LatinaLista — It’s said that in preparation for his debate tomorrow night with President Obama, Mitt Romney has been working on delivering zingers. Those one-liners that pack a punch and people remember for decades to come. It seems that the Romney camp wants to get some early traction with those zingers. Today, Romney announced that [...]
25th Anniversary of Hispanic Heritage Month marks how little respect Latinos have really achieved
LatinaLista — This year’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month marks 25 years since the federal government officially recognized that Latinos were a segment of the population that deserved positive attention and respect for our contributions, our hard work and our history as US citizens. Yet, on this silver anniversary, it’s made clear that Latinos have [...]
Romney’s behavior at Univision event underscores belief he’s already lost the Latino vote
LatinaLista — Try as he might — or not, Mitt Romney’s appeal among Latino voters is waning even more these days. This really shouldn’t be the situation. He has had every opportunity to make his case “elegantly” but time and time again his behavior supercedes his message. After news leaked of his “in-elegant” 47 percent [...]
Conservative pundit says immigrants’ rights are not Civil Rights. Who is she kidding?
LatinaLista — No Sunday TV viewing is complete without watching the Sunday morning pundit roundtables. It was a nice surprise to see Jorge Ramos as one of this week with George Stephanopoulos‘ panelists. Of course, it was to recognize the new ABC/Univision partnership and Ramos’ recent interviews with Romney and Obama, but it was nice [...]
Modernizing the voting process is a step towards recommitting to voters’ rights
LatinaLista — Technology, aka the Internet, usually evokes one of two reactions from people — acceptance or resistance. The resistors usually hold out until they can see how it’s going to enhance their lives. For example, how many seniors resisted using social media until they realized that they were missing out on the latest photos [...]
Obama shares his biggest surprise at Univision forum about not being able to pass immigration reform
LatinaLista — The President’s turn on Univision’s “Meet the Candidate” forum hasn’t even aired yet but word is leaking that Univision anchors Maria Elena Salinas and Jorge Ramos didn’t cut him any slack. Like the professional journalists they are, they grilled the President on his record in office, especially on immigration reform. Ramos even scolded [...]
