Comments on: GOP Backlash? http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/03/28/gop-backlash/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:48:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: trevorwells http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/03/28/gop-backlash/#comment-28074 trevorwells Wed, 29 Mar 2006 21:03:44 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1708#comment-28074 I saw some of that pointless Senate Judiciary Committee discussion on a "common-sense" immigration reform bill. The chairman doesn't want the Majority Panderer Frist's bill to criminalize brown people to pass. When you have a bunch of wingnuts, you know the ones that brought us impeachment on the committee, it makes reasoning difficult, if not damn near impossible. Anyway, I am absolutely cheering daily for the Latino community on this one. I was disillusioned by the defeat of Ciro Rodriguez. I am now energized again by these spontaneous protests and hope they continue and the Latino community will stay radicalized long enough to vote out the winguts and restore real progressive, fair-minded leadership to our nation. I saw some of that pointless Senate Judiciary Committee discussion on a “common-sense” immigration reform bill. The chairman doesn’t want the Majority Panderer Frist’s bill to criminalize brown people to pass. When you have a bunch of wingnuts, you know the ones that brought us impeachment on the committee, it makes reasoning difficult, if not damn near impossible.

Anyway, I am absolutely cheering daily for the Latino community on this one. I was disillusioned by the defeat of Ciro Rodriguez. I am now energized again by these spontaneous protests and hope they continue and the Latino community will stay radicalized long enough to vote out the winguts and restore real progressive, fair-minded leadership to our nation.

]]> By: duros62 http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/03/28/gop-backlash/#comment-28073 duros62 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:03:33 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1708#comment-28073 <i>...registered voters (translation: citizens) are going to be casting their votes for the candidates who are most vocally against whatever the group waving the Mexican flags want</i> In true xenophobic fashion. Again, rent <a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0377744/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9YSBkYXkgd2l0aG91dCBhIG1leGljYW58ZnQ9MXxteD0yMHxsbT01MDB8Y289MXxodG1sPTF8bm09MQ__;fc=1;ft=20;fm=1" rel="nofollow">"A Day Without A Mexican"</a> …registered voters (translation: citizens) are going to be casting their votes for the candidates who are most vocally against whatever the group waving the Mexican flags want

In true xenophobic fashion.
Again, rent “A Day Without A Mexican”

]]> By: Marty http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/03/28/gop-backlash/#comment-28072 Marty Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:03:12 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1708#comment-28072 Damn- a lot of hot air in here but what was that solution you mentioned a while back Oliver? Something about when you were talking about your immigrant parents? It's kinda fun watching you straddle the fence on this. Anti-illegal immigration, yet Republicans are racist and anti-Latino for being on the same page as you. Nice talking point. You wonder why you're so popular with Conservatives? It's the COMEDY Oliver. COMEDY! Seeing as many of my relatives are legal immigrants and my brother is having trouble getting a visa to come visit me, perhaps I can be anti-illegal immigration without being called names. Damn- a lot of hot air in here but what was that solution you mentioned a while back Oliver? Something about when you were talking about your immigrant parents?

It’s kinda fun watching you straddle the fence on this.

Anti-illegal immigration, yet Republicans are racist and anti-Latino for being on the same page as you.

Nice talking point.

You wonder why you’re so popular with Conservatives? It’s the COMEDY Oliver. COMEDY!

Seeing as many of my relatives are legal immigrants and my brother is having trouble getting a visa to come visit me, perhaps I can be anti-illegal immigration without being called names.

]]> By: factcheck http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/03/28/gop-backlash/#comment-28071 factcheck Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:03:16 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1708#comment-28071 "Then the Democrats passed the immigration reform bill in the Senate committee, taking the completely opposite tack." Wow, I didn't realize that the Democrats were in control of Senate committees. When did this happen? “Then the Democrats passed the immigration reform bill in the Senate committee, taking the completely opposite tack.”

Wow, I didn’t realize that the Democrats were in control of Senate committees. When did this happen?

]]> By: elrod http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/03/28/gop-backlash/#comment-28070 elrod Wed, 29 Mar 2006 07:03:13 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1708#comment-28070 Flyover country? In Chicago, site of the first of this wave of protests, a hundred thousand marched in the streets and only waved American flags. The idea was borne by a few Hispanic DJs who told their listeners, "No Mexican Flags. Only American flags." The effect was breathtaking. Maybe some people in LA didn't get the message and started waving Mexican flags. But in Chicago, 100,000 Latinos waved American flags and it totally pulled the rug out of the Minuteman movement here. Flyover country? In Chicago, site of the first of this wave of protests, a hundred thousand marched in the streets and only waved American flags. The idea was borne by a few Hispanic DJs who told their listeners, “No Mexican Flags. Only American flags.” The effect was breathtaking. Maybe some people in LA didn’t get the message and started waving Mexican flags. But in Chicago, 100,000 Latinos waved American flags and it totally pulled the rug out of the Minuteman movement here.

