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The Perils Of Being A Latino Republican: Rubio Can't Reject Latest GOP Anti-Latino Proposal

Politico:

Florida GOP Senate candidate Marco Rubio on Thursday declined to take a firm stance on a newly proposed bill in the state that would require immigrants to carry identification or face a 20-day jail sentence. The bill was unveiled Wednesday by Bill McCollum, the state’s Republican attorney general and a gubernatorial candidate. [. . .] “Arizona is going to want this law,” McCollum said, according to the St. Petersburg Times. “We're better, we're stronger, we're tougher and we're fairer.”

After the Arizona bill passed, Rubio said he had “concerns” that the measure could “unreasonably single out people who are here legally.” But when asked by POLITICO about Rubio’s stance on Florida’s proposal, which is in the same vein as Arizona’s, spokesman Alex Burgos offered a softer stance on the new bill. “He believes the best approach is for the federal government to deal with border security and immigration, and he hopes state efforts like Arizona are a wake-up call for Congress to get its act together,” Burgos said of Rubio.

It's tough to be a Latino Republican - you can't endorse hating yourself, but you can't really reject it either.

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    Wait a second! (5.00 / 3) (#1)
    by steviez314 on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 01:37:04 PM EST
    "Self-hating" is reserved for us liberal Jews, you're going to have to find some other phrase for Latino Republicans.

    Or pay royalties, of course.

    Heh (none / 0) (#3)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 01:41:46 PM EST
    gays (none / 0) (#4)
    by Capt Howdy on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 01:44:36 PM EST
    get 50% of those royalties

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    log cabiners (5.00 / 1) (#5)
    by Capt Howdy on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 01:44:57 PM EST
    get 70%


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    Odiar de mi mismo? (none / 0) (#6)
    by jeffinalabama on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 01:50:58 PM EST
    how about that one, instead of royalties?

    or,quite simply, jodidos en sus cranios?

    (if this needs to be removed, sorry...In Colombia it's not a bad word, but in other Spanish speaking areas it is)

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    I love that.. (none / 0) (#24)
    by jondee on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 06:27:01 PM EST
    By the way, you may not know it, but you hate yourself..

    And if you only accept without question everything we say, we'll save you from yourself..

    How is that less authoritarian in essence from what your average Imam is promulgating?  

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    It's tough (5.00 / 2) (#2)
    by TomStewart on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 01:38:53 PM EST
    when your philosophy, taken to its logical extreme, comes around to bite you on the ass.

    Jesus (5.00 / 1) (#11)
    by Militarytracy on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 02:40:12 PM EST
    The whole country has lost its "The Latinos Are Coming" mind.  I like Florida too, but the Redneck factor sux IMO.  It isn't everywhere, but it's there.  It has destroyed many dreams for me too.  I grew up in the Mtn States watching Miami Vice :)  They left the Rednecks out of Miami Vice.

    I know what you mean (5.00 / 2) (#13)
    by ruffian on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 03:37:26 PM EST
    Luckily I didn't have any dreams to destroy though. The only saving grace is that there are so many Latinos here that it is easy to be friends with them instead of the rednecks.

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    it really is frightening (5.00 / 1) (#15)
    by Capt Howdy on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 04:50:54 PM EST
    they have the mouth breathers (I interacted with some at the funeral yesterday) in an absolute lather.
    I have never seen them so whipped up or so comfortable in displaying their unreasoned hatred.
    its really quite frightening.


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    Descriptions (5.00 / 1) (#21)
    by christinep on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 05:56:51 PM EST
    "Mouth breathers" describes some of these anti-anything-that-looks-like-an-illegal-immigrant quite well. Yoi! I still wonder from whence comes the vehemence On so many levels, the exaggerated reaction makes no sense unless it is almost totally fear-based in some respect. Or jihad. The more I read, listen, hear (e.g., in Denver--if one can stand it--trying tuning in to the other world of Peter Boyle, erstwhile blue-collar Pennsylvanian and longtime friend of the strange Tom Tancredo) the more that I am convinced that the single-focus frenzy of some of these "what don't you understand about 'illegal'" anti-Mexican immigrant types is formed by their own kind of jihad. The fury of the would-be unique anti-immigrant jihad!

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    Muslims Too (5.00 / 1) (#16)
    by squeaky on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 04:57:34 PM EST
    A general xenophobic paralysis is descending. I guess that most Americans are similar to the Taliban, and other Savages across the globe, in that respect.

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    Yeah, I was googling something (5.00 / 2) (#17)
    by Militarytracy on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 05:27:09 PM EST
    And ran across some sort of story about buses going to New York to protest the mosque, and planned anti Muslim demonstrations now.

    Can I say that a discourse about what constitutue healthy religious practices does not bother me, but legislation that is racist does.

    It does appear that we are going to have a "prophet" runoff now with the Christians though.  Some guy on the tube last night angry that Islam makes claims about Jesus that "aren't true".  Cracks me up because what is true about Jesus?  What is true about Muhammad for that matter?  What is true about any of it?  And some Christians throw an absolute fit if I refuse to acknowledge that the Bible is the "Living Word", and some Muslims will throw a fit if anyone says that the Qu'ran isn't the "Living Word".  

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    Ah, Nostalgia (5.00 / 2) (#19)
    by squeaky on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 05:45:21 PM EST
    Reminds me of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster..

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    trying to nail spaghetti (5.00 / 1) (#25)
    by jondee on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 06:42:25 PM EST
    to a cross is no joke..

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    have you seen the latest? (none / 0) (#22)
    by Capt Howdy on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 06:03:46 PM EST
    its not just ground zero anymore.

    Bryan Fischer, the "Director of Issues Analysis" for the American Family Association, wrote a blog post yesterday on the AFA's site arguing that the United States should have "no more mosques, period."

