McCain To Hold Immigration Reform Fundraiser After Referring To Latinos As ‘You People’
McCain To Hold Immigration Reform Fundraiser After Referring To Latinos As ‘You People’
On Thursday, the New York Times reported that the Obama administration would begin working on comprehensive immigration reform this year, perhaps as early as May.
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), who championed immigration reform years ago, is trying to reap a financial windfall out of the news. The Houston Chronicle reported yesterday that McCain’s Senate re-election finance chairman, Jason LaVecke, is planning a fundraiser for McCain after hearing about Obama’s interest in the topic. “My first mission is to raise enough money early to keep challengers out of (McCain’s) race,” LeVecke said:
Thursday morning the New York Times ran a front-page story announcing that the Obama administration would begin working on comprehensive immigration reform this year. By Thursday afternoon hundreds of Houston business leaders received e-mails urging them to join the effort — by bringing their checkbooks to a May 4 fundraiser here for Sen. John McCain.
The pitch ought to work. The Houston business establishment, led by the Greater Houston Partnership, is firmly on record for comprehensive immigration reform. The Houston economy is heavily dependent on immigrant labor, legal and illegal.
But when McCain thought Obama wasn’t taking the lead on immigration, he lashed out at the Hispanic community for voting for Obama. National Journal reported earlier this month McCain derogatorily referred to a group of Latinos as “you people.” “My hands were shaking,” one source at the event said. “I was nervous as no-end”:
McCain’s message was obvious, the source continued: After bucking his party on immigration, he had no sympathy for Hispanics who are dissatisfied with President Obama’s pace on the issue. “He threw out [the words] ‘You people — you people made your choice. You made your choice during the election,’ ” the source said. “It was almost as if [he was saying] ‘You’re cut off!”
McCain seems to be repositioning himself on immigration, or at least trying to. LeVecke said that he and McCain had “spoken about working with Senator (John) Cornyn to take leadership with regard to immigration reform.” In 2007, McCain told Cornyn, “F*ck you, John‘” when Cornyn criticized McCain for being absent from the immigration debate.
Of course, changing his tune on immigration is nothing new for McCain. During the Republican primary last year, McCain said he wouldn’t vote for his own immigration bill and repeatedly touted “securing the borders” before comprehensive reform. He then walked the fine line of criticizing undocumented immigration while supporting reform during the general election. (HT: Briefing Room)
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Old McCain just can’t seem to get his foot out of his mouth…
April 13th, 2009 at 2:45 pmThis is the same McCain that pointed at and called Presidential Candidate Senator Obama “that one” in one of the autumn debates. Heck of a depersonaliztion, Mr. McCain…
McCain is a racist and this proves it. By calling Browns “your people” he has shown his true colors. The GOP hates Browns and Blacks.
April 13th, 2009 at 2:47 pm“GET OFF MY LAWN!!!”
(of my HOW MANY houses?)
April 13th, 2009 at 2:49 pmwell, if THAT isn’t a picture of “awkward” …
April 13th, 2009 at 2:51 pmMcCain will say anything. He is a lying sack of cr@p.
April 13th, 2009 at 2:54 pmMcCain: “Don’t worry, nobody remembers what I said last week, cuz I certainly don’t.”
“Where are we…?”
April 13th, 2009 at 3:04 pmShort temper + tourette’s = McCain
April 13th, 2009 at 3:14 pmMcCain is an opportunist who knows he will have a difficult reelection…..he basically ignored Arizona for close to 2 years while he was running around preparing to run for Prez and while he was actively campaigning.
The GOP treat the hispanic population like pinball–they demoralize them, belittle them, and yet, want them for the cheap labor. The biggest offender is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce–bring as many in for cheap labor and then silence when they are treated like dogs.
I hope McCain can finally be put to out to pasture–I had my fill of him when he was running for President.
April 13th, 2009 at 3:15 pm“no earmarks” means he’s been ignoring arizona a lot longer than 2 years…
April 13th, 2009 at 3:18 pmActually, calling anyone other than themselves people is pretty good for these people.
April 13th, 2009 at 3:19 pmIs McBane inviting “that one” to the Immigration Reform Fundraiser?
