In an ad running on Univision that was made by a Republican 527 group, Latino voters are urged to NOT VOTE AT ALL.
It used to be that race based voter suppression was something to be ashamed of. Not anymore.
The ad, which blames Democrats for not moving forward Immigration reform while failing to mention the lockstep, insurmountable obstruction on this issue by the Republican party, urges Latinos to disenfranchise themselves rather than participate in our democracy.
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Crossposted at The Progressive Electorate.com
Yesterday, Latinos for Reform — a Republican 527 group — announced that it purchased an $80,000 buy on Univision to air ads urging Nevada Latino voters not to vote. Robert Desposada, a conservative political consultant and political analyst for Univision, has described the ad as an expression of the Latino community’s frustration with the lack of immigration reform. Apparently, telling Latino voters not to vote will somehow empower them.
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In 2008, Latinos for Reform aired ads "alleging that Obama puts African Americans before Latinos and Africa before Latin America."
thinkprogress.org
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Don't vote! Let other people make your political decisions that will effect your life for you! That will show them!
You know, it used to be that Republicans were too ashamed of race based voter suppression and the backlash that would come of being associated with it to do this kind of thing in the open. But not anymore. And certainly Republicans are aware that the majority of Latinos vote for Democrats, so they are obviously assuming that the Latino votes lost by Republicans wouldn't hurt them as much as the many more atino votes lost by Democrats.
What is ironic is that the "take our country back!" crowd doesn't really want the votes of browner people, because that means they might have to govern for them too if they gain power. Better to tell those browner people not to vote at all, just like the founding fathers knew things should be.
Don't Let Them Get Away With It!
GOTV
GOTV
GOTV
GOTV
GOTV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And tell EVERYONE you meet how important it is to vote. Remind them that the banksters who OWN the Republican party would prefer you not to vote at all.
And if you can, help out some great candidates like Joe Sestak, Scott McAdams and Tarryl Clark. They WANT your vote, they want to work for you. Republicans do NOT want you to vote at all because they have NO INTENTION of working for you, they are paid for by the banksters to create a government for the banksters and of the banksters. The last thing they need is Latino voters screwing up their plans by voting! (and where is your papers, anyway?)
They should be ashamed, but after torture, lying us into war and doing the bidding of their special interest masters, I doubt the Republican party has any shame left (that isn't religious or sexual in nature).
Remember, they hate it when we FIGHT BACK!
and they hate it even more when we UNITE despite differences based on race, creed or color.
Peace and LOVE to ALL
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