    "This is for one simple reason," he writes. "Each Islamic mosque is dedicated to the overthrow of the American government."



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    Anymore? (5.00 / 2) (#23)
    by squeaky on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 06:12:22 PM EST
    Hasn't been about only ground zero for some time now...  If you haven't seen the Jon Stewart take, it is worth a viddy...

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    The burqa-cum-cheesehead combo (none / 0) (#26)
    by Cream City on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 09:16:42 PM EST
    got chuckles in my area.

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    Yes (none / 0) (#28)
    by squeaky on Fri Aug 13, 2010 at 12:16:21 AM EST
    That was hilarious... and I am sure particularly funny in cheese capitol USA...

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    The "church" that is burning (none / 0) (#30)
    by Jack E Lope on Fri Aug 13, 2010 at 08:24:26 AM EST
    Korans on 11 September has a list, "Ten Reasons to Burn A Koran".

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    The first of many books (5.00 / 1) (#32)
    by jondee on Fri Aug 13, 2010 at 09:15:02 AM EST
    they'd like to burn I'd bet.

    Eventually there wont even be any Bibles and the pastor will just recite his GOP vetted-"Family friendly" version to his flock..

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    Islam does preach the caliphate (none / 0) (#29)
    by Militarytracy on Fri Aug 13, 2010 at 06:02:35 AM EST
    But some Christians desire a Christian government too.  We have had to deal with them refusing to respect the separation between church and state too.

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    Dude... (5.00 / 1) (#31)
    by kdog on Fri Aug 13, 2010 at 08:31:27 AM EST
    I caught a little of that psycho Hannity last night, he had that crazy lady Geller on with a poor slob who actually believes in the Bill of Rights...Hannity & Geller would give any radical imam a run for their money in the "foaming at the mouth hatred/call for jihad" department...it was hysterical yet frightening.

    The poor guy at the receiving end of the venom, bless his heart, did say something along the lines of "I will defend the right for you to spew your hate too Sean".

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    Pam Geller (none / 0) (#33)
    by jondee on Fri Aug 13, 2010 at 09:23:06 AM EST
    they had to get someone to replace Ann Coulter, after she launched her second career as an in-constant-demand subject for Tourette's researchers.

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    I hereby christen her... (none / 0) (#34)
    by kdog on Fri Aug 13, 2010 at 09:29:55 AM EST
    The Upper East Side Jihadist.

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    Upper West Side (none / 0) (#35)
    by squeaky on Fri Aug 13, 2010 at 11:47:47 AM EST
    Although you would thing that she belongs on the upper east...

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    Thanks! (none / 0) (#36)
    by kdog on Fri Aug 13, 2010 at 11:55:37 AM EST
    Though in a couple more years it'll be the same thing...the new Upper West is Hoboken:)

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    I Dunno About That (none / 0) (#37)
    by squeaky on Fri Aug 13, 2010 at 12:17:13 PM EST
    The Upper West is pretty hard core liberal. She probably loves the liberal quality of life, food and space..  and thinks she can convert all the jews.. Upper east side brain though.... it is the difference between a scarcity model, and a model of abundance.

    What a pill...

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    I was just thinking... (none / 0) (#38)
    by kdog on Fri Aug 13, 2010 at 12:48:49 PM EST
    of affording to live there...soon it'll be Masters of the Universe Island.

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    Aw (5.00 / 1) (#27)
    by lilburro on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 10:59:18 PM EST
    pssh...Miami is still fun :)  

    My dad grew up in Florida...before I traveled down there recently he looked me dead in the eyes and said, "Be careful...Florida has a lot of weirdos..."

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    Of course, I think you have to be (5.00 / 2) (#12)
    by Cream City on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 03:27:11 PM EST
    out of your mind to be a non-Latino Republican, too.

    At least Latino Republicans have better cuisine than most do to get them through a day -- and tequila; it would take a lot of tequila to get me through the requisite daily listening to Limbaugh and watching Fox News.

    I bet Crist feels pretty good these days (5.00 / 1) (#14)
    by ruffian on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 03:39:52 PM EST
    Having freed himself from the shackles of his party.

    Maybe someday he can even be REAL :) (none / 0) (#18)
    by Militarytracy on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 05:33:09 PM EST
    I watched 'Outrage' again last night when I couldn't sleep.  He figures in largely in that documentary about closeted pols.

    I was struck on the second watching by Jim McGreevey's wife though and how devastated she was when they shot the documentary.  I can fathom where she is coming from though, that she saw no signs or signals...she had never been married before so what are the signs?

    I think they were wonderful friends.  I think it was obvious he loved her in that fashion.  I wish that she didn't end up feeling so destroyed and devastated though.  And this is the price we pay by forcing people to be something other than what they are.  I hope she transcends it.  She could be a very powerful voice for all human beings being able to be authentic, hiding hurts....and it usually hurts more than just those in the closet.  The poor woman doubts every single thing that happened while she was married.  She can't sort out what was real and what was contrived.  My heart went out to her.

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    OT but (none / 0) (#7)
    by Capt Howdy on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 02:25:15 PM EST
    365 gay says NO STAY.

    still waiting for a confirmation.

    around here?

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    Don't tell BTD in advance (none / 0) (#9)
    by jimakaPPJ on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 02:28:57 PM EST
    what you're gonna post.

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    Ha! (none / 0) (#10)
    by sarcastic unnamed one on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 02:31:09 PM EST
    fwiw, there's actually just as much fodder for both sides of the ideological divide in the interview. Fascinating nonetheless...

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    He's pathetic! (none / 0) (#20)
    by mexboy on Thu Aug 12, 2010 at 05:55:08 PM EST