Can Bill Richardson answer this?

Back in 1995, then-Congressman Bill Richardson said this:

"We have to band together and that means Latinos in Florida, Cuban-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, South Americans - we have to network better - we have to be more politically minded - we have to put aside party and think of ourselves as Latinos, as Hispanics, more than we have in the past."

I strongly urge everyone to go to his campaign appearances and read him that quote, then ask him the following:

If a white politician had said something similar, wouldn't they be branded an ethnic nationalist and driven out of public life? Could you explain why you think you should be any different?

The video version is below, although Netscape's transcoding isn't the best. A better version of the video is here. Richardson's full quote is here, with a link to audio.

Immigration2007a · Thu, 03/08/2007 - 08:35 · · Importance: 1