McCain: I've Earned Hispanics' Trust; Obama Hasn't

[ErinBerin84]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/14/mccain-ive-earned-hispani_n_112494.html


McCain: I've Earned Hispanics' Trust; Obama Hasn't

WASHINGTON — John McCain says he has earned the trust of Hispanic voters by championing an immigration reform bill that nearly killed his presidential bid.The Republican presidential candidate also says, in remarks prepared for delivery Monday in San Diego, that Democrat Barack Obama failed to take a similar stand on the politically explosive issue of illegal immigration.McCain will speak to the annual convention of the National Council of La Raza. Obama appeared before the group on Sunday, another indication of the fierce jockeying for a critical pool of voters, a quarter of them undecided in a recent poll.

McCain, a senator from Arizona, saw his White House bid nearly collapse from conservatives' anger over his effort to pass comprehensive immigration reform, which opponents branded "amnesty" for millions of illegal immigrants.

"I took my lumps for it without complaint. My campaign was written off as a lost cause. I did so not just because I believed it was the right thing to do for Hispanic Americans. It was the right thing to do for all Americans," McCain said in the prepared remarks.

"I do ask for your trust that when I say, I remain committed to fair, practical and comprehensive immigration reform, I mean it. I think I have earned that trust," McCain said.

Since the defeat of the immigration reform bill, McCain has tried to make peace with critics in his party by stressing the need for border security before creating a path to citizenship.

While he worked with Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy on immigration reform, McCain said, "Senator Obama declined to cast some of those tough votes. He voted for and even sponsored amendments that were intended to kill the legislation."



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[KingFlorez]

1. He must really think people are stupid

He can't be trusted, if he got elected he'd be going along with every nutty anti-immigration plan that his party proposed.

[YOY]

2. I'm waiting for the rimshot after that comment

n/t

[babylonsister]

3. Except for this: 'Bush Hispanics' Say Goodbye To GOP

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3613019&mesg_id=3613019

[TexasObserver]

4. Yeah, it's his bill, and he's promised the GOP to oppose it.

McCain is a complete fraud. His whole Maverick shtick is a sad old vaudeville act.

He's sold out every major position he's had except WAR PIG themes.

[ErinBerin84]

5. I agree with everything said above, he must really think that people are stupid and can't see

through him.

[JoFerret]

6. Has he learned to prononce "Hola!"

and thinks he has made outreach?

[Robbins]

7. BS

Mccain has flipflopped on his own Bill.He says now he would vote against It.Hardly a friend of Immigation anymore.The Media will let him get away with this.Obama needs to make this clear.

[rucky]

8. Good luck with that one. n/t

[Alter Ego]

9. He's flat out lying.

Poll after poll has shown that Hispanics back Obama by a large margin.