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StumblePublished Wednesday, July 28, 2010 | 1:47 p.m.
Updated Wednesday, July 28, 2010 | 1:51 p.m.
But that's what Univision's news director says GOP nominee Brian Sandoval said in an interview with the Spanish-language station. Adriana Arévalo wrote about the interview ina scathing piece in El Tiempo, and I asked Sandoval about it during a taping of "Face to Face" on Tuesday, which will air tonight. Sandoval twice denied ever having said it, which caused us to try to get the video of the interview from Univision. So far, we have been unsuccessful.
Here's the El Tiempo piece and I will update this post if we obtain the video -- someone is wrong, either the news director or the candidate:
Poor Brian!
By Adriana Arévalo, News Director, Univision Nevada
Special to El Tiempo
All of a sudden, it seems Brian Sandoval is Hispanic. How curious! The saying that you never know where life will take you is definitely true. In fact, on his life journey, Sandoval must have taken a fall, lost his memory and woken up believing what his campaign advisors are telling him -- “you’re Hispanic.”
Poor guy, he’s going to wind up with a worse identity crisis than Sharron Angle, who was Republican, then Democrat, and once again Republican. Today she admires Reagan, but before she didn’t, and now, with the Tea Party’s support, she not only believes she is God’s messenger, but also doesn’t even know where she’s from and shows it every time she speaks in public. Or at least, when her staff lets her speak, because now, in the best Palin style, they have prohibited her from doing so, for her own good and that of the congregation.
As for Sandoval, many people were left with their mouths wide open (including this columnist) with the candidate’s commercial recently launched on Hispanic television, which literally says, “With your help, Brian Sandoval can become the first Hispanic Governor in the history of Nevada.” It took a few minutes for me to recover after hearing that for the first time. I couldn’t believe it. Not even Bush, in his best moments of stuttering and muddled thinking, had shocked me as much. I thought it was one of his opponent’s commercials, or maybe it was meant to be ironic. But no, it wasn’t part of the Democratic strategy, or a parody; it seemed like a bad joke, but it was real.
Now it’s official, folks. Brian Sandoval is Hispanic! Personally, I’m worried about the candidate’s emotional stability. His advisors should be more careful about what they have him do, say and not say. First he was in favor of driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants, then he thought it over and said no. In reality, it was his campaign directors who thought it over, because a Republican can’t think like that.
Before he launched such an affirmation on television, his campaign must have psychologically prepared him so he wouldn’t suffer some sort of trauma upon seeing himself identified as Hispanic. It wasn’t long ago that he said in an interview on Univision that he vehemently supported Arizona’s anti-immigrant law. In reference to the same law, he was asked how he would feel if he his children were stopped in the street and asked for their papers. He answered, with a note of pride in his voice, “my children don’t look Hispanic.”
So it is that he is Hispanic without being proud of the fact; he is not sure how to be Hispanic and clearly doesn’t understand what it means to be one of us in this country. One thing we can’t deny is that he sure looks Hispanic -- but not all that glitters is gold!
It is said that all is fair in love and war, and elections, especially these ones, are a war without mercy. I suppose all being fair in this case means trying to brainwash voters into believing that this man who appears to be Mexican -- but doesn’t speak Spanish and is anti-immigrant -- is like us. What I would like to know is if they have finished convincing him, because in the end, the least-assured that he is Hispanic is poor Brian.
DAZED AND CONFUSED:
Mr. Ralston,
I think it is unfair of you to expose Mr. Sandoval as a two faced politician, and if so, as a professional interviewer, which I feel you are sir; you by right, should have infromed Mr. Sandoval that inorder to be able to speak out of the both sides of his face, he would need lips like 'Mick Jagger'.
As, I was reading your article a song came to mind and I could image this being Mr. Sandoval's reply to you.
"Been dazed and confused for so long, it's not true
I-wanted a governorship, I never bargained for you
Lots of people talkin', few of them know
soul of a politician was created below, yay"
Led Zeppelin..."Dazed and Confused"
I think that your analogy of the similarities between Ms. Angle and Mr. Sandoval are spot on. The big problem is that, they are being influenced by outsiders, who are trying to wax thier images instead of letting them be who they are.
