Election Watch: Grievance Count: 4; “Racism!” Count: 1
- I don’t have time to find and post the links at the moment, but there’s a story by reporter Nick Wilbur in today’s ODE about how Todd Mann’s supporters have been called racists:
Wannita Nualngam, who is running on the Jared Axelrod-Guzman campaign slate, wrote in her report to the BRT that two members of the Mann-Grace campaign were playing Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” at the Heart of Campus. Nualngam and two supporters of the slate said they witnessed the Mann-Grace supporters yell “Todd and Jontae were born in the USA. Juliana wasn’t.”
“They assumed that since she was Latin(a) she wasn’t an American,” Nualngam wrote, calling it “a racist assumption.”
If true, then it’s certainly a very stupid thing to say, particularly since (I believe) Guzman is from Los Angeles. What’s particularly mystifying is the quote further in the article from accused racist and Mann-supporter Dave Elliott:
“I know I personally didn’t allude to Jared (or Guzman) being born in the USA,” he said.
Did the ODE forget to transcribe a “not,” or is Elliott just that stupid?
- In the same story Wilbur mentions an Elections grievance filed by ASUO Multicultural Advocate Ian Tacquard against Mann. The grievances accuse the Mann/Grace ticket of improperly campaigning in the dorms and selling hot pink t-shirts.
- The ODE also has an editorial in today’s paper endorsing Axelrod/Guzman. I’ll address that particular feast of poorly-reasoned opinion when I have a bit more time and a proper keyboard.
UPDATE: Links added.
It is even worse than I thought. God help us if those racist mothers get someone from their group elected to ASUO. Thanks for the uodate Timothy.
Actually, Anthony, the “Por La Raza todo. Fuera de La Raza nada” bit is in the official MEChA materials. The wikipedia entry is somewhat informative, but a pretty sympathetic to MEChA’s goals.
There are no significant policy differences between the two. As far as I can tell, the main differences are in terms of experience, ties to ASUO groups, and character (whatever that counts for.)
Tyler’s just trying to quit vicariously through you.
I haven’t been paying very close attention: other than a hunger for human giblets, is there actually anything serious to distinguish the two remaining campaigns from each other? (I suppose Mann gets kudos from me for pointing out that the Student Senate shouldn’t be wasting its goddamn time establishing an official policy stance on a nuclear Iran. On the other hand, remember that the litmus test for Axelrod’s initial appointment to PFC was that he wouldn’t try to run the OC off campus. I still have some residual goodwill for that.)
also, thanks for the support in my efforts to quit smoking. It means a lot.
I’m not “racist” nor have I ever been. I’d say more but I probably shouldn’t til after Friday.
In terms of the quote. They of course cleaned it. The real quote would have been much longer so I’m not sure if I said not or not. But if you heard the whole thing you’d know what I was trying to say. I mean when you find out your going to be called a racist for something you didn’t say, its a little unnerving.
This accusation against us was absurd. I can’t believe someone pulled the “race card” over something that never took place. This is an intense election.
I can’t believe I am the first (maybe I’m not) to point out that MECHA’s unofficial slogan is, “Inside the race everything, outside the race nothing.” Talk about racist. Since Guzman is part of MECHA I find it funny how that point has never been raised.
What a crazy ASUO we live under.
Worse yet, they were cheap hot pink t-shirts. Those are quite valuable, from what I hear.
It’s about time someone established some kind of administrative penalty for selling hot pink T-shirts.
He’s trying to stop smoking, so cut him a break. Anyway, it’s funny that Ian Tacquard is the Multicultural Advocate for the ASUO because he posted a comment to Dante R. Vivanco’s Facebook profile reading:
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Sorry they have no insurance.”
Advocacy at its finest.
That’s the Dave in question? I can’t believe I keep forgetting his name. Yeah, I find it hard to believe he’d say something so idiotic.
We know Dave, Ian … Remember? He’s not a stupid guy. In fact, he is rather smart for quiting his job at the party, party factory, though his undying allegiance to the College Dems is questionable. And as a regular reader of this blog, he may pop up to clarify his quote.