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"The Obama campaign touted his appointment of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor — and GOP..."

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:30:25 -0400

“The Obama campaign touted his appointment of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor — and GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s opposition to it — in a Spanish-language ad released on Friday targeting Latino voters in Florida.”

- Obama Spanish-Language Ad: Mitt Romney Opposed First Latina Supreme Court Justice

Vice President Joe Biden described the Hispanic population in...

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:39:47 -0400

Vice President Joe Biden described the Hispanic population in this country as the “most powerful force in American politics” during a speech to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Gala in Washington, D.C. Thursday night. (via Vice President Joe Biden Calls Hispanics ‘Most Powerful Force in American Politics’ - ABC News)

At last week’s Democratic National Convention, San Antonio Mayor...

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:23:02 -0400

At last week’s Democratic National Convention, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro stepped into the spotlight with a rousing keynote address. Suddenly everyone wants to know more about him. The broad outlines of his life are intriguing; Castro grew up in a single parent home, the son of a fiery community activist. He is handsome, with a broad smile and an identical twin brother. But aside from his impressive speech, the media has zeroed in on Castro’s language ability, or rather, his lack of it. He is not fluent in Spanish, which merited headlines in The Daily Caller and The Huffington Post. The New York Times called it “a fact he isn’t eager to advertise.” The implication seems to be that Castro is less than authentic because he doesn’t speak perfect Spanish. However, it is pointless and misguided to use language as a litmus test of whether Castro is “really” Latino. The truth is that he is fully emblematic of his generation of Hispanics.It is not unusual for a Latino politician to not speak Spanish. Like the rest of us, some do, some don’t. (via Opinion: Not speaking Spanish doesn’t make you less Latino)