Racism from the New York Post - "N.M. (Hispanic) Gov Throws Sombrero Into Ring."

[ck4829]

A January 22 Associated Press article reporting on New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's (D) decision to form an exploratory committee to run for president in 2008 appeared in the New York Post under the headline: "N.M. Gov Throws Sombrero Into Ring." By contrast, the AP ran the following "N.M. governor enters White House race."

Richardson, whose mother was Mexican, is seeking to become the nation's first Hispanic president.

As Media Matters for America recently noted, a January 17 Manchester, New Hampshire, Union Leader editorial commenting on Sen. Barack Obama's (D-IL) decision to form a presidential exploratory committee carried the headline: "If Obama runs: Will he get affirmative action."

http://mediamatters.org/items/200701220001

[Captain Hilts]

1. This headline will help him far more than it hurts him. They did him a favor.

A LOT of people don't know he's Hispanic. The name 'Richardson' doesn't suggest 'Latino' or 'Hispanic' to folks that don't know more about him.

The NYPost did him a favor.

[YDogg]

2. did you expect anything more from the Post?

seriously, that rag sucks.

On the other hand, maybe they are too damned stupid to realize New Mexico is a state, and are confusing it with Mexico.

:sarcasm:

I shipped something to New Mexico a few years ago via FedEx, and the clerk gazed at the address, dumbfounded, and after a short pause, asked, "It that in the United States?"

:wtf:

[Captain Hilts]

5. I wanted to send a package to Canada and the person said, "look, I've got a Kansas...

and a Kentucky, but no Canada.

True story.

[Hav]

3. .

The headline about Richardson is stupid but that line about Obama is stupid and mean.

[orleans]

4. new york post: losing readership by the hour! (what assholes!) n/t

[tanyev]

6. They wouldn't dare write "Mrs. Bill Clinton demurely tosses bonnet into ring".

[SemperEadem]

7. No, they'd say

Hillary rides her broom into the ring...