By Adriana Maestas | TeleSur | – – The problem with promoting Cruz and Rubio as “Latino leaders” is that they have turned their backs on the Latino community with their policy positions. In the primary race for the Republican nomination for the president, it was noted that in the Iowa caucuses Senators Ted Cruz […]
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Latinos
Palin for Trump: ‘Political Correctness’ (anti-racism) is a Suicide Bomb Vest
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The term “political correctness” has a long and varying history, but what do Donald Trump and Sarah Palin mean when they attack it? They are using it to mean anti-racism. A day after Martin Luther King Day, Sarah Palin endorsed Donald Trump for president in Ames, […]
Trump’s “Deportation Force” Too Nuts For Even Bill O’Reilly
Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Donald Trump has elaborated on his immigration policy. He plans on assembling a “Deportation Force” to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants. Bill O’Reilly thought it was a bit far-fetched. Ana Kasparian (The Point) and John Iadarola (Think Tank), hosts of the […]
How the GOP’s decades of Angry Resentment Led to Frankentrump
By Randall Stephens | (The Conversation) | – – The latest Republican presidential primary debate had it all: denunciations of President Obama, angry rants about America’s future, and all manner of bile. It seems like a new low – but in reality, Republican candidates have been singing this tune for years. In the fall of […]
Campaign of fear: Donald Trump’s battle against birthright citizenship
By Anthony J Gaughan | (The Conversation) | – – Donald Trump is a man of extraordinary self-confidence. Since launching his presidential bid in June, he has boasted of his immense wealth, his academic credentials and his intelligence, going so far as to declare: “I’m, like, a really smart person.” But the most telling feature […]
Can Donald Trump Become President Without Latinos?
AJ+ | (Video Report) – – “After attacking immigrants, Mexicans and other Latinos, can Donald Trump become president without their votes? We look at the numbers and come up with an answer.” AJ+ “Can Donald Trump Become President Without Latinos?”
Jorge Ramos explains his ejection from Trump’s press conference
Jorge Ramos | (Univision Noticias) (Video Interview)| – – Univision Noticias: “Jorge Ramos explains what happened after he was escorted out of Trump’s press conference”
Trump in Alabama: Playing George Wallace & making Latinos the new N-Word
Margaret Howell and Jo Ankier | (TheLipTV Video News Commentary) | – – “Donald Trump held a pep rally at the Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Alabama on Friday night drawing around 30,000 people. The Republican frontrunner’s speech highlighted his immigration stance, which many have condemned as racist, sparking comparisons to segregationist George Wallace from both his […]
Bernie Sanders launches “Political Revolution” w/ 100K Virtual House Partiers
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Bernie Sanders spoke from a house party in Washington, D.C., to supporters gathering in 3500 homes and other locations around the country in groups ranging from 7-8 to 80 or 90. He said it was a “historical night” and unprecedented to have these coordinated gatherings with an on-line streamed […]