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DNC Announces Hispanic Leadership Council

Posted by Matt Ortega on April 24, 2008 at 04:45 PM

This week, the Democratic National Committee announced the Hispanic Leadership Council that will be led by long-time activists Gilberto Ocañas and Ingrid Duran.

Arizona Republic:

"We believe this is a key for us to be able to go on the offensive here against John McCain," said Albert Morales, director of Hispanic outreach for the DNC.

DNC spokesman Luis Miranda said that although McCain's military service often makes him initially attractive to Hispanic voters, they tend to be disillusioned once they learn of his free-market approach to health care and his apparent shift on immigration policy.

Miranda said McCain's shift on immigration policy last year, in the face of strong opposition to his proposal for comprehensive reform that would include a path to citizenship for an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants, represented "a betrayal of the Hispanic community."

The facts are clear. John McCain sold his principles down the river for political ambition. On the campaign trail with conservative crowds, John McCain continuously claimed "I got the message" on immigration.

What "message" was that? Maybe this one from Fred Thompson, who endorsed John McCain (twice), on "revisiting" birthright citizenship?

"I think that law was created at another time and place for valid reasons," the former U.S. senator from Tennessee said earlier this month. "It probably needs to be revisited."

Or this one from Tom Tancredo?

Tancredo also cited a recent report indicating that the "Catholic Church ... has been losing members rapidly -- as much as a third of the native-born Catholic population. Meanwhile, it has gained members among foreign-born (mostly Hispanic) residents."

"I suspect the Pope's immigration comments may have less to do with spreading the gospel than they do about recruiting new members of the church," said Tancredo. "This isn't preaching it is 'faith-based' marketing."

When John McCain says he "got the message," one must ask his or herself, which one?

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