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Hispanic Journalists Drag Jill Biden for Comparing Them to 'Breakfast Tacos'
2022-07-15
Can’t blame them — it’s not only rude but nonsensical.
[REDSTATE] No, that headline isn’t satire. Jill Biden did actually compare Hispanics to "breakfast tacos" on Monday while speaking in San Antonio. She also apparently can’t pronounce the word "bodega," instead going with "bo-gah-da." Was she trying to cop a faux-Spanish pronunciation to up her street cred? The First Lady has a history of such, including her infamous "si-se-podway" gaffe during the 2020 campaign.
"I ain't no ways tahrrred. I've come tooo farrr" Oh wait, that was Hillary "Ms. Authentic" Rodham
As RedState reported, these latest flubs came during something called a "LatinX IncluXion" conference, which can be translated to "Democrats want to lose Hispanic voters." And while the right has had a good time with the "breakfast tacos" comment, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists didn’t find it funny at all.

They released a statement dragging Jill Biden and her speech writers for coming up with such a line.

I’m honestly surprised the NAHJ put this statement out. You’d expect most of them to be Democrats given nearly everyone in the press is a Democrat, and no one on the left is handled with kid gloves more than Jill Biden. But this was a bridge too far, I guess, or maybe the shift among the Hispanic electorate is reaching the journalism ranks as well? You’ve got to love the snark about "Dr. Biden and her speech writing team" needing to "take the time in the future to better understand" Hispanic cultures.

Still, I’m left wondering how this happened? As someone who has traveled to many Central and South American countries, I can assure you that, much to my disappointment, they don’t all eat tacos. You would expect the First Lady and her staff to know that, keeping things simple in her remarks. After all, what is there to gain with such stupid pandering? Yet, for reasons completely unknown, Jill Biden went with the "breakfast tacos" line anyway.

The broader red flag here for Democrats, though, is just how screwed they are with Hispanics. The fact that the First Lady even appeared at an event that included the made-up, ridiculous word "Latinx" was a huge misstep. Democrats need to be seeking a return to normality with Hispanic voters, not leaning into leftwing insanity that alienates them. Yet, here’s Jill Biden talking about "Latinx" and "breakfast tacos." If she was actually trying to make Hispanics recoil in horror, what would she be doing differently?

This is a prime example of how hubris in politics can be destructive. Democrats, having previously convinced themselves that Hispanics would be part of their permanent majority, simply refuse to believe that things have changed. And instead of shifting their messaging, they keep going full-bore into a brick wall of woke-ism. Don’t get me wrong, as a Republican, I’m happy to watch the meltdown, but as a political observer, it makes me wince.
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Posted by:Fred

#5  In James Ellroy's LA crime novels, which are unashamedly accurate in their depiction of racism in the 40's, 50's and 60's, "taco benders" riding in "taco wagons" were some of the milder sobriquets.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-07-15 15:16  

#4  Which is worse:

Calling Latinos 'Latinx'. (also used in adult movies I hear)

or

Calling them "Tacos"
Posted by: CrazyFool   2022-07-15 15:08  

#3  Irish as unique as potatoes whiskey.
Posted by: jpal   2022-07-15 14:47  

#2  A few other recommendations for the Obidens.:

Caucasians are as unique as white break?
African-American as unique as watermelon, fried chicken and chitlins.
Jewish people are as unique as bagels,lox and gefilte fish.
Asians are as unique as rice.
Irish as unique as potatoes.
Posted by: JohnQC   2022-07-15 13:59  

#1  Some of the political advisors and speech writers for Joe, Jill and Kamala are about as helpful to their cause as Michael Vick’s posse. It’s as if Kamala has hired Bevis and Butthead to craft her messaging. She was always unlikable and stupid, but she competently knifed several other candidates in the Dem debates. Who penned the breakfast food analogy? Was that person aiming for some Taco Bell ads? A person can be stupid, but there ought to be at least one non-insane handler in the chain to voice a doubt about whether the taco quip would offend people. Maybe there was some push back. Maybe somebody talked Jill out of wearing a sombrero during the speech and decided to let her go with the lesser of two evils. Every day Hunter’s assertion that he is calling the shots becomes more believable.
Posted by: Super Hose   2022-07-15 11:25  

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