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Not really. It's 100% standard to dismiss a judge for having a bias. You can't look at her being Mexican in isolation. When you consider how the media spun his

Not really. It's 100% standard to dismiss a judge for having a bias. You can't look at her being Mexican in isolation. When you consider how the media spun his statements on Mexicans, how the judge is a member of La Rasa, and how he wants to build a wall, bias is a very valid concern.

dragonwriter 10y ago
> You can't look at her being Mexican in isolation Trump's comments on the judge (who is not female, and also is American, not Mexican) did, though after-the-fact rationalizations of the comments by the campaign and other apologists added other considerations. > you need to consider how the media spun his statements on Mexicans They didn't: they reported exactly what he said, and they took it at face value. > how he wants to build a wall So? > and how the judge is a member of pro-Latino group La Rasa "La Raza" is not the name of a pro-Latino group, it's a phrase that is used in the name of many different groups with no organizational relationship. (It is a reference to the post-traditional-race blended identity laid out in Vasconcelos' La Raza Cósmica.) And, assuming that the Wall is not an anti-Latino policy, why would being a member of a pro-Latino group be a source of bias?
- SnowFace 10y ago
  The nit-picks are irrelevant. La Raza has a record of supporting illegal immigrants. Trump wants to build a wall. My broader point that the judge had a reasonable chance of bias stands, and Trump was right to point this out. > They didn't: they reported exactly what he said, and they took it at face value. They didn't. They took his statements out of context and then "fact checked" the misinterpretation time and time again. Find me one example where he spoke bad about Mexicans.
  - dragonwriter 10y ago
    "La Raza has a record of [...]" No, it doesn't, because, again, "La Raza" isn't an organization. It's a name fragement used by literally thousands of different unrelated organizations. It's like saying, to use a similar name fragment common in a different ethnic community, "Fil-Am has a record of..."
    - SnowFace 10y ago
      The San Diego La Raza Lawyer's Association, the group the judge belonged to, gave scholarships to illegal immigrants. You're nit-picking to detract from my point, that the judge had a reasonable chance of bias, and Trump was right to point it out.
      - spinlock 10y ago
        1. Trump said the judge was not qualified because of his race not affiliations. This is ex-post-facto reasoning and it's intellectually dishonest. 2. It's also fake news: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/06/07/trump-supporters-false-claim-that-trump-u-judge-is-a-member-of-a-pro-immigrant-group/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/06/... I see comments like yours and want to give up on dialogue. Why should I play into your game?
        SnowFace 10y ago
        1. Trump defended is statements in follow-ups. It's not post-facto reasoning. The media jumped immediately to racism though, just like the other day when they claimed Trump lied about a supposed Sweden terrorist attack, when he was talking about a TV segment. Real journalists would state the facts instead of narrativizing and follow-up to ask what he means. 2. I strongly encourage you question your own beliefs a little. That article has a lot of spin. "La Raza" is not just some innocent phrase. La Raza is dog whistle term for hispanic racism. Somewhere, in another universe, Deshaun Trump in on trial by a judge from the San Diego Klan Lawyer's Association, as people claim "it has no relation with the KKK!" (despite having a link to the parent organization on its own website). Go look up Reconquista [1]. The goal of the Reconquista is to “reconquer” these “lost” or “stolen” territories for “La Raza”—the race indigenous to Mexico. The SDLRLA has a very questionable history, and at the very least, it raises reasonable concern of bias in the case. [1] http://humanevents.com/2006/07/27/the-emreconquistaem-movement-mexicos-plan-for-the-american-southwest/ http://humanevents.com/2006/07/27/the-emreconquistaem-moveme...
        spinlock 10y ago
spinlock 10y ago
> It's 100% standard to dismiss a judge for having a bias. This is where the dialogue breaks down. It's not normal to dismiss a judge based on ethnicity. It's normal for a judge to recuse themselves if they have a financial interest in the outcome, etc... Trump's supporters and his detractors have very different ideas of conflicts of interest. I would say making Mar a Lago the "Winter Whitehouse" is an unacceptable conflict because we the people pay Trump rent every time he takes a trip there. I just don't understand how one can defend that sort of self dealing.