]]> By: Dana http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/03/28/gop-backlash/#comment-28069 Dana Wed, 29 Mar 2006 02:03:19 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1708#comment-28069 Duros wrote: <blockquote>Does anybody else see the bigger ramifications with this past weekend s march? 500,000 in LA, 20,000 in Denver, 30,000 in washington, etc. That ain t a protest, my friends, that s an army. An army of (well, some of them) registered voters not too happy with Republican leadership. The GOP is gonna have to do some pretty serious sucking up over the next few months to get back the Latino/Hispanic vote that they spent the last 8 years trying to get.</blockquote> Yeah, I see bigger ramifications: get a couple hundred thousand people <i>waving Mexican flags</i> and the people who are registered voters (translation: citizens) are going to be casting their votes for the candidates who are most vocally against whatever the group waving the Mexican flags want. The Democrats were sort of getting on board with that: look at Governors Richardson and Nepolitano. Then the Democrats passed the immigration reform bill in the Senate committee, taking the completely opposite tack. Duros wrote:

Does anybody else see the bigger ramifications with this past weekend s march? 500,000 in LA, 20,000 in Denver, 30,000 in washington, etc. That ain t a protest, my friends, that s an army. An army of (well, some of them) registered voters not too happy with Republican leadership. The GOP is gonna have to do some pretty serious sucking up over the next few months to get back the Latino/Hispanic vote that they spent the last 8 years trying to get.

Yeah, I see bigger ramifications: get a couple hundred thousand people waving Mexican flags and the people who are registered voters (translation: citizens) are going to be casting their votes for the candidates who are most vocally against whatever the group waving the Mexican flags want.

The Democrats were sort of getting on board with that: look at Governors Richardson and Nepolitano. Then the Democrats passed the immigration reform bill in the Senate committee, taking the completely opposite tack.

]]> By: cellulose http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/03/28/gop-backlash/#comment-28068 cellulose Wed, 29 Mar 2006 02:03:16 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1708#comment-28068 Waving Mexican flags? Someone call the la policia! Oh no! I'm infected! Ayudame! Waving Mexican flags?

Someone call the la policia!

Oh no! I’m infected!

Ayudame!

]]> By: Frank_D http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/03/28/gop-backlash/#comment-28067 Frank_D Wed, 29 Mar 2006 02:03:13 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1708#comment-28067 There ain't enough help in the world for you, cellulose! There ain’t enough help in the world for you, cellulose!

]]> By: Frank_D http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/03/28/gop-backlash/#comment-28066 Frank_D Wed, 29 Mar 2006 01:03:14 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1708#comment-28066 For the answer to your question, Joe, Check out the post above at 5:53 PM. Apparently the Dems want to run on healthcare, but Oliver is advising them to run on Iraq and terrorism. Maybe they should run against privatizing Social Security -- yeah, that's the ticket! Talk about being out of touch... For the answer to your question, Joe, Check out the post above at 5:53 PM. Apparently the Dems want to run on healthcare, but Oliver is advising them to run on Iraq and terrorism.

Maybe they should run against privatizing Social Security — yeah, that’s the ticket!

Talk about being out of touch…

]]> By: EdgewaterJoe http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/03/28/gop-backlash/#comment-28065 EdgewaterJoe Wed, 29 Mar 2006 01:03:10 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1708#comment-28065 They'll do as well getting Hispanic votes post-Tancredo as they will getting African-American votes post-Katrina. The question, sadly, is how will the DC Dems manage to screw up the advantage? They’ll do as well getting Hispanic votes post-Tancredo as they will getting African-American votes post-Katrina.

The question, sadly, is how will the DC Dems manage to screw up the advantage?

]]> By: Oliver Willis http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/03/28/gop-backlash/#comment-28064 Oliver Willis Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:03:54 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1708#comment-28064 <i>So hispanic voting power in LA is obvious.</i> Actually, until this last election, they couldn't get their act together. Villarigosa got kicked by Hahn because Hahn had the black vote (I know, because I lived there and voted for him). Villarigosa and other latino leaders figured out how to build up a coalition with blacks, white moderates, Jewish moderates, etc. and won. So hispanic voting power in LA is obvious.
Actually, until this last election, they couldn’t get their act together. Villarigosa got kicked by Hahn because Hahn had the black vote (I know, because I lived there and voted for him). Villarigosa and other latino leaders figured out how to build up a coalition with blacks, white moderates, Jewish moderates, etc. and won.