April 13th, 2009 at 3:22 pmMcCain will do and say whatever helps him get re-elected. To him the American people mean nothing as he considers them all to be “you people.” He is a true elitist.
April 13th, 2009 at 3:25 pmThis just points out the complete absurdity of American politics. McCain will take any position on an issue if he can profit or get re-elected from the position. Obama will do the same; he will legalize 10 million plus illegal workers because he made an agreement to do so in return for votes. Does what is best for America matter? No, it’s what votes can I, the politician, buy that matters. This is what our democracy has reverted to: greed and self-interest.
April 13th, 2009 at 3:38 pmI’d like to see McCain lose again.
April 13th, 2009 at 3:41 pmMcCain has offically joined the Republican baffoons, Steele, Limbaugh, Palin, Dewt (or Newt?). They all continue to remind us why the lost the last election, keep it up guys, we got a couple of more elections to go and we may just get this place straightened out.
April 13th, 2009 at 4:10 pmwatchdog Says:
You can keep up the ignorant worthless troll comments punk
April 13th, 2009 at 4:11 pmWell, everybody knows that money has no race. Once it belongs to McCain (or any repuke), all the “icky” simply vanishes!
April 13th, 2009 at 4:19 pmWhat type of foot-gear fits Sen. McCain? Flip-flops!
That’s something McCain’s got a great deal of experience doing from the moment he entered politics. Flip-Flop-flip-flop-flip-flop. . . . . . . . .
No surprise there at all!
April 13th, 2009 at 4:22 pm“McCain To Hold Immigration Reform Fundraiser After Referring To Latinos As ‘You People’”
Yup, Gramps McShame, the grumpy old gringo, hasn’t changed one bit: Pimping for money off Obama’s immigration plan. My, my, my, how quickly we forget about “you people” comment. Have one hand out to denounce Hispanic community for voting for Obama [which that was stupid move McCain's part since he didn't know from that community of how many hispanics voted for him] and the other hand out for money. The question is how many of the Hispanic business leaders are going to fork out to Gramps’ funraiser when he degraded the Hispanic community.
April 13th, 2009 at 4:40 pmGrampy McSame says – My friends back in the day we all knew who ‘Those People’ were, yes sir, we knew, and we didn’t like them, no sir, they were different from us ‘Real People’, not like us at all, they had four arms, count them..FOOUUURRR…and real long ears, and we called them ‘Those People’ or if there was just one we called him ‘That One’…we knew all about them, they were different, why some of them didn’t want to wear ‘Fruit Hats’ which all the rage in the day, mine was a pineapple, those were the ones that us ‘Leader Types’ would wear, and I could tell people were jealous of my hat, so I started to wrap my head with tin foil, that will show them, HEY YOU, yeah you, get off my wife, that Trollop C**t…darn ‘Those People’…
uh oh, I made a pineapple in my diapers.
Uh, I know people who actually know you Senator and they say you are an “Ass”, so that makes you one of the “Ass People” I guess.
April 13th, 2009 at 5:07 pm“Get ON my LAWN . . . and just MOW . . .”
April 13th, 2009 at 5:18 pmMay I assume that the Greater Houston Partnership is composed of mostly latinos ?
Or are they giving McCain “immigration reform” money because they AREN’T the people referred to as “You People” but instead are the people that exploit them ?
April 13th, 2009 at 5:22 pmwatchdog Says:
Will you EVER have a functional braincell. You are stupid, you are brainwashed and you are a troll. You dont have a shred of decency and you are a punk. I FLUSH things every morning that show more higher brain function than you ever will. Go drown yourself and do the world the only favor you will ever be capable of giving it
April 13th, 2009 at 5:52 pmJohn McCain (R)Waffle House.
April 13th, 2009 at 6:48 pm10hourday Says:
….”Obama will do the same; he will legalize 10 million plus illegal workers because he made an agreement to do so in return for votes.”….
April 13th, 2009 at 7:17 pm————————————————————-
At least those 10 million illegal workers would be tax payers if made legal, don’t see a problem there. And if I was an illegal worker and Obama made me a legal citizen of the US, Obama would certainly get my vote and the other 10 million votes. Who would trust McCain and his “you people” mentality.
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