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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJoe of Morning Joe just said what I consider the most ignorant statement ...
I have heard in quite a while ...
"Who is not going to give Colorado and New Mexico to the guy that speaks fluent Spanish!"
Well ... by that metric, we can write off every urban center to Rubio because he almost could name his favorite member of the Wu Tang Clan!
Pues ... Joe, políticas conservadoras son tan malas en Español como en Inglés.
treestar
(82,383 posts)there is no more to it than the surface consideration - i.e. if they run a Hispanic candidate they will get the Hispanic vote. Not necessarily.
They thought they would get women by choosing Palin. They really think it is that easy and they don't learn.
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)jwirr
(39,215 posts)path to citizenship. Does he really think they are going to vote for a party that is going to make them wait for decades to become citizens?
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)chillfactor
(7,595 posts)Joe is as nutty as a fruitcake.....what a stupid thing to say..but then Joe is not known for his brain power...
ladjf
(17,320 posts)irisblue
(33,067 posts)0rganism
(23,996 posts)if she can win a statewide race with her platform and record, then i have to give the Rs some possibility of tipping NM.
CherokeeDem
(3,710 posts)Joe proves there is nothing between those ears but hot air.
Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)Even I, a blue-eyed Celt, could name, ODB.
Snobblevitch
(1,958 posts)1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)because he speaks fluent Spanish.
Snobblevitch
(1,958 posts)1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)perhaps, a re-reading of the OP would clear this up.
Gothmog
(146,018 posts)appalachiablue
(41,221 posts)olddots
(10,237 posts)couldn't order lunch without notes .
monmouth4
(9,719 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,719 posts)BTW, the Spanish speaking guy lost NM in 2000.