im not debating semantics here, im just saying that the guy who was lambasting a very logical argument with the "unified" voice thing is an idiot
Sorry, you've proven yourself to be extremely slow on the uptake. You aren't very smart, so no one can expect you to understand anything written here.
Ever.
Um, ok.
I guess everyone read Obamaphobia out of that article.
Seriously you're a dumbass.
Keep hanging yourself.
Literaly.
Cmon chump.
Don't be a little cake.
Where in the article did you draw Obamaphobia from?
You figured it out 40 minutes later, why are you asking me?
I'm sorry, you're the only one here that thinks this is an Obama hit job concocted by the VRW conspiracy.
Be looney with yourself.
Not at all. It's no coincidence it's been dredged up again since Obama declared his candidacy.I'm sorry, you're the only one here that thinks this is an Obama hit job concocted by the VRW conspiracy.
You've proven to be pretty slow in this thread, so just wait. Someday you just might get it.
The election is still two years away. Give it a rest, please!
We're just getting started.
Obama officially declared? Has Guiliani declared?
Obama announced an exploratory committee over a week ago.
Having a minority caucus in and of itself should not be a problem. There are certain political issues that are important to a large majority within certain ethnic groups.
However, that is not the same thing as having a caucus that excludes members of Congress who are not of a certain race. That says, in effect, that unless a member of Congress is black, they have no stake in issues that affect black people.
Besides being exclusionary and possibly racist, that is rather self-defeating for a minority group.
...but he hasn't officially announced..
Looks like the hispanic caucuse is trying to extinct itself with machismo...
Sanchez Accuses Democrat of Calling Her a ' ,' Resigns from Hispanic Group
By: Josephine Hearn
January 31, 2007 06:00 PM EST
PoliticoRep. Loretta Sanchez has quit the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, accusing the chairman, Rep. Joe Baca, of telling people she's a " ."
Baca denied the charge.
In an interview with The Politico Wednesday, Sanchez, a California Democrat as is Baca, also cited concerns about whether Baca was properly elected Hispanic Caucus chairman in November and about his general at ude toward female lawmakers. The caucus represents 21 Hispanic Democrats in Congress.
"I'm not going to be a part of the CHC as long as Mr. Baca illegally holds the chair … I told them no. There's a big rift here," Sanchez said. "You treat the women like . I have no use for him."
In a statement to The Politico, Baca said Sanchez "has decided to resign from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and has chosen to air baseless statements. Let me be clear; her comments are categorically untrue."
The last time lawmakers withdrew from the Hispanic caucus was in the late 1990s when the group's Republican members left over partisan differences.
GMAFB....but he hasn't officially announced..
Exploratory committee = 'lets see how much money I get'
*Update to Dan's post*
Link
A day after Rep. Loretta Sanchez resigned from the Hispanic Caucus charging its chairman had called her a “ ,’’ a pair of Democratic congresswomen from California spoke out in support of Sanchez’s sweeping complaints that chairman Joe Baca did not respect the women in the caucus.
In an increasingly bitter spat dividing the 21-member caucus, Sanchez also had charged that her follow California Democrat, Baca, had treated the women in the group “like .”
On Thursday, the two other California congresswomen bolstered Sanchez’s remarks.
Rep. Hilda L. Solis said she shared “Sanchez's sentiment about the lack of respect afforded to women members of the Hispanic Caucus.’’ And Loretta Sanchez’s sister, Rep. Linda Sanchez, said she supported her sibling’s decision to resign in protest of Baca’s alleged remark, which he has “categorically’’ denied.
On Thursday, Baca repeated his denial to Fox News, saying there was no rift within the caucus.
“There is none, absolutely none,’’ Baca said. “Everybody is working together."
In her statement Thursday, Linda Sanchez said she was “waiting to see if the Hispanic Caucus leadership will make good on its promise to be more fair and inclusive of its Latina members.’’
“Latinas are the fastest growing segment of the minority population,’’ she added, “and their perspective deserves to be represented, not denigrated."
If the Hispanic Caucus "is to be truly representative of the Latino community," Solis said, “it must give equal treatment to all its members, regardless of gender or seniority.”
Solis also reiterated concerns about the political arm of the caucus, BOLDPAC, which came under fire last year after Baca and his allies authorized political contributions to their relatives. Solis, the Sanchez sisters and three other lawmakers then withdrew from BOLDPAC.
“At a time when the public is crying out for a more ethical government,’’ Solis said, “we should be taking every step to avoid any appearance of preferential treatment for relatives.”
In an interview with The Politico Wednesday, Loretta Sanchez also cited concerns about whether Baca was properly elected Hispanic Caucus chairman in November and about his general at ude toward female lawmakers.
“I'm not going to be a part of the CHC as long as Mr. Baca illegally holds the chair … I told them no. There's a big rift here," Sanchez said. "You treat the women like . I have no use for him."
In a statement Wednesday, Baca said Sanchez "has decided to resign from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus…and has chosen to air baseless statements.’’
“Let me be clear,’’ he declared, “her comments are categorically untrue."
The last time lawmakers withdrew from the Hispanic caucus was in the late 1990s when its Republican members left over partisan differences.
Sanchez said she had rebuffed an approach earlier this year to contribute funds from her office budget to support the caucus’ shared staff, a requirement for all its members.
"I told them to take me off the list, take me off the Web site, take me off everything," Sanchez said.
She said she was surprised and insulted when she learned that Baca had made the disparaging personal comment about her to California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez and other legislators last year.
Nunez "is a friend of mine. Did he think he wouldn't tell me?" Sanchez asked.
On Thursday, a spokesman for Nunez said the state speaker would have no comment on the flap. But Nunez said at a news conference in California that he did not recall the comment.
"I'm not going to confirm that," he said, according to a posting on the Los Angeles Times blog, Political Muscle. "I have no recollection of being at" a meeting where "anything disrespectful" was said of a Hispanic caucus member.
"Somebody is going to have to refresh my memory,’’ Nunez said. “I have no recollection."
Sanchez voted against Baca in the Hispanic Caucus election for chairman in November. Four other female lawmakers abstained from the vote, raising concerns about whether the election followed proper procedures.
The Sanchez withdrawal is another blow to Baca and his allies who have been trying to bring the caucus back together after a series of internal spats last year. Many of the more junior members and the women have butted heads with him and senior lawmakers.
In recent weeks, Rep. Xavier Becerra, Calif., a caucus member who serves in House leadership as assistant to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., had been trying to persuade the six members to rejoin the political action committee, which is known as the Committee for Hispanic Causes/Building Our Leadership Diversity.
Four female lawmakers have written Baca asking that the caucus repeat his election as chairman because the earlier vote failed to use secret ballots, as required in the group's bylaws.
Sanchez and other female CHC members have repeatedly complained that Baca and some of his male colleagues do not accord them a high level of respect.
"There is a big rift. o? Do they not get this?" Sanchez said.
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