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Re: Hillary wins! … in the lipstick war

SanchoPanza — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:03:49 -0000

Your scope of thinking is very narrow Daniel Cabrera. It is very easy to see your scenario if a person is approaching the issue of this election from a fearful perspective. You could also be hit by a car and die the next time you step outside. Does that mean you should avoid going outside? If you believe the hype and buy into the fear then there is no other possible avenue for the future than one to be afraid of.

At this point I would be more afraid of McCain winning the election and then dying of a heart attack and therein bringing Sarah Palin to power than I would a supposed Obama "trojan horse." World leaders do not and will not respect her because her lack of intelligence is obvious everytime she opens her mouth.

Daniel Cabrera you should study more history and gather information from non-partisan sources instead of buying into the fear and smear of the GOP.

Re: John McCain supporters quiet but happy with town hall performance

SanchoPanza — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:09:53 -0000

“Our best days are ahead of us.”

Who is out of touch with the reality of common Americans?

Re: Raising an army for Holy War

SanchoPanza — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:33:29 -0000

"We cannot be weenies. Jesus was not a weenie.”

Unbelievable...

This reminds me of a bumper sticker I see every once in a while "God please save me from your followers!"

They could have done some real good had they simply stopped to ask honestly themselves "Why do the religious fanatics on the otherside of the world hate us so much?" The honest answer to this question should make any true Christian stop and think twice.

Re: N.M. pastor from the pulpit: Vote Republican

SanchoPanza — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:29:53 -0000

Vey, very sad. Separation of church and state is probably one of the most important lessons we learned from the british when we founded this country. God is not a republican and anyone who thinks God supports a conservative agenda only uses christianity to support their own narrow ideology. Truly, what would Jesus do?

What do you call a guy with long hair walking around in sandels who comforts the poor? A republican would call him a hippy. I call him Jesus.

Re: Do the right thing, Democrats

SanchoPanza — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:42:30 -0000

Republicans appear motivatived by greed. The theory of trickle down economics is condescending and has lead us to the cusp of depression. The dishonest and selfish nature of the GOP is why people jumped all over C de Baca and not Mary Jane Garcia. However, what she said is equally wrong, which is why I am an Independent. But when you create a negative image of yourself through deception and condescension no one is going to give you the benefit of doubt.

Re: Racial tension between Hispanics and blacks is real

SanchoPanza — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:49:13 -0000

Some things I noticed in the above:

"(”Chicano” is a term that refers to individuals of Mexican American descent — and to those who trace their lineage to Spain — who used it to describe themselves during the 1960s and 1970s and is still used by some.)" I'm not sure where this definition was culled from but every Chicano I have know acknowledges mestizaje as the basis of their chicanismo and the fact that they are the decendents of the mixed ethnicity that was born from the spanish conquest as the source for being Chicano. Tracing "their lineage to Spain" has little to do this and was never a source of pride. Tracing heritage back to indigenous roots was a source of pride.

"Add to that the fact that there is a large number of Hispanic veterans in the state" with a total state population of 1,969,915 (as estimated in 2007) there is not a lot of anything in New Mexico that can significantly impact the outcome of this election unless all 2 million people vote the same.

I enjoy reading the information from this website, but objectivity is important. Although this is usually carefully considered in most reporting this is a hot topic so additional care should be taken to not sensationalize it further. Keep up the good work.

Re: Palin pick helps change attitudes toward women

SanchoPanza — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:05:50 -0000

Palin is a Cheney clone. That should be enough for us to be weary, as we've all seen where that has taken us...

Re: GOP leader C. de Baca also said older Hispanics resent blacks

SanchoPanza — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:01:15 -0000

I believe his comments. There are more than a few New Mexicans that I have spoken to that are in their 20s that expressed the exact same sentiment. It's sad and it is an indictment of the failed education system in New Mexico that has not been able to provide its students with a comprehensive world view. Not being able to see what the world is and what our places in it are leads to the narrowness of thinking that is demonstrated by this full grown man who should know better. It also explains how people can be fooled into believing the misinformation that is spread by republicans.