[FREEBEACON] A Democratic politician in New Mexico who angrily referred to Gov. Susana Martinez as "the Mexican on the Fourth Floor" was elected as minority whip by the party over the weekend.
Sheryl Williams Stapleton, a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives, in 2011 berated a fellow politician for "carrying the water for the Mexican on the Fourth Floor," referring to Martinez, who was the first hispanic woman ever elected governor.
Stapleton previously held the role of majority whip, but lost the position in 2012 because of her comments regarding Martinez. "Dat's it! Yer outta here!"
The New Mexico Democrats, who lost control of the legislature in the 2014 elections, chose to give Stapleton back her role as party whip in a vote this past weekend, according to the New Mexico Telegram. "You can come back now..."
Stapleton at the time said that her comment was not meant "in a derogatory way or as an ethnic slur." Well, of course not. There were so many other ways it could be taken!
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It would be hard to argue that Mexican was a slur in New Mexico. Certainly what she said was quite a bit less controversial than Harry Reid's original take on Obama or Jesse Jackson's anti-semetic name for NYC. Liberals are a forgiving bunch as long as you prove useful.
Posted by: Super Hose ||
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So its a racial slur to call someone of Mexican origin a "Mexican?"
Does that mean calling a Cuban a Cuban a slur?
How about France? I guess as long as you don't call them Frogs, its okay.
So Mick, Wop, Guinea, Pineapple, Kike, all go on the dust bin of history.
I wonder if they will ever retire cracker, gringo, or whitey?
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From, you''ve been eating in some bad Mexican restaurants. A good Mexican restaurant has very good food that's not necessarily hot but is anything but bland.
Posted by: Deacon Blues ||
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As heard in a mall Restaurante:
"I'll have uno 'Plato Gigante'
(Whatever that means),
With refried Sysco beans,
And a side of mild salsa picante."
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New Mexico's ethnic boundaries are beyond comprehension to outsiders. Blacks can even be considered "Anglos", since the other categories are limited to being Spanish or some kind of Indian.
The "slur" has more to do with how far back the governor's ancestry within New Mexico goes. See Wiki: On September 9, 2011, Martinez stated she did not know whether her paternal grandparents immigrated to the country illegally.
Thorough research revealed that they appeared to have followed the rules at the time and that she is a great-granddaughter of Mexican Revolutionary General Toribio Ortega.
On November 14, 2011, Martinez visited Cuchillo Parado, Mexico, for a celebration in honor of her great grandfather, "a revolutionary general who led a band of supporters credited as being the first to take up arms on November 14, 1910, against a decades-long dictator".
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