The outsiders really have no concept of the political landscape here in Nevada. We expect our political leaders to "say what you mean and mean what you say".
Some, might say this is what get Senator Reid in trouble, and to that, I say good...because I never have to guess where the man stand on an issue.
I would like to speak with this Adriana Arevalo........she believes that an American of Hispanic heritage is ONLY the real thing if they speak Spanish, look Hispanic and knows what it's like to be "one of us"?
WHAT A TYPICAL STEREOTYPE!!!
She's no different from people who stereotype Hispanics as "uneducated dark skinned, black-haired, brown eyed low-rider driving, drug-dealing gang members who recently crossed the border."
SIGNED: A PROUD AMERICAN OF HISPANIC HERITAGE WHO DOESN'T SPEAK SPANISH AND CHOOSES NOT TO HAVE A CHIP ON HER SHOULDER ABOUT HER ETHNICITY, BUT KNOWS VERY MUCH WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A HISPANIC IN THE GOOD OLD USA
... AND CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO TURN OFF CAPS LOCK.
Oh really? Duh....
Ralson, we all know you're a Democrat.
You're attempt to make Sandoval look bad over something this stupid is kinda petty and doesn't work in your favor.
Sorry dude.
No more republicans, please.
They've done enough damage to our country.
VOTE RORY REID.
Ralston, you look moronic.
Ralston, how would you classify Sandovals nationality? Which of those identity boxes would you have him check? White__ Black__ Pacific Islander___ American Native___Asian__ Eskimo__Hispanic__ how about Latino___ ?
In the new Obama post racial world, why is this an issue. I thought we would be past race. Can't we just support Americans?
Thanks, Jon, for always showing our political candidates in the clear light of day, not the shrouds of secrecy and deceit their campaigns would rather have us see. I may not always agree with what you have to say, but I will defend unto the death your right to say it. (A paraphrase from Voltaire, I do believe.)
The fact remains that desperation bread distortion, and Rory's campaign is very desperate.
When one "journalist" with a strong ideological bent starts quoting another "journalist" with an even stronger ideological bent, you know you are in trouble. The chances of Adriana Arevalo's story being fair and accurate? About the same as an Andrew Breinbart expose being on the straight and narrow.
Mr. Ralston, we know that you really really want these candidate to make your job easier be giving their opinions of anything and everything. You bemoan the candidates unwillingness to take risky steps, but then you devote a whole article to stupid topics like the one above. With such exceptional reporting, I don't understand why this candidates won't bear their souls? (Sarcasm intended).
i'll point out once again- if this guy is so proud to be Hispanic- then what kind of Hispanic is he (country of origin)he never says and no one asks. he does not say because he is hiding it? and no one asks because all Spanish speakers are lumped together. big difference between European Spanish culture and American Spanish culture. i think he is what is called a coconut.
I'll say it once more, I am a dyed in the wool Decrocrat, but I don't approve of anyone playing the race card. Those of us that follow politics, know that. I don't give a rat's A%% WHAT SANDVAL'S KIDS LOOK LIKE. Sandval manages to keeps his pants zipped up, the same as Rory Reid.
The race beteen Sandval and Reid will be a tight one. I just hope in 2012, John Ensign doesn't get the nod from the tea party carpetbaggers, Who doesn't keep his pants zipped up!! HEY, Ensign, aren't you in prison YET???
Funny,they dont look Jewish either.(An old NY area thing)
"In reality, it was his campaign directors who thought it over, because a Republican can't think like that."
What an ignorant comment.
where is hispania? i don't know about all of you smart people. no such thing as a hispanic or burrito, made up stuff by the gringo.
Whether his children look Hispanic or not Mr. Sandavol is a very handsome person and if there is judgement on looks have how did the mirror look this morning after the w/e.
To MikeyG: You ask, "Where is Hispania?" It is the Iberian peninsula, essentially Spain and Portugal. Hispania was the ancient Roman name for that territory.