]]> By: drpedro http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/03/28/gop-backlash/#comment-28063 drpedro Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:03:42 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1708#comment-28063 LA doesn't count for anything outside of LA. White people are a minority in LA county. A salvation army study claimed 50% of Los Angelenos were functionally illiterate (couldn't read a bus schedule, etc). Mexico is successfully taking over Alto California....and you know what? Good, as long as it is LEGAL immigrants. So hispanic voting power in LA is obvious. However, most illegals don't vote...so millions of non-voters marching in the streets doesn't mean quite as much. Stand by for the backlash as those folks in the "fly-over states" really get worried and vote hugely republican. LA doesn’t count for anything outside of LA. White people are a minority in LA county. A salvation army study claimed 50% of Los Angelenos were functionally illiterate (couldn’t read a bus schedule, etc).

Mexico is successfully taking over Alto California….and you know what? Good, as long as it is LEGAL immigrants. So hispanic voting power in LA is obvious. However, most illegals don’t vote…so millions of non-voters marching in the streets doesn’t mean quite as much.

Stand by for the backlash as those folks in the “fly-over states” really get worried and vote hugely republican.

]]> By: Oliver Willis http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/03/28/gop-backlash/#comment-28062 Oliver Willis Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:03:36 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1708#comment-28062 So I guess <a href="http://www.nomeri.com/newyorkwatch/archives/2001/06/pr5.jpg" rel="nofollow">Puerto Rico day</a> in NYC is all about the upcoming Puerto Rican war? Or something. So I guess Puerto Rico day in NYC is all about the upcoming Puerto Rican war? Or something.

]]> By: frameone http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/03/28/gop-backlash/#comment-28061 frameone Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:03:11 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1708#comment-28061 "Stand by for the backlash as those folks in the  fly-over states really get worried and vote hugely republican." Spoken like a true conservative: Don't worry racism and fear will win the day! “Stand by for the backlash as those folks in the  fly-over states really get worried and vote hugely republican.”

Spoken like a true conservative: Don’t worry racism and fear will win the day!

]]> By: frameone http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/03/28/gop-backlash/#comment-28060 frameone Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:03:08 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1708#comment-28060 OH MY GOD THE MEXICANS ARE COMING TO GET US!!!! THEY'RE TRYING TO OUTBREED US!!!! THE MEXICANS!!!!! AGHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Gawd what an idiot. OH MY GOD THE MEXICANS ARE COMING TO GET US!!!! THEY’RE TRYING TO OUTBREED US!!!! THE MEXICANS!!!!! AGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Gawd what an idiot.

]]> By: Oliver Willis http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/03/28/gop-backlash/#comment-28059 Oliver Willis Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:03:45 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1708#comment-28059 Who let Michelle Malkin out of her straightjacket? Who let Michelle Malkin out of her straightjacket?

]]> By: Oliver Willis http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/03/28/gop-backlash/#comment-28057 Oliver Willis Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:03:44 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1708#comment-28057 and as someone (like me) who has been skeptical of hispanic voting power in the recent past, explain that to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Villaraigosa" rel="nofollow"><b>Mayor</b> Villaraigosa</a>. and as someone (like me) who has been skeptical of hispanic voting power in the recent past, explain that to Mayor Villaraigosa.

]]> By: duros62 http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/03/28/gop-backlash/#comment-28058 duros62 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:03:44 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1708#comment-28058 I said it elsewhere, and i'll say it here. Does anybody else see the bigger ramifications with this past weekend s march? 500,000 in LA, 20,000 in Denver, 30,000 in washington, etc. That ain t a protest, my friends, that s an army. An army of (well, some of them) registered voters not too happy with Republican leadership. The GOP is gonna have to do some pretty serious sucking up over the next few months to get back the Latino/Hispanic vote that they spent the last 8 years trying to get. Boo-yaa! I said it elsewhere, and i’ll say it here.
Does anybody else see the bigger ramifications with this past weekend s march? 500,000 in LA, 20,000 in Denver, 30,000 in washington, etc. That ain t a protest, my friends, that s an army. An army of (well, some of them) registered voters not too happy with Republican leadership. The GOP is gonna have to do some pretty serious sucking up over the next few months to get back the Latino/Hispanic vote that they spent the last 8 years trying to get.
Boo-yaa!

]]> By: frameone http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/03/28/gop-backlash/#comment-28056 frameone Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:03:37 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1708#comment-28056 Randy's ascared of the brown people. Randy’s ascared of the brown people.

]]> By: randy http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/03/28/gop-backlash/#comment-28055 randy Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:03:28 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1708#comment-28055 Here's a twofer - Villaraigosa and no American flags. Yeah, I'm full of crap. <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/images/2006/03/28/imageLA12903280157.jpg" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/images/2006/03/28/imageLA12903280157.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.cbsnews.com/images/2006/03/28/imageLA12903280157.jpg</a></a> Here’s a twofer – Villaraigosa and no American flags. Yeah, I’m full of crap.

http://www.cbsnews.com/images/2006/03/28/imageLA12903280157.jpg

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