dragonwriter 10y ago

> You can't look at her being Mexican in isolation Trump's comments on the judge (who is not female, and also is American, not Mexican) did, though after-the-fact rationalizations of the comments by the campaign and other apologists added other considerations. > you need to consider how the media spun his statements on Mexicans They didn't: they reported exactly what he said, and they took it at face value. > how he wants to build a wall So? > and how the judge is a member of pro-Latino group La Rasa "La Raza" is not the name of a pro-Latino group, it's a phrase that is used in the name of many different groups with no organizational relationship. (It is a reference to the post-traditional-race blended identity laid out in Vasconcelos' La Raza Cósmica.) And, assuming that the Wall is not an anti-Latino policy, why would being a member of a pro-Latino group be a source of bias?

SnowFace 10y ago
The nit-picks are irrelevant. La Raza has a record of supporting illegal immigrants. Trump wants to build a wall. My broader point that the judge had a reasonable chance of bias stands, and Trump was right to point this out. > They didn't: they reported exactly what he said, and they took it at face value. They didn't. They took his statements out of context and then "fact checked" the misinterpretation time and time again. Find me one example where he spoke bad about Mexicans.
- dragonwriter 10y ago
  "La Raza has a record of [...]" No, it doesn't, because, again, "La Raza" isn't an organization. It's a name fragement used by literally thousands of different unrelated organizations. It's like saying, to use a similar name fragment common in a different ethnic community, "Fil-Am has a record of..."
  - SnowFace 10y ago
    The San Diego La Raza Lawyer's Association, the group the judge belonged to, gave scholarships to illegal immigrants. You're nit-picking to detract from my point, that the judge had a reasonable chance of bias, and Trump was right to point it out.
    - spinlock 10y ago
      1. Trump said the judge was not qualified because of his race not affiliations. This is ex-post-facto reasoning and it's intellectually dishonest. 2. It's also fake news: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/06/07/trump-supporters-false-claim-that-trump-u-judge-is-a-member-of-a-pro-immigrant-group/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/06/... I see comments like yours and want to give up on dialogue. Why should I play into your game?
      - SnowFace 10y ago
        1. Trump defended is statements in follow-ups. It's not post-facto reasoning. The media jumped immediately to racism though, just like the other day when they claimed Trump lied about a supposed Sweden terrorist attack, when he was talking about a TV segment. Real journalists would state the facts instead of narrativizing and follow-up to ask what he means. 2. I strongly encourage you question your own beliefs a little. That article has a lot of spin. "La Raza" is not just some innocent phrase. La Raza is dog whistle term for hispanic racism. Somewhere, in another universe, Deshaun Trump in on trial by a judge from the San Diego Klan Lawyer's Association, as people claim "it has no relation with the KKK!" (despite having a link to the parent organization on its own website). Go look up Reconquista [1]. The goal of the Reconquista is to “reconquer” these “lost” or “stolen” territories for “La Raza”—the race indigenous to Mexico. The SDLRLA has a very questionable history, and at the very least, it raises reasonable concern of bias in the case. [1] http://humanevents.com/2006/07/27/the-emreconquistaem-movement-mexicos-plan-for-the-american-southwest/ http://humanevents.com/2006/07/27/the-emreconquistaem-moveme...
        spinlock 10y ago

spinlock 10y ago

> It's 100% standard to dismiss a judge for having a bias. This is where the dialogue breaks down. It's not normal to dismiss a judge based on ethnicity. It's normal for a judge to recuse themselves if they have a financial interest in the outcome, etc... Trump's supporters and his detractors have very different ideas of conflicts of interest. I would say making Mar a Lago the "Winter Whitehouse" is an unacceptable conflict because we the people pay Trump rent every time he takes a trip there. I just don't understand how one can defend that sort of self dealing.