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Monday, September 13, 2010

Meg Whitman meets with Grass Roots Latino Activists in El Sereno

Republican Candidate for Governor Meg Whitman takes questions from the audience, at her "meet and greet" with Grass-Roots Latino Activists at CHARO in El Sereno.

Meg Whitman engages audience member, in discussing her stance on Immigration.

Meg Whitman poses with audience member Tim Ortiz.

While Democratic Candidate for Governor Jerry Brown was being paraded through the street of East Los Angeles (read Joe B's post below), Republican Candidate Meg Whitman venture into the confines of the "Cut and Paste Republic of CD 14", for a "meet and greet" with Latino Grass Roots Activists, in El Sereno.

Whitman after brief opening remarks, took questions from the audience and showcase her vast knowledge of the issues, ranging from immigration to education. The audience members, representing a mosaic of community groups, were impress with Whitman's grasps of the issues and generally incline to favor her in her quest to become governor.

In viewing the familiar faces in the crowd, one has to note that if Whitman can forge an alliance with these decades-long veterans of community activism, her chances in making inroads into the Latino Community, will improve immensely.

In meeting with these activists, Whitman knows that she must gain their support and harness the "political foot soldiers", that she needs to engage a disgruntled latino electorate, who have been victimize by their own politicos, in places such as Bell, South Gate, LAUSD and 200 South Spring Street.

Now with weeks turning into days before election day, Whitman needs to seal the deal and put these activists to work, if she is to cut into the advantage of the Latino Labor Left, in Los Angeles County.

Your thoughts..............

Scott Johnson in CD 14

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11 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said:

It is one of the big political puzzles in America that Latinos typically "vote" Democrat, but tend to "live" Republican.

But, it's also hard to believe that Meg Whitman -- one of the "whitest" of white GOP players to run for stadewide office on recent history -- is going to do much to change that.

September 13, 2010 12:47 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Latino Activists!!! Hahaha. CHARO is one of the most corrupt organizations around. The Amadors have made a fortune by playing the poverty pimps in our community. They have received millions over the decades and has anyone noticed a difference in our community. The only difference has been the Amador's upgrade in cars and homes. Even Lucille Roybal quit this organization because as an accountant, she saw what was really happening.

Whoever brought Meg Whitman to meet with these "vendidos" is setting her up.

September 13, 2010 1:51 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

You should learn to frame your pictures a bit better, Re Sput, if you are trying to spin things like this a certain way.

From what you have poste it seems like many, if not most of the people at this gathering were not latinos at all, but anglo. ES is at least 80-90 percent Hispanic, but the crow here looks like they coul just as easily be from any part of the Valley or westsi e.

(Letter "d's" eliminate to help with rea ing.)

September 13, 2010 2:27 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Waiting for Joe B or Mailander or Trujillo or anyone to call this a racist meeting.

September 13, 2010 2:29 PM  

Anonymous Dan Mariscal said:

Even voting Democratic, for traditional purposes, doesn't seem to cut it anymore. There is no such thing as a candidate who is the epitome of any political party, Democrat, Republican or otherwise. They pretty much all recognize the need to draw in voters "on the fence", but are all divided on how far they should go to accomplish this. It's the proverbial double-edged sword. But, let's not forget that campaigning for the job isn't the same as actually doing the job. You could be the worst campaigner in the world, but could be an excellent governor, or the best campaigner in the world, but the lousiest governor.
Our dilemma, as voters, is to see through the politics, celebrity, sound-bites, and mud-slinging, and judge, for ourselves, who can do the best job under the toughest of circumstances. Unfortunately, it is only through history and retrospect that we finally know.

September 13, 2010 2:47 PM  

Blogger Michael Higby said:

Check out my post on the latest polls in the Governor and Senate race.

September 13, 2010 3:32 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

2:27, dem folks look white to you?

Ain't like no gathering I see on the west side or the west valley, those folks look mighty brown to me and an awful bit plump, too. Now, they be wearin' nicer suits than the white t-shirts of the cholo variety, but 'dat don't makes 'em white in MY book. And so' not FANCY white! Maybe a little meztizzo.

that eMeg, she so' a big girl, maybe she whiter than them but she so' ain't no pretty white girl.

The whole bunch of women in this year's race ain't gonna win them no beauty contests, except Kamala. And irony is, it's going against hurt with the macho cops. Who might want to protect her or bang a pretty lady but not take orders from her. And maybe SHE is being HURT by not being white, because some folk claim she's using her ethnic background as a marketing tool. I says, you can't help how you're born, and if you are a dark girl and make it that high up, mighty fine on you. eMeg, on the other hand, she mighty fugly and rumpled, maybe that actually helps her because no body wanting to be banging her. OR Fiorina or Boxer, no ways.

September 13, 2010 4:07 PM  

Blogger Walter Moore said:

Scott --

There's a slight typo in the following sentence: "Meg Whitman engages audience member, in discussing her stance on Immigration."

You put "stance" when I think you meant to put:
a. "stances"
b. "ever-changing stance" or
c. "dance."

September 13, 2010 10:39 PM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

I'm a Latino and at first I liked Meg's stance on immigration. She was against the DReam Act, giving them amnesty etc. Then she changed her mind and flip flopped. What is her stance on immigration now? Interesting fact is the Republican Latinos many in LA helped the Bush's get into office

September 14, 2010 6:37 AM  

Anonymous Anonymous said:

Wow, this reads like poorly translated propaganda from the People's Daily. Higby, you can do better.

Whitman after brief opening remarks, took questions from the audience and showcase her vast knowledge of the issues, ranging from immigration to education. The audience members, representing a mosaic of community groups, were impress with Whitman's grasps of the issues and generally incline to favor her in her quest to become governor.

September 14, 2010 7:04 AM  

Anonymous g said:

WHAT A DISASTER MORE PANDERING BY MEG. THIS WOMEN IS FOR BIG BUSINESS PERIOD. THAT MEANS NO NEW JOBS. AS JOBS HEAD EAST IT'S MORE OF THE SAME PLUS POLUTION OF WATERWAYS,AIR,MORE OIL, DESTRUCTION OF NATIONAL PARKS, MORE FOOD RECALLS AND DEATHS FROM SUCH. THEIR IS NO GOOD CHOICE BUT MEG IS THE WORST. THIS WOMEN LIES AS A HOBBY. I'M A REPUBLICAN AND SHE DOES NOT REPRESENT ME. SHE IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH ALL POLITIANS TODAY. THIS WOMEN SPENT 100 MILLION DOLLARS FOR A 200 THOUSAND DOLLAR JOB NOT GOOD BUSINESS IS IT. "WHY WOULD SHE DO THAT?" JUST THINK ON IT. DOES SHE CARE THAT MUCH REALLY OR IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE. THIS WOMEN WAS AGAINST ILLEGALS NOW SHE'S SMOKING A PEACE PIPE. WHAT A PERSON SAYS AND DOES ARE 2 DIFFERENT THINGS WATCH OUT. AND CARLY IS NO BETTER!

September 14, 2010 4:02 PM  

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