Kansas City should be happy right now, even though they will lose about five million dollars in revenue. The National Council of La Raza’s board voted today to not hold their 2009 convention in Kansas City. This was in protest to a member of the Park Board, that’s right the board that makes suggestions for the parks in Kansas City. The board member in question, Frances Selmer, is a 70-year-old woman who was asked to join the board because she is good at growing plants.
However, Frances Selmer is also a member of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps. (gasp!) Local Hispanic leaders claimed that their “principles” would not allow them to give money to a city that supports a group that conducts armed patrols of the Mexican border. They also added that the Minutemen use hateful and illegal speech towards Hispanics.
It is ironic that La Raza is worried about hateful and racist speech when they use it on a daily basis to support their cause. Frances Selmer and Minuteman members said that she belongs to a law abiding group that is not racist. Furthermore, her political views should have nothing to do with her service on the park board. (Maybe La Raza thought she was going to plant a bunch of anti-Latino flowers.)
Kudos go to Mayor Mark Funhowser for not curtailing to this pro-illegal immigration group. He refused to force the little old lady to step down from the park board or the Minutemen. Now his next concern is that the NAACP will not hold their 2010 convention in Kansas City. According to the NAACP, they would have to strongly consider La Raza’s decision before deciding to keep their convention in Kansas City.
Come on now! Strongly consider the position of a group such as La Raza?
fu#k you gringo whoever wrote this…
Viva el socialismo
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