Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Campaign to stop "HATE TV"

Because people like Dobbs and Glen Beck need to be stopped and removed from the airwaves, it's sad the in this case "money-talks" an that's why they strive amongst the nativists/anti-immigrants...

Ya basta! Tengan respeto y dignidad a sus sumejantes.
Hate TV corrupts they minds of people, gracias NCLR, I suggest Black and Brown Unity!!!

STOP THE HATE DEBATE on IMMIGRATION!

IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT A COUNTER-SHOW BE AIRED AS WELL....WHAT NETWORK WILL TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS GREAT IDEA!?

Who do these mean people sleep at night? But unless they actually experience it they will never know what it's like to be an immigrant.
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Please forward far and wide.

Major Hispanic Group Launches ' Hate Speech' Campaign.

The country's leading Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization is set to begin a campaign targeting several newscasters and presidential candidates for what it deems "rhetoric that demonizes immigrants and Hispanic Americans."

The National Council of La Raza, which includes nearly 300 affiliated organizations, will launch a new initiative on Thursday titled "We Can Stop The Hate," aimed at curtailing the influence of CNN's Lou Dobbs and Glenn Beck as well as MSNBC political commentator Pat Buchanan. In addition, the organization is petitioning for Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee to renounce the endorsement of Jim Gilchrist, a cofounder of the Minuteman Project, an anti-immigration group.

"There's a bully in the room," said Janet Murguía, NCLR President and CE, "and each of these candidates has a choice. They can stand up to the bully or they can cater to him. It is a question of courage or cowardice. To date, we have seen far too little courage."

The NCLR campaign, which will likely last through the presidential election, will catalogue the use of code words that paint immigrants as threats. The website accompanying the launch will included fact sheets and video samples documenting examples of inflammatory immigration-policy rhetoric.

The organization has requested a meeting with senior executives at CNN, Fox, and MSNBC, to discuss the philosophical viewpoints of their respective anchors and commentators. The ultimate goal of the campaign, officials say, will be to stem the "surge in hate speech and violence" that has emerged in the immigration debate.

"The immigration issue deserves serious debate and serious solutions," said Murguía. "We cannot have that debate as long as hate has the floor."

View the "We Can Stop The Hate" website by clicking here.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Minuteman Project Patriots Stewart, Courtney & Sielski awarded $18,888.13 against Jim Gilchrist in Orange County Court!

News from the MINUTEMAN PROJECT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

http://www.MinutemenForTruth.com

Contact: Marvin L. Stewart, President
(562) 221-1820

Daniel F. Lula, Esq.
(949) 851-1100

Jim Gilchrist Ordered to Pay Over $18,000 in Attorneys’ Fees to the Patriots He Sued, Bringing Total to Over $27,000; Main Case Against Gilchrist Will Proceed in Superior Court

Santa Ana, Calif. – August 27, 2008 – Judge Randell Wilkinson of the Orange County Superior Court today handed down double blows against Minuteman founderJim Gilchrist.

On the heels of the dismissal of his defamation suit against Minutemen Deborah Courtney, Marvin Stewart and Paul Sielski last month, the Court ordered Gilchrist to pay the Patriots he sued $18,888.13 in attorneys’ fees.

“We are elated,” said their attorney, Daniel F. Lula of Payne & Fears LLP in Irvine. “Recently Gilchrist has claimed that his defamation suit is only ‘in abeyance’ and he ‘can bring it back.’ The Court’s ruling today puts the lie to Gilchrist’s wishful thinking,” Lula added.

Barbara Coe of the California Coalition for Immigration Reform, who is represented by attorney David Klehm of Santa Ana, was previously awarded $9,100 in attorneys’ fees. This brings the total awards against Gilchrist to over $27,000.

Chelene Nightingale of Save Our State and Brook Young of Immigration Watchdog, who were also sued by Gilchrist, currently have motions to strike set for hearing later in September. If successful, Nightingale and Young will also be awarded attorneys’ fees.

Judge Wilkinson also rejected Gilchrist’s motion to dismiss the main case against him, Minuteman Project, Inc. v. Gilchrist. That suit alleges that Gilchrist breached his fiduciary duty by transferring Minuteman Project funds and property to his new corporation, “Jim Gilchrist’s Minuteman Project, Inc.” without board approval. This case will now proceed against Gilchrist in Superior Court, where he will finally be forced to disclose how much the Minuteman Project received and where the money went.

Gilchrist’s vindictive and retributive behavior against fellow patriots has deeply disturbed many in the anti-illegal immigration movement. The recent rulings against Gilchrist and his associate Stephen Eichler should be heeded as a warning to engage others on the issues, not attempt to use litigation to squelch dissent.

The Minuteman Project was founded in early 2005 to secure America’s borders by means of civilian volunteer observers. Incorporated in mid-2005 as a Delaware nonprofit corporation, the Minuteman Project is governed by a board of directors under applicable law.
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Marie-Theresa Hernández said...

It's not that I agree with the Minutemen Project at all, but I think it is important to allow other voices on this blog.

The ultimate goal would be for there to be less hate.... I don't know if that is possible.