Metallicus
Those darn Republicans. They are so racist and evil.
I don't know if I'd say that. I would say that many of them are brainwashed. That's why they wont go to an event like this. The base actually believes this group is a Marxist